BIG DIPPER -- Cracker (This is the full version, worked out painstakenly from previous tab by "Steve Vetter") *Tune 1/2 step down. (Easy open chord version for acoustic) *All chords played for full measure – indicated w/ bars (|) at beginning Intro: Am |C |F |G | (x1) Verse: Am |C |F |G | (x2) Am |C | The cigarettes And carrot juice. Get yourself a F |G | new tattoo, for those sleeveless days of June. Am |C | I'm sitting on the Cafe Xeno steps, with a book I haven't started yet, F |G | watching all the girls walk by. Chorus: G |F |Dm |C | (x2) G |F | Could I take you out? I'd be yours without a Dm |C | doubt.. on that Big Dipper. G |F | If the sound of this, it frightens you, we could play it real Dm |C | cool. And act some-what in - different. Verse: Am C And hey June, why’d you have to come, why'd ya hafta come a-round so F G soon? I wasn't ready for all this nature. Am C The terrible green, green grass, and violent blooms of flowered dresses, F G and afternoons that make me sleepy. Chorus: G F But we could wait a-while, before we push that dull Dm C turnstile.. into the passage. G F Thousands they have tread. And, others sometimes Dm C fled, before their turn came. Solo: Am |C |F |G | (x2) {over verse chords, no lyrics} Chorus: G F We could wait our lives, before a chance Dm C arrives. Before the passage. G F From the top you can see Monterey. Or think about San Dm C Jose. Though I know it's not that pleasant. Verse: Am C And hey Jim! ah, Kerouac. Brother of the Famous Jack. F G Or so he likes to say. Lucky bastard! Am C He's sitting on the Cafe Xeno steps, with a girl I'm not over yet. F G Watching all the world go by. Chorus: G F Boy you're looking bad. Did I make you feel that Dm C sad? I'm honestly flattered. G F But if she asked me out, I'd be hers without a Dm C doubt, on that Big Dipper. Outro Verse: Am C Cigarettes.. And carrot juice. Get yourself a F G new tattoo. For those sleeveless days of June. Am C I'm sitting on the Cafe Xeno steps. I haven't got the F G courage yet.. I haven’t got the courage yet.. I haven't got the Am (1 strum) courage yet. [END] Structure: Progression 1 = Am |C |F |G | Progression 2 = G |F |Dm |C | Prog 1 (x1) – intro Prog 1 (x2) – verse1&2 Prog 2 (x2) – chorus1 Prog 1 (x2) – verse3&4 Prog 2 (x2) – chorus2 Prog 1 (x2) – solo (over prog 1) Prog 2 (x2) – chorus3 Prog 1 (x2) – verse5&6 Prog 2 (x2) – chorus4 Prog 1 (x2) – verse6&7 (plus 1 Am strum to end) Verse Tab (slow): The most noticeable section of the song is the baseline walking in the verse’s Am and F The “2 & 3” counts are very distinct. If strumming, make them prominent, or pick something like: Am |C |F |G | e:-0-------0---0---0---000-0-000-0-1-------1---1---3---3---3-3-3-3-| B:-1-------1---1---1---111-1-111-1-1-------1---1---3---3---3-3-3-3-| G:-2-------2---222-0---000-0-000-0-2-------2---2---0---0---0-0-0-0-| D:-2-------2---222-2---222-2-222-2-3-------3---333-0---0---0-0-0-0-| A:-0---3-2-0---000-3---333-3-333-3-3-------3---333-2---2---2-2-2-2-| E:---------------------------------1---3-2-1---111-3---3---3-3-3-3-| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . The choruses are kind of hard to hear at first. They run G, F, Dm, C (one measure each – count of 1 through 4) and then go straight into either another chorus with G or a verse with Am. First pass is nearly The second pass picks up chords. (keep tapping or you’ll get lost) Chorus pass 1 (patience, almost painfully): G [G G F F F Dm Dm C]* C C C * = faint or nothing . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . “Could I..” “out?” “doubt.” “Dipper.” Chorus pass 2 (strum away): G G G G G G F F F F F Dm DmDmDm DmDmC C CC C . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . “If the..” “you..” “cool..” “indifferent.” Solo Tab: e:------------------------------------------------------| B:------------------------------------------------------| G:--5--7--9-5-10--9--5-5--7-7--7--10--9--5--7--5--------| D:------------------------------------------------7--5--| A:------------------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------------------|