Restless Natives tab by Big Country

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Restless Natives by Big Country
>From the movie "Restless Natives" and the CD "Restless Natives & =
Rarities"
Also the BB side of the single "Look Away"

Tab by Colin Dawson - [email protected]=20
July 2002

This is one of Big Country's best early works but also one of the more=20
difficult to play live because of the number of overdubbed guitars. =
You'll=20
need to retune your guitar if you want to play along to the full version =

of the track; the extract that's near the start of the "Rarities" album =
is=20
in DmDm but the longer version and the version on the BB side of "Look =
Away"=20
are midway between DmDm and EbmEbm so you'll need to tune your guitar up a=20
quarter of a tone.

Tabbing this was a mammoth undertaking so any comments or feedback would =

be welcome.

E-Bow (unaccompanied) (slowly - no particular rhythm)
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
G+G|12---h14-s9----7-h9-s12-s17-p14---s7--s12-p9-h12-s17-p14h17p14s12-h14s-=
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=

E-Bow (unaccompanied) (slowly - no particular rhythm)
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
G+G|s7--s12--h14-s9-12-s17-p14h17p14s12-h14-7--5h7p5s2s5--s12-s14h-17p-14s-=
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------=

E-Bow (unaccompanied) (slowly)  =20
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|12h14p12s10s--5h7p--5h7p5s2-s5--12-s14-h17-s19--17h19p17h19-s|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E-Bow
 DmDm    FF    C majorC      Bb majorBb
E MajorE|--------|--------|------------|------------------|
BB|--------|--------|------------|------------------|
G+G|7------s|5s2s5--s|12-s14h17--p|14s12h14p12s10-s5s|
D MajorD|--------|--------|------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|--------|--------|------------|------------------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|------------|------------------|

E-Bow
 DmDm    FF    C majorC      Bb majorBb   DmDm
E MajorE|--------|--------|------------|----------------|
BB|--------|--------|------------|----------------|
G+G|7------s|5s2s5--s|12-s14h17--s|19p17h19p17h19-s|
D MajorD|--------|--------|------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|--------|--------|------------|----------------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|------------|----------------|

E-Bow
 DmDm    FF    C majorC      Bb majorBb
E MajorE|--------|--------|------------|------------------|
BB|--------|--------|------------|------------------|
G+G|7------s|5s2s5--s|12-s14h17--p|14s12h14p12s10-s5s|
D MajorD|--------|--------|------------|------------------|
A augmentedA|--------|--------|------------|------------------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|------------|------------------|

E-Bow
 DmDm    FF    C majorC      Bb majorBb   DmDm
E MajorE|--------|--------|------------|----------------|
BB|--------|--------|------------|----------------|
G+G|7------s|5s2s5--s|12-s14h17--s|19p17h19p17h19--|
D MajorD|--------|--------|------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|--------|--------|------------|----------------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|------------|----------------|

The next 2 bars are not on the BB side of "Look Away" but are featured in =

one of the variations of the song used in the movie(with motorbike=20
backing). Please yourself whether to include them.

 DmDm     C majorC DmDm
E MajorE|------------|---------------|
BB|------------|---------------|
G+G|7----------5|5h7------------|
D MajorD|7----------5|7--------------|
A augmentedA|------------|---------------|
E MajorE|------------|---------------|

Introduction=20
C majorC DmDm    C majorC DmDm  C majorC DmDm    C majorC FF C majorC       Bb majorBb C majorC DmDm
E MajorE|---------------5-|---------------|-------------|-----------|
BB|5h6665h6665h6666-|5h666-6--------|5-55-5-5-6-5-|-----------|
G+G|7-7777-7777-7777-|7-777-7-5------|5-55-5-5-5-5-|3-5--777-5-|
D MajorD|7-7777-7777-777--|7-777-7-7-7--7-|5-55-5-5-5-5-|3-5--777-7-|
A augmentedA|-----------------|----------8--8-|-------------|-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|

C majorC DmDm    C majorC DmDm  C majorC DmDm    C majorC FF C majorC       Bb majorBb C majorC DmDm
E MajorE|---------------5-|---------------|-------------|-----------|
BB|5h6665h6665h6666-|5h666-6--------|5-55-5-5-6-5-|-----------|
G+G|7-7777-7777-7777-|7-777-7-5------|5-55-5-5-5-5-|3-5--777-5-|
D MajorD|7-7777-7777-777--|7-777-7-7-7--7-|5-55-5-5-5-5-|3-5--777-7-|
A augmentedA|-----------------|----------8--8-|-------------|-----------|
E MajorE|-----------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|

