BIG COUNTRY - "alone" Tablature
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Subject: b/big_country/alone.tab
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 16:35:25 +0100
Alone by Big Country - From the Album "The Buffalo Skinners"
Tab by Colin Dawson - colin_g_dawson@hotmail.com
This is my best shot at getting all Stuart's guitar parts down in tab
form - comments and updates welcome! There's quite a shortage of Big
Country tabs on the net so if there are any you would like please e-mail =
me and I'll see what I can do.
Verse 1;
(This is played with slight overdrive, a noise gate and a compressor.
The strings are damped between the palm of the right hand and the =
bridge.
The noise gate is set to start to open immediately the strings are hit
and to fully open a short period after the signal commences. It's a
subtle effect and not absolutely necessary.)
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The mid-day sun was
Am C F C G F
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I want the sky to
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
For I have been
Am C F C G F
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3---------------|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1---------------|
Run aground by
2nd guitar - intro (very quiet) just picks through the chords
Am C F C Am C F C Am C F C G F
Am C F C Am C F C Am C F C G F
There's a third guitar in the intro that plays what sounds like =
harmonics,
but if it is then the guitar has been re-tuned - it's easier to
play like this;
E|---------12-----|
B|-----------13---|
G|-------------12-|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Instrumental bit between first & second verses;
(power chords)
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|
G|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|
D|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|
A|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Am C F C G G
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|----------------|----------------|
G|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-------|----------------|----------------|
D|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----3s|5-------------3s|5-------------3s|
A|0-----0-3-----0-|--------------3s|5-------------3s|5-------------3s|
E|----------------|--------------1s|3-------------1s|3-------------1s|
G G Am
E|----------------|----------------|--
B|----------------|----------------|--
G|----------------|----------------|--
D|5-------------3s|5-5---5s6-----6s|7-
A|5-------------3s|5-5---5s6-----6s|7-
E|3-------------1s|3-3---3s4-----4s|5-
(There's a special effect guitar sound over the top of the G here. =
You'll
need lots of distortion, chorus or flanger, and a lot of delay. Take the =
edge of your plectrum and hold it at right angles to the bottom E =
string.
Drag the edge of the plectrum slowly along the E string all the way from =
the bridge to the nut. Notice how the noise changes as you pass the
selected pickup(s). It helps to have quite a heavy plectrum, otherwise
you'll have no plectrum left by the time you reach the nut! Don't press
too hard - make sure the string doesn't touch the frets.)
Verse 2;
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The streets are filled
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
It's just the same
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
I was the first
Am C F C G F
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|------0-------0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I walked out of the
Chorus 1;
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|
G|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|
D|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|
A|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Alone
Am C F C G G
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
Lead Guitar during Chorus 1;
E|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------= |
B|----------12h|13--12h13p12-------|----12-13--12h13p12-|----------------= |
G|12s14--------|-------------14--12|h14-----------------|14--12-------12h= |
D|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------= |
A|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------= |
E|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------= |
E|------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|---12h13-12h13p12-|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|14----------------|14--12h14-----|-----------------|---------------|
D|------------------|--------------|9-------10-9h10p9|7---------10s5s|
A|------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
1st guitar solo;
Am G C G Am G F G
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
B|----------------|8-8h10---------|----------------|-------------------|
G|----------------|--------7h9----|----------------|7h9-7h9p7---7------|
D|7----9-9h10-9-7-|-------------5s|7----9-9h10-9-7-|----------10--9----|
A|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------10-|
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
Am G C G FsG G Ab AbsAm
E|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|
B|----------------|8-8h10---------|-------------|8--------------------|
G|----------------|--------7h9--5s|7-7b9b7------|7-9-7h9p7---7----7---|
D|7----9-9h10-9-7-|---------------|--------10-7-|----------10-10-7-10-|
A|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|
Verse 3 (same as verse 2);
(Guitar fill during verse 3)
E|-------11b12-|
B|-----10------|
G|-----9-------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Chorus 2 (same as chorus 1);
2nd guitar solo
Am G C G Am G F G
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
B|----------------|8-8h10---------|----------------|-------------------|
G|----------------|--------7h9----|----------------|7h9-7h9p7---7------|
D|7----9-9h10-9-7-|-------------5s|7----9-9h10-9-7-|----------10--9----|
A|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------10-|
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
Am G C G FsG G Ab =
AbsAm
E|----------------|---------------|-------------|------------------------= |-
B|----------------|8-8h10---------|-------------|10-12b13b12-12p10-------= |-
G|----------------|--------7h9--5s|7-7b9b7------|10---------------10s9h10= |9
D|7----9-9h10-9-7-|---------------|--------10-7-|10----------------------= |-
A|----------------|---------------|-------------|------------------------= |-
E|----------------|---------------|-------------|------------------------= |-
Chorus 3;
Am (hold chord)
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------12b14b12b14b12|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|------10--------------|
G|2-------------|--------------|--------------|------9---------------|
D|2-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
A|0-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
Alone,
Am (hold chord) G F
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|2---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|0---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
(add lead guitar as per chorus 1)
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|
G|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|
D|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|
A|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Alone
Am C F C G G
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
3rd guitr solo
Am C F Am Am C F Am
E---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------= --|
B---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------= --|
G---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------= --|
D-5s|7-7-9-10-9h10p9--|7-9-7h9p7---7--5s|7-7-9-10-9h10p9--|7-9-7h9p7---7-= -5|
A---|---------------10|---------10------|---------------10|---------10---= --|
E---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------= --|
(very fast)
Am C
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|2h4p2-2h4p2-4h5p4-4h5p4-5h7p5-5h7p5-7h9p7-7h9p7|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
(very fast)
F C
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|9h10p9-9h10p9-10h12p10-10h12p10-9h10p9-9h10p9-7h9p7-7h9p7|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
G F Am C F C
E|----------|-----------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
B|----------|-8---------------------|-------------|---8-----------------|=
G|7-7-7b9b7-|-7--9-7h9p7---7----7s5-|-----5h7p5-5-|7b9-7b9b7-5---5------|=
D|----------|------------10--9------|----------7--|------------7------5h|=
A|----------|-----------------10----|-------------|---------------------|=
E|----------|-----------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
(The D at position 5 on the A string with a ^ above is an A harmonic)
Am C F C Am C F = C
E|-------|------|-----------------------5h7p5-7h8-7h8p7--|---------------= --|
B|-------|------|--------------------------------------10|8--------------= --|
G|-------|-----0|2h4p2-2h4p2-4h5p4-4h5p4-----------------|-9-9p7-7h9p7---= -9|
D|7-^-7-^|7-^-7-|----------------------------------------|------10----10-= 7-|
A|--5---5|--5---|----------------------------------------|---------------= --|
E|-------|------|----------------------------------------|---------------= --|
G F Am (hold chord)
E|-------------|------------------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|10-12b13b12-12p10-------|-------------|-------------|
G|7-7b9b7------|10---------------10s9h10|9------------|-------------|
D|--------10-7-|10----------------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|------------------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|------------------------|-------------|-------------|
Am (hold chord)
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|2------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|2------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|0------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
ch-kah
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Alone,
Am C F C G F
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Alone
Am C F C G F
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
Am C F C Am C F C
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Alone,
Am C F C G F
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
CHORD | E A D G B E
------+------------
Am | X 0 2 2 x x
C | X 3 5 5 x x
F | x x 3 5 6 x
G | 3 5 5 x x x
F | 1 3 3 x x x
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