Spinning Wheel tab by Blood Sweat And Tears

Tabs

SPINNING WHEEL

As recorded by Blood, Sweat & Tears
(From the 1969 Album BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS)

Words and Music by David Clayton-Thomas

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Horns'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Calliope'


 Intro                      1st Verse
 Q=96
 Csus4Csus4    D7D7+9
 4/4
 Gtr I (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
  W      s s s s E MajorE s s s E. E MajorE E  W     W
|-----------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13---||----------|------|
|-----------|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13---||----------|------|
|-10--------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11---||----------|------|
|-10--------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12---||----------|------|
|-----------|----------------------------------||----------|------|
|-----------|----------------------------------||----------|------|

 W     W     W     W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


              2nd Verse
 D7/F#D7/F#            G/DG/D  F#m/C#F#m/C#  F/CF/C  N.C.
  Q Q H   W      Q  Q Q  Q  Q  Q E MajorE S. T S E.
|-22----------|----------||---------------|------------------------|
|-22----------|----------||----12-----10--|----10--------------11--|
|-------------|----------||----12-----11--|----10-----------12-10--|
|-22----------|----------||----12-----11--|----10----12--14--------|
|-21----------|----------||---------------|------------------------|
|-------------|----------||---------------|------------------------|


   G/DG/D  F#m/C#F#m/C#  F/CF/C      G/DG/D  F#m/C#F#m/C#  F/CF/C  N.C.
 Q  Q Q  Q  Q  Q H   Q  Q Q  Q  Q  Q E MajorE S. T S E.
|---------------|-------------|---------------|------------------------|
|----12-----10--|----10-------|----12-----10--|----10--------------11--|
|----12-----11--|----10-------|----12-----11--|----10-----------12-10--|
|----12-----11--|----10-------|----12-----11--|----10----12--14--------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|------------------------|

               Bridge
        Csus4Csus4
 W     E MajorE E MajorE +H.     W     W
|----------|----------------||----------|------|
|----------|----------------||----------|------|
|----------|---10-(10)------||----------|------|
|----------|---10-(10)------||----------|------|
|----------|----------------||----------|------|
|----------|----------------||----------|------|


            Em/DEm/D    Dm/C
 W     W      W      W
|----------|----------|-----------|-------|
|----------|----------|-17--------|-15----|
|----------|----------|-12--------|--7----|
|----------|----------|-14--------|-15----|
|----------|----------|-17--------|-15----|
|----------|----------|-----------|-------|


 C#5/A#        C minorCm     DmDm
 W     W      W      H.   Q
|----------|----------|-----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|-----------|-------------|
|-8--------|----------|--8--------|-10----------|
|-8--------|----------|-10--------|-12----------|
|----------|----------|-----------|-------------|
|----------|----------|-----------|-------------|


 C majorC            Dsus2Dsus2
  W     H.   Q   W      +W
|-----------|------------|-----------|---------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|---------|
|--9--------|-7----------|--9--------|--(9)----|
|-10--------|------------|-12--------|-(12)----|
|-----------|------------|-----------|---------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|---------|


         Ebsus2/C
               |--3--| |--3--|
  +H.   Q   e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|--------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|--(9)---------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-(12)---------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------------|


 Ebsus4/F
  s s s s E MajorE s s s E. E MajorE E
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--16---|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--16---|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15---|
|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15---|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


       3rd Verse
         G/DG/D  F#m/C#F#m/C#  F/CF/C  N.C.        G/DG/D  F#m/C#F#m/C#
 W      Q  Q Q  Q  Q  Q E MajorE S. T S E.  Q  Q Q  Q
|----------||---------------|------------------------|---------------|
|----------||----12-----10--|----10--------------11--|----12-----10--|
|----------||----12-----11--|----10-----------12-10--|----12-----11--|
|----------||----12-----11--|----10----12--14--------|----12-----11--|
|----------||---------------|------------------------|---------------|
|----------||---------------|------------------------|---------------|


