Tabs
Alone by Big Country - From the Album "The Buffalo Skinners"
Tab by Colin Dawson - [email protected]
This is my best shot at getting all Stuart's guitar parts down in tab
form - comments and updates welcome! There's quite a shortage of Big
Country tabs on the net so if there are any you would like please e-mail =
me and I'll see what I can do.
Verse 1;
(This is played with slight overdrive, a noise gate and a compressor.
The strings are damped between the palm of the right hand and the =
bridge.
The noise gate is set to start to open immediately the strings are hit
and to fully open a short period after the signal commences. It's a
subtle effect and not absolutely necessary.)
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The mid-day sun was
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G FF
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I want the sky to
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
For I have been
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G FF
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3---------------|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3---------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1---------------|
Run aground by
2nd guitar - intro (very quiet) just picks through the chords
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G FF
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G FF
There's a third guitar in the intro that plays what sounds like =
harmonics,
but if it is then the guitar has been re-tuned - it's easier to
play like this;
E MajorE|---------12-----|
BB|-----------13---|
G+G|-------------12-|
D MajorD|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|
Instrumental bit between first & second verses;
(power chords)
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|
G+G|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|
D MajorD|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|
A augmentedA|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G G+G
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|----------------|----------------|
G+G|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----3s|5-------------3s|5-------------3s|
A augmentedA|0-----0-3-----0-|--------------3s|5-------------3s|5-------------3s|
E MajorE|----------------|--------------1s|3-------------1s|3-------------1s|
G+G G+G A minorAm
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|--
BB|----------------|----------------|--
G+G|----------------|----------------|--
D MajorD|5-------------3s|5-5---5s6-----6s|7-
A augmentedA|5-------------3s|5-5---5s6-----6s|7-
E MajorE|3-------------1s|3-3---3s4-----4s|5-
(There's a special effect guitar sound over the top of the G+G here. =
You'll
need lots of distortion, chorus or flanger, and a lot of delay. Take the =
edge of your plectrum and hold it at right angles to the bottom E MajorE =
string.
Drag the edge of the plectrum slowly along the E MajorE string all the way from =
the bridge to the nut. Notice how the noise changes as you pass the
selected pickup(s). It helps to have quite a heavy plectrum, otherwise
you'll have no plectrum left by the time you reach the nut! Don't press
too hard - make sure the string doesn't touch the frets.)
Verse 2;
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The streets are filled
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
It's just the same
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
I was the first
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G FF
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|------0-------0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I walked out of the
Chorus 1;
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|
G+G|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|
D MajorD|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|
A augmentedA|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Alone
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G G+G
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
Lead Guitar during Chorus 1;
E MajorE|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------= |
BB|----------12h|13--12h13p12-------|----12-13--12h13p12-|----------------= |
G+G|12s14--------|-------------14--12|h14-----------------|14--12-------12h= |
D MajorD|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------= |
A augmentedA|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------= |
E MajorE|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------= |
E MajorE|------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
BB|---12h13-12h13p12-|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
G+G|14----------------|14--12h14-----|-----------------|---------------|
D MajorD|------------------|--------------|9-------10-9h10p9|7---------10s5s|
A augmentedA|------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
E MajorE|------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|
1st guitar solo;
A minorAm G+G C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF G+G
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
BB|----------------|8-8h10---------|----------------|-------------------|
G+G|----------------|--------7h9----|----------------|7h9-7h9p7---7------|
D MajorD|7----9-9h10-9-7-|-------------5s|7----9-9h10-9-7-|----------10--9----|
A augmentedA|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------10-|
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
A minorAm G+G C majorC G+G FsG G+G AbAb AbsAm
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|
BB|----------------|8-8h10---------|-------------|8--------------------|
G+G|----------------|--------7h9--5s|7-7b9b7------|7-9-7h9p7---7----7---|
D MajorD|7----9-9h10-9-7-|---------------|--------10-7-|----------10-10-7-10-|
A augmentedA|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|
Verse 3 (same as verse 2);
(Guitar fill during verse 3)
E MajorE|-------11b12-|
BB|-----10------|
G+G|-----9-------|
D MajorD|-------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|
E MajorE|-------------|
