Band: Big Black Song: Columbian Necktie Album: Songs About Fucking Year: 1987 So this will be the first Big Black tab on this site. There are two guitars on this song, butfor the sake of simplicity, I only wrote out one part for the majority of the song: it says “both guitars,” but it’s a composite arrangement of both of the parts. If you have two guitarists, have one hit the power chords at the beginning of each measure and the other play the riff underneath. Otherwise, just play what’s written. (As they are defunct, there is no official Big Black website, but they have a page on the Touch & Go Records Website: http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=34 They're also on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Black) Both guitars e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “Don’t call her to safety” e||------------------|----------------| B||------------------|----------------| G||*-----------------|----------------| D||*-----------------|----------------| A||--2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-| E||------------------|----------------| “Don’t call her hack off” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-4---------------|4---------------| D|-4---------------|4---------------| A|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|2---2-0-2-0-2-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-7---------------|7---------------| D|-7---------------|7---------------| A|-5---5-0-5---5-0-|5---5-0-5-0-5-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-11--------------|11--------------| D|-11--------------|11--------------| A|-9-9-9-0-9-9-9-0-|9-9-9-0-9-0-9-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-11--------------|----------------| D|-11--------------|----------------| A|-9-9-9-0-9---9-0-|9—--7---5---4---| E|-----------------|----------------| “More like an ashcan” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-4---------------|4---------------| D|-4---------------|4---------------| A|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|2---2-0-2-0-2-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “More like a time bomb” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-7---------------|7---------------| D|-7---------------|7---------------| A|-5---5-0-5---5-0-|5---5-0-5-0-5-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “More like a stove pipe” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-9-9-9-0-9---9-0-|9-9-9-0-9-0-9-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “Columbian necktie” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-9-9-9-0-9-9-9-0-|9-9-9-0-9-0-9-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-11------11------|11--------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-9-9-9-0-9-9-9-0-|9-9-9-0-9-0-9-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “I don’t wanna die I just wanted to give her the works” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-11--------------|11--9---7---6---| D|-----------------|11--9---7---6---| A|-9-9-9-0-9-9-9-0-|9—--7---5---4---| E|-----------------|----------------| (Play these next four measures the first time through, but skip over them the second time through.) Guitar 1 e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|----3b-----------|----------------| A|-2---------------|----------------| E|-----------------|----------------| |Guitar 2 e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| Both guitars e|-----------------|-----------------|| B|-----------------|-----------------|| G|-----------------|----------------*|| D|-----------------|----------------*|| A|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|2-2-2-0-2-0-2-0--|| E|-----------------|-----------------|| Both guitars e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|----3b-----------|----------------| A|-2---------------|----------------| E|-----------------|----------------| e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-----------------|----------------| E|-----------------|----------------| “When I get loaded” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-----------------|----------------| E|-----------------|----------------| “Gotta go off” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-----------------|----------------| E|-----------------|----------------| e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|2-0-2-0-2-2-2-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|2-0-2-0-2-2-2-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “Don’t call her to safety” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|2-0-2-0-2-2-2-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “Don’t call her hack off” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| “More like an ash can” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-4---------------|4---------------| D|-4---------------|4---------------| A|-2---2-0-2---2-0-|2---2-0-2-0-2-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “More like a time bomb” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-7---------------|7---------------| D|-7---------------|7---------------| A|-5---5-0-5---5-0-|5---5-0-5-0-5-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “More like a stove pipe” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-9-9-9-0-9---9-0-|9-9-9-0-9-0-9-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “Columbian necktie” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-9-9-9-0-9-9-9-0-|9-9-9-0-9-0-9-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-11------11------|11--------------| D|-----------------|----------------| A|-9-9-9-0-9-9-9-0-|9-9-9-0-9-0-9-0-| E|-----------------|----------------| “I don’t wanna die I just wanted to give her the works” e|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-11--------------|11--9---7---6---| D|-----------------|11--9---7---6---| A|-9-9-9-0-9-9-9-0-|9—--7---5---4---| E|-----------------|----------------| e|----|| B|----|| G|-4--|| D|-4--|| A|-2--|| E|----||
