Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group

Intro:
E|--------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------|-8/10--10--10--8--7--x-x-x-x----------|
G|-----7--|-7/-9---9---9--7--7--x-x-x-x-------7--|
D|-----7--|-9/11--11--11--9--7--x-x-x-x-------7--|
A|-7/9----|----------------------------7/9-------|
E|--------|--------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------||
B|-7b8--8--7-----2--x---x-x-------7------||
G|-7----7--7-----2--x---x-x-------7------||
D|-7b9--9--7-----2--x---x-x--------------||
A|---------------0---------7/9-----------||
E|---------------------------------------||

Alternative 1:
This is an old song, but it's still pretty cool.

Standard Tuning: EDGBE

INTRO:
e  -----------------------------------------
B  --------8-s-10--8-7---------8-7----------
G  --------7-s-9---7-7---------7-7-4--------  Times 4
D  -----7--9-s-11--9-7------7--9-7-5--------
A  -7h9-----------------7h9--------0--------
E  -----------------------------------------
                                   A
VERSE:

e  -----------------------3-3--------------
B  ---------------------2-0-0-2------------
G  -----------------2h4---0-0-2------------  Times 4
D  -7-7p5----7-5-2--------0-0-2------------
A  -------7--5-3-0--------2-2-0------------
E  -----------------------3-3--------------
             D C A        G G A

CHORUS:


Play the top 3 strings of the barre chords:

F# x3
G  x3
A  x3  ("A" is x02xxx)

RIFF:

e  --------------------------------------
B  --------------------------------------
G  -----2-4-2----------------------------
D  -2h4-------4--------------------------
A  --------------------------------------
E  --------------------------------------

THEN:

F# x3
G  x3
D  x3  (These are all power chords.)

RIFF IN D:

e  --------------------------------------
B  --------------------------------------
G  -----7-9-7----------------------------
D  -7h9-------9--------------------------
A  --------------------------------------
E  --------------------------------------

THEN:

F# x3
G  x3
D  x2  (Power Chords)

e  --------------------------------------
B  --------------------------------------
G  -8-7-5--------------------------------
D  -------7------------------------------
A  --------------------------------------
E  --------------------------------------

BACK TO INTRO

Alternative 2:
Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group

Tuning:standard

First Tab by "kid guitar" is very close but the changes are:

s = slide
p = pull off
h = hammer on
v = down pick
^ = up pick


RIFF1: (play while droning the open "A" string--not tabbed)
  v sv ^   v h   ^   v  ^  v   sv ^  v h ^  v ^
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----( )--9-10--10--8--7--------( )- -8-8--7-(5)----2-----------------|
G|-----7---9-----9---7--7---------7-- -7-7--7-(6)-or-2 if fast hands---|
D|-----7---9-11--11--9--7---------7-- -9-9--7-(7)----2-----------------|
A|7--9---------------------7----9--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-(0)-4-(0)-3-(0)-2-incorrect-its------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2--5--2--4--0--3--0--2----0-2--2----|
D|------------------------------------------------------2-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF 3:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------incorrect--its-----------------------------------------|
E|---5-3-5----3-4-5-4-5---------5-2-3   3-4-5-4-5------3-4-5-2-3----|

CHORD CHART   (keep this simple)

    D         A        F#    G        D
e|--5---------5--------2-------3------5----------------------------------------|
B|--5---------5--------2-------3------5----------------------------------------|
G|--5---7-----5--6-----2--3----3--4---5--6-------------------------------------|
D|--5---7-----5--7-----2--4----3--5---5--7-------------------------------------|
A|--5---7-----5--7-----2--4----3--5---5--7-------------------------------------|
E|--5---------5--------2-------3------5----------------------------------------|

RIFF1

VERSE 1
    D            A        D         A
The mountain is high, the valley is low
    D       A        D           A
And you're confused, on which to go
   D      A        D          A
So I come here, to give you a hand
    D        A         D        A
And lead you into, the promised land...so

CHORUS (hit each chord 2 times, except for D chord)
F#F#     GG            A
    Come on and take a free ride (free ride)
F#F#     GG           A
    Come on continue by my side
F#F#     GG             D   D       RIFF2
    Come on and take a free ride

RIFF 1

VERSE 2
All over the country, I'm seein' it the same
Nobody's winning, at this type of game
We gotta do better, it's time to begin
You know all the answers, must come from within..so

CHORUS

SOLO

Stop bridge (RIFF 3)

RIFF 1

CHORUS

Come on and take a free ride yea, yea, yea, yea......