Tabs
SILVER WHEELS
As recorded by Bruce Cockburn
(From the 1976 Album IN THE FALLING DARK)
Words and Music by Bruce Cockburn
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Bruce Cockburn - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=166
Am7Am7 Gsus2/B
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E 4x
||------------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-------||
||o-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1------o||
||----0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0---||
||------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-----||
||o-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2--------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
H H H H H H H H
1st - 6th Verses
$
Am7Am7 Gsus2/B
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
||------------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3------|
||o-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1------|
||----0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0--|
||------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0----|
||o-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2--------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
H H H H H H H H
Am7Am7 Gsus2/B
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|
|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|
|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H H H H H H H H
To Coda
Am7Am7 Gsus2/B
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E 3x
|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-------||
|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1------o||
|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0---||
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-----||
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2--------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
H H H H H H H H
Interlude
$$
Am7Am7 Gsus2/B
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
||------------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-------||
||o-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1------o||
||----0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0---||
||------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-----||
||o-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2--------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
H H H H H H H H
Trumpet Solo
C#m7C#m7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|---4---4-------4-|---4---4-------4-|---4---4-------4-|---4---4-------4-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H H H H H H H H
F#m7add11
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|
|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
H H H H H H H H
Bm9Bm9
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|
|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H H H H H H H H
Fmaj7add11
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
H H H H H H H H
To Dbl. Coda
Em9Em9
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0------|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0------|
|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1--|
|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------|
H H H H H H H H
D.S. al Coda
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0------||
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0------||
|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1--||
|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------||
H H H H H H H H
7th Verse
&
Am7Am7 Gsus2/B
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
||------------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-------||
||o-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1------o||
||----0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0---||
||------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-----||
||o-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2--------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
H H H H H H H H
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Am7Am7 Gsus2/B
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3------||
|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|-----------1------||
|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0-|---0---0-------0--||
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0----||
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2--------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
H H H H H H H H
Outro
&&
Em9Em9
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1-|
|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
H H H H H H H H
C#m7C#m7
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|---4---4-------4-|---4---4-------4-|---4---4-------4-|---4---4-------4-|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H H H H H H H H
F#m7add11
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|
|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
H H H H H H H H
Bm9Bm9
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|
|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H H H H H H H H
Fmaj7add11
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|---2---2-------2-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|
H H H H H H H H
Em9Em9
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----*|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----*|
|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1-|---1---1-------1-*|
|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------*|
H H H H H H H H
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