   F/CF/C      G/DG/D  F#m/C#F#m/C#  F/CF/C  N.C.
 Q  Q H   Q  Q Q  Q  Q  Q E MajorE S. T S E.  W
|-------------|---------------|------------------------|------|
|----10-------|----12-----10--|----10--------------11--|------|
|----10-------|----12-----11--|----10-----------12-10--|------|
|----10-------|----12-----11--|----10----12--14--------|------|
|-------------|---------------|------------------------|------|
|-------------|---------------|------------------------|------|


            Interlude
  D7D7+9
 E MajorE E MajorE +Q  +H    W     W     W
|---13-(13)--(13)----||----------|----------|------|
|---13-(13)--(13)----||----------|----------|------|
|---11-(11)--(11)----||----------|----------|------|
|---12-(12)--(12)----||----------|----------|------|
|--------------------||----------|----------|------|
|--------------------||----------|----------|------|


       Trumpet Solo
       Q=192(8=s8)
 W      Wx15
|----------||----------|
|----------||----------|
|----------||----------|
|----------||----------|
|----------||----------|
|----------||----------|


       G5/G#
 W      Q E MajorE E MajorE +H    +W      +W
|----------|-15----15-(15)----|-(15)--------|-(15)----|
|----------|-15----15-(15)----|-(15)--------|-(15)----|
|----------|-13----13-(13)----|-(13)--------|-(13)----|
|----------|------------------|-------------|---------|
|----------|------------------|-------------|---------|
|----------|------------------|-------------|---------|


         F#5/G
  +H.   Q   Q E MajorE E MajorE +H    +W      +W
|-(15)---------|-14----14-(14)----|-(14)--------|-(14)----|
|-(15)---------|-14----14-(14)----|-(14)--------|-(14)----|
|-(13)---------|-12----12-(12)----|-(12)--------|-(12)----|
|--------------|------------------|-------------|---------|
|--------------|------------------|-------------|---------|
|--------------|------------------|-------------|---------|


         F5/F#
  +H.   Q   Q E MajorE E MajorE +H    +W      +H   H
|-(14)---------|-13----13-(13)----|-(13)--------|-(13)---------||
|-(14)---------|-13----13-(13)----|-(13)--------|-(13)---------||
|-(12)---------|-11----11-(11)----|-(11)--------|-(11)---------||
|--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------||
|--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------||
|--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------||


 4th Verse
 Q=96
   G/Ab F#m/G   F/F# N.C.        G/Ab F#m/G   F/F#
      ~~~                    ~~~
 Q  Q E MajorE Q.   Q  Q E MajorE S. T S E.  Q  Q E MajorE Q.   Q  Q H
|----19----17----|----17-----------15-18--|----19----17----|----17-------|
|----20----19----|----18----15--17----18--|----20----19----|----18-------|
|----19----18----|----17-----------12-----|----19----18----|----17-------|
|----18----17----|----16----12--14----15--|----18----17----|----16-------|
|----------------|------------------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|------------------------|----------------|-------------|


   G/Ab F#m/G   F/F# N.C.
                           3/4
      ~~~
 Q  Q E MajorE Q.   Q  Q E MajorE S. T S E.  W     W
|----19----17----|----17-----------15-18--|----------|------||
|----20----19----|----18----15--17--------|----------|------||
|----19----18----|----17-----------12-----|----------|------||
|----18----17----|----16----12--14----15--|----------|------||
|----------------|------------------------|----------|------||
|----------------|------------------------|----------|------||


 Outro
  G5/Ab  F#5/G     F5/F#  B5/A  G5/Ab  F#5/G
 9/8          6/8       9/8
 E MajorE e e E MajorE e e Q.   E MajorE e e E MajorE Q  E MajorE e e E MajorE e e Q.
|---15-15---14-14------|---13-13---14--|---15-15---14-14------|
|---15-15---14-14------|---13-13---12--|---15-15---14-14------|
|---13-13---12-12------|---11-11---14--|---13-13---12-12------|
|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|


