From: cj851@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ken Ahern)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Subject: BIG BLACK
Date: 12 Dec 1992 19:05:25 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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Okay here's that Big Black stuff. I don't know any songs all the way
through and all this is just guesswork. Its hard to be sure that this is
accurate to Albini due to his strange sounds....

*** Steelworker - The Hammer Party ***

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B 10--------11----10--------11----10-------11------10--------11-----10-------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Play this very slowly and gradual start to play the notes stacatto and
quickly, you know just listen to the song. Then a second part goes like...

E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
B 10---11--13--17----------15------------13------------10--------11 etc.----
O[iG --------------------------------------------------------------------------

That's basically it. Those all the notes you need. When the song has a
little fill or something, in will be with these notes.


*** Dead Billy - Hammer Party ***
Here's the bass line for this. The guitar is the same for most of the
song.

LOW
E 0---3-0-0---3-0---0-3-0-0-0-3-0-0---3-0-0---3-0---0-3-0-0-0-3-0-0---

  3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4
     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |


*** The Model - 7" single ***
Here's the bass line for this one too.

LOW
A 0-----0-3-0-3-------------------0-----0-3-0-3-----------------etc.
E ----------------0-----0-3-0-3-------------------0-----0-3-0-3-------

  1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 

Those are the notes I have trouble writing down the rhythm correctly.


*** Jordan, Minnesota - Songs About Fucking ***
Here's the bass line again. The guitar is mostly the same.

LOW
E 0-0-0-2-2-2-3---2---3---2---0-0-0-2-2-2-3-----repeat from start.
or
E 0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-3----repeat.


*** Fists of Love - I forget ***

Here's the intro...

D 0-2--2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2--2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2 repeat.
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------

D 0-2--2-2-5-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-5-2-2-2-0-2--2-2-5-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-5-2-2-2 etc.
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------

D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A 0-2--2-2-5-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-5-2-2-2-0-2--2-2-5-2-2-0-2--2-2-2-5-2-2-2---

You play this same riff (which once again I can't write the rhythmn
correctly) over a couple times then start on F (3rd Fret D String). Also
note that you hammer on from 0 to 2.


*** Deep Six - Racer X ***

Bass line:

A -------------------0-2---2-0--0-----------|
E 0---0-2-3----3---3---------------3---2-2--| repeat.

Guitar Stays silent until chorus which is:

A-7-7-9---77-7-9---77-7-9---77-7-9---77-7-5--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-|
E 5-5-7---55-5-7---55-5-7---55-5-7---55-5-3--3--3--3--3-3-3--3-|

Then at the end of the chorus the guitar plays something like:

B 17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-slide down-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-etc.
G-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-slide down-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-etc.


*** Big Payback - Racer X ***

Bass and Guitar:

Low
E 0-2----00-3-3----3--33-0-2----0-2-| repeat


Well, I hope this helps you. If you know any other songs please tell me or
you see something I did wrong on these let me know. Also if you know any
Jesus Lizard, Tar, Didjits, Cows, Rapeman, Scratch Acid, or any other
bands's music let me know.

Ken Ahern
@acfcluster1.nyu.edu
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