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HIGHWAYMAN
As recorded by Johnny Cash w/ Willie Nelson ,Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson
(From the 2002 Double Album THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH)
Transcribed by Brian M.
Words and Music by Jimmy Webb
Arranged by Johnny Cash et al.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Flanged Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Willie'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Strings/Synth Choir'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Verse 2 Flute fills'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Verse 2 Accordian'
Intro
Q=97
4/4
Gtr I
PM---------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||-------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------||
||--------2-3-4-3-2-------2-3-4-3-2----||
||o---2-5-----------5-2-5-----------5-o||
||-------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||-------------------------------------||
||o---------3-------3-------3-------3-o||
||--------4-------4-------4-------4----||
||-------------------------------------||
||o-0h2-------0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----o||
||-------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr III
| W
||-------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------||
Pre-Verse
---------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------2-3---4-3-2---------2-3---4-3-2---|
|---2-5-------------5---2-5-------------5-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| a E S S a E S S a E S S a E S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------3---------3---------3---------3-|
|-------4---------4---------4---------4---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-0h2-------0h2-------0h2-------0h2-------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| W
|---7-------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------------------------|
|---4-------------------------------------|
|---4-------------------------------------|
|---2-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Gtr I
PM---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------2-3---4-3-2---------2-3-4-3-2---|
|----2--5-------------5---2-5-----------5-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| a E S S a E S S a E S S E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------3---------3---------3---------|
|---------4---------4---------4-----------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-0h=2--------0h2-------0h2-------0---1---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| >
| +W
|---(7)-----------------------------------|
|---(7)-----------------------------------|
|---(4)-----------------------------------|
|---(4)-----------------------------------|
|---(2)-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr II
a E S S a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S a E S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------3-------3--------2-------2-|---------2-------2-------3-------3-|
|-----4-------4-------2--------2---|-------2-------2-------4-------4---|
|-------------------2--------2-----|-----2-------2---------------------|
|-0h2-----0h2-----0--------0-------|--0--------0-------0h2-----0h2-----|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H H +H H
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------2----------------|-----------------------------------|
|---4-------------2----------------|-(2)-----------------0-------------|
|---4-------------2----------------|-(2)-----------------0-------------|
|---2-------------4----------------|-(4)-----------------2-------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------3-------------|
|
| Gtr I
| e H Q. W
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---2------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gtr II
a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------!3--!2---|
|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|-------2-------2-!3--!3---|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----2-------2---!0--!2---|
|---------------------------------|---2-------2-----!0--!0---|
|-0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----|-0-------0----------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| >
| W H Q Q
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---7-----------------------------|------------------3---3---|
|---4-----------------------------|------------------4---2---|
|---4-----------------------------|------------------5---4---|
|---2-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W W
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------2-------2-------2-------2-|-------0-------0-------3-------3-|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------4-------4---|
|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|---2-------2---------------------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------2-------0h2-----0h2-----|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
| W
|
| Gtr III
| < < <
| W H H
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------7-------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-0-----------------4-------------|
|-2-------------------------------|-2-----------------4-------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W W
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------2-------2-------0-------0-|---------0-------0---------0-------0-|
|-----2-------2-------0-------0---|-------0-------0---------0-------0---|
|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|-----2-------2---------2-------2-----|
|-0-------0---------------2-------|-----------2-----------------2-------|
|-----------------0---------------|--0-----------------0----------------|
| H H H H
|
| Gtr III
| <
| H H +H H
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------0----------------|
|-2---------------0---------------|-(0)---------------(0)---------------|
|-2---------------2---------------|-(2)---------------(2)---------------|
|-4---------------2---------------|-(2)---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| H E E Q H H
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------9s======|=11----------------------------------|
|---------------------9-----------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------2-------2-|
|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|
|-------------------2-------2-----|
|-0h2-----0h2-----0-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| < <
| H H
|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|
|-4---------------2---------------|
|-4---------------2---------------|
|-----------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------0--------0---------0-------0-|--------3-------3-------2-------2-|
|-----0--------0--------0--------0---|------4-------4-------2-------2---|
|---2--------2-------2---------2-----|--------------------2-------2-----|
|-2--------2-------2---------2-------|-0h=2-----0h2-----0-------0-------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| < < <
| W H H
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----7-----------------------------|
|-0----------------------------------|----4-------------2---------------|
|-2----------------------------------|----4-------------2---------------|
|-2----------------------------------|------------------4---------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| E E Q. Q. H H
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------10s==========12------------|----------------------------------|
|-----7------------------------------|---11-------------9---------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gtr II
Q Q H +H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3------2----|-(2)----3----|-----------------------------------|
|--3---2--3----|-(3)----3----|---------2-------2-------2-------2-|
|--0---2--2----|-(2)----0----|-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
|--0---2--0----|-(0)----0----|-----2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|------0-------|-------------|--0--------0-------0-------0-------|
|--------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| < <
| Q Q H +H H W
|--------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|--3---2--3----|-(3)----3----|-----------------------------------|
|--4---2--2----|-(2)----4----|--2--------------------------------|
|--5---2--4----|-(4)----5----|--2--------------------------------|
|------4-------|-------------|--4--------------------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W W W
|--------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-(2)-------------------------------|
|-(7)----------|-------------|-(2)-------------------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-(2)-------------------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-(0)-------------------------------|
|--------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|-------------------------------|
|---------2-------2-------2-----|
|-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-----2-------2-------2---------|
|--0--------0-------0-------0-1-|
|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| <
| +W
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-(2)---------------------------|
|-(2)---------------------------|
|-(4)---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| +W
|-------------------------------|
|-(2)---------------------------|
|-(2)---------------------------|
|-(2)---------------------------|
|-(0)---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr II
a E S S a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S a E S S
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------3-------3-------2--------2-|---------2---------2--------3-------3-|
|-------4-------4-------2--------2---|-------2--------2---------4-------4---|
|---------------------2-------2------|-----2-------2------------------------|
|-0h2-------0h2-----0-------0--------|--0--------0---------0h=2-----0h2-----|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H H +H H
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------2----------------|--------------------------------------|
|---4---------------2----------------|-(2)--------------------0-------------|
|---4---------------2----------------|-(2)--------------------0-------------|
|---2---------------4----------------|-(4)--------------------2-------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------3-------------|
|
| Gtr I Gtr V
| ~~
| H.. E Q. S S H
|------------------------------------|-24------------22-21---19-------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------19---|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gtr II
a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|-------------------------------------------|---------------------!3--!2---|
|----------3---------3--------3-----------3-|--------2----------2-!3--!3---|
|--------4--------4---------4----------4----|------2----------2---!0--!2---|
|-------------------------------------------|----2----------2-----!0--!0---|
|-0h==2------0h2--------0h2------0h=2-------|--0---------0-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| >
| W H Q Q
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----7-------------------------------------|----------------------3---3---|
|-----4-------------------------------------|----------------------4---2---|
|-----4-------------------------------------|----------------------5---4---|
|-----2-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| >
| ~~~~
| +Q. S S Q S S S S Q +Q H
|---(19)---------------------------15-17-19-|-17-------(17)----------------|
|----------------19-20-19-------19----------|---------------------15-------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------2--------2-------2--------2-|--------0-------0-------3-------3-|
|------2-------2--------2--------2---|------0-------0-------4-------4---|
|----2-------2--------2--------2-----|----2-------2---------------------|
|-0--------0--------0--------0-------|----------2-------0h2-----0h2-----|
|------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
| W
|
| Gtr III Gtr VI
| < < <
| Q. Q. Q H H
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------10-------|-12-------------------------------|
|-2------------9-------------9-------|--9-------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-4----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W W
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------2--------2--------0-------0-|----------0--------0--------0-------0-|
|-----2--------2--------0-------0---|--------0--------0--------0-------0---|
|---2--------2--------2-------2-----|------2--------2--------2-------2-----|
|-0--------0----------------2-------|-------------2----------------2-------|
|-------------------0---------------|---0------------------0---------------|
| H H H H
|
| Gtr III Gtr VI
| < <
| Q Q H Q Q H
|-----------------------------------|------------14------------------------|
|---------14-------15---------------|--15-----------------12---------------|
|-2-------14-------16---------------|-(16)---------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-4---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Q
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------2-------2-|
|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|
|-------------------2-------2-----|
|-0h2-----0h2-----0-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III Gtr VI
| < <
| H Q Q
|---------------------------------|
|-7---------------5---------------|
|-4---------------2---------------|
|-4---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|--------3--------3--------2--------2-|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|------4--------4--------2--------2---|
|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|----------------------2--------2-----|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-0h=2------0h2------0--------0-------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs III, VI Gtr VI
| <
| W Q Q Q Q
|---------------------------------|---19--------------17----------------|
|-3-------------------------------|----------19----------------17-------|
|-0-------------------------------|---16--------------14----------------|
|-2-------------------------------|----------16----------------14-------|
|-2-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W W
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gtr II
Q Q H +H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3-------2----|-(2)-----3----|-------------------------------------|
|--3---2---3----|-(3)-----3----|-------2-------2---------2---------2-|
|--0---2---2----|-(2)-----0----|-----2-------2---------2--------2----|
|--0---2---0----|-(0)-----0----|---2-------2---------2-------2-------|
|------0--------|--------------|-0-------0--------0--------0---------|
|---------------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q Q H +H H W
|---------------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
|--3---2---3----|-(3)-----3----|-------------------------------------|
|--4---2---2----|-(2)-----4----|-2-----------------------------------|
|--5---2---4----|-(4)-----5----|-2-----------------------------------|
|------4--------|--------------|-4-----------------------------------|
|---------------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr VI Gtr IV
| Q Q H Q Q H Q S S E +E S S E +E
|---------------|------5-------|-------------------------------------|
|-12--14--15----|--7---7--8----|-----------------------5-3-----------|
|-12--14--14----|--7------7----|---------6-4---------------6---(6)---|
|---------------|--------------|-------------7---(7)-----------------|
|---------------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------|--------------|-------------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------2---------2-----------2----------------|
|------2---------2----------2-------------------|
|----2---------2--------2-----------------------|
|--0--------0---------0-----------0-----1-------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--2--------------------------------------------|
|--2--------------------------------------------|
|--4--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| S S E +E S S E +E S S S S
|----------------9-7----------------------------|
|-10-7---------------10---(10)---10-12-10b12r10-|
|------9---(9)----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr II
a E S S a E S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------3----------3----------2-------2-|
|------------4---------4----------2--------2---|
|-----------------------------2----------2-----|
|-0h==2----------0h2--------0----------0-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H H
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------2------------------|
|-----4---------------------2------------------|
|-----4---------------------2------------------|
|-----2---------------------4------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~~~~~
| +Q. +Q +Q.
|----------------------------------------------|
|---(10)pb12---------(10)r======(10)-----------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S a E S S a E S S
|--------------------------------------|
|---------2-------2-------3----------3-|
|-------2-------2-------4----------4---|
|-----2-------2------------------------|
|--0--------0-------0h2-----0h2--------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| +H H
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-(2)-----------------0----------------|
|-(2)-----------------0----------------|
|-(4)-----------------2----------------|
|---------------------3----------------|
|
| H Q Q
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------9b11-----|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
Gtr II
a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------3------------------------3---------------------------3--|
|-------4--------4------------------4---------------------------4-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h=2------0h2--------0h======2------------------0h=======2----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| >
| W
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| +Q. S S S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------10-12-10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r|
|---(9)---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S Q Q
|--------------------!3--!2---|
|----------2-------2-!3--!3---|
|--------2-------2---!0--!2---|
|------2-------2-----!0--!0---|
|---0--------0----------------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| H Q Q
|-----------------------------|
|---------------------3---3---|
|---------------------4---2---|
|---------------------5---4---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| >
| ~~~~
| +W
|-----------------------------|
|-(10)------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------2---------2---------2-----------2-|-------0-------0-------3-------3-|
|-----2--------2----------2---------2-----|-----0-------0-------4-------4---|
|---2--------2----------2-------2---------|---2-------2---------------------|
|-0-------0----------0--------0-----------|---------2-------0h2-----0h2-----|
|-----------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
| W
|
| Gtr III
| < < <
| W H H
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------7-------------|
|-2---------------------------------------|-0-----------------4-------------|
|-2---------------------------------------|-2-----------------4-------------|
|-4---------------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q E. S Q. +E W
|----------------17-17------------(17)\---|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------2-------2-------0---------0-|---------0---------0---------0-------0-|
|------2-------2-------0---------0---|-------0---------0---------0-------0---|
|----2-------2-------2---------2-----|-----2---------2---------2-------2-----|
|-0--------0----------------2--------|------------2------------------2-------|
|------------------0-----------------|--0-------------------0----------------|
| H H H H
|
| Gtr III
| <
| H H +H H
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------0----------------|
|-2----------------0-----------------|-(0)-----------------(0)---------------|
|-2----------------2-----------------|-(2)-----------------(2)---------------|
|-4----------------2-----------------|-(2)-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| H. Q Q Q H
|--------------------------10\-------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------10\-------|-----------10\-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------11\-------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------2-------2-|
|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|
|-------------------2-------2-----|
|-0h2-----0h2-----0-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| < <
| H H
|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|
|-4---------------2---------------|
|-4---------------2---------------|
|-----------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0------------0-----------0----------------0--|
|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
|----2-----------2----------2------------2-------------|
|--2----------2-----------2-----------2----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| <
| W
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---------------------------------------------------|
|--2---------------------------------------------------|
|--2---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| S S E +E S S E +E S S S +S
|-10p9-------------------------------------------------|
|------12---(12)---12p10-------------10-12-10b12==(10)r|
|------------------------11---(11)---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------3---------3--------2-------2-|
|-----------4--------4---------2-------2---|
|----------------------------2-------2-----|
|-0h==2---------0h2--------0-------0-------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| <
| H H
|------------------------------------------|
|-----7------------------------------------|
|-----4--------------------2---------------|
|-----4--------------------2---------------|
|--------------------------4---------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~
| +Q. S S H
|------------------------------------------|
|---(10)b12---------10s12s10---------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
Q Q H +H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3--------2----|-(2)----3----|-------------------------------------|
|--3----2---3----|-(3)----3----|-------2-------2---------2---------2-|
|--0----2---2----|-(2)----0----|-----2-------2---------2--------2----|
|--0----2---0----|-(0)----0----|---2-------2---------2-------2-------|
|-------0--------|-------------|-0-------0--------0--------0---------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q Q H +H H W
|----------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
|--3----2---3----|-(3)----3----|-------------------------------------|
|--4----2---2----|-(2)----4----|-2-----------------------------------|
|--5----2---4----|-(4)----5----|-2-----------------------------------|
|-------4--------|-------------|-4-----------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q Q H W Q S S E +E S S E +E
|----------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
|------(5)--7----|-------------|-----------------------5-3-----------|
|-(7)------------|-------------|---------6-4---------------6---(6)---|
|----------------|-------------|-------------7---(7)-----------------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
Chorus
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S H
|---------------------2-----|
|--------2---------2--3-----|
|------2---------2----2-----|
|----2---------2------0-----|
|--0--------0---------------|
|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H H
|---------------------------|
|--------------------^7-----|
|--2-----------------^7-----|
|--2-----------------^7-----|
|--4-----------------^5-----|
|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| S S E +Q H
|---------------------------|
|-10-7----------------------|
|------9---(9)-------(7)----|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
2/4
Gtr II
H H H H H H +H
|-^2----^2----|-^2-------------------------|-------------|--------|
|-^3----^3----|-^3-------------------^3----|-^3----^3----|-(3)----|
|-^2----^2----|-^2-------------------^0----|-^0----^0----|-(0)----|
|-------------|----------------------^0----|-^0----^0----|-(0)----|
|-^4----^2----|-^0-------------------------|-------------|--------|
|-------------|----------------------^3----|-^2----^0----|-(0)----|
|
| Gtr III
| H H H H H H +H
|-------------|----------------------------|-------------|--------|
|--7-----7----|--7--------------------3----|--3-----3----|-(3)----|
|--7-----7----|--7--------------------4----|--4-----4----|-(4)----|
|--7-----7----|--7--------------------5----|--4-----2----|-(2)----|
|--4----------|--0-------------------------|-------------|--------|
|--------7----|----------------------------|-------------|--------|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~
| W Q +S S E H W H
|-------------|---------------17-----------|-------------|--------|
|-------------|-17b19===(17)-(17)-17r15----|-------------|--------|
|-------------|----------------------------|-------------|--------|
|-------------|----------------------------|-------------|--------|
|-------------|----------------------------|-------------|--------|
|-------------|----------------------------|-------------|--------|
4/4 2/4
Gtr II
Q Q H +Q E E
|-------------2----|-(2)------|
|-3-----2-----3----|-(3)------|
|-0-----2-----2----|-(2)------|
|-0-----2-----0----|-(0)------|
|-------4----------|------0-1-|
|-3----------------|----------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q Q H +Q Q
|------------------|----------|
|-------------3----|-(3)------|
|-0-----2-----2----|-(2)------|
|-0-----2-----4----|-(4)------|
|-2-----4----------|----------|
|------------------|----------|
|
| Gtr IV
| S S E S S E H +Q Q
|------------------|----------|
|-8-7---8-7--------|----------|
|-----9-----9-7----|-(7)------|
|------------------|----------|
|------------------|----------|
|------------------|----------|
Verse
4/4
Gtr II
a E S S a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S a E S S
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------3-------3--------2-------2-|----------2-------2--------3-------3-|
|------4-------4--------2-------2---|--------2-------2--------4-------4---|
|---------------------2-------2-----|------2-------2----------------------|
|-0h=2-----0h2------0-------0-------|---0--------0-------0h=2-----0h2-----|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| < <
| H H H H
|---10h============12p==============|===9------------------10-------------|
|---12p============10---------------|-(10)-----------------12-------------|
|---11p=============9---------------|--(9)-----------------11-------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| PM---------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----4-------4------2-------2-------|---2--------2----------0-------0-----|
|------2-------2--------0-------0---|--------0-------0--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------3-------3---|
Gtr II
a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|--------------------------------------------------|------------------!3--!2--|
|--------3-------3--------------------3----------3-|--------2-------2-!3--!3--|
|------4-------4-------------------4-----------4---|------2-------2---!0--!2--|
|--------------------------------------------------|----2-------2-----!0--!0--|
|-0h=2-----0h2--------------0h=2----------0h=2-----|--0-------0---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W H Q Q
|---10---------------------------------------------|--9----------------7---5--|
|---12---------------------------------------------|-10----------------8---7--|
|---11---------------------------------------------|--9----------------7---7--|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| PM| PM--| PM PM PM------------------------------|
| Q Q a +E +E +Q E E E E Q Q
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------11b13==(11)r==(11)---(11)-------|--------------------------|
|----4-----4----------------4-------------4--------|--2-------2------------0--|
|------2-------2-------------------2-----------2---|------0-------0-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------3------|
E E E E E E E E
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------2---------2------------2-------2-|--------0-------0--------3-------3-|
|-------2--------2------------2--------2---|------0-------0--------4-------4---|
|-----2-------2-----------2----------2-----|----2-------2----------------------|
|--0--------0----------0-----------0-------|----------2-------0h=2-----0h2-----|
|------------------------------------------|--0--------------------------------|
| W
|
| Gtr III
| W H H
|--9---------------------------------------|--------------------10-------------|
|-10---------------------------------------|-12-----------------12-------------|
|--9---------------------------------------|--9-----------------11-------------|
|------------------------------------------|--9--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q. S S S S Q. E E E E E E E E
|---------------12-12----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------10-10-(10)-----------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------4-----4-------|
|------------------------------------------|--2-------2------------2-------2---|
|------------------------------------------|------0-------0--------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------2--------2--------0----------0-|----------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|------2--------2--------0----------0---|--------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|----2--------2--------2----------2-----|------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
|--0-------0------------------2---------|------------2---------------2-------|
|--------------------0------------------|---0----------------0---------------|
| H H H H
|
| Gtr III
| >
| H H +W
|--9------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-10----------------12------------------|-(12)-------------------------------|
|--9-----------------9------------------|--(9)-------------------------------|
|--------------------9------------------|--(9)-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------(8)\-------|------------------------------------|
|----------9\-----------------9\--------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---2--------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------------|--------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|--------3-------3-------2-------2-|
|------4-------4-------2-------2---|
|--------------------2-------2-----|
|--0h2-----0h2-----0-------0-------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| < <
| H H
|-10-------------------------------|
|-12-------------------------------|
|-11---------------2---------------|
|------------------2---------------|
|------------------4---------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--4-------4-------2-------2-------|
