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
MI5 MI FA#m(1) FA#m(2) LA5 LA SI DO#m(1) DO#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|-----------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|
MI LA DO#m(1) FA#m(1)
[PM..................]
E|-----------|----------|---19-16----19-16----16-|----------|
B|--------17-|----------|---------17-------17----|----------|
G|--------16-|----------|------------------------|----------|
D|-----------|----------|------------------------|----------|
A|-----------|----------|------------------------|----------|
E|-----------|----------|------------------------|----------|
Come up...
DO#m(1) FA#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--|-------------------|
MI5
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...
LA SI LA FA#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|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
MI5 LA5 MI5 LA FA#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) LA SI DO#m(2) MI LA SI DO#m(2) MI
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...
DO#m(2) MI SI LA FA#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.....
LA DO#m(1) FA#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|------------------------|--------------------|
DO#m(1) FA#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|----------------------|
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
MI5 MI FA#m(1) FA#m(2)
E|-------|-------|---2---|--9---|-
B|-------|---9---|---2---|--10--|-
G|-------|---9---|---2---|--11--|-
D|---9---|---9---|---4---|--11--|-
A|---7---|---7---|---4---|--9---|-
E|---0---|-------|---2---|------|-
...
-|-----|---5---|---7---|---4---|--
-|-----|---5---|---7---|---5---|--
-|-9---|---6---|---8---|---6---|--
-|-7---|---7---|---9---|---6---|--
-|-0---|---7---|---9---|---4---|--
-|-----|---5---|---7---|-------|--
...
-|-9---|
-|-9---|
-|-9---|
-|-11--|
-|-11--|
-|-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---------|---
B|--------17-|--------10---10-|---
G|--------16-|-----------9----|---
D|-----------|----------------|---
A|-----------|----------------|---
E|-----------|----------------|---
...
-|---19-16--|--------------------
-|----------|---17-------17------
-|----------|------18-16----18-16
-|----------|--------------------
-|----------|--------------------
-|----------|--------------------
...
-|----|
-|----|
-|-18-|
-|----|
-|----|
-|----|
DO#m(1) FA#m(1)
.. [PM..................]
E|-----------|----------|---19-16
B|--------17-|----------|--------
G|--------16-|----------|--------
D|-----------|----------|--------
A|-----------|----------|--------
E|-----------|----------|--------
...
-|----19-16----16-|----------|
-|-17-------17----|----------|
-|----------------|----------|
-|----------------|----------|
-|----------------|----------|
-|----------------|----------|
Come up...
DO#m(1) FA#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
A|--14-------12--14-14-|--14------
E|---------------0--0--|----------
...
-|-----------|-------------------|
-|-----------|-------------------|
-|-----------|-------------------|
-|-----------|-----14-11---------|
-|-12--14-14-|--14-------12------|
-|-----0--0--|-------------------|
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-----------|-
D|--9-----------|-----11--7----|-
A|-----11--7----|--------------|-
E|--------------|--------------|-
...
-|-------------|--------------|
-|-------------|--------------|
-|-------------|--9-----------|
-|-9-----------|-----11--7----|
-|----11--7----|--------------|
-|-------------|--------------|
I've never seen...
LA SI LA
E|--------------------|-----------
B|--------------------|-9----9-12-
G|--------------------|----9------
D|----------9---------|-----------
A|--9-9h11----9\7-7/9-|-----------
E|--------------------|-----------
...
-|------|----------------12~-|--
-|-9-12-|-12/14-14-12-14-----|--
-|------|--------------------|--
-|------|--------------------|--
-|------|--------------------|--
-|------|--------------------|--
...
-|----------16~-|
-|-14-17-14-----|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
MI5 LA5 MI5
E|--------------|--------------|-
B|--------------|--------------|-
G|--------------|--9-----------|-
D|--9-----------|-----11--7----|-
A|-----11--7----|--------------|-
E|--------------|--------------|-
...
-|-------------|--------------|
-|-------------|--------------|
-|-------------|--9-----------|
-|-9-----------|-----11--7----|
-|----11--7----|--------------|
-|-------------|--------------|
I've never took...
(CHORUS) LA SI DO#m(2) MI
E|--------------------|----------
B|--------------------|----------
G|--------------------|----------
D|----------9---------|--9h11---9
A|--9-9h11----9\7-7/9-|----------
E|--------------------|----------
...
-|-----|-----------------|--------
-|-----|-----------------|--------
-|-9---|-----------------|--------
-|-----|--9-9h11---9-----|--9-9h11
-|-----|-------------11--|--------
-|-----|-----------------|--------
...
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-----9-|
-|---9---|
-|-------|
-|-------|
In a big
..country...
E|----------------|-------------
B|-------------9--|-9----9-12--9
G|-----9----------|----9--------
D|--11------11----|-------------
A|----------------|-------------
E|----------------|-------------
...
-|----|----------------12~-|-----
-|-12-|-12/14-14-12-14-----|---14
-|----|--------------------|-----
-|----|--------------------|-----
-|----|--------------------|-----
-|----|--------------------|-----
...
-|-------16~-|
-|-17-14-----|
-|-----------|
-|-----------|
-|-----------|
-|-----------|
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-|-----
B|---------17-------17----|---17
G|------------------------|-----
D|------------------------|-----
A|------------------------|-----
E|------------------------|-----
...
-|-------------------|---19-16---
-|-------17----------|---------17
-|-18-16----18-16-18-|-----------
-|-------------------|-----------
-|-------------------|-----------
-|-------------------|-----------
...
-|-19-16----16-|
-|-------17----|
-|-------------|
-|-------------|
-|-------------|
-|-------------|
.. I thought
..that.....
DO#m(1) FA#m(1)
..[PM............................................................]
E|---9------9---------|---19-16---
B|-----10-----10---10-|---------17
G|--------9------9----|-----------
D|--------------------|-----------
A|--------------------|-----------
E|--------------------|-----------
...
-|-19-16----16-|---16-12----16~~--
-|-------17----|---------14-------
-|-------------|------------------
-|-------------|------------------
-|-------------|------------------
-|-------------|------------------
...
-|--|
-|--|
-|--|
-|--|
-|--|
-|--|
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
B|-----17-------17~-|------
G|------------------|------
D|------------------|------
A|------------------|------
E|------------------|------
...
-|-16h17p16--------|
-|----------17-----|
-|-------------16~-|
-|-----------------|
-|-----------------|
-|-----------------|
E|----------------------|------
B|-19--17-19-19/21--17~-|/19-21
G|----------------------|------
D|----------------------|------
A|----------------------|------
E|----------------------|------
...
-|-----------------|
-|-19h21p19----17~-|
-|----------18-----|
-|-----------------|
-|-----------------|
-|-----------------|
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---
B|---------17-------17----|-----10
G|------------------------|-------
D|------------------------|-------
A|------------------------|-------
E|------------------------|-------
...
-|---9---------|
-|-----10---10-|
-|-9------9----|
-|-------------|
-|-------------|
-|-------------|
DO#m(1) FA#m(1)
E|---19-16----19-16----16-|-----
B|---------17-------17----|---17
G|------------------------|-----
D|------------------------|-----
A|------------------------|-----
E|------------------------|-----
...
-|-------------------|
-|-------17----------|
-|-18-16----18-16-18-|
-|-------------------|
-|-------------------|
-|-------------------|
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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