Clapton, Eric › Key To The Highway Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Rainbow Concert (Remaster) Tabs:

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Key To The Highway Tab

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Rhythm ideas:

The chord pattern is A, E7, F#m, F#m, A, E7, A
Here are some rhythm ideas that are used throughout the song:

e|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------10101010-----2-2-2-2-
B|-/10101010101010----------9-9-9-9------2-2-2-2-
G|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------9-9-9-9------2-2-2-2-
D|-----------------/11-10-9-9-9-9-9------4-4-4-4-
A|---------------------------------------4-4-4-4-
E|-----------------------------------0-1-2-2-2-2- etc etc
    A                       E7           F#m

There are countless variations on this theme throughout the 
song, so you can 
stick to the chord shapes shown or make up your own variations.

Chord pattern example: verse 1:
I’ve got the key to the ...
A                     E7

    Be all...
F#m

Gonna l...
      A

   Walkin’s most too slow
E                    A (turnaround)

Here’s a simple turnaround idea, which can be expanded upon 
if you like, 
although you don’t have to include a turnaround at all.

e|-----------------
B|--5-3-2-1--------
G|-----------------
D|-----------------
A|-7-5-4-3-2-0-1-2-
E|-----------------

Here’s an example of a fill that’s sometimes used when changing 
from A to E:

A|---2-0-----
E|-0-----3-0-

Lead: This lead section is fairly accurate, although again 
timing is not 
shown. It isn’t clear which parts Clapton or King play throughout 
this song.





Intro lead:

e|----------------------------12b14-12b14-12-10----------------
B|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12-------------------13-12----12----
G|----------------------------------------------------14----11-

e|---------------------12----------------------12-11-10----------
B|------12b14-12b14-15----12b14-12-------10-------------13h14----
G|-11-14---------------------------11-14-11-14----------------14-


e|-----------------
B|-7h8-5---------5-
G|-------7-5-5h6---

In the verses some parts are played after the sung parts, whereas 
other 
parts continue into the sung parts etc. You’ll have to listen 
to the song to 
know when to play each bit.

Verse 1 lead – Clapton sings
e|----------------------7-------------------
B|----------10---8b9-10---------10-10-------
G|-------6/9-------------9-7/11------11-----
D|----7-9------------------------------12---
A|-7-9--------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------

e|-12b14-12-10-10------------9------------------------
B|----------------13-13-10-------------------------10-
G|-------------------------11---9p7p6---9------9-11---
D|----------------------------------------9h11--------
A|----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------

e|---------------------------------
B|-11/13-12-12-10--10-10/14--------
G|-x-------------11-----------12---
D|-------------------------14---14-
A|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------

Verse 2 lead – King sings
In this verse there is hardly any lead guitar at all. For most 
of the verse 
the only lead guitar to be heard is this:
B|-10
G|-11
So you can improvise a lead using ideas from the licks in this 
tab. At the 
end of the verse there is a bit of lead:

e|------------------7/9----------
B|-13-12-12-10-10----------------
G|----------------9-----9-9-9—-9-
D|-----------------------------9-
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------






Verse 3 lead – Clapton sings

e|-------------------------------------------13b14-12-10-------
B|----------10-------------------------------------------13-10-
G|-------6-9---------------------------10----------------------
D|----7-9---------8-11b12r11-9---9-9/11------------------------
A|-7-9-------------------------11------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

e|----9\7---------------------------------------------------5-7-5-
B|------------------------10-8------------------------5-----------
G|-11-----9----6-7-8-9—9-------9-7------------------6---4-6-------
D|-----------9---------------------10p7-10b11-7-7-----------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------

Solo

e|-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---12b14-12-10-------------------------------
B|-5—5-10101010101010—10------------14-13-12-10-----10--10--------
G|-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------9/11--10—-11------
D|-7-7-------------------------------------------------------11---
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12-
E|----------------------------------------------------------------

e|-12b14r12-12-10-9-----------------------------12-10----------
B|------------------13-13-10-----10-12b14r12-10-------13-12-10-
G|---------------------------9-11------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------14b16r14-14-10-8-7-------------5-
G|-12b13-11-9--7-9--------------------10-9--------5-
D|----------------------------------------11------6-
A|------------------------------------------12----7-
E|--------------------------------------------12----

Solo contd (GTR II) Note that the beginning of this solo can be 
used as a 
rhythm idea elsewhere in the song. The rhythm guitar plays this solo 
section, while the lead guitar plays the occasional note in 
the background.

e|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------10---10--10-12------2--------------------
B|-/10101010101010-----------9-9---10-----------2-----10-12b13-12b13-
G|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------9------------------2-9/11---------------
D|------------------/11-10-9-9------------------4--------------------
A|----------------------------------------------4--------------------
E|-----------------------------------------12\2-2--------------------

e|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-12b13-12b13-12b13r12-10h12p10-10-10-8----------------------------
G|---------------------------------------9------------------9-------
D|-----------------------------------------12-9h11------/11---12-11-
A|-------------------------------------------------12---------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------





e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------5---5-5-
G|----------------9-7/9-9-7/9-7/9-7-5—7/5------------------6---6-----
D|----------------------------------------7---77-55-44-2-------------
A|-12---------------------------------------0------------------------
E|---12-10-11-12-----------------------------------------------------

That’s pretty much it. There’s no need for me to tab out the last 
two 
verses, since you can make up / improvise your own lead using 
the many blues 
licks scattered throughout this tab. The outro is similar to 
the intro, but 
with minor variations.

Key to the tablature:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
x = mute string with fretting hand and play it
b = bend to next note to pitch of next note
r = release bent note to pitch of next note
/ or \ = slide to next note