SPOKE IN THE WHEEL
As recorded by Zakk Wylde
Words and Music by Zakk Wylde
M.M. = 136
Intro/Verse
C G Am
||-------------------|------------------|----------------|-3-----0---------|
||-----1---------1---|--------3---------|-------h0-1-----|---1--------1----|
||-------0-----0---0-|----0-----0-------|----2-------2---|-----2--------0--|
||--------h0-2-------|------0---------0-|------2-------2-|-----------------|
||--3----------------|-2---------h0-2---|-0--------------|----------2------|
||-------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
C G Em7 play 4 times
|------------------|--------3----------|----------------|-0----------------||
|----1---------1---|--------3----------|----------3-----|---3---3----------||
|------0-----0---0-|----0-----0--------|--------0---0---|-----0---0----0---||
|-------h0-2-------|------0------------|------2-------2-|------------------||
|-3----------------|-2-----------------|----2-----------|-----------/5---5-||
|------------------|------------2b3r2--|-0--------------|------------------||
Chorus
C G A
|----------------|-0--------------|--------3-------|-----------------|
|----1-----------|---1------------|--------3-------|-------h0-2------|
|------------0---|------0-----0---|----0-----0---0-|------------2----|
|-------h0-2---2-|--------2-----0-|------0-----0---|----2---------2--|
|-3--------------|----------------|----------------|-0----0----------|
|----------------|----------2-----|-3--------------|-----------------|
C G A
|---------------|-0---------------|---------3---------|-----------------|
|----1----------|---3---1---------|---------3---------|-------h0-2------|
|-----------0---|---------0---0---|---0-------0-------|------------2----|
|------h0-2-----|-----2---------0-|-----0-----------0-|----2---------2--|
|-3-----------3-|-----------------|------------h0-2---|-0----0----------|
|---------------|-----------2-----|-3-----3-----------|-----------------|
C G A
|---------------|-------0---------|--------3-------|-----------------|
|----1----------|-3-------3-------|--------3-------|-------h0-2------|
|-----------0---|---0---------0---|----0-----0---0-|------------2----|
|------h0-2---2-|-----2---------0-|------0-----0---|----2---------2--|
|-3-------------|-----------------|----------------|-0----0----------|
|---------------|-----------2-----|-3--------------|-----------------|
C G Em7
|--------------|-0---------------|----------3-------|--------0--------|
|----1---------|---3---1---------|----------3-------|----------3---3--|
|-----------0--|---------0---0---|------0-----0---0-|----0-------0----|
|------h0-2----|-----2---------0-|--------0-----0---|------0----------|
|-3------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------2-----|h2-3--------------|-0---------------|
end Chorus
A C
|----------------|-0--------------|---------------|-0-----------------|
|-------h0-2-----|---3-2-2--------|----1----------|---3-----1---------|
|------------2---|------------0---|-----------0---|-----0-----0-------|
|--------------2-|--------------0-|------h0-2---2-|-------------2-----|
|h0-2-0----------|----------2-----|-3-------------|-------3-------3---|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------|
C G Am
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-3-----0---------|
|----1--------1--|--------3---------|-------h0-1-----|---1--------1----|
|-----------0----|----0-----0-------|----2-------2---|-----2--------0--|
|------h0-2------|------0---------0-|------2-------2-|-----------------|
|-3--------------|-2---------h0-2---|-0--------------|----------2------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
C G Em7
|------------------|-------------------|--------------0-|-(0)--(0)--------|
|----1---------1---|--------3----------|----------3---3-|-(3)--(3)--------|
|------0-----0---0-|----0-----0--------|--------0---0-0-|-(0)--(0)----0---|
|-------h0-2-------|------0------------|------2-------2-|-(2)--(2)--------|
|-3----------------|-2-----------------|----2---------2-|-(2)--(2)-/5---5-|
|------------------|------------2b3r2--|-0--------------|-----------------|
Play Verse (2x)
Play Chorus (replace 2 first measures by Fill 1 and measures 7 to 10 by Fill 2)
Play verse (2x) w/ guitar solo
Play Chorus (replace measures 7 to 10 by Fill 2)
Fill 1:
C
|---------------|-------0----------|
|----1----------|-3-------3--------|
|-----------0---|---0---------0----|
|------h0-2---2-|-----2---------0--|
|-3-------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------2------|
Fill 2:
G A C
|--------3-------|-------------------|---------------|-0----------------|
|--------3-------|----------h0-2-----|----1----------|---3---1----------|
|----0-----0---0-|---------------2---|-----------0---|---------0---0----|
|------0-----0---|-------2---------2-|------h0-2---2-|---------------0--|
|----------------|h0-2-0---0---------|-3-------------|-----3------------|
|-3--------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------2------|
Fine
G
|-3-------*|
|-3-------*|
|-0-------*|
|-0-------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
to me, this is the kind of song where you get more fun improvising on it than
playing the note for note solos. If you want to improvise your own lead parts,
all you need to know is the C major pentatonic scale. Have fun! J
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Legend
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h = hammer-on; p = pull-off; b = bend; r = bend release; / = slide up/down; [5]
= nat. harmonic; <5 = art. harmonic; ~ = vibrato; tr = trill; T = tap; TP =
trem. picking; PM = palm muting; | = bar; || = double bar; ||o = repeat start;
*|| = repeat end; *| = double bar (end); : = bar (freetime); d = tremolo bar
dive; u = tremolo bar up; = = hold (bend or tremolo bar)