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Winter Time Tab by Steve Miller

Winter Time tab by Steve Miller

Guitar Tab 

WINTER TIME

As recorded by The Steve  Miller Band
(From the 1977 Album BOOK OF DREAMS)

Words and Music by Steve Miller

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'David Denny - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Miller - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Norton Buffalo - Harmonica arr. for Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Steve Miller - Electric Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
 Intro
  Q=106
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret / w/ chorus)
  Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


  Bbm               Bbm/Ab            Bbm/Gb
  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
|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|----------1----------|
|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2-----2-----2-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3----------3----|
|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2-------------------|
|
| Gtr III (Harmonica arr. for Gtr w/ capo 1st fret)
| W                 W                 W                 H        E  E  E  E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------11-13-11-10-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|


  Bbm                         Bbm/Ab
   E E E E   E  E    E    E    E  E  E E   E  E    E    E
|------------1--------------|--------------1--------------|
|--------2------2---------2-|----------2------2---------2-|
|------3-------------3------|--------3-------------3------|
|----3----------------------|-----3-----------------------|
|--1------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|--4--------------------------|
|
|            |----3-----|                  |----3-----|
|  H        +Q     Q    Q      E  E  Q    +Q     Q    Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------10---|-13--------------------------|
|-11-------(11)---13--------|----13-13---(13)---11---10---|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|


   E E E E  E E E E     E  E E E E  E  E  E
|-----------1-------|------------1-----------|
|--------2----2---2-|----------2----2-----2--|
|------3--------3---|--------3---------3-----|
|----3--------------|------3-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|--4----------------|---4--------------------|
|
|  H        H          +H        E  E  E  E
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------10--|
|-13-------11-------|-(11)---------11-13-----|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|


  Bbm                       Bbm/Ab
    E  E E E  E    E  E E    E  E E E  E   E  E E
|-------------1-----------|------------1----------|
|----------2-------2----2-|---------2------2----2-|
|--------3------------3---|-------3-----------3---|
|------3------------------|-----3-----------------|
|---1---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|--4--------------------|
|
|                                          ~~
|  +H         E  a E  E E   +H        +E   E  Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(10)-------10-10p8----8-|-(8)-------(8)---------|
|--------------------11---|---------------11-10---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|


  Bbm/Gb
   E  E   E  E E E E E     E  E E E  E  E  E  E
|--------------1-------|-------------1-----------|
|------------2---2---2-|----------2-----2-----2--|
|---------3--------3---|--------3----------3-----|
|-----3----------------|------3------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|--2-------------------|---2---------------------|
|
|  E  E  +H.              +Q    Q    E  E  E  E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-13-11-(11)-----------|-(11)-------11-13-11-10--|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|


  Bbm                         Bbm/Ab
   E E E E   E  E    E    E    E  E  E E   E  E    E    E
|------------1--------------|--------------1--------------|
|--------2------2---------2-|----------2------2---------2-|
|------3-------------3------|--------3-------------3------|
|----3----------------------|-----3-----------------------|
|--1------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|--4--------------------------|
|
|            |----3-----|                  |----3-----|
|  H        +Q     Q    Q      E  E  Q    +Q     Q    Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------10---|-13--------------------------|
|-11-------(11)---13--------|----13-13---(13)---11---10---|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|


  Bbm/Gb
   E E E E  E E E E     E  E E E E E E E
|-----------1-------|------------1--------||
|--------2----2---2-|----------2---2---2--||
|------3--------3---|--------3-------3----||
|----3--------------|------3--------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|--2----------------|---2-----------------||
|
|  H        H          +H        H
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-13-------11-------|-(11)----------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------||


   Chorus
    $
    Bbm               Bbm/Ab                              Bbm/Gb
    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
||----------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1--------|
||o-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2--|
||------3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3----|
||----3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3--------------|
||o-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2----------------|


  Bbm               Bbm/Ab            Bbm/Gb
  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
|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|
|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|


                                                        1.
                             To Coda
  Bbm               Bbm/Ab             Bbm/Gb
  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
|---------1-------|---------1--------|---------1-------|---------1--------|
|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2--|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2--|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3----|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3----|
|---3-------------|---3--------------|---3-------------|---3--------------|
|-1---------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-4----------------|-2---------------|-2----------------|


