'Charlie Big Potato' by Skunk Anansie - Guitar Tutorial

            Song: Charlie big potato
Band: Skunk Anansie
Album: Post orgasmic chill
Tabbed by [email protected]



I use the Drop H Tuning, but if u had a 5-string-bass use this one 
(Play with distortion)

Riff 1 (Intro) - (after Jungle Intro)

G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4/5-7--2-2-2-4--2-2-

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
H|-2-2-2-4/5-4--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-13-/0-|

Riff 2 (verse)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-x--2-2-2-4--2-2-

G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
H|-2-2-2-4/5-4--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-1--0-0-0-1--0-0--0-0-0-2-1-

G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| Repeat 2x
A|----------------------|
H|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-1---|


Riff 3 (bridge 1) - (play one time after Riff 2)

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2-|


Riff 4 ( bridge 2)

G|------------64----------------|
D|--------------64-----------6--| Repeat 4x
A|-4---0---6-------4---0---6----|
H|------------------------------|


Riff 5 (chorus part 1)

G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-5-7--2-2-2-4--2-2-

G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------| play just 1 time 
A|----------------------------------------|
H|-2-2-2-4/5-4--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-5/8/0-|


Riff 6 (chorus part 2)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------(short break*)---------
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2----------------2-2-2-4-

G|----------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
H|-2-2--2-2-2-4/5-4--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-2-1---0-0-0-1--0-0-

G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------
H|-0-0-0-2-1--0-0-0-1--0-0--0-0-0-0-1--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6-

G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------| Repeat 2 times
A|------------------------------|
H|--2-2-2-4--2-2--(0-1-1-1-0-1)-|
                
           Donґt play this in the 2 time
 
*Believe me, if u listen carefully you hear this short break!


Riff 7 (bridge 3 part 1)

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 4x
A|-16-16-16-19--16-16-16-21--16-16-16-23--16-16-16-16-24--18-19-18--|
H|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 8 (bridge 4 part 2)

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------2--------4--------6--------7--1-2-1-| Repeat 2x
A|-4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----------|
H|-------------------------------------------|

Riff 9 (bridge 5 part 3)

G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------1-2-1--| Repeat 2x
A|-4-4-4-6-4-0-4-4-4-6-4-0-4-4-4-6-4-0-4-4-4-6-4-0--------|
H|--------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 10 (bridge 5 part 4)

G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| play just 1 time
A|-2-2-2-2-4-2--2-4-2-2-|
H|----------------------|


Riff 11 (end)

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------| Repeat 8x
A|----------------------------------------------------|
H|-2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4-6--2-2-2-4--2-2--2-2-2-4/5-4-|


Song Structure:

Riff 1  1x
Riff 2  2x
Riff 3  1x
Riff 4  4x
Riff 5  1x
Riff 6  2x 
Riff 4  4x
Riff 7  4x
Riff 8  2x
Riff 9  2x
Riff 10 2x
Riff 4  4x
Riff 11 8x



Its a difficult Song, but in my opinion is this the best song of the Skunk 
heads, enjoy it!

Any Questions? - (Mail me: [email protected])