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THIRTEEN Big Star
style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 11px;">[tbis file contains a full and an easy version of tbis track]
Another gem from the first Big Star album. Great lyrics, great
playing, just plain great all around. Notes:
1) This is the full TAB. I think. I have tried my damnedest to pick
out every guitar in the song, but there's a few bits that I can't
quite get. This will, however, probably get you further than you
need to go to play this accurately.
2) There are four guitars in this song, all acoustic. I'm not sure
what guitar 4 is doing throughout the verses and choruses. It may
be sitting out or it may be doubling guitar 2. In any event, you
do not need four guitars (or even three) to make it sound good. I
think you can probably get it down to two without simplifying
things too much (although you gotta be an extremely good team
player with whoever it is who has the other part). You *can* do a
version of this with just one guitar, but that requires a good
deal of simplification. I've written another TAB devoted to just
that. But for those of you who do care, the rundown seems to be:
guitar 1, simple rhythm; guitar 2, complex rhythm and solo;
guitar 3, lead and solo; guitar 4, solo rhythm.
3) Guitar 1 seems to have a few "missing" notes at times. Since most
of this guitar's parts are straight eighth or quarter notes, I'm
guessing that it's pretty safe to fill in the gaps with what seems
to be right.
4) Capo up 3 frets. Like all other transcriptions where there are
capoed guitars, this means that the TAB is really just chord
shapes, not actual concert pitch. So just pretend the capo is the
nut.
5) Vocal harmonies are here, but I can't tell you what to do. They
don't actually say anything more then "ah," so do with that what
you want.
6) There's a slight change in the time signature during the "Take
you/shake you/make you" bits, where there's a single bar of 2/4 in
the middle of what is otherwise a straight 4/4 song. Don't worry
about it. The rhythm is easy, so all you really have to do is
follow the chords and you'll have no problem. If you know the song
inside and out anyway, then you'll probably just be surprised to
find out that there's a change at all.
7) Listen to the recording to get an idea of what you're trying to do.
Let the notes ring as long as possible and try to keep it smooth.
I believe all the guitars are fingerpicked.
8) Instead of putting one set of chords above all the TABs, I've put
chord names above each individual guitar. I did this because each
guitar is kinda doing stuff on its own, and if you're gonna be
playing this with more than one guitar, each player needs to know
what he's supposed to be doing rather than the basic chord
structure of all the guitars together. For the most part, the
chords are the same for all guitars, but this isn't always the
case.
9) The song speeds up slightly. Very slightly.
10) This is one of the few Big Star songs where I can actually make
out all of the lyrics, so enjoy it while you can.
"Thirteen" (Alex Chilton/Chris Bell)
As performed by Big Star
From the album _#1_Record_ (available on one monster CD with _Radio_
_City_)
Transcribed for a long time but still without permission by Marc Hirsh
Notation:
s - sixteenth note
e - eighth note
q - quarter note
h - half note
w - whole note
. - play note for one and a half times the value before it (just like a dot in
standard notation)
^ - ties two note lengths together
NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME!
/ - slide up
- slide down
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
Capo up 3 frets!
(guitar 1)
[G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9]
E---------------------|--------------------- B---------------------|--------------------- G---0---0---0-------0-|---0---0---0-------0- D-----0-------(0)h2---|-----0-------(0)h2--- A---------3-----------|---------3----------- E-3-------------------|-3-------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| G C G C
E---------------------|--------------------- B-----3-3-------------|-----3-3------------- G-----0-----0-------0-|-----0-----0-------0- D-------------0h2p0---|-------------0h2p0--- A---2-----3-----------|---2-----3----------- E-3-------------------|-3-------------------
| e e e e e e s3s3s e e e e e e e s3s3s e
|
|(guitar 3)
| G G
E-----3-----------3---|-----3-----------3--- B-----3-----------3---|-----3-----------3--- G---------------------|--------------------- D---------------------|--------------------- A---------------------|--------------------- E---------------------|---------------------
Q q Q q Q q Q q
(guitar 1)
[G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9]
E---------------------|--------------------- B---------------------|--------------------- G---0---0---0-------0-|---0---0---0-------0- D-----0-------(0)h2---|-----0-------(0)h2--- A---------3-----------|---------3----------- E-3-------------------|-3-------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| G C G C
E---------------------|--------------------- B-----3-3-------------|-----3-3------------- G-----0-----0-------0-|-----0-----0-------0- D-------------0h2p0---|-------------0h2p0--- A---2-----3-----------|---2-----3----------- E-3-------------------|-3-------------------
| e e e e e e s3s3s e e e e e e e s3s3s e
|
|(guitar 3)
| G G
E-----3-----------3---|-----3-----------3--- B-----3-----------3---|-----3-----------3--- G---------------------|--------------------- D---------------------|--------------------- A---------------------|--------------------- E---------------------|---------------------
Q q Q q Q q Q q
Won't you let me walk you home from
(guitar 1)
[G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9]
E---------------------|--------------------- B---------------------|--------------------- G---0---0---0-------0-|---0---0---0-------0- D-----0-------(0)h2---|-----0-------(0)h2--- A---------3-----------|---------3----------- E-3-------------------|-3-------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| G C G C
E---------------------|--------------------- B-----3-3-------------|-----3-3------------- G-----0-----0-------0-|-----0-----0-------0- D-------------0h2p0---|-------------0h2p0--- A---2-----3-----------|---2-----3----------- E-3-------------------|-3-------------------
| e e e e e e s3s3s e e e e e e e s3s3s e
|
|(guitar 3)
| G G
E-----3-----------3---|-----3-----------3--- B-----3-----------3---|-----3-----------3--- G---------------------|--------------------- D---------------------|--------------------- A---------------------|--------------------- E---------------------|---------------------
Q q Q q Q q Q q
school?