|------2-------2-------0-------0---|
|----------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------0--------0-------0----------0-|---------3-------3--------2-------2-|
|-----0--------0-------0-------0------|-------4-------4--------2-------2---|
|---2--------2-------2-------2--------|----------------------2-------2-----|
|-2-------2--------2-------2----------|-0h=2------0h2------0-------0-------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| < <
| W H H
|-7-----------------------------------|---10---------------9---------------|
|-8-----------------------------------|---12--------------10---------------|
|-9-----------------------------------|---11---------------9---------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| >
| ~
| Q S e S S S Q E H H
|---------7-10------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------7---7----------------|---10-------------------------------|
|------------------9---7-------9b11---|---(9)------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gtr II
Q Q H +H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3---------2----|-(2)------3----|--------------------------------------|
|--3----2----3----|-(3)------3----|--------2-------2---------2---------2-|
|--0----2----2----|-(2)------0----|------2-------2---------2--------2----|
|--0----2----0----|-(0)------0----|----2-------2---------2-------2-------|
|-------0---------|---------------|--0-------0--------0--------0---------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| < < < <
| Q Q H H H W
|--7----9---10----|-10-------7----|--9-----------------------------------|
|--8---10----7----|--7-------8----|-10-----------------------------------|
|--7----9----7----|--7-------7----|--9-----------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q Q H E Q. H Q S S E +E S S E +E
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|
|------(5)---7----|---------------|------------------------5-3-----------|
|-(7)-------------|-12s14---------|----------6-4---------------6---(6)---|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------7---(7)-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S H
|---------------------2-----|
|--------2---------2--3-----|
|------2---------2----2-----|
|----2---------2------0-----|
|--0--------0---------------|
|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H H
|---------------------------|
|--------------------^7-----|
|--2-----------------^7-----|
|--2-----------------^7-----|
|--4-----------------^5-----|
|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| S S E +Q H
|---------------------------|
|-10-7----------------------|
|------9---(9)-------(7)----|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Gtr II
H H H H
|-^2----^2----------------|-^2------------------------------------|
|-^3----^3----------------|-^3------------------------------^3----|
|-^2----^2----------------|-^2------------------------------^0----|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------^0----|
|-^4----^2----------------|-^0------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------^3----|
|
| Gtr III
| H H H H
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--7-----7----------------|--7-------------------------------3----|
|--7-----7----------------|--7-------------------------------4----|
|--7-----7----------------|--7-------------------------------5----|
|--4----------------------|--0------------------------------------|
|--------7----------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| H E E +E S S S +S +S +S +H.
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------10-12-|-10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)--------|
|----------9b11-(9)-------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
4/4 2/4
H H +H
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|-^3----------^3--------------------------|-(3)----|
|-^0----------^0--------------------------|-(0)----|
|-^0----------^0--------------------------|-(0)----|
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|-^2----------^0--------------------------|-(0)----|
|
| H H +H
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|--3-----------3--------------------------|-(3)----|
|--4-----------4--------------------------|-(4)----|
|--4-----------2--------------------------|-(2)----|
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|
| Q E S S S +S +S S S S S S +H
|-------10-12-10b12==(10)r(10)-7----7-----|--------|
|--------------------------------10---8---|--------|
|---------------------------------------9-|-(9)----|
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------|
Outro
4/4 2/4
Gtr II
Q Q H +H
|-------------2----------|-(2)----------|
|-3-----2-----3----------|-(3)----------|
|-0-----2-----2----------|-(2)----------|
|-0-----2-----0----------|-(0)----------|
|-------4----------------|--------------|
|-3----------------------|--------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q Q H +H
|------------------------|--------------|
|-------------3----------|-(3)----------|
|-0-----2-----2----------|-(2)----------|
|-0-----2-----4----------|-(4)----------|
|-2-----4----------------|--------------|
|------------------------|--------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| S S E S S E S S E +Q +Q S S S S
|------------------------|--------------|
|-8-7---8-7---8-7--------|------8-7-----|
|-----7-----9-----7-(7)--|-(7)------9-7-|
|------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|--------------|
4/4
Gtr II
>
W +W
|--2------------|--(2)----*|
|--3------------|--(3)----*|
|--2------------|--(2)----*|
|--0------------|--(0)----*|
|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------*|
|
| Gtr III
| >
| +W +W
|---------------|---------*|
|-(3)-----------|--(3)----*|
|-(2)-----------|--(2)----*|
|-(4)-----------|--(4)----*|
|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------*|
|
| Gtr IV
| E H.. +W
|---------------|---------*|
|--8s10---------|-(10)----*|
|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------*|
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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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Artist: Johnny Cash
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