Close Action Tab

                   Big Country - Close Action

                      Album - The Crossing


From: maule_andy@hotmail.com

From the bands 1983 debut album, what follows is lead guitarist
Stuart Adamson's guitar part which is pretty much the feel and
sound of the whole song. I've included the E-bowed guitar
riff that accompanies the bridge section - it was omitted from
live performances of the song.The song is in A.


PM = palm mute - mute the strings with the palm of your hand
h  = hammer on
p  = pull off
/  = slide up
\  = slide down
t  = tap (with strumming hand)


INTRO - [Riff 1] x 2

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--7------7-----4--------4-----4--|--2------2-----4--------7--4-----|
A|------0-----0-----5--5-----5-----|------0-----0-----5--5--------5--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                                  [PM..............]
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--7------7-----4--------4-----4--|--2------2-----4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|------0-----0-----5--5-----5-----|------0-----0--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

VERSE 1 - [Riff 2] x 2

E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-|-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  A score of years.....this line has run..


E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  Above the crests.... that drown the sun..

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 2*

    A5            D5          F#5           E5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--9--9--9-------2--2--2--|--6--6--6---\---4--4--4--|
D|--7--7--7-------0--0--0--|--4--4--4---\---2--2--2--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  I will carry you home     With the gods in my eyes

*Followed by these 2 bars
   [let ring]
E|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|
G|--9---------|-(9)--------|
D|--7---------|-(7)--------|
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|

FIRST SOLO - [Riff 4]

  <===============x3================>   [PM...............................]
E|-12-------12------------------------|--10----9-10--------10----9-10------|
B|----12-10----12-10---12-9---12-9----|-----10------10-7------10------10-7-|
G|--------------------------9------9--|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------|-12-------12--------14-141414-17-21-|
B|/12-10-9-10-9h10p9-------------10-12|----12-10----12-10------------------|
G|-------------------11-9---9h11------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


E|-12-------12--------14-141414-12----|-12-------12--------17-171717-14-10-|
B|----12-10----12-10---------------14-|----12-10----12-10------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   [PM...............................]
E|--10----9-10--------10----9-10------|------------------------------------|
B|-----10------10-7------10------10-7-|-/12-10-9-10-9h10p9-----------------|
G|------------------------------------| -------------------11-9------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------14\----|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

BRIDGE - [Riff 1] x 2 + [E-bow Riff 5 - below] x 2

E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G|--14--\--11\7----|--6-h-7p6-\-2----|-/14--h18h18-\-11--|-p9-h-11/14------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

VERSE 2 -  [Riff 2] x 2

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 2

2ND SOLO - [Riff 6] x 2*

E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----6--9--11-111111-14-141414-11\9-|-----6--9--11-111111-11/14\11--9----|
D|--7---------------------------------|--7---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-----6--9--11-111111-14-141414-11\9-|--9-9--6----------------------------|
D|--7---------------------------------|----------7----4-----4----t16p4-----|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------4--6--------7--6--4---------|
D|--4--7------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

*Replace bar 5 of Riff 6 with this bar on the 2nd time of playing
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------4--6--------7--6--------------|
D|--4--7-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--------------------------------------|
VERSE 3 - [Riff 2] x 2

CHORUS - [Riff 3] x 4

OUTRO - x4

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------|
  I will carry you home....