Dirty Road Days of the New
Band: Days of the New
Song: Dirty Road
Album: Red Album
Guitarist: Travis Meeks
Transcribed by: Flake
All guitars are in Open F#m tuning
low to high: C# F# C# F# A C#
Guitars 1-4 are acoustic; Guitar 5 is a dirty electric
Some guitar parts are heard faintly so I'll do my best to put this together.
Notation Legend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
{
{=arrpeggio
{
{
{
{=upstroke arrpeggio
{
v
harm = natural harmonic
x = muffled string
(/) = legato slide up
P.M. = palm mute
V = downstroke
U = upstroke
p = pull off
h = hammer on
Intro (0:00)
Gtr. 1 right channel
Gtr. 2 left channel
Gtr. 1 w/ pick & fingers
F#m7(no3) Asus2add4 E6(no3) F#m E6(no3) Dmaj7
C-----3--------1--------0--------0--------0----{0--|------------------|
A-----4--------2--------2--------0--------2----{0--|---------------0--|
F----------------------------------0-----------{0--|----0-------2-----|
C----------------------------------------------{1--|------------------|
F------------3-----------------0---------------{0--|------------------|
C--/5-----------------3-----------------3------{1--|--0---1(/)3-------|
Gtr. 2 w/ fingerstyle picking
[A/C#] [Bm7sus2] [A] [A/G#]
C-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------|------------------| A-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------|------------------| F---7--------5--------5--------3--------2-------0--|------------------| C-----------------------------------------------5--|------------------| F--------------------------------------------------|------------------| C--------------------------------------------------|------------------|
Gtr. 1
F#m7(no3) Asus4 Eadd6 F#m Eadd6 Dmaj7
C-----3--------1--------0--------0--------0----{0--|------------------|
A-----4--------2--------2--------0--------2----{0--|---------------0--|
F----------------------------------0-----------{0--|----0-------2-----|
C-------------------------0--------------------{1--|------------------|
F------------3-----------------0---------------{0--|------------------|
C--/5-----------------3-----------------3------{1--|--0---1(/)3-------|
Gtr. 2
[A/C#] [Bm7sus2] [A] [A/G#]
C-------0--------0--------0--------0--------0------|------------------| A-----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------|------------------| F---7--------5--------5--------3--------2-------0--|------------------| C-----------------------------------------------5--|------------------| F--------------------------------------------------|------------------| C--------------------------------------------------|------------------|
Verses (0:13, 1:28)
(Gtr. 5 fills on second verse only)
Gtr. 3 Gtrs. 1 & 2 tacet
F#5 A6 E 6/9 F#5 C#sus4 +Gtr 5 fill 1+
C--------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------0-----0--| F-----0------------0------0------------0------0----------0-----0-----| C--------0------0------------0------0------------0-------------------| F------------3-------------------0-----------------------------------| C--5-------------------3-------------------0---------1---------------|
Gtr. 3 +Gtr. 5 fill 2+
*harm----|
C---------------------------------------------------------12---------| A------------------------------------------------------------12------| F-----0------------0------0------------0------0-----------------12---| C--------0------0------------0------0------------0-------------------| F------------3-------------------0-----------------------------------| C--5-------------------3-------------------0---------1---------------|
*1st verse only
Gtr. 4
C-----------------------------------------------------------------------0---0--| A---------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--| F-------------------------------------------------------------------0----------| C------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtrs. 1 & 2 re-enter with the intro riff 2 times
Gtr. 3 (guitar 4 tacet)
C-----------------------------------------------------------------0--| A-----------------------------------------------------------0-----0--| F-----0------------0------0------------0------0-----------0---2-3-3--| C--------0------0------------0------0------------0-------------------| F------------3-------------------0-----------------------------------| C--5-------------------3-------------------0---------1---------------|
Gtr. 3
C-----------------------------------------------------------------0--| A-----------------------------------------------------------0-----0--| F-----0------------0------0------------0------0-----------0---2-3-3--| C--------0------0------------0------0------------0-------------------| F------------3-------------------0-----------------------------------| C--5-------------------3-------------------0---------1---------------|
Gtr. 4
C--------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------| F--------------------------------------------------------------------| C---------------------------------------------x--x-------------------| F---------------------------------------------x--x-------------------| C---------------------------------------------x--x-------------------|
Gtr. 5 fill 1 (1:33) fill 2 (1:38) fill 3 (1:46)
P.M.--------------| P.M.---------------| C----------------------|-----------------------|------------------| A----------------------|----0-4----0-4----0-4--|------------------| F--5-5-5-5--5h6p5---3--|--0------0------0------|--5-5-5-5--5\--0--| C----------------------|-----------------------|------------------| F----------------------|-----------------------|------------------| C----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
Pre-Chorus (0:39, 3:08)
Gtr. 1 doubled by Gtr. 5
play 3 times
[F#5] [E5] [F#5] [C#5] [E5]
C------------------------------|---------------------| A------------------------------|---------------------| F------------------------------|---------------------| C--0---0-------0------x--x--x--|--0---0-------0------| F--0---0---5---0---2--x--x--x--|--0---0---5---0---2--| C----------3-------0--x--x--x--|----------3-------0--|
Gtr. 4
play 3 times
C----8-----8------8------------|----8-----8------8---| A--0-----0------0--------------|--0-----0------0-----| F-----0------0------0----------|-----0------0------0-| C------------------------------|---------------------| F------------------------------|---------------------| C------------------------------|---------------------|
Choruses (0:52, 1:54, 3:21)
(play each part 4 times)
Gtr. 1
[Bm7] [D] [A6]
C--5--5--5---5-5-5--5(/)8--8--8--8---8-8-8-8---3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--| A--0--0--0---0-0-0--0------0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--| F--0--0--0---0-0-0--0------0--0--0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--| C--5--5--5---5-5-5--5(/)8--8--8--8---8-8-8-8---3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--| F--5--5--5---5-5-5--5(/)8--8--8--8---8-8-8-8---3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--| C--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 5
C-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-----0--0--------------------0-----------------------0-----------------| F-----0---------------------0---0---------------------------------------| C--------------------------------------------------0--------------------| F-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 2
C-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------0--| F--------------------------------------------------------3p2p0-3p2p0-3-0--| C-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End of Chorus (1:18)
Gtr. 1
harm
C------------------------------|-------------------------{7--|
A------------------------------|-------------------------{7--|
F--0---------------------------|-------------------------{7--|
C--5------------8--------------|-------------------------{7--|
F--5------------8--------------|-------------------------{7--|
C------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gtrs. 5 & 2
C-----0------------0-----0-----|-----------------------------| A--------0------------0--0-----|-----------------------------| F-----------0------------0--0--|-----------------------------| C------------------------------|--3--3---0--3--3---0--3------| F------------------------------|--3--3---0--3--3---0--3------| C------------------------------|-----------------------------|
End of Chorus (2:20)
Gtr. 1
C------------------------------| A------------------------------| F--0---------------------------| C--5------------8--------------| F--5------------8--------------| C------------------------------|
Gtrs. 5 & 2 (notes in parenthesis played by Gtr. 5 only)
C-----0------------0-----0---------| A--------0------------0--0---------| F-----------0------------0---------| C----------------------------------| F----------------------------------| C-------------------------(15\)----|
Interlude (2:26)
Gtr. 1
[F#m] [E6sus2add4]
C-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A---------0-------------0-------|---------0-------------0-------| F-----0-----0-------0-----0-----|-----0-----0-------0-----0-----| C-------0-----0-------0-----0---|-------0-----0-------0-----0---| F-------------------------------|-------------------------------| C--5-------------5--------------|--3-------------3--------------|
[Dmaj7] [D11]
C-----------------------0-------|---------0------------------------| A---------0---------------0-----|-----------0----------------------| F-----0-----0-------0-------0---|-----0----------------------------| C-------0-----0-------0---------|-------0-----3-----1--x--x--3--3--| F-------------------------------|-------------------3--x--x--5--5--| C--1-------------1--------------|--1----------------1--x--x--3--3--|
[F#5] [D5]
C-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| F-------------------------------------------------------------| C--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1--| F--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7---3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--| C--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1--|
[E5]
C---------------------| A---------------------| F---------------------| C--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--| F--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5--| C--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
Bridge (2:52)
Gtr. 1
[Dmaj7] [E] [6/9] [F#m]
C------------------------------------|------------------------------0-----| A------------------------------0-----|---------------------------------0--| F--------0---------0-----0--------0--|--------0---------0-----0-----------| C-----0---------0-----------0--------|-----0---------0-----------0--------| F------------------------------------|------------------------------------| C--1---------3--------5--------------|--1---------3--------5--------------|
[D11]
C------------------------------------|-----------0------------| A------------------------------0-----|--------------0---------| F--------0---------0-----0--------0--|-----0-----------0------| C-----0---------0-----------0--------|--------0---------------| F------------------------------------|------------------------| C--1---------3--------5--------------|--1------------------3--| harm---------------|
V U V U
C--12----7----12----7--| A--12----7----12----7--| F--12----7----12----7--| C--12----7----12----7--| F--12----7----12----7--| C----------------------|
Chorus 4 (3:54)
Gtr. 1
harm harm harm harm
C--12----0----12----0----12----0----12----0--| A--12----0----12----0----12----0----12----0--| F--12----0----12----0----12----0----12----0--| C--12---------12---------12---------12-------| F--12---------12---------12---------12-------| C--------------------------------------------|
Gtr. 5
C-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------| F--------------x-x-x-x--------------x-x-x-x-----------------------| C--3-3--0-3-3--x-x-x-x--3-3--0-3-3--x-x-x-x--3-3--0-3---3-3--0-3--| F--3-3--0-3-3--x-x-x-x--3-3--0-3-3--x-x-x-x--3-3--0-3---3-3--0-3--| C-----------------------------------------------------------------|
continue w/ choruses 1-3 riff (Gtrs. 1, 2, & 5)
Outro (4:23)
Gtr. 1
harm-----------|
C--------0--------0--------0--------0--|----------{12--------7------|
A-----0--------0--------0--------0-----|----------{12----------7----|
F--3--------2--------0-----------------|----------{12------------7--|
C-----------------------------3--------|----------------------------|
F--------------------------------------|--/5--5---------------------|
C--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Gtr. 2
C--------------------------------------|-----------{0------0--------|
A--------------------------------------|-----------{0---------------|
F--------------------------------------|-----------{0---------------|
C--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
F--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
C--------------------------------------|-----------------1----------|
Gtrs. 5 & 2
*
C-(0)-------------------------| A-----------------------------| F-----------------------------| C--3--3---0--3--3---0--3------| F--3--3---0--3--3---0--3------| C-----------------------------|
*note rings from previous Gtr. 2 measure
Gtr. 1
harm *
C--{7-------------------------------|
A--{7---------11-11-11h12(\)9h11----|
F--{7-------------------------------|
C--{7-------------------------------|
F--{7----0---------------------(0)--|
C-----------------------------------|
let open note ring
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