Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Here is a version of the song that sounds correct if you don't have a capo.
Here are the chord progressions:
E|--5--7--2--5--|
B|--5--9--2--7--|
G|--6--9--2--7--|
D|--7--9--4--7--|
A|--7--7--4--5--|
E|--5-----2-----|

E|--5--7--5--5--|
B|--5--9--7--7--|
G|--6--9--7--7--|
D|--7--9--7--7--|
A|--7--7--5--5--|
E|--5-----------|

Here's a little extra thing if you don't have a violin around... just kinda follow these
notes and improvise and you should get a pretty decent accompaniment out of it. Sorry
couldn't do better.

E|----------------------9--10--12-------------------------------------------|
B|--------7--9--10--12-------------12--10--9--7-----------------------------|
G|--7--9-----------------------------------------7--6--4--2--4--6--4--2-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

--Capnpooh
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Capo on the 2nd, 1st, or no capo, your choice.
(Tab in relative to your capo placement)
THE SONG IS ORIGONALLY PLAYED WITH IT ON 2ND!!!!
Standard Tuning

[Intro Chords]

G - D - Em - C <--(RIGHT after this play violin part)

[Intro]

(The following is the violin/fiddle part for the intro played after the C intro chord
while remaining "on beat")
(THIS ISNT THE WHOLE VIOLIN PART; GET THE TIMING DOWN AND IT SOUNDS GREAT)
(it sounds good on guitar also; not too fast)

e|-----G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------(PLAY HAMMER OFF REAL FAST)-----------------|
G|------(0)--2--4-(4)----4/5\4-4-2-(2)----2/3\2*0-----0------0-------0--------|
D|--0^2--------------------------------------------2-------2-------2---2---2--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------3-------3----|
E|--------------------------------------------------PLAY-----ABOVE-----SLOW---|

G D Em C G D C
e|---PLAY------BELOW------SLOW---------------3---2----------------3--2--------|
B|-----------------------------------------------3-------1-----------3--1-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------2-------------------2--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------2--------------2-----|
A|----(2)---2/3\2---2---0--(0)---0^1*0-------2-------2---3--------2-----3-----|
E|--(3)---------------------------------(3)--3-------2------------3-----------|

TO GET THIS CORRECT THE FIRST "G" CHORD AFTER THE VIOLIN PART ABOVE WILL CORRISPOND TO
THE "G" PLAYED AT :20 ON THIS REFERENCE SITE>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gX1EP6mG-E
*I can get it right, it just take some getting used to comment if you need help
(Listen to song for strummin pattern, its sort of hard to tell over text)

(If you dont want to play violin/fiddle part here is the intro)

(G,D,Em,C --- G,D,C)

[Verse 1]
G D
Headed down south to the land of the pines
Em C
I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline
G
Starin' up the road
D C
And pray to God I see headlights

G D
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Em C
Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
G
And I'm a hopin' to Raleigh
D C
I can see my baby tonight

[Chorus]
G D
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em C
Rock me mama anyway you feel
G D C
Hey, mama rock me
G D
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em C
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
G D C
Hey, mama rock me

(G,D,Em,C -- G,D,C)

(Here is a cool thing to do other than the usual strumming, just pick it)
(YOUR CHOICE OH CHORDS, PICKING, OR FIDDLE)

(not too fast)

G D Em C
e|----3-3------------0-----------------------------------------|
B|--------0--0------3--3--3-------0-----0----1-1-1-1--(0)------|
G|--0-------0------2----2-------0---0--------------------------|
D|----------------0-----------2-------2------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G D Em C
e|----3-3------------3-----------------------------------------|
B|--------0--0------2--2--2----------------0----1-1-1-1--(0)---|
G|--0-------0------3----3-------0--2--0------------------------|
D|----------------0-----------2--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------(BEND THE 2's)--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Then play: (G,D,Em,C -- G,D,C)

[Verse 2]
G D
Runnin' from the cold up in New England
Em C
I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband
G
My baby plays the guitar
D C
I pick a banjo now

G D
Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin' me now
Em C
Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave
G
But I ain't a turnin' back
D C
To livin' that old life no more

[Chorus]
G D
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em C
Rock me mama anyway you feel
G D C
Hey, mama rock me
G D
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em C
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
G D C
Hey, mama rock me

(G,D,Em,C -- G,D,C) 2x
(AGAIN THIS IS YOUR CHOICE DO THE CHORDS, PICK IT, OR FIDDLE PART)

[Verse 3]
(G) (D)
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
(Em)
I caught a trucker out of Philly
(C)
Had a nice long toke
(G) (D)
But he's a headed west from the Cumberland Gap
(C)
To Johnson City, Tennessee

