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Guitar Tab for Rider on the Wheel by Nick Drake

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Rider on the Wheel - Nick Drake

Found on:
N. R. Drake, 69.(2014-09-08)
Time Has Told Me(2005-05-16)
Word of Mouth(2004-07)
Made to Love Magic(2004-05-24)
Time of No Reply(1991-07-01)
Fruit Tree(1979-03-09)
A Day Gone By...
RIDER ON THE WHEEL
     
Tuning xGDGBD (the bottom string isn't really used but you might 
tune it to G if you can, for accidental hits / resonances - plus 
you can play Black Eyed Dog too!)
     


Intro: (only the top five strings are shown)
     
|9-------T-------|T----T--9-------|9-------T----T--|T----T--T----T--| 
|-8---8---T---T--|-X-------8---8--|-8---8---T------|-X-------X------| 
|---0---0---0---0|---T---0---0---0|---0---0---0---0|---T---E---E---0| 
|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|0-0---0-0-0---0-| 
|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|
     
|9-------T-------|T-------9-------|T-------T----T--|9----8--9-------| 
|-8---8---T---T--|-X---X---8---8--|-T---T---X------|-8---7--8-------| 
|---0---0---0---0|---T---0---0---0|---0---0---E---0|---0---0----0---| 
|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0-0-0---0-|--0---0-------0-| 
|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0---------------|0---------------|
     
key - X=10th fret, E=11th, T=12th.
(there are slight variations the second time this section occurs)
     
Verse Pattern:
     
|-----5-------7--|----------------|
|5-------7-------|--3--0--3--0----|
|-5-------5------|--2--0---2---0--|   (x3) 
|---5---7---7---7|--0--0-0-------0|
|5-5---5-5-5---5-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
  * #
     
|----------------|----------------|
|1----0--1---3---|--3--0--3--0----|
|-0---0---0---0--|--2--0---2---0--|
|---2-0-2---0---4|--0--0---------0|
|3-3---3-3-0-5-5-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
           ""

     
notes:
* - this 5 becomes a 7 on the 3rd line of the verse 
# - this 5 becomes a 7 on the 2nd line of the verse
" - the left hand comes off to move up the neck
(the slightly discordant bass notes in the penultimate bar shouldn't
 be played too loud)


Tabbed by Chris Healey

(thanks to Richard Arrigo for corrections to the penultimate 
bar in the verse)

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Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S6
  • S5
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -7
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • -6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • -5
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G
  • C
  • -3
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • G#
  • C#
  • -2
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A
  • D
  • -1
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • 0
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • 1
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • 2
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • 3
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • 4
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • 5
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • 7
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -2
  • -2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • -2
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