1st solo
 DmDm                    FF     C majorC    DmDm
E MajorE|-----------15h17-17-17-15h17p15---------|---------------------------|
BB|15h18-18-18--------------------18-15----|-----------15h18-18-15---18|
G+G|-------------------------------------17-|14h17-17-17----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 FF                    C majorC
E MajorE|-----------17h20-20-20-17h20p17------17-|17h20-20-20-20--17h20p17---|
BB|18s20-20-20--------------------20-18----|------------------------20-|
G+G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 FF                    C majorC
E MajorE|20h22-22-22-20h22-22-22-20h22p20--------|17h20-20-20-17h20p17-------|
BB|--------------------------------22-18-22|--------------------20-----|
G+G|----------------------------------------|----------------------17---|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 DmDm                    Bb majorBb     C majorC    DmDm
E MajorE|-----------15h17-17-17-15h17p15---------|---------------------------|
BB|15h18-18-18--------------------18-15----|-----------15h18-18-15-----|
G+G|-------------------------------------17-|14h17-17-17----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 DmDm      DmDm     FF     C majorC       Bb majorBb  C majorC  Dm=20
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
BB|-----------13|--------13----------|-------------|---------------------|=
G+G|--14-12--14--|14----14--14-12-14--|--------14---|----14-----------12--|=
D MajorD|-------------|--------------------|-15-12----12-|15----12-15-12h15----|=
A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=

  Alone  =20

 DmDm      DmDm     FF     C majorC       Bb majorBb  C majorC  DmDm   =20
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
BB|-----------13|--------13----------|-------------|---------------------|=
G+G|--14-12--14--|14----14--14-12-14--|--------14---|----14-----------12--|=
D MajorD|-------------|--------------------|-15-12----12-|15----12-15-12h15----|=
A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=

 The eagle=20

Repeat 1st solo;
 DmDm                    FF     C majorC    DmDm
E MajorE|-----------15h17-17-17-15h17p15---------|---------------------------|
BB|15h18-18-18--------------------18-15----|-----------15h18-18-15---18|
G+G|-------------------------------------17-|14h17-17-17----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 FF                    C majorC
E MajorE|-----------17h20-20-20-17h20p17------17-|17h20-20-20-20--17h20p17---|
BB|18s20-20-20--------------------20-18----|------------------------20-|
G+G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 FF                    C majorC
E MajorE|20h22-22-22-20h22-22-22-20h22p20--------|17h20-20-20-17h20p17-------|
BB|--------------------------------22-18-22|--------------------20-----|
G+G|----------------------------------------|----------------------17---|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 DmDm                    Bb majorBb     C majorC    DmDm
E MajorE|-----------15h17-17-17-15h17p15---------|---------------------------|
BB|15h18-18-18--------------------18-15----|-----------15h18-18-15-----|
G+G|-------------------------------------17-|14h17-17-17----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

Verse 2
 DmDm      DmDm     FF     C majorC       Bb majorBb  C majorC   Dm=20
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------=
BB|-----------13|--------13----------|--------------|---------------------=
G+G|--14-12--14--|14----14--14-12-14--|---------14---|----14-----------12--=
D MajorD|-------------|--------------------|--15-12----12-|15----12-15-12h15----=
A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------=
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------=
  Two hundred =20

(only 2 beats in the last bar)
 DmDm       DmDm    FF        C majorC       Bb majorBb  =20
E MajorE|--------------|-------------------------|-------------|-------------|
BB|-----------13-|--------13---------------|-------------|-------------|
G+G|--14-12--14---|14----14--14-12-14-------|--------14---|----14-------|
D MajorD|--------------|-------------------------|-15-12----12-|15-----------|
A augmentedA|--------------|-------------------------|-------------|-------------|
E MajorE|--------------|-------------------------|-------------|-------------|
  So who will=20

 FF          A minorAm
E MajorE|--------------------|---------------|
BB|----------s18-----15|---------------|
G+G|-----12-14-----17---|---------------|
D MajorD|12-15---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|---------------|
 those  who died          =20

