WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Johnny Cash - Highway Man Tabs | Ver. 1
HIGHWAYMAN
As recorded by Johnny Cash w/ Willie Nelson ,Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson
(From the 2002 Double Album THE ESSENTIAL JOHNNY CASH)
Words and Music by Jimmy Webb
Arranged by Johnny Cash et al.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Flanged Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Willie'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Strings/Synth Choir'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Verse 2 Flute fills'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Verse 2 Accordian'
Intro
Q=97
4/4
Gtr I
PM---------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||-------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------||
||--------2-3-4-3-2-------2-3-4-3-2----||
||o---2-5-----------5-2-5-----------5-o||
||-------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||-------------------------------------||
||o---------3-------3-------3-------3-o||
||--------4-------4-------4-------4----||
||-------------------------------------||
||o-0h2-------0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----o||
||-------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr III
| W
||-------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------||
Pre-Verse
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------2-3---4-3-2---------2-3---4-3-2---|
|---2-5-------------5---2-5-------------5-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| a E S S a E S S a E S S a E S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------3---------3---------3---------3-|
|-------4---------4---------4---------4---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-0h2-------0h2-------0h2-------0h2-------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| W
|---7-------------------------------------|
|---7-------------------------------------|
|---4-------------------------------------|
|---4-------------------------------------|
|---2-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Gtr I
PM---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------2-3---4-3-2---------2-3-4-3-2---|
|----2--5-------------5---2-5-----------5-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| a E S S a E S S a E S S E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------3---------3---------3---------|
|---------4---------4---------4-----------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-0h=2--------0h2-------0h2-------0---1---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| >
| +W
|---(7)-----------------------------------|
|---(7)-----------------------------------|
|---(4)-----------------------------------|
|---(4)-----------------------------------|
|---(2)-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr II
a E S S a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S a E S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------3-------3--------2-------2-|---------2-------2-------3-------3-|
|-----4-------4-------2--------2---|-------2-------2-------4-------4---|
|-------------------2--------2-----|-----2-------2---------------------|
|-0h2-----0h2-----0--------0-------|--0--------0-------0h2-----0h2-----|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H H +H H
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------2----------------|-----------------------------------|
|---4-------------2----------------|-(2)-----------------0-------------|
|---4-------------2----------------|-(2)-----------------0-------------|
|---2-------------4----------------|-(4)-----------------2-------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------3-------------|
|
| Gtr I
| e H Q. W
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---2------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gtr II
a E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------!3--!2---|
|-------3-------3-------3-------3-|-------2-------2-!3--!3---|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----2-------2---!0--!2---|
|---------------------------------|---2-------2-----!0--!0---|
|-0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----|-0-------0----------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| >
| W H Q Q
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---7-----------------------------|------------------3---3---|
|---4-----------------------------|------------------4---2---|
|---4-----------------------------|------------------5---4---|
|---2-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W W
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------2-------2-------2-------2-|-------0-------0-------3-------3-|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------4-------4---|
|---2-------2-------2-------2-----|---2-------2---------------------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------2-------0h2-----0h2-----|
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
| W
|
| Gtr III
|
| W H Q Q
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----7-------------------------------------|----------------------3---3---|
|-----4-------------------------------------|----------------------4---2---|
|-----4-------------------------------------|----------------------5---4---|
|-----2-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| >
| ~~~~
| +Q. S S Q S S S S Q +Q H
|---(19)---------------------------15-17-19-|-17-------(17)----------------|
|----------------19-20-19-------19----------|---------------------15-------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------2--------2-------2--------2-|--------0-------0-------3-------3-|
|------2-------2--------2--------2---|------0-------0-------4-------4---|
|----2-------2--------2--------2-----|----2-------2---------------------|
|-0--------0--------0--------0-------|----------2-------0h2-----0h2-----|
|------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
| W
|
| Gtr III Gtr VI
|
| W
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| +Q. S S S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------10-12-10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r|
|---(9)---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S Q Q
|--------------------!3--!2---|
|----------2-------2-!3--!3---|
|--------2-------2---!0--!2---|
|------2-------2-----!0--!0---|
|---0--------0----------------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| H Q Q
|-----------------------------|
|---------------------3---3---|
|---------------------4---2---|
|---------------------5---4---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| >
| ~~~~
| +W
|-----------------------------|
|-(10)------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------2---------2---------2-----------2-|-------0-------0-------3-------3-|
|-----2--------2----------2---------2-----|-----0-------0-------4-------4---|
|---2--------2----------2-------2---------|---2-------2---------------------|
|-0-------0----------0--------0-----------|---------2-------0h2-----0h2-----|
|-----------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
| W
|
| Gtr III
|
| H H +W
|--9------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-10----------------12------------------|-(12)-------------------------------|
|--9-----------------9------------------|--(9)-------------------------------|
|--------------------9------------------|--(9)-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------(8)\-------|------------------------------------|
|----------9\-----------------9\--------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---2--------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------------|--------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|--------3-------3-------2-------2-|
|------4-------4-------2-------2---|
|--------------------2-------2-----|
|--0h2-----0h2-----0-------0-------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
|
| ~
| Q S e S S S Q E H H
|---------7-10------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------7---7----------------|---10-------------------------------|
|------------------9---7-------9b11---|---(9)------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gtr II
Q Q H +H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3---------2----|-(2)------3----|--------------------------------------|
|--3----2----3----|-(3)------3----|--------2-------2---------2---------2-|
|--0----2----2----|-(2)------0----|------2-------2---------2--------2----|
|--0----2----0----|-(0)------0----|----2-------2---------2-------2-------|
|-------0---------|---------------|--0-------0--------0--------0---------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
|
W +W
|--2------------|--(2)----*|
|--3------------|--(3)----*|
|--2------------|--(2)----*|
|--0------------|--(0)----*|
|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------*|
|
| Gtr III
| >
| +W +W
|---------------|---------*|
|-(3)-----------|--(3)----*|
|-(2)-----------|--(2)----*|
|-(4)-----------|--(4)----*|
|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------*|
|
| Gtr IV
| E H.. +W
|---------------|---------*|
|--8s10---------|-(10)----*|
|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------*|
|---------------|---------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
