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Don't Forget Your Roots by Six60
Don't Forget Your Roots
Tuning: Standard
Key: C Pentatonic
You will have to figure out the rhythm of the chords and tab by listening to
the song. They are kinda offbeat.
Intro Rhythm Guitar:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------10---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-8--8-8-8-8--------------7-7--7-7-7-7---5-3-0--0--0h3--3h5--5/7---------|
E|--------------------8------------------------------------------------------|x4
Third guitar (Played Once):
Let Ring --------|
e|----------------|
B|---------8------|
G|-----5----------| <- This is played throughout the song,
D|---5---5--------| listen carefully where it is used.
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Intro Lead Guitar:
e|--8/10-10\8-8--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8/10-10\8-8------8/10--10------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------5--7/9---9---7\5-----------5-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------7--5--7----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--8/10-10\8-8--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8/10-10\8-8------8/10--10------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------5--7/9---9---7-5-------5-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-5-7---7--5------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
Chords:
e|----------8-----3----5----|
B|----10----8-----3----5----|
G|----10----9-----4----5----|
D|----10----10----5----7----|
A|----8-----10----5----7----|
E|----------8-----3----5----|
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
Chorus:
F C
Dont Forget Your Roots my Friend, Yeah
G Am
Dont Forget Your Family, Yeah
F C
Dont Forget Your Roots my Friend,
G Am
the ones who made you, the ones who brought you here
F C
Dont Forget Your Roots my Friend, Yeah
G Am
Dont Forget Your Family, Yeah
F C G
Dont Forget Your Roots my Friend, Yeah
Am
Wooooo
[Lead Guitar Lick (End of first chorus)]
e|--------------------------|
B|-----------5--------------|
G|-------5-7---7-5---5h7----|
D|---5h7-----------7--------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Verse 1:
F C
So Jonny was a good man
G Am
Armed with the power of his Homeland
F C
And with his boots laced tight and a ticket in his hand,
G Am
Never to return home again
[Lead Guitar Lick (Middle of Verse 1)]
e|--8h10p8----8h10p8--------|
B|---------10---------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
F C
So he lost what he knows, and what all is right
G Am
For a broken world, and a world of lies,
F C
But the days where numbered, relationships suffered
G Am
He lost the faith of all those who mattered so
[Chorus]
[Lead Guitar Lick (End of Chorus)]
Let ring ------------|
e|---8/10-10-10-10-10-------|
B|---8/10-10-10-10-10-------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Verse 2:
F C
So Jesse thought that she was all that,
G Am
Thought she was heading on the right track
F C
Her mates sat at the gate as she walked away
G Am
Never to look back again
[Lead Guitar Lick (Middle of verse 2)]
e|--------------------------|
B|-----------5--------------|
G|-------5-7---7-5---5h7----|
D|---5h7-----------7--------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
F C
So she lost what she knows and what all is right
G Am
For a brand new image, and a world of lies
F C
But the day where numbered, relationships suffered
G Am
She lost the faith of all those who mattered so
[Chorus]
Solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------13-----15b--15br--13------------13--------------------------------|
G|--12h14-----14----------------14---12h14----12h14p12-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------14--12\10--10h12-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let Ring |-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------13----13h15----------|
G|--------------------------------------12----12--13/14----14----------------|
D|---12br-10----------10----10h12-12/14----14--------------------------------|
A|-----------12-10-12----12--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-15-13-------------------------------------10h13p10--------------------|
G|-----------14-12-12h14-14--14-12---------12-14----------12----12-14--------|
D|---------------------------------14---14-------------------14--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let Ring |-----------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9h12p9----------9-----------------------------12----12----12-------------|
D|---------12-10-12---10h12p10----------10-12/14-----14----14----14----------|
A|-----------------------------12-10-12--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let Ring |---|
e|--8/10-10\8-8-----------------------------------------8--------------------|
B|--8/10-10\8-8------8/10--10---------------------5h6/8----------------------|
G|----------------5--7/9---9---7\5-----------5--7----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------7--5--7----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 2
Tuning:Standard
Repeat this riff 6 times then go into the chords (F,C,G,Am)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|----3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3--7-7--7-7--7-7--5--3--------3--5--7----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------5--5-------------------|
(Run through F,C,G,Am 4 times before the singing)
F C G
Don't Forget Your Roots my Friend, Yeah
Am
Don't Forget Your Family, Yeah
F C G
Don't Forget Your Roots my Friend,
Am
the ones who made you, the ones who brought you here
F C G
Don't Forget Your Roots my Friend, Yeah
Am
Don't Forget Your Family, Yeah
F C G
Don't Forget Your Roots my Friend, Yeah
Am
Wooooo
(same through whole song)
So Jonny was a good man
Armed with the power of his Homeland
And with his boots laced tight and a ticket in his hand,
Never to return home again
So he lost what he knows, and what all is right
For a broken world, and a world of lies,
But the days where numbered, relationships suffered
He lost the faith of all those who mattered so
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Family, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend,
the ones who Gave you, the ones who brought you here
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Family, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend, Yeah
Wooooo
So Jesse thought that she was all that,
Thought she was heading on the right track
Her mates sat at the gate as she walked away
Never to look back again
So she lost what she knows and what all is right
For a brand new image, and a world of lies
But the day where numbered, relationships suffered
She lost the faith of all those who mattered so
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Family, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend,
the ones who Gave you, the ones who brought you here
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Family, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend, Yeah
Wooooo
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Family, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend,
the ones who made you, the ones who brought you here
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Family, Yeah
Don't Forget Your Roots My Friend, Yeah
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
F C G
Don’t Forget Your Roots my Friend, Yeah
A
Don’t Forget Your Family, Yeah
Don’t Forget Your Roots my Friend,
the ones who made you, the ones who brought you here
Don’t Forget Your Roots my Friend, Yeah
Don’t Forget Your Family, Yeah
Don’t Forget Your Roots my Friend, Yeah
Wooooo
F C
So Jonny was a good man
G A
Armed with the power of his Homeland
And with his boots laced tight and a ticket in his hand,
Never to return home again
So he lost what he knows, and what all is right
For a broken world, and a world of lies,
But the days where numbered, relationships suffered
He lost the faith of all those who mattered so
Chorus
F C
So Jesse thought that she was all that,
G A
Thought she was heading on the right track
Her mates sat at the gate as she walked away
Never to look back again
So she lost what she knows and what all is right
For a brand new image, and a world of lies
But the day where numbered, relationships suffered
She lost the faith of all those who mattered so
Chorus x2
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version 4
Whoa, whoa, yeah
[Chorus]
F C
Don't forget your roots, my friend
G Am
Don't forget your family, yeah
F C
Don't forget your roots, my friend
G
The ones who made you
Am
The ones who brought you here
F C
Don't forget your roots, my friend, yeah
G Am
Don't forget your family, yeah
F C G
Don't forget your roots, my friend, yeah
Am
Whoa, yeah
[Verse #1]
F C
So Johnny was a good man
G Am
Armed with the power of his homeland
F C
And with his boots laced tight and a ticket in his hand
G Am
Never to return home again
F C
So he lost what he knows and what all is right
G Am
For a broken world and a world of lies
F C
But the days were numbered, relationships suffered
G Am
He lost the faith of all those who mattered so
[Chorus]
F C
Don't forget your roots, my friend
G Am
Don't forget your family, yeah
F C
Don't forget your roots, my friend
G
The ones who made you
Am
The ones who brought you here
F C
Don't forget your roots, my friend, yeah
G Am
Don't forget your family, yeah
F C G
Don't forget your roots, my friend, yeah
Am
Whoa, yeah
[Verse #2]
F C
So Jessie thought that she was all that
G Am
Thought she was heading on the right track
F C
Left her mates at the gate as she walked away
G Am
Ooh, never to look back again
F C
So she lost what she knows and what all is right
G Am
For a brand new image and a world of lies
F C
But the days were numbered, relationships suffered
G Am
She lost the faith of all those who mattered so
[Chorus]
F C
Don't forget your roots, my friend
G Am
Don't forget your family, yeah
F C
Don't forget your roots, my friend
G
The ones who made you
Am
The ones who brought you here
F C
Don't forget your roots, my friend, yeah
G Am
Don't forget your family, yeah
F C G
Don't forget your roots, my friend, yeah
Am
Whoa, yeah
[Instrumental]
Whoa, whoa, yeah
Repeat Chorus
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version 5
intro
e[----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------10---------------------------------------|
A[------8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-------------7-7--7-7-7--5--3--0--0-0--3--5-|
E[----------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
x2
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