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Between the Wheels Guitar Tablature
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
 = slide down into infinity
<5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o  \_
o  /   repeat sign (always look for these!)


[Intro] - First measure played 3 times

   (played on synth)
   Dm7+6       Am
e:--7----7------5----5----|-----------|------------------------------|
B:--6----6------5----5----|-----------|------------------------------|
G:o-5----5------5----5---o|-----------|------------------------------|
D:o----------------------o|-----------|---7-------------------------|
A:------------------------|-----------|------0-----------------------|
E:------------------------|--0~~~~~~--|--------0~~~~~~---------------|

e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:--------------------5---------6--------|---------------------------|
G:--4(b5)--4---2--------------------7~~~-|-4(b5)--4---2----<7>~~----|
D:----------------5------5s7-------------|---------------5-----------|
A:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|

e:----------------------------|---20~~--19--19(b22)~~~~-|------------|
B:----------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
G:--4(b5)--4--2--0------------|-------------------------|------------|
D:------------------0h2-------|-------------------------|---7-------|
A:----------------------------|-------------------------|------0-----|
E:-----------------------0~~--|-------------------------|--------0~~~|
                         /
              vibrato bar dive 1/2 then 1 1/2 steps

[Riff 1]                             -----------------------------------
   Dm7+6                  Am/D       |1.           |2.
e:--10-10-10---10-10-10----10-10-10--|-10-10-10----|-------------------|
B:--12-12-12---12-12-12----10-10-10--|-10-10-10----|-------------------|
G:o-10-10-10---10-10-10-----9--9--9--|--9--9--9---o|-------------------|
D:o----------------------------------|------------o|-------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|-------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|-------------|--3--5--0----------|

[Riff 2]
       Dm7 Am/D                                       C
e:------5----5---5---5------------5----5---5---5---------------3--3--|
B:------6----5---5---6------------6----5---5---6---------------3--3--|
G:------5----5---5---5------------5----5---5---5------5---5----5--5--|
D:------7----5---5---7------------7----5---5---7------5---5----------|
A:----------------------------------------------------3---3----------|
E:---0---------------------0--0-----------------------3---3----------|

    G      C             Dm7
e:--3--3-----------------10-10-10-10-10------------------------------|
B:--3--3---5-------------10-10-10-10-10------------------------------|
G:--4--4---5-------------10-10-10-10-10------------------------------|
D:---------5---/10---------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------/10---12----------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------3--2--0---------------------|

[Riff 3a]
  Fsus2           Gsus2          Em              F+4
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--3-------3-------5-------------0-------0-------0-----0---0--------|
G:--5---------5-----7-------5--7--0-----0----0----2---2---2----------|
D:--5--5--------5---7----7--------2---2-----------3------------------|
A:--3-----3---------5-------------2---------------x------------------|
E:--3-----------------------------2---------------3-------------0----|

[Riff 3b]

e:-------3-------3---------------------------------------------------|
B:--3------------3-------5---------5------------0~-------------------|
G:--5-------5-------5----7---7-----5-----7------0~-------------------|
D:--5---------------5----7-----7----------------2~-------------------|
A:--3--------------------5----------------------2~-------------------|
E:--3---------------------------------------0---2~-------------------|

[Riff 4]

e:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------|---7---------------------------------------------|
A:----------------|-------0------------------------------------------|
E:--0~~~~~~-------|----------0~~~~~~---------------------------------|

Song progression:

[Intro] x1

[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:

To live between a rock and a hard ....

[Riff 2] x1

[Riff 2] x3 /w lyrics:

You know how that rabbit feels, going under .....

[Riff 3a] x1

[Riff 3a] x3 /w lyrics:

Wheels can take you around. Wheels can ...

[Fill 1] x1 /w lyrics:

e:---------------------------------------------------1--0------------|
B:--3-------3-------5-------------0-------0-------0-------1--0-------|
G:--5---------5-----7-------5--7--0-----0----0----2-------------0----|
D:--5--5--------5---7----7--------2---2-----------3------------------|
A:--3-----3---------5-------------2---------------x------------------|
E:--3-----------------------------2---------------3------------------|

We can fall from rocket's red ....
another

[Riff 3b] x1 /w lyrics:

war, another ...

[Riff 4] x2 /w lyrics:

generation.

[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:

It slips between your hands like water....

