{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":70646,"song":"Highway Blues","artist":"Roy Harper","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11544971-highway-blues-chords-by-roy-harper/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/70646?type=chord","rating":0.14041,"votes":0,"content":"\r\n[Song: Roy Harper \"Highway Blues\"]\r\n\r\nI dunno which open tuning Roy uses but you'll a lot of stuff is\r\nin some open tuning or other - as Gordon's naming of chords like\r\nG1 and Bm1 suggests.\r\n\r\nI play a lot of stuff in open E tuning - just crank the 3rd, 4th\r\nand 5th strings up so that when you hit them you get the E chord\r\nwithout holding down any strings. I find it's a great tuning for\r\na lot of old Joni and Beatles songs.\r\n\r\nHere's an attempt at Highways Blues, which, like a lot of Harper\r\nsongs, requires very few chords.\r\n\r\nIn the \"main\" verses you hammer a sort of E and a vague D6;\r\nfollowing Gordon's line, I've called these E1 and A1.\r\n\r\nThe chorus then shifts to a good old E - A - B run.\r\n\r\nI've only included a few of the words. Mebbe some kinder soul cd\r\nstick the whole song on the list: the last verse I cant\r\nremember/work it all out.\r\n\r\n\r\nFret\r\n:0... _ _ _ _ _ ... _ _ _ _ _ ... _ _ _ _ _ ... _ _ _ _ _\r\n 1   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|\r\n 2   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|\r\n 3   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_1_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|\r\n 4   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|\r\n 5   |_1_|_|_|_|   |_|_4_|_|_|   1_1_1_1_1_1   |_|_|_|_|_|\r\n 6   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|\r\n 7   |_|_4_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   1_1_1_1_1_1\r\n\r\n        E1            D1               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro : E1 - D1 - E1 - D1 - E1 - D1 - E1\r\n\r\nE1                     D1                        E1\r\nTake a walk down your highway, tell me what you see\r\n\r\nE1 - D1 - E1 - D1 -\r\n\r\nE1             D1                            E1\r\nIf you're down my way, well it could well be me\r\n\r\n[.....]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   E1      [ch]A[/ch]                            E1\r\n  Please give me a lift man,   you know it won't be for far[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  E1      [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe way that you shift man, in your empty car[/tab]\r\n\r\n[.....]\r\n\r\nE1                   D1      E1        D1\r\nI got the Highways Blues in my holey shoes\r\n\r\nE1             D1             E1\r\nand I cannot choose what I look like\r\n\r\n[.....]\r\n\r\nLike anything in an open tuning, this is pretty approximate, but\r\nhammer away at it after a beer or two and it shdnt sound too bad!\r\n\r\n\"Once\" goes pretty OK in open E as well- you basically fiddle\r\naround on the top and second strings, picking out the melody, and\r\nplonking a few chords (A, G# and B) in here and there. I'll bung\r\nthat up on the list as well if anybody's intrested.\r\n\r\n\r\nBash away\r\n\r\nDave Coniam\r\nHong Kong","plain_text":"[Song: Roy Harper \"Highway Blues\"]\n\nI dunno which open tuning Roy uses but you'll a lot of stuff is\nin some open tuning or other - as Gordon's naming of chords like\nG1 and Bm1 suggests.\n\nI play a lot of stuff in open E tuning - just crank the 3rd, 4th\nand 5th strings up so that when you hit them you get the E chord\nwithout holding down any strings. I find it's a great tuning for\na lot of old Joni and Beatles songs.\n\nHere's an attempt at Highways Blues, which, like a lot of Harper\nsongs, requires very few chords.\n\nIn the \"main\" verses you hammer a sort of E and a vague D6;\nfollowing Gordon's line, I've called these E1 and A1.\n\nThe chorus then shifts to a good old E - A - B run.\n\nI've only included a few of the words. Mebbe some kinder soul cd\nstick the whole song on the list: the last verse I cant\nremember/work it all out.\n\n\nFret\n:0... _ _ _ _ _ ... _ _ _ _ _ ... _ _ _ _ _ ... _ _ _ _ _\n 1   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|\n 2   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|\n 3   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_1_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|\n 4   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|\n 5   |_1_|_|_|_|   |_|_4_|_|_|   1_1_1_1_1_1   |_|_|_|_|_|\n 6   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|\n 7   |_|_4_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|   1_1_1_1_1_1\n\n        E1            D1               A           B\n\n\nIntro : E1 - D1 - E1 - D1 - E1 - D1 - E1\n\nE1                     D1                        E1\nTake a walk down your highway, tell me what you see\n\nE1 - D1 - E1 - D1 -\n\nE1             D1                            E1\nIf you're down my way, well it could well be me\n\n[.....]\n\n\n\n\n\n[.....]\n\nE1                   D1      E1        D1\nI got the Highways Blues in my holey shoes\n\nE1             D1             E1\nand I cannot choose what I look like\n\n[.....]\n\nLike anything in an open tuning, this is pretty approximate, but\nhammer away at it after a beer or two and it shdnt sound too bad!\n\n\"Once\" goes pretty OK in open E as well- you basically fiddle\naround on the top and second strings, picking out the melody, and\nplonking a few chords (A, G# and B) in here and there. I'll bung\nthat up on the list as well if anybody's intrested.\n\n\nBash away\n\nDave Coniam\nHong Kong","chords":["E","D6","A","B","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]}}}