WINTER TIME
As recorded by The Steve Miller Band
(From the 1977 Album BOOK OF DREAMS)
Words and Music by Steve Miller
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'David Denny - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Miller - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Norton Buffalo - Harmonica arr. for Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Miller - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret)'
Intro
Q=106
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb
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
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|----------0---------|
|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|-------1-----1----1-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2----------2---|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-1------------------|
|
| Gtr III (Harmonica arr. for Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
| W W W H E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------10-12-10-9-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Bbm Bbm/Ab
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------0-------------|--------------0-------------|
|--------1------1--------1-|----------1------1--------1-|
|------2-------------2-----|--------2-------------2-----|
|----2---------------------|-----2----------------------|
|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|--3-------------------------|
|
| |----3----| |----3----|
| H +Q Q Q E E Q +Q Q Q
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------9---|-12-------------------------|
|-10-------(10)---12-------|----12-12---(12)---10---9---|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0-------|------------0----------|
|--------1----1---1-|----------1----1----1--|
|------2--------2---|--------2---------2----|
|----2--------------|------2----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|--3----------------|---3-------------------|
|
| H H +H E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------9--|
|-12-------10-------|-(10)---------10-12----|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
Bbm Bbm/Ab
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0----------|------------0---------|
|---------1-----1----1-|---------1------1---1-|
|-------2----------2---|-------2----------2---|
|-----2----------------|-----2----------------|
|--0-------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|--3-------------------|
|
| ~~
| +H E a E E E +H +E E Q
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-(9)-------9-9p7----7-|-(7)-------(7)--------|
|-----------------10---|---------------10-9---|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
Bbm/Gb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------0-------|-------------0----------|
|------------1---1---1-|----------1-----1----1--|
|---------2--------2---|--------2----------2----|
|-----2----------------|------2-----------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|--1-------------------|---1--------------------|
|
| E E +H. +Q Q E E E E
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|-12-10-(10)-----------|-(10)-------10-12-10-9--|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
Bbm Bbm/Ab
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------0-------------|--------------0-------------|
|--------1------1--------1-|----------1------1--------1-|
|------2-------------2-----|--------2-------------2-----|
|----2---------------------|-----2----------------------|
|--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|--3-------------------------|
|
| |----3----| |----3----|
| H +Q Q Q E E Q +Q Q Q
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------9---|-12-------------------------|
|-10-------(10)---12-------|----12-12---(12)---10---9---|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Bbm/Gb
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0-------|------------0--------||
|--------1----1---1-|----------1---1---1--||
|------2--------2---|--------2-------2----||
|----2--------------|------2--------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|--1----------------|---1-----------------||
|
| H H +H H
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-12-------10-------|-(10)----------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
Chorus
$
Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb
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
||----------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0--------|
||o-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1--|
||------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2----|
||----2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2--------------|
||o-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-1----------------|
Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb
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
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
1.
To Coda
Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb
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
|---------0-------|---------0--------|---------0-------|---------0--------|
|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1--|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1--|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2----|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2----|
|---2-------------|---2--------------|---2-------------|---2--------------|
|-0---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-3----------------|-1---------------|-1----------------|
Bbm Bbm/Ab Bbm/Gb
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
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0--------||
|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-o||
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2----||
|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2--------------||
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-1----------------||
2.
Bbm/Gb Bbm Bbm/Ab
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
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|-------1---1---1-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
Bbm/Ab
Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|---------0-------|-----------------------||
|-------1---1---1-|-------1---------------||
|-----2-------2---|-----2--------14-14----||
|---2-------------|---2-------14-------14-||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-1---------------|-1---------------------||
|
| Gtr IV (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
| W H E E S S E
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|--------------13-13----||
|-----------------|-----------14-------14-||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
~~~~
E E Q +H +Q. E S S E E E
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-14----14--(14)----|-(14)------14-14----14----|
|----14-------------|--------14-------14----14-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|
| ~~~~
| E E Q +H +Q. E S S E E E
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-13----13--(13)----|-(13)------13-13----13----|
|----14-------------|--------14-------14----14-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~
E E Q +H +Q. E S S E E E
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|----13-------------|--------------------------|
|-14----14--(14)----|-(14)------14-14----14----|
|-------------------|--------14-------14----14-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|
| ~~~~
| E E Q +H +Q. E S S E E E
|----13-------------|--------------------------|
|-13----13--(13)----|-(13)------13-13----13----|
|-------------------|--------14-------14----14-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~
S S E Q +H +Q. E S S E S S E
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|-------13-------------|--------------------------13--|
|-14-14----14--(14)----|-(14)------14-14----14-14-----|
|----------------------|--------14-------14-----------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~
| S S E Q +H +Q. E S S E S S E
|-------13-------------|--------------------------13--|
|-13-13----13--(13)----|-(13)------13-13----13-13-----|
|----------------------|--------14-------14-----------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
G
Q a +E E Q E a a E Q E E Q E E
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-15b17===(15)r(15)p13-15--13h15p13-12-|-13--12-10-9--10-12-|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|
| Q a +E E Q E a a E Q E E Q E E
|-15b17===(15)r(15)p13-15--13h15p13-12-|-13--12-10-9--10-12-|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|
| G
| W W
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
Bbm Bbm/Gb
tr II
H.. E H.. E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-10---------------10-|-8---------------8S===|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| H.. E H.. E
|-10---------------10-|-8---------------8S===|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
|Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------0--------|-----------0----------|
|----------1---1----1-|---------1---1---1----|
|--------2-------2----|-------2-------2------|
|------2--------------|-----2----------------|
|--0------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-3--------------------|
Outro
H.=H
D.S. al Coda &
Bbm/Gb Bbm/Gb
E E +H. +W W
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-1-3-(3)-----------|-(3)----------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|
| E E +H. +W W
|-1-3-(3)-----------|-(3)----------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------0-------|-----------0--------||---------0--------|
|---------1---1---1-|---------1---1---1--||-------0---0---0--|
|------2--------2---|-------2-------2----||-----1-------1----|
|---2---------------|-----2--------------||---1--------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-3-----------------|--1-----------------||-0----------------|
F7 F7sus4F7 Bbm
Gtr I
E E E E +H H H W
|------------------|-------^0----|-^0----*|
|-^1-----^0-(0)----|-^0----^0----|-^1----*|
|-^2-----^1-(1)----|-^2----^1----|-^2----*|
|-^2-----^0-(0)----|-^0----^0----|-^2----*|
|--------^2-(2)----|-^2----------|-^0----*|
|-^1-----^0-(0)----|-^0----------|-------*|
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
