Status Quo – Big Fat Mama (Guitar Tab)

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Piledriver 1972
Intro:
       Part 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-6-7-0-0---0-6-7-0-0--0-6-7-0-0--0-6-7-0-0--0-7-6--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Intro:
       Part 2
E|-----------------|    |------------------|
B|-----------------|    |------------------|
G|-------4-5-------|    |-------4-5--------|Then Frame Plays
D|---7-5-------7-6-| x5 |---7-5-----5/7----|the entire riff an octave higher
A|-0---------0-----|    |-0----------------|but I won't bother with this
E|-----------------|    |------------------|

Intro/Main Riff:
                 Part 3
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-2-2-5-5-2-2-5-5-2-2-5-7-5-|
D|-2-2-5-5-2-2-5-5-2-2-5-7-5-| x6
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
However after each the first 3 rounds of this riff you play:
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|-5-5-5-7~|
A|-5-5-5-7~|
E|-3-3-3-5~|
Also there a little riff slotted in betweeen the words which goes:
E|--------------|
B|-----8-10p8---|
G|-7-9--------9-|
D|--------------| Rick does something similar but I dont know where
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
A Say you need me, say you need me C Tell me that you want my love D A Say you will be mine and I am yours A You think that you're way above me C I'm telling you that I can see D A All those things that you might wanna be E A I am yours tonight E A You'll be mine tonight Then the next verse is based on this. Solo:
Francis
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------| Twice
D|-------0-2-0------------0-2h3p2p0-2----|
A|-0-2-3-------3-2--0-2-3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Rick (just an octave higher)
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--------7-9-7--------------7-9h10p9p7-9---| Twice
D|-7-9-10-------10-9--7-9-10----------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Francis
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2-3-2-0---------| Thrice
A|---------2-3-2-0-|
E|-----------------|

Rick
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-9-10-9-7----------|
D|----------9-10-9-7-| Thrice
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Francis
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-2-3-2---0-0-|
E|-------3-----|

Rick
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-9-10-9----7-|
A|--------10---|
E|-------------|