Blood Sweat And Tears - Spinning Wheel Chords & Tabs

 

Spinning Wheel Chords & Tabs

Blood Sweat And Tears Chords & Tabs

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Spinning Wheel Tab

   
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                            "Spinning Wheel"
                         (David Clayton-Thomas)

Intro:

Horns [D7#9 in low and high octaves]:

                    1111
[x5456x]         [xx2133]
v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v
/                ///// //// //

Verse 1:

bass (doubled with piano); chords implied

(E7)    (A7)      (D7)    (G)
 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-7---7---------3-|-5---5-------2-5-
-------3-5---5---|-------1-3-------

Verse 2:

   E7#9    A13          D7#9    G
---------------------------------
E7#9      A13  D7#9  G [no horns]
-----------------------
E7#9               A13              D7#9   G
---------------------------------------------
D7 [N.C.]                      D7#9 
----------------------------------------------

Bridge:

Cadd2           Bbadd2
Did you find the directing sign on the
Abadd2              Gadd2
Straight and narrow highway
Cadd2            Bbadd2
Would you mind a reflecting sign
Abadd2            [G] (bass alone)
Just let it shine within your mind
Ab/G              Bb              C
And show you the colors that are real

Dadd2            Am7/D
/ / / /  / / / /   / / / /  / / / /

Horns (chords built on fourths):
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blood_sweat_and_tears/spinning_wheel_tab.html ]
F7sus4(no 5)           F7#9sus4(no 5)
x888xx                 x8889x
/  /  /  /  /// ///    /////  ////  //

Verse 3:

Instrumental break (LP version):

bass/piano as per first verse [2X]

E7#9  A13     D7#9  G13  [4X]
 /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

E7#9
 / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Eb7#9
 / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

D7#9 [N.C.]
 / / / /  / / / /

(drum fill)

Instrumental break (45 version):

guitar solo over bass/piano:

 (E7)         (A7)           (D7)                     (G)
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
14b16---14b16-14-------------------12---14b16-14-12----12-----
-----------------------------12-14---14-------------14--------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

 (E7)         (A7)           (D7)                     (G)
17b19---17b19-17-------------------19-19-----19--17--15-------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------17s19----19-----19--17--16-------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

[repeat verse 3]

Coda:

E7#9   A13    [Eb]   D7#9   Gmaj7    [2X]
 / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /

(calliope effects on recorders)

E7#9   A13    [Eb]   D7#9   Gmaj7
 / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /

(calliope effects on recorders)

E7#9   A13    [Eb]   D7#9   Gmaj7    [3X; horns fade 3rd time]
 / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /

(recorders continue to end)

spoken: That wasn't too good [laughter]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers