------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baba O'Riley - Mr. Big ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Mike Fowler Email: icemike_3@hotmail.com This is Mr. Big's version of the Who song Baba O'Riley as played on their live video in San Francisco. Very cool song. Tuning: Standard Intro Riff e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------9-9--------------9-9---------------9-9--------------------| D|------9-9------9-9------9-9-----9-9------9-9------9-9----------------| etc. A|--7-7---------------7-7--------------7-7-----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill #1 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------12-12-10-10-9-9------------------| G|---------9-9------------------------------9-9--------| D|-------------9-9---------------------9-9-------------| A|-----7-7---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Riff #2 e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---9---------------------------9-9----------------9-9-----------------| D|---9--------9----7------------------9-9------9-9-------9-9------------| etc. A|---7--------9----7-----------------------7-7--------------------------| E|------------7----5----------------------------------------------------| Riff #3 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------4-4-------------4-4---------------4-4-----------| D|-------4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4------4-4------4-4-------| A|---2-2-------------2-2--------------2-2--------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Solo e|---12~~12~~-12b14r12--12-------------------12-14-12-14b15r14--12-------------| B|--------------------------12-12h14-14-14~~-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----15b17-14-12~~-14-12-14-12~~--------12---------12-------------------------| G|----------------------------------14b16-----14b16------14b16~~---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude B5 B5 A5 A5 P.H. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B5 A5 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--/16-17-19-16-17-19-16-17-19--16-17-19-16-17-19-16-17-19--------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 D5 (if you really wanna like Gilbert use your teeth for this part) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--16-17-19-16-17-19-16-17-19--15-17-19-15-17-19-15-17-19---------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B5 A5 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--16h17-16h17-16h17-16h17-16h17-16h17-16h17-16h17-16h17-16h17----------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E5 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--16h17-19p17-16h17-19p17-16h17-19p17--17h19-17h19-17h19-17h19-17h19---------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D5 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---17h19-17h19-17h19--15h17-15h17-15h17-15h17-15h17-15h17-15h17-15h17--------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------12---12-14-15--14h15p14p12-------------------| G|--16~~~~~~~~\---/14-14-14-13--------------------------------14\13/14---------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----13h14p13p11-13--11h13p11-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------14-12-11-12-14-12-11h12p11--------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------14-12-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------11-12~~~--------------------------------------| A|--11h12p11-----------11-12-14------------------------------------------------| E|------------14-12-14---------------------------------------------------------| To end it they just alternate on E5 and B5 chords while speeding up. Listen to any of the song for the timings and order and you should be able to figure it out just fine. a great version of a great song. Enjoy. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================