Silver Wheels Tab by Bruce Cockburn

Silver Wheels tab by Bruce Cockburn

Guitar Tab

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 A D G B E) - 'Bruce Cockburn - Acoustic Guitar'


   Intro
    Q=166
    Am7                                 Gsus2/B
   4/4
    Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
    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   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

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


   1st - 6th Verses
    $
    Am7                                 Gsus2/B
    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
||------------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


  Am7                                 Gsus2/B
  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
|-----------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
  Am7                                 Gsus2/B
  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   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
    $$
    Am7                                 Gsus2/B
    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
||------------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#m7
  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
|-----------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 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
|-----------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


  Bm9
  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
|-----------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 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
|-----------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
  Em9
  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
|-----------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 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
|-----------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
    &
    Am7                                 Gsus2/B
    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
||------------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
  Am7                                 Gsus2/B
  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
|-----------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
  &&
  Em9
  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
|-----------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#m7
  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
|-----------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 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
|-----------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


  Bm9
  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
|-----------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 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
|-----------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


  Em9
  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
|-----------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 - 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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