In A Big Country

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  • The song is in E.
     
    h - hammer on
  • p - pull off
    / - slide up
    \ - slide down
  • ~ - vibrato
    PM- palm mute
     
  • Guitar 1 - Stuart Adamson
    Guitar 2 - Bruce Watson
     
  • CHORDS FOR RHYTHM GUITAR
     
    E5 E F#m(1) F#m(2) A5 A B C#m(1) C#m(2)
  • E|-------|-------|---2---|--9---|------|---5---|---7---|---4---|---9---|
    B|-------|---9---|---2---|--10--|------|---5---|---7---|---5---|---9---|
    G|-------|---9---|---2---|--11--|--9---|---6---|---8---|---6---|---9---|
  • D|---9---|---9---|---4---|--11--|--7---|---7---|---9---|---6---|---11--|
    A|---7---|---7---|---4---|--9---|--0---|---7---|---9---|---4---|---11--|
    E|---0---|-------|---2---|------|------|---5---|---7---|-------|---9---|
  •  
     
    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 & 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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