• Song:

    I Must Be High

  • Artist:

    Wilco

  • Album:

    1997-05-10: Filmore Wes...

Not my tab just noticed the other one was wrong, and this one's pretty damn good.

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I Must Be High
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by J. Tweedy
As played by Wilco from the album "A.M." (1995)

Transcribed by Dave Shapiro (dshapir@argo.ecte.uswc.uswest.com)


There are five chords used in this tune. They're pretty standard:

---0---------0-------2-------0-----2---|
---2---------2-------3-------0-----3---|
---2---------1-------2-------1-----4---|
---2---------2-------0-------2-----4---|
---0---------0------(0)------2-----2---|
-----------------------------0---------|

   A (x02220@1)     Amaj7 (x02120@1)   D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)   Bm (x24432@1)The acoustic plays those chords. The electric gets the lead stuff. So
here's how it goes:


Intro
 A (x02220@1)         Amaj7 (x02120@1) D (xx0232@1)               E (022100@1)                  A (x02220@1)------------------------------------2-----------------------|
------5-----------------------------------------------------|
-4b6--6b4--2-1--------------2--4b6-----4b6b4-2--------------|
-----------------2--0--2/4---------------------0-4----------|
---------------------------------------------------2b3b2--0-|
------------------------------------------------------------|

A (x02220@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1)                  D (xx0232@1)    EYou (022100@1)      always wanted more time

           A (x02220@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1)             D (xx0232@1)     ETo (022100@1)do what you       always wanted to do

                     A (x02220@1)Amaj7Now (x02120@1)you got it, and I


              D (xx0232@1)BmI (x24432@1)must be high

              A (x02220@1)Amaj7To (x02120@1)say goodbye

           DBye (xx0232@1)bye bye

--------------|
--------------|
-4-4-4-4-4-5--|
-4-4-4-4-4-5--|
-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
--------------|

A (x02220@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1)                     D (xx0232@1)   EYou (022100@1)      never said you needed this

                           A (x02220@1)    Amaj7 (x02120@1)            D (xx0232@1)     EAnd (022100@1)you're pissed that you missed       the very last kiss

                   A (x02220@1)Amaj7>From (x02120@1)my lips, and I


              D (xx0232@1)BmI (x24432@1)must be high

              A (x02220@1)Amaj7To (x02120@1)say goodbye

           DBye (xx0232@1)bye bye

--------------|
--------------|
-4-4-4-4-4-5--|
-4-4-4-4-4-5--|
-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
--------------|


[Bridge]

 A (x02220@1)           A (x02220@1)         Amaj7 (x02120@1)      Amaj7 (x02120@1)------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------2---------------2--------2---2-------------------|
-2---1-2-4-2---2-1-2---2---1----2-4-2---1----2-4-2----------|
-2---2-2-4-2---2-2-2-4-2---2--2-2-4-----2--2-2-4-2----------|
-0---0---------0-0---------0--0---------0--0----------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|

 F#m (244222@1)        F#m (244222@1)        B5 (x244xx@1)       C5 (x355xx@1)------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------2-4-2--------2-4-2---4--2-4-2-4-5---|
-4--2-2-4-2---4--2-2-4-2---4--2-4-2-4-5---|
-4--2---------4--2---------2----------3---|
-2------------2---------------------------|

Solo
(Pedal steel arranged for slide guitar)

    A (x02220@1)   Amaj7 (x02120@1)   D (xx0232@1)   E (022100@1)             A (x02220@1)             Amaj7 (x02120@1)----5--^0-----0--------------------------17--17--17/19\17\16-|
-/5-------/9-------------12/15----12/17------17--------------|
----------/9-------------------------------------------------|
-----------------11/12---------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|

      D (xx0232@1)        E (022100@1)                        A (x02220@1)--------------------12--14--------------------|
-17--14/15~\---/14----------14\12--10-12-10---|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|

A (x02220@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1)                  D (xx0232@1)    EYou (022100@1)      never looked in my eyes

                A (x02220@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1)             D (xx0232@1)   ELong (022100@1)enough to find       any piece of mind

                         A (x02220@1)Amaj7But (x02120@1)now you got it, and I


              D (xx0232@1)  BmI (x24432@1)must be high

                      A (x02220@1) Amaj7To (x02120@1)let you say goodbye

              D (xx0232@1)  Bm (x24432@1)  A (x02220@1) Amaj7I (x02120@1)must be high

             --------------|
           D--------------| (xx0232@1)Bye bye bye  -4-4-4-4-4-5--|   A   Amaj7
             -4-4-4-4-4-5--|
             -2-2-2-2-2-3--|
             --------------|

             -----------------|
           D -----------------|
Bye bye bye  -4-4-4-4-4-5--2--|
             -4-4-4-4-4-5--2--|
             -2-2-2-2-2-3--0--|
             -----------------|

[Outtro]

 A (x02220@1)           A (x02220@1)         Amaj7 (x02120@1)      Amaj7 (x02120@1)------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------2---------------2--------2---2-------------------|
-2---1-2-4-2---2-1-2---2---1----2-4-2---1----2-4-2----------|
-2---2-2-4-2---2-2-2-4-2---2--2-2-4-----2--2-2-4-2----------|
-0---0---------0-0---------0--0---------0--0----------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|

 F#m (244222@1)        F#m (244222@1)        B5 (x244xx@1)       C5 (x355xx@1)Aadd9 (x02420@1)------------------------------------------0-----|
------------------------------------------0-----|
------2-4-2--------2-4-2---4--2-4-2-4-5---2-----|
-4--2-2-4-2---4--2-2-4-2---4--2-4-2-4-5---2-----|
-4--2---------4--2---------2----------3---0-----|
-2------------2---------------------------------|


Have fun,

Dave
dshapir@argo.ecte.uswc.uswest.com

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