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Big Eyes

Cheap Trick
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Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 00:04:23 EDT

From: Withnai1 <Withnai1@aol.com>

Subject: c/cheap_trick/big_eyes.tab

artist: Cheap Trick

author: Rick Nielsen

title: Big Eyes

album: In Color and in Black and White/At Budokan

tuning: Standard E A D G B E

Guitar Tablature by John Dissinger

withnai1@aol.com or jd@mekel.com

--INTRO--

spoken: big eyes!

E-------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-------3------|
G--------------------------0-----0-------3--------|
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4---------|  x2
A---------------1-------2-------------------------|
E-12----------2-----------------------------------|

slide------------------------------------------|

D B

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---7----4-------------------------------|
D---7----4-------------------------------|  x2
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------------------|
E---------------------3-0----------------|

--VERSE ONE--

G

It's not the way you look

It's not the way you walk

C

Your eyes are somethin' good

You know they're clear and bright

It's not the color of your hair

G rock shuffle C

E------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------6--------|
G------------------------5--------5--------|
D------------------------5--------5--------|
A--5--5--7--5------------3--------3--------|
E--3--3--3--3-etc...--------then-----------|

--CHORUS ONE--

D B

Big eyes, I keep falling for those

Big eyes, they keep calling my name

(repeat)

D B

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---7----4-------------------------------|
D---7----4-------------------------------|  x2
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------------------|
E---------------------3-0----------------|

--VERSE TWO--

You're such a losing cause

Why don't you go and get lost

Who says you write the laws

You're such a losing cause

Go on, get outta here

guitar 1 plays same pattern as verse one, guitar 2 plays following lead fill

repeatedly

1/2

E------------3----|
B----------3------|
G-----5^----------|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|

b

--CHORUS TWO-- (same as chorus one, except it is played only once)

--BRIDGE--

E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------0----------|
D--2-1-2-------------------0--------2-1-2-------------1------------|
A--------2-3-2-0---------2---------------2-3-2-0---2---------------|
E--------------------2-3-------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------0----| x2
D--2-1-2-------------------0--------2-1-2-------------0-----1------|
A--------2-3-2-0---------2---------------2-3-2-0----1-----2--------|
E--------------------2-3--------------------------2----------------|

--SOLO--

ain't doin it

--VERSE THREE--

lyrics: repeat verse two, then verse one

guitar: plays stock verse pattern twice, second time with palm muting

--CHORUS THREE--

same as chorus two

--VARIATION ON INTRO--

E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-----------|
G--------------------------0-----0-------------|
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4-vib--|  x3
A---------------1-------2----------------------|
E--------------2-------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-------3---|
G--------------------------0-----0-------3-----|
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4------|  x1
A---------------1-------2----------------------|
E--------------2-------------------------------|

--CHORUS FOUR--

lyrics: same as chorus one

D B

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---7----4------------------|
D---7----4------------------|  x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0--------|
E---------------------3-0---|

D B

E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---7----4---------------------------------|
D---7----4---------------------------------|  x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------1-2-1-0-------|
E---------------------3-0-------------3-0--|

D B

E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---7----4------------------------------------------------------|
D---7----4------------------------------------------------------|  x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0----------------|
E---------------------3-0-----------3-0-----------3-0-----------|

D B

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---7----4-----------------------------------------------------------|
D---7----4-----------------------------------------------------------|  x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-vib-------|
E---------------------3-0-----------3-0-----------3-0----------------|

--OUTRO--

guitars 1, 2 and bass guitar: noise and palm muted strumming centered

around B chord

then a single strum of B5

lyrics: Big eyes

E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|  x1
A------1-2-1-0---------1-2-1-0-------|
E---------------3-0-------------3-0--|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

FROM: GLEN NORMAN PAVAN <SENOMAR@STRAUSS.UDEL.EDU>

ARTIST: CHEAP TRICK

TITLE: BIG EYES

ALBUM: IN COLOR/AT BUDAKAN

TUNING: STANDARD E A D G

12 STRING BASS ARRANGED FOR FOUR STRING BASS HA HA

GUITAR INTRO

G-------------------------4------3-7--------------------------4-----3-7---|
D---------------1-5---2-5------4--------------------1-5---2-5-----4-------|
A----1-5------2----------------------------1-5----2-----------------------|
E--2-------------------------------------2--------------------------------|

BASS INTRO

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

(GUITAR AND BASS TOGETHER HEREAFTER, EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED)

CHORUS

A----------------------1-2-1-0----------------------------1-2-1-0-----|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0-|

VERSE

(G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU LOOK ??????

(G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU WALK

(C) YOUR EYES ARE SOMETHING GOOD

(C) YOU KNOW THEY'RE CLEAR AND BRIGHT

(G) IT'S NOT THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR

CHORUS

A----------------------1-2-1-0----------------------------1-2-1-0--------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----|

BIG EYES I K F I F T (I KEEP FALL-ING FOR THOSE)

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE TWO

(G) YOU'RE SUCH A LOSING CAUSE

(G) WHY DON'T YOU GO GET LOST

(C) WHO SAYS YOU WRITE THE LAWS

(G) YOU'RE SUCH A LOSING CAUSE GO ON GET OUTTA HERE

CHORUS

BRIDGE

G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--2-1-2----------------------------2-1-2-------------1-5-------------|
A--------2-3-2-0---------2-5--------------2-3-2-0---2-----------------|
E--------------------2-3----------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--2-1-2-------------------------2-1-2-----------------------1-5---|
A--------2-3-2-0--------2-5------------2-3-2-0-------1-5---2-------|
E-------------------2-3----------------------------2---------------|

BASS PLAYS THE BRIDGE THROUGH TWICE

GUITAR PLAYS THE BRIDGE ONCE AND SOLOS THE SECOND TIME

THIRD VERSE (BASS ONLY)

(G) OH... IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU LOOK

(G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU WALK

(C) YOU EYES ARE SOMETHING GOOD

(G) IT'S NOT THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR

CHORUS

INTRO (BOTH GUITAR AND BASS) TWICE

OUTRO

A----------------------1-2-1-0--------------------------1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-----|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0-------3-0-|

BIG EYES, I K F I F T BIG EYES T K C I M NAME

A----------------------1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0--------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0---------3-0---------3-0-0--------------|_______(HOLD)

A CAPPELLA

BIG EYES

A--1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0-----|
E----------3-0---------3-0-|

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FEEDBACK TO SENOMAR@BACH.UDEL.EDU

-I'M HERE, I'M QUEER, I PLAY 5-STRING BASS

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