Chicago - Baby what a big surprise

BABY, WHAT A BIG SURPRISE As recorded by Chicago (From the 1977 Album CHICAGO XI) Words and Music by Peter Cetera Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Horns' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar ' Intro Q=72 1st Verse | | Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.) | E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-----------------|---------1-(1)-------|-----------------|-------1-(1)-------| |-------1---1---1-|-------1-------------|-------1---1---1-|-----1-------------| |-----0-----------|-----2---------------|-----0-----------|---2---------------| |---2-----0---2---|--3------------3-2-0-|---2-----0---2---|-3-----------3-2-0-| |-3---------------|---------------------|-3---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------| Chorus 2nd & 3rd Verses C Dm7 C F C Dm7 C F E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------1-(1)-------|-----------------|---1-------------|| |-------1---1---1-|-----1-------------|-------1---1---1-|-----1-----------|| |-----0-----------|---2---------------|-----0-----------|-------2---------|| |---2-----0---2---|-3-----------3-2-0-|---2-----0---2---|-3-------3-3-3-2-|| |-3---------------|-------------------|-3---------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Chorus 1. Eb |------6-------| E E E E S S S S S S Q |----------11-----------------------| |-------11--------------------------| |----12-------12h13p12-12h13p12-----| |-------------------------------13--| |-----------------------------------| |-11--------------------------------| Bridge G C Am G Bb G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-0-----0---3-----|-----------------|-----------3------|| |-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|---1-------------|---3-------3-----|---3---------3---o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----2-------4---|-----3-------3---|-----0---------0--|| |-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|---------5-----5-|-------3-------3-|-------0----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3--------|| Out-Chorus 2. 4/4 2/4 Q. E H H H Q. E H S E. S E. |-6-----8-5----|-3----1----||-1-----8-5----|-5-3--3-1---| |--------------|-----------||--------------|------------| |--------------|-----------||--------------|------------| |-8----10-7----|-5----3----||-3----10-7----|-7-5--5-3---| |--------------|-----------||--------------|------------| |--------------|-----------||--------------|------------| 4/4 Q. E H H H Q. E H |-1----3-5----||-3----1----|-1-----8-5----| |-------------||-----------|--------------| |-------------||-----------|--------------| |-3----5-7----||-5----3----|-3----10-7----| |-------------||-----------|--------------| |-------------||-----------|--------------| 2/4 4/4 S E. S E. Q. E H H H |-5-3--3-1--||-1----3-5----|-3----1----*| |-----------||-------------|-----------*| |-----------||-------------|-----------*| |-7-5--5-3--||-3----5-7----|-5----3----*| |-----------||-------------|-----------*| |-----------||-------------|-----------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths