Spinal Tap Big Bottom Key: / = slide up = slide down b = bend (whole step) b^ = bend (1/2 step) b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps) pb = pre-bend r = release-bend t = tap with righthand finger h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = Vibrato * = Natural Harmonic #(#) = Trill x = Dead notes (no pitch) P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes) Tp = Tap wplectrum Rhythm Fig. 1 G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------3----4----| E|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|--5--5-----------------------------3--0--3----------| E|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------| D|-----------------------------------5-----5----------| A|--5--5-----------------------------3--0--3----------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 2 G|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------| D|--7--7----5----4----5----4----5----5-----5----------| A|--5--5-----------------------------3--0--3----------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 3 G|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------| D|--7--7----5----4----5----4----5---------------------| A|--5--5-----------------------------3--0--3----------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 4 G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------5----------| A|--5--5--5--5--5--0--3--4--5--5--5--5--5-----3--4----| E|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------| D|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------| A|--5--5-----------------------------3--0--3----------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 5 G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------7-----------------------7----------------| A|--0--4--7-----0--0-----0--0--4-/7-----0--0-----0----| E|--------------------3-----------------------3-------| End 1 G|-------------------------------------------7--9-----| D|-----------3--3--3--1--3------------5--7/9----------| A|-----0--3-----------------------5/7-----------------| E|--1-----------------------3--3----------------------| End 2 G|-------------------------------------------7--9-----| D|-----------3--3--3--1--3------------5--7/9----------| A|-----0--3------------------------5------------------| E|--1-----------------------3--5/7--------------------| Rhythm Fig. 6 G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|--3-------------3------1--------1----1/-------------| E|-------------3--------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------8----8-----------------------------------| A|--6--------6----6-----8--8--8----6--8---------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------3-------------------| A|--3-------------3------1--------1-------------------| E|-------------3--------------------------------------| G|---------8-8-8--------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|--6-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 7 G|-----------------------------3--3-------------------| D|-----------------------------3--3-------------------| A|--3-------------3-----1-----------------------------| E|-------------3--------------------------------------| G|--8--------8--8--8----------------------------------| D|--8--------8--8--8-----10--10--10----8--10----------| A|--6--------6--6--6-----8---8---8-----6--8-----------| E|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------3--3------------------| A|--3-------------3------1----------------------------| E|-------------3--------------------------------------| G|-----------8--8-------------------------------------| D|-----------8--8-------------------------------------| A|--6-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 8 G|--------------------------------3-------------------| D|--------------------------------3-------------------| A|--3-------------3------1-----------1----------------| E|-------------3--------------------------------------| G|-----------8--8-------------------------------------| D|--8--------8--8--------10--10--10----8--10----------| A|--6--------------6-----8---8---8-----6--8-----------| E|----------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------3--3----------------| D|--------------------------------3--3----------------| A|--3-------------3------1--------------1-------------| E|-------------3--------------------------------------| G|-----------8--8-------------------------------------| D|--8-------------------------------------------------| A|--6-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 9 G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--4----| E|----------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Fig. 10 G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--3--4----| E|--------------------------------------3-------------| Rhythm Fig. 11 G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--7--7--5--7--7--7--5--7----7--------7--------------| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--------0--------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| < - - - - 4x - - - - - > < - 2x - > G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--7-------------------------------------------------| A|--0-------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| [Rhy. 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