e|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------10101010-----2-2-2-2-|
B|-/10101010101010----------9-9-9-9------2-2-2-2-|
G|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------9-9-9-9------2-2-2-2-|
D|-----------------/11-10-9-9-9-9-9------4-4-4-4-|
A|---------------------------------------4-4-4-4-|
E|-----------------------------------0-1-2-2-2-2-| etc etc
A E7 F#m
There are countless variations on this theme throughout the song, so you can stick to
chord shapes shown or make up your own variations.
Chord pattern example: verse 1:
Ive got the key to the highway
A E7
Be allowed that I do go
F#m
Gonna leave here runnin
A
Walkins most too slow
E A (turnaround)
Heres a simple turnaround idea, which can be expanded upon if you like, although you
have to include a turnaround at all.
e|-----------------|
B|--5-3-2-1--------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7-5-4-3-2-0-1-2-|
E|-----------------|
Heres an example of a fill thats sometimes used when changing from A to E:
A|---2-0-----|
E|-0-----3-0-|
Lead: This lead section is fairly accurate, although again timing is not shown. It isnt
which parts Clapton or King play throughout this song.
Intro lead:
e|----------------------------12b14-12b14-12-10----------------|
B|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12-------------------13-12----12----|
G|----------------------------------------------------14----11-|
e|---------------------12----------------------12-11-10----------|
B|------12b14-12b14-15----12b14-12-------10-------------13h14----|
G|-11-14---------------------------11-14-11-14----------------14-|
e|-----------------|
B|-7h8-5---------5-|
G|-------7-5-5h6---|
In the verses some parts are played after the sung parts, whereas other parts continue
the sung parts etc. Youll have to listen to the song to know when to play each bit.
Verse 1 lead Clapton sings
e|----------------------7-------------------|
B|----------10---8b9-10---------10-10-------|
G|-------6/9-------------9-7/11------11-----|
D|----7-9------------------------------12---|
A|-7-9--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-12b14-12-10-10------------9------------------------|
B|----------------13-13-10-------------------------10-|
G|-------------------------11---9p7p6---9------9-11---|
D|----------------------------------------9h11--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-11/13-12-12-10--10-10/14--------|
G|-x-------------11-----------12---|
D|-------------------------14---14-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse 2 lead King sings
In this verse there is hardly any lead guitar at all. For most of the verse the only
guitar to be heard is this:
B|-10
G|-11
So you can improvise a lead using ideas from the licks in this tab. At the end of the
there is a bit of lead:
e|------------------7/9----------|
B|-13-12-12-10-10----------------|
G|----------------9-----9-9-9-9-|
D|-----------------------------9-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Verse 3 lead Clapton sings
e|-------------------------------------------13b14-12-10-------|
B|----------10-------------------------------------------13-10-|
G|-------6-9---------------------------10----------------------|
D|----7-9---------8-11b12r11-9---9-9/11------------------------|
A|-7-9-------------------------11------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----97---------------------------------------------------5-7-5---|
B|------------------------10-8------------------------5------------|
G|-11-----9----6-7-8-99-------9-7------------------6---4-6--------|
D|-----------9---------------------10p7-10b11-7-7------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
e|-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---12b14-12-10-------------------------------|
B|-55-1010101010101010------------14-13-12-10-----10--10--------|
G|-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------9/11--10-11------|
D|-7-7-------------------------------------------------------11---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12b14r12-12-10-9-----------------------------12-10----------|
B|------------------13-13-10-----10-12b14r12-10-------13-12-10-|
G|---------------------------9-11------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------14b16r14-14-10-8-7-------------5-|
G|-12b13-11-9--7-9--------------------10-9--------5-|
D|----------------------------------------11------6-|
A|------------------------------------------12----7-|
