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THE MODEL - Big Black
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Tabbed by: Max Eastman
E-mail: nogogonogo@hotmail.com
Tuning: EADGBE
A fun song to play. Sounds surprisingly good on acoustic too. Who knew a Big Black cover
of a Kraftwerk song can sound so good on acoustic?
You play the first riff for the intro, outro, and while Steve is crooning
each lyric, and you play the second riff after each of his lyrics.
Riff 1 is actually the bass riff transcribed for guitar, so
if you want the authentic Albini experience, you can use the
feedbacker riff to get that high-pitched guitar during the verses.
You can hit other strings by "accident" during the bridge
if you want a harsher sound. The solo can be played on the
higher frets if you want, but I think it sounds good where it is.
Riff 1 (actually a bass riff, but sounds great on guitar too)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-0--0-3-0-3-------------|
E|-------------0--0-3-0-3-|
Riff 2
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-0--0-3-2-0--2-----|
E|---------------3-0-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/big_black/the_model_tab.html ]
Feedbacker (he changes this up a lot. basically just screw around with this basic pattern)
e|-2-2-4-4-2-2-0-|
B|-2-2-4-4-2-2-0-|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Bridge (the 12s are twelves)
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (repeat a lot of times)
e|-2-------2---2-3-2-0-|
B|---3-0-3---3---------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| B Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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