BAD BRAINS
Big Takeover
standard tuning (E A D G B e)
Intro:
e|---22---(high-pitch intro note of the song)--------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
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Rapidly tap these notes on the fretboard.
e|-21-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
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e|-2-1----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-4-3-2-1------------------------------------(play this)-|
G|---------------4-3-2-1-----------------------------------|----|
D|-----------------------5-4-3-2-1-------------------------|----|
A|---------------------------------5-4-3-2-1---------------0----|
E|-------------------------------------------5-4-3-2-1-0--------|
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e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2--------9--7------------------------------|
D|--------2(x15)---9--7-----5--6---------------------|
A|-/12\---0--------7--5-----5--6---------------------|
E|-----------------------0--3--4---------------------|
*
Verse (and Chorus):
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5---5---4---4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---5---4---4-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3---3---2---2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Post-Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-5--3--5--3--5--3-------10-----8-----|
D|-5--3--5--3--5--3--3----10(x6)-8(x6)-|
A|-3--1--3--1--3--1--3----8------6-----|
E|-------------------1-----------------|
Pre-Solo:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (x5)
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo:
e|------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-0--------5-5p4-4-4-----|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-12-5h7-7-----------5h7-|7p5h7p5---5------|-----------------------7-|
A|------------------------|--------7---7-5-7|-3-3p2-2-2-------------7-|
E|------------------------|-----------------|-----------3h5-5-5-3h5---|
\ / ^
\ fast part / these 7 notes
are natural harmonics
Post-Chorus End:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-5--3--5--3--5--3----|
D|-5--3--5--3--5--3--3-|
A|-3--1--3--1--3--1--3-|
E|-------------------1-|
Intro............x1
Verse............x6
Post-Chorus......x2
Verse............x6
Post-Chorus......x2
Verse............x2
Pre-Solo.........x5
Solo.............x1
Verse............x4
Post-Chorus End..x1
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
