Big Sleep
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Afinação: E A D GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Artist: Simple Minds
Song: Big Sleep
Album: New Gold Dream (1982)
Type: Bass tab
Reference: Simple Minds (Official)
Big Sleep (Remastered 2002)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOk5M0MVxms
Tabbed by: Gaston von PBerg
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
h = hammer-on
p = Pull-off
* = harmonics
. = hold note
Tuning: EADG
[Verse & Main Riff]
0:11
G|------------7-------------------5.-------5h-7--|------------7---------5h-7p-5--7/-9-----5.-----|
D|---------------------*5h-6h-7---------7--------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--5----5---------------------------------------|--5----5---------------------------------------| 7x
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
*“roll” the fingers up the fretboard, hammering-on each note.
Or just simply slide up from the 5th to the 7th fret.
[Bridge]
0:52
G|------------7-------------------5.-------5h-7--|------------7---------7--5---------------------|
D|---------------------*5h-6h-7---------7--------|----------------------------7--5---------------|
A|--5----5---------------------------------------|--5----5-----------------------------8.--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
0:55
G|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1:01
G|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1:06
G|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1:12
G|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1:17
G|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
1:23
G|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
1:28
G|------------7-------------------5.-------5h-7--|------------7---------5h-7p-5--7/-9-----5.-----|
D|----------------------5h-6h-7---------7--------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--5----5---------------------------------------|--5----5---------------------------------------| 5x
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
1:56 1:59
G|------------7-------------------5.-------5h-7--|------------7---------7--5---------------------|
D|----------------------5h-6h-7---------7--------|----------------------------7--5---------------|
A|--5----5---------------------------------------|--5----5-----------------------------8.--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
2:01
G|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
2:07
G|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
2:12
G|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
2:18
G|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
2:24
G|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
2:29
G|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|--3----3--------------3-3-3----------------*5--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Interlude]
2:44
G|-----------*5h7--5-----------------------------|
D|----------------------7----5.------------------|
A|--------------------------------8.-5-5---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
*a very quick, hammer-on grace note
[Interlude 2]
(very fast picking)
2:54
G|--5-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----7--7--7-\5-/7--7--7-\5-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[Verse & Main Riff]
2:57
G|------------7-------------------5.-------5h-7--|------------7---------5h-7p-5--7/-9-----5.-----|
D|----------------------5h-6h-7---------7--------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--5----5---------------------------------------|--5----5---------------------------------------| 3x
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
3:13 3:17
G|------------7-------------------5.-------5h-7--|------------7---------7--5---------------------|
D|----------------------5h-6h-7---------7--------|----------------------------7--5---------------|
A|--5----5---------------------------------------|--5----5-----------------------------8.--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
3:19
G|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
3:24
G|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
3:30
G|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
3:35
G|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
3:41
G|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
3:47
G|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
3:52
G|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
3:58
G|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
4:03
G|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
4:09
G|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|------------3---------------3-----3.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|--1----1--------------1-1-1--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
4:14
G|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|------------2---------------2-----2.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|--0----0--------------0-0-0--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
4:20
G|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|------------5---------------5-----5.-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|--3----3--------------3-3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Repeat CHORUS to FADE-OUT
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
h = hammer-on
p = Pull-off
* = harmonics
. = hold note
How to play Big Sleep
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.