(guitar 1)
[G] [Cadd9] [G/B] [Em7]
E---------------------|----------------- B---------------------|----------------- G---0---0---0-------0-|---0---0---0----- D-----0-------(0)h2---|-----0---------0- A---------3-----------|-2-----------2--- E-3-------------------|---------0-------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| G C G/B Em7
E---------------------|----------------- B-----3-3-------------|-----3-3--------- G-----0-----0-------0-|-----0-------0--- D-------------0h2p0---|---0---------0--- A---2-----3-----------|-2---------2----- E-3-------------------|---------0-------
| e e e e e e s3s3s e e e e e e e q
|
|(guitar 3)
| G (n.c.)
E-----3-----------3---|--------------------- B-----3-----------3---|--------------------- G---------------------|--------------------- D---------------------|--------------------- A---------------------|--------------------- E---------------------|---------------------
Q q Q q W
Won't you let me meet you by the
(guitar 1)
[C] [G/B] [Am7]
E-----------------|-------------------|--------------------- B-----------------|-------------------|--------------------- G---0---0-----0---|---------0-------0-|-------0---------0--- D-----2-----0---0-|-------2-------2---|-----2---------2----- A-3-------2-------|--0--------0-------|-0--------0---------- E-----------------|-------------------|---------------------
| e e e e e e e e q e e q e e q e e q e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| Cadd9 G/B Am
E-3-------3-------|--------------------|-------------------- B---3---3---3---3-|-----1-1---(h3)-3-3-|---(p1)-1-1-----1-1- G-----0-------0---|-----2-2--------2-2-|--------2-2-----2-2- D-----------------|---2----------------|--------------2----- A-3-------2-------|-0-------0----------|-0----------0------- E-----------------|--------------------|--------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e (e) e e e (e) e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 3)
| Cadd9 G6 Am
E-----0-------0---|-(0)-------0-------|-0-------(0)--------- B-----3-------0---|-----1---1---1---1-|---1---1-----1---1--- G-----------------|-------------------|--------------------- D-----------------|-------------------|--------------------- A-----------------|-------------------|--------------------- E-----------------|-------------------|---------------------
Q q Q q (e) q e e q e e q e (e) q e
pool? Maybe
(guitar 1)
[Em7] [Am7]
E---------------|----------------- B---------------|----------------- G---------------|----------------- D-----0-------0-|-----2-------2--- A---------------|-0-------0------- E-0-------0-----|-----------------
| q q q q q q q q
|
|(guitar 2)
| Em7 Am7
E---------------|----------------- B-------3-----0-|-1---------3----- G-------0-----0-|-0-----0-------0- D-----0---------|-2---2-------2--- A---2-----------|---------0------- E-0-------0-----|-----------------
| e e e e q q q e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 3)
| Em Am(sus4)
E-----------0---|----------------- B---------------|-1-----3---1----- G---------------|---0-----------0- D---------------|----------------- A---------------|----------------- E---------------|-----------------
H^E q. e q q q e
Friday I can get
(guitar 1)
[Em7] [Am7]
E-------------------|-----------------|------------------- B-------------------|-----------------|------------------- G-------------------|-----------------|------------------- D-----0-------0-----|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2----- A-------------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------- E-0-------0---------|-----------------|-------------------
| q q q q q q q q q q q q
|
|(guitar 2)
| Em7 Am7
E-------------------|-----------------|------------------- B-0---------0-------|-1---------1-3-3-|-----1-1-----1----- G-------------------|-------0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-----0----- D-------0-----------|-2---2-----------|---2-------2------- A-----2-------------|---------0-------|-0-------0--------- E-0-------0---------|-----------------|-------------------
| q e e e q. q e e e e e e e e e e e e q
|
|(guitar 3)
| Em7 Am(sus4)
E-------------------|-----------------|------------------- B-3---------3-------|-1-----3-------3-|-------1----------- G---------------(0)-|---0-------0-----|---0-------0---(0)- D-------------------|-----------------|------------------- A-------------------|-----------------|------------------- E-------------------|-----------------|-------------------
h^e q (e) e q q q e E q q q (e)
tickets for the dance And I'll
[2/4 time] [back to 4/4 time]
