Big & Rich
Radio
Tabbed By: Jeff Lalonde
Date: 09/13/09
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This is my first tab, ever. I'm pretty sure that the tab's close enough to
be convincing. I did my best to get all the fills and even the harmonized
solo bits - even though that harmony isn't done with a guitar.
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Legend:
X: Palm mute open chords or the last chords you were playing
/: Slide up to the indicated note
\: Slide down off the indicated note
P: Pull off the first indicated note to the second
~: Vibrato
(x): Don't let the note/chord ring
Let Ring: Let those notes ring off into oblivion
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Intro Solo [gtr. 2] (Guitar 1 plays Riff A during intro)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--9--10--12—10~---9-----7--8--10—8~--7----------------------------------|G|---------------------9~-----------------7~---6--7--9--7~-6------/9--9~--|D|-----------------------------------------------------------7------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------7---------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff A [gtr. 1] (intro/verse) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Xe|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|D|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|A|7(x)---------7--5(x)--------5--4(x)--------4-5-6-7----------7-7---------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|x6
Riff B [gtr. 1+2] (chorus intro/chorus/chorus outro) (PM fade in)e|-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|B|-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|---3---------5----|-5-5-6-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-8-9---|D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|---3----3----5----|-5-5-6-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-8-9---|A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|---1----3----3----|-3-3-4-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-6-7---|E|---------------x1|--------1-------x3|----------------------------|
Riff A [gtr. 1+2] (verse) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Xe|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|D|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|A|7(x)---------7--5(x)--------5--4(x)--------4-5-6-7----------7-7---------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|x3
Riff C [gtr. 1+2] (chorus + solo fill) (PM fade in)e|------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|B|------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|G|-3---------5------------------|-3---------5---|-5-5-6-7-7--7-7-7-7-8-9--|D|-3----3----5------------------|-3----3----5---|-5-5-6-7-7--7-7-7-7-8-9--|A|-1----3----3----7-8-10-8~7----|-1----1----3---|-3-3-4-5-5--5-5-5-5-6-7--|E|------1--------------------8\-|------1------x2|-------------------------|
Solo Part 1 [gtr. 2] (gtr. 1 plays Riff A in background)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--9--10--12—10~---9-----7--8--10—8~--7----------------------------------|G|---------------------9~-----------------7~---6--7--9--7~-6------/9--9~--|D|-----------------------------------------------------------7------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------7---------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
Solo Part 2 [gtr. 2] (gtr. 1 still playing intro/verse in background)
(This is a fiddle/violin harmony which is played over ‘Solo Part 1’ during it’s second
This is best achieved with a looper.)
e|--16-17-19-17~16-------14-15-17-15~14-----------------------------------|B|-----------------17~------------------15~---14-15-17-15-14------/17-17~-|G|-----------------------------------------------------------14-----------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------14--------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge pt.1 [gtr. 1+2]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-5-5-5-7-7----5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7-7-9-9----7-7-7-7-9-9\------------------|A|-5-5-5-7-7----5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7-7-9-9----7-7-7-7-9-9\------------------|E|-3-3-3-5-5----3-3-3-3-5-5----5-5-5-7-7----5-5-5-5-7-7\------------------|
(piano solo)
Bridge pt. 2 [gtr. 1+2] (Note: Play this with on a clean channel)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------|A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------------| x2
Solo Fill 1 (2:44) [gtr. 2]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-/6p5------/6p5---------------------------------------------------------|G|------7-5~------7-5~h7-5~-----------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff B [gtr. 1+2] (chorus) (PM fade in) -----Palm Mute------e|-----------|-------------|------------------------------------------------|B|-----------|-------------|------------------------------------------------|G|-5-5-5-5---|3---------5--|-5-5--5-6-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-8-9----|D|-5-5-5-5---|3----3----5--|-5-5--5-6-7--7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-----7-7-8-9----|A|-3-3-3-3---|1----3----3--|-3-3--3-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-6-7----|E|---------x4|-----1-----x3|------------------------------------------------|
Solo Fill 2 (2:53) [gtr. 2]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------7-8-10-8~7----------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------8\-------------------------------------------|
Harmonized solo from Earlier again [Gtr. 2] (Note: Guitar 2 plays Riff A [shown below]
the background)
Part 1e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--9--10--12—10~---9-----7--8--10—8~--7----------------------------------|G|---------------------9~-----------------7~---6--7--9--7~-6------/9--9~--|D|-----------------------------------------------------------7------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------7---------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
Part 2e|--16-17-19-17~16-------14-15-17-15~14-----------------------------------|B|-----------------17~------------------15~---14-15-17-15-14------/17-17~-|G|-----------------------------------------------------------14-----------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------14--------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff A [gtr. 1] (intro/verse to be played under solo) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Xe|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|D|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|A|7(x)---------7--5(x)--------5--4(x)--------4-5-6-7----------7-7---------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
Outro [gtr. 1+2]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-3---------5------------------------------------------------------------|D|-3----3----5let ring----------------------------------------------------|A|-1----3----3------------------------------------------------------------|E|------1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
