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Spinning Wheel Blues
G7 C9 (quick change)
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
G|4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
D|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
A|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
G7
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
G|4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|
D|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
A|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
E|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
. . . . . . . .
C9
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
G|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
D|2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
A|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
G7
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
G|4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|
D|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
A|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
E|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
. . . . . . . .
D9 C9
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
G|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
D|4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
A|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
G7 D9
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
G|4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
D|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|
A|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
E|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
For the right "Quo-feel" play the chords above the dots (.) very
short. The other (shorter) chord may sound for its full value (and
that's not too long). And it might be (as I said above) that Rick
was using the more basic triads (without third) but that's less
important for the sound then you being able to play the rhythm
staccato. Just listen to Rick's rhythm to know what I mean.
When you're ready for it, just add the words! Play the progression
once for each verse and twice for the solo's.
Intro: |G7 |G7 |G7 |G7 |
Well I spent my money on the spinning wheel last night (2x)
I went on red twenty-seven, it didn't do me right
Well I went in smilin' but I came out feeling down (2x)
Well now that I'm a poor man, I got no friends around
Solo (guitar)
I went high on that lonesome, high on that lonesome hill (2x)
I need a whole lot of money so I can pay my bills
Well the spinning wheel blues I need to pack-ah-my bags and go (2x)
I have to leave my hotel, 'cause they don't want me no more
Solo (Harp)
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3. Tabs
Intro:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------8/10----|------------------------|
B|------6-----8p6---------8-|----8\------------------|
G|------7---------7---------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 3 4
E|------------------8/10----|------------------------|--------------|
B|----6-6-----8p6---------8-|------------------------|--------------|
G|----7-7---7-----7---------|------------------------|--------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------0-3p0-3-|5p3-0---------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------|
Verse 1, fill 1:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------8/10----|------------------------|
B|------6-----8p6---------8-|----8\------------------|
G|------7---------7---------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
Verse 1, fill 2:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------8/10----|------------------------|
B|------8p6---6-----------8-|----8\------------------|
G|----------7---------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
Verse 1, fill 3:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------0-3p0-3-|5p3-0-------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Verse 2, fill 1:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------10----10----10----10----10-|13/15----------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------12------------------|
G|---------12----12----12----12----|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
Verse 2, fill 2
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------10----10----10----10-------|------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------|
G|---------12----12----12----12-11-|10----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------|
Verse 2, fill 3
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|-----------------(15)---| start of
B|------------------------|------------------------| the solo
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------0-----|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Solo:
4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|15----|13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-|
B|------|------------------------------------|
G|------|------------------------------------|
D|------|------------------------------------|
A|------|------------------------------------|
E|------|------------------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-|13--15---13--15--13---15--|
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
*you have to bend
these a little higher
than 18 to create the
friction between Gminor
and Gmajor
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|17b18*--17b18*--17b18*-------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------18-18-18--18-|18----15-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------18-17----------|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------15-17--15-----------|---------------------------|
D|----------17---------------17p15-|17-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----17-----------17-15-----|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------18-|
* bend 1/4 tone
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------|6*----------------------|
G|----------------7-7-7---7-|------7---6-5-----------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------|
E|15------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|----10---8---6-8-6-8-6-8-|7-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|----8-------8-----------|
G|-------------------------|----------9---------5-6-|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------10----10----|10--------------------6-|
B|------------------------|------8-----8\------8---|
G|7-----7---------7-----7-|----7-------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
* bend 1/4 tone
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|8--p6-8--p6-8--p6-------|----6*--------------------|
B|------------------8--p6-|8---------------------6h7-|
G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
* bend 1/4 tone * bend 1/4 tone
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|----6*----------10--10--|10p9p8-------10p9p8-------|
B|8-----------------------|-------11*-8--------11*-8-|
G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
* bend 1/4 tone
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|10p9p8-------10p9p8-----8-|--------------------------|
