Around The World Bass

Mr. Big

Part A (Main Riff) |-------------------------------------------------------------- -----/~9-----| |--------------------------------------------7-5--------------- -------------| |---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5----- -7--------7--| |-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-5- -0-----------| The lick (indicated with a space) will change throughout the song |---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------| |--------------------------------------------7-5----------------- ----7----5h4p5h4p5-| |---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5------- -------------------| |-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-6--- -5-----------------| Part (Verse) |-------------------------| |--------------7--5-------| X 4 |--------7--5-------------| |--0h7--------------------| Between the riffs (=breaks) Sheehan plays licks that will also vary through the song Lick at 2nd break: --9--999-999-| -------------| -------------| -------------| Part (Pre-Chorus) |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------| |--0h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-1-| Part (Chorus) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------5------------------------------------------| |---------3(...)-----------------------3/5---5\3------------3(...)--------------------| |---1(...)-------3-----------------3--------------3--1(...)-------3(...)-4-4-4--3--3--| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |--------3(...)------2(...)-| |--1(...)------3(...)-------| Then it goes: Part A with the lick 1 being: --------7--9-7-9-| -----------------| --7--------------| -----0-----------| Lick 2 is the same Part Lick break 1: --------------| --------------| ----77777-----| --------------| Lick on break 2 is some kind of sliding or something Break 3: ---9t<19>...9t<12>--| Look for Sheehan bass solos and you'll know --------------------| what this means, he does it alot --------------------| --------------------| Break 4: --p<16>-| --------| --------| --------| Part Part Part E (Bridge) |-----------55555---------------------------7---------------------------| |---------------------7-9----------------9-----9------------------------| |----5(...)-------5/7------7(...)-7--10-----------10--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------8(...)--10(...)-| Part A and lick 1: --------------------| --------------------| He's problably using his D-Tuner but you can also quickly --------------------| tune down 1 step and up again with normal headscrew --0--0\(-2)/0--3--0-| Lick 2 let it ring ------<5>--| ------<5>--| --0--------| -----------| Part (Bass/guitar solo) |---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------| |-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------| |------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------| |--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2-5-2-----------5-7-----------5-7-5------------7-10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7---------0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10------| |---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------| |-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------| |------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------| |--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-| |------2h4p2------------------------<5>-------<3>--| |--0h5-------5p2p0-5p2---------<5>--<5>--<3>--<3>--| |----------------------5p2p0---<5>-------<3>-------| |--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------| |-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------| |------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------| |--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2-5-2-----------5-7-----------5-7-5------------7-10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7---------0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2h5p2-----------5h7p5------------7h10p10--------------10h12p10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10---------10-7-0-10-12----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14-| |---------------12h14p12---------------14h17p14---------------17h19p17-----------| |-12-10-0-12-15----------15-12-0-15-17----------17-15-0-17-19----------19--------| The bass and guitar solo/battle is just some ipmrovisation on a E minor pentatonic scale and the ending of the solo goes like: |-19b21--19--14b16--14-12-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| Rest of the song: Part Part A lick 1: --9--999-999-| -------------| -------------| -------------| lick 2: ----------| ----7--5--| ----------| -5-----3--| Part , end: |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2h5p2-----------5h7p5------------7h10p10--------------10h12p10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10---------10-7-0-10-12----------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14/~15-| |---------------12h14p12---------------14h17p14---------------17h19p17---------------| |-12-10-0-12-15----------15-12-0-15-17----------17-15-0-17-19----------19------------| Part A,one riff played slower and a modification on the end: |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------7-5-----------------| |---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5-------| |-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-5-3-|

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