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THE BIG CRASH (Bassline) As recorded by Eddie Money (From the 1983 Album WHERE'S THE PARTY?) Words and Music by Eddie Money & Duane Hitchings Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Duane Hitchings - Synth Bass' Intro Q=152 4/4 Gtr I (Synth. Bass arr. for Electric Bass) 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Pre-Verse 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Outro 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 |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 3x |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-o|| |-----------------|-------5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 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 Well she's always been a good good girl But she's always lived in her own world Stealing makeup from her mommy's purse And her mother said it only got worse Well she ran with kids much older She did all the things they told her to do Doin' crazy things because they were in [Chorus:] Now she's heading for the big crash She's running with the white trash The girl is moving too fast She's heading for the big crash The big crash, the big crash Well I wish she'd listen to me And I'd tell her 'bout the things that she doesn't see Tell her now before it gets too late That she's heading for the big crash [Chorus:] She thinks that she's all grown up now She thinks that she's cool enough now When will she realize that they're cutting her down to size The big crash The girls moving too fast-heading for the big crash Goin' places where she shouldn't have been Doin' crazy things because they were in [Chorus:]