Black Stone Cherry – Like I Roll (Guitar Tab)
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1.0x
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Tabbed by: Marko
Guitarists: Chris Robertson and Ben Wells
This is a fun one to play for all of us Cherry Heads. :)
You should listen to the song for the correct timing, the tips for playing are further in the tabs. If there
is something wrong here, feel free to correct me in the comments or dm me. You can also post a correction.
Have fun learning this nice song!
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------3-----------------| G|---2---1--2--1--2-----------------| x4 D|---2---2--2--2--0-----------------| A|---0---0--0--0--------------------| E|----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------3-----------------| G|---2---1--2--1--2-----------------| x6 D|---2---2--2--2--0-----------------| A|---0---0--0--0--------------------| E|----------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------3-----------------| G|---2---1--2--1--2-----------------| x3 D|---2---2--2--2--0-----------------| A|---0---0--0--0--------------------| E|----------------------------------|
Notes: There isn't a particular riff here, just these chords.
Same goes out to all Pre-Choruses and all choruses.
[Pre-Chorus]
F#5 D5
Cause I roll like I roll
[Chorus]
A5 E5
I roll like the hills under the California sun
F#5 D5
Burn through the desert like the devil on the run
A5 E5
I'll be flying high until the day that I die
F#5 A5 D5
No matter what they say
F#5 A5 D5
At the end of the day
[Post-Chorus]
I will roll like I roll
I can hear this lick being played. e|--------8h10--8-------------------| B|---10~-----------10~--------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------3-----------------| G|---2---1--2--1--2-----------------| x2 D|---2---2--2--2--0-----------------| A|---0---0--0--0--------------------| E|----------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------3-----------------| G|---2---1--2--1--2-----------------| x3 D|---2---2--2--2--0-----------------| A|---0---0--0--0--------------------| E|----------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
F#5 D5
Cause I roll like I roll
[Chorus]
A5 E5
I roll like the hills under the California sun
F#5 D5
Burn through the desert like the devil on the run
A5 E5
I'll be flying high until the day that I die
F#5 A5 D5
No matter what they say
F#5 A5 D5
At the end of the day
[Bridge]
E5 F#5 D5
I'm not gonna let it slip away
E5 F#5
Cause I'd rather burn in hell
D5
Than to let it fade
Notes: One guitar plays the chords above, the other one plays the tabs written below.
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-4/6\4--4/6\4---------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-2/4\2--2/4\2---------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|------2--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----2--5p2---2------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4b6--------4---4p2-4p2----2------------2-2h4-2----------------------------| D|-------------------------4----4p2-4p2-4---------4p2-4----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-4/6\4--4/6\4---------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-2/4\2--2/4\2---------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-------14--------------14--------------------------------------------------| B|----------17p14-----------17p14-17b19r17-----------------------------------| G|-16b18----------16b18------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------3-----------------| G|---2---1--2--1--2-----------------| x3 D|---2---2--2--2--0-----------------| A|---0---0--0--0--------------------| E|----------------------------------|
[Chorus]
A5 E5
I roll through the hills by my own Kentucky home
F#5 D5
Back to the place where my heart belongs
A5 E5
I'll be flying high until the day that I die
F#5 A5 D5
No matter what they say
F#5 A5 D5
At the end of the day
F#5 A5 D5
I did it my way
[Outro]
Notes: The rhythm guitar plays the main riff - riff from the verses.
e|-------2------------------------------------------14-------------------------------------------------------| B|-----2-----------------------------------------14----------------------------------------------------------| G|-4b6------4p2-2h4-2-4b6r4p2-----2h4-2-----16b18------16p14-14-16b18-14-------14-16b18-14------14-16b18-14--| D|----------------------------4p2----------------------------------------16p14-------------16p14-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------17-17-------16-16--------14-14-------16-16-----17-17-------16-16------14-14-------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--14~-14-14-------14-14-------14-14--------14-14------14-14------14-14------14-14-------14-14~------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-17h19-17-------------------------| G|----------16h18-16----------------| D|-------------------14h16-14~------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| r Release
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