When In Roam Chords
by Vanna
When In Roam by Vanna is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, Gb, E, Ab and Db. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Drop B (B Gb B E Ab Db)
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--9-------7-------9-------7------------------------------------------------|
B |--9--2-3--7--3-5--9--2-3--7--xx--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7--2-3--5--3-5--7--2-3--5--xx--------------------------------------------|
B |-----2-3-----3-5-----2-3-----xx--------------------------------------------|x2 (0:00-0:09)
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-----5-----7-----5------------------------------------------------------|
B |----2-3---3-5---2-3---xx---------------------------------------------------|x2 (0:00-0:18)
Db|----------0~--------------------------0~-----------------------------------|
Ab|----------0~--------------------------0~-----------------------------------|
E |----------0~--------------------------0~-----------------------------------|
B |--2-x-2-x-2~-----88888855555--2-x-2-x-2~-----888881010101010---------------|
Gb|--2-x-2-x-2~------------------2-x-2-x-2~-----------------------------------|
B |--2-x-2-x-2~-----88888855555--2-x-2-x-2~-----888881010101010---------------|x2 (0:18-0:38)
(open note palm mutes here) ^^^(ten not one/zero)
Bunch of harmonics after this up and down the neck for 2 seconds
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-----5-----7-----5------------------------------------------------------|
B |----2-3---3-5---2-3---xx---------------------------------------------------|x4 (0:40-0:58)
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--2-x-2-x-2-x-x-x-x-88888855555--2-x-2-x-2-x-x-x-x-888881010101010---------|
Gb|--2-x-2-x-2-x-x-x-x--------------2-x-2-x-2-x-x-x-x-------------------------|
B |--2-x-2-x-2-x-x-x-x-88888855555--2-x-2-x-2-x-x-x-x-888881010101010---------|x2 (0:58-1:18)
(open note palm mutes here) ^^^(ten not one/zero)
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7--------5b--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----2--3------------------------------------------------------------------| (1:18-1:22)
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--5-4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--5-4--1-2-4-1-2-5-1-2-4-1-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--3-2--1-2-4-1-2-5-1-2-4-1-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------1-2-4-1-2-5-1-2-4-1-------------------------------------------------|x4 (1:22-1:41)
(After repeating this twice there are some open palm mutes and then continues)
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--5-4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--5-4------------5-1-2-4-1-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--3-2------------5-1-2-4-1-------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------5-1-2-4-1-------------------------------------------------|x2 (1:41-1:51)
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--5-4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--5-4------------5-1-2-4-1-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--3-2------------5-1-2-4-1-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------1-2-4-1-2-5-1-2-4-1-------------------------------------------------|x2 (1:51-2:02)
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--5-4\---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--5-4\---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--3-2\---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (2:02-2:03)
************************************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ let ring
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
************************************