Michael Martin Murphey - Wildfire

WILDFIRE (Bassline) As recorded by Michael Martin Murphey (From the 1975 Album BLUE SKY – NIGHT THUNDER) Words and Music by Michael Martin Murphey & Larry Cansler Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Michael McKinney - Bass' Intro 1 & Interlude Q=76 $$ 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Intro 2 Q=82 To Dbl. Coda W W H H H H |----------|----------||-----------|-----------| |----------|----------||-----------|-7----7----| |----------|----------||-7----7----|-----------| |----------|----------||-----------|-----------| H H H H H H Q. E Q. E |-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------| |-----------|-7----7----|-----------|-7----7-7----7--| |-7----7----|-----------|-7----7----|----------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E. E. +E. S Q. E Q. E |---------------|------6--------||-------------------|------6--------| |------6------9-|-7------7----7-||o------6---------6-|-7------6----4-| |-7------7------|---------------||o-7-------7--(7)---|---------------| |---------------|---------------||-------------------|---------------| Q. E. E. +E. S Q. E Q. E E Q E Q Q E Q E H |------------------|------6--------|--------------|-------------| |------6---------6-|-7------6----4-|-7-7--7-7--7--|-6-6--6-6----| |-7-------7--(7)---|---------------|--------------|-------------| |------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------| To Coda E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E +E E Q Q. E +Q. E |--------------|--------------|-------6-(6)------|-----------------| |-7-7--7-7--7--|-6-6--6-6--6--|-4-4-4---------4--|-6----6-(6)------| |--------------|--------------|-------------4----|--------------6--| |--------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------| 1. E Q E Q Q Q. E +Q. E Q. E +Q. E Q. E Q. E |--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-6-6--6-6--6--|----------------|----------------|------6------9--| |--------------|-7----7-(7)-----|--------------6-|-7------7-------| |--------------|--------------7-|-5----5-(5)-----|----------------| Chorus 2. Q. E Q. E Q. E E E +Q Q. E E E +Q Q. E E E +Q |------6---------||-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-7------7----7-o||-6------6-6-(6)--||-7----7---7-(7)--|-6----6---6-(6)---| |---------------o||------6----------||--------7--------|--------6---------| |----------------||-----------------||-----------------|------------------| Q. E E E +Q Q. E E E +Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------4----4--| |-7----7---7-(7)--|-6----6---6-(6)--|-7----7-6--6--|-4----7---------| |--------7--------|--------6--------|--------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------| D.S. al Coda Q. E +Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |----------------|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|-7----7-7----7--|| |-7----7-(7)--7--|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|----------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| & Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-7--7--7--7--|-6--6--6--6--|-4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6---| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Chorus E E E E E E E E Q. E E E +Q Q. E E E +Q Q. E E E +Q |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-7----7-7-7-(7)--|-6------6-6-(6)--|-7----7---7-(7)---| |-----------------||-----------------|------6----------|--------7---------| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Q. E E E +Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E +Q |-----------------|--------------|--------4----4-||------------------| |-6----6---6-(6)--|-7----7-6--6--|-4----7--------||-7----7-7-7-(7)---| |--------6--------|--------------|---------------||------------------| |-----------------|--------------|---------------||------------------| Q. E E E +Q Q. E E E +Q Q. E E E +Q Q. E E E +Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-6------6-6-(6)--|-7----7---7-(7)--|-6----6---6-(6)--|-7----7---7-(7)---| |------6----------|--------7--------|--------6--------|--------7---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Q. E E E +Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E |-----------------|--------------|--------4----4-| |-6----6---6-(6)--|-7----7-6--6--|-4----7--------| |--------6--------|--------------|---------------| |-----------------|--------------|---------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Q. E +Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |----------------|-7----7-7----7-|---------------|-7----7-7----7--|| |-7----7-(7)--7--|---------------|-7----7-7----7-|----------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| Q=76 && W W W |----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|------*| |----------|----------|------*| 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 She comes down from Yellow Mountain On a dark, flat land she rides On a pony she named Wildfire With a whirlwind by her side On a cold Nebraska night Oh, they say she died one winter When there came a killing frost And the pony she named Wildfire Busted down it's stall In a blizzard she was lost She ran calling Wildfire [x3] By the dark of the moon I planted But there came an early snow There's been a hoot-owl howling by my window now For six nights in a row She's coming for me, I know And on Wildfire we're both gonna go We'll be riding Wildfire [x3] On Wildfire we're gonna ride Gonna leave sodbustin' behind Get these hard times right on out of our minds Riding Wildfire