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Big Country
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4.8(5)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

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

E|-0-0-2-5-0-0-7-5-|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Guitar 1

<===========x 2===========> <=============x 2==============>

E|----------|----------------|------------|-------------------|
B|----------|----------------|------------|-------------------|
G|------5-7-|----------------|-------9-11-|-------------------|
D|-5-7------|-5-7------------|-9-11-------|-9-11--------------|
A|----------|------5h7p5h7p5-|------------|-------9h11p9h11p9-|
E|----------|----------------|------------|-------------------|

<=================x 2================>

E|--------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------|-----------------------|
G|--------11-14-|-----------------------|
D|-11-14--------|-11-14-----------------|
A|--------------|--------11h14p11h14p11-|
E|--------------|-----------------------|

PRE-VERSE - Just before the 1st verse kicks in Guitar 1 repeats the

following riff twice whilst Guitar 2 strums the chords

marked.

C#m(Gtr 2) C#m

Guitar 1

E|--------------------|-------------------|
B|------9-10-9--------|-12------10------9-|
G|----9--------9----9-|----9-------9------|
D|-11------------11---|------11------11---|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|

1ST VERSE - Guitars 1 & 2 double-up both repeating this riff 16 times.

Guitar 1 & 2

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------7-----|
A|-0-4/5---5\4-|
E|-------------|

CHORUS - Guitar 1 plays the following sequence twice followed by the

PRE-VERSE riff, again repeated twice. Guitar 2 strums the

chords marked.

A(Guitar 2) D F#m D

Guitar 1

E|---------9------|-------10\--|----------9--------|----------10-------|
B|------10---10---|-------10\--|----10----10-10----|----10----10-10----|
G|----9---------9-|-/11---11\--|-11-11-11----11-11-|----11-------11-11-|
D|-11-------------|-/12---12\--|-11----11-------11-|-12----12-------12-|
A|----------------|------------|-9-----9--------9--|-12----12-------12-|
E|----------------|------------|-------------------|-10----10----------|

BRIDGE - Guitar 2 picks out the repeated palm muted riff from the

intro whilst Guitar 1 slides up to the following notes.

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

E|---------|---------|----------|---------|
B|-/10~~~~-|-/14~~~~-|-/10--/14-|-/17~~~~-|
G|---------|---------|----------|---------|
D|---------|---------|----------|---------|
A|---------|---------|----------|---------|
E|---------|---------|----------|---------|

2ND VERSE - as per 1st Verse

CHORUS - As per previous Chorus except that this time Guitar 1 plays

the following bars after playing the PRE-VERSE riff twice.

Again Guitar 2 strums the chords marked.

D(Guitar 2) D

Guitar 1

E|-------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------10-12-10----------|-14-------12-------10-|
G|----11----------11----11-|----11-------11-------|
D|-12----------------12----|-------12-------12----|
A|-------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------|

F#m F#m E

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

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------14----------14----|-------14----------12----|
G|----14----14----14----14-|----14----14----13----13-|
D|-16----------16----------|-16----------14----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

D C#m

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

E|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------10----------10----|------9--------9---|
G|----11----11----11----11-|----9---9----9---9-|
D|-12----------12----------|-11-------11-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|

MID-BREAK/2ND VERSE REPEAT - The song now enters a 'quiet bit' as

Guitar 2 plays the following palm muted riff.

After playing it 3 times the 2ND VERSE is

repeated. Instead of playing the verse as before,

this time Guitar 2 carries on repeating it's riff

a further 4 times. Guitar 1 plays nothing.

Guitar 2

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

E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-0-0-12-0-0-11-0-0-|-9-0-0-14-0-0-11-0-|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

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

E|------------------|--------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------|--------------------|
D|-0-0-12-0-0-9-0-0-|--------------------|
A|------------------|-12-0-0-12-0-0-12-0-|
E|------------------|--------------------|

1ST VERSE REPEAT - The 1ST VERSE is now repeated with a different

backing. Guitar 2 plays the riff from the INTRO

repeatedly but without the palm mute. Guitar 1

repeats(roughly) the following 4 bars 4 times.