Chorus 2 (same as chorus 1);
2nd guitar solo
A minorAm G+G C majorC G+G A minorAm G+G FF G+G
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
BB|----------------|8-8h10---------|----------------|-------------------|
G+G|----------------|--------7h9----|----------------|7h9-7h9p7---7------|
D MajorD|7----9-9h10-9-7-|-------------5s|7----9-9h10-9-7-|----------10--9----|
A augmentedA|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------10-|
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
A minorAm G+G C majorC G+G FsG G+G AbAb =
AbsAm
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|-------------|------------------------= |-
BB|----------------|8-8h10---------|-------------|10-12b13b12-12p10-------= |-
G+G|----------------|--------7h9--5s|7-7b9b7------|10---------------10s9h10= |9
D MajorD|7----9-9h10-9-7-|---------------|--------10-7-|10----------------------= |-
A augmentedA|----------------|---------------|-------------|------------------------= |-
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|-------------|------------------------= |-
Chorus 3;
A minorAm (hold chord)
E MajorE|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------12b14b12b14b12|
BB|--------------|--------------|--------------|------10--------------|
G+G|2-------------|--------------|--------------|------9---------------|
D MajorD|2-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|0-------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|
Alone,
A minorAm (hold chord) G+G FF
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G|2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|2---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|0---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
(add lead guitar as per chorus 1)
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|----------------|6-6-6---5-------|
G+G|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|2-------5-------|5-5-5-0-5-----0-|
D MajorD|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|2-----0-5-----0-|3-3-3-0-3-----0-|
A augmentedA|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|0-----0-3-----0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Alone
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G G+G
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
3rd guitr solo
A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm A minorAm C majorC FF A minorAm
E---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------= --|
B---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------= --|
G---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------= --|
D-5s|7-7-9-10-9h10p9--|7-9-7h9p7---7--5s|7-7-9-10-9h10p9--|7-9-7h9p7---7-= -5|
A---|---------------10|---------10------|---------------10|---------10---= --|
E---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------= --|
(very fast)
A minorAm C majorC
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|2h4p2-2h4p2-4h5p4-4h5p4-5h7p5-5h7p5-7h9p7-7h9p7|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|
(very fast)
FF C majorC
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|9h10p9-9h10p9-10h12p10-10h12p10-9h10p9-9h10p9-7h9p7-7h9p7|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G FF A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------|-----------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
BB|----------|-8---------------------|-------------|---8-----------------|=
G+G|7-7-7b9b7-|-7--9-7h9p7---7----7s5-|-----5h7p5-5-|7b9-7b9b7-5---5------|=
D MajorD|----------|------------10--9------|----------7--|------------7------5h|=
A augmentedA|----------|-----------------10----|-------------|---------------------|=
E MajorE|----------|-----------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
(The D MajorD at position 5 on the A augmentedA string with a ^ above is an A augmentedA harmonic)
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF = C majorC
E MajorE|-------|------|-----------------------5h7p5-7h8-7h8p7--|---------------= --|
BB|-------|------|--------------------------------------10|8--------------= --|
G+G|-------|-----0|2h4p2-2h4p2-4h5p4-4h5p4-----------------|-9-9p7-7h9p7---= -9|
D MajorD|7-^-7-^|7-^-7-|----------------------------------------|------10----10-= 7-|
A augmentedA|--5---5|--5---|----------------------------------------|---------------= --|
E MajorE|-------|------|----------------------------------------|---------------= --|
G+G FF A minorAm (hold chord)
E MajorE|-------------|------------------------|-------------|-------------|
BB|-------------|10-12b13b12-12p10-------|-------------|-------------|
G+G|7-7b9b7------|10---------------10s9h10|9------------|-------------|
D MajorD|--------10-7-|10----------------------|-------------|-------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|------------------------|-------------|-------------|
E MajorE|-------------|------------------------|-------------|-------------|
A minorAm (hold chord)
E MajorE|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G+G|2------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D MajorD|2------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A augmentedA|0------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E MajorE|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
ch-kah
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Alone,
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G FF
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Alone
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G FF
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Alone,
A minorAm C majorC FF C majorC G+G FF
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|6-6-6---5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|
G+G|2-2-2---5-5-5---|5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-|3-3-3-0-3-3-3-0-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
I feel alone
CHORD | E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE
------+------------
A minorAm | X 0 2 2 x x
C majorC | X 3 5 5 x x
FF | x x 3 5 6 x
G+G | 3 5 5 x x x
FF | 1 3 3 x x x