How to Play Roads on Guitar?

Portishead - Roads can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, Fmaj7, E7 chords. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Fmaj7, To play Fmaj7, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let low E, A ring open, mute B. For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Roads with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Portishead - Roads Chords

Chord reference Am, G, Fmaj7, E7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am]Ohh [G]can’t anybody [Fmaj7]see, [E7]we’ve got a [Am]war to fight [G]Never found our way, [Fmaj7]regardless [E7]of what they say [Fmaj7]How can it [G]feel, this [Am]wrong [Am] From this mo[Fmaj7]ment, how can it [G]feel, this [Am]wrong

[Am]Storm, [G]in the morning light [Fmaj7] I [E7]feel no [Am]more can I [G]say [Fmaj7]Frozen [E7]to myself [Fmaj7]I got nobody on my [G]side And surely that ain’t [Am]right [Am] [Fmaj7] [G] And surely that ain’t [Am]right

[Fmaj7]How can it [G]feel, this [Am]wrong [Am] From this mo[Fmaj7]ment, how can it [G]feel, this [E7]wrong [E7]

Artist Portishead

Album Dummy

Genres Rock

Year 1994

Key Am

Portishead - Roads can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, Fmaj7, E7 chords.

For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Fmaj7, To play Fmaj7, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let low E, A ring open, mute B.
For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Roads with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.