TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS As recorded by Bachman-Turner Overdrive (From the 1973 Album BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II) Words & Music by Randy BachmanGtr I () - 'Rhythm - dist electric' Gtr II () - 'Lead - dist electric' Intro Q=130 4/4 Gtr I |---|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---|-------------------|---------------9-|-9---11---9-9-11---| |-9-|-9---11---9-9-11-7-|-7---9---7-7-9-7-|-7----7---7-7--7-9-| |-7-|-7----7---7-7--7-5-|-5---5---5-5-5---|-----------------7-| |-Rhy Fig 1 |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------9-|-9---11---9-9-11----| |-9---11---9-9-11-9-|-9---11---9-9-11-7-|-7---9---7-7-9-7-|-7----7---7-7--7-9--| |-7----7---7-7--7-7-|-7----7---7-7--7-5-|-5---5---5-5-5---|-----------------7--| Gtr II ~~~~~~ H Q E a |---------------------|-------11-11-11-11-11\--------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------10-10-10-10-10\------7-|---------------------| |---------------------|-------11-11-11-11-11\------7-|-5h6-----------------| |-----------------7h9-|-(9)--------------------------|-----7-5-7-(7)-------| |---------------------|------------------------------|-----------------7-7-| |---------------------|------------------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr I | |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| w/Rhy Fig 1 |---------------------| |-9---11---9-9-11---9-| |-7----7---7-7--7---7-| end Rhy Fig 1-| Q S S S S |------4-4-4-4-4\--------|-----------------------|-----11-11-11-11-11\---------| |------3-3-3-3-3\------9-|-----------------------|-----10-10-10-10-10\------7--| |------4-4-4-4-4\------9-|-7h8-------------------|-----11-11-11-11-11\------7--| |------------------------|-----9--7-9-(9)----7-9-|-----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------9------|-----------------------------| |-0----------------------|-----------------------|-7---------------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ a E +H |-----------------------|--------4-4-4-4-4\--------|------------------------|| |-----------------------|--------3-3-3-3-3\------9-|------------------------|| |-5h6-------------------|--------4-4-4-4-4\------9-|-7h8--------------------|| |-----7-5-7-(7)---------|--------------------------|-----9--7-9-(9)---------|| |-------------------5h7-|-(7)----------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|| Verse $ Gtr I Rhy Fig 1 x2 Chorus Rhy Fig 1 ->To Coda on D.S. Interlude w/Rhy Fig 1 Gtr II Q S S S S |-----11-11-11-11-11-11------|----------------------|------4-4-4-4-4-4-------| |-----10-10-10-10-10-10----7-|----------------------|------3-3-3-3-3-3----9--| |-----11-11-11-11-11-11----7-|-5h6------------------|------4-4-4-4-4-4----9--| |----------------------------|-----7-5-7-(7)-7------|------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------\7-7-|------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------|-0----------------------| a |-----------------------|----------------------7------------7------------7-------------7-| |-----------------------|-----7----------------7------------7------------7-------------7-| |-7h8-------------------|-------9b11==(9)-(9)r---9b11==(9)r---9b11==(9)r----9b11==(9)r---| |-----9--7-9-(9)-9--9-9-|-7h9------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------| S S |-----------------------------| |-----------0--------------12-| |-9p7---7-9---11b13==(11)r----| |-----9-----------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| ~~ D.S. al Coda |---------------------------------------|--------------7------11------|| |-------------12---------------------12-|-----------------------------|| |-11b13==(11)----11r(11)-11b13==(11)----|-11r(11)-7s8----9s11---------|| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| & Guitar Solo w/Rhy Fig 1 |------------------------------|-------7-7-7-----| |---7--7-7---10-10-10h12----10-|---7---7-7-7-9-7-| |---8--8-8---------------------|---7---------9-7-| |------------------------------|-----9-----------| |------------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------------------| |------4-6b7==(6)-(6)r-6b7==(6)r--------| |------4-6b7==(6)-(6)r-6b7==(6)r--6p4---| |-4h6---------------------------------6-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| +E |--------------0--0-------------|-------14-14-----(14)--14-----(14)--14-----(14)--| |--------------0--0-14b16==(14)-|-(14)r----14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-| |-4-6--4-4-(4)------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-14----14-------------------------12-| |-14-12-14-12-(12)-12--------------12-| |---------------------14b16==(14)r----| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-12--------------12-12--------------12-12---------14--| |-12--------------12-12--------------12-12-14b16==(14)-| |----14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| +E |-(14)--14-----(14)-14-(14)-14----14-| |-(14)r-14b16==(14)-14-(14)-14----14-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| ~~~ W W W W |-14------------|----------|----------|--------------|| |-14r-----------|----------|----------|--------------|| |---------------|----------|----------|--------------|| |---------------|----------|----------|--------------|| |---------------|----------|----------|--------------|| |---------------|----------|----------|--------------|| | | |---------------|----------|----------|-----------7--|| |---------------|----------|----------|-----------7--|| |---------------|----------|----------|-----------8--|| |---------------|----------|----------|-----------9--|| |--9------------|----------|----------|-----------9--|| |--7------------|----------|----------|-----------7--|| Bridge Gtr I |-7--------------|---5-5-5------7-|-7--------------|---5-5-5------7--| |-7-9-9-9------7-|-7-5-5-5------7-|-7-9-9-9------7-|-7-5-5-5------7--| |-8-9-9-9------7-|-7-6-6-6------8-|-8-9-9-9------7-|-7-6-6-6------8--| |-9-9-9-9------7-|-7-7-7-7------9-|-9-9-9-9------7-|-7-7-7-7------9--| |-9-7-7-7------5-|-5-7-7-7------9-|-9-7-7-7------5-|-5-7-7-7------9--| |-7--------------|---5-5-5------7-|-7--------------|---5-5-5------7--| Gtr I |-7--------------|---5-5-5------7-| |-7-9-9-9------7-|-7-5-5-5------7-| |-8-9-9-9------7-|-7-6-6-6------8-| |-9-9-9-9------7-|-7-7-7-7------9-| |-9-7-7-7------5-|-5-7-7-7------9-| |-7--------------|---5-5-5------7-| Gtr II W H Q +E |----------------|-------------7pb10===(7)r==|| |----------------|---------------------------|| |----------------|---------------------------|| |----------------|---------------------------|| |----------------|---------------------------|| |----------------|---------------------------|| | | |-7--------------|---5-5-5-(5)---------------|| |-7-9-9-9------7-|-7-5-5-5-(5)---------------|| |-8-9-9-9------7-|-7-6-6-6-(6)---------------|| |-9-9-9-9------7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)---------------|| |-9-7-7-7------5-|-5-7-7-7-(7)----------9----|| |-7--------------|---5-5-5-(5)----------7----|| Guitar Solo w/Rhy Fig 1 ~ +Q +E |-(7)-10----7----------|-7-7--------------------------| |---------------7h=9---|-----9p7----------------------| |----------------------|---------9-7b7.5---9b11==(9)r-| |----------------------|-----------------9------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------| |---9--9pb10-9-9-9pb10--9-9pb10-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| ~~~ |-----------------------------------| |-9-9pb10--9-9pb10-9b10==(9)------9r| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-3-| +S S e e e E S S S |------------7------------------|-----------------------------7--| |-(9)p7----7---9-7h9p7----------|-----------------------------7--| |-------8---------------8-7b7.5-|-----9b10==(9)r==(9)p7-9-7-9----| |-------------------------------|-9p7----------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| ~~~ +E Q. |---7--------------11-12-|-11------------------------|| |---7-----------10-11----|----12------------12-------|| |------9-7-9s11----------|-------11-11-(11)----------|| |------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------------|---------------------------|| Verse w/Rhy Fig 1 x2 ~~~~ +H H W H |----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------14--| |-(12)-----------------|-----------------|------------14b16==(14)----14r-| |----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------| ~~~~ Q +E |-----------14-----14-------------------| |---14b16==(14)----14r---14b16=====(14)-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~ +H Q |--------------14---------|----------------------| |-(14)r-------------14p12-|-12-------------12-12-| |-------------------------|------------/13-------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| ~~~~ ~~~~~~~ +Q Q H +H |----------------------|-------------------------| |-(12)-----------------|-------12-12-(12)--------| |----------------------|---/13-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------| |---12-(12)--------------|---12----------------|---12-----------14b15==(14)r---| |-------------14---------|-----------14--------|-------------------------------| |----------------12------|--------------12-----|-------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------| |--3--| |---------------------------------------------------| |-14-14b15==(14)r-14-14b15==(14)r-14-12h14p12----12-| |---------------------------------------------13----| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| ~~ a +Q Q a +E |-----------------------14b16==(14)r------|-14-14pb16-14--------------------------------------| |-12b14==(12)r---12-----------------------|----------------14b15==(14)r(14)p12---14b16==(14)--| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| +Q a +Q |--------------------------------------------| |-(14)r---14b16==(14)r---14-14pb16-14-14pb16-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | |------------------------------------|| |-14-14pb16------14-14pb16-14-14pb16-|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| Chorus w/Rhy Fig 1 ~~~ a +Q a +Q a +S +S |---------------------------------------------------------| |-14b16==(14)r---14b16==(14)r---14b16==(14)r(14)p12-14-12-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ ~~~ +Q. a +E +E Q. +E a +Q. |----------------------------------|--------------------14b16==(14)r------| |-(12)-----------12-14-14b16==(14)r|=(14)-12-------(12)-------------------| |------------/13-------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-14-14pb16-14-14pb16-14b16==(14)r(14)----12-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| a +Q S S E +E E a +Q |-------------------------7---------|------------7-------------------------| |-14b16==(14)r---14p12\-----10-10p7-|--------------10p7-7-(7)--------------| |-----------------------------------|-9b11==(9)r--------------4-6b7==(6)r==| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| +E |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------7b9==(7)r---|-7---------------------------|| |-(6)-4--6-6b7==(6)r(6)p4-4-------------|---4--6-6b8==(6)r-4------4-6-|| |---------------------------------------|--------------------4h6------|| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| Breakdown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +W +E E Q H Wx8 |-------------|------------|----------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|----------------|--------|| |-4-----------|-(4)--------|-(4)\-----------|--------|| |-------------|------------|----------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|----------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|----------------|--------|| | | E Q H W W Wx8 |-------------|------------|----------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|----------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|----------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|----------------|--------|| |-9-----------|------------|----------------|--------|| |-7-----------|------------|----------------|--------|| Gtr I H Q |-----------7-|-7-----------5-|-5-------------| |-----------7-|-7-----------5-|-5-----------9-| |-----------8-|-8-----------6-|-6-----------9-| |-----------9-|-9-----------7-|-7-----------9-| |-----------9-|-9-----------7-|-7-----------7-| |-----------7-|-7-----------5-|-5-------------| |-------------7-|-7-----------7-|-7-----------5-| |-9-----------7-|-7-----------7-|-7-----------5-| |-9-----------8-|-8-----------8-|-8-----------6-| |-9-----------9-|-9-----------9-|-9-----------7-| |-7-----------9-|-9-----------9-|-9-----------7-| |-------------7-|-7-----------7-|-7-----------5-| |-5-------------|-------------7-|-7-------------|| |-5-----------9-|-9-----------7-|-7-------------|| |-6-----------9-|-9-----------8-|-8-------------|| |-7-----------9-|-9-----------9-|-9-------------|| |-7-----------7-|-7-----------9-|-9-----------9-|| |-5-------------|-------------7-|-7-----------7-|| Out-Chorus w/Rhy Fig 1 to fade Gtr II ~~~~~~~ a |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |--------6b7==(6)-(6)------6r| |-----4----------------------| |-4h6------------------------| |----------------------------| ~~~~~~ +E |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |-(6)-4-6-4-(4)-------|-----9b11==(9)-------(9)-9r-| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|--------------10-10----| |-7-9-6h=8-4-(4)--------|----------/11-------11-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| ~~~~~~~ |-------10b11==(10)r---------------| |-10-----------------12-(12)-------| |----11----------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ H +H |----------------12-12-|-10h11----------------------| |----------------------|-------12-------------------| |----------11-11-------|----------11-11-(11)--------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| ~~~~~~~ Q |-----12pb14==12r-12-10h11----|----14b16==(14)r---14-(14)------------| |--------------------------12-|-------------------------------14b15==| |-----------------------------|-11-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| +Q |----------------------------------------| |-(14)r---14-14pb15-14-14pb15-14-14pb15==| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| a +E S S S e S S S S S S S S S |---------------12-14------12-14-12----------------*| |-14r(14)-12-14---------14----------14-12----------*| |-----------------------------------------14-13-11-*| |--------------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------------------*| ********* You found it at E-Chords Submitted By: David Campbell Ontario Canada

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