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Tuning: E A D G
MR. BIG (Bassline)
As recorded by Free
(From the 1970 Album FIRE AND WATER)
Music by Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Andy Fraser & Simon Kirke
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Andy Fraser - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=82
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
~~
E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E Q E. S E E E Q H
G|----------12\---|----------12\---|----------9------|-------------||
D|----------------|----------------|-------------9---|-------------||
A|-7--------------|-7--------------|-7-------------7-|-7-----------||
E|---7-0----------|---7-0----------|---7-0-----------|---7-0-------||
[1st Verse]
E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E E. S E E E Q E E E E
G|----------12\---|----------12\---|----------9-----9-|----------7---6--|
D|----------------|----------------|-------------11---|-----------------|
A|-7--------------|-7--------------|-7----------------|-7---------------|
E|---7-0----------|---7-0----------|---7-0------------|---7-0-----------|
~~
E E Q E Q. E E Q E a E +E E E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q.
G|----------12\---|----------4s6-(6)---|----------12\---|----------9----||
D|----------------|--------------------|----------------|---------------||
A|----------------|-7------------------|-7--------------|-7-------------||
E|---7-0----------|---7-0------------7-|---7-0----------|---7-0---------||
[Chorus]
H E Q. H E Q. e e E E E E E E E E E E +H
G|--------9----|--------4----|-----------------|-------9-(9)----|
D|--------9----|--------4----|-----------------|----------------|
A|--------7----|-------------|-------4---5---6-|-7--------------|
E|--------0----|-------------|-5-5-------------|---7-0----------|
H E Q. H E Q. e e E E E E E E E E Q E Q.
G|--------9----|--------4----|-----------------|----------12\----|
D|--------9----|--------4----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--------7----|-------------|-------4---5---6-|-7---------------|
E|--------0----|-------------|-5-5-------------|---7-0-----------|
E E Q E
E E Q E S S S S E E E Q E Q. E E E E H
G|----------7s6s7s6s7-|----------12\---|--------------||
D|--------------------|----------------|--------------||
A|-7------------------|-7--------------|-7------------||
E|---7-0--------------|---7-0----------|---7-0--------||
[2nd Verse]
E E E Q Q E E E E Q T E.. E E E E Q Q E
G|----------12\----|-------------------|----------12\----|
D|-----------------|----------5s7---\5-|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-7-----------------|-7---------------|
E|---7-0-----------|---7-0-------------|---7-0-----------|
~
Q E E E Q E Q. G|----------9------|----------12\---| D|-------------11\-|----------------| A|-7---------------|-7--------------| E|---7-0-----------|---7-0----------| E E E Q E. S E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
[Chorus]
Q E E +H Q E E +H E Q E E E E E E E E H E
G|------9-(9)----|---------------|----------------|-------9-------|
D|------9-(9)----|------9-(9)----|----------------|---------------|
A|------7-(7)----|------9-(9)----|------4---5---6-|-7-------------|
E|------0-(0)----|------7-(7)----|-5-5------------|---7-0---------|
Q E E +H Q E E +H E Q E E E E E
G|------9-(9)----|---------------|----------------||
D|------9-(9)----|------9-(9)----|----------------||
A|------7-(7)----|------9-(9)----|------4---5---6-||
E|------0-(0)----|------7-(7)----|-5-5------------||
[Guitar Solo]
4/4
W W W W 4x
G||-----------|-7--------|----------|-7-----||
D||o-9--------|-7--------|-9--------|-7----o||
A||o-7--------|-5--------|-7--------|-5----o||
E||--0--------|----------|-0--------|-------||
[Bass Solo]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-------------------------6-7-8-9-|-7-6---9-7-6-7-6---9-7-6-7-6-------|
D|-----------------6-7-8-9---------|-----9-----------9-----------9-7\--|
A|---------4-5-6-7-----------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-7-5-6-7-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E. E. E E
G|----------------------------------|--------------11-14-|
D|-6--------------------------------|----4--7-/12--------|
A|---7-5\-4-7---------4-5-6-7-------|-5------------------|
E|------------4-5-6-7---------5-6-7-|--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|--13------------7---6-------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----14-12-11---------9-7\-6------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7-5\-4-7-4-|-5-4---7-5-4-5-4---7-4---4---4----|
E|----------------------------------------|-----7-----------7-----7---7---7--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. H E
G|---------------------------------|---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------|
A|-7-4---------------------4-5-6-7-|-5--4----------|
E|-------7---5---4s5-5-6-7---------|-------7----7\-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-----------------------------6-6--|
D|-------------6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9------|
A|-7-7-7-9-9-9----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12-14-12-11-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-(12)b12.5------------------------------------|
