Road by Nick Drake from the album Pink Moon

Tabbed by/Copyright Sam Rowe Nov 28 2004 All rights reserved.

Tuning DGDDAD capo 4

Fig 1
d----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
a----------0-------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
d--------0---0-------0-----0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0-|
D------0-------0---------0-------0-----0-------0---0-----0-----0---|
g----5-----------------4-------------------------------------------|
d--0-------------------------5/7-----5-----------5-----4-----0-----|
   p p i m r m i r m i p i m p   i m p i m r m i p i m p i m p i m

                                  1,3        2  4th repeat to Fig 1.
d----------------------------|-------|--------|
a----------------------------|-------|--------|
d----------------------------|-------|-------.|
D------0---0-----0---0---0---|-0---0-|-0-----.|
g--------0-----2---0---------|---2---|---2----|
d--0-2-------0---------2---0-|-------|-----0--|
   p p i p i p p i p i p i p   i p i   p p p

Around the 28/29 and 1116/117 second marks, he plays this variation
on Fig 1 where (towards the end of the measure) the high string
replaces the bass note. Listen to the recording for the accents on
the high strings.

d----------------0-------------------------------0-----------------|
a----------0-------0-----------------------0-----------------------|
d--------0---0-------0-----0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0-|
D------0-------0---------0-------0-----0-------0---0-----0-----0---|
g----5-----------------4-------------------------------------------|
d--0-------------------------5/7-----5-----------------4-----0-----|
   p p i m r m i r m i p i m p   i m p i m r m i r i m p i m p i m


Behind the vocal, he stops using the top string
d------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------0-------------------------------0-----------------------|
d--------0---0-------0-----0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0-----0-|
D------0-------0---0-----0-------0-----0-------0---0-----0-----0---|
g----5-----------5-----4-------------------------------------------|
d--0-------------------------5/7-----5-----------5-----4-----0-----|
   p p i m r m i r m i p i m p   i m p i m r m i p i m p i m p i m

              1,2                                3
d-----------------|-------------0-----------------|
a-----------0-----|-------0-------0---------------|
d-------------0---|-----0---0-------0-----0-----0-|
D------0----------|---0-------0---------0-----0---|
g--------5--------|-------------------------------|
d--5h7----------7-|-5-----------------4-----0-----|
   p   p p  r m p   p i m r m i r m i p i m p i m

Make sure to let that 2nd interval ring out like Nick does.

d--0--|
a--0--|
d--0--|
D--0--|
g--2--|
d--0--|