Big Country - Where The Rose Is Sown Album - Steeltown(1984) From: maule_andy@hotmail.com The tab represents the single version of the song (the album version was slightly longer). Sadly, Stuart Adamson passed away shortly after I had started to tab this classic from 'Steeltown'. The song stands testament to his great guitar and songwriting ability...rest easy big man. The song is in A. h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend up / - slide up \ - slide down ~ - vibrato Guitar 1 - Stuart Adamson Guitar 2 - Bruce Watson INTRO - Both guitar riffs are played twice before the verse enters. The slide in the last bar of Guitar 2's riff is played twice the second time round. You may want to palm mute the strings when playing Guitar 1's part. Guitar 1 E|--------------------|--------------------| B|--------------------|--------------------| G|--------------------|--------------------| D|-11-14-141414-11----|--------------------| A|-0--0--0-0-0--0--14-|-12-12-121212-11-11-| E|-----------------0--|-10-10-101010-0--0--| E|--------------------|--------------------| B|--------------------|--------------------| G|---11-11----9--9----|--------------------| D|---12-12----11 11---|--------------------| A|--------------------|-12-14-141414-12-14-| E|--------------------|-12-12-121212-0--0--| Guitar 2 E|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------| B|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------| G|-------------|-------6~~~~|--------9~~~~|--6/9~~~~--| D|--------7~~~~|-7-7h9------|-9-9/11------|-----------| A|-7-7h9-------|------------|-------------|-----------| E|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------| VERSE - Both guitar parts are repeated 4 times. Again, palm muting the strings for Guitar 1's part is optional. Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|----------------------111111-|-----------------------------| A|-141414-141414-141414-0-0-0--|-121212-121212-121212-121212-| E|-121212-121212-121212--------|-101010-101010-101010-101010-| We're at war..........all the papers say....etc. E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|----------------------111111-|-----------------------------| A|-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--0-0-0--|-141414-141414-141414-141414-| E|-101010-101010-101010--------|-121212-121212-121212-121212-| Guitar 2 [let ring] [let ring] E|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------| B|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------| G|-4-2-4--4-4/6-|-2---------|-2-2-2--2-4/6-|-4---------| D|-2-2-2--2-----|---0-------|-0-0-0--0-----|---2-------| A|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------| E|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------| CHORUS - Guitar 1 plays the following 2 bars 3 times followed by the next 2 bars. Guitar 2 picks out a riff similar to the one in the intro. Guitar 1 E|----------------------|---------------------| B|----------------------|---------------------| G|----------------------|---------------------| D|------------11--11-14-|---------------------| A|-12--12-12--0---0--0--|-14--14-14---12/14---| E|-10--10-10------------|-12--12-12---10/12---| Sons of men who.....etc. E|----------------------|---------------------| B|----------------------|---------------------| G|----------------------|---------------------| D|-11-11----------------|--------------11-11--| A|-0--0---12-12---------|-14-14--12-12-0--0---| E|--------10-10---------|-12-12--10-10--------| Guitar 2 E|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| B|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| G|-----------------6-|--------9-----9-|-----------------6-| D|-------7---7-7h9---|-9-9/11----11---|-------7---7-7h9---| A|-7-7h9-------------|----------------|-7-7h9-------------| E|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| E|----------------|-------------------|----------------| B|----------------|-------------------|----------------| G|--------9-------|-----------------6-|--------9-----9-| D|-9-9/11-------9-|-------7---7-7h9---|-9-9/11----11---| A|-----------12---|-7-7h9-------------|----------------| E|----------------|-------------------|----------------| E|----------------12------|-------------------| B|----------12-14----14~--|-------------------| G|-11-11h14---------------|-------------6-----| D|------------------------|-------7-9-7---7~--| A|------------------------|-7-7h9-------------| E|------------------------|-------------------| MAIN RIFF/BRIDGE - The main riff follows the chorus and is played by Guitar 1 twice. Guitar 2 plays barred chords as shown above the tabbed riff - the number in brackets denotes the fret to play each chord at. F#m(9) A(12)D(10) F#m(9) A(12)Bm(14) Guitar 1 E|-------17h19-21--21p19p17--------|-17-17----------------------| B|-17h19--------------------19--17-|-------17-15-14h15p14-------| G|---------------------------------|----------------------17-15-| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------| A|---------------------------------|----------------------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------| F#m(9) A(12)D(10) A(5) Bm(7) E|-------17h19p-21-21p19p17--------|-------------------------------| B|-17h19--------------------19--14-|-14b15-------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------16-16-14-13h14p13-------| D|---------------------------------|-------------------------16-14-| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 2ND VERSE - As per 1st verse CHORUS - As before MAIN RIFF/BRIDGE - As before except that the second time around replace the last bar (bar 8)with the following A Bm E|-17-19b21-19--17-16--------------| B|--------------------17-15-14-----| G|-----------------------------14~~| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| E-BOW SOLO - This little e-bow solo appears before the 3rd verse. The first 4 bars are played once. The 4 bars that follow are played twice. These are accompanied by the Guitar 1 riff from the intro. The Guitar 2 riff from the intro kicks in for the last 4 bars of the solo. E|----------|----------|----------|------------------| B|-14-------|-17-------|-12-------|-14/15-14---12\10-| G|----------|----------|----------|------------------| D|----------|----------|----------|------------------| A|----------|----------|----------|------------------| E|----------|----------|----------|------------------| E|-------------------------|--------------------| B|-12/14-17p14-12\10-10/12-|-14-10h12-12/14\12--| G|-------------------------|--------------------| D|-------------------------|--------------------| A|-------------------------|--------------------| E|-------------------------|--------------------| E|-------------------------|--------------------| B|-12/14-17p14-12\10-10/12-|-/14--10/12/14------| G|-------------------------|--------------------| D|-------------------------|--------------------| A|-------------------------|--------------------| E|-------------------------|--------------------| 3RD VERSE - As before CHORUS - As before MAIN RIFF/BRIDGE - Play exactly the same as the last time OUTRO - The song plays out with Guitars 1 & 2 playing the following repeatedly. Guitar 1 E|---------|---------|---------|---------| B|---------|---------|---------|---------| G|---------|---------|-14------|---------| D|---------|-14------|-0-------|-16------| A|-16------|-0-------|---------|-14------| E|-14------|---------|---------|---------| Guitar 2 E|----------------------------|-17--16-16h17p16-14----| B|-14h17p14----14-17b19r17-14-|--------------------17~| G|----------16----------------|-----------------------| D|----------------------------|-----------------------| A|----------------------------|-----------------------| E|----------------------------|-----------------------| E|----------------------------|-----------------------| B|-14h17p14----14-17b19r17-14-|-15--14-14h15p14-------| G|----------16----------------|-----------------16-14~| D|----------------------------|-----------------------| A|----------------------------|-----------------------| E|----------------------------|-----------------------|