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Takin Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive
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Tabbed by: MichaelMurrayGuitar.com
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Tuning: Standard
I have tabbed out the three main solos. There is some lead guitar during the
verses and chorus at the end but those solos can be improvised (try the
c-minor pentatonic at the 8th fret) or removed entirely.
Riff A Beginning and Verse (Sometimes they mix Riff B into the verse)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------10-10-12-10-10-------------------------------|A|-10-10-12-10-10---8-8-10-8-8--8--8--8--8--8---10-10-12-10-10---------------|E|-8--8--8--8--8----6-6-6--6-6------------------8--8--8--8--8----------------|
Lead Fill (the notes in brackets are not played every time)
e|---12-12-12-12-12--------------5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|B|---11-11-11-11-11--8-----------4-4-4-4-4---10------------------------------|G|---12-12-12-12-12--8-7---------5-5-5-5-5---10-9----------------------------|D|-----------------------8-6-8--------------------10-8-10------(8)-----------|A|--------------------------------------------------------(10)-----(10)------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10---|A|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10----8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10---------------------------------------------------|E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------------------------------------------|
1st Lead Solo
e|---12-12-12-12-12--------------5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|B|---11-11-11-11-11--8-----------4-4-4-4-4---10------------------------------|G|---12-12-12-12-12--8-7---------5-5-5-5-5---10-9----------------------------|D|-----------------------8-6-8--------------------10-8-10------10-10-10--8h10|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------8-------8------8-------8---------------------------------------------|B|----8-------8------8-------8------------------------------13--------13-----|G|10b-----10b----10b----10b-----------10p8----8-10-----12bu-----12bu-----12bd|D|-----------------------------------------10------9-------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------8--------12-----------------------------------------------|B|------13-------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-12bu----12---8/9---10/12--------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Lead Solo
e|----------------8---------------8-8-8--------------------------------------|B|----8-8-8-8--11------10-8--8----8-8-8-10-8---------5-7--7--------5---------|G|-9--9-9-9-9----------10-8--8----------10-8---------5-7b-7b-7p5---5-7-5-5---|D|----------------------------10-----------------5-7-------------7-----------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0-0------15-15b-15b-15b---15----15--------------13-13-13-------13-13-13---|B|-0-0--15b----15b-15b-15b---15-13-15-13----13-----13-13-13-------13-13-13---|G|---------------------------------------------15b-------------15b-----------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----13-13-13----15b-15b-15b--15b-15b-15b----------------------------------|B|-----13-13-13----15b-15b-15b--15b-15b-15b----------------------------------|G|-15b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff C
e|-8--8--------------------6-6-6---------------------------------------------|B|-8--8---10-10-10----8-8--6-6-6---------------------------------------------|G|-9--9---10-10-10----8-8--7-7-7---------------------------------------------|D|-10-10--10-10-10----8-8--8-8-8---------------------------------------------|A|-10-10--8--8--8-----6-6--8-8-8---------------------------------------------|E|-8--8--------------------6-6-6---------------------------------------------|
3rd Solo (alternate bending this note up and down)e|--8rb---11--8---------8-8------------------------8-------------------------|B|--------------------------11p8----------------------10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b|G|-----------------8h10----------10-8----------10b---------------------------|D|------------------------------------10-------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------8-----------------------------|B|-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-------10b--10p8---8----10--10p8-------------------|G|-----------------------------------------9---------------9-----10bu&bd-----|D|-----------------------------------------------------------10--------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------8-----8---------------12-13-12--------------------------------|B|-------------8-----8------------11----------13----------13-----------------|G|10p8-10-8-10---------10-8-10/12----------------12-12-----------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff D
e|-8--8---6-6-----------8--8-------------------------------------------------|B|-8--8---6-6---10-10---8--8-------------------------------------------------|G|-9--9---7-7---10-10---9--9-------------------------------------------------|D|-10-10--8-8---10-10---10-10------------------------------------------------|A|-10-10--8-8---8--8----10-10------------------------------------------------|E|-8--8---6-6-----------8--8-------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b or bu bend up
| bd bend down
| rb reverse bend
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