DAYS OF THE NEW - "Dirty Road" Tablature

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