Big Calm Tab

tuning: standard
chords: Dm A# G
 
Heavy effects on guitar include wah wah and delay
 
This tab is primarily to present the guitar solo.
However, most of the synthesized guitar/keyboard
background verse accenting is also included.
 
[Intro]
(0:25)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----7-7\/--------------------------------------|
A|-5---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
  A.H.-----
 
(0:50 Guitar) (with keyboards)
e|-12--------------------------------------------|
B|----13-10--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
(0:50 Keyboards) (for guitar)
e|------------|      e|---------------|
B|------------|      B|---------------|
G|------------|      G|------10-------|
D|-----3------| (or) D|-12-------8----|
A|-5-----1----|      A|---12------10--|
E|---5-----3--|      E|---------------|
 
[Verse]
(1:42 VOCALS ONLY)
 
(1:55 Bass Guitar)(with rhythm guitar)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------3----------------------|
A|-5-5-3-0---1----5-5-3-0---1--------------------|
E|---------1---3--------------3------------------|
 
(1:55 Rhythm Guitar) (funk rhythm)
e|-10xz10xx10xx10xx10xx10------------------------|
B|-10xx10xx10xx10xx10xx10------------------------|
G|-10xx10xx10xx10xx10xx10------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
(2:07 GUITAR SOLO)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-12p10-10h12p10----------10--10----10----------|
D|----------------12-10-12--------12-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12---12b(13)-10-----12b(13)-10-------|
D|--------------------------12-------------12----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-12b(13)-10-----12b(13)-10---------------------|
D|------------12-------------12------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-12b(13)-12b(13)r12-10h12-12p10----------------|
D|--------------------------------12-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
(2:20)
e|-10-10-10-------------------10-10-10-------13/15-13-|
B|----------13-10----------------------13-10----------|
G|----------------10h12p10----------------------------|
D|-------------------------12-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
(2:27)
e|-10h13p10--------------------------------------|
B|----------13-10h13p10--------------------------|
G|----------------------12----12-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-12p10-------------10-12-12-10----10-12-10-----|
D|-------12-10-10-12-------12-10-12----------12--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
(2:33)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------5-6-5h6p5---5-|
G|-7-7p5---5-5-----5---------5-5h7p5-----------5-5-|
D|-------7-----5h7---5-5h7p5-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
(2:43)
e|----------------------------------------8/10-----|
B|----------------------------------------8/10-----|
G|-------10h12-12p10-12-12-10-12-12-12p10----------|
D|-10h12-------------12-12-10----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
(2:49)
e|-10------|
B|-13b(15)-|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------| solo ends
 
 
(3:39 Rhythm Guitar) (funk rhythm)
e|-10xz10xx10xx10xx10xx10---------------------------|
B|-10xx10xx10xx10xx10xx10---------------------------|
G|-10xx10xx10xx10xx10xx10---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
(3:50 VOCALS ONLY)
 
[Outro]
(Dm Pentatonic noodling works well enough here)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------10--------------------------------------|
D|-10h12----12-12--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
   Keyboards (for guitar)
e|-13----13h15p13--------------------------------|
B|----15----------13-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 
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| h = hammer-on
| p = pull-off
| / = slide into
| x = palm mute
| b(to) = bend (e.g. 5b(7) = play 5 then bend up 1 step)
| \/ = tremolo vibrato
| A.H. = artificial harmonic
 
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