Rollercoaster Red House Painters intro: D D E there's my favorite rollercoaster G E D next to the blue water G E D the one only sissies ride bridge: D D E there's the sun, going down G E D creating that florescent glow G E D reminding me i'll never be able bridge: D A (5th fret) to relive this day G D A except in memory bridge: A D E there's those big barking fish G E D in the concrete stream G E D growling for dog food, bulging dead eyes that gleam bridge: D A but where's dad G D A and where is mo-m bridge: A G looks like from here on out E D it's just me and you G looks like from here on out E D it's just me and you --- Notes: I think there is an extra chord between the G and E in the G, E, D progression, but I can't figure it out so I play the G twice. Rhythm: \ \/\ \/\/\/ --- tabbed by Andrew Scott 17 Feb' 99 Corrections, comments most welcome (I don't bite). ------------------------------------------------------------------- Rollercoaster Red House Painters Hey there, I was trying to figure out the guitar to "Rollercoaster" using your chord chart thingee. After a few close listenings I realized the guitar (the acoustic anyway) is in an open tuning (DADGbAD). I lost the tenacity to learn the song completely but I did figure out a few of the chord shapes. The first strumming fade-in is played with all strings open except for fretting the 2nd string (formerly the B-string) at 5 and the 1st string (the highest) at 4. The next chord is a solid one-finger barre across the 2nd string. The next few are a little hazy--I think it starts with the three lowest strings fretted at 5, then the two lowest D-strings fretted at 4 with the middle D still fretted at 5. Then you strum it open for a while, then back to the head. After that, the "..to relive this day.." part is played fretting the lowest three (or four?) strings at the 7th fret. I recommend using your thumb, Ritchie Havens-style. (Sorry for all the imprecise directions but I think you'll be able to figure something out once you hear the chords you're playing). Have fun. Best, Derek --- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 19:06:09 -0700 dkf@intouch.bc.ca (D.K. Fairbridge)