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Power Windows Tabs:

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Big Money Tab

Send "Big Money" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Big Money
from "Power Windows"

transcription by pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (Patrick M. Ryan)

performance notes:

Alex tunes his guitar up a full step for this song.  This was confirmed,
I believe, in an interview.  The strings, from bottom to top, are tuned to:
F#, B, E, A, C#, F#.  One can still play this song with the standard
tuning but the harmonics in the solo sound sweeter (and are easier to
play) with the alternate tuning.  Obviously, one can get the same effect
with a capo on the 2nd fret.

This transcription assumes the alternate tuning.  Most of the song
is just "power" chords.  The fingered chord will appear first with
the real chord following it in parens.  For instance, this first chord
of the song is a B played like an A.  It will look like: A(B).

Harmonics appear on the staff in parens.

As with all tabs, we assume that the reader has heard the song and
can pick up the exact rhythms by ear.

Corrections/modifications to me,
	pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (Patrick M. Ryan)


intro

 A(B)   D(E)                A(B)           D(E)
-0------2-3-2--------------0---------------2-3-2-------------|
-2------3-3-3--------------2---------------3-3-3-------------|
-2------2-2-2------0-------2---------------2-2-2-----0-------|o
-2------0-0-0----2---2-0---2---------------0-0-0---2---2-0---|o
-0-------------------------0-------0-3-0---------------------|
-------------------------------0-3---------------------------|

                           A(B) (fast strum) D(E)    C(D)
-2-3-2-------------0--------9----------------2-3-2---0----------------|
-3-3-3-------------2-------10----------------3-3-3---1----------------|
-2-2-2-----0-------2--------9----------------2-2-2---0----------------|
-0-0-0---2---2-0---2--------7----------------0-0-0---2----------------|
-------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(muffle strings w/ palm)
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-----0--------0-----0----|-----0-------0-----0-----|  repeat 4 times
-0-0---0-----------------|-0-0---0-----------------|
---------3-3----------3--|---------3-3---------3---|
----------------3-3------|---------------3-3-------|



riff [A]
---------------------|
---------------------|
-----0-----0-----0---|
-0-0-----------------|
-------3-3-----------|
-------------3-3-----|


"Big money goes around the world .... "

 D(E)   C(D)   F(G)   G(A)   D(E)   C(D)   F(G)   G(A)
------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
-7----|-5----|-6----|-8----|-7----|-5----|-6----|-8----|
-7----|-5----|-5----|-7----|-7----|-5----|-5----|-7----|
-7----|-5----|-3----|-5----|-7----|-5----|-3----|-5----|
-5----|-3----|------|------|-5----|-3----|------|------|
------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|


"Big money pull a million strings..."

(scuff chords)
 A(B)   G(A)   C(D)   D(E)   A(B)   G(A)   C(D)   D(E)
------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
------|------|-5----|-8-7--|------|------|-5----|-7----|
-6----|-4----|-5----|-7-7--|-6----|-4----|-5----|-7----|
-7----|-5----|-5----|-7-7--|-7----|-5----|-5----|-7----|
-7----|-5----|-3----|-5-5--|-7----|-5----|-3----|-5----|
-5----|-3----|------|------|-5----|-3----|------|------|


"Sometimes ..."

----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|
-----0-----0-----0----|-----0-----0-----0----|
-0-0---0--------------|-0-0---0--------------|
---------3---------3--|---------3---------3--|
-------------3-3------|-------------3-3------|

"It's the power and the glory..."

----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
-0---0-------------------0---0----|-0---0-------------------0---0----|
---------3---3--------------------|---------3---3--------------------|
-----------------3---3------------|-----------------3---3------------|
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

riff [A] once, then same structure for second verse



(after 2nd chorus)

riff [A] 4 times, then solo:   (add a little flanger or chorus)

 D(E)  (let ring)
-2---3------|--------------------------------------------------------|
-3---3------|-----------(12)-------------------(7)-------------------|
-2---2------|---------------(12)----(12)----------(7)----------------|
-0---0------|------(12)---------(12)--------(7)------(7)-------------|
------------|-------------------------------------------(7)----------|
------------|--------------------------------------------------------|

		       ~~~                  ~~~~
-------------------------|----------------------12------------------|
-(12)---------(7)--------|-------------------------12-13-12----12---|
-----(12)--------(7)---9-|-5-7-7-5-7-5-5-7-5----------------14------|
---------(12)------------|------------------------------------------|
-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-------------------------|------------------------------------------|

           ~~~          ~~~               ~~~ (feedback)
-15-15-14-12-----------------------------15----------------|
--------------15-12-13-15----15---13_12--------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|

 (up full step)                       ~~~~
------------------------------------15-----------------------|
-15/-15/-15-13_15-13-12----12_13_15--------------------------|
------------------------14-----------------14_12_11-12_11_9--|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|

                                              ~~~~               ~~~~
------(7)------(7)---(7)--|------------------------------------------|
--(7)-------(7)---(7)-----|------(12)--------(12)------(7)------(7)--|
--------------------------|----------(12)----(12)---------(7)---(7)--|
--------------------------|--(12)--------(12)-------(7)------(7)-----|
--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
--------------------------|------------------------------------------|

		  E(F#)   D(E)    C(D)
----------------|------------------------------------------------|
----------------|-9--9-9--7--7-7--6--6-6---7--7-7--9-9-9--7-7-7--|
-5-5-5-9-7-5-9--|-9--9-9--7--7-7--6--6-6---7--7-7--9-9-9--7-7-7--|
----------------|-9--9-9--7--7-7--6--6-6---7--7-7--9-9-9--7-7-7--|
----------------|-7--7-7--5--5-5--4--4-4---5--5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5--|
----------------|------------------------------------------------|



--------------------|
--------------------|
--------------------|
------------4-5-7---|
------4-5-7---------|
--5-7---------------|

(chorus)
"It's the power & the glory, it's a war in paradise ..."

etc....

"Big money got no soul .... "

(pause)

repeat riff [A] until fade-out

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Bobby Rhythm Player	#1 by Bobby McCorkle at Mar 8, 1985 at 6:14 PM EST
	about 80s materialism.

No Picture Mike Wanna Be	#2 by Mike at Jan 24, 2006 at 7:05 AM EST
	The video for this song is a bit too similar too Dire Straits' video for Money for Nothing. Don't get me wrong I don't know much I'm just a kid.

No Picture Tye Musical Genius	#3 by Tye williston at Aug 6, 2006 at 10:50 PM EST
	I'm somewhat suprised that nobody has yet to comment on this very underrated Rush song. Obviously this song is geared towards bashing corporate america and those that run fortune 500 type companies that bulldoze their way through anyone that gets in their way. The video for this song dates itself to be sure, but Peart is outstanding in it.