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                   Big Country - Close Action

                      Album - The Crossing


From: maule_andy@hotmail.com

From the bands 1983 debut album, what follows is lead guitarist
Stuart Adamson's guitar part which is pretty much the feel and
sound of the whole song. I've included the E-bowed guitar
riff that accompanies the bridge section - it was omitted from
live performances of the song.The song is in A.


PM = palm mute - mute the strings with the palm of your hand
h  = hammer on
p  = pull off
/  = slide up
\  = slide down
t  = tap (with strumming hand)


INTRO - [Riff 1] x 2

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--7------7-----4--------4-----4--|--2------2-----4--------7--4-----|
A|------0-----0-----5--5-----5-----|------0-----0-----5--5--------5--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                                  [PM..............]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--7------7-----4--------4-----4--|--2------2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|------0-----0-----5--5-----5-----|------0-----0--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

VERSE 1 - [Riff 2] x 2

E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-|-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  A score of years.....this line has run..


E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  Above the crests.... that drown the sun..

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 2*

    A5            D5          F#5           E5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--9--9--9-------2--2--2--|--6--6--6---\---4--4--4--|
D|--7--7--7-------0--0--0--|--4--4--4---\---2--2--2--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  I will carry you home     With the gods in my eyes

*Followed by these 2 bars
   [let ring]
E|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|
G|--9---------|-(9)--------|
D|--7---------|-(7)--------|
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|

FIRST SOLO - [Riff 4]

  <===============x3================>   [PM...............................]
E|-12-------12------------------------|--10----9-10--------10----9-10------|
B|----12-10----12-10---12-9---12-9----|-----10------10-7------10------10-7-|
G|--------------------------9------9--|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------|-12-------12--------14-141414-17-21-|
B|/12-10-9-10-9h10p9-------------10-12|----12-10----12-10------------------|
G|-------------------11-9---9h11------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


E|-12-------12--------14-141414-12----|-12-------12--------17-171717-14-10-|
B|----12-10----12-10---------------14-|----12-10----12-10------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   [PM...............................]
E|--10----9-10--------10----9-10------|------------------------------------|
B|-----10------10-7------10------10-7-|-/12-10-9-10-9h10p9-----------------|
G|------------------------------------| -------------------11-9------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------14\----|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

BRIDGE - [Riff 1] x 2 + [E-bow Riff 5 - below] x 2

E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G|--14--\--11\7----|--6-h-7p6-\-2----|-/14--h18h18-\-11--|-p9-h-11/14------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

VERSE 2 -  [Riff 2] x 2

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 2

2ND SOLO - [Riff 6] x 2*

E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----6--9--11-111111-14-141414-11\9-|-----6--9--11-111111-11/14\11--9----|
D|--7---------------------------------|--7---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----6--9--11-111111-14-141414-11\9-|--9-9--6----------------------------|
D|--7---------------------------------|----------7----4-----4----t16p4-----|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------4--6--------7--6--4---------|
D|--4--7------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

*Replace bar 5 of Riff 6 with this bar on the 2nd time of playing
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------4--6--------7--6--------------|
D|--4--7-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--------------------------------------|
VERSE 3 - [Riff 2] x 2

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 4

OUTRO - x4

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------|
  I will carry you home....