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Big Country - Porrohman guitar tab
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From: "Colin Dawson" Subject: b/big_country/porrohman.tab Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 17:42:11 +0100 Porrohman by Big Country from the Album "The Crossing" Tab by Colin Dawson; colin_g_dawson@hotmail.com Stuart plays the intro with lots of delay; delay volume only slightly = lower than the original signal. Use lots of repeats on the delay and use = chorus to fill out the sound. You'll get a great effect and the delay does a = lot of the work for you; it will play the notes in brackets for you making the riff much easier to play. I've only included the bracketed = notes in the first 4 bars (coz it was too much like hard work) but they = continue as long as the riff does. Stuart uses various different pitch shift and octaver settings at different parts of the intro - and during the e-bow sections - sometimes it's an octave up sometimes a fifth or a seventh up = I think. Listen to the live King Biscuit Flower Hour version and you'll = hear this clearly. I've added Bruce's parts at the end. (Stuart) E|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16-16(17)19|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16(17)1= 9| B|--------19-(19)17|--------19-------|--------19-(19)17|--------19-------= -| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| (add Bruce 1) E|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16---19|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16----1= 9| B|--------19-----17|--------19-------|--------19-----17|--------19-------= -| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| (add bass) E|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16---19|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16----1= 9| B|--------19-----17|--------19-------|--------19-----17|--------19-------= -| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| (add drums) = E|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16---19|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16----1= 9| B|--------19-----17|--------19-------|--------19-----17|--------19-------= -| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| echo...... E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| B|17---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| G|16---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| E|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16---19|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16----1= 9| B|--------19-----17|--------19-------|--------19-----17|--------19-------= -| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| echo...... E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| B|17---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| G|16---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| (repeat 4 times) E|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16---19|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16----1= 9| B|--------19-----17|--------19-------|--------19-----17|--------19-------= -| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| (add Bruce 2 in place of Bruce 1) (12 times) E|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16---19|16-17-16--16-----|16-17-16--16----1= 9| B|--------19-----17|--------19-------|--------19-----17|--------19-------= -| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------= -| Clean sound with lots of delay & chorus. Strum the first & third chords - the C#m - slowly UP the way and let the delay create a cascade effect. E|-4------|---5-5-5|-4------|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | B|--5-----|---5-5-5|--5-----|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | G|---6----|---6-6-6|---6----|---6-6-6|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-= | D|----6---|---7-7-7|----6---|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | A|-----4--|---7-7-7|-----4--|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | E|------4-|---5-5-5|------4-|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | E|--4------|---5-5-5|--4------|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| B|---5-----|---5-5-5|---5-----|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| G|----6----|---6-6-6|----6----|---6-6-6|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-| D|-----6---|---7-7-7|-----6---|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-| A|------4--|---7-7-7|------4--|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-| E|-------4-|---5-5-5|-------4-|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| E|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| B|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| G|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| D|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| A|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| E|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| E|-4------|---5-5-5|-4------|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | B|--5-----|---5-5-5|--5-----|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | G|---6----|---6-6-6|---6----|---6-6-6|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-= | D|----6---|---7-7-7|----6---|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | A|-----4--|---7-7-7|-----4--|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | E|------4-|---5-5-5|------4-|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | E|-4------|---5-5-5|-4------|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | B|--5-----|---5-5-5|--5-----|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | G|---6----|---6-6-6|---6----|---6-6-6|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-= | D|----6---|---7-7-7|----6---|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | A|-----4--|---7-7-7|-----4--|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | E|------4-|---5-5-5|------4-|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | Verse 1 (Bruce 2 