Tracing Back Roots Chords
Tracing Back Roots by We Came As Romans is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A#. It uses the chords A#, F, D#, G and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
So I met Joshua at warped tour and talked to him about this song.
I figured out most of it on my own, but there were a few things that he showed me.
The timing is kind of tricky, so listen to the song to get it right.I also may have
accidentally added in some extra notes by accident.
Its in Drop A# (I think the rest of the album is too).
Tuning: A# F A# D# G C
Intro:
(Both guitars)
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0s-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0s-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0s-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------<9>----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------<9>----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------<9>----------------------x4----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--0-0--0--------0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
Verse:
(Lou)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------x4------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-7-7-3-3-2-2----------|
|(Joshua) |
|--18tp-17tp----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------18tp-17tp-18tp-17tp-------17tp------18tp-17tp-18tp-------------|
|---------------------------------15tp------15tp--------------------x4------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
This part is both guitars again, but the rhythm is too complicated to tab out.
|--------------<9>---------------<9>-<7>-<9>--------------------------------|
|--------------<9>---------------<9>-<7>-<9>--------------------------------|
|--------------<9>---------------<9>-<7>-<9>-----------------x2-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0--0------0-0-0-0-0--0---------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------x2----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0--0-12--0-0-0-0-0-0--12--0-0-0-0-12--0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------------------------|
|--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0----------------------------------|
|--1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0--0-12--0-0-0-0-0-0--12--0-0-0-0-12--0-0-8--7---------------------|
Interlude:
(Joshua at a slower tempo)
|--18tp-17tp----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------18tp-17tp-18tp-17tp-------17tp------18tp-17tp-18tp-------------|
|---------------------------------15tp------15tp------------------x3--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--18tp-17tp----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------18tp-17tp-18tp-17tptr18----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff
(Lou)
|--------------<9>----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------<9>----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------<9>----------------------x4----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--0-0--0--------0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
| * * * * * * |
|(Joshua) |
|--18tp-17tp----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------18tp-17tp-18tp-17tp-------17tp------18tp-17tp-18tp-------------|
|---------------------------------15tp------15tp--------------------x4------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Both Guitars)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------x4----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------^---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--0-0---0---0---0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
Outro:
(Lou)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0s-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0s-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0s-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|(Joshua; finger-style; clean) |
|-----------------------------------------5-----6-----5---------------------|
|--6-----6------5-----5------6-----6----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------x6----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5-----5---3--3-----3----------------3--3-----3------------------------|
|----------------------------3--3-----3-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------5-----6-----5---------------------|
|--6-----6------5-----5------6-----6----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------x4----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5-----5---3--3-----3----------------3--3-----3------------------------|
|----------------------------3--3-----3-------------------------------------|
|(Lou) |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0--0-0-0-0-------------3-3--3-3-3-3------3-3--3-3-3-3---------3s-------|
|--0-0--0-0-0-0-------------3-3--3-3-3-3------3-3--3-3-3-3?x4------3s-------|
|--0-0--0-0-0-0-------------3-3--3-3-3-3------3-3--3-3-3-3---------3s-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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| / 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
| s Sustain
| * Palm mute
| tp Tremolo pic
| tr Trill
| ^ Hit hard
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