Big Country – Steeltown (Guitar Tab)

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written by Big Country Cd Without The Aid Of A Safety Net any queries or corrections (I'm sure there's loads) e-mail me, tom, at :[email protected] This is an awesome live version of an already great album track about the decline of the industry in Western Europe, and how one man would swap anothers destiny for his own. God knows what key it's in I'm really a bad guitar player, I just love big country, anyway this is my attempt at tabbing it. Stuart Intro with chorus and delay (about 280ms?) Dunno what the hell Bruce is playing, but it rocks. This is not very accurate especially the last bit, but looking at the dvd it looks ok just can't work out the last bit.
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-4-6---|--6-6-6---4-4---|--4-4-6-4-2-----|--4-4-4-4-6-2---|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|--6-4-2----0--| X3
D|--0-0-0-0-2-4---|--4-4-4-0-2-2---|--2-2-4-2-0-4---|--2-2-2-2-4-0---|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|--4-2-0-4--0--|
A|----------------|----------------|------------2---|----------------|----------------|--------2-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|

Bruce Intro (Palm mute)
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-4--X as req.---| 
D|-2--X as req.---|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

Stuart (with delay and chorus still)                                         Distortion
   F#M    F#M  F#M7 F#M  D2  E2  F#M F#M7 F#M D2  E2  F#M           E2  D2 C#2
E|--9----------9--|--9---9---5---7-|--9---9---9---5-|--7---9---------|--7---5---4-----|----------------|
B|-10---------10--|-10--10---5---7-|-10--10--10---5-|--7—-10---------|--7---5---4-----|----------------|
G|-11---------11--|--9--11---7---9-|-11---9--11---7-|--9--11---------|--9---7---6-----|----------------|
D|-11---------11--|-11--11---7---9-|-11--11--11---7-|--9--11---------|--9---7---6-----|----------------|
A|--9----------9--|--9---9---5---7-|--9---9---9---5-|--7---9---------|--7---5---4-----|----------------|
E|--9----------9--|--9---9---5---7-|--9---9---9---7-|--7---9---------|--7---5---4-----|----------------|

Bruce (Palm mute)            (rythm not tabbed)   (no mute)
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-4--X as req.---|----------------|--------------7-|--9----6--------|--9s--7s---6----|----------------|
D|-2--X as req.---|----------------|--------------7-|--9----6--------|--9s--7s---6----|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Stuart verse - intro again with distortion and palm muting and a slight variation toward the end (can't work it out)
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-4-6---|--6-6-6---4-4---|--4-4-6-4-2-----|--4-4-4-4-6-2---|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|--6-4-2----0--| X3
D|--0-0-0-0-2-4---|--4-4-4-0-2-2---|--2-2-4-2-0-4---|--2-2-2-2-4-0---|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|--4-2-0-4--0--|
A|----------------|----------------|------------2---|----------------|----------------|--------2-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
Here I Stand.....                                                       At The End.....

Bruce Verse
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-4-6---|--6-6-6---4-4---|--4-4-6-4-2-----|-4-4-4-4s11-11--|-11-11-11----7--|-7--9--6--4-0-| X3
D|--0-0-0-0-2-4---|--4-4-4---2-2---|--2-2-4-2-0-4---|-2-2-2-0-----0--|-0--0--0-----7--|-7--9--6--4-0-|
A|----------------|----------------|------------2---|----------------|----------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
Here I Stand.....
Bridge/Pre chorus
E|----------------|----------------|                |----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|                |----------------|----------------|
G|--11--11--11----|-9--9--10-------|                |-11--10--10-----|--9--9--10------|
D|--12--12--12----|-9--9---9-------| X2             |-12---9---9-----|--9--9---9------| X2
A|--12--12--12----|-9--9--11-------|                |-12--11--11-----|--9--9--11------|
E|----------------|----------------|                |----------------|----------------|
I Came Here....

E|----------------|----------------|                |----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|                |----------------|----------------|
G|--11--11--11----|-9--9--10-------|                |-11--10--10-----|--9--9--10------|
D|--12--12--12----|-9--9---9-------| X2             |-12---9---9-----|--9--9---9------| X2
A|--12--12--12----|-9--9--11-------|                |-12--11--11-----|--9--9--11------|
E|----------------|----------------|                |----------------|----------------|
Miss out 1 of these for the "stop" bit Then play Intro again with distortion Then verse as intro with palm muting Chorus
   x4                     x4                     x5             x4  
E|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--5---9---7-----|
B|-10---7--10-----|-10---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--5--10---7-----|
G|-11---9--11-----|-11---9---7-----|--6---7---------|--7--11---9-----|
D|-11---9--11-----|-11---9---7-----|--6---7---------|--7--11---9-----|X1
A|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--5---9---7-----|
E|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--5---9---7-----|
In A Steeltown......

   x4                     x4                     x5             x3  
E|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--9---7---9-----|
B|-10---7--10-----|-10---7---5-----|--4---5---------|-10---7--10-----|
G|-11---9--11-----|-11---9---7-----|--6---7---------|-11---9--11-----|
D|-11---9--11-----|-11---9---7-----|--6---7---------|-11---9--10-----|X1
A|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--9---7---9-----|
E|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--9---7---9-----|
I Went Down.....

   x4               x4                x5              x4
E|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--5---9---7-----|
B|-10---7--10-----|-10---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--5--10---7-----|
G|-11---9--11-----|-11---9---7-----|--6---7---------|--7--11---9-----|
D|-11---9--11-----|-11---9---7-----|--6---7---------|--7--11---9-----|X1
A|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--5---9---7-----|
E|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--5---9---7-----|
In A Steeltown....

   x4                     x4                     x5             x3  
E|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--9---7---9-----|
B|-10---7--10-----|-10---7---5-----|--4---5---------|-10---7--10-----|
G|-11---9--11-----|-11---9---7-----|--6---7---------|-11---9--11-----|
D|-11---9--11-----|-11---9---7-----|--6---7---------|-11---9--10-----|X1
A|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--9---7---9-----|
E|--9---7---9-----|--9---7---5-----|--4---5---------|--9---7---9-----|
I Went Down 

Solo
Play something like this removing middle fingers at will
E|------9---------|   |----------------|                |--5-----7---------|---9--X------------|
B|--10----10------|   |----------------|                |--5-----7---------|--10--X------------|
G|--11-------11---|   |--------9—11—9--|x16             |--7-----9---------|--11--X------------|
D|--11----------11|   |---9h11---------|                |--7-----9---------|--11--X------------|x a few
A|----------------|   |----------------|                |--5-----7---------|---9--X------------|
E|----------------|   |----------------|                |--5-----7---------|---9--X------------|

E|--5---7---9-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--5---7--10-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--7---9--11-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|--7---9--11-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--5---7---9-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--5---7---9-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Then Intro bit again Then Chorus x3 ending on F#M Esus2 F#M riff..