D|-----------14-12-11---9---7\-6----------------|
A|-------------------------------7-4-5-7-4---4--|
E|-----------------------------------------7----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-7-4---7-4---5-4---7-4---4---4---|-7-4-------------------4-5-7-5-4--|
E|-----7-----7-----7-----7---7---7-|-----7-5---4---4-5-6-7------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-7---------4-5-7---------4-5-6-7-|-----------4-5-6-7---------4-5-7--|
E|---4-5-6-7---------4-5-7---------|---4-5-7-----------4-5-6-7--------|
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T S S S S S S S T T S
G|-----------9---7---6-------------|-------------7h9p7--------------7-9p7----|
D|---6---9---------------9---7---6s|=7---6-7---9-------\9---6-7-8-9-------\9-|
A|---------------------------------|---7------------------7------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S s S
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------6-9----|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------6-7-8-9--------|
A|---7---5---4-------4-7-4---------|-----------4-5-6-7----------------|
E|---------------7---------7-4-5---|-7-4-5-6-7------------------------|
a E. E. E. E. E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-10s11--9--------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------12--11--9-7-|-6-------------------------6-7-8-|
A|-----------------------|---7-5-4-7---------4-5-6-7-------|
E|-----------------------|-----------4-5-6-7---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---6-7-9---7---6-------6---7---9-|---7s6----------------------------|
D|-9-----------------9-------------|-------9-7-6----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------7-5-4-7-------4-5-7--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------4-5-7--------|
|-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T E S S S S S S S S
G|---------7h9p7--------------7h9p7----|-----------7h9p7---------------------|
D|-6-7-8-9-------h9---6-7-8-9-------h9-|---6-7-8-9-------h9------------------|
A|------------------7------------------|-7--------------------4-7-4---4-7-4--|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------7--------|
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T S S S T T T S
G|---------------------------------|-----------------7-9-7h9p7------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------6-7-8-9-----------h9-7-6-6h7p6-----|
A|-5-4---7-4---5-4---7-4---7-4---4-|-5-4---7--------------------------------h7--|
E|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-----7--------------------------------------|
S S S E E E E E S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-----7-7-7-6-6-6-------|------------------------------|
D|-6-9---------------9-7-|-9\---------------------------|
A|-----------------------|----7-----4-7-4---------4-5-7-|
E|-----------------------|--------7-------7-5-4-7-------|
S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
G|---------7-9p7-----------9--------9---|-13s11-9--------9------------------|
D|-6-7-9---------h9---9s11-----9s11-----|-----------9s11-----9---7-6---6-9--|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------7------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E. E. E. E. E E E. E. E. S S S S s S S
G|--------9--12--13-14-|-16--18--19--21s19---21s19---21s|
D|-7--11---------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------------|
s S S s S S s S S s S S s S S S
G|-19---21s19---21s19---21s19---21s19---18----|
D|-----------------------------------------21-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
S e E S S S S S S S S S E E. E. E. Q. S W
G|--------7-6-----------------|----------4------|-9----|
D|---19\------9-6h7-----------|-----------------|-9----|
A|------------------7-----4h7-|-5--4--2---------|-7----|
E|--------------------7-------|-----------------|-0----|
E. E. Q. Q W H. S S S S W W
G|-7--6----------|-9--------|-7-------9-------|-9--------|-7----||
D|-------9-------|-9--------|-7---------9-----|-9--------|-7----||
A|---------------|-7--------|-5-----------7---|-7--------|-5----||
E|---------------|-0--------|-----------------|-0--------|------||
[Out-Chorus]
Q E E +H Q E E +H E Q E E E E E E E E H E
G|------9-(9)----|---------------|----------------|-------9-------|
D|------9-(9)----|------9-(9)----|----------------|---------------|
A|------7-(7)----|------9-(9)----|------4---5---6-|-7-------------|
E|------0-(0)----|------7-(7)----|-5-5------------|---7-0---------|
Q E E +H Q E E +H E Q E E Q E
G|------9-(9)----|---------------|------7s6-------|
D|------9-(9)----|------9-(9)----|----------7\----|
A|------7-(7)----|------9-(9)----|----------------|
E|------0-(0)----|------7-(7)----|-5-5------------|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| p - pull-off
| h - hammer-on
| s - legato slide
| |-3-| - triplet
| b - bend
| ~ - vibrato
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~
Q E G|----------9----9-|----------12\----|----------9----|| D|-------------9---|-----------------|---------------|| A|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7-------------|| E|---7-0-----------|---7-0-----------|---7-0---------||