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 / w/ chorus) 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 |---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|----------1----------| |-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2-----2-----2-| |-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3----------3----| |---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-----------------| |-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2-------------------| | | Gtr III (Harmonica arr. for Gtr w/ capo 1st fret) | W W W H E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| 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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 |---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------| |-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-| |-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---| |---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------| |-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-4---------------| 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 |---------1-------|-----------------------|| |-------2---2---2-|-------2---------------|| |-----3-------3---|-----3--------15-15----|| |---3-------------|---3-------15-------15-|| |-----------------|-----------------------|| |-2---------------|-2---------------------|| | | Gtr IV (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret) | W H E E S S E |-----------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------|--------------14-14----|| |-----------------|-----------15-------15-|| |-----------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------------|| Guitar Solo N.C. ~~~~ E E Q +H +Q. E S S E E E |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-15----15--(15)----|-(15)------15-15----15----| |----15-------------|--------15-------15----15-| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| | | ~~~~ | E E Q +H +Q. E S S E E E |-------------------|--------------------------| |-14----14--(14)----|-(14)------14-14----14----| |----15-------------|--------15-------15----15-| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| ~~~~ E E Q +H +Q. 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E S S E S S E |-------14-------------|--------------------------14--| |-14-14----14--(14)----|-(14)------14-14----14-14-----| |----------------------|--------15-------15-----------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| G Q a +E E Q E a a E Q E E Q E E |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |-16b18===(16)r(16)p14-16--14h16p14-13-|-14--13-11-10--11-13-| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| | | Q a +E E Q E a a E Q E E Q E E |-16b18===(16)r(16)p14-16--14h16p14-13-|-14--13-11-10--11-13-| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| | | G | W W |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------| Bbm Bbm/Gb tr II H.. 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E |-11---------------11-|-9---------------9S===| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| | |tr I | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------1--------|-----------1----------| |----------2---2----2-|---------2---2---2----| |--------3-------3----|-------3-------3------| |------3--------------|-----3----------------| |--1------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|-4--------------------| Outro H.=H D.S. al Coda & Bbm/Gb Bbm/Gb E E +H. +W W |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| |-2-4-(4)-----------|-(4)----------------||------------------| |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| | | E E +H. +W W |-2-4-(4)-----------|-(4)----------------||------------------| |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| | | 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 |-----------1-------|-----------1--------||---------1--------| |---------2---2---2-|---------2---2---2--||-------2---2---2--| |------3--------3---|-------3-------3----||-----3-------3----| |---3---------------|-----3--------------||---3--------------| |-------------------|--------------------||------------------| |-4-----------------|--2-----------------||-2----------------| F7 F7sus4F7 Bbm Gtr I E E E E +H H H W |------------------|-------^1----|-^1----*| |-^2-----^1-(1)----|-^1----^1----|-^2----*| |-^3-----^2-(2)----|-^3----^2----|-^3----*| |-^3-----^1-(1)----|-^1----^1----|-^3----*| |--------^3-(3)----|-^3----------|-^1----*| |-^2-----^1-(1)----|-^1----------|-------*| 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