Blackfoot - Highway Song
Tabbed By: Shawn Richards
EMail: SM5000@aol.com
Not quite finished yet
Riff A
E--------0--------------------------|-------0------------------|
B----------0------------------------|---------3----------------|
G------------0------0--------0------|-----0-----0------0-------|
D------2-------0------5--------0----|---2---------0------5-----|
A----2------------3------3/5-----5\-|----------------3-----3/5-|
E--0--------------------------------|-0------------------------|
E--------|-------------------------------0---------------------|
B--------|----1-----3-1------------3-------3--------------3----|
G--0-----|------0--------------------2------------------0---0--|
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A------5-|--3------------0p2-----------------0p2---------------|
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E-------------0--------|
B-------0-------0------|
G---------2-------2----|
D-----------1-------1--|
A-0-1-2----------------|
E----------------------|
Solo Intro (while Riff A)
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B-------------|-15/17--15'-(17)15p12--15-12p15-12-|
G--(16)-14-12-|-----------------------------------|
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E---------------------------------12-15-15--15-12-15'-(17)15---|
B-12-15-14'-(15)14--15'-(17)15---------------------------------|
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D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
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E-12-15-14--12-12----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------15-------------------------------------------|
G--------------------14'-(16)14p12-14--12-14-14'(16)14p12------|
D---------------------------------------------------------14---|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1 (while Riff A)
EmCD
Yeah, another day, another doubloon
EmCD
After I'm singing sad and hung
CDEmB7
Oh it's my way of living, I can't change a thing
EmCD
Another town is growing new
EmCD
Oh baby I wish you were here
CDEm
The only way I can see it darling, is in my dreams C
RIT: It's a highway song
D
You're singing on and on, on and on
Solo 1 (while Riff A)
E---------------------------|-------------------7-10-----------|
B----------7-8p7-------8----|--10'-(12)10-8-10'------10'-10-8--|
G--9--7-9--------9-7-9---9--|----------------------------------|
D---------------------------|----------------------------------|
A---------------------------|----------------------------------|
E---------------------------|----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G--9--7-9---------------7/9--7------------------------------|
D---------9\7--5-7p5-----------7'-(8)7p5-7-5p7'-(9)7p5------|
A--------------------7---------------------------------9----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (while Riff A)
If I hurt you, leave my hand
It's the hurt that's on your mind
Oh at last I've shown to give call on me
Well the city lights fly by me
As leave my body in my bed
Oh and dreams of you dance trough my head
C
RIT: It's a highway song
DEm
You're singing on and on, on and on
C
Highway song
D
Is it a flowin', and the road I'm on Solo 2
E------------------------------------12-14-15-14--12-----------|
B----------7-8-----7-8----7-8-10---------------------12-15'----|
G-----7-9--------------7---------9-----------------------------|
D-7/9----------10----------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B-15-12--------------------15'-(17)15p12-15--17-15--------|
G-------14'-(16)14p12-14---------------------------16-----|
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A---------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 3 (while Riff A)
Ehh, those big wheels, red and roll
Even flyin' high and so low
Lord and all the Spanish, ain't as crazy as it seems
Every where they stop and stare
I'm just the stranger through all this road
Oh, I stand alone only in my dreams
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blackfoot/highway_song_tab_ver_5.html )
Am
RIT: It's a highway song
DEm
You're singing on and on, on and on
C
Highway song
DEm
Is it a flowin', and the road I'm on
Am
Ueh, highway song
DEm
You're singing on and on, on and on
C
Highway song uuhh
D
Is it a flowin', and the road that I'm on
| Em | C | D | Em D |
| Em | C | B | Em A |
SOLO (4:23)
E------12------------------------------------12----------------|
B---------12-15'-15'-15'-15'-15-15-15-12--------15-12-14-12----|
G-9/12-----------------------------------14'----------------14-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----12--------15--------|
B-12---------------------------------|-/12----12-15'----15'----|
G----15-14-12-14p12----12-14'-(12)12-|-------------------------|
D-------------------14---------------|-------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-(17)15-15-15-15-15-12-|-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12-----|
G-----------------------|-------14-------14-------14-------14--|
D-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
(4:36)
E----------------|---------------------------------------------|
B-15p12----------|---------------------------------------------|
G-------12-------|-12-14'(16)14-12-----------------------------|
D----------14-14-|-----------------14-14-12-14--14-12----------|
A----------------|-------------------------------------\12-10--|
E----------------|---------------------------------------------|
E----------------------|------------------------------------12-|
B----------------------|--------------------------12-----12----|
G----------------------|-----------12-12-14p12-12----14'-------|
D----------------------|---------------------------------------|
A----10-12-10----10-12-|-10-12-/14-----------------------------|
E-12----------12-------|---------------------------------------|
E-15p12----12-----15-----|-------15p12----15p12----15p12-------|
B-------12----15'----15'-|-15-12-------12-------12-------12----|
G------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E-15p12---15p12------------------------------------------------|
B------12------12--15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12-------|
G-----------------------12------12------12------12------12-----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
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(4:46)
E-----15-15--15--15--15--15--15--------|-----------------------|
B-15'----15'-15'-15'-15'-15'-15'-15p12-|-----15p12-14p12----12-|
G--------------------------------------|-14'-------------14----|
D--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15p12-14p12----15p12-14p12----12-15p12-14p12----15p12-14p12--|
G-------------14-------------14----------------14--------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
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E----------------------------------12-12-15p12---12-15p12----|
B----12-15p12-14p12----15p12-14p12-12-12------12----------12-|
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D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:56)
E-12-15-|-----12-15p12-14p12---15p12-14p12---12-15p12-14p12----|
B-------|-14'---------------14------------14---------------14--|
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E-15p12-14p12---12-15p12-14p12--15'-15-15'-15-15'(17)15-12-----|
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(5:03) as soon as possible I'll finish!
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B-15'-------15'--15-12-|---------------------------------------|
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My Notation is:
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\ slide
' bend
'( ) Bend to the note in ( )
h hammer on
p pull off