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Human Wheels

John Mellencamp
Tab
★4.2(4)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Human Wheels - John Mellencamp

Tabbed by: Luca Cacciali

Email: kroncikronci@tin.it

Key: b bending

s slide

h hammer on

ELECTRIC GUITAR (Intro, chorus and solo)

INTRO (clean)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------9--10—-----9b10---------|
G|---9—-9b10--7--9-----9--11--9--11------11-------------------11-----|
D|------------------9----------------11-------------11------------11-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---9h10--10--9-----------------10----------------------------------|
G|----------------11----------9------9------9--9--11--9--11----------|
D|--------------------12--12------------12-------------------11------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------9------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--10-----------------9-------------------------------------|
G|---11--------------------11-----11-----7—-9b10--7--9-----9--11-----|
D|--------------11-----11-------------7-----------------9------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------10------10------------------------------------|
G|---9-------------11------11---------7—9b10--7--9-----11--9--11-----|
D|----------9--11------------------7----------------9----------------|
A|------12-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

SOLO (overdrive)

e|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------10-10—-9—-5s10---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---0—-0—-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
B|--10--9--7—-5-10-10—-9--7--5--7-------------------------10-10--9---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---0-------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0--0--0---|
B|—-5s10-10-----10-----9-----9-----7-----7-----5-----5----10-10--9---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---0--0--0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7--5--7---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------2--2--4--2--2--4--2--2--4--2--2--4---------------------|
A|------------2--2--4--2--2--4--2--2--4--2--2--4---------------------|
E|------------0--0--2--0--0--2--0--0--2--0--0--2---------------------|

ACOUSTIC GUITAR 1 (Chords)

INTRO: Re Mi Fa#m Re Mi Fa#m Re Mi La Mi Fa#m Re Mi Fa#m

Fa#m Mi Re Fa#m

This land today, shall draw its last breath

Mi Re Fa#m

And take into its ancient depths

Mi Fa#m

This frail reminder of its giant, dreaming self

Mi Fa#m

While I, with human-hindered eyes

Mi La Mi Fa#m

Unequal to the sweeping curve of life

Re Mi Fa#m

Stand on this single print of time

CHORUS:

Re Mi La Mi Fa#m

Human wheels spin round and round

Re Mi Fa#m

While the clock keeps the pace

Re Mi La Mi Fa#m

Human wheels spin round and round

Re Mi Fa#m

Help the light to my face.

ACOUSTIC GUITAR 2 (Mandolino)

RIFF (During the intro)

e|---5--5--5--4--2-----5--4--2--5--5--5--4--2-----2------------------|
B|------------------5--------------------------5---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Any comments or corrections just email me at kroncikronci@tin.it

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