Big Bottom

Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, *

Standard tuning

Comments: This was recently posted 
on the BTA by Steve Porsche
but his version only listed the 
first riff that the bass plays.
This is the real deal. This track 
appeared on their self-titled
"black" album and is played by, hold
 on to your hats, three
basses. That´s right, three. One is 
heavily effected, probably
some type of bass syntheziser while 
the other two are "clean".
I´ve arranged this barrage of bass 
here for one bass as it is
easily played that way. I do 
recommend a pick though. This is,
beside being a cool song, a good 
left hand exercise. It will
build stamina holding down those 
chords in the chorus.

Key:
/    = slide up
\    = slide down
b    = bend (whole step)
b^   = bend (1/2 step)
b^^  = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb   = pre-bend
r    = release-bend
t    = tap with righthand finger
h    = hammer-on
p    = pull-off
~    = Vibrato
*    = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
x    = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath 
indicates which notes)
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum


Rhythm Fig. 1

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------3----4----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



G|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-----------------------------3--0--3----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



G|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-----5----------|
A|--5--5-----------------------------3--0--3----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 2

G|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------|
D|--7--7----5----4----5----4----5----5-----5----------|
A|--5--5-----------------------------3--0--3----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 3

G|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------|
D|--7--7----5----4----5----4----5---------------------|
A|--5--5-----------------------------3--0--3----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 4

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5----------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--0--3--4--5--5--5--5--5-----3--4----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



G|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------|
D|----------5----4----5----4----5---------------------|
A|--5--5-----------------------------3--0--3----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



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Rhythm Fig. 5

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7-----------------------7----------------|
A|--0--4--7-----0--0-----0--0--4-/7-----0--0-----0----|
E|--------------------3-----------------------3-------|



  End 1
G|-------------------------------------------7--9-----|
D|-----------3--3--3--1--3------------5--7/9----------|
A|-----0--3-----------------------5/7-----------------|
E|--1-----------------------3--3----------------------|



  End 2
G|-------------------------------------------7--9-----|
D|-----------3--3--3--1--3------------5--7/9----------|
A|-----0--3------------------------5------------------|
E|--1-----------------------3--5/7--------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 6

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------------3------1--------1----1/-------------|
E|-------------3--------------------------------------|



G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8----8-----------------------------------|
A|--6--------6----6-----8--8--8----6--8---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------3-------------------|
A|--3-------------3------1--------1-------------------|
E|-------------3--------------------------------------|



G|---------8-8-8--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 7

G|-----------------------------3--3-------------------|
D|-----------------------------3--3-------------------|
A|--3-------------3-----1-----------------------------|
E|-------------3--------------------------------------|



G|--8--------8--8--8----------------------------------|
D|--8--------8--8--8-----10--10--10----8--10----------|
A|--6--------6--6--6-----8---8---8-----6--8-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3--3------------------|
A|--3-------------3------1----------------------------|
E|-------------3--------------------------------------|



G|-----------8--8-------------------------------------|
D|-----------8--8-------------------------------------|
A|--6-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 8

G|--------------------------------3-------------------|
D|--------------------------------3-------------------|
A|--3-------------3------1-----------1----------------|
E|-------------3--------------------------------------|



G|-----------8--8-------------------------------------|
D|--8--------8--8--------10--10--10----8--10----------|
A|--6--------------6-----8---8---8-----6--8-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



G|--------------------------------3--3----------------|
D|--------------------------------3--3----------------|
A|--3-------------3------1--------------1-------------|
E|-------------3--------------------------------------|



G|-----------8--8-------------------------------------|
D|--8-------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 9

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--4----|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 10

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--3--4----|
E|--------------------------------------3-------------|



Rhythm Fig. 11

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--5--7--7--7--5--7----7--------7--------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--------0--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   < - - - - 4x - - - - - >   < - 2x - >


G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



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[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ end 1]

[Rhy. Fig 6]

[Rhy. Fig 2]
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[Rhy. Fig 4] (2x)

[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 2]

[Rhy. Fig 7]
[Rhy. Fig 10]

[Rhy. Fig 2] (3x)
[Rhy. Fig 3]

[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 2]

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