Velvet Revolver
Contraband
Big Machine

Tabbed by Ruben


There isn't anything to tab, before the Pre-Chorus, so:

Pre-Chorus:           /  Gtr. 2 plays this part   \
                     /                             \
E-------------------|------------------------------|
B----3--------------|------------------------------|
G----2----2---------|-------9--7-------------------|
D----0----2----2----|-------------9--7------7------|
A---------0----2----|----7--------------10---------|
E--------------0----|------------------------------|

E-------------------|------------------------------|
B----3--------------|------------------------------|
G----2----2---------|------------------------------|
D----0----2---------|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--7----|
A---------0---------|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--7----|
E-------------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--5----|

Chorus:

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G--9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----|--9-8-7------------------| x3
D--9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----|--9-8-7---7-6-5----------|
A--7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----|--7-6-5---7-6-5----------|
E---------------------------------|----------5-4-3---3-5----|

E---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G--9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----|--9--let ring------------|
D--9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----|--9----------------------|
A--7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----|--7----------------------|
E---------------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 2 - Gtr. 2 has some small fills in the chorus, and
           you'll have to listen, to get the timing right.
E--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G--7b-(9)~~----7b-(9)~~----|--7b-(9)~~----------------------|
D--------------------------|--------------------------------|
A--------------------------|--------------9b-(11)r-(10)~~---|
E--------------------------|--------------------------------|

E--------------------------|
B--8b-(10)~~----8b-(10)~~--|
G--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|


Now, play nothing in the 2nd Verse, and then play the
Pre-Chorus like shown before, and the Chorus you play
almost the same way, except the fills that will be
like this:
E--------------------------|-------------------------|
B--------------------------|-------------------------|
G--7b-(9)r~~---------------|--7b-(9)r~~--------------|
D--------------5b-(7)r~~---|--------------5b-(7)r~~--|
A--------------------------|-------------------------|
E--------------------------|-------------------------|

E--------------------------|
B--8b-(10)~~----8b-(10)~~--|
G--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|


Then go on to the:

Pre-Solo:

Guitar 1
E-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B--------------3----------|--------------------------------------|
G----5---------2----------|----5---------------------------------| x2
D----5----2----0----2-----|----5----5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----|
A----3----2---------2-----|----3----5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----|
E---------0---------0-----|---------3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----|
                                            ^
Guitar 2                                   /|\
E-------------------Play this two times,  --|--  -------------------|
B-------------------and start when Gtr. 1 --|--  -------------------|
G-------------------is about here  _________/--  -------------------|
D--12-12-\-11---11-\-9---9-\7---7-\-5---5-\-4---4-\-2---2p0---------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------4p2-----|
E---------------------------------------------------------------0---|

Solo:

Guitar 1
E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D--2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----|
A--2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----|
E--0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----|

Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12--------12---12---12----12---12---12---12----12---12-----------|
G--14b-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------14-14---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12--------12---12---12----12---12---12---12----12---12-----------|
G--14b-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------14-14---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------12---------|-P.M-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-|
B-----------12----15~~~~~~|-15\\\--0/15\0-/15\0-/15\0-/15\0-0/15--|-|
G-----12h14---------------\--------------------------------------/--|
D--14----------------------\This is what slash does in the next /---|
A---------------------------\verse, you'll just have to listen /----|
E----------------------------\to get the timing of the sliding/-----|

3rd Verse:

Guitar 1 - Plays this part Palm-Muted, while Gtr. 2 does some sliding
           thing up and down, as shown at the last part on the solo.
E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D--2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----|
A--2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----|
E--0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----|

Pre-Chorus:           /  Gtr. 2 plays this part   \
                     /                             \
E-------------------|------------------------------|
B----3--------------|------------------------------|
G----2----2---------|-------9--7-------------------|
D----0----2----2----|-------------9--7------7------|
A---------0----2----|----7--------------10---------|
E--------------0----|------------------------------|

E-------------------|------------------------------|
B----3--------------|------------------------------|
G----2----2---------|------------------------------|
D----0----2---------|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--7----|
A---------0---------|--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--7----|
E-------------------|--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--5----|

Chorus:

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G--9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----|--9-8-7------------------| x3
D--9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----|--9-8-7---7-6-5----------|
A--7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----|--7-6-5---7-6-5----------|
E---------------------------------|----------5-4-3---3-5----|

E---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G--9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----|-------------------------|
D--9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----|-------------------------|
A--7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----|-------------------------|
E---------------------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar 2
E--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G--7b-(9)~~----------------|--7b-(9)r~~---------------------|
D--------------5b-(7)r~~---|---------------5b-(7)r~~--------|
A--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E--------------------------|--------------------------------|

E--------------------------|
B--8b-(10)~~----8b-(10)~~--|
G--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|

2nd Solo:

Guitar 1
E-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D--2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----|
A--2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--|--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----|
E--0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------5--5--5--5----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-------|
D--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7----5--5--5--5----7-7-7-7--7-7-7-5-------|
A--5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7----3--3--3--3----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------|
E--3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12--------12---12---12----12---12---12---12----12---12-----------|
G--14b-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------14-14---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12--------12---12---12----12---12---12---12----12---12-----------|
G--14b-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------14-14---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------12------12----12---------12----12---------12----12---------|
B-------------15----15----15---14----14----14---13----13----13------|
G-----12------------------------------------------------------------|
D--14---------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~----12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~--|
B-----15---15---15--------------------------------------------------|
G--12---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

Guitar 1
E---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G--9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----|--9-8-7--------------------|
D--9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----|--9-8-7---7-6-5------------|
A--7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----|--7-6-5---7-6-5------------|
E---------------------------------|----------5-4-3---3-5------|

E------------------------------|------------------------------|
B------------------------------|------------------------------|
G--9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9----|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|
D--9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9----|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|
A--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7----|--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|

E------------------------------|------------------------------|
B------------------------------|------------------------------|
G--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|
D--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|
A--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--|--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|

E-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--9-8-7------------------|-----------------------------------|
D--9-8-7---7-6-5----------|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2--------|
A--7-6-5---7-6-5----------|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2--------|
E----------5-4-3---3-5----|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0--------|

Guitar 2
E-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B--8b-(10)~~---8b-(10)~~--|-----------------------------------|
G-------------------------|--9-7~~----------------------------|
D-------------------------|-----------7-5~~-------------------|
A-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E-------------------------|-----------------------------------|


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Lyrics:

1rst Verse:
I don't know, because she says so.
He's a faggot boy, the TV says so.
He's a junkie piece of shit because he says so.

Pre-Chorus:
All that first-class jet set brings me down, down, down.
All that first-class drug-shit brings me down, down, down.

Chorus:
It's a big machine, it's a big machine (We're all slaves of the big machine).
It's a big machine, it's a big machine (We're all slaves of the big machine).
All tied up to a big machine.
I got houses, got cars, I got a wife, I got kids, got money in the bank.

2nd Verse:
Get away, without borders.
I'm a slave, New World Order.
I guess I chose to be, I guess I chose to be, I guess I chose to be, I guess I chose to be.


PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS


Pre-Solo: (X2)
Hope I teach my son how to be a man.
Now before he hits 35.
Comic book lives don't really have any real life.
Do they now.


SOLO (no lyrics)

1rst VERSE

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS (X2)


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