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LARGER THAN LIFE - Backstreet Boys
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Tabbed by: metallhead
Email: homesticky@gmail.com
Tuning: E A D G
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Synth Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I
W Q Q S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|----------|-5--5--8---------------|----------8------------------17---------|
|----------|-----------10-(10)-----|-8---10-------10-(10)---10--------------|
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------15----|
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W Q Q S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|----------|-----------------------|------------------------------5---------|
|----------|-------1---------------|----------1-----------------------------|
|----------|-3--3-------3--(3)-----|-1----3--------3--(3)----3---------3----|
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
Q Q S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------|-------------------------------17--------|
|---------13---------------|-----------13----------------------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-----|-13---15--------15-(15)---15--------15---|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------|--------------------------------5--------|
|----------1---------------|------------1----------------------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)-----|--1----3---------3--(3)----3---------3---|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Q Q S S E +S S E
|-----------------------------|
|---------13------------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)--------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S
|-----------------------------|
|----------1------------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3----|
|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
W W
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q S S S S S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------1---1-(1)---1---|
|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|-6--6---1-------------------|
W W Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------|---------13-----------------|
|----------|--------------------------|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| W Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------|----------1-----------------|
|----------|-1--1---------------------|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|----------|----------1---1-(1)---3---|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +S S E Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
W W
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-------1---------------|--------------------------|
|-3--3------3-(3)---3---|-1--1---------------------|
|-----------------------|----------1---1-(1)---3---|
Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|
|----------1-----------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +S S E Q W
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|
Gtr II
Q S S S S S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q Q H
|----------------------------|--------------------------|------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|------------|
|------------1---1-(1)---1---|--------------------------|------------|
|-6--6---1-------------------|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|-6----------|
Gtr I
Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------6-----------------|
|--8---8--------8--(8)---8---|
S S S S S S E +Q Q Q Q S S E +S S E
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|---------13------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|-15--15-------15-(15)--------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q Q S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------1------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--3---3--------3--(3)---3----|
|--6---------6--------1----1-(1)---3---|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
Q Q S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +Q Q
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|-----------13-------------------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------1-----------------|--------------------------------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|--1---------1-------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
Gtr II
Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|
Gtr I
Q S S S S S S E +S S S S Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------13---------------|
|------------1---1-(1)---1---|-15--15-------15-(15)-----|
|-6--6---1-------------------|--------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q
|----------------------------|
|-----------13---------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)-----|
|----------------------------|
Gtr II
Q Q S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-------1---------------|---------------------------|
|-3--3------3-(3)---3---|-1--1----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------1---1-(1)---3----|
Gtr I
Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|
|----------1-----------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +S S E Q W
|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q Q S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------1----------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|-3--3------3-(3)---3----|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|------------------------|
W Q Q S S E +S S E
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------13-----------------|
|--------------------------|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q Q S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------1-----------------|
|-1--1---------------------|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|----------1---1-(1)---3---|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +S S E Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
Gtr II
Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|
Q S S S S S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------1---1-(1)---1---|--------------------------|
|-6--6---1-------------------|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|
Gtr I
W Q Q S S E +S S E
|------------|----------------------------|
|------------|---------13-----------------|
|------------|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q H Q Q S S E +S S S S
|------------|----------------------------|
|------------|----------------------------|
|------------|----------6-----------------|
|-6----------|--8---8--------8--(8)---8---|
S S S S S S E +Q Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--6---------6--------1----1-(1)---3---|
Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|
|----------1-----------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q Q Q S S E +S S E
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|---------13------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|-15--15-------15-(15)--------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q Q S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------1------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|--3---3--------3--(3)---3----|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
W W
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q S S S S S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------1---1-(1)---1---|
|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|-6--6---1-------------------|
Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|
|----------1-----------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q W
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|
Gtr II
Q S S S S S S E +S S S S W W W
|----------------------------|----------|----------|------|
|----------------------------|----------|----------|------|
|------------1---1-(1)---1---|-3--------|-2--------|------|
|-6--6---1-------------------|----------|----------|-4----|
H H Q +S S E +Q Q Q +S S E +Q Q Q +S S E +Q Q
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------|-----------------1--|-0--(0)-------------|-0--(0)----------1---|
|-----------|-5--(5)---3-(3)-----|----------3-(3)--1--|----------3-(3)------|
|-3----3----|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gtr I
W W Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------|------------|----------------------------|
|----------|------------|---------13-----------------|
|----------|------------|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------|------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W +W Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------|------------|----------------------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------1-----------------|
|----------|------------|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|----------|------------|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
Q Q S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +Q Q
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|-----------13-------------------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------1-----------------|--------------------------------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|--1---------1-------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|
|----------1-----------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q W
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|
Gtr II
Q S S S S S S E +S S S S Q Q H W W
|----------------------------|------------|----------|------|
|----------------------------|------------|----------|------|
|------------1---1-(1)---1---|-3----------|----------|------|
|-6--6---1-------------------|------------|----------|------|
W W W Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|----------|----------|----------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|
Gtr I
W Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------13-----------------|
|----------------------------|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q S S S S S S E +S S S S Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------1-----------------|
|------------1---1-(1)---1---|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|-6--6---1-------------------|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------13--------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)----------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--1---------1--------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3----|
Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|
|----------1-----------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q Q Q S S E +S S E
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|---------13------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|-15--15-------15-(15)--------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q Q S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------1------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|--3---3--------3--(3)---3----|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
W W
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q S S S S S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------1---1-(1)---1---|
|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|-6--6---1-------------------|
Q Q S S E +S S E
|----------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|
|----------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|
|----------1-----------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|
|----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q Q Q S S E +S S E
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|---------13------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|-15--15-------15-(15)--------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S Q Q S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------1------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|--3---3--------3--(3)---3----|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S E +Q Q
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------13-------------------------|
|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--1---------1-------------------------|
|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
Q Q S S E +S S E S S S S S S E +Q Q
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------13-----------------|-----------13-------------------------|
|-15--15-------15-(15)-------|-13---15--------15-(15)---------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Q Q S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------1-----------------|--------------------------------------|
|--3---3--------3--(3)---3---|--1---------1-------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------1----1-(1)---3---|
Gtr II
Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|
Q S S S S S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------1---1-(1)---1---|--------------------------|
|-6--6---1-------------------|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|
Q S S S S S S E +S S S S Q S S E S S E +S S S S
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------1---1-(1)---1---|--------------------------|
|-6--6---1-------------------|-4--4-----4---4-(4)---4---|
Q S S S S S S E +S S S S W
|----------------------------|------*|
|----------------------------|------*|
|------------1---1-(1)---1---|-3----*|
|-6--6---1-------------------|------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