[Riff 2] x1

[Riff 2] x3 /w lyrics:

You know how that rabbit feels, going ....
[Riff 3a] x1

[Riff 3a] x2 /w lyrics:

You can go from boom to bust, ....

[Fill 1] x1 /w lyrics:

e:---------------------------------------------------1--0------------|
B:--3-------3-------5-------------0-------0-------0-------3-1-0------|
G:--5---------5-----7-------5--7--0-----0----0----2-------------0----|
D:--5--5--------5---7----7--------2---2-----------3------------------|
A:--3-----3---------5-------------2---------------x------------------|
E:--3-----------------------------2---------------3------------------|

We can fall from rocket's red ....
another

[Riff 3b] x1 /w lyrics:

war, another wasteland ....

Start [Guitar Solo]

generation.

e:----------------------------12h15p12----12-------------------------|
B:----------<7>-----10~~~~~-----------15----15(b17r15)p13h15~~~-----|
G:------<7>---------10~~~~~-----------------------------------------|
D:--<7>--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------<15(b17)>---15(b17)~~-------------------------------------|
B:--13--15------------------------15(b17r15)--13--15-----------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------15(b17)~-------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------15(b17)~~~---15(b17)--15(b17r15)--|
B:----------8~~----8s10--7s5~~---------------------------------------|
G:-------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D:--5s7--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-15--12~~~----------15(b17r15)~~~----12----------------------------|
B:-------------15p13----------------------13-------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------12~~~------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------------------5~--|
B:-------------5--6-------------------5--6--8-------------5-6-8------|
G:-------5--7-------------------5--7------------------5-7------------|
D:--5s7-----------------5s7--7--------------------5s7----------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----8~--5~-8~---5~--8~--5-----------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------8~~-------------------5--6~---5h6p5----|
G:-----------------------------------5s7------5--7-------------------|
D:---------------------------------------5s7-------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:----------------------------8---8--7--5----------------------------|
B:--------6s8---6--5----------------------8--6--5--------------------|
G:--7--5--------------7--5~~-----------------------7--5--4-----------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------7--5--3--|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------------------------------7--7~--7~--------------|
B:-------------------------8~~-----8-----5--5----5~--5~--------------|
G:----------------------5------------7-------------------10s12--12---|
D:-----------------5s7-----------7-----------------------------------|
A:--7--5--3~~--------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                  Fsus2(add D)
e:------12-----------------17-------20~~~----------------------------|
B:--10--10--10~------------15-------18~~~----------------------------|
G:---------------12----17------17---19~~~----------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 3a] x2 /w lyrics:

Wheels can take you ar...

[Fill 1] x1 /w lyrics:

e:----------------------------------------------------1--0-----------|
B:--3-------3-------5-------------0-------0-------0--------1--0------|
G:--5---------5-----7-------5--7--0-----0----0----2-------------0----|
D:--5--5--------5---7----7--------2---2-----------3------------------|
A:--3-----3---------5-------------2---------------x------------------|
E:--3-----------------------------2---------------3------------------|

From rocket's red glare down ....

[Riff 3b] x1 /w lyrics:

war, another ....

[Riff 4] x2 /w lyrics:

generation.

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------5-------6--------6-----------------------|
G:--4(b5)---4(b5r4)--2----------------7~~~-------4(b5)--4--2---<7>--|
D:----------------------5------5s7---------------------------5-------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------20~~~~---19---20(b22)~~~------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--4(b5)--4--2------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------5--0h2-------------------------------------7-------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
E:-----------------------0~~~------------------------------------0---|
                         /
                     vib. bar dive

e:-----------------------------------------1-------------------------|
B:-----------------------5-------6-----------------------------------|
G:--4(b5)--4(b5r4)--2---------------7~~--------4-4-4-<4(b5b6r5r4)>---|
D:---------------------5----5s7--------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------20--19--|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--4--2---0h2p0------0----------4(b5)---4--2p0----------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------0h2-----------------|
A:----------------5----5-------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------0~~~-----------|
                                                     /
                                                vib. bar slight dive
e:-20(b22)~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------5-------6--------------12-12-12-|
G:--------------------4(b5)--4--2---------------7~~----10---12-12-12-|
D:--------------------------------5-----5s7--------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------0---------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--12---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--12-------------------------4(b5)---4--2--0-----------------------|
D:------<9>-<9>-<5>-----------------------------0h2---0~~------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------0~~------------|
E:------------------5----0~~----------------------------------------|

e:--12---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--12-----12--------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------12--------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------<9>----------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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