(guitar 1)
[D5] [C] [G/B] [Am7]
E---------------------|---------|----------------- B-----3---------------|---------|-----------3----- G---2---2---0-------0-|---0---0-|---0---0---0---0- D-0-----------(0)h2---|-----0---|-----2-------2--- A---------3-----------|-2-------|-0-------0------- E---------------------|---------|-----------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B Am7
E-0-------0-----------|-0-------|-------------------- B---3-------3---------|---3---3-|-----1-1---(h3)-3-3- G-----2-------2-------|-----2---|-----0-0--------0-0- D-0-----0-------0-----|---------|---2---------2------ A---------3-----------|-2-------|-0-------0---------- E---------------------|---------|--------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 3)
| (n.c.) Am7
E---------------------|---------|----------------- B---------------------|---------|-----------3----- G---------------------|---------|----------------- D---------------------|---------|----------------- A---------------------|---------|----------------- E---------------------|---------|-----------------
W H H^E q.
take you
(guitar 1)
[Am7] [G] [Am7] [G] [Am7]
E-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------- B-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------- G---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0--------0--|---0---0---0-------0-- D-----2-------2-----|-----0-------(0)h2-----|-----0-------(0)h2---- A-0-------0---------|---------0-------------|---------0------------ E-------------------|-3---------------------|-3--------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| Am7 G Am7 G Am7
E-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------- B--(p1)-1-1-----1-0-|-----(3)-0-----1-0-----|-----(3)-0-----1-0---- G-------0-0-----0-0-|---0--0--0-----0-0-----|---0--0--0-----0-0---- D----2--------2-----|-------------2---------|-------------2-------- A-0---------0-------|-----------0-----------|-----------0---------- E-------------------|-3---------------------|-3--------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 3)
| Am(sus4) G C (G) G C (G)
E-------------------|-----3-----------------|-----3---------------- B-3-----1-----------|-----3-------(0)h1(p0)-|-----3-------1(p0)---- G-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------- D-------------------|-------------(0)h2(p0)-|-------------2(p0)---- A-------------------|-----------------------|---------------------- E-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------
q. e^h Q q Q e (e) Q q Q e (e)
Oooh hoo
(guitar 1)
[G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9]
E---------------------|--------------------- B---------------------|--------------------- G---0---0---0-------0-|---0---0---0-------0- D-----0-------(0)h2---|-----0-------(0)h2--- A---------3-----------|---------3----------- E-3-------------------|-3-------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| G C G C
E---------------------|--------------------- B-----3-3-------------|-----3-3------------- G-----0-----0-------0-|-----0-----0-------0- D-------------0h2p0---|-------------0h2p0--- A---2-----3-----------|---2-----3----------- E-3-------------------|-3-------------------
| e e e e e e s3s3s e e e e e e e s3s3s e
|
|(guitar 3)
| G G
E-----3-----------3---|-----3-----------3--- B-----3-----------3---|-----3-----------3--- G---------------------|--------------------- D---------------------|--------------------- A---------------------|--------------------- E---------------------|---------------------
Q q Q q Q q Q q
Won't you tell your dad get off my
(guitar 1)
[G] [Cadd9] [G] [Cadd9]
E---------------------|--------------------- B---------------------|--------------------- G---0---0---0-------0-|---0---0---0-------0- D-----0-------(0)h2---|-----0-------(0)h2--- A---------3-----------|---------3----------- E-3-------------------|-3-------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| G C G C
E---------------------|--------------------- B-----3-3-------------|-----3-3------------- G-----0-----0-------0-|-----0-----0-------0- D-------------0h2p0---|-------------0h2p0--- A---2-----3-----------|---2-----3----------- E-3-------------------|-3-------------------
| e e e e e e s3s3s e e e e e e e s3s3s e
|
|(guitar 3)
| G G
E-----3-----------3---|-----3-----------3--- B-----3-----------3---|-----3-----------3--- G---------------------|--------------------- D---------------------|--------------------- A---------------------|--------------------- E---------------------|---------------------
Q q Q q Q q Q q
back?
