Mr Big - Around The World - бас-таба

Song: Around The World
Album: What If...
Band: Mr. Big

This version is problably not 100% correct,
but it gives an idea of how this song goes.
Also, listen to song and the tab will be easier
to understand.

Tuning: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb

h = hammer-on
p = pull off
(...) = repeatedly play note in front of bracket
< > = harmonic
p< > = pinch harmonic
t< > = harmonic tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
t = tap
~ = vibrato
b = bend


Order of the song:

Main Riff
Verse 1
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Main Riff (2nd time)
Verse 2
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Main Riff(3rd time)
Solo
Chorus
Main Riff(4th time)
Outro



-Main Riff
                                                                 Lick 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------- -----/~9-----|
|--------------------------------------------7-5--------------- -------------|
|---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5----- -7--------7--|
|-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-5- -0-----------|

The lick (indicated with a space) will change throughout the song
                                                                    Lick 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------|
|--------------------------------------------7-5----------------- ----7----5h4p5h4p5-|
|---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5------- -------------------|
|-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-6--- -5-----------------|


2nd time: Lick 1:
        --------7--9-7-9-|
        -----------------|
        --7--------------|
        -----0-----------|

          Lick 2 is the same

3rd time: Lick 1:

         --------------------|
         --------------------|   He's problably using his D-Tuner but you can also quickly
         --------------------|   tune down 1 step and up again with normal machine head
         --0--0\(-2)/0--3--0-|

          Lick 2
           let it ring
         ------<5>--|
         ------<5>--|
         --0--------|
         -----------|

4th time: Lick 1

          --9--999-999-|
          -------------|
          -------------|
          -------------|

          Lick 2

          ----------|
          ----7--5--|
          ----------|
          -5-----3--|


-Verse

|-------------------------|
|--------------7--5-------| X 4
|--------7--5-------------|
|--0h7--------------------|

Between the riffs (=breaks) Sheehan plays licks that will also vary through the song


First Verse

1st Break: -
2nd Break:
 --9--999-999-|
 -------------|
 -------------|
 -------------|

3rd Break: -
4th Break: -



Second verse:

1st Break:
 --------------|
 --------------|
 ----77777-----|
 --------------|

2nd Break: Some kind of sliding or something

3rd Break:
 ---9t<20>t<19>t<18>t<17>t<16>...t<11>t<10>t<11>t<12>...t<20>--|
 --------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------|
 --------------------------------------------------------------|

Sheehan does this in lots of his solos. It's not important to hit
the exact fret, but there has to be a harmonic sound


4th Break:
 --p<16>-|
 --------|
 --------|
 --------|


-Pre-Chorus

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
|--0h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-1-|


-Chorus

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-----------5------------------------------------------|
|---------3(...)----------------------3/5---5\3------------3(...)--------------------|
|---1(...)-------3----------------3--------------3--1(...)-------3(...)-5-5-5--3--3--|

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--------3(...)------2(...)-|
|--1(...)------3(...)-------|


-Bridge

|-----------55555---------------------------7---------------------------|
|---------------------7-9----------------9-----9------------------------|
|----5(...)-------5/7------7(...)-7--10-----------10--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------8(...)--10(...)-|


-Bass/guitar solo

|---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------|
|-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------|
|------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------|
|--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2-5-2-----------5-7-----------5-7-5------------7-10-|
|--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7---------0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10------|

|---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------|
|-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------|
|------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------|
|--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-|

|----------4h7p4---4-------------------<5>-------<3>--|
|--------5-------5---5------------<5>--<5>--<3>--<3>--|
|--0-4-7---------------4-0--------<5>-------<3>-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------|
|-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------|
|------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------|
|--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2-5-2-----------5-7-----------5-7-5------------7-10-|
|--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7---------0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2h5p2-----------5h7p5------------7h10p10--------------10h12p10-|
|--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10---------10-7-0-10-12----------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14-|
|---------------12h14p12---------------14h17p14---------------17h19p17-----------|
|-12-10-0-12-15----------15-12-0-15-17----------17-15-0-17-19----------19--------|


The bass and guitar solo/battle is just some ipmrovisation on a E minor pentatonic
scale and the ending of the solo goes like:

|-19b21--19--14b16--14-12-|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|



-Outro:

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2h5p2-----------5h7p5------------7h10p10--------------10h12p10-|
|--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10---------10-7-0-10-12----------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14/~15-|
|---------------12h14p12---------------14h17p14---------------17h19p17---------------|
|-12-10-0-12-15----------15-12-0-15-17----------17-15-0-17-19----------19------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------7-5-----------------|
|---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5-------|
|-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-5-3-|

Big finale is a G minor pentatonic "blast-off" and a return to E