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Tuning: E A D G B E
KEY TO THE HIGHWAY (Bassline) As recorded by Freddie King (From the 1971 Album GETTING READY) Words and Music by Big Bill Broonzy & Charles Segar Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' [Intro Solo] Q=82 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E Q. E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E G|----------------|-------4-(4)--3---|------------------|-------------------| D|----------------|---3-6----------6-|-------4-(4)--3---|-------2-(2)--1----| A|----------------|-4----------------|---3-6----------6-|---1-4----------4--| E|-4-4-4-4-4------|------------------|-4----------------|-2-----------------| E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E Q Q Q Q G|------------------|-------4-(4)--3---|------------------|-6--4--3-----| D|-------2-(2)--1---|---3-6----------6-|-------4-(4)--3---|----------7--| A|---1-4----------4-|-4----------------|---3-6----------6-|-------------| E|-2----------------|------------------|-4----------------|-------------| [1st - 3rd Verses] Segno $ E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E G|-----------------||--------4-(4)--3---|------------------|------------------| D|-6-4-5-6-(6)-----||o---3-6----------6-|-------4-(4)--3---|-------2-(2)--1---| A|-----------------||o-4----------------|---3-6----------6-|---1-4----------4-| E|-----------------||-------------------|-4----------------|-2----------------| To Coda E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E Q Q Q Q G|------------------|-------4-(4)--3---|------------------|-6--4--3-----| D|-------2-(2)--1---|---3-6----------6-|-------4-(4)--3---|----------7--| A|---1-4----------4-|-4----------------|---3-6----------6-|-------------| E|-2----------------|------------------|-4----------------|-------------| 1. 2. Dal Segno al Coda Coda & E E E E +Q E E E E E E +E E S S E E E E E +E E E E G|-------------------||----------------------||-------------------|| D|-6-4-5-6-(6)--8-6-o||-6-4-5-6-(6)-8-6------||-6-4-5-6-(6)-6-6-5-|| A|------------------o||-----------------8-6--||-------------------|| E|-------------------||----------------------||-------------------|| [Guitar Solo] E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E G||-------------------|-------4-(4)--3---|-------2-(2)--1---|-------2-(2)--1----| D||o-------2-(2)--1---|---3-6----------6-|---1-4----------4-|---1-4----------4--| A||o---1-4----------4-|-4----------------|-2----------------|-2-----------------| E||--2----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| 1. E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E S S E G|------------------|-------4-(4)--3---|-------------|-----------------------|| D|-------2-(2)--1---|---3-6----------6-|-4--2--1--0--|----------------------o|| A|---1-4----------4-|-4----------------|-------------|-4-2-3-4-(4)-6-4------o|| E|-2----------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------6-4---|| [4th & 5th Verses] 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E G|-----------------|-----------------||--------4-(4)--3---|------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|-6-6-6-6-8-6-----||o---3-6----------6-|-------4-(4)--3---| A|-----------------|-------------8-6-||o-4----------------|---3-6----------6-| E|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------|-4----------------| E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E G|------------------|------------------|-------4-(4)--3---|------------------| D|-------2-(2)--1---|-------2-(2)--1---|---3-6----------6-|-------4-(4)--3---| A|---1-4----------4-|---1-4----------4-|-4----------------|---3-6----------6-| E|-2----------------|-2----------------|------------------|-4----------------| 1. 2. H.=H Q Q Q Q E E E E +Q E E E E Q H E E E E +H +W G|-6--4--3-----|-------------------||-------------|----------------|--------*| D|----------7--|-6-4-5-6-(6)--8-6-o||-------------|----------------|--------*| A|-------------|------------------o||-4-----------|---6-5-4-(4)----|-(4)----*| E|-------------|-------------------||-------------|----------------|--------*| ************************************ Duration Legend W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; 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. Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). | (n) - note tied to previous ************************************