Es. Pen Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Anyone have complete tab for I'm A Wheel. Something tells me I am playing it wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bweil Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 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
Dude Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Just saw this on Leno. Full band version is pretty much identical to what I have below. 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 Populated with knives Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh (x2) I'm a wheel I will Turn on you Bridge ("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-| Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jefftweedysmousse Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 bump Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaysettes Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 SPIKE!!!1! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groo Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 (edited) Any reccomendations on how to play this on electric (I haven't gotten a chance to try it out yet)? Especially the intro. Edited February 24, 2006 by Groo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaysettes Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I play it pretty much the same way. Sounds awesome. I'll try to get some of the noise fills up sometime. Don't expect it anytime soon though. I don't want to break any promises! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groo Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I play it pretty much the same way. Sounds awesome. I'll try to get some of the noise fills up sometime. Don't expect it anytime soon though. I don't want to break any promises! I'll pencil it in under "some time after I retire." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaysettes Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Alright. Those noise fills are simply open strings, at least how I play them. So, whenever there is that random "mah mah" during the song, hit a few strings at random. How's that for a cryptic tab? Have fun. Hey Groo, give me some other song to tab out, I'm bored here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhc Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Alright. Those noise fills are simply open strings, at least how I play them. So, whenever there is that random "mah mah" during the song, hit a few strings at random. How's that for a cryptic tab? Have fun. Hey Groo, give me some other song to tab out, I'm bored here! I'm not sure if we're thinking about the same thing... but what I haven't figured out are the times where there's a double chord hit that happens udring the main riff, like where the X's are below in relation to the power chord stuff: ----------------------------X---X---- 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-| are those the "noise" fills you're talking about? Just random open strings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaysettes Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 The fills are just on live versions. Is the double chord hit you're talking about come after this: 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--| Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhc Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 The fills are just on live versions. Is the double chord hit you're talking about come after this: Nope, it comes in 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-|----------------------------HERE HERE The thing I'm talking about is on the record as well as live. Guess it's not the same as what you're referring to. Though now I have no idea what you're talking about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groo Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Hey Groo, give me some other song to tab out, I'm bored here! For some reason, I had this song confused with the one to "Kicking Television." Any tips on how to play that (specifically, like the one on the live album)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaysettes Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 For some reason, I had this song confused with the one to "Kicking Television." Any tips on how to play that (specifically, like the one on the live album)? I was thinking the same thing today. I have no idea, I think there may be a tab of it somewhere around here, maybe it's pinned? Where ever it is, it didn't work for me. Sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhc Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 (edited) For some reason, I had this song confused with the one to "Kicking Television." Any tips on how to play that (specifically, like the one on the live album)? The main riffs are really similar. I always thought both songs emerged from the same proto-Wheel-KickingTV jam, though never had any real information that supported that. edit: Actually, you can throw Loose Fur's Street Success (right name?) in there too - almost exactly the same as the Kicking TV riff Edited May 4, 2006 by jhc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted May 6, 2006 Share Posted May 6, 2006 (edited) i doubt it's right, but i usually just bar the 10 all the way across the fretboard and include those strings as those noise fills. ktv main riff: --------- --------- --------- 5-5-5-5-8 5-5-5-5-7 5-5-5-5-5 the only difference is tweedy doesn't capo on ktv like he does for i'm a wheel, because for the chorus riff he starts from the open string: --------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------- 0-2-4-2-4-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 --------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5 --------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5and etc. i've also noticed when Tweedy does bars in dropD he just shifts up for the higher chords like he does in ktv for the D chord in the chorus (10th fret bar) instead of crossing strings, thus changing hand position. Edited May 6, 2006 by poortranslator Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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