Roller Coaster 13th Floor Elevators
13th Floor Elevators - Roller Coaster
General form (with added chords for a better overview, it´s a 24-bar-blues)
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
e:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| b:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| g:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| d:--2---3---2---0---2--|--2---3---2---0---2--|--2---3---2---0---2--|--2---3---2---0---2--| a:00--00---0---0---0---|00--00---0---0---0---|00--00---0---0---0---|00--00---0---0---0---| e:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
[Dm] [Dm] [Am] [Am]
e:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| b:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| g:--2---3---2---0---2--|--2---3---2---0---2--|---------------------|---------------------| d:00--00---0---0---0---|00--00---0---0---0---|--2---3---2---0---2--|--2---3---2---0---2--| a:---------------------|---------------------|00--00---0---0---0---|00--00---0---0---0---| e:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
[Em] [Dm] [Em] [Dm]
e:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| b:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| g:--4---5---4---2---4--|--2---3---2---0---2--|--4---5---4---2---4--|--2---3---2---0---2--| d:22--22---2---2---2---|00--00---0---0---0---|22--22---2---2---2---|00--00---0---0---0---| a:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| e:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Variation on Em in 2nd Verse
e:---------------------| b:---------------------| g:--4---5---7---5------| d:22--22---2---2-------| a:---------------------| e:---------------------|
Intro (play just the Am riff)
a second guitar adds this sometimes:
e:15-12---7-12----
Verse (the form starts with the singing)
Solo
at the beginning one guitar plays a bit 'underground':
a:5h7-7 later it turns to the normal Riff, but quietly.
The solo is an improvisation in Am in the 5th fret position
Verse
Solo
Verse
Solo/Outro
the solo goes up to the 12th fret position
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