Roll On Down The Highway - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

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ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY - BTO

this is my first tab, cuz im mad at the other 2 guys who didnt put the solo in.

qb - Quick quarter bend
hb - Half bend
b - Full bend
r - Release bend
/  - Slide up or down
* - Squawk (let thumb or finger of picking hand touch the string)
p - Pull off
h - hammer on
~ - Vibrato
*b - Squawk then bend
*brp - Squawk,Bend, Release, Pull off

This comes in right after the second chorus.

e-------------
b-------------
g-------------
d-2-4-2-0--0--
a-------------
e-------------

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0-1-0----3~---
------3-------

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---|l
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l--| x3
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e----------13q
b-/15-15~-----
g-------------
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

b---15b-15-13-
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----------13qb
15~--15~------
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---15b-15-13--
-------------1
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5~------|
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e------13qb---
b-15~---------
g-------------
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

15b-15-13-----
----------15--
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------13-15b-1
13-15---------
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5b-15b-13-----
----------15-1
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3--------|
--14~----|
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At this point,
e-------------
b-------------
g--9b--9b--9-7
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

 the rythm gui
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~--9b--7-9-7~-
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tar gets loude
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----------10*b
--9*brp7------
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r, so this is 
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-10*b-10~-----
-----------9-7
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drowned out
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-9*b----|
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e-------------
b-------------
g--9*b--9*b--9
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

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*b--9*b--9*b-7
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-9-9*b--9*-7--
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-|l
-|l
-|l
-|l
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Now there is a
e-------------
b-------------
g-6p5p3-7p6p4-
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

 fast drowned 
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9p8p6-11p10p8-
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out fill, goin
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13p12p12p10-15
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g something li
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p14p12-17p16p1
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ke this
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4-19p18p16-|
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e------17-17-1
b-17b(hold)---
d-------------
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

7------------1
--17r-15--15--
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7b--17--------
--------17b---
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-18b--19qb-15-
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-------|
17-15--|
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e-------------
b-17-17hb--17-
g-------------
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

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15--17hbrp15--
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17-15--17-15--
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14h15-15-15h17
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----------|
-17-17h19-|
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e-------------
b-19-19h20-20-
g-------------
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

              
15h17-17-17h19
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             h
-19-19h20-20-2
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old_____  hold
0b-20-20--20b-
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______________
20-20--20-20-2
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___
0-20-|
-----|
-----|
-----|
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  hold_____  h
e-20b-20-20--2
b-------------
g-------------
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

old_____  hold
0b-20-20--20b-
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____________  
20-20----20r20
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      hold____
--17----------
------20b-20-2
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_  hold_____
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0--20b-20-20-|
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            ho
e-17-19-20--20
b-------------
g-------------
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

ld_____  hold_
b-20-20--20b-2
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______________
0-20--20-20-20
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__   hold_____
-20--20b-20-20
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  hold_____
--20b-20-20-|
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  hold_____  h
e-20b-20-20--2
b-------------
g-------------
d-------------
a-------------
e-------------

old_____  hold
0b-20-20--20b-
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_____  hold___
20-20--20b-20-
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______________
20---20-20-20-
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__
20--17-20-20--
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Thats it for the solo, then it goes back into the chorus

e-------------
b-------------
g-------------
d-0--0-----0--
a------0h2---1
e-------------

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/2------------
---3----------

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enjoy. tanner.

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