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Song: Around The World Album: What If... Band: Mr. Big This version is problably not 100% correct, but it gives an idea of how this song goes. Also, listen to song and the tab will be easier to understand. Tuning: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb h = hammer-on p = pull off (...) = repeatedly play note in front of bracket < > = harmonic p< > = pinch harmonic t< > = harmonic tap / = slide up \ = slide down t = tap ~ = vibrato b = bend Order of the song: Main Riff Verse 1 Pre-Chorus Chorus Main Riff (2nd time) Verse 2 Pre-Chorus Chorus Bridge Main Riff(3rd time) Solo Chorus Main Riff(4th time) Outro -Main Riff Lick 1 |-------------------------------------------------------------- -----/~9-----| |--------------------------------------------7-5--------------- -------------| |---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5----- -7--------7--| |-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-5- -0-----------| The lick (indicated with a space) will change throughout the song Lick 2 |---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------| |--------------------------------------------7-5----------------- ----7----5h4p5h4p5-| |---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5------- -------------------| |-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-6--- -5-----------------| 2nd time: Lick 1: --------7--9-7-9-| -----------------| --7--------------| -----0-----------| Lick 2 is the same 3rd time: Lick 1: --------------------| --------------------| He's problably using his D-Tuner but you can also quickly --------------------| tune down 1 step and up again with normal machine head --0--0\(-2)/0--3--0-| Lick 2 let it ring ------<5>--| ------<5>--| --0--------| -----------| 4th time: Lick 1 --9--999-999-| -------------| -------------| -------------| Lick 2 ----------| ----7--5--| ----------| -5-----3--| -Verse |-------------------------| |--------------7--5-------| X 4 |--------7--5-------------| |--0h7--------------------| Between the riffs (=breaks) Sheehan plays licks that will also vary through the song First Verse 1st Break: - 2nd Break: --9--999-999-| -------------| -------------| -------------| 3rd Break: - 4th Break: - Second verse: 1st Break: --------------| --------------| ----77777-----| --------------| 2nd Break: Some kind of sliding or something 3rd Break: ---9t<20>t<19>t<18>t<17>t<16>...t<11>t<10>t<11>t<12>...t<20>--| --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| Sheehan does this in lots of his solos. It's not important to hit the exact fret, but there has to be a harmonic sound 4th Break: --p<16>-| --------| --------| --------| -Pre-Chorus |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------| |--0h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-3-1-| -Chorus |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-----------5------------------------------------------| |---------3(...)----------------------3/5---5\3------------3(...)--------------------| |---1(...)-------3----------------3--------------3--1(...)-------3(...)-5-5-5--3--3--| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |--------3(...)------2(...)-| |--1(...)------3(...)-------| -Bridge |-----------55555---------------------------7---------------------------| |---------------------7-9----------------9-----9------------------------| |----5(...)-------5/7------7(...)-7--10-----------10--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------8(...)--10(...)-| -Bass/guitar solo |---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------| |-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------| |------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------| |--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2-5-2-----------5-7-----------5-7-5------------7-10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7---------0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10------| |---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------| |-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------| |------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------| |--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-| |----------4h7p4---4-------------------<5>-------<3>--| |--------5-------5---5------------<5>--<5>--<3>--<3>--| |--0-4-7---------------4-0--------<5>-------<3>-------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------t12p0h7h9--t12p0h3h4----------------------------| |-----------------------t12p0h5h7--------------------- t12h5h7--------------------| |------------t12p0h4h5-----------------------------------------t12p0h7h9----------| |--t12p0h2h3-------------------------------------------------------------t12p0h10-| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2-5-2-----------5-7-----------5-7-5------------7-10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7---------0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2h5p2-----------5h7p5------------7h10p10--------------10h12p10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10---------10-7-0-10-12----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14-| |---------------12h14p12---------------14h17p14---------------17h19p17-----------| |-12-10-0-12-15----------15-12-0-15-17----------17-15-0-17-19----------19--------| The bass and guitar solo/battle is just some ipmrovisation on a E minor pentatonic scale and the ending of the solo goes like: |-19b21--19--14b16--14-12-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| -Outro: |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------2h5p2-----------5h7p5------------7h10p10--------------10h12p10-| |--0-3-5-------5-3-0-5-7-------7-5-0-7-10---------10-7-0-10-12----------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14/~15-| |---------------12h14p12---------------14h17p14---------------17h19p17---------------| |-12-10-0-12-15----------15-12-0-15-17----------17-15-0-17-19----------19------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------7-5-----------------| |---7------7-10-7------7---5------------5-7--------7-5-7-5-------| |-----7-10--------10-7---7---7-0----0-7--------------------7-5-3-| Big finale is a G minor pentatonic "blast-off" and a return to E