Roger Miller – King Of The Road (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Roger Miller
(From the 1965 Album THE RETURN OF ROGER MILLER)
Words and Music by Roger Miller
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bob Moore - Double Bass'
[Intro]
Q=119(8=s8/swing feel)
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3--|
H E E E E E Q +E E E Q. E
G|----------0-----|-------------------|
D|--------3---3-0-|------------0----0-|
A|----------------|-1--(1)-0-1--------|
E|----------------|-------------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E +E E Q Q Q
G|------0-3-------|---------------|------------------||
D|-1--------0-1-2-|-3----2-3----3-|-(3)-3-1--0-------||
A|----------------|---------------|-------------3----||
E|----------------|---------------|------------------||
[1st & 2nd Verses]
|-3-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E +E E E E Q. E Q. E Q Q E E E E E
G||----------------|------------------|--------2----2-|-3--2--0----------|
D||o--------0----0-|-1----1-(1)-0-1-2-|-3----3--------|---------3-5-3-0--|
A||o-1----1--------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
E||----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E H Q E +E E Q Q Q
G|---------------|------0-3-------|-------------|-----0-----------|
D|--------0----0-|-1--------0-1-2-|-3---------3-|-(3)---2--0------|
A|-1----1--------|----------------|-------------|-------------3---|
E|---------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
|-3-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E +E E E E Q. E Q. E Q Q E E E E E
G|---------------|------------------|--------2----2-|-3--2--0---------|
D|--------0----0-|-1----1-(1)-0-1-2-|-3----3--------|---------3-5-3-0-|
A|-1----1--------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
1.
|-3-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E Q. H E E Q E E E E E
G|---------------|------0-3-------|-------------|---3-2--0----------||
D|--------0----0-|-1--------0-1-2-|-3-----------|----------3-5-3-0-o||
A|-1----1--------|----------------|-------------|------------------o||
E|---------------|----------------|-------------|-------------------||
[Bridge]
2.
H E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E +E E E E Q. E Q. E
G|--------------||---------------|------------------|--------3----3--|
D|--------4-4-4-||--------1----1-|-2----2-(2)-1-2-3-|-4----4---------|
A|--------------||-2----2--------|------------------|----------------|
E|--------------||---------------|------------------|----------------|
|-3-|
Q Q E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E Q. H
G|-4--4--1---1-----|---------------|------1-4-------|-------------|
D|---------4---4-1-|--------1----1-|-2--------1-2-3-|-4-----------|
A|-----------------|-2----2--------|----------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------|
[3rd Verse]
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E
G|-------------------||---------------|
D|---4-6-4-----------||--------1----1-|
A|---------7-6-7-6-4-||-2----2--------|
E|-------------------||---------------|
|-3-|
Q. E +E E E E Q. E Q. E Q Q E E E E E
G|------------------|--------3----3-|-4--3--1---1-------|
D|-2----2-(2)-1-2-3-|-4----4--------|---------4---4-1---|
A|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E H Q E +E E Q Q Q
G|---------------|------1-4-------|-------------|-----1----------|
D|--------1----1-|-2--------1-2-3-|-4---------4-|-(4)---3--1-----|
A|-2----2--------|----------------|-------------|-------------4--|
E|---------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|-3-|
Q. E Q. E Q. E +E E E E Q. E Q. E Q Q E E E E E
G|---------------|------------------|--------3----3-|-4--3--1---1------|
D|--------1----1-|-2----2-(2)-1-2-3-|-4----4--------|---------4---4-1--|
A|-2----2--------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E Q. H E Q E E E E E
G|---------------|------1-4-------|-------------|----------1-2-3-||
D|--------1----1-|-2--------1-2-3-|-4-----------|--------4-------||
A|-2----2--------|----------------|-------------|---2--2---------||
E|---------------|----------------|-------------|----------------||
[Outro]
Q. E E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q. E +E E E E
G|-4----2-------4-|------------------|--------------3-4-|
D|--------4-4-----|-2----2-(2)-1-2-0-|-4----4-(4)-4-----|
A|------------2---|------------------|------------------|
E|----------------|------------------|------------------||-3-| |-3-|
+E E Q E E E E E Q. E Q E E E Q. E E E Q G|-(4)-4-3--1-----1-3-|-4----4----4-----|---------------| D|------------3-4-----|--------4----4---|-2----2--------| A|--------------------|---------------2-|--------2-2----| E|--------------------|-----------------|------------0--| Q Q H E Q. Q Q Q. E Q. E G|------------|--------------|---------------*| D|------------|---4----------|--------1----1-*| A|------------|-----------4--|-2----2--------*| E|-2--2-------|--------------|---------------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| |-3-| - triplet
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