'Highway Song' by Blackfoot - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Highway Song
Song lyrics:
Blackfoot - Highway Song
Tabbed By: Shawn Richards
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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--|
D----0---|--------2-----------0--------0---------0----2--------|
A------5-|--3------------0p2-----------------0p2---------------|
E--------|-----------------------2------------------0----------|
E-------------0--------|
B-------0-------0------|
G---------2-------2----|
D-----------1-------1--|
A-0-1-2----------------|
E----------------------|
Solo Intro (while Riff A)
E-------------|-----------------------------------|
B-------------|-15/17--15'-(17)15p12--15-12p15-12-|
G--(16)-14-12-|-----------------------------------|
D-------------|-----------------------------------|
A-------------|-----------------------------------|
E-------------|-----------------------------------|
E---------------------------------12-15-15--15-12-15'-(17)15---|
B-12-15-14'-(15)14--15'-(17)15---------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-12-15-14--12-12----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------15-------------------------------------------|
G--------------------14'-(16)14p12-14--12-14-14'(16)14p12------|
D---------------------------------------------------------14---|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (while Riff A)
Em C D
Yeah, another day, another doubloon
Em C D
After I'm singing sad and hung
C D Em B7
Oh it's my way of living, I can't change a thing
Em C D
Another town is growing new
Em C D
Oh baby I wish you were here
C D Em
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---------97--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
D Em
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-----|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
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
Am
RIT: It's a highway song
D Em
You're singing on and on, on and on
C
Highway song
D Em
Is it a flowin', and the road I'm on
Am
Ueh, highway song
D Em
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--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
(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--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------12-12-15p12---12-15p12----|
B----12-15p12-14p12----15p12-14p12-12-12------12----------12-|
G-14----------------14---------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:56)
E-12-15-|-----12-15p12-14p12---15p12-14p12---12-15p12-14p12----|
B-------|-14'---------------14------------14---------------14--|
G-------|------------------------------------------------------|
D-------|------------------------------------------------------|
A-------|------------------------------------------------------|
E-------|------------------------------------------------------|
E-15p12-14p12---12-15p12-14p12--15'-15-15'-15-15'(17)15-12-----|
B------------14-----------------------------------------12-----|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
(5:03) as soon as possible I'll finish!
E-----15-12-15---------|---------------------------------------|
B-15'-------15'--15-12-|---------------------------------------|
G----------------------|---------------------------------------|
D----------------------|---------------------------------------|
A----------------------|---------------------------------------|
E----------------------|---------------------------------------|
My Notation is:
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' bend
'( ) Bend to the note in ( )
h hammer on
p pull off