Talking Heads – The Big Country (Bass Tab)
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used this old recording to figure it out(0:00-5:14), luckily whoever was filming zoomed in and focused on
tina throughout the song. any corrections would be greatly appreciated, this is my first attempt at tabbing by
ear
listen and play along to the song to figure out the rhythm, you can hear the bass super clearly in the
alternate version on the deluxe edition of buildings and food
[Intro/Verse 1]
G|-------------------0.--0---0.--0.--2-| D|--0.--0---2.--2---3-------3----------| A|-0-------2---------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus] "Then we come to the farmlands..."
G|------------------------0.--0-0.--0-0.--0--2.--2-| D|-0.--0-0.--0-0-0-0.--0-2-----2-----2-------------| A|------0-----0-0-0--------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] "I wouldn't live there if you paid me..."
G|-----------5-----------7------------5------------5-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-0-3.--3.------------------------------------------| E|-------------0-3.--3.-----0-1.--1.-----0-1.--1.----|
[Verse 2] "I guess it's healthy..."
G|-------------------0.--0---0.--0.--2-| D|--0.--0---2.--2---3-------3----------| A|-0-------2---------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus] "They grow it in those farmlands..."
G|------------------------0.--0-0.--0-0.--0--2.--2-| D|-0.--0-0.--0-0-0-0.--0-2-----2-----2-------------| A|------0-----0-0-0--------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] "I wouldn't live there if you paid me..."
G|-----------5-----------7------------5------------5-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-0-3.--3.------------------------------------------| E|-------------0-3.--3.-----0-1.--1.-----0-1.--1.----|
[Verse 3] "I'm tired of looking..."
G|-------------------0.--0---0.--0.--2-| D|--0.--0---2.--2---3-------3----------| A|-0-------2---------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
[Outro] "Goo-goo, ga-ga-ga..."
G|------------------0.--0--0.-------------------------------------------| D|----------0.-2.-3.---------3.-2.-0.-3.--3--3.-2.-0.--3.--3--3.-2.-0.--| A|-3.--3--3.-----------------------------------------3.---------------3-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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. staccato/"sticky"
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