  F5/F#  B5/A                    G5/Ab  F#5/G
 6/8                        9/8
 E MajorE e e E MajorE Q  W        W         E MajorE e e E MajorE e e Q.
|---13-13---14--|----------------|-----------------|---15-15---14-14-------|
|---13-13---12--|----------------|-----------------|---15-15---14-14-------|
|---11-11---14--|----------------|-----------------|---13-13---12-12-------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II (Calliope arr. for Gtr.)
| W        E. S S S E MajorE e e  E MajorE S S S S E MajorE e e  W
|---------------|-7--8-7-5-3-----|-7---8-7-5-3-----|-----------------------|
|---------------|------------3-3-|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-7--9-7-5-4-----|---7---7-----7-7-|-----------------------|
|---------------|------------5-5-|-7---------5-----|-----------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|


  F5/F#  B5/A                    G5/Ab  F#5/G
 6/8                        9/8
 E MajorE e e E MajorE Q  W        W         E MajorE e e e e e Q.
|---13-13---14--|----------------|-----------------|---15-15---14-14-------|
|---13-13---12--|----------------|-----------------|---15-15---14-14-------|
|---11-11---14--|----------------|-----------------|---13-13---12-12-------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|
| W        E. S S S E MajorE e e  E MajorE S S S S E MajorE e e  W
|---------------|-7--8-7-5-3-----|-7---8-7-5-3-----|-----------------------|
|---------------|------------3-3-|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-7--9-7-5-4-----|---7---7-----7-7-|-----------------------|
|---------------|------------5-5-|-7---------5-----|-----------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|


  F5/F#  B5/A N.C.
 6/8
         Gtr II
 E MajorE e e E MajorE Q  E. S S S E MajorE E E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE Q.   E. S S S E MajorE e e
|---13-13---14--|-7--8-7-5-------|-5----------|-7--8-7-5-3-----|
|---13-13---12--|----------8-----|-------8----|------------3-3-|
|---11-11---14--|------------7-7-|---7-7------|-7--9-7-5-4-----|
|---------------|----------------|------------|------------5-5-|
|---------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|------------|----------------|


 E MajorE S S S S E MajorE e e  E. S S S E MajorE E E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE Q.   E. S S S E MajorE e e
|-7---8-7-5-3-----|-7--8-7-5-------|-5----------|-7--8-7-5-3-----|
|-----------------|----------8-----|-------8----|------------3-3-|
|---7---7-----7-7-|------------7-7-|---7-7------|-7--9-7-5-4-----|
|-7---------5-----|----------------|------------|------------5-5-|
|-----------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------|----------------|


 E MajorE S S S S E MajorE e e  E. S S S E MajorE e e  E MajorE S S S S E MajorE e e  E. S S S E MajorE E E MajorE
|-7---8-7-5-3-----|-7--8-7-5-3-----|-7---8-7-5-3-----|-7--8-7-5-------|
|-----------------|------------3-3-|-----------------|----------8-----|
|---7---7-----7-7-|-7--9-7-5-4-----|---7---7-----7-7-|------------7-7-|
|-7---------5-----|------------5-5-|-7---------5-----|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|


 E MajorE E E MajorE Q.   E. S S S E MajorE E E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE Q.   E. S S S E MajorE e e
|-5----------|-7--8-7-5-------|-5----------|-7--8-7-5-3-----|
|-------8----|----------8-----|-------8----|------------3-3-|
|---7-7------|------------7-7-|---7-7------|-7--9-7-5-4-----|
|------------|----------------|------------|------------5-5-|
|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|


 E MajorE S S S S E MajorE e e  E. S S S E MajorE e e  E MajorE S S S S E MajorE e e  E. S S S E MajorE E E MajorE
|-7---8-7-5-3-----|-7--8-7-5-3-----|-7---8-7-5-3-----|-7--8-7-5-------|
|-----------------|------------3-3-|-----------------|----------8-----|
|---7---7-----7-7-|-7--9-7-5-4-----|---7---7-----7-7-|------------7-7-|
|-7---------5-----|------------5-5-|-7---------5-----|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|


 E MajorE E E MajorE Q.   E. S S S E MajorE e e  E MajorE S S S S E MajorE e e
|-5----------|-7--8-7-5-3-----|-7---8-7-5-3-----*|
|-------8----|------------3-3-|-----------------*|
|---7-7------|-7--9-7-5-4-----|---7---7-----7-7-*|
|------------|------------5-5-|-7---------5-----*|
|------------|----------------|-----------------*|
|------------|----------------|-----------------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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

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