Song: Around The World
Album: What If...
Band: Mr. Big
This version is problably not 100% correct,
but it gives an idea of how this song goes.
Also, listen to song and the tab will be easier
to understand.
Tuning: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb
h = hammer-on
p = pull off
(...) = repeatedly play note in front of bracket
< > = harmonic
p< > = pinch harmonic
t< > = harmonic tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
t = tap
~ = vibrato
b = bend
Part A (Main Riff)
|-------------------------------------------------------------- -----/~9-----|
|--------------------------------------------7-5--------------- -------------|
|---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5----- -7--------7--|
|-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-5- -0-----------|
The lick (indicated with a space) will change throughout the song
|---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------|
|--------------------------------------------7-5----------------- ----7----5h4p5h4p5-|
|---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5------- -------------------|
|-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-6--- -5-----------------|
Part B (Verse)
|-------------------------|
|--------------7--5-------| X 4
|--------7--5-------------|
|--0h7--------------------|
Between the riffs (=breaks) Sheehan plays licks that will also vary through the song
Lick at 2nd break:
--9--999-999-|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
Part C (Pre-Chorus)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
|--0h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-1-|
Part D (Chorus)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------5------------------------------------------|
|---------3(...)-----------------------3/5---5\3------------3(...)--------------------|
|---1(...)-------3-----------------3--------------3--1(...)-------3(...)-4-4-4--3--3--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--------3(...)------2(...)-|
|--1(...)------3(...)-------|
Then it goes:
Part A with the lick 1 being:
--------7--9-7-9-|
-----------------|
--7--------------|
-----0-----------|
Lick 2 is the same
Part b
Lick break 1:
--------------|
--------------|
----77777-----|
--------------|
Lick on break 2 is some kind of sliding or something
Break 3:
---9t<19>...9t<12>--| Look for Sheehan bass solos and you'll know
--------------------| what this means, he does it alot
--------------------|
--------------------|
Break 4:
--p<16>-|
--------|
--------|
--------|
Part C
Part D
Part E (Bridge)
|-----------55555---------------------------7---------------------------|
|---------------------7-9----------------9-----9------------------------|
|----5(...)-------5/7------7(...)-7--10-----------10--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------8(...)--10(...)-|
Part A and lick 1:
--------------------|
--------------------| He's problably using his D-Tuner but you can also quickly
--------------------| tune down 1 step and up again with normal headscrew
--0--0\(-2)/0--3--0-|
Lick 2
let it ring
------<5>--|
------<5>--|
--0--------|
-----------|
Part F (Bass/guitar solo)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mr_big/around_the_world_btab.html ]
|---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------|
|-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------|
|------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------|
|--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2-5-2-----------5-7-----------5-7-5------------7-10-|
|--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7---------0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10------|
|---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------|
|-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------|
|------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------|
|--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-|
|------2h4p2------------------------<5>-------<3>--|
|--0h5-------5p2p0-5p2---------<5>--<5>--<3>--<3>--|
|----------------------5p2p0---<5>-------<3>-------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------|
|-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------|
|------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------|
|--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2-5-2-----------5-7-----------5-7-5------------7-10-|
|--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7---------0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2h5p2-----------5h7p5------------7h10p10--------------10h12p10-|
|--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10---------10-7-0-10-12----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14-|
|---------------12h14p12---------------14h17p14---------------17h19p17-----------|
|-12-10-0-12-15----------15-12-0-15-17----------17-15-0-17-19----------19--------|
The bass and guitar solo/battle is just some ipmrovisation on a E minor pentatonic
scale and the ending of the solo goes like:
|-19b21--19--14b16--14-12-|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
Rest of the song:
Part D
Part A lick 1:
--9--999-999-|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
lick 2:
----------|
----7--5--|
----------|
-5-----3--|
Part F, end:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2h5p2-----------5h7p5------------7h10p10--------------10h12p10-|
|--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10---------10-7-0-10-12----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14/~15-|
|---------------12h14p12---------------14h17p14---------------17h19p17---------------|
|-12-10-0-12-15----------15-12-0-15-17----------17-15-0-17-19----------19------------|
Part A,one riff played slower and a modification on the end:
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------7-5-----------------|
|---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5-------|
|-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-5-3-|
Big finale is a G minor pentatonic "blast-off" and a return to E