LOVE ROLLERCOASTER
As recorded by The Ohio Players
(From the 1975 Album HONEY)
Words and Music by Beck, Bonner, Jones, Middlebrook, Pierce, Satchell & Williams
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Leroy "Sugar" Bonner - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=116
C Bb AaddA
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
H Q E S S e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|-----------x-x-|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-----------x-x-|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-----------x-x-|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-----------x-x-|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|---------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|
Bb C Bb AaddA
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5----|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5----|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6----|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7----|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb C Bb AaddA
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb C
e e e e e e S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9--|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Bb AaddA
e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Bb C Bb AaddA
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb C Bb AaddA
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb C
e e e e e e S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--||
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--||
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9--||
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10--||
|---------------------------||
|---------------------------||
Chorus
$
C AaddA
e e S S e e S S +S S S S
||---8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
||o--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
||---9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
||--10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
||o-----------------------------|
||------------------------------|
Bb C Bb AaddA
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb C Bb AaddA
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb C
e e e e e e S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9--|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Bb AaddA
e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Bb C Bb AaddA
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb C Bb AaddA
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb C
e e e e e e S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9--|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Bb AaddA
e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Bb C Bb AaddA
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S e e S S +S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-7-7-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-6-6-6-5-5-5-(5)-x-5-5-|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-7-7-7-6-6-6-(6)-x-6-6-|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-8-8-8-7-7-7-(7)-x-7-7-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
To Coda
Bb C G9 G7 G9 G9sus4
e e e e e e S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x-x-x-x--||-5--x--5--x--|-3--x--3--3--|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x-x-x-x--||-3--x--3--x--|-3--x--0--1--|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x-x-x-x--||-4--x--4--x--|-4--x--2--2--|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-x-x-x--||-3--x--3--x--|-3--x--3--3--|
|------------------------||-------------|-------------|
|------------------------||-------------|-------------|
G9 G7 G9 G9susG9
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-3--x--5--x--|-3--x--3--3--|-3--x--5--x--|
|-0--x--3--x--|-3--x--0--1--|-0--x--3--x--|
|-2--x--4--x--|-4--x--2--2--|-2--x--4--x--|
|-3--x--3--x--|-3--x--3--3--|-3--x--3--x--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G7 G9 G9susG9 G7 Ab7A7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +S E. Q Q
|-3--x--3--3--|-3--x--5--x--|------------------||
|-3--x--0--1--|-0--x--3--x--|---3-(3)-4--5-----||
|-4--x--2--2--|-2--x--4--x--|---4-(4)-5--6-----||
|-3--x--3--3--|-3--x--3--x--|---3-(3)-4--5-----||
|-------------|-------------|------------------||
|-------------|-------------|------------------||
Interlude
C Bb A
e e S S s S e e S S S S
|--8--8-x-6-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|
|--8--8-x-6-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|
|--9--9-x-7-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-|
|-10-10-x-8-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Bb C Bb A
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S s S e e S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-x-6-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-x-6-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-x-7-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-x-8-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb C Bb A
e e e e e e S S S S e e S S s S e e S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-x-6-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-|--8--8-x-6-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9-|--9--9-x-7-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10-|-10-10-x-8-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb C
e e e e e e S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--|
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--|
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9--|
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Bb A Bb C
e e S S s S e e S S S S e e e e e e S S S S
|--8--8-x-6-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--||
|--8--8-x-6-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-o||
|--9--9-x-7-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9--||
|-10-10-x-8-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10--||
|---------------------------|--------------------------o||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
C Bb A
e e S S s S e e S S S S
||---8--8-x-6-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|
||o--8--8-x-6-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-|
||---9--9-x-7-x-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-|
||--10-10-x-8-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-|
||o---------------------------|
||----------------------------|
1.,2.,3. 4.
D.S. al Coda
Bb C A Bb C
e e e e e e S S S S 4x e e e e e e S S S S
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8--||-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8---||
|-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8-o||-5-5-6-6--8--8-x--8--8--8---||
|-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9--||-6-6-7-7--9--9-x--9--9--9---||
|-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10--||-7-7-8-8-10-10-x-10-10-10---||
|--------------------------o||----------------------------||
|---------------------------||----------------------------||
Outro
&
G9 G9susG9 G9sus4
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 7x
||--3--x--3--x--|-3--x--3--3--|-3--x--3--x--|-3--x--3--3----||
||o-0--x--0--x--|-0--x--0--1--|-0--x--0--x--|-0--x--0--1---o||
||--2--x--2--x--|-2--x--2--2--|-2--x--2--x--|-2--x--2--2----||
||--3--x--3--x--|-3--x--3--3--|-3--x--3--x--|-3--x--3--3----||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