continues) E|-------|--------|-------|--------|--------|--7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| B|-------|--------|-------|--------|--------|--7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| G|-------|--------|-------|--------|--------|--8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-| D|-------|--------|-------|--------|--------|--9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-| A|-------|--------|-------|--------|--------|--9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-| E|-------|--------|-------|--------|--------|--7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| Night hangs on the city E|-4------|---5-5-5|-4------|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | B|--5-----|---5-5-5|--5-----|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | G|---6----|---6-6-6|---6----|---6-6-6|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-= | D|----6---|---7-7-7|----6---|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | A|-----4--|---7-7-7|-----4--|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | E|------4-|---5-5-5|------4-|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | Laughter lies on faces E-bow after 1st verse. Use lots of delay, some distortion, chorus (see Alternative at end if you don't have an e-bow) E|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | B|14---17--14h17p14s12-|--14--17--14h17p14s12-|-9--12-9h12p9-|s5-----s14-= | G|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | D|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | A|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | E|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | E-bow E|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | B|14---17--14h17p14s12-|--14--17--14h17p14s12-|-9--12-9h12p9-|h12--------= | G|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | D|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | A|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | E|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | E-bow (Add Bruce 3) E|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | B|12-------------------|12--------------------|12------------|12---------= | G|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | D|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | A|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | E|---------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------= | E-bow E|---------------|---------------|------------|-----------------| B|---------------|---------------|------------|-----------------| G|6----9-11-13---|6----9-11-13---|16-------18-|16----13-14-13-9-| D|---------------|---------------|------------|-----------------| A|---------------|---------------|------------|-----------------| E|---------------|---------------|------------|-----------------| Delay - no E-bow quiet........ E|--------7h9---|--------7h9---|----------|16--------| B|----7h9-------|----7h9-------|17--19-17-|--17------| G|6h9-----------|6h9-----------|--18------|-----16---| D|--------------|--------------|----------|----------| A|--------------|--------------|----------|----------| E|--------------|--------------|----------|----------| Delay - no E-bow quiet........ E|--------7h9---|--------7h9---|----------|16--------| B|----7h9-------|----7h9-------|17--19-17-|--17------| G|6h9-----------|6h9-----------|--18------|-----16---| D|--------------|--------------|----------|----------| A|--------------|--------------|----------|----------| E|--------------|--------------|----------|----------| Louder (I've just tabbed the main notes - listen to CD for rhythm) E|19-19-19-19-19-16-|19-19-21-19-21-19-21-19-21-19-16-16--| B|------------------|-----------------------------------19| G|------------------|-------------------------------------| D|------------------|-------------------------------------| A|------------------|-------------------------------------| E|------------------|-------------------------------------| E|----------|----------| B|17--19-17-|s21-17----| G|--18------|-------16-| D|----------|----------| A|----------|----------| E|----------|----------| E|19-19-19-19-19-16-|19-19-21-19-21-19-21-19-21-19-16-16--| B|------------------|-----------------------------------19| G|------------------|-------------------------------------| D|------------------|-------------------------------------| A|------------------|-------------------------------------| E|------------------|-------------------------------------| E|----------|-------19-| B|17--19-17-|s21-17----| G|--18------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|----------|----------| E|----------|----------| E|-4------|---5-5-5|-4------|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | B|--5-----|---5-5-5|--5-----|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | G|---6----|---6-6-6|---6----|---6-6-6|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-= | D|----6---|---7-7-7|----6---|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | A|-----4--|---7-7-7|-----4--|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | E|------4-|---5-5-5|------4-|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | E|--4------|---5-5-5|--4------|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| B|---5-----|---5-5-5|---5-----|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| G|----6----|---6-6-6|----6----|---6-6-6|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-| D|-----6---|---7-7-7|-----6---|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-| A|------4--|---7-7-7|------4--|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-| E|-------4-|---5-5-5|-------4-|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| E|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| B|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| G|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| D|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| A|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| E|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| E|-4------|---5-5-5|-4------|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | B|--5-----|---5-5-5|--5-----|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | G|---6----|---6-6-6|---6----|---6-6-6|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-= | D|----6---|---7-7-7|----6---|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | A|-----4--|---7-7-7|-----4--|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | E|------4-|---5-5-5|------4-|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | E|-4------|---5-5-5|-4------|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | B|--5-----|---5-5-5|--5-----|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | G|---6----|---6-6-6|---6----|---6-6-6|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-= | D|----6---|---7-7-7|----6---|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | A|-----4--|---7-7-7|-----4--|---7-7-7|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-= | E|------4-|---5-5-5|------4-|---5-5-5|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-= | Verse 