Skip to content
Big Star cover art

Big Star

Reel Big Fish
Tab
4.7(3)

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

Song

T1: Geoff Morrissey, pmorrissey032snet.net, Reel Big Fish, Big Star,

1998

S1:

Intro: (acoustic, fade in)

E-----------0-0-0-3-3-3--|
B--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3--|
G.-0--0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-.|
D.-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-0-0-0-.|
A--3--3-3-3-------2-2-2--|
E-----------------3-3-3--|Play 4x

Verse: Play 4x

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

Chorus:

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

Guitar Solo:

Guitar 2 (Guitar 1 plays first bar of Verse twice)

E----8--------------7-7/5\7-|---------------------------------|
B-\8---8-------10~--8-8/6\8-|-8-------------------------------|
G--------9----------7-7/5\7-|---------------------------------|
D----------\10------9-9/7\9-|---10---10/9-7----7---9--9/7\-9--|
A---------------------------|----------------8----10-10/8\10--|
E---------------------------|---------------------------------|

2nd Verse:

Guitar 2 (Guitar 1 plays Verse)

E--|--------------------------------|--|--|--|----8---------------------|
B--|-\8-----------------------------|--|--|--|-\8-----------------------|
G--|--------------------------------|--|--|--|-------10p9---------------|
D--|----10--10/9-7----7---9--9/7\-9-|--|--|--|------------10-10\12/10/9-|
A--|----------------8----10-10/8\10-|--|--|--|--------------------------|
E--|--------------------------------|--|--|--|--------------------------|

Chorus:

Guitar 2: (Guitar 1 plays chorus)

E--------8--10-|--------------3-|-5--7---8-|----|
B--6-\8--6---8-|--6--\8----6--3-|-5--8--10-|-13-|
G--5-\7--------|--5-5\7-7--5----|-5--7--10-|-12-|
D--------------|----------------|-7--9--10-|-10-|
A--------------|----------------|----------|----|
E--------------|----------------|----------|----|

Instrumental Interlude:

Guitar 1 plays intro 4 times

Repeat Chorus with Guitars 1 and 2

Electric with Heavy Distortion:

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

Guitar 3:

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

PM- PM- PM- PM- PM- PM-

Guitar 4:

E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-5-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-17----|
D-5-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-17----|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

3rd Verse: Play 4x Play 4x

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

PM- PM- PM- PM---------------------

Play 8x End on:

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

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

Sign in to join the conversation.

No comments yet. If you play this one, say what works.