mastershake Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 first off, here's the tab pulled from the pinned thread: I'm a Wheel - acoustic version tabbed by: The Dude, also thanks to Yo La Tengo & WilcoFan Drop D (DADGBE) then put a capo on the 2nd fret. All finger positions in relation to the capo. Strum hard, esp. the lower two strings. Hold on, you run the risk of exciting me. (x2)E |-----------------|---------------------------|B |-----------------|---------------------------|G |-----------------|---------------------------|D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|A |-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-|D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| Once in Germany, someone said "Nein." (X2)E |-----------------|-------------------------|B |-----------------|-------------------------|G |-----------------|-------------------------|D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---0-1-2-3-2-1-0-------|A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---0-1-2-3-2-1-0-------|D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---0-1-2-3-2-1-0-------| Hold back, don't invite me (X2)E |-----------------|---------------------------|B |-----------------|---------------------------|G |-----------------|---------------------------|D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|A |-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-|D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 (X2)E |-----------------|-------------------------|B |-----------------|-------------------------|G |-----------------|-------------------------|D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---0-1-2-3-2-1-0-------|A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---0-1-2-3-2-1-0-------|D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---0-1-2-3-2-1-0-------| I'm a wheel (X2)E |----------------------|----------------------|B |----------------------|----------------------|G |----------------------|----------------------|D |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|A |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|D |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| And I will... (X2)E |----------------------|----------------------|B |----------------------|----------------------|G |----------------------|----------------------|D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|A |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| ...turn on you.E |----------------------|B |----------------------|G |----------------------|D |---5-5-5-5-----8-8-8--|A |---2-3-4-4-----5-6-7--|D |-0-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-5--| Back to verse... I invented a sister (cistern?)Populated with knivesUh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh (x2) I'm a wheel, and I willTurn on you Coughing section: E |---------------------------------------------|B |---------------------------------------------|G |---------------------------------------------|D |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-|A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-|D |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-| (12x first position, 6x third and 3x fourth) E |-----------------|-----------------|B |-----------------|-----------------|G |-----------------|-----------------|D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|A |-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 3rd verse: Sit downDon't give me that lineI'll call you back some other time (x2) I'm a wheel, and I willTurn on you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mastershake Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 ok so listening to some recordings of jeff playing this solo, on one particular recording he mentions that he plays this in a different key because he refuses to buy a guitar that has a cut away... so i'm not much of a guitar/music theorist, but could someone get me started on converting this to the new key to make it a lot easier to play on acoustic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 ok so listening to some recordings of jeff playing this solo, on one particular recording he mentions that he plays this in a different key because he refuses to buy a guitar that has a cut away... so i'm not much of a guitar/music theorist, but could someone get me started on converting this to the new key to make it a lot easier to play on acoustic? Hook me up with the recording. I may not have a guitar, but I can identify a key pretty easy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I think what Jeff is referring to is this: with a capo at II, then you really are playing those 10-12-10 & 12-12-12 chords at 12-14-12 & 14-14-14. Pretty tough for an acoustic without a cutaway. Therefore, I think Jeff plays it without capo (making the 12 fret do-able). That is the key change: down a full step. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mastershake Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 oh i didn't even notice there was supposed to be a capo on 2. i play it without the capo and it's still hard to hit 12... i guess he's just a champion and does it with ease. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mastershake Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 or maybe i was playing it with a capo... i don't know. anyway, yes that fixes the problem thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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