Big Country – Wonderland (Bass Tab)

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Tony Butlers bass lines are somewhat undervalued in the big country fan community even though they are very complex and innovative. TB has started a new vlog type video where he says he will teach a BC bass line at it may not be 100% accruate but it should serve as a tool to help you get through the video. also be aware that in the record the bass cuts out in certain verses on the record. TB uses a pick. [Intro 1] (For the videos version to match the record, you have to start 4 measures earlier than on the record) (16th note pickup)

G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6----6---------|--------------------|---------------6-6-|
D|-----------------|---7----7-------|-6--------------7-7-|-7-----6-----------|
A|-----------------|-----0----0-0-0-|---7-9--5-5-5-5-----|---5-5---7-7-7-----|
E|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

G|-6--------9-9-9--6-6-|-6----6---------|--------------------|---------------6-6-|
D|---7-9---------------|---7----7-------|-6--------------7-7-|-7-----6-----------|
A|-------7-------------|-----0----0-0-0-|---7-9--5-5-5-5-----|---5-5---7-7-7-----|
E|---------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

G|-6--------------------|
D|---7---7--------------|
A|-----7---0rrr------/\-|
E|----------------------|

[Verse 1]

G|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------4------|---------4--|----------4------|---------4/7\-4~-|
A|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-0-0--------|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-0--0------------|
E|-----------------|-----0-2--2-|-----------------|------0-2--------|

G|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------4------|---------4--|----------4------|-4r--------------|
A|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-0-0--------|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-2r--------------|
E|-----------------|-----0-2--2-|-----------------|-0r--------------|

[Verse 1b] (pickup)

G|-----|----------------|------------------|
D|-4-4-|-4----------4/7-|------------------| x4 (pickup included)
A|-----|--0-------------|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5-5-|    (but last measure 4th time changes)
E|-----|----2-0--2------|------------------|

Last measure 4th time 
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5-5-4rr-| (sustain into next measure)
E|----------------------|

[Chorus]

G|---6rr--6--x-6---|------------------------|---6rr--6--x-6---|------------------------|
D|-4rrrr--4--x-4---|------------------------|-4rrrr--4--x-4---|------------------------| x2
A|-rrrrr--4--x-4-0-|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5--5-5-4r-|-rrrrr--4--x-4-0-|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5--5-5-4r-|
E|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|

[Intro 2] (4 measure rest into) (16th note pickup)

G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6----6---------|--------------------|---------------6-6-|
D|-----------------|---7----7-------|-6--------------7-7-|-7-----6-----------|
A|-----------------|-----0----0-0-0-|---7-9--5-5-5-5-----|---5-5---7-7-7-----|
E|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

G|-6--------9-9-9--6-6-|-6----6---------|--------------------|---------------6-6-|
D|---7-9---------------|---7----7-------|-6--------------7-7-|-7-----6-----------|
A|-------7-------------|-----0----0-0-0-|---7-9--5-5-5-5-----|---5-5---7-7-7-----|
E|---------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

G|-6--------------------|
D|---7---7--------------|
A|-----7---0rrr------/\-|
E|----------------------|

[Verse 2]

G|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------4------|---------4--|----------4------|---------4/7\-4~-|
A|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-0-0--------|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-0--0------------|
E|-----------------|-----0-2--2-|-----------------|------0-2--------|

G|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------4------|---------4--|----------4------|-4r--------------|
A|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-0-0--------|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-2r--------------|
E|-----------------|-----0-2--2-|-----------------|-0r--------------|

[Verse 2b] (pickup)

G|-----|----------------|------------------|    (not on record for first 2x)
D|-4-4-|-4----------4/7-|------------------| x4 (pickup included)
A|-----|--0-------------|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5-5-|    (but last measure 4th time changes)
E|-----|----2-0--2------|------------------|    

Last measure 4th time 
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5-5-4rr-| (sustain into next measure)
E|----------------------|

[Chorus]

G|---6rr--6--x-6---|------------------------|---6rr--6--x-6---|------------------------|
D|-4rrrr--4--x-4---|------------------------|-4rrrr--4--x-4---|------------------------| x2
A|-rrrrr--4--x-4-0-|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5--5-5-4r-|-rrrrr--4--x-4-0-|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5--5-5-4r-|
E|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|

[Intro 2] (16th note pickup)

G|--6-6-|-6----6---------|--------------------|---------------6-6-|
D|------|---7----7-------|-6--------------7-7-|-7-----6-----------|
A|------|-----0----0-0-0-|---7-9--5-5-5-5-----|---5-5---7-7-7-----|
E|------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

G|-6--------------------|
D|---7---7--------------|
A|-----7---0rrr------/\-|
E|----------------------|

[Verse 3]

G|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------4------|---------4--|----------4------|---------4/7\-4~-|
A|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-0-0--------|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-0--0------------|
E|-----------------|-----0-2--2-|-----------------|------0-2--------|

G|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------4------|---------4--|----------4------|-4r--------------|
A|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-0-0--------|-0--0/7-0---0-7\-|-2r--------------|
E|-----------------|-----0-2--2-|-----------------|-0r--------------|

[Verse 3b] (pickup)

G|-----|----------------|------------------|    (not on record for first 2x)
D|-4-4-|-4----------4/7-|------------------| x4 (pickup included)
A|-----|--0-------------|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5-5-|    (but last measure 4th time changes)
E|-----|----2-0--2------|------------------|

Last measure 4th time 
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5-5-4rr-| (sustain into next measure)
E|----------------------|

[Chorus]

G|---6rr--6--x-6---|------------------------|---6rr--6--x-6---|------------------------|
D|-4rrrr--4--x-4---|------------------------|-4rrrr--4--x-4---|------------------------| x4
A|-rrrrr--4--x-4-0-|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5--5-5-4r-|-rrrrr--4--x-4-0-|-7-7--7-7-0-5-5--5-5-4r-|
E|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|

[Intro 2] (16th note pickup)

G|--6-6-|-6----6---------|--------------------|---------------6-6-|
D|------|---7----7-------|-6--------------7-7-|-7-----6-----------|
A|------|-----0----0-0-0-|---7-9--5-5-5-5-----|---5-5---7-7-7-----|
E|------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

G|-6--------------------|
D|---7---7--------------| (x fade out)
A|-----7---0rrr------/\-|
E|----------------------|