Radio Tab

Big & Rich
Radio
Tabbed By: Jeff Lalonde
Date: 09/13/09
 
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This is my first tab, ever. I'm pretty sure that the tab's close enough to
be convincing. I did my best to get all the fills and even the harmonized
solo bits - even though that harmony isn't done with a guitar.
 
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Legend:
 
X: Palm mute open chords or the last chords you were playing
/: Slide up to the indicated note
\: Slide down off the indicated note
P: Pull off the first indicated note to the second
~: Vibrato
(x): Don't let the note/chord ring
Let Ring: Let those notes ring off into oblivion
 
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Intro Solo [gtr. 2] (Guitar 1 plays Riff A during intro)
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9--10--12—10~---9-----7--8--10—8~--7----------------------------------|
G|---------------------9~-----------------7~---6--7--9--7~-6------/9--9~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------7------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Riff A  [gtr. 1] (intro/verse)
       X X X X       X X X X        X X X X          X X X X      X X X X
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|
D|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|
A|7(x)---------7--5(x)--------5--4(x)--------4-5-6-7----------7-7---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|x6
 
Riff B  [gtr. 1+2] (chorus intro/chorus/chorus outro)
   (PM fade in)
e|-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|---3---------5----|-5-5-6-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-8-9---|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|---3----3----5----|-5-5-6-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-8-9---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|---1----3----3----|-3-3-4-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-6-7---|
E|---------------x1|--------1-------x3|----------------------------|
 
Riff A  [gtr. 1+2] (verse)
       X X X X       X X X X        X X X X          X X X X      X X X X
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|
D|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|
A|7(x)---------7--5(x)--------5--4(x)--------4-5-6-7----------7-7---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|x3
 
Riff C  [gtr. 1+2] (chorus + solo fill)
   (PM fade in)
e|------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
G|-3---------5------------------|-3---------5---|-5-5-6-7-7--7-7-7-7-8-9--|
D|-3----3----5------------------|-3----3----5---|-5-5-6-7-7--7-7-7-7-8-9--|
A|-1----3----3----7-8-10-8~7----|-1----1----3---|-3-3-4-5-5--5-5-5-5-6-7--|
E|------1--------------------8\-|------1------x2|-------------------------|
 
Solo Part 1  [gtr. 2] (gtr. 1 plays Riff A in background)
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9--10--12—10~---9-----7--8--10—8~--7----------------------------------|
G|---------------------9~-----------------7~---6--7--9--7~-6------/9--9~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------7------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
 
Solo Part 2  [gtr. 2] (gtr. 1 still playing intro/verse in background)
(This is a fiddle/violin harmony which is played over ‘Solo Part 1’ during it’s second
This is best achieved with a looper.)
 
e|--16-17-19-17~16-------14-15-17-15~14-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------17~------------------15~---14-15-17-15-14------/17-17~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------14-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------14--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Bridge pt.1  [gtr. 1+2]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-7-7----5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7-7-9-9----7-7-7-7-9-9\------------------|
A|-5-5-5-7-7----5-5-5-5-7-7----7-7-7-9-9----7-7-7-7-9-9\------------------|
E|-3-3-3-5-5----3-3-3-3-5-5----5-5-5-7-7----5-5-5-5-7-7\------------------|
 
(piano solo)
 
Bridge pt. 2  [gtr. 1+2] (Note: Play this with on a clean channel)
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------------------| x2
 
Solo Fill 1 (2:44)  [gtr. 2]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/6p5------/6p5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-5~------7-5~h7-5~-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Riff B  [gtr. 1+2] (chorus)
  (PM fade in)                           -----Palm Mute------
e|-----------|-------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------|-------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5---|3---------5--|-5-5--5-6-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-8-9----|
D|-5-5-5-5---|3----3----5--|-5-5--5-6-7--7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-----7-7-8-9----|
A|-3-3-3-3---|1----3----3--|-3-3--3-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-6-7----|
E|---------x4|-----1-----x3|------------------------------------------------|
 
Solo Fill 2 (2:53) [gtr. 2]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------7-8-10-8~7----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------8\-------------------------------------------|
 
 
Harmonized solo from Earlier again [Gtr. 2] (Note: Guitar 2 plays Riff A [shown below]
the background)
 
Part 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9--10--12—10~---9-----7--8--10—8~--7----------------------------------|
G|---------------------9~-----------------7~---6--7--9--7~-6------/9--9~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------7------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
 
Part 2
e|--16-17-19-17~16-------14-15-17-15~14-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------17~------------------15~---14-15-17-15-14------/17-17~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------14-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------14--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Riff A  [gtr. 1] (intro/verse to be played under solo)
       X X X X       X X X X        X X X X          X X X X      X X X X
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|
D|9(x)---------9--7(x)--------7--6(x)--------6-7-8-9----------9-9---------|
A|7(x)---------7--5(x)--------5--4(x)--------4-5-6-7----------7-7---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
 
Outro [gtr. 1+2]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3---------5------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3----3----5let ring----------------------------------------------------|
A|-1----3----3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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