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BIG DIPPER -- Cracker
(This is the full version, worked out painstakenly from previous tab by "Steve Vetter")
*Tune 1/2 step down. (Easy open chord version for acoustic)
*All chords played for full measure – indicated w/ bars (|) at beginning
Intro: Am |C |F |G | (x1)
Verse: Am |C |F |G | (x2)
Am |C
|
The cigarettes And carrot juice. Get yourself a
F |G
|
new tattoo, for those sleeveless days of June.
Am |C
|
I'm sitting on the Cafe Xeno steps, with a book I haven't started yet,
F |G
|
watching all the girls walk by.
Chorus: G |F |Dm |C | (x2)
G |F
|
Could I take you out? I'd be yours without a
Dm |C
|
doubt.. on that Big Dipper.
G |F
|
If the sound of this, it frightens you, we could play it real
Dm |C
|
cool. And act some-what in - different.
Verse:
Am C
And hey June, why’d you have to come, why'd ya hafta come a-round so
F G
soon? I wasn't ready for all this nature.
Am C
The terrible green, green grass, and violent blooms of flowered dresses,
F G
and afternoons that make me sleepy.
Chorus:
G F
But we could wait a-while, before we push that dull
Dm C
turnstile.. into the passage.
G F
Thousands they have tread. And, others sometimes
Dm C
fled, before their turn came.
Solo: Am |C |F |G | (x2) {over verse chords, no lyrics}
Chorus:
G F
We could wait our lives, before a chance
Dm C
arrives. Before the passage.
G F
From the top you can see Monterey. Or think about San
Dm C
Jose. Though I know it's not that pleasant.
Verse:
Am C
And hey Jim! ah, Kerouac. Brother of the Famous Jack.
F G
Or so he likes to say. Lucky bastard!
Am C
He's sitting on the Cafe Xeno steps, with a girl I'm not over yet.
F G
Watching all the world go by.
Chorus:
G F
Boy you're looking bad. Did I make you feel that
Dm C
sad? I'm honestly flattered.
G F
But if she asked me out, I'd be hers without a
Dm C
doubt, on that Big Dipper.
Outro Verse:
Am C
Cigarettes.. And carrot juice. Get yourself a
F G
new tattoo. For those sleeveless days of June.
Am C
I'm sitting on the Cafe Xeno steps. I haven't got the
F G
courage yet.. I haven’t got the courage yet.. I haven't got the
Am (1 strum)
courage yet.
[END]
Structure:
Progression 1 = Am |C |F |G |
Progression 2 = G |F |Dm |C |
Prog 1 (x1) – intro
Prog 1 (x2) – verse1&2
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus1
Prog 1 (x2) – verse3&4
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus2
Prog 1 (x2) – solo (over prog 1)
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus3
Prog 1 (x2) – verse5&6
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus4
Prog 1 (x2) – verse6&7 (plus 1 Am strum to end)
Verse Tab (slow):
The most noticeable section of the song is the baseline walking in the verse’s Am and F
The “2 & 3” counts are very distinct.
If strumming, make them prominent, or pick something like:
Am |C |F |G
|
e:-0-------0---0---0---000-0-000-0-1-------1---1---3---3---3-3-3-3-|
B:-1-------1---1---1---111-1-111-1-1-------1---1---3---3---3-3-3-3-|
G:-2-------2---222-0---000-0-000-0-2-------2---2---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-------2---222-2---222-2-222-2-3-------3---333-0---0---0-0-0-0-|
A:-0---3-2-0---000-3---333-3-333-3-3-------3---333-2---2---2-2-2-2-|
E:---------------------------------1---3-2-1---111-3---3---3-3-3-3-|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
The choruses are kind of hard to hear at first. They run G, F, Dm, C (one measure each –
count of 1 through 4) and then go
straight into either another chorus with G or a verse with Am. First pass is nearly
The second pass picks up chords. (keep
tapping or you’ll get lost)
Chorus pass 1 (patience, almost painfully):
G [G G F F F
Dm Dm C]* C C C
* = faint or nothing
. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
“Could I..” “out?” “doubt.” “Dipper.”
Chorus pass 2 (strum away):
G G G G G G F
F F F F Dm DmDmDm DmDmC C CC C
. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
“If the..” “you..” “cool..” “indifferent.”
Solo Tab:
e:------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------|
G:--5--7--9-5-10--9--5-5--7-7--7--10--9--5--7--5--------|
D:------------------------------------------------7--5--|
A:------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------|