 Bb majorBb         Bb majorBb     FF  C majorC         C majorC    FF
E MajorE|------------------|----------13--|------------------|-------------13--|=
BB|------------------|--------13--13|------------------|-----------13--13|=
G+G|------------------|---12h14------|14----------------|------12h14------|=
D MajorD|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|=
A augmentedA|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|=
E MajorE|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|=

 I will be  =20

 Bb majorBb         Bb majorBb     DmDm   FF         A minorAm
E MajorE|------------------|---------------13--|----------------|--------------|=
BB|15----------------|-------------13--13|13--13--13--13--|13--13--13--13|=
G+G|------------------|--------12h14------|14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14|=
D MajorD|------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|=
A augmentedA|------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|=
E MajorE|------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|=

They will come=20

Solo 2 (same as verse 1)
 DmDm            FF     C majorC       Bb majorBb  C majorC  Dm=20
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
BB|-----------13|--------13----------|-------------|---------------------|=
G+G|--14-12--14--|14----14--14-12-14--|--------14---|----14-----------12--|=
D MajorD|-------------|--------------------|-15-12----12-|15----12-15-12h15----|=
A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=

 DmDm            FF     C majorC       Bb majorBb  C majorC  DmDm   =20
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
BB|-----------13|--------13----------|-------------|---------------------|=
G+G|--14-12--14--|14----14--14-12-14--|--------14---|----14-----------12--|=
D MajorD|-------------|--------------------|-15-12----12-|15----12-15-12h15----|=
A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=


Repeat 1st solo;
 DmDm                    FF     C majorC    DmDm
E MajorE|-----------15h17-17-17-15h17p15---------|---------------------------|
BB|15h18-18-18--------------------18-15----|-----------15h18-18-15---18|
G+G|-------------------------------------17-|14h17-17-17----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 FF                    C majorC
E MajorE|-----------17h20-20-20-17h20p17------17-|17h20-20-20-20--17h20p17---|
BB|18s20-20-20--------------------20-18----|------------------------20-|
G+G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 FF                    C majorC
E MajorE|20h22-22-22-20h22-22-22-20h22p20--------|17h20-20-20-17h20p17-------|
BB|--------------------------------22-18-22|--------------------20-----|
G+G|----------------------------------------|----------------------17---|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 DmDm                    Bb majorBb     C majorC    DmDm
E MajorE|-----------15h17-17-17-15h17p15---------|---------------------------|
BB|15h18-18-18--------------------18-15----|-----------15h18-18-15-----|
G+G|-------------------------------------17-|14h17-17-17----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

Verse 3
 DmDm            FF     C majorC       Bb majorBb  C majorC  Dm=20
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
BB|-----------13|--------13----------|-------------|---------------------|=
G+G|--14-12--14--|14----14--14-12-14--|--------14---|----14-----------12--|=
D MajorD|-------------|--------------------|-15-12----12-|15----12-15-12h15----|=
A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=

 Though all we=20

 DmDm            FF     C majorC       Bb majorBb    =20
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------|
BB|-----------13|--------13----------|-------------|---------|
G+G|--14-12--14--|14----14--14-12-14--|--------14---|----14---|
D MajorD|-------------|--------------------|-15-12----12-|15----12-|
A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------|
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------|
 Stand here by=20

Fill
 FF          A minorAm
E MajorE|--------------------|---------------|
BB|----------s18-----15|---------------|
G+G|-----12-14-----17---|---------------|
D MajorD|12-15---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|---------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|---------------|
 one and same

 Bb majorBb         Bb majorBb     FF  C majorC         C majorC    FF
E MajorE|------------------|----------13--|------------------|-------------13--|=
BB|------------------|--------13--13|------------------|-----------13--13|=
G+G|------------------|---12h14------|14----------------|------12h14------|=
D MajorD|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|=
A augmentedA|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|=
E MajorE|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|=

 I will be =20

 Bb majorBb         Bb majorBb     DmDm   FF         A minorAm
E MajorE|------------------|---------------13--|----------------|----------13--|=
BB|15----------------|-------------13--13|----------------|--------13--13|=
G+G|------------------|--------12h14------|14--------------|---12h14------|=
D MajorD|------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|=
A augmentedA|------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|=
E MajorE|------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|=

They will come=20

 Bb majorBb         Bb majorBb     FF  C majorC         C majorC    FF
E MajorE|------------------|----------13--|------------------|-------------13--|=
BB|15----------------|--------13--13|------------------|-----------13--13|=
G+G|------------------|---12h14------|14----------------|------12h14------|=
D MajorD|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|=
A augmentedA|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|=
E MajorE|------------------|--------------|------------------|-----------------|=

