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Key to the Highway.Ptb KEY TO THE HIGHWAY (Live) As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 2002 Album "ONE MORE CAR, ONE MORE RIDER") Transcribed by Slowhand Words and Music by Big Bill Broonzy & Charles Segar Arranged by Eric Clapton A Intro 1 (0:25) Free Time = 84 N.C. P N.C. Applause 2 1 ggg 4 R I 4 aP V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. / T 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 H 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 g g R R c R R R R I g 43 R 4 V V V aP V P V aP V P V P V P V V R V fV V P V V V V V V V V V V V V V PgV f V fV V V V [ [ T 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 A 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 B 3 3 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 sl. H H H H H H H P 3 3 3 3 3 c 8 g g R R g 3 P fV V V V V V 4 P fV V V V V 2 P V I 4 Pf V V V V V V 4 Pf V V V V fV V 4 V z fV V V V V fV V V V V V V V T 3 5 4 5 5 5 (5) (2) 4 4 5 4 2 2 2 0 A 4 5 5 4 (4) 2 4 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 sl. sl. sl. sl. B Intro 2 In time = 90 A7sus4 P c 11 g g fV V V V V g 12 V V V V V V fV V P V V V aP V V V V R V I 8 fV V V V V V V V z V V V z fV V V V V V P gV V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 3 3 T 5 5 5 5 5 3 1 3 3 5 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 sl. H P H H Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org KEY TO THE HIGHWAY (Live) - Eric Clapton Page 2 of 7 N.C. 13 V V ggg P V fV V V V V V V V V fV V fV P V V P V P V V V V V I z fV V V V V V V V V z z fV z V V V V V V V V 4:3 4:3 1/2 3 3 3 5 3 5 3 M T 3 5 5 5 3 5 3 5 5 3 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 3 (3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 O 2 2 0 A 0 0 0 0 0 2 B 0 0 0 sl. P H H H P P Faster P = 108 15 g V V V V V V gg R I P gV V V V W V c fV V V V fV V fV V V V u u 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 2 2 (2) A 0 1 2 2 2 (2) 5 5 4 4 3 3 B 3 0 0 0 H H sl. C Instrumental Verse E7 A c V V V V V V V V V V 17 g c V V V V V V V V V V c gg V R V V V VV VV VV VV R V V V V V V V V V V V I V aP g V V V V V V P fV V V V V V V V V V V let ring 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 A 2 0 B 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H sl. E7 D7/F b c V V V V V V c c c 19 g V V V V V V V gg V V V V V V fV VV V V V fV V V V V V gV I u fV V V V V V V V V c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V u V V V V V let ring 10 10 12 12 12 12 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 sl. A7 E7 N.C. 22 g c V V V V V V V gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V R I fV V V V V V aP g V V c V fV V V V V fV V V V V V u V u V u u u 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 3 2 0 6 6 6 6 1 2 0 1 A 5 5 5 5 0 2 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 B 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 P P H sl. Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org KEY TO THE HIGHWAY (Live) - Eric Clapton Page 3 of 7 D 1st Verse E7 A A E7 c c c V V V V V V V V V V V V V 25 g g V R c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I g aP g V V V V V V u u fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u u V V V V V u 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (9) 9 9 9 10 12 10 10 12 10 10 T 3 3 3 3 3 10 (10) 10 10 10 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 (9) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 A 2 0 0 B 2 2 2 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H sl. D7/F b N.C. c c c 28 g g V V V V c c g fV V V V k V V V fV VV V V V V c V c I V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V u V V V u V V V V V V V V V V V 2 2 2 2 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 E7 A c V 31 g c V V V V V V c V gg V VV V VV } V R V V VV VV VV VV V I u V V V } cfV V V V fV V V aP g V V V V V u u V V u V V V V V V V V u let ring 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 T 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 3 3 3 10 1 1 1 x 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 A x 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 B 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 H sl. E 2nd Verse A E7 D7/F b c V V V V V V V V V V V V V c 34 g V V V V V V V c V V V V V V gg V V V V V V } V V V V V fV V V V V V V I V } u fV V V V V V u V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u V V u V u V V u V V 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 12 10 10 10 2 2 2 T 10 10 10 10 10 x 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 1 1 1 3 1 9 9 9 9 x 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 2 2 2 2 (2) A (0) x 0 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 sl.
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