B|-------11*-8--------11*---|11--8-------8-------------|
G|--------------------------|----------9---------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------12p10-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----12-------------10-----|12p11p10---------------------|
D|9---------------12-----12-|---------12--11-10--------12-|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|10----10----8------8---8-|------------------------|
B|----------------11-------|----8-------8-----8-----|
G|-------------------------|----------9-------9-----|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------------------|------------------------|
B|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------------|
G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|12\---------------------|
D|------------------------------------|12\---------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------|
Verse 3, fill 1
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------3-----------------|3---3-3-----------------|
B|------3-----------------|3---3-3-----------------| *bend 1/4 tone
G|----------5-3*----------|----------5-3*----------|
D|----------------5-------|----------------5-------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Verse 3, fill 2
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------6---6-6---6-----6-|----6-6---6-6---8-------|
G|------7---7-7---7-----7-|----7-7---7-7---7-------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Verse 3, fill 3:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------0-3p0-3-|5p3-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Francis' is playing also some backing during the harpsolo
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
A|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|----------0-------------|
D|------------------------|------0h3-0-------------|
A|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|5---5-----------5-5---5-|
E|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-----------3-3---3-|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
A|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Palm muted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|0---0-----0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-----0-0---0-0---0-|
D|0---0-0h3-0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-0h3-0-0---0-0---0-|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------5-----------|
G|------------------------|------------5-----------|
D|7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|5---5-5---5-----5-5---5-|
A|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|3---3-3---3-----3-3---3-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
> > > >
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------| Use alternate up
B|------------------------|------------------------| and downstrokes
G|------------------------|------------------------| for the triplets
D|------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| and alternately
A|5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| emphasize the
E|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|------------------------| down and upstroke
on the count.(>)
On the last progression Francis plays the a boogie backing.
I will only write down the first bar.
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|5---5-7---5-5---5-7---5-|
E|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
Ending lick in free tempo:
E|---------------------------3-----/10-8--7-8-7-8p7-------|
B|-----------------------------6p3------------------8~~~\-|
G|--3-5-5/6-5/6-5/6-5p3-----------------------------------|
D|5---------------------5-3-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
tremolo
E|3---|
B|6---|
G|4---|
D|3---|
A|5---|
E|3---|
Well, I spent my money on the spinning wheel last night
Well, I spent my money on the spinning wheel last night
Well, red twenty-seven didn't do me right
Well, I went in smiling but I came out feeling down
Well, I went in smiling but I came out feeling down
Well, now that I'm a poor man, I got no frends around
I went high up that lonesome, high up that lonesome hill
I went high up that lonesome, high up that lonesome hill
I need a whole lotta money so I can pay my bills
Well, the spinning wheel blues have made me pack up my bags and go
Well, the spinning wheel blues have made me pack up my bags and go
I had to leave my home town, 'cos they don't want me no more
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version 2
The chords for the entire song are just:
1 4 5
G C D
solo
E|-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-17b-17b-17b--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------18-18-18-18-18-15--------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------18-17----15-17-15--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------17-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------10-8-6-8-6-8-6-8----|
B|-----------------------------------6(blue note)---------------------------|
G|---------------------------7-7-7-7--------------7-6-5---------------------|
D|-17p15-17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------17--17-15-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------18--15------------------------------------------------|
E|-7---------------10---10---10---------6-8p6-8p6-8p6-------6(blue note)----|
B|---8---8------------------------8-8-8---------------8p6-8-------------6h7-|
G|-----9---5-6-7-7----7----7----7-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---6(blue note)-10-10-10p9p8-----------------10p9p8-----------------10p9p8-|
B|-8---------------------------11(blue note)-8--------11(blue note)-8--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------10p9p8---------------8-----------------------------------|
B|-11(blue note)-8--------11(blue note)---11-8---8--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------9-----------12----10---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------12p10-9----12----12------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------10-10-8----8-8--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------11-----8---8-8------------------------------|
G|-12p11p10------------------------------9---8------------------------------|
D|----------12-11-10-12-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-|
D|-------------------------------------12-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Well, I spent my money on the spinning wheel last night
Well, I spent my money on the spinning wheel last night
Well, red twenty-seven didn't do me right
Well, I went in smiling but I came out feeling down
Well, I went in smiling but I came out feeling down
Well, now that I'm a poor man, I got no frends around
I went high up that lonesome, high up that lonesome hill
I went high up that lonesome, high up that lonesome hill
I need a whole lotta money so I can pay my bills
Well, the spinning wheel blues have made me pack up my bags and go
Well, the spinning wheel blues have made me pack up my bags and go
I had to leave my home town, 'cos they don't want me no more
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