Big Country - Porrohman Tab

Subject: b/big_country/porrohman.tab
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 17:42:11 +0100

Porrohman by Big Country from the Album "The Crossing"

Stuart plays the intro with lots of delay; delay volume only slightly =

lower than the original signal. Use lots of repeats on the delay and use =

Chorus

to fill out the sound. You'll get a great effect and the delay does a = lot of the work for you; it will play the notes in brackets for you

Making the riff much easier to play. I've only included the bracketed =

notes in the first 4 bars (coz it was too much like hard work) but they = continue

As long as the riff does. Stuart uses various different pitch shift and

Octaver settings at different parts of the intro - and during the e-bow

sections - sometimes it's an octave up sometimes a fifth or a seventh up = I think. Listen to the live King Biscuit Flower Hour version and you'll = hear this clearly. I've added Bruce's parts at the end. (Stuart)
E16 17 16 16 16 17 16 16(17)1916 17 16 16 16 17 16 16(17)1 9
B 19 (19)17 19 19 (19)17 19
G
D
A
E
(add Bruce 1)
E16 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1916 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1 9
B 19 17 19 19 17 19
G
D
A
E
(add bass)
E16 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1916 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1 9
B 19 17 19 19 17 19
G
D
A
E
(add drums) =
E16 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1916 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1 9
B 19 17 19 19 17 19
G
D
A
E
echo......
E
B17
G16
D
A
E
E16 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1916 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1 9
B 19 17 19 19 17 19
G
D
A
E
echo......
E
B17
G16
D
A
E
(repeat 4 times)
E16 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1916 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1 9
B 19 17 19 19 17 19
G
D
A
E
(add Bruce 2 in place of Bruce 1) (12 times)
E16 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1916 17 16 16 16 17 16 16 1 9
B 19 17 19 19 17 19
G
D
A
E

Clean sound with lots of delay & chorus. Strum the first & third chords

- the C#m - slowly UP the way and let the delay create a cascade effect.
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 68 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 4 7 7 7 4 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 68 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 4 7 7 7 4 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| B|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| G|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| D|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| A|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| E|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss|
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 68 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 4 7 7 7 4 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 68 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 4 7 7 7 4 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Verse 1

(Bruce 2 continues)
E 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Night hangs on the city
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 68 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 4 7 7 7 4 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Laughter lies on faces

E-bow after 1st verse. Use lots of delay, some distortion, chorus

(see Alternative at end if you don't have an e-bow)
E
B14 17 14h17p14s12 14 17 14h17p14s12 9 12 9h12p9 s5 s14
G
D
A
E
E-bow
E
B14 17 14h17p14s12 14 17 14h17p14s12 9 12 9h12p9 h12
G
D
A
E
E-bow (Add Bruce 3)
E
B12 12 12 12
G
D
A
E
E-bow
E
B
G6 9 11 13 6 9 11 13 16 18 16 13 14 13 9
D
A
E
Delay - no E-bow quiet........
E 7h9 7h9 16
B 7h9 7h9 17 19 17 17
G6h9 6h9 18 16
D
A
E
Delay - no E-bow quiet........
E 7h9 7h9 16
B 7h9 7h9 17 19 17 17
G6h9 6h9 18 16
D
A
E
Louder (I've just tabbed the main notes - listen to CD for rhythm)
E19 19 19 19 19 16 19 19 21 19 21 19 21 19 21 19 16 16
B 19
G
D
A
E
E
B17 19 17 s21 17
G 18 16
D
A
E
E19 19 19 19 19 16 19 19 21 19 21 19 21 19 21 19 16 16
B 19
G
D
A
E
E 19
B17 19 17 s21 17
G 18
D
A
E
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 68 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 4 7 7 7 4 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 68 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 4 7 7 7 4 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| B|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| G|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| D|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| A|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss| E|SsssssSsssss|SsssssSsssss|
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 68 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 4 7 7 7 4 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 68 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 4 7 7 7 4 7 7 79 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 57 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Verse 2 (same as verse 1)

I haven't tried to do the rhythm here - listen to the CD for that! Part 1
E
B
G
D 6h9 9 9 9 9 9 6h9 9 9 9 9 9 6h9 9 9 9 9 9 6h9 9 9 9 9 9
A
E
E
B
G 6h9 9 9 9 9 9 6h9 9 9 9 9 9
D 6h9 9 9 9 6 9
A
E
Part 2
E
B
G
D 6h9 9 9 9 9 9 6h9 9 9 9 9 9 6h9 9 9 9 9 9 6h9 9 9 9 9 9
A
E
E
B
G 6h9 9 9 9 9 9 6h9 9 9 9 9 9
D 6h9 9 9 9 6
A 9 7
E
Part 3 (twice)
E
B
G
D 6h9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6h9 9 9 9 6h9 s11 9 9 9 9 9
A
E
E
B
G
D 6h9 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6h9 9 9 9 6h9 s11 9 9 9 9 9
A
E
E
B
G 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 s14 14 14 14
D
A
E
The rest is pretty starightforward to work out! Here are the Bruce bits; Bruce 1 - Played with the same delay as Stuart's part
E 12 and repeat until Bruce 2
B12h14 12h14
G 13
D
A
E

Bruce 2 (overdrive) (repeat for rest of intro and all of verse)

E9 5 9 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
B9 5 9 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G9 6 9 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
D11 7 11 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A11 7 11 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E9 5 9 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Bruce 3 (4 times)
E 12 14 12 14
B 14 14 12
G 13 13 13 13 13
D 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 14
A
E
Alternative to E-bow; If you don't have an E-bow or have one and can't use it (I remember = seeing Mick Ronson trying to control one and failing miserably so it's nothing to be ashamed of) try the following. Use a volume pedal to fade notes in = as required - this works quite well;
E9 12 9h12p9 9 12 9h12p9
B 12 12 9 12 9h12p9
G 9
D
A
E
E9 12 9h12p9 9 12 9h12p9
B 12 12 9 12 9h12p9 12
G
D
A
E
h=3D=3Dhammer p=3Dpull s=3Dslide SsssssSsssss=3Ddeaden strings with left hand, strum like hell and try to =

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