How to play Roll With It by Oasis

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Written By Michelle Nelson
 
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Roll With It by Oasis is the second single from their smash hit 1995 album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? One of four hit singles from the album, Roll With It was a hit in many countries and Oasis became one of the most successful bands in the world during the ‘Britpop’ era. It’s strong rhythms and well defined chord structure make an ideal chart for electric players.

Chords: D7 C7 G A5 Am C G/B D D4 D/C F

What does G/B and D/C mean? Chord symbols with a / followed by another letter name tell us the chord has a bass note that is not the tonic note (‘name-note’) ; ‘G/B’ means ‘G over an B bass’ ; ‘D/C’ means ‘D over an C bass’

Do I have to use the F and G bar-chords? No, if you can’t manage bar chords, just use the open-position shapes. The F bar-chord includes the low F bass note we hear in the recording but is not essential for basic chord accompaniment. Also, it’s okay to play the basic D7 in the intro, if you prefer.

Pick or Fingers? Definitely the pick for this one; the strong rhythm tone of the original is produced by pick strumming.

Acoustic or Electric? Electric guitar ideally but Roll With It will also work on steel-string acoustic.

Lead guitar : the lead solo after the second chorus uses G major pentatonic, is playable in the open-2nd position and mostly on the 3rd and 4th strings.

Relevant pages in Modern Guitar Chord Styles 1 : to learn more about the chords and suggested rhythms in Roll With It see pages 7 - 8, 10, 12 - 14, 20 - 21, 24 and 34. For an excellent introduction to Electric lead soloing, and to learn more about the TAB presentation used in our charts, check out the very helpful Electric Guitar Solo Style 1

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Michelle Nelson

Michelle Nelson is a professional guitarist, composer, and educator with decades of experience across classical and electric styles. A fully accredited VMTA teacher, she has performed in rock bands, classical ensembles, and plucked string orchestras, and currently composes for the Birrarung Trio and Concordia ensemble. Michelle specialises in Classical (Classical era to Modern), Rock, and Blues guitar, and draws inspiration from artists like Ritchie Blackmore, Jeff Beck, Wes Montgomery, and Mauro Giuliani.

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