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--
A|------0-----
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
---4--------4-
0-----5--5----
--------------

-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
----4--|--2---
-5-----|------
-------|------

--------------
--------------
--------------
---2-----4----
0-----0-----5-
--------------

-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
----7--4-----|
-5--------5--|
-------------|

              
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|--7------7--
A|------0-----
E|------------

              
--------------
--------------
--------------
---4--------4-
0-----5--5----
--------------

              
-------|------
-------|------
-------|------
----4--|--2---
-5-----|------
-------|------

        [PM...
--------------
--------------
--------------
---2-----4--4-
0-----0--5--5-
--------------

...........]
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-4--4--4--4--|
-5--5--5--5--|
-------------|

VERSE 1 - [Riff 2] x 2

E|------------
B|------------
G|-7--9-9-9-9-
D|-7--7-7-7-7-
A|------------
E|------------
  A score of y

--------------
--------------
9-9-9-9-7-7-7-
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
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--------------
ears.....this 

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
line has run..


E|------------
B|------------
G|-6--6-6-6-6-
D|-7--7-7-7-7-
A|------------
E|------------
  Above the cr

--------------
--------------
6-6-6-6-4-6-6-
7-7-7-7-6-7-7-
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--------------
ests.... that 

|-------------
|-------------
|-6--6-6-6-6-6
|-7--7-7-7-7-7
|-------------
|-------------
drown the sun.

-------------|
-------------|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
-------------|
-------------|
.

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 2*

    A5        
E|------------
B|------------
G|--9--9--9---
D|--7--7--7---
A|------------
E|------------
  I will carry

    D5        
-------------|
-------------|
----2--2--2--|
----0--0--0--|
-------------|
-------------|
 you home     

  F#5         
--------------
--------------
--6--6--6---\-
--4--4--4---\-
--------------
--------------
With the gods 

  E5
-----------|
-----------|
--4--4--4--|
--2--2--2--|
-----------|
-----------|
in my eyes

*Followed by t
   [let ring]
E|------------
B|------------
G|--9---------
D|--7---------
A|------------
E|------------

hese 2 bars
|------------|
|------------|
|-(9)--------|
|-(7)--------|
|------------|
|------------|

FIRST SOLO - [Riff 4]

  <========
E|-12-------12
B|----12-10---
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

=======x3=====
--------------
-12-10---12-9-
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

===========>  
----------|--1
--12-9----|---
9------9--|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

 [PM..........
0----9-10-----
--10------10-7
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

..............
---10----9-10-
------10------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

.......]
-----|
10-7-|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|


E|------------
B|/12-10-9-10-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
9h10p9--------
-------11-9---
--------------
--------------
--------------

----------|-12
-----10-12|---
9h11------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

-------12-----
-12-10----12-1
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

---14-141414-1
0-------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

7-21-|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|


E|-12-------12
B|----12-10---
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------14-141
-12-10--------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

414-12----|-12
-------14-|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

-------12-----
-12-10----12-1
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

---17-171717-1
0-------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

4-10-|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|

   [PM........
E|--10----9-10
B|-----10-----
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

..............
--------10----
-10-7------10-
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

.........]
9-10------|---
-----10-7-|-/1
----------| --
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

--------------
2-10-9-10-9h10
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
p9------------
---11-9-------
------------14
--------------
--------------

-----|
-----|
-----|
\----|
-----|
-----|

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

E|------------
B|------------
G|--14--\--11\
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

-----|--------
-----|--------
7----|--6-h-7p
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------

---------|----
---------|----
6-\-2----|-/14
---------|----
---------|----
---------|----

--------------
--------------
--h18h18-\-11-
--------------
--------------
--------------

-|------------
-|------------
-|-p9-h-11/14-
-|------------
-|------------
-|------------

-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|

VERSE 2 -  [Riff 2] x 2

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 2

2ND SOLO - [Riff 6] x 2*

E|------------
B|------------
G|-----6--9--1
D|--7---------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
1-111111-14-14
--------------
--------------
--------------

----------|---
----------|---
1414-11\9-|---
----------|--7
----------|---
----------|---

--------------
--------------
--6--9--11-111
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
111-11/14\11--
--------------
--------------
--------------

-----|
-----|
9----|
-----|
-----|
-----|


E|------------
B|------------
G|-----6--9--1
D|--7---------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
1-111111-14-14
--------------
--------------
--------------

----------|---
----------|---
1414-11\9-|--9
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---

--------------
--------------
-9--6---------
-------7----4-
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
----4----t16p4
--------------
--------------

-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|


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

--------------
--------------
--------7--6--
--------------
--------------
--------------

----------|
----------|
4---------|
----------|
----------|
----------|

*Replace bar 5
E|------------
B|------------
G|--------4--6
D|--4--7------
A|------------
E|------------
VERSE 3 - [Rif

 of Riff 6 with this bar on the 2nd time of playing
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------7--6--------------|
-------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
-------------7-7-7-7-7-7--|
--------------------------|
f 2] x 2

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 4

OUTRO - x4

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

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--------------|
--------------|
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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 you home....