Big Country - 1000 Stars Album - The Crossing From: maule_andy@hotmail.com Guitars 'double up'on this track. The tab pretty much covers Stuart Adamson's(Guitar 1) & Bruce Watson's(Guitar 2)parts - you'll have to choose which one you want to be.....unless of course you're a freak with two pairs of hands and a doubleneck guitar! The song is in C. h - hammer on p - pull off / - slide up \ - slide down ~ - vibrato PM- palm mute INTRO/VERSE 1 - [Riff 1 x 4]Guitar 2 E|-----15-----12-|-----15-----12----|-----12-----8-|-----12-----8----| B|-13-----13-----|-13------13----13-|-10-----10----|-10------10---10-| G|---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------| D|---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------| A|---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------| E|---------------|------------------|--------------|-----------------| [Riff 2]Guitar 1 + [Riff 1 x 1]Guitar 2 E|-20--------|-20-----20--20b22-|-17h20p17-17~~~|----17-----15-------| B|----20~~~~-|----20------------|---------------|-17-----17----17-17\| G|-----------|------------------|---------------|--------------------| D|-----------|------------------|---------------|--------------------| A|-----------|------------------|---------------|--------------------| E|-----------|------------------|---------------|--------------------| CHORUS [let ring] E|-------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| B|-------------|----------------|-13-----------|--------------| G|-------------|----------------|-14-----------|--------------| D|-------------|----------------|-15-----------|--------------| A|-------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| E|-------------|----------------|--------------|--------------| The luck of a 1000 stars can't get me out of this [let ring] <====x 4====>[strum chord repeatedly] E|-------------|----------------|-8-----------| B|-13----------|----------------|-8-----------| G|-14----------|----------------|-10----------| D|-15----------|----------------|-10----------| A|-------------|----------------|-8-----------| E|-------------|----------------|-8-----------| The luck of a 1000 stars.......losing... [Riff 3 x 2]Guitar 1 + [Riff 1 x 2]Guitar 2 E|-----20-----17-|-----20-----17----|-----17-----15-|-----17-----15----| B|-20-----20-----|-20------20----20-|-17-----17-----|-17------17----17/| G|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| D|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| A|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| E|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| [Riff 4]*played alongside [Riff 1 & 3]2nd time E|-------------------|---------|--------------|----------| B|----17p15-15\13-13\|10~~~~---|-10--12/13----|----------| G|-------------------|---------|-----------12-|-9~~~~----| D|-------------------|---------|--------------|----------| A|-------------------|---------|--------------|----------| E|-------------------|---------|--------------|----------| 2ND VERSE - [Riff 5 x 6]Guitar 2 E|---------------------|------------------| B|---------------------|------------------| G|--12-9----12-9----12-|--12-9----12-9----| D|-------10------10----|-------10------10-| A|---------------------|------------------| E|---------------------|------------------| 2ND VERSE - [Riff 5 x 6]Guitar 1 *followed by [Riff 1 x 1]Guitar 2 + [Riff 3 x 1]Guitar 1 E|----------------|--------------| B|----------------|--------------| G|----------------|--------------| D|--5-2---5-2---5-|--5-2---5-2---| A|------3-----3---|------3-----3-| E|----------------|--------------| CHORUS SOLO - [Riff 6]Guitar 1 <=========x 2===========> [PM..................................................] E|-------------------------|----------------------------| B|----20-20-17----17-17----|----------------------------| G|-17----------17-------17-|-17-------------------------| D|-------------------------|----19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-| A|-------------------------|----------------------------| E|-------------------------|----------------------------| *[Riff 6]Guitar 2 starts <========x 2========> E|----------------------------|---------------------| B|----20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|-20--17-----20-17----| G|-17-------------------------|--------17--------17-| D|----------------------------|---------------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------| E|----------------------------|---------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------------------17-|-------------------------| D|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19----|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| *now repeat the last 4 bars played replacing the fourth bar with this one E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| [Riff 6 x 2]Guitar 2 <========x 2========> E|-20---------20-------|-------------------------| B|-----20-17-----20-17-|-------------------------| G|---------------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-17-| D|---------------------|-------------------------| A|---------------------|-------------------------| E|---------------------|-------------------------| *play this bar 1st time *play this bar 2nd time E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 3RD VERSE - (Riff 5 x 6)Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 CHORUS OUTRO - [Riff 1 repeatedly]Guitar 2 [Riff 3 x 2]then [Riff 4 x 2]Guitar 1...then.... E|-20-17h20p17----|-----------|-----15h17-15----|-------------------| B|-------------20-|-17--------|-17-----------17-|-17/18-17-15-17----| G|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------17-| D|----------------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------| A|----------------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------| E|----------------|-----------|-----------------|-------------------| E|-20-17h20p17----|-----------|-----15h17-15----|-------------20/22-20-| B|-------------20-|-17--------|-17-----------17-|-17/18-17-15----------| G|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------| D|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------| A|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------| E|----------------|-----------|-----------------|----------------------|