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SONG: MR. BIG
BAND: FREE
TABER: Jono
TABED: 30/3/2004
My tab explanations:
h – hammer on
p – pull off
/ – Slide down
– Slide up
b – bend
r – release
~ – vibrato
br – bend then release
b~ – bend and vibrato
This is my second attempt to tab this song
Intro/verse: clean/reverb
Chorus/solo: overdrive/reverb (I use an Ibanez ts9, sounds great with this song)
Intro
e|———————————————————
b|——————-8————————-8–8——–
g|——————-7————————-7–7——–
d|——————-6————————-6–6——–
a|——0h2———-7————0h2———-7–7——–
e|———–0————————-0——————-
Verse
When bass starts play this. Bass starts after 2 of the above riff
e|———————————————————
b|——————-8————————-8———–
g|——————-7————————-7———–
d|——————-6————————-6———–
a|——0h2———-7————0h2———-7———–
e|———–0————————-0——————-
Chorus – heavy picking
e|———————————————————
b|———————————————–8———
g|——9—————————————-7———
d|——9——9———————————6———
a|——7——9——-7–7–9–7—7–9–7——7———
e|————-7——-5–5–5–5—5–5–5—————-
– play verse then chorus again
Guitar Solo – the solo is in E so it’s pretty easy to add to
e|—————————————–
b|———-7h8p7————————–
g|—-9~————-9~–9~———9~—–
d|—————————————–
a|—————————————–
e|—————————————–
e|————————————10——————-
b|——8—-10b—r8—8h10~————10—-8h10br~—–
g|—-9—9———————————9————–
d|———————————————————
a|———————————————————
e|———————————————————
e|———————————————–
b|—-8h10~—–8p7———7~—-7h8-7———-
g|——————9~——————-9~——
d|———————————————–
a|———————————————–
e|———————————————–
e|———10———————–15b~—–15b—–12–15——-
b|—10b~—–r10—-8h10——–12——-12—————-15b~–
g|————————9~————————————–
d|—————————————————————-
a|—————————————————————-
e|—————————————————————-
e|———————–15—15—15—15—15—15—15—15——
b|-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b—–15b–15b–15b–15b–15b–15b–15b—-15b~/-
g|——————————————————————
d|——————————————————————
a|——————————————————————
e|——————————————————————
Bass Solo – play this heaps of times during the bass solo
e|—————————————–
b|—————————————–
g|—-9———-7———-9———-7—
d|—-9———-7———-9———-7—
a|—-7———-5———-7———-5—
e|—————————————–
Drums & Guitar slowly build up and riff changes to:
e|——————————————————————
b|——————————————————————
g|—9—9—9—9—7—7—7—7—9—9—9—9—7—7—7—7–
d|—9—9—9—9—7—7—7—7—9—9—9—9—7—7—7—7–
a|—7—7—7—7—5—5—5—5—7—7—7—7—5—5—5—5–
e|——————————————————————
Solo 2 – play this after the bass solo
e|——15———–15—–15———–14b~–14br——12–12—
b|–15b—-15b~———15b—–15b~—————–15———–
g|—————————————————————-
d|—————————————————————-
a|—————————————————————-
e|—————————————————————-
Chorus – play twice (heavy picking)
e|———————————————————
b|———————————————–8———
g|——9—————————————-7———
d|——9——9———————————6———
a|——7——9——-7–7–9–7—7–9–7——7———
e|————-7——-5–5–5–5—5–5–5—————-
Second time riff is played, finish on the last chords strumming for a nice little finish.
Any question or problems with songs e-mail me at [email protected]
I will be tabbing a lot more free tabs in the near future. I have no idea why there’s
only a couple of free song on the net that have been tabbed, ill soon change that.
