Roads Untraveled - tabbed by Astat Guitar 1 - E A D G B E (Distorted w/slight fuzz) Guitar 2 - E A D G B E (Distorted w/slight fuzz) Guitar 3 - E A D G B E (Distorted) Guitar 4 - E A D G B E (Distorted) *Note* All guitars on this track are Fender Stratocasters. Use the bridge pickup unless otherwise noted. This song's a very close second to Castle of Glass for most difficult to figure out on this album...mainly because there's a Hammond organ on this track that plays in the same register as most of the guitar parts, and it's really tough to pick them apart at times (there's also a fair amount of distortion on the bass track once the guitars enter, which further complicates things). Thankfully, the multitracks for this song leaked in 2018 and provided some much-needed clarification! Guitars 1 and 2 play the lead part, which is all octaves, while Guitars 3 and 4 handle the rhythm part, which consists of a bunch of two-note intervals on the middle two strings, a lot like the stuff you see in In My Remains or Burning in the Skies. Guitars 1 and 2 have a bit more of a fuzzy-sounding distortion than Guitars 3 and 4. Other than the tricky mixing, this is a pretty simple track. Watch out for the initial fade-in that all of the guitars do on the second half of the first "whoa-oh" chorus - Guitars 1 and 2 start with the volume all the way down and come in strumming a G# octave, which fades in throughout the rest of the chorus. One beat after Guitars 1 and 2 start their fade-in, Guitar 3 plays a sustained G# note at the 6th fret of the D string with a lot of vibrato, which starts pretty low in volume, but not ALL the way down like Guitars 1 and 2 when they start. Guitar 4 doesn't enter until halfway through the following line, playing a sustained B note at the 9th fret. Once the "main" part kicks in, Guitars 3 and 4 play in unison the rest of the way, except for when Guitar 4 plays one additional powerchord by itself that sustains into the third verse. There's a slight variation on Guitars 1 and 2 at the end of the last chorus/beginning of the outro, where they jump up to an F# octave at the 9th fret for a moment, before repeating the second half of their usual riff during the outro (except for cutting off one measure early). I know it looks odd that the lead part plays a B octave in two different positions at various points, but the downward slide from the 7x9 to the 4x6 octave when the switch from the A string to the E string occurs is very audible, plus it actually makes the riff easier to play once you get used to it. There's also a little bit of muted guitar string noise from either Guitar 3 or 4 right before the final chorus kicks in, I just haven't tabbed it because there isn't really any specific rhythm to it that I'd be able to indicate in tab form (it's also very accidental-sounding, probably just something they decided to leave in the mix to break up the silence right before the song kicks in again). This song also doesn't follow anything close to a normal structure, so I apologize if my notation of the different sections is a bit confusing, but if I were to map out the whole song, I'd say it goes Intro > First Verse > Second Verse > Chorus > Guitar Break > Third Verse > Final Chorus > Outro. (No guitar until halfway through first chorus) Chorus Part 2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-------------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-------------------------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| |Guitars 1 and 2 (Gradually fade in) | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------6v~------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 3 (Start softly and gradually increase volume) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| |Guitars 1 and 2 (Continue fade-in) | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |(6v~)--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 3 (Continue to increase volume) | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------(Fade in)--9~----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 4 Guitar Break (All guitars now at full volume) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--6--4--8--8--8--6--6--6--------------------------------------| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--9--| |-6--6--6--6--4--2--6--6--6--4--4--4--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-------------------------------------7--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--| |Guitars 1 and 2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 3 and 4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--6--4--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-6--6--6--6--4--2--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 1 and 2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 3 and 4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9--8--6--8--8--8--8--6--4--8--8--8--8--6--4--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-7--7--7--7--6--4--6--6--6--6--4--2--6--6--6--6--4--2--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 1 and 2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 3 and 4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--6--6--4--8--8--8--6--6--6--------------------------------------| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-6--6--6--4--4--2--6--6--6--4--4--4--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-------------------------------------7--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| |Guitars 1 and 2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 3 and 4 3rd Verse - Guitar 4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8~----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6~--(Let ring and fade out slowly)--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| (No more guitar in verse) Final Chorus |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--6--4--8--8--8--6--6--6--------------------------------------| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--9--| |-6--6--6--6--4--2--6--6--6--4--4--4--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-------------------------------------7--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--| |Guitars 1 and 2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 3 and 4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--6--4--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-6--6--6--6--4--2--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 1 and 2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 3 and 4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9--8--6--8--8--8--8--6--4--8--8--8--8--6--4--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-7--7--7--7--6--4--6--6--6--6--4--2--6--6--6--6--4--2--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 1 and 2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 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|-6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 3 and 4 Outro |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9--8--6--8--8--8--8--6--4--8--8--8--8--6--4--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-7--7--7--7--6--4--6--6--6--6--4--2--6--6--6--6--4--2--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 1 and 2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 3 and 4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--6--6--4--8--8--8--6--6--6--------------------------------------| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--9--6--6--6--6--6--------------------| |-6--6--6--4--4--2--6--6--6--4--4--4--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------------| |-------------------------------------7--4--4--4--4--4--------------------| |Guitars 1 and 2 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------| |-6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitars 3 and 4