{c:The most dominant riff that goes through the whole song, or rather: wherever there is an E chord, is (it is mainly played on the bass strings, but of course it doesn't matter if more strings are sounding):} : . . . : . . . |-0---------------|------------------- |-0---------------|------------------- |-0---------------|------------------- |-0---------------|-3---0-5---0-3----- |-0---------------|-3---0-5---0-3----- |-0---------------|-3---0-5---0-3----- : . . . : |-----------------|-------- |-----------------|-------- |-----------------|-------- |-3---0-----------|-------- |---------3p0-----|-------- |-------------3---|-0------ {c:There are other riffs, but they are all mainly variations on the same theme: open strings and strings stopped on the 3rd fret. One might even use one's own imagination...} E Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door A E Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door B If I don't get the girl I'm loving E Won't go down to Highway 51 no more. Well, I know that highway like I know my hand Yes, I know that highway like I know the back of my hand Running from up Wisconsin way down to no man's land. Well, if I should die before my time should come And if I should die before my time should come Won't you bury my body out on the Highway 51. Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door I said, Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door If I don't get the girl I'm loving Won't go down to Highway 51 no more.