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Cmajor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 61Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This is my version of Big Sur from the Thrills album "So much for the city"
I've stolen a couple of bits from the previous version and obviously added
in a few guitar bits too. The picking pattern from the intro is pretty much
maintained during most of the verses but usually with an open top string, play
around and see what you like the sound of. I don't think the opening  Dsus2is
strictly right but its the best I could figure out in the 15 mins I've spent on
this.
[Intro]
                     x2  [fILL 1]  --->[TO VERSE]
e|Dsus2---0--0--0|Cmaj7--0--0--0 |-Em0-0---F1-|---------------|
B|----3--3--|---0--0---|-0-0---1-|---------------|
G|-----2--2-|----0--0--|-0-0---2-|---------------|
D|-0--------|----------|-2-2---3-|---------------|
A|----------|-3--------|-2-2---3-|---------------|
E|----------|----------|-0-0---1-|---------------|
e|----------|----------|---------------|
B|-------1-3|---1----3-|-1---3-1-------|
G|-0-0-2----|-2---2----|---2-----2-----|
D|----------|----------|---------------|
A|---------0|----------|---------------|
E|-3-3------|----------|---------------|
[Verse 1]
 FSo much for the cAmity, tDsus2ell me that you'll dance to the end
                                          F[Fill 2]
 Just tell me that you'll dance to the end
 FHey hey you're the Ammonkees, pDsus2eople said you monkeyed around,
                            F[Fill 2]
 But nobody's listening now.
[Chorus]
 CJust don't Fgo back to bDmig surG,  Emhanging aAmround Emletting your old man Amdown
 CJust don't Fgo back to Dmbig sur, Gbaby baby please don't Fgo
                     G[Fill 1]
 Baby please don't go.
[Verse 2]
 FSo much for the sAmtreet lights, they're nDsus2ever gonna guide you home
                                      F[Fill 2]
 No thet're never gonna guide you home
 FDown at the steam bAmoat show, aDsus2ll the kids start spittin'
                                          F[Fill 2]
  I guess it didn't live up to the billing.
[Chorus]
 CJust don't Fgo back to Dmbig surG, hEmanging aAmround, lEmetting your old man dAmown
 CJust don't Fgo back to Dmbig sur, Gbaby baby please don't Fgo
 GBaby baby please don't Cgo.
repeat [Intro] then [Fill 1]
[Solo]
e|--1-1--1-1--3-1-|0-------|0-0-0-0-0---|-----------|-1-1-1-1-1-0----|
B|----------------|--1---1-|----------3-|1---1-1h3p1|-------------3--|
G|----------------|----2---|------------|-----------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------|------------|-----------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------|------------|-----------|----------------|
E|----------------|--------|------------|-----------|----------------|
Repeat [Fill 2]
[Chorus]
 CJust don't Fgo back to Dmbig surG, hEmanging aAmround, lEmetting your old man dAmown
 CJust don't Fgo back to Dmbig sur, Gbaby baby please don't Fgo
 GBaby baby please don't Cgo.
************************************
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
************************************

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Big Sur

by The Thrills

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Dsus2

Cmaj7

This is my version of Big Sur from the Thrills album "So much for the city"

I've stolen a couple of bits from the previous version and obviously added

in a few guitar bits too. The picking pattern from the intro is pretty much

maintained during most of the verses but usually with an open top string, play

Dsus2

around and see what you like the sound of. I don't think the opening is

strictly right but its the best I could figure out in the 15 mins I've spent on

this.

[Intro]

x2 [fILL 1] --->[TO VERSE]

Dsus2 Cmaj7 Em F

e|---0--0--0|--0--0--0 |-0-0---1-|---------------|

B|----3--3--|---0--0---|-0-0---1-|---------------|

G|-----2--2-|----0--0--|-0-0---2-|---------------|

D|-0--------|----------|-2-2---3-|---------------|

A|----------|-3--------|-2-2---3-|---------------|

E|----------|----------|-0-0---1-|---------------|

e|----------|----------|---------------|

B|-------1-3|---1----3-|-1---3-1-------|

G|-0-0-2----|-2---2----|---2-----2-----|

D|----------|----------|---------------|

A|---------0|----------|---------------|

E|-3-3------|----------|---------------|

[Verse 1]

F Am Dsus2

So much for the city, tell me that you'll dance to the end

[Fill 2]

Just tell me that you'll dance to the end

F Am Dsus2

Hey hey you're the monkees, people said you monkeyed around,

[Fill 2]

But nobody's listening now.

[Chorus]

C F Dm G Em Am Em Am

Just don't go back to big sur, hanging around letting your old man down

C F Dm G F

Just don't go back to big sur, baby baby please don't go

[Fill 1]

Baby please don't go.

[Verse 2]

F Am Dsus2

So much for the street lights, they're never gonna guide you home

[Fill 2]

No thet're never gonna guide you home

F Am Dsus2

Down at the steam boat show, all the kids start spittin'

[Fill 2]

I guess it didn't live up to the billing.

[Chorus]

C F Dm G Em Am Em Am

Just don't go back to big sur, hanging around, letting your old man down

C F Dm G F

Just don't go back to big sur, baby baby please don't go

G C

Baby baby please don't go.

repeat [Intro] then [Fill 1]

[Solo]

e|--1-1--1-1--3-1-|0-------|0-0-0-0-0---|-----------|-1-1-1-1-1-0----|

B|----------------|--1---1-|----------3-|1---1-1h3p1|-------------3--|

G|----------------|----2---|------------|-----------|----------------|

D|----------------|--------|------------|-----------|----------------|

A|----------------|--------|------------|-----------|----------------|

E|----------------|--------|------------|-----------|----------------|

Repeat [Fill 2]

[Chorus]

C F Dm G Em Am Em Am

Just don't go back to big sur, hanging around, letting your old man down

C F Dm G F

Just don't go back to big sur, baby baby please don't go

G C

Baby baby please don't go.

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

************************************

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