SEASONS
As recorded by The Steve Miller Band
(From the 1969 Album BRAVE NEW WORLD)
Words and Music by Steve Miller & Ben Sidran
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Steve Miller - Acoustic Guitar / Down 1 step: DGCFAD'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Steve Miller - Electric Guitar / Down 1 step: DGCFAD'
Intro
Q=84
D G/D D7sus4 G/D D G/D D7sus4 G/D
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ reverb / Tune down 1 step: DGCFAD)
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----2-------3---|-----5-------3---|-----2-------3---|-----5-------3---||
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------||
|---2---2---4---4-|---5---5---4---4-|---2---2---4---4-|---5---5---4---4-||
|-2-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------0-------|-0-------0-------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
D G/D D7sus4 G/D G G/F# G/E G/F#
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------2-------3---|-----5-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|
||----2---2---4---4-|---5---5---4---4-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
||--2-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-5-------4-------|-2-------4---4---|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1.
To Coda
C C/B C/A C/B C C/B C/A G
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-1---1---0---1---|-0---1---0---1-0---1-|-1---1---0---1----|-0---1-----------|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-----0---|---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0---0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-3-------2-------|-0-------2-----2-----|-3-------2--------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|---------3---3---|
D G/D D7sus4 G/D D G/D D7sus4 G/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----2-------3---|-----5-------3---|-----2-------3---|-----5-------3-----||
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--------o||
|---2---2---4---4-|---5---5---4---4-|---2---2---4---4-|---5---5---4---4---||
|-2-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------0-------|-0-------0---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
2.
C/A G D G/D D7sus4 G/D D G/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----2-------3---|-----5-------3---|-----2-------3----|
|-0---1-----------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--------|
|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---4---4-|---5---5---4---4-|---2---2---4---4--|
|-----------------|-2-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------0--------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bridge
D7sus4 G/D N.C.
Gtrs I, II (Clean El. Gtr. / Down 1 step: DGCFAD)
E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
|-----5-------3---||----------------|
|-3-------3-------||-----1----------|
|---5---5---4---4-||-2-4-2-2-(2)----|
|-0-------0-------||-4-5---4-(4)----|
|-----------------||----------------|
|-----------------||----------------|
2/4
E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
|----------------|----------------|-----------|
|-----1----------|-----1----------|-----1-----|
|-2-4-2-2-(2)----|-2-4-2-2-(2)----|-2-4-2-2---|
|-4-5---4-(4)----|-4-5---4-(4)----|-4-5---4---|
|----------------|----------------|-----------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------|
G G/F# G/E G/F# C C/B C/A C/B
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-1---1---0---1---|-0---1---0---1-0---1-|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-----0---|
|-5-------4-------|-2-------4---4---|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0-------2-----2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
C C/B C/A G D G/D D7sus4 G/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------3---|-----5-------3----|
|-1---1---0---1---|-0---1-----------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--------|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---4---4-|---5---5---4---4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------0-------|-0-------0--------|
|-3-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------3---3---|-----------------|------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
D G/D D7sus4 G/D C/A G D G/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----2-------3---|-----5-------3----||-----------------|-----2-------3---|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3--------||-0---1-----------|-3-------3-------|
|---2---2---4---4-|---5---5---4---4--||---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---4---4-|
|-2-------0-------|-0-------0--------||-----------------|-2-------0-------|
|-----------------|------------------||-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------||---------3---3---|-----------------|
Outro
D7sus4 G/D D G/D D7sus4 G/D D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|-----5-------3---|-----2-------3---|-----5-------3---||-------------------|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------||-----3---3-------3-|
|---5---5---4---4-|---2---2---4---4-|---5---5---4---4-||---2---2---2-2h4---|
|-0-------0-------|-2-------0-------|-0-------0-------||-0-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------|
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----3---3-------3-|-----3---3-------3-|-----3---3-------3--|
|---2---2---2-2h4---|---2---2---2-2h4---|---2---2---2-2h4----|
|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|-0------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----3---3-------3-|-----3---3-------3-|
|---2---2---2-2h4---|---2---2---2-2h4---|
|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----3---3-------3-|-----3---3-------3---|
|---2---2---2-2h4---|---2---2---2-2h4-----|
|-0-----------------|-0-------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
N.C.
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E E E Q E S S E E E E Q E S S E 8x E E E E E E E S S +W
||-------------------|-------------------||-5-3-2-0-----------|--------*|
||o-----3----------3-|-----3----------3-o||---------3-2-0-0h2-|-(2)----*|
||----2---2--2-2h4---|---2---2--2-2h4----||-------------------|--------*|
||--0----------------|-0-----------------||-------------------|--------*|
||o------------------|------------------o||-------------------|--------*|
||-------------------|-------------------||-------------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
