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In a Big Country

Big Country
Tab
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Intro

The intro kicks in with a 12 bar tub-thumping session (drum solo to

those who wish to split hairs). Guitars 1 & 2 then kick in with

Guitar 1 playing rhythm whilst Guitar 2 picks out a palm muted riff

which reoccurs with variations, throughout the song. The last 4 bars

(where Guitar 2 switches to rhythm) are repeated twice.

E(Guitar 1) A C#m(1) F#m(1)

Guitar 2 [PM..............................................]

E|-----------|------9---------|------19-16--|------------------------|
B|--------17-|--------10---10-|-------------|---17-------17----------|
G|--------16-|-----------9----|-------------|------18-16----18-16-18-|
D|-----------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|
A|-----------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|
E|-----------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|

E A C#m(1) F#m(1)

PM..................

E|-----------|----------|---19-16----19-16----16-|----------|
B|--------17-|----------|---------17-------17----|----------|
G|--------16-|----------|------------------------|----------|
D|-----------|----------|------------------------|----------|
A|-----------|----------|------------------------|----------|
E|-----------|----------|------------------------|----------|

Come up...

C#m(1) F#m(1)

PM..................

E|---19-16----19-16----16-|----------|
B|---------17-------17----|----------|
G|------------------------|----------|
D|------------------------|----------|
A|------------------------|----------|
E|------------------------|----------|

E5(Guitar 2) E5 E5

Guitar 1

E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
D|-----14-11-----------|-----14-11-----------|-----14-11---------|
A|--14-------12--14-14-|--14-------12--14-14-|--14-------12------|
E|---------------0--0--|---------------0--0--|-------------------|

E5

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-14-141416p14-1414-14-141416p14-1414-|
E|-12-121212----1212-12-121212----1212-|

Verse 1/2 and Chorus

Verse 1 & 2 roll into one another and are then followed

by the chorus.

E5(Guitar 1) A5 E5 A F#m(1)

Guitar 2

E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--9-----------|--------------|--9-----------|
D|--9-----------|-----11--7----|--9-----------|-----11--7----|
A|-----11--7----|--------------|-----11--7----|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

I've never seen...

A B A F#m(1)

E|--------------------|-----------------|----------------12~-|------------16~-|
B|--------------------|-9----9-12--9-12-|-12/14-14-12-14-----|---14-17-14-----|
G|--------------------|----9------------|--------------------|----------------|
D|----------9---------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
A|--9-9h11----9\7-7/9-|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|

E5 A5 E5 A F#m(1)

E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--9-----------|--------------|--9-----------|
D|--9-----------|-----11--7----|--9-----------|-----11--7----|
A|-----11--7----|--------------|-----11--7----|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

I've never took...

Chorus

A B C#m(2) E A B C#m(2) E

E|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|--------------------|-----------9---|-----------------|-------------9-|
D|----------9---------|--9h11---9-----|--9-9h11---9-----|--9-9h11---9---|
A|--9-9h11----9\7-7/9-|---------------|-------------11--|---------------|
E|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|

In a big country...

C#m(2) E B A F#m(1)

E|----------------|-----------------|----------------12~-|------------16~-|
B|-------------9--|-9----9-12--9-12-|-12/14-14-12-14-----|---14-17-14-----|
G|-----9----------|----9------------|--------------------|----------------|
D|--11------11----|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|

Bridge 1

Again a palm muted riff similar to the intro is picked out prior to

the MAIN RIFF/SOLO being played.

E(Guitar 1) F#m(2) E

Guitar 2

[PM....................................................................]

E|---19-16----19-16----16-|------------------------|---19-16----19-16----16-|
B|---------17-------17----|---17-------17----------|---------17-------17----|
G|------------------------|------18-16----18-16-18-|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

I thought that.....

A C#m(1) F#m(1)

[PM............................................................]

E|---9------9---------|---19-16----19-16----16-|---16-12----16~~----|
B|-----10-----10---10-|---------17-------17----|---------14---------|
G|--------9------9----|------------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|

Main Riff/Solo

Both guitars strum an E5 chord 4 times before Guitar 1 plays

the MAIN RIFF/SOLO.

E5(Guitars 1 & 2)

<====x 4====>

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|* Strum repeatedly
D|-9-----------|
A|-7-----------|
E|-0-----------|

E5(Guitar 2 - alternatively Gtr 2 can play Gtr 1's guitar part from the )

intro as backing to this solo)

Guitar 1

E|-16----16-19------|-16-17-16h17p16--------|
B|-----17-------17~-|----------------17-----|
G|------------------|-------------------16~-|
D|------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-19--17-19-19/21--17~-|/19-21-19h21p19----17~-|
G|----------------------|----------------18-----|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|

Verse 3/Chorus

To play correctly ignore the first 8 bars of VERSE 1/2 &

CHORUS. Also the CHORUS is repeated twice so you need to

repeat the bars from 'In a big country...' again.

Bridge 2

Repeat the following 4 bars 4 times, but replace the final bar with

the final bar from BRIDGE 1

E(Guitar 1) A

Guitar 2

[PM.......................................

E|---19-16----19-16----16-|---9------9---------|
B|---------17-------17----|-----10-----10---10-|
G|------------------------|--------9------9----|
D|------------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------|

C#m(1) F#m(1)

................................................]

E|---19-16----19-16----16-|------------------------|
B|---------17-------17----|---17-------17----------|
G|------------------------|------18-16----18-16-18-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

Main Riff/Solo

(as before)

Verse 4/Chorus

as per VERSE 3 & CHORUS although this time the chorus is

repeated 3 times instead of twice (the second time it's

played only drums & bass play the first 5 bars)

Outro

Guitar 2 plays it's guitar part from the chorus twice. Guitar 1 does as

follows - play the MAIN RIFF/SOLO and then repeat the first bar of it 3

times. Now repeat the MAIN RIFF/SOLO and finish by playing the following

bar 3 times.

<=========x 3========>

E|-16----16-19/21-21\19-|
B|-----17---------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

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| PM Palm mute

| p Pull-off

| ~ Vibrato

| / Slide up

| h Hammer-on

| \ Slide down

| > Accented note

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