 I will be  =20

 Bb majorBb         Bb majorBb     DmDm   FF         A minorAm
E MajorE|------------------|---------------13--|----------------|--------------|=
BB|15----------------|-------------13--13|13--13--13--13--|13--13--13--13|=
G+G|------------------|--------12h14------|14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14|=
D MajorD|------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|=
A augmentedA|------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|=
E MajorE|------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|=

They will come

Verse 4
 DmDm      DmDm     FF     C majorC       Bb majorBb  C majorC  Dm=20
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
BB|-----------13|--------13----------|-------------|---------------------|=
G+G|--14-12--14--|14----14--14-12-14--|--------14---|----14-----------12--|=
D MajorD|-------------|--------------------|-15-12----12-|15----12-15-12h15----|=
A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|=

 Alone among the

 DmDm      DmDm     FF     Bb majorBb C majorC  DmDm   =20
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|---------------------|
BB|-----------13|--------13----------|---------------------|
G+G|--14-12--14--|14----14--14-12-14--|----12--14--12--14---|
D MajorD|-------------|--------------------|15-------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE|-------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 The eagle=20

Repeat 1st solo but with different ending;
 DmDm                    FF     C majorC    DmDm
E MajorE|-----------15h17-17-17-15h17p15---------|---------------------------|
BB|15h18-18-18--------------------18-15----|-----------15h18-18-15---18|
G+G|-------------------------------------17-|14h17-17-17----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 FF                    C majorC
E MajorE|-----------17h20-20-20-17h20p17------17-|17h20-20-20-20--17h20p17---|
BB|18s20-20-20--------------------20-18----|------------------------20-|
G+G|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 FF                    C majorC
E MajorE|20h22-22-22-20h22-22-22-20h22p20--------|17h20-20-20-17h20p17-------|
BB|--------------------------------22-18-22|--------------------20-----|
G+G|----------------------------------------|----------------------17---|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|

 DmDm                   Bb majorBb      C majorC        =
DmDm
E MajorE|-----------15h17-17-17-15h17p15-------|--------15-17-15h17p15----------= -|
BB|15h18-18-18--------------------18-15--|13s15-18--------------18-15-13s1= 5|
G+G|------------------------------------17|--------------------------------= -|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------= -|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------= -|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------= -|

Key:

S =3D slide
H =3D hammer-on
P =3D pull-off

Here are a couple of other parts from different versions of the song;

2nd rhythm guitar (clean sound)
This part is quite prominent in the instrumental version of Restless=20
Natives in the movie soundtrack but almost inaudible in the vocal=20
version. The instrumental version mainly repeats the intro and solo 1.
This part is played with the intro starting on the third repeat.

 DmDm        DmDm    FF   C majorC        Bb majorBb C majorC DmDm
E MajorE|---------------1-|---------------|3-333-333-555-88|8-888-888-5-5-|
BB|1h3331h3331h3333-|1h333-3-1------|3-333-333-666-88|8-888-888-6-6-|
G+G|2--222--222--22--|2--22-2-2-2--2s|----------------|--------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|----------3--3s|----------------|--------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|

Alternative to E-Bow intro (from the Live in Berlin DVD)
Played with delay - probably about 340ms + distortion. Repeat.
 DmDm        DmDm        DmDm        DmDm
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|
A augmentedA|5-5-3-5---5-3-5-|5-5-3-5---5-3-5-|5-5-3-5---5-3-5-|5-5-3-5---5-3-5-|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

If you've never played using this sort of delay effect before it's quite =

easy when you get the hang of it. It's difficult to explain though.=20
Best I can do is to say that the first echo needs to arrive half way=20
between the second and third notes and from there on an echo occurs half =

way between each note which makes you sound like you're palying twice
as fast as you really are. Work on emphasising some notes and playing
others more softly to create the effect. This is a good way to start the =

song when playing live as it sets the speed; this song is hard enough to
play at normal speed but an over-enthusiastic bass & drum section can =
make
life rather difficult for most guitarists. The downside is that you miss
the excellent E-Bow part if you play it this way. Bruce uses the same=20
delay effect and mutes the strings for the last verse in the "Live in=20
Berlin" version.


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July 2002

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