G D
And I gotta get a move on fit for the sun
Em
I hear my baby callin' my name
C
And I know that she's the only one
G
And if I die in Raleigh
D C
At least I will die free

[Chorus]
G D
So rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Em C
Rock me mama anyway you feel
G D C
Hey, mama rock me
G D
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Em C
Rock me mama like a south-bound train
G D C
Hey, mama rock me

[Outro]
G
e|----3-2-0------------------------3-------|
B|----------3-1-0----(0)-------------------|
G|----------------(2)----(0)---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------2-------|
E|---------------------------------3-------|

************************************

Slide Up : /
Slide Down: \
Hammer On : ^
Pull Off : *
Let Note Ring: (-)

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is my first tab. It has a folksy/swing feel to it.
Song: Wagon Wheel
Artist: Old Crow Medicine Show
Album: O.C.M.S.

THIS IS NOT A BANJO OR FIDDLE TAB. THIS IS A GUITAR TAB, TRANSLATED FROM BANJO AND FIDDLE.

I tried to find a good tab for this song online, but I wasn't happy with any of
the tabs I found; So I made one.
Special thanks to pwade89 on YouTube for slowing the song down and isolating the
fiddle and banjo parts.

I tabbed this song by ear, so it may not be 100% but it is fairly correct. If you
find a mistake, leave a comment below. Thanks!

Legend:

h -Hammer on
p -Pull off
/ -slide up
\ -slide down
^ -bend to note

_________________________________________BANJO_____________________________________
Fairly simple. This just repeats throughout the entire song.

e |--------3------------2------------0---------------0------|
b |-------3--3--3------3--3--3------0--0--0---------1--1--1-|
g |-----4-----4------2-----2------0-----0---------------0---|
d |----5------------4------------2--------------0h2---------|
a |--5------------5------------2------------2h3-------------|
e |---------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

e |-----------------------3-|
b |----------------------3--|
g |--4/7-4--------------4---|
d |--------7-5-2p0---0-5----|
a |----------------2--------|
e |-------------------------|

_________________________________________FIDDLE____________________________________

Relative to Capo. I play with Capo on 2nd.

e |---0-3p0-5/7-7-77/8\7-7p5-5-55h7p5-3h5p3-3-----2/3-33-5/7-8---7-10-12-10-7------|
b |--3----------------------------------------3/5--------------8--------------10-8-|
g |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------10---------7/8-7\5---------0h3p0-------------------------------|
-10-8-10-8----8-12-10---------8\7-5---------3p1---------------------------|
------------------------------------7-----------4-2p0-2/4-4-5-4h5p4-4\2-2-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
--4-2h4p2-2p0-0-2/4\2-2p0-0--|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|


e |---0-3p0-5/7-7---------7\5-5-3h5p3-7/8-7/8-7/8-7---7-5---------|
b |--3-------------8/10\8---------------------------8-----8-3/5\3-|
g |---------------------------------------------------------------|
d |---------------------------------------------------------------|
a |---------------------------------------------------------------|
e |---------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
--2/4-4-5-4h5p4-4\2-2-4-2h4p2-2p0-0-2/4\2-2p0-0--|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|


e |------------12/15-15---12---12/15-15---12---15/17-15/17-15/17-15/17-15\14------------|
b |---------------------15--15----------15--15------------------------------17\15-13\12-|
g |-----9h12p9--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d |--12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

--15\14------------------------10-15-14h15p14-12---------------------------|
--------17\15-13\12-10\8-10/12-------------------15p12-10p8-10/13-15-16-17-|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[If your guitar is the same as mine, you can't play this higher up part.
Here I will tab the actual part and an octave lower (I think it still sounds good.
Especially with accompanying guitar.)]

Normal:

|----14--15--17--17/19-19---17/19-19----12h15p12---------------8p7-5-----------|
|--15--15--15--15---------15---------15---------15-12h13-15p12-------8-7p5---0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------7---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
--2/4-4-5-4h5p4-4\2-2-4-2h4p2-2p0-0-2/4\2-2p0-0--|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
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***Alternative***
Lower:
This is how I play it, just so it ends on the same ending riff that all the violin solos
in this song do.

|---2-3-5--5/7-7--3--5/7-7--5p3---------------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3----5h8p5-----------8p7-5-----------|
|-------------------------------------7-4h5-7p0-------7-5p4---0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------7---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
--2/4-4-5-4h5p4-4\2-2-4-2h4p2-2p0-0-2/4\2-2p0-0--|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
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Outro

e |--1/3-0------------------|
b |--------3-1-0------------|
g |--------------0-2-3-3^4~-|
d |-------------------------|
a |-------------------------|
e |-------------------------|
Song info
Wagon Wheel
Old Crow Medicine Show
2001
  • Folk, World, & Country
  • Folk
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