{"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":849952,"song":"Highway 51 Blues","artist":"Bob Dylan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/849952-highway-51-blues-chords-by-bob-dylan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/849952?type=chord","rating":4.79537,"votes":16,"content":"Bob Dylan\r\nSong: Highway 51\r\n\r\n\r\nTuning: Open D (D A D f# a d)\r\nCapo 2nd fret\r\n\r\n[tab]Main Riff:\r\n|-------------------------------|\r\n|-0-----------------------------|\r\n|-0-----------------------------|\r\n|-0---------3---0-5---0-3--0-3--|\r\n|-0---------3---0-5---0-3--0-3--|\r\n|-0---------3---0-5---0-3--0-3--|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]The main riff can be played throughout, but you can also play\r\nit at the intro and use the chords on the verses \r\n(though I recommend the riff on the E lines).\r\nAlso at the end of the riff you can repeat:\r\n -0-5- instead of: -0-3- if it sounds better. Just play around with it.\r\n -0-5-             -0-3-\r\n -0-5-             -0-3-[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nHighway 51 runs right by my baby's door[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHighway 51 runs right by my baby's door[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIf I don't get the girl I'm loving[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWon't go down to Highway 51 no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\nWell, I know that highway like I know my hand\r\nYes, I know that highway like I know the back of my hand\r\nRunning from up Wisconsin\r\nway down to no man's land.\r\n\r\nWell, if I should die before my time should come\r\nAnd if I should die before my time should come\r\nWon't you bury my body\r\nout on the Highway 51.\r\n\r\nHighway 51 runs right by my baby's door\r\nI said, Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door\r\nIf I don't get the girl I'm loving\r\nWon't go down to Highway 51 no more.\r\n\r\nThe end of the verse riff is improvised on this theme:\r\n\r\n[tab]|-------------------------|\r\n|-------------------------|\r\n|-------------------------|\r\n|-3---0-------------------|\r\n|---------3p0------0------|\r\n|-------------3----0------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou could also just play the main riff once at the end of the verse if you want.\r\n\r\n\r\nE: 000000\r\nA: 020120\r\nB: x02100","plain_text":"Bob Dylan\nSong: Highway 51\n\n\nTuning: Open D (D A D f# a d)\nCapo 2nd fret\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWell, I know that highway like I know my hand\nYes, I know that highway like I know the back of my hand\nRunning from up Wisconsin\nway down to no man's land.\n\nWell, if I should die before my time should come\nAnd if I should die before my time should come\nWon't you bury my body\nout on the Highway 51.\n\nHighway 51 runs right by my baby's door\nI said, Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door\nIf I don't get the girl I'm loving\nWon't go down to Highway 51 no more.\n\nThe end of the verse riff is improvised on this theme:\n\n\n\nYou could also just play the main riff once at the end of the verse if you want.\n\n\nE: 000000\nA: 020120\nB: x02100","chords":["D","A","E","B"],"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}