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(pick scrape)   0  X *doubled throughout G X   (0:11) F/C   15 15 1/2 15 15 15 15 15 1515 15 [A] Rhy Fig Gtr 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 let ring 1/2  15 ! 15 15 15 0 15 15 ( 15) 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 4 (repeat previous bar) 10 3 5 6 7 GU I TA R WOR L D • HOL I DAY 2015 8 0 [D/A] Bass 134 C ! ! B 2 2 F/C 3 [D/A] [G/A] 10 8 8 8 8 4 4 4  ROLL WITH THE CHANGES WORDS AND MUSIC BY KEVIN CRONIN COPYRIGHT (C) 1978 FATE MUSIC (ASCAP) INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT SECURED ALL RIGHTS RESERVED REPRINTED BY PERMISSION OF HAL LEONARD CORPORATION “ ROLL WITH THE CHANGES” B¨/C  20 F/C C 20 17 20 17 [G/A] 3 3 3  3 3 4 5 20 17 19 17 17 0 C Bass 15 15 15 8 1/2 15 15 15 15  15 15 13 13  [A] 4 8 Woman I am felt the tables 2 0 2 0 2 0 8 2 2 2 2 2 end Rhy Fig  2  2   end Bass Fig 10 10   are on to make the break that we The brink me through my darkest Got [G/A] [D/A] willing turnin’ [D/A] [A] Rhy Fig 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 C Bass Fig G8  10 4 4 4 4 4 F/C 10 8 8 3 8 10 8 my cup is on the table I heard the thunder clappin’ 8 8 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 10 4 10 8 8 8 8 Waiting until 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 4 F/C 10 8 8 [D/A] 10 Our love is spilling Felt the desert burnin C 3 F/C  [A] Gtr plays Fill second time (see below) 3 B¨/C 10 8 8 of hour 12 15 15 10 Verses (0:21, 1:12) Gtr 1/2 15 15 [D/A] 10 19 As soon as you are able 5 6 7 8 4 4 4  10 8 8 8 8 Fill (1:21) Gtr  (C)   (F/C)    X X ! (B¨/C) ! ! (F/C) (C) w/fdbk ! 3 ! pitch: Bb guitarworld.com 135 TRANSCRIPTIONS Gtr 15 here for poured on you B¨/C you me to take and drink like a sweet sunshower F/C C of   Gtr [D/A] [G/A] 3 3 3 3 3 3  0 2 0 2 0 2  2 10 2 2 2 2 D   17     8 8 2 0 2 10 8 1st and 2nd Pre-choruses (0:42, 1:32) So if you’retired of the same I’ll be here when you are ready D5 C5 B¨5 3 [G] Rhy Fig 3 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 [Bm] 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 old 0 [A] 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 10 10 8 2 0 2 0 2 10 10 10 10 10 8 12 2  2 20 11  11  X [A] 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0   2 0 2     2 136 8 8 8 GU I TA R WOR L D • HOL I DAY 2015 2 0 2 8 10 D5 0 0 0 X [Bm] 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 2nd time, skip ahead to Yeah Ah [A] 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 10 10 10 10 F 10 10 2nd Guitar Solo (bar 27) (woo) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 [E7no3] [A] [E] Substitute Rhy Fill 1a second time (see next page) 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 end Bass Fig 10 [G] 2 0 2 turn some pages 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 0 2 end Bass Fig 0 0 [D/A] [A] [E7no3] end Rhy Fig 2 0 2 Substitute Rhy Fill second time (see next page) [D/A] [A] 0 N.C.(G7) 11 11 11 11 11 2 oh with the changes B¨5 10 10 10 N.C.(C) [D/A] [A] 6 to roll 0 Bass Fig 2 story end Rhy Fig 2 2 10 8 [A] Bass X Substitute Bass Fill second time (see next page) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 7 “ ROLL WITH THE CHANGES” E 1st Guitar Solo (1:02) C [A] Gtr plays Rhy Fig (see bar 5) Gtr 23  11 11 11 F/C [D/A]  11 11 11 11   11 11 ! Bass plays Bass Fig (see bar 5)  B¨/C [G/A] 25 15 F/C [D/A] 11 0 F 10 10 13 12 15 C [A] 15 15 18 0 12 12 15 2nd Guitar Solo (1:53) F/C [D/A] Gtr plays Rhy Fig simile (see bar 9)  27 11 8 11 13 13 18 13 20 (grad bend 0 0 only) 11 11 8  11  F/C [D/A] 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 0 Go back to C 2nd Verse (bar 9) I knew it had to happen B¨/C [G/A] 0 11 11 8 11 10 10 8 7 7 5 5 0 Bass plays Bass Fig simile (see bar 9) Woo C [A]  30 7 5 5  B¨/C [G/A] 33  0 0 0 0 8 5 8 5 7 7 5 7 7 F/C [D/A] 10 10 8 10 12 10 10 G   35 3rd Pre-chorus (2:13) of the same If you’re tired old I’ll be here when you are ready C5 B¨5 D5 [A] [Bm] [G] Gtr plays Rhy Fig (see bar 17) 3 F/C [D/A] 0 7 5 0 0 story 10 8 11 11 C [A] 8 oh to roll with the changes B¨5 [G] 7 8 11  0 0 0 3 0 8 8 11 11 8 11 0 0 0 baby turn some pages D5 [Bm] N.C.