Key to the Highway By Big Bill Broonzy, as performed by Eric Clapton at the One More Car, One More Rider concert. Tabbed by Sean Sullivan: [email protected] ====================================================================================== [Intro] .."thank you!" E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----0h2---2---2---2---2----------------------------------------| D|----0h2---2---2---2---2-------------0--------------------------| A|--0-----0---0---0---0---------0-3~~---3\5~~--5--3--5-0---------| E|-------------------------0--3----------------------------------| pop the strings here E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2--2--2b--------------------------| D|--------------------------2-0---------------------| A|-------------------------------2-1-0--------------| E|-------------------------------------3b-0---------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|----2\5-5--5---5/--2-4-5--4--2-------------------------------| D|----2\5-5--4---4/--2-4-5--4--2---------------0---------------| A|--0--------0-0-----0---0--0--0--------0--3~~---------0-------| E|---------------------------------0--3------------3~~---------| upward rake with the pads of your fingers E|-1\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------| B|-3\5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-1-3-1--1-3-1------------------------| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------3-0--------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---------2-0----------------| A|-------------------------------------------------2-1-0---------| E|--------------------------------------------------------3-0----| E|-1/3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-5-5-5-3-3-1-3-1-3-1-----3-1-1h3-1h3-1h3-3b--3-1--------------------------| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0----------------------2-0---------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----------------------------2-0-----------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-1-0----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------3~~-0---| turnaround! E|------------------------\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--------0-0--------| B|------------------------------------------------0-0-0--------| G|----2------2---2----2--------------------------1--1-1--------| D|------2---2---2----2----\5---4---3-------2-2-2-2-------------| A|--0-----0---0----0-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| ====================================================================================== [Theme] rake these notes, don't finger pick! E|---\9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------10-10-10-10-12-12-10-----| B|---\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------9--9--9--9--9--9--9------| G|---\9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------9--9--9--9--9--9--9------| D|----x--------x--------x--------x--------------------------------------| A|-0--0--------0--------0--------0--------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------0--0------0-----0-----0------| ^these bass notes are very important; strike them hard on your downward rakes! upward rake like in the intro E|------2-2-2--2-2------2-2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------------------------| B|------1-1-1--1-1------0-0-0-0--1-1-1-----\5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5----------| G|------2-2-2--2-2------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----\6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6----------| D|-----------------------------------------\5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5----------| A|---------------------------------------0--0------0------0------0----------| E|--0-2-------2-----1-2-----2----2------------------------------------0-----| E|--0----------------------\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--------0-0-------| B|----3p2p0----0-----------------------------------0-0-0-------| G|-----------2--------2--------------------------1---1-1-------| D|---------------0h2----2--\5---4-----3-----2--2-2-------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Its pretty much the same theme throughout the song, except during the verses instead of doing this: E|------------------------------------| B|-----\5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--------| G|-----\6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6--------| D|-----\5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--------| A|---0--0------0------0------0--------| E|------------------------------0-----| Do this: E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------x--x----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------x--x----------------------------------------| D|---2---4---2---4-------2---------------and back to the turnaround--------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2\4-----2---2--2--------------------------------------| E|-------------------------0----------0------------------------------------| ====================================================================================== [Solo] E|---\9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------10-10-10-10-12-12-10-------| B|---\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------| G|---\9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------| D|----x--------x--------x--------x----------------------------------------| A|-0--0--------0--------0--------0----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------0--0------0-----0-----0--------| E|-----\5--5---8b-5--8b-8b-8p5-5------------------------------------------------| B|-----\5--5---8b-5--------------7--5-------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------7\----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------2---4---2---4-------2------------| A|-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2\4--------------| E|-1-2---------------------------------------------------------------0----------| E|--0----------------------\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--------0-0-------| B|----3p2p0----0-----------------------------------0-0-0-------| G|-----------2--------2--------------------------1---1-1-------| D|---------------0h2----2--\5---4-----3-----2--2-2-------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| ====================================================================================== And its the same as before until the [Outro] note that you stay on the 12th fret here E|---\9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------10-10-10-12-12-12-12----------------| B|---\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------------| G|---\9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------------| D|----x--------x--------x--------x-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--------0--------0--------0-------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------0--0------0-----0-----0-----------------| EC mixing it up a bit... E|------2-2-2--2-2------2-2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------------------------| B|------1-1-1--1-1------0-0-0-0--1-1-1-----\5-5-5--4-4-4--5-5-5--5----------| G|------2-2-2--2-2------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----\6-6-6--5-5-5--6-6-6--6----------| D|-----------------------------------------\5-5-5--4-4-4--5-5-5--5----------| A|---------------------------------------0--0------0------0------0----------| E|--0-2-------2-----1-2-----2----2------------------------------------0-----| E|--0------------------------/5---5---5--5----------3-------------| B|----3p2p0----0-------------------------------1-2--2-------------| G|-----------2--------2------------------------1-2--2-------------| D|---------------0h2----2----/5-5-4-4-3--2-----1-2--2-------------| A|-------------------------------------------0-0-0----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato ************************************ And you're done!