2 (same as verse 1) I haven't tried to do the rhythm here - listen to the CD for that! Part 1 E|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| D|--6h9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6h9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6h9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6h9-9-9-9-9-9| A|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E|-----------------|----------------|---------------| B|-----------------|----------------|---------------| G|--6h9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6h9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------------| D|-----------------|----------------|-6h9-9-9-9-6-9-| A|-----------------|----------------|---------------| E|-----------------|----------------|---------------| Part 2 E|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| D|--6h9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6h9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6h9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6h9-9-9-9-9-9| A|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E|-----------------|----------------|---------------| B|-----------------|----------------|---------------| G|--6h9-9-9-9-9-9--|--6h9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------------| D|-----------------|----------------|-6h9-9-9-9-6---| A|-----------------|----------------|------------9-7| E|-----------------|----------------|---------------| Part 3 (twice) E|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| D|--6h9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6h9-9-9-9-6h9-|s11-9-9-9-9-9-| A|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| B|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| G|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| D|--6h9-9-9-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6h9-9-9-9-6h9-|s11-9-9-9-9-9-| A|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------| E|------------|-----------|-----------|------------| B|------------|-----------|-----------|------------| G|--6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-|-9-9-9-9-9-|s14-14-14-14| D|------------|-----------|-----------|------------| A|------------|-----------|-----------|------------| E|------------|-----------|-----------|------------| The rest is pretty starightforward to work out! Here are the Bruce bits; Bruce 1 - Played with the same delay as Stuart's part E|-------------|----------12-| and repeat until Bruce 2 B|12h14--------|-12h14-------| G|----------13-|-------------| D|-------------|-------------| A|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------| Bruce 2 (overdrive) (repeat for rest of intro and all of verse) E|9-----|5-----|9-----|5-----|7-----|--7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| B|9-----|5-----|9-----|5-----|7-----|--7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| G|9-----|6-----|9-----|6-----|8-----|--8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-| D|11----|7-----|11----|7-----|9-----|--9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-| A|11----|7-----|11----|7-----|9-----|--9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-| E|9-----|5-----|9-----|5-----|7-----|--7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-| Bruce 3 (4 times) E---|12-14----------|12-14-----------|------------------|----------------= | B-14|------------14-|----------------|---------12-------|----------------= | G---|------13-------|------13-----13-|-------13-------13|----------------= | D---|---------------|-----------14---|14---14-------14--|14----14-13-14--= | A---|---------------|----------------|------------------|----------------= | E---|---------------|----------------|------------------|----------------= | Alternative to E-bow; If you don't have an E-bow or have one and can't use it (I remember = seeing Mick Ronson trying to control one and failing miserably so it's nothing to be ashamed of) try the following. Use a volume pedal to fade notes in = as required - this works quite well; E|9------12--9h12p9---|--9----12--9h12p9---|----------------|------------= | B|-----------------12-|-----------------12-|9-----12-9h12p9-|------------= | G|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|9-----------= | D|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------= | A|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------= | E|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------= | E|9------12--9h12p9---|--9----12--9h12p9---|----------------|------------= | B|-----------------12-|-----------------12-|9-----12-9h12p9-|12----------= | G|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------= | D|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------= | A|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------= | E|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------= | h=3D=3Dhammer p=3Dpull s=3Dslide SsssssSsssss=3Ddeaden strings with left hand, strum like hell and try to = ;mphasise the capital S!
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Author: Bruce Watson, Mark Brzezicki, Stuart Adamson, Tony Butler
Composer: Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson
Publisher: Spectrum Music (2)
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Released in: 1983
Language: English
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