Road Tab

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Here I have elaborated upon the current most popular tab to cover the full song, as well as making a few corrections.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	B
Capo:	3rd fret

Author chucklebucky [a] 31. Last edit on May 12, 2020

We have an official Road tab made by UG professional guitarists.

Check out the tab

All credit to Chris Healey, who's tabs I've only slightly tweaked and elaborated upon here. See his
website for tablature of Nick Drake's complete corpus - http://nickdraketabs.co.uk/
 
Tuning - EADEBE
Capo - 3rd fret
 
 Chorus
e|-------0---------|--------0-------|
B|----0---0--------|-----0----------|
G|---0-0------0---0|---0--0----0--0-|
D|--2---2--2-2---2-|--2----2--2--2--|
A|-5--------4--h2--|-0--0---0-------|
E|0----------------|5--------4--0--0|
(main pattern)
 
e|-------0---------|--------0-------|
B|----0---0--------|-----0----------|
G|---0-0------0---0|------0----0--0-|
D|--2---2--2-2---2-|--2----2--2--2--|
A|-5--------4--h2--|-0--0---0-------|
E|0----------------|5--5-----4--0--0|
(variation #1)
 
 [Bridge]
e|-----------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------|--------------------|
G|----0----0-----0-|---0----------------|
D|0-0----0---0-0---|-0----0-0-0-2-------|
A|---0--2-0-----2--|--0--2-0-------2----|
E|-2---0----2-0---0|2---0----2-0------0-|
 
e|----------------|------------|
B|----------------|------------|
G|---0----0-----0-|---0--------|
D|-0----0---0-0---|-0----0-0-0-|
A|--0--2-0-----2--|--0--2-0----|
E|2---0----2-0---0|2---0----2-0|
 
 Chorus
e|------0---------|-------0--------|
B|---0---0--------|----0---0-------|
G|--0-0------0---0|---0-0-----0--0-|
D|-2---2--2-2---2-|--2---2---2--2--|
A|5--------4--h2--|-0--------------|
E|----------------|5--------4--0---|
(variation #2)
 
 
e|-------0---------|---------------|
B|----0---0--------|-----0---------|
G|---0-0------0---0|---0--0----0---|
D|--2---2--2-2---2-|--2----2--2----|
A|-5--------4--h2--|-0--0---0------|
E|0----------------|5--------4--0--|
 
 [Verse #1]
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----0----0------|-----0----------|
G|--0--0---------0|---0--0----0----|
D|-2----2-2--2--2-|--2----2--2-----|
A|5--5---5--4-h2--|-0--0---0-------|
E|----------------|5--------4--0---|
You can say the sun is shining if you really want to, I can see the moon and it seems so clear
 
e|----------------|---------------------------------|
B|----0----0------|-----0----------------0----------|
G|--0--0---------0|---0--0----0--0--------0----0--0-|
D|-2----2-2--2--2-|--2----2--2--2-2---2----2--2--2--|
A|5--5---5--4-h2--|-0--0---0---------0--0---0-------|
E|----------------|5--------4--0----5--5-----4--0--0|
You can take the road that takes you to the stars now, (I can take a road that'll see me through) x2
 
 [Bridge]
e|----------------|--------------------|
B|----------------|--------------------|
G|---0----0-----0-|---0----------------|
D|-0----0---0-0---|-0----0-0-0-2-------|
A|--0--2-0-----2--|--0--2-0-------2----|
E|2---0----2-0---0|2---0----2-0------0-|
 
e|----------------|------------|
B|----------------|------------|
G|---0----0-----0-|---0--------|
D|-0----0---0-0---|-0----0-0-0-|
A|--0--2-0-----2--|--0--2-0----|
E|2---0----2-0---0|2---0----2-0|
 
 [Chorus]
e|-------0--------|----------------|
B|----0---0-------|-----0----------|
G|--0--0---0-----0|---0--0----0--0-|
D|-2----2----2--2-|--2----2--2--2--|
A|5--5------4-h2--|-0--0---0-------|
E|----------------|5--------4--0---|
(variation #3)
 
 [Bridge #2]
e|-------0---------|-------0-------|
B|----0---0--------|----0---0------|
G|---0-0------0---0|---0-0-----0---|
D|--2---2--2-2---2-|--2---2---2----|
A|-5--------4--h2--|-0-------------|
E|0----------------|5--------4--0--|
 
 
e|----------------|-------0--------|
B|-----0-------0--|----0---0-------|
G|--0---0---0---0-|---0-0--------0-|
D|---0---0---0---0|--2---2--2-2-2-2|
A|-2--2----2--2---|-0--------------|
E|5-------5-------|5---------4-0---|
 
 
e|----------------|-------0--------|
B|-----0-------0--|----0---0-------|
G|--0---0---0---0-|---0-0----------|
D|---0---0---0---0|--2---2--2-2----|
A|-2--2----2--2---|-0--------------|
E|5-------5-------|5---------4-0---|
 
 [Verse #2]
e|-------0--------|----------------------------------------------|
B|----0---0-------|-----0----------------0----------------0------|
G|--0--0---0-----0|------0----0-----------0----0-----------0-----|
D|-2----2----2--2-|--2----2--2--------2----2--2--------2----2--2-|
A|5--5------4-h2--|-0--0---0---------0--0---0---------0--0---0---|
E|----------------|5--5-----4--0----5--5-----4--0----5--5-----4-0|
You can take the road that takes you to the stars now,(I can take the road that'll see me through)x3
 
 [Outro]
e|----------------|------------------0----------------0----0-----|
B|----------------|---------------0---0------------0---0---0-----|
G|---0----0-----0-|---0----------0-0---0--0---0---0-0------0-----|
D|-0----0---0-0---|-0----0-0-0--2---2----2---2---2---2---2-2-----|
A|--0--2-0-----2--|--0--2-0----5--------4--h2---0----------5-----|
E|2---0----2-0---0|2---0----2-0----------------5--------4-0------|
 
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4 comments

Awesome job! I've been playing the other one for a while, and I always felt something was slightly off but could never figure out what exactly. You nailed it! Thanks!

This tab is much better than the other one! Thank you! :)

Bellissimo! You are a virtuoso!