'Big Eyes' by Cheap Trick - Guitar Tutorial

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Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 00:04:23 EDT
From: Withnai1 
Subject: c/cheap_trick/big_eyes.tab

artist:  Cheap Trick
author:  Rick Nielsen
title:   Big Eyes
album:   In Color and in Black and White/At Budokan
tuning:  Standard   E A D G B E

Guitar Tablature by John Dissinger
[email protected] or [email protected]


--INTRO--

   spoken: big eyes!

E-------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-------3------|
G--------------------------0-----0-------3--------|
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4---------|  x2
A---------------1-------2-------------------------|
E-12----------2-----------------------------------|
   slide------------------------------------------|

   D    B
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---7----4-------------------------------|
D---7----4-------------------------------|  x2
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------------------|
E---------------------3-0----------------|

--VERSE ONE--

        G
     It's not the way you look
     It's not the way you walk
        C
     Your eyes are somethin' good
     You know they're clear and bright
     It's not the color of your hair

   G rock shuffle        C
E------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------6--------|
G------------------------5--------5--------|
D------------------------5--------5--------|
A--5--5--7--5------------3--------3--------|
E--3--3--3--3-etc...--------then-----------|


--CHORUS ONE--

     D   B
    Big eyes, I keep falling for those
    Big eyes, they keep calling my name
    (repeat)

    D    B
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---7----4-------------------------------|
D---7----4-------------------------------|  x2
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------------------|
E---------------------3-0----------------|

--VERSE TWO--


      You're such a losing cause
      Why don't you go and get lost
      Who says you write the laws
      You're such a losing cause
      Go on, get outta here


guitar 1 plays same pattern as verse one, guitar 2 plays following lead fill
repeatedly


      1/2
E------------3----|
B----------3------|
G-----5^----------|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
      b

--CHORUS TWO-- (same as chorus one, except it is played only once)

--BRIDGE--

E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------0----------|
D--2-1-2-------------------0--------2-1-2-------------1------------|
A--------2-3-2-0---------2---------------2-3-2-0---2---------------|
E--------------------2-3-------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------0----| x2
D--2-1-2-------------------0--------2-1-2-------------0-----1------|
A--------2-3-2-0---------2---------------2-3-2-0----1-----2--------|
E--------------------2-3--------------------------2----------------|

--SOLO--

      ain't doin it

--VERSE THREE--

      lyrics: repeat verse two, then verse one

      guitar: plays stock verse pattern twice, second time with palm muting

--CHORUS THREE--

      same as chorus two

--VARIATION ON INTRO--


E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-----------|
G--------------------------0-----0-------------|
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4-vib--|  x3
A---------------1-------2----------------------|
E--------------2-------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------0-------3---|
G--------------------------0-----0-------3-----|
D-----------------0-------1-----2-------4------|  x1
A---------------1-------2----------------------|
E--------------2-------------------------------|


--CHORUS FOUR--


    lyrics: same as chorus one


    D    B
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---7----4------------------|
D---7----4------------------|  x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0--------|
E---------------------3-0---|

    D    B
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---7----4---------------------------------|
D---7----4---------------------------------|  x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0---------1-2-1-0-------|
E---------------------3-0-------------3-0--|

    D    B
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---7----4------------------------------------------------------|
D---7----4------------------------------------------------------|  x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0----------------|
E---------------------3-0-----------3-0-----------3-0-----------|

    D    B
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---7----4-----------------------------------------------------------|
D---7----4-----------------------------------------------------------|  x1
A---5----2---1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-1-0-------1-2-vib-------|
E---------------------3-0-----------3-0-----------3-0----------------|


--OUTRO--

   guitars 1, 2 and bass guitar: noise and palm muted strumming centered
around B chord
   then a single strum of B5

   lyrics: Big eyes

E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|  x1
A------1-2-1-0---------1-2-1-0-------|
E---------------3-0-------------3-0--|


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FROM: GLEN NORMAN PAVAN 

ARTIST:  CHEAP ТRIСК
TITLE:  BIG EYES
ALBUM:  IN COLOR/AT ВUDАКАN
TUNING:  STANDARD   E A D G


12 STRING BASS ARRANGED FOR FOUR STRING BASS   HA HA


GUITAR INTRO


G-------------------------4------3-7--------------------------4-----3-7---|
D---------------1-5---2-5------4--------------------1-5---2-5-----4-------|
A----1-5------2----------------------------1-5----2-----------------------|
E--2-------------------------------------2--------------------------------|


BASS INTRO

G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------5-6-7-|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|


(GUITAR AND BASS TOGETHER HEREAFTER, EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED)

CHORUS

A----------------------1-2-1-0----------------------------1-2-1-0-----|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0-|


VERSE

     (G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU LООК ??????
     (G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU WАLК
     (C) YOUR EYES ARE SOMETHING GOOD
     (C) YOU КNОW THEY'RE CLEAR AND BRIGHT
     (G) IT'S NOT THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR


CHORUS

A----------------------1-2-1-0----------------------------1-2-1-0--------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0----|
BIG EYES            I К F I F T   (I КЕЕР FALL-ING FOR THOSE)

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE TWO

     (G) YOU'RE SUCH A LOSING CAUSE
     (G) WHY DON'T YOU GO GET LOST
     (C) WHO SAYS YOU WRITE THE LAWS
     (G) YOU'RE SUCH A LOSING CAUSE GO ON GET OUTTA HERE


CHORUS

BRIDGE

G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--2-1-2----------------------------2-1-2-------------1-5-------------|
A--------2-3-2-0---------2-5--------------2-3-2-0---2-----------------|
E--------------------2-3----------------------------------------------|

G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--2-1-2-------------------------2-1-2-----------------------1-5---|
A--------2-3-2-0--------2-5------------2-3-2-0-------1-5---2-------|
E-------------------2-3----------------------------2---------------|


BASS PLAYS THE BRIDGE THROUGH TWICE
GUITAR PLAYS THE BRIDGE ONCE AND SOLOS THE SECOND TIME


THIRD VERSE (BASS ONLY)

     (G) OH... IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU LООК
     (G) IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU WАLК
     (C) YOU EYES ARE SOMETHING GOOD
     (G) IT'S NOT THE COLOR OF YOUR HAIR


CHORUS

INTRO  (BOTH GUITAR AND BASS) TWICE


OUTRO

A----------------------1-2-1-0--------------------------1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-----|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0-------3-0-|
   BIG EYES,           I К F I F T  BIG EYES            T К C I M NAME

A----------------------1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0--------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-0---------3-0---------3-0-0--------------|_______(HOLD)


A CAPPELLA
     BIG EYES


A--1-2-1-0-----1-2-1-0-----|
E----------3-0---------3-0-|

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