1000 Stars Tab by Big Country
Big Country - 1000 Stars
Album - The Crossing
From: maule_andy@hotmail.com
Guitars 'double up'on this track. The tab pretty much covers
Stuart Adamson's(Guitar 1) & Bruce Watson's(Guitar 2)parts - you'll have to choose
which one you want to be.....unless of course you're a freak with
two pairs of hands and a doubleneck guitar! The song is in C.
h - hammer on
p - pull off
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
PM- palm mute
INTRO/VERSE 1 - [Riff 1 x 4]Guitar 2
E|-----15-----12-|-----15-----12----|-----12-----8-|-----12-----8----|
B|-13-----13-----|-13------13----13-|-10-----10----|-10------10---10-|
G|---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
[Riff 2]Guitar 1 + [Riff 1 x 1]Guitar 2
E|-20--------|-20-----20--20b22-|-17h20p17-17~~~|----17-----15-------|
B|----20~~~~-|----20------------|---------------|-17-----17----17-17\|
G|-----------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
D|-----------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
A|-----------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
E|-----------|------------------|---------------|--------------------|
CHORUS
[let ring]
E|-------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-------------|----------------|-13-----------|--------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-14-----------|--------------|
D|-------------|----------------|-15-----------|--------------|
A|-------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
E|-------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
The luck of a 1000 stars can't get me out of this
[let ring] [strum chord repeatedly]
E|-------------|----------------|-8-----------|
B|-13----------|----------------|-8-----------|
G|-14----------|----------------|-10----------|
D|-15----------|----------------|-10----------|
A|-------------|----------------|-8-----------|
E|-------------|----------------|-8-----------|
The luck of a 1000 stars.......losing...
[Riff 3 x 2]Guitar 1 + [Riff 1 x 2]Guitar 2
E|-----20-----17-|-----20-----17----|-----17-----15-|-----17-----15----|
B|-20-----20-----|-20------20----20-|-17-----17-----|-17------17----17/|
G|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
A|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
E|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
[Riff 4]*played alongside [Riff 1 & 3]2nd time
E|-------------------|---------|--------------|----------|
B|----17p15-15\13-13\|10~~~~---|-10--12/13----|----------|
G|-------------------|---------|-----------12-|-9~~~~----|
D|-------------------|---------|--------------|----------|
A|-------------------|---------|--------------|----------|
E|-------------------|---------|--------------|----------|
2ND VERSE - [Riff 5 x 6]Guitar 2
E|---------------------|------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------|
G|--12-9----12-9----12-|--12-9----12-9----|
D|-------10------10----|-------10------10-|
A|---------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------|
2ND VERSE - [Riff 5 x 6]Guitar 1
*followed by [Riff 1 x 1]Guitar 2 + [Riff 3 x 1]Guitar 1
E|----------------|--------------|
B|----------------|--------------|
G|----------------|--------------|
D|--5-2---5-2---5-|--5-2---5-2---|
A|------3-----3---|------3-----3-|
E|----------------|--------------|
CHORUS
SOLO - [Riff 6]Guitar 1
[PM..................................................]
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----20-20-17----17-17----|----------------------------|
G|-17----------17-------17-|-17-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
*[Riff 6]Guitar 2 starts
E|----------------------------|---------------------|
B|----20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|-20--17-----20-17----|
G|-17-------------------------|--------17--------17-|
D|----------------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------17-|-------------------------|
D|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19----|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
*now repeat the last 4 bars played replacing the fourth bar
with this one
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
[Riff 6 x 2]Guitar 2
E|-20---------20-------|-------------------------|
B|-----20-17-----20-17-|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-17-|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
*play this bar 1st time *play this bar 2nd time
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
3RD VERSE - (Riff 5 x 6)Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
CHORUS
OUTRO - [Riff 1 repeatedly]Guitar 2
[Riff 3 x 2]then [Riff 4 x 2]Guitar 1...then....
E|-20-17h20p17----|-----------|-----15h17-15----|-------------------|
B|-------------20-|-17--------|-17-----------17-|-17/18-17-15-17----|
G|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------17-|
D|----------------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-20-17h20p17----|-----------|-----15h17-15----|-------------20/22-20-|
B|-------------20-|-17--------|-17-----------17-|-17/18-17-15----------|
G|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|
