HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED
As recorded by Bob Dylan
(From the 1965 Album HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED)
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Bloomfield - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Bob Dylan - Electric Guitar '
Intro
Q=144(8=s8)
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (w/ slide)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W W W W W
|----------|------------|------------|------------|--------||
|----------|-/15--------|-/15--------|-/15--------|-/15----||
|----------|-/15--------|-/15--------|-/15--------|-/15----||
|----------|------------|------------|------------|--------||
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|----------|------------|------------|------------|--------||
1st - 3rd Verses
Bb5
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||--------------------|-------------------|
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
||--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
Eb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10--|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb5
Gtr I
W W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
E E +H +E E +W
|-/18-/18-(18)-------(18)-/18-|-(18)------------------|
|-/18-/18-(18)-------(18)-/18-|-(18)------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|---8---8--10--8-8-8--10----8-|---8--8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|---6---6---6--6-6-6---6----6-|---6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
E E +H E E +W 3x
|-/18-/18-(18)-------/18-/18-|-(18)------------------||
|-/18-/18-(18)-------/18-/18-|-(18)-----------------o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|----------------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------------|-----------------------||
|---8---8--10--8-8-8--10---8-|---8--8-10-8-8-8-10-8-o||
|---6---6---6--6-6-6---6---6-|---6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--||
4th & 5th Verses
Bb5
W W
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|-||o-------------------|-------------------|
|-||--------------------|-------------------|
|-||--------------------|-------------------|
|-||o-------------------|-------------------|
|-||--------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-||--------------------|-------------------|
|-||o-------------------|-------------------|
|-||--------------------|-------------------|
|-||--------------------|-------------------|
|-||o-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-||--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
Eb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
|-------------------|--------------------|
Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--||
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--||
Interlude
1.
Bb5
Gtr I
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
E E +H +E E +H.. E
|-/6-/6-(6)-------(6)-/6-|-(6)----------------/18-|
|-/6-/6-(6)-------(6)-/6-|-(6)----------------/18-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--8--8-10--8-8-8-10---8-|--8---8-10-8-8-8-10---8-|
|--6--6--6--6-6-6--6---6-|--6---6--6-6-6-6--6---6-|
|------3------| |-----3------| |-----3------| |----3-----|
+Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-(18)---/18----/18---/18---/18----/18---|-/18---/18----/18---/18---/18--------|
|-(18)---/18----/18---/18---/18----/18---|-/18---/18----/18---/18---/18--------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---8--8-----10-----8---8-8-----10-----8-|---8-8-----10-----8---8-8-----10---8-|
|---6--6------6-----6---6-6------6-----6-|---6-6------6-----6---6-6------6---6-|
|-----3------| |-----3------| |-----3------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-/16---/16----/16---/16---/16----/16---|-/16---/16----/16---/16\---------||
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
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|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---8-8-----10-----8---8-8-----10-----8-|---8-8-----10-----8---8--8-10-8-o||
|---6-6------6-----6---6-6------6-----6-|---6-6------6-----6---6--6--6-6--||
Outro
2.
Bb5
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Q H. +W
|-/6---/6-------------|-(6)-----------------|
|-/6---/6-------------|-(6)-----------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--8-8-10--8-8-8-10-8-|--8--8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|--6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6-|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q H. +W
|-/6---/6-------------|-(6)-----------------|
|-/6---/6-------------|-(6)-----------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--8-8-10--8-8-8-10-8-|--8--8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|--6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6-|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
|-----3-----| |----3----| |-----3------|
Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------6----6---6-------6-|-(6)---6----6-------------------|
|-8b10----------------------|----------------8---6-----------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------8---6--|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8----8---10---8-8--8-10-8-|--8--8---10---8-8-8---10---8----|
|-6----6----6---6-6--6--6-6-|--6--6----6---6-6-6----6---6----|
H.. E +Q E E E E E E +W
|------------------------|--------6--------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|------------9-6----/11-|-(11)-----------------|
|-------------------8b10-|-(8)-------------------|----------------------|
|-8----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-8---8-10-8-8-8-10-8----|--8--8-10-8-8-8-10---8-|---8--8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6---6--6-6-6-6--6-6----|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6---6-|---6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
H Q E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------*|
|-----------------6b8-|-(6)----6-4-6-4------|---6b8----6pb8r(6)-4------*|
|---------------------|-----------------6-4-|-6--------------------6-4-*|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------*|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8---|--8--8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8---10-8-----8--8-10-8-*|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6---|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6----6-6-----6--6--6-6-*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