(C) [A] 0 0 0 5 0 0  11 !  11 11 8 11 11 0 0   Bass plays Bass Fig (see bar 17) Rhy Fill (1:50) Gtr  Rhy Fill 1a (1:50) (G7)   3 3 3 3  0 11 0 Gtr    [E7no3] [A] [E][A] 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Bass Fill (1:50)   (G7) 3 3 3 5 6 guitarworld.com 137 TRANSCRIPTIONS baby with the changes roll Oh you roll you roll you roll you got to N.C.(G7) Gtr 39   3 3 3 3 3 3 3 [E7no3]   [A/E] Gtr   3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 4 H 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 [A/E] 3 3 3 [E7no3] 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 2 3 8 [A/E] [E] 3 3 4 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 5 5 Chorus (2:39) oh Oh yeah (Keep on rollin’) (Keep on rollin’) (Ooh oh you got Oh baby to learn to (Keep on rollin’) (Keep on rollin’) (Ooh (F/C) (B¨/C) N.C.(C) [D/A] [G/A] [A] Gtr plays Rhy Fig (see bar 9) Roll ooh roll ooh (F/C) [D/A] 5 6 with the changes ooh) with the changes ooh) (C) [A] 7 7 Keep ! 3 3 !  ! 3 3 3 3   3       Substitute Bass Fig simile on repeat (see bar 9) Oh yeah oh Now roll with the changes (Ooh (Keep on rollin’) (Keep on rollin’) ooh) ooh to keep on rollin’ Got to keep on Oh you got to learn to Got to learn to Got to learn to roll (Ooh (Keep on rollin’) (Keep on rollin’) ooh) ooh (B¨/C) (C) (F/C) (C) (F/C) [G/A] [A] [D/A] [A] [D/A] Bass 46 ! I 3 3 !  3 3 3 3 3 3  Oh baby yeah 3 3    Substitute Bass Fill second time (see below) Keyboard Solo (3:20) (F/C) N.C.(C) [A] [D/A] Gtr plays Rhy Fig (see bar 9) Gtr 50    Got to got to got to got ! 2 on rollin’ Gtr 42 (first time only)   !3 Bass   ! [A/E] 5 [E7no3]   4 Gtr [A/E] 3 3 4 4 2 2 2   Bass 3   2   [E7no3] Gtr (elec w/dist.)   (F/C) [D/A] (B¨/C) [G/A]   (C) [A] (4th time)  1 15 15 15 15 Bass plays Bass Fig twice simile (see bar 9) 138 GU I TA R WOR L D • HOL I DAY 2015 8 (play times) 15    11   X  !   Gtr (pick scrape) Gtr Bass Fill (3:17) (C)    15 7 8 9 10 10 7 10 “ ROLL WITH THE CHANGES” J 3rd Guitar Solo (4:00) (F/C) (C) [D/A] [A] Gtr plays Rhy Fig twice (see bar 9)  !  11 11 Gtr 54 11 8 11 (B¨/C) [G/A} (F/C) [D/A] 8 10 11 8 10 8 8 10 8 10 8 12 10 8 12 8 10 10 10 10 10 8 Bass plays Bass Fig twice simile (see bar 9) (C) [A] 57 (F/C) [D/A] Gtr P.H    X X    1 7  10 10 7 7 7  P.H 7 10 8 10 8 10 P.M P.M 7 P.M 8 8 11 ! 7 (C) [A] P.M 15 8 8 1/2 1/2 15 15 15 15 15 0  88 8 P.M P.M 7 P.M ! 7  88 15 15 20 15 15 0 0 10 10 12 10 10 7 8 8 8 8 8 P.M 5 7 8 scrape)  (pick P.M 5 X (C) [A] 8 10 8 8 8 8  10 7  88 8 7  (let ring into next four bars) let ring (F/C) [D/A] (F/C) [D/A] 68 P.M (F/C) [D/A] 1/2 15 15 15 15 8 11 ! (B¨/C) [G/A}   (let ring into next bar) (F/C) [D/A] slight P.H 1 pitch: E (F/C) [D/A]  88  pitch: F# (B¨/C) Gtr [G/A] P.M 60 Gtr 66 1 Gtr Gtr 62 15 15 1 7 7 !  88 8 8 8 8  88 (B¨/C) [G/A} 0 0 (C) [A] 9 7 7 7 guitarworld.com 139 TRANSCRIPTIONS “ ROLL WITH THE CHANGES” K Outro (4:41) Keep on rollin’ Keep on rollin’ (F/C) N.C.(C) [D/A] [A] Gtr plays Rhy Fig (see bar 9) 70 ! Ooh (B¨/C) [G/A] ! ooh ooh (F/C) [D/A] (C) [A] ! ! Bass plays Bass Fig (see bar 9) Keep on rollin’ (C) [A] Keep on rollin’ (F/C) [D/A] ooh (F/C) [D/A] Ooh (B¨/C) [G/A] ooh (C) [A] 74  8 0 12 Keep on rollin’ F5 [D/A] Gtr plays first six bars of Rhy Fig (see bar 9) C5 78 Keep on rollin’   0   12  10 0  /108  0 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 ooh F5 [D/A] ooh N.C.(C) [A] 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 0  ooh B¨5 [G/A]  8 1 10  /108  0 0 12 12  12 12  11 11 X X   Bass plays first six bars of Bass Fig (see bar 9) 82 C5 [A] Keep on rollin’ L (5:17) Ooh B¨5  Gtr 84 [G]  Gtr ooh F  Keep on F5 [D/A] 5 0 10  12  13 12 [D/A] [A] Bass 140   ! ! 0 3 N.C.(C) 12 11 11 10 10 12 11 11 10 10    0 0  X 3 0 Freely 10 10 10  rollin’ (trem strum) 2 0 2  2  (trem pick) GU I TA R WOR L D • HOL I DAY 2015    8 ! 7 7  7  (pick scrape)  X  !   0 2    2  8  ! 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