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Doors-Roadhouse Blues - BPM - 107

[Intro] 
E(12 bars) 

E 0-REPEAT--------
B 0---------2---0-
G 1---------2---0--
D 2---------2---0-
A 2---------------
E 0----------------

[Verse 1] 
Oh, keep your  [E] eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Keep your  [E] eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Yeah, we're  [E] goin' to the Roadhouse, gonna have a re [E7#9] al good time
  
[Instrumental] 
[E]  [E]  [E]  [A] X 4

[Verse 2] 
Yeah, the  [E] back of the Roadhouse, they got some bungalows
Yeah, the  [E] back of the Roadhouse, they got some bungalows
And  [E] that's for the people who like to go down  [E7#9] slow
  
[Chorus]
Let it  [A] roll, baby, roll
Let it  [A] roll, baby, roll
Let it  [A] roll, baby, roll  [A7]   
Let it 
[roll,] [Triplet - start with upstroke as per Higher Ground]
B7 B7 B7 - B7 B7 B7 - B7 B7 B7 - B7 B7 B7
(broken triplets      (B) Stop on bass drum
C7    C7      C7      B7           E
                      all night    long

[Instrumental - Riff as per intro - put some octaves in to fill out] 
E E E E - A A E E 

[Bridge]
[E7] Ashen lady, Ashen lady
Give up your vow! Give up your vow!
Save our city, save our city
Right now

[Verse 3] 
When I  [E] woke up this morning, I got myself a beer
When I  [E] woke up this morning, and I got myself a beer
The  [E] future's uncertain, and the end is always  [E7#9] near
 
[Chorus] 
Let it  [A] roll, baby, roll
Let it  [A] roll, baby, roll
Let it  [A] roll, baby, roll  [A7]   
Let it  [B7] roll,
  
[Ending - Snare on all and staccato] 
(triplet figure first)
B7 B7 B7 - B7 B7 B7 - B7 B7 B7 - B7 B7 B7

(broken triplets - use snare - power chords on E string straight up)
[B7]  [C7]  [C#7]
[C#7] all [D7] night [D#7]  
[E]      
long  (drums stop) .............  
[E9]

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Average White Band-Pick Up The Pieces - BPM - 107

Drums

Intro No drums - 4
Riff A x 14 bars - sax comes in straightaway unlike later
3rd sax line varies, no sax last one
Riff A x 14 bars

Fill into
Riff B x 4 (5 bars) - drums stop

Riff A x 14 sax comes in after 2 bars
Riff B x 4 (5 bars - hold note over spoken)

Spoken pick up x 4 starts straight on that 5th bar

Sax solo x 12
Key change x 4

Riff A x 4 sax straight in
Riff B x 9

Spoken pick up x 4 with drum fills

Riff A x 1 to end

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