In A Big Country

Big Country

key:
                           Album - The Crossing

from: *

The bands 'theme' song from their debut album in all it's glory. There's
various overlaid guitar parts on the recorded version so I've concentrated
on the main guitar parts employed on the live version of the song. 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|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|

  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|--------------------|------------------------|--------------------|

                 the MAIN RIFF/SOLO.

  E5(Guitars 1 & 2)
  
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


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|------------------------|------------------------|



                   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.

  
E|-16----16-19/21-21\19-|
B|-----17---------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|