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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 1995 20:12:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: Matt J Seifert
Subject: TAB: Ozzy Osborne "Road to Nowhere" (fwd)
ROAD TO NOWHERE
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-from the multi-platinum album "No More Tears"
-words and music by Ozzy Osborne, Zakk Wylde, Randy Castillo
-transcription by Carl Culpepper
I AM LEGEND:
H=HAMMER
P=PULL-OFF
\=SLIDE DOWN
^=VIBRATO
tr^=TRILL
B=BEND(assume full bend if not noted)
.=palm mute
Tune down 1/2 step
(let ring throughout)
--------2---------------------------3---------------------------------
----3-----3-----------2---------------3-------------------------0-----
------2-----2-----2-----2-------0-------0---------0---------------0---
--0-----------------2-----2-------0-----------0-------------2---------
---------------0--------------------------0-2---2-------------2-------
------------------------------3-----------------------3-2-0-----------
------------3--------------------------------------
--------3-----3------------2-------3-------2-------
----------0-----0------2-----2-------2-------2-----
------------------0------2-----2-2-----2-------2---
---------------------0-------------------0-------0-
--0-2-3--------------------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
intro solo
^^ ^^ ^^^^^
-----------------------P-------------------------------------------
---H--P-----B------22-19---B---B---------------------------B-------
-19-21-19--21(21)---------21--21(21)19-------H-19---19----21(21)19-
-----------------------------------------19-21---------21----------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^
----H----------------------------------------------------------------
19-20---19--------------B---22-B--22-B------------------H--P---B-----
-------------21---19---21-----21----21--------------19-21-19--21(21)-
--------------------------------------------H-19-21------------------
----------------------------------------19-21------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^
--B----------P--12-----------------------------H------------------
-20(20)--20-19------B---22-B---22-B--------19-20---19-------------
-------------------21-----21-----21(21)19---------------21---19---
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
tr^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-------------------------------------------------------
-(14-15)14\-----(12-14)12\-----(10-12)10\-----(8-10)8--
-(12-14)12\-----(11-12)11\-----(-9-11)-9\-----(7--9)7--
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
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^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
------------------------------||--------------------------
--\7-------\5------\3------\2-||--3-----------------------
--\6-------\4------\2------\0-.|--------------------------
------------------------------.|--4-----------------------
------------------------------||--------------------------
------------------------------||--------------------------
(return to start) (fill)
------------------------B10-B10-B10-B10(10)\--------------
------------------------9---9---9---9--(-9)\--------------
-------------------------------------------------5-----5--
-------------------------------------------------5-----5--
----------------------------------------------3-----3--3--
----------------------------------------------------------
. .
searching for the key. the wreckage of
P.H.^^^^
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-------------------3-------------------------------------
-------------------2--5--4---------------------5-----5---
-------------------0--5--4--2------3(.5)-------5-----5---
-------------------0--3--2--0-----------5---3-----3--3---
-3-0-2-3--5-0-2-3--------------3-0-----------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . .
of my past keeps me it just
-----------------------0---------------------------------------------
--------------------3--3---3---------------------------------3-------
--------------------2--2---2-----5-----5---------------------2--5--4-
--------------------0--0---0-----5-----5---------------------0--5--4-
-------------------------------3----3--3---------------------0--2--2-
--3-0-2-3--5-0-2-3-------------------------3-0-2-3--5-0-2-3----------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
leave me alone I still find it all mystery
-------------3----------------------------------
------3------3-------------------------------3--
------0---2--0-------------------------------2--
--2---0---2--0--------------5-5-5-4--4-4-2-2-0--
--0-------0-------------------------------------
------3------3---------------------------------- (next solo)
be a dream? the road to nowhere
-basically all the riffs are here, only intro solo is included
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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TAMARA Musical Genius |
#1 by TAMARA at Oct 6, 2007 at 12:03 AM EST |
| i love this song, its amazing, i first heard it at uk ozzfest at donnington and i completely loved it, its beautiful | |
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lindsey Average |
#2 by lindsey Rogogo at Oct 12, 2007 at 4:31 AM EST |
| yeah andy...this song kicks some serious ass... what my interpretation is... ozzy's looking back on all his mistakes and experiences, and although some of them may be painful for him, he wouldnt be the same and he doesnt have any regrets. also, i think in the midst of the "journey" he found somebody he really loves, and he considers that one of the positive things, and he hopes to continue on with them.by saying the "road to nowhere leads to me" i think, hes basically saying my destiny or where i go in life is up to me, and depends on how i chose to spend my time. | |
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SLIPKNOT FUCING Rhythm Player |
#3 by SLIPKNOT FUCING RULES!!!! v at Oct 14, 2007 at 12:24 AM EST |
| I can't believe more people haven't commented on this song. I love the guitar work on it. As coconut said, Ozzy is looking back on his life and the mistakes he's made. He still finds life a mystery...still looking for "the meaning of life". In the second verse ("the wreckage of my past keeps haunting me"), he can't let go of his past. His alcoholism, drug abuse, and depression still haunt him...he can't forgive himself and move on with his life...he hasn't learned to "live for today and not tomorrow". Despite that, he decides life has been worth the ride and he would do it all again if he had the choice. In other words, he isn't saying "I wish I had never been born". As for the 'road to nowhere' part, I think he's saying he's trapped by his old habits...he isn't making any progress because his past keeps coming back to haunt him. It's like Pink Floyd's "The Wall", he's building a psychological wall around himself. At the end, he finally tears down the wall and decides the depression will pass. I think his marriage was on the rocks and he ultimately realized he had to get better or he was going to lose Sharon. Again, similar in theme to "The Wall" and also to the Beatles' song "Nowhere Man". | |
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Cory Wanna Be |
#4 by Cory at Oct 17, 2007 at 4:22 AM EST |
| this is my #1 drinking song, next to I drink alone by george thorogood.it's real close though... | |
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