Red Like Roses
Bass Part Optional
This is my interpretation of the original song by Jeff Williams
[Section 1]
Time Signature 4/4
e|-------------------------2-------------------------------2-------|
B|-3---2---3---2---3---2-----5-3-2-3---2---3---2---3---2-----5-3-2-|
G|-------4-------4-------4---------------4-------4-------4---------|
D|---4-------4-------4---------------4-------4-------4-------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Rit. Hold
e|-------------------------2-0-------------------------------------|
B|-3---2---3---2---3---2-------3-2-3---2---0-------0---------------|
G|-------0-------0-------0---------------0-----2-------2-----------|
D|---0-------0-------0---------------0-------0---------0-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3-------3---3---3---3-------3---------------|
En Tempo
e|-------------------------2-------------------------------------0-|
B|-3---2---3---2---3---2-----5-3-2-3---2---3---2---3---2---0-2-3---|
G|-----4-------4-------4---------------4-------4-------4-----------|
D|---4---4---4---4---4---4-----------4---4---4---4---4---4---------|
A|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-2-----------------------------0-2-------------------------------|
B|-----3---2---3---0-------0-2-3-------3---2---3-------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------------------0-------2---------------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------0---0---0---0-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---------------|
e|-2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------5-------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-|
D|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------2---------------|
B|-0-------3-------2---------------0-------------------------------|
G|-------0-------0-------0-2-------------0-2-----0-------0---------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
e|-2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------5-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------0-------2-------|
G|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-|
D|---4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------0-----------------------0-------0---------------|
B|-3-------3-------------------3---3-------------------------------|
G|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------|
D|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------|
e|-1-------0-------1-------3-------1-------0-----------------------|
B|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------------------3---------------|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----3-------3-------3---2-------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0---------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
A|---------------------------------1-------1-------1-------1---1---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-1-------0-------1-------3-------5-------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------------|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-----------8-------8-------8-------8---|
A|-----------------------------------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
E|---------------------------------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
Hold
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
A|-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5--|
[Section 2]
Time Signature 3/4, Hold All Bass Notes In Part 1 and Part 3
Part 1
e|-5-----5---8-6---5-------------------45----------------------5---8-6-5---|
B|---------------------8---6-----8---6-----8-----------5-6-8-------------8-|
G|-------------------------------------------------5-7---------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------5---8-6---5-6-5---------------------------|
B|-6---6-8-5-6-5---------------------------------8-6---5-6-5---5-----------|
G|-----------------7-------7---------------------------------5-----5---7---|
D|-0-----------0-------7---0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----5-5---8-6-5---5---------------------------5-8-----6---5-------------|
B|-6---------------8---8-6-5-6-----------------6---------------8---6---5---|
G|-------------------------------7---7-7---5-7-----------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------8-----6-----------6-----------|
E E E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------------5-----5---8-6---5---------5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---|
B|-5-6-----------------------------------------6---8-----------------------|
G|-------7----5-7----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------7------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
E|-6-----------6-----------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E Q
e|-----1010101010----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------10--10------8-------8---------------5-6-5---------------|
G|---------------------------------7-------7---5-------------7-5-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------7-5-7-5-|
A|-------------------------------------------------0-----------0-----------|
E|-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------------------------------|
Part 2
e|-------------------------10----------------------10----------1010--------|
B|-------------------------------------10--8-----------------------1011108-|
G|-------------------------10--7-9-107-------109-1010--7-9-107-------------|
D|-------------7---7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8---7-8-7-5-4-----108-7-------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-----------5-----------10----------------------10----------------------|
e|-10--------------------------------------------9-10----------------------|
B|-------------10--8-------8-11108---8-108---8-----------------10--8-------|
G|-10--7-9-107-------109-10--------10------10--109-10--7-9-107-------109-10|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-10----------------------------------------------10----------------------|
e|-10----------1010--------10----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------1011108-------------10--8-------8-11108---8-108---8-----|
G|-10--7-9-107-------------10--7-9-107-------109-10--------10------10--109-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-10----------------------10----------------------------------------------|
Part 3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------3---5---3---0-----------0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------3-5---------0-3---------3-5---------6---|
B|-----------------------------3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------3---5---3---0-----------0-----------0-----------3---5---3---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Notes In () Are Optional
e|---------3-5---------0-3---------3-5-6---5---3---6-----------5-----------|
B|-----3-----------3-----------3-------------------5-----------5-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------6-----------6-----------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------3---5---3--(8)---------(7)----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rit. Throughout Line
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-----------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----------2-----------3-----------2-----------------------------------|
D|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------1-----------0-----------|
A|(6)---------(5)----------4-----------4-----------0-----------0-----------|
E|------------------------(6)---------(5)----------2-----------2-----------|
e|-4-----------3-----------------------3-----------------------------------|
B|-4-----------2-----------4-----------3-----------------------------------|
G|-5-----------3-----------2-----------3-----------------------------------|
D|(6)---------(5)----------4-----------5-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------(6)----------5-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Section 3]
Time Signature 4/4; Crescendo Throughout; Quicker Tempo
e|-----------------------------------------2-0---------------------|
B|---------------2-3---2---3---2---3---2-------3-2-3---2---3---2---|
G|-----------3-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------0-------0---|
D|---------4-2-0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------4-2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-------3-------|
Don't worry, it's easier to play than it looks!
e|---------2-0-----2-------2-------2-------2-0---------------------|
B|-3---2-------3-2-3---2---3---2---3---2-------3-2-3---2---3---2---|
G|---------------------4-------4-------4-------4---3---0---3---0---|
D|-----4-------4-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0-|
A|---4---4---4---4-2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------|
E|-2-------2---------------------------------------3-------3-------|
e|---------------0-1---0---1---0---1---0---5-3-1-0-1---0---1---0---|
B|-3---2---0-2-3-------3-------3-------3-------3---2-------2-------|
G|-------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----3-------3---|
D|-----4-------4---0-------0-------0-------0---------3---3---3---3-|
A|---4---4---4---4---------------------------------1-------1-------|
E|-2-------2-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-1---0---5-3-1-0-1---0---1---0---1---0---5-3-1-0-1---0---1---0---|
B|-2-------------------3-------3-------3-------3---2-------2-------|
G|-----2-------2-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----3-------3---|
D|---2---2---2---2-0-------0-------0-------0---------3---3---3---3-|
A|-0-------0---------------------------------------1-------1-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Improvise Muted Notes Fortissimo
e|-1---0---5-3-1-0-x-------------------------------10--------------|
B|-2---------------x-------------------------------10--------------|
G|-----2-------2---x-------------------------------10--------------|
D|---2---2---2---2-x-------------------------------12--------------|
A|-0-------0-------x-------------------------------12--------------|
E|-----------------x-------------------------------10--------------|
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
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