Mr. Big – Around The World (Bass Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb)
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Speed:
1.0x
Song: Around The World
Album: What If...
Band: Mr. Big
This version is problably not 100% correct,
but it gives an idea of how this song goes.
Also, listen to song and the tab will be easier
to understand.
h = hammer-on
p = pull off
(...) = repeatedly play note in front of bracket
< > = harmonic
p< > = pinch harmonic
t< > = harmonic tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
t = tap
~ = vibrato
b = bend
Order of the song:
Main Riff
Verse 1
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Main Riff (2nd time)
Verse 2
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Main Riff(3rd time)
Solo
Chorus
Main Riff(4th time)
Outro
-Main Riff
Lick 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------- -----/~9-----|
|--------------------------------------------7-5--------------- -------------|
|---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5----- -7--------7--|
|-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-5- -0-----------|
The lick (indicated with a space) will change throughout the song
Lick 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------|
|--------------------------------------------7-5----------------- ----7----5h4p5h4p5-|
|---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5------- -------------------|
|-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-6--- -5-----------------|
2nd time: Lick 1:
--------7--9-7-9-|
-----------------|
--7--------------|
-----0-----------|Lick 2 is the same
3rd time: Lick 1:
--------------------|
--------------------| He's problably using his D-Tuner but you can also quickly
--------------------| tune down 1 step and up again with normal machine head
--0--0\(-2)/0--3--0-|
Lick 2
let it ring
------<5>--|
------<5>--|
--0--------|
-----------|4th time: Lick 1
--9--999-999-|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|Lick 2
----------|
----7--5--|
----------|
-5-----3--|-Verse
|-------------------------| |--------------7--5-------| X 4 |--------7--5-------------| |--0h7--------------------|
Between the riffs (=breaks) Sheehan plays licks that will also vary through the song
First Verse
1st Break: - 2nd Break: --9--999-999-| -------------| -------------| -------------|
3rd Break: -
4th Break: -
Second verse:
1st Break: --------------| --------------| ----77777-----| --------------|
2nd Break: Some kind of sliding or something
3rd Break: ---9t<20>t<19>t<18>t<17>t<16>...t<11>t<10>t<11>t<12>...t<20>--| --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------|
Sheehan does this in lots of his solos. It's not important to hit
the exact fret, but there has to be a harmonic sound
4th Break: --p<16>-| --------| --------| --------|
-Pre-Chorus
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------| |--0h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-1-|
-Chorus
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-----------5------------------------------------------| |---------3(...)----------------------3/5---5\3------------3(...)--------------------| |---1(...)-------3----------------3--------------3--1(...)-------3(...)-5-5-5--3--3--| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |--------3(...)------2(...)-| |--1(...)------3(...)-------|
-Bridge
|-----------55555---------------------------7---------------------------| |---------------------7-9----------------9-----9------------------------| |----5(...)-------5/7------7(...)-7--10-----------10--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------8(...)--10(...)-|
-Bass/guitar solo
|---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------| |-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------| |------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------| |--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2-5-2-----------5-7-----------5-7-5------------7-10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7---------0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10------| |---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------| |-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------| |------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------| |--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-| |----------4h7p4---4-------------------<5>-------<3>--| |--------5-------5---5------------<5>--<5>--<3>--<3>--| |--0-4-7---------------4-0--------<5>-------<3>-------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------| |-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------| |------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------| |--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2-5-2-----------5-7-----------5-7-5------------7-10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7---------0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2h5p2-----------5h7p5------------7h10p10--------------10h12p10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10---------10-7-0-10-12----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14-| |---------------12h14p12---------------14h17p14---------------17h19p17-----------| |-12-10-0-12-15----------15-12-0-15-17----------17-15-0-17-19----------19--------|
The bass and guitar solo/battle is just some ipmrovisation on a E minor pentatonic
scale and the ending of the solo goes like:
|-19b21--19--14b16--14-12-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------|
-Outro:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2h5p2-----------5h7p5------------7h10p10--------------10h12p10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10---------10-7-0-10-12----------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14/~15-| |---------------12h14p12---------------14h17p14---------------17h19p17---------------| |-12-10-0-12-15----------15-12-0-15-17----------17-15-0-17-19----------19------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------7-5-----------------| |---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5-------| |-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-5-3-|
Big finale is a G minor pentatonic "blast-off" and a return to E