Guitar 1

E|----------|----------|-12----12-----|-12----12---12-|
B|-/10------|----------|---1010--1010-|---1010--10----|
G|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
D|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
A|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|
E|----------|----------|--------------|---------------|

CHORUS - As before although this time the chorus is played twice. The

second time Guitar 1 plays the following twice.

A(Guitar 2) D

Guitar 1

E|---------9------|----------10-------|
B|------10---10---|-------10----10----|
G|----9---------9-|----11----------11-|
D|-11-------------|-12----------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|

F#m D

E|----------9-------|----------10-------|
B|-------10---10----|-------10----10----|
G|----11---------11-|----11----------11-|
D|-11---------------|-12----------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|

OUTRO - Guitars 1 & 2 play the original riff from VERSE 1 16 times

although Guitar 1 replaces bars 4, 8, 12 & 16 with the

following marked bars. A third guitar part enters at the

fifth bar.

Bar 4 Bar 8 Bar 12 Bar 16

Guitar 1

E|----------|   E|-----------|   E|------------|   E|-----------|
B|----------|   B|-----------|   B|------------|   B|-----------|
G|----------|   G|-----------|   G|------------|   G|-----------|
D|-/9--7--6-|   D|-/11--9--7-|   D|-/9-999-7-6-|   D|-/11--9--7-|
A|----------|   A|-----------|   A|------------|   A|-----------|
E|----------|   E|-----------|   E|------------|   E|-----------|

Guitar 3

E|-17-------|-16--14--12-|-12h14------|-------------|
B|----------|------------|-------14~~~|--12-14------|
G|----------|------------|------------|--------14~~~|
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|-17-17161616----|-16-16h17-16-14-12-|----------|----------|
B|-------------17-|-------------------|----------|----------|
G|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
D|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
A|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
E|----------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
E|-17-------|-16--14--12-|-12h14------|-------------|
B|----------|------------|-------14~~~|--12-14------|
G|----------|------------|------------|--------14~~~|
D|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|----------|------------|------------|-------------|
E|----------|------------|------------|-------------|

OUTRO CONTINUED - Confused!?! You will be! Guitar 3 plays the next bar

6 times whilst Guitar 2 strums the C#m chord - this

changes to a D chord at the fifth bar.In the meantime

Guitar 1 brings up the rear playing the same guitar

part that followed the chorus after the 2nd verse.

After playing this through Guitar 1 then repeats the

bars from the F#m chord onwards twice before ending

by repeating the last bar in this sequnce whilst

Guitar 2 strums the C#m chord. Blimey, anybody get

that....I'm of to catch some Z's.

C#m(play D chord fifth & sixth time)

<=========x 6==========>

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

F#m E

E|-2121\19-19\17-17\16-16/17-|-17\16-16\14-14\12-12-|
B|---------------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|

D E

E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12-12\9-9/12-12-|
B|-------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|

F#m E

E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12-12\9-9/12-12-|
B|-------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------|

D E

E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9\7-7/9-9/7-7-|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|

F#m E

E|-1414\12-12\9-9/12-|-12\9-9/12-12\9-9\7-7-|
B|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|

D C#m

E|-99\7-7\5-5/7-|-7\5-5/7-7\5-5\2-2p0-|
B|--------------|---------------------|
G|--------------|---------------------|
D|--------------|---------------------|
A|--------------|---------------------|
E|--------------|---------------------|

C#m C#m

E|/9\-7\5-5/7-7\5--|5/7-7\5-5\2-2p0-|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|

C#m C#m C#m A[let ring]

E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|-2----------|------------|------------|-2----------|
G|-------4--2-|------------|------------|-2----------|
D|------------|-4--2-------|-4--2-------|-2----------|
A|------------|-------4--2-|-------4--2-|-0----------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

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