  Bbm               Bbm/Ab            Bbm/Gb
  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
|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1--------||
|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-o||
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3----||
|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3--------------||
|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------||


  2.
  Bbm/Gb                              Bbm               Bbm/Ab
  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
|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|
|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|---3-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|


  Bbm/Ab
                              Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E  S  S  E
|---------1-------|-----------------------||
|-------2---2---2-|-------2---------------||
|-----3-------3---|-----3--------15-15----||
|---3-------------|---3-------15-------15-||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-2---------------|-2---------------------||
|
| Gtr IV (El. Gtr. w/ capo 1st fret)
| W                 H       E  E  S  S  E
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|--------------14-14----||
|-----------------|-----------15-------15-||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  N.C.
              ~~~~
   E  E  Q   +H        +Q.    E  S  S  E  E  E
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-15----15--(15)----|-(15)------15-15----15----|
|----15-------------|--------15-------15----15-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|
|             ~~~~
|  E  E  Q   +H        +Q.    E  S  S  E  E  E
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-14----14--(14)----|-(14)------14-14----14----|
|----15-------------|--------15-------15----15-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|


              ~~~~
   E  E  Q   +H        +Q.    E  S  S  E  E  E
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|----14-------------|--------------------------|
|-15----15--(15)----|-(15)------15-15----15----|
|-------------------|--------15-------15----15-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|
|             ~~~~
|  E  E  Q   +H        +Q.    E  S  S  E  E  E
|----14-------------|--------------------------|
|-14----14--(14)----|-(14)------14-14----14----|
|-------------------|--------15-------15----15-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|


                 ~~~~
   S  S  E  Q   +H        +Q.    E  S  S  E  S  S  E
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|-------14-------------|--------------------------14--|
|-15-15----15--(15)----|-(15)------15-15----15-15-----|
|----------------------|--------15-------15-----------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|
|                ~~~~
|  S  S  E  Q   +H        +Q.    E  S  S  E  S  S  E
|-------14-------------|--------------------------14--|
|-14-14----14--(14)----|-(14)------14-14----14-14-----|
|----------------------|--------15-------15-----------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|


                                                             G
   Q        a   +E   E  Q   E  a  a  E    Q   E  E  Q   E  E
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-16b18===(16)r(16)p14-16--14h16p14-13-|-14--13-11-10--11-13-|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
|  Q        a   +E   E  Q   E  a  a  E    Q   E  E  Q   E  E
|-16b18===(16)r(16)p14-16--14h16p14-13-|-14--13-11-10--11-13-|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|
|                                                            G
|  W                                      W
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------|


  Bbm                   Bbm/Gb
 tr II
   H..              E   H..             E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-11---------------11-|-9---------------9S===|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
|  H..              E   H..             E
|-11---------------11-|-9---------------9S===|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
|tr I
|  E   E E E E E E  E   E   E E E E E E E
|------------1--------|-----------1----------|
|----------2---2----2-|---------2---2---2----|
|--------3-------3----|-------3-------3------|
|------3--------------|-----3----------------|
|--1------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-4--------------------|


                                           Outro
                                            H.=H
                            D.S. al Coda &
                      Bbm/Gb                Bbm/Gb
  E E +H.             +W                    W
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-2-4-(4)-----------|-(4)----------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|
| E E +H.             +W                    W
|-2-4-(4)-----------|-(4)----------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|
|                                           Gtrs I, II
| E E  E  E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E
|-----------1-------|-----------1--------||---------1--------|
|---------2---2---2-|---------2---2---2--||-------2---2---2--|
|------3--------3---|-------3-------3----||-----3-------3----|
|---3---------------|-----3--------------||---3--------------|
|-------------------|--------------------||------------------|
|-4-----------------|--2-----------------||-2----------------|


         F7          F7sus4F7      Bbm
  Gtr I
   E E E  E +H        H     H       W
|------------------|-------^1----|-^1----*|
|-^2-----^1-(1)----|-^1----^1----|-^2----*|
|-^3-----^2-(2)----|-^3----^2----|-^3----*|
|-^3-----^1-(1)----|-^1----^1----|-^3----*|
|--------^3-(3)----|-^3----------|-^1----*|
|-^2-----^1-(1)----|-^1----------|-------*|


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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