(guitar 1)
[G] [Cadd9] [G/B] [Em7]
E---------------------|----------------- B---------------------|----------------- G---0---0---0-------0-|---0---0---0----- D-----0-------(0)h2---|-----0---------0- A---------3-----------|-2-----------2--- E-3-------------------|---------0-------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| G C G/B Em7
E---------------------|----------------- B-----3-3-------------|-----3-3--------- G-----0-----0-------0-|-----0-------0--- D-------------0h2p0---|---0---------0--- A---2-----3-----------|-2---------2----- E-3-------------------|---------0-------
| e e e e e e s3s3s e e e e e e e q
|
|(guitar 3)
| G (n.c.)
E-----3-----------3---|--------------------- B-----3-----------3---|--------------------- G---------------------|--------------------- D---------------------|--------------------- A---------------------|--------------------- E---------------------|---------------------
Q q Q q W
Tell him what we said 'bout "Paint It
(guitar 1)
[C] [G/B] [Am7]
E-----------------|--------------------|----------------- B-----------------|--------------------|----------------- G---0---0-----0---|-------0-------0----|-------0-------0- D-----2-----0---0-|-----2-------2------|-----2-------2--- A-3-------2-------|-0-------0----------|-0-------0------- E-----------------|--------------------|-----------------
| e e e e e e e e q e e q e e q e e q e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| Cadd9 G/B Am
E-3-------3-------|--------------------|-------------------- B---3---3---3---3-|-----1-1---(h3)-3-3-|---(p1)-1-1-----1-1- G-----0-------0---|-----2-2--------2-2-|--------2-2-----2-2- D-----------------|---2----------------|--------------2----- A-3-------2-------|-0-------0----------|-0----------0------- E-----------------|--------------------|--------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e (e) e e e (e) e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 3)
| Cadd9 G6 Am7
E-----0-------0---|---------0----------|-3-----3--------- B-----3-------0---|-----1--------------|---1-------1----- G-----------------|---0-------0--------|---0-------0----- D-----------------|--------------------|----------------- A-----------------|--------------------|----------------- E-----------------|--------------------|-----------------
Q q Q q E e q e q. e q q q.
Black" Rock and
(guitar 1)
[Em7] [Am7]
E---------------------|------------------- B---------------------|------------------- G---------------------|-------0---------0- D-----0-------0-------|-----2---------2--- A---------------------|-0-------0--------- E-0-------0-----------|-------------------
| q q q q q e e q e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| Em7 Am7
E------0--------------|-------0----------- B-----(3)--3-------3--|-------1----------- G---------(0)-----(0)-|-----0-------0----- D---------------------|---2-------2---2--- A---2-----------2-----|-0-------0--------- E-0-----------0-------|-------------------
| e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 3)
| Em Am7
E---3---3-------------|-3---------(3)----- B-----------0---------|---1--------------- G---------------(0)---|------------------- D---------------------|------------------- A---------------------|------------------- E---------------------|-------------------
E q q q (e) e h (q.)
roll is here to stay Come in-
(guitar 1)
[Em7] [Am7]
E-------------------|-----------------|----------------- B-------------------|-----------------|----------------- G-------------------|---------------0-|---------------0- D-----0-------0-----|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2--- A-------------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0------- E-0-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------
| q q q q q q q e e q q q e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| Em7 Am7
E-------0-----------|-----------------|----------------- B-------0-----------|-----1-1-----3-3-|-----1-1-----1--- G-------------------|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0--- D-----0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2----- A---2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0------- E-0-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------
| e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q
|
|(guitar 3)
| Em7 Am7
E-3-----2---0-------|-3-----2---0-----|-------0--------- B---3---------------|---3-------------|-1---------1----- G---------------(0)-|-----------------|---0------------- D-------------------|-----------------|----------------- A-------------------|-----------------|----------------- E-------------------|-----------------|-----------------
e q q q (e) e q q q. e q q q.
side, girl, it's o- kay And I'll
[2/4 time] [back to 4/4 time]
(guitar 1)
[D5] [C] [G/B] [Am7]
E---------------------|---------|-------------------- B-----3---------------|---------|-------------------- G---2---2---0-------0-|---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---- D-0-----------(0)h2---|-----0---|-----2-------2------ A---------3-----------|-2-------|-0-------0---------- E---------------------|---------|--------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B Am7
E-0-------0-----------|-0-------|-------------------- B---3-------3---------|---3---3-|-----1-1---(h3)-3-3- G-----2-------2-------|-----2---|-----0-0--------0-0- D-0-----0-------0-----|---------|---2---------2------ A---------3-----------|-2-------|-0-------0---------- E---------------------|---------|--------------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 3)
| (n.c.) Am(sus4)
E---------------------|---------|-----0-------0-0---- B---------------------|---------|-----1-------3-3---- G---------------------|---------|-------------------- D---------------------|---------|-------------------- A---------------------|---------|-------------------- E---------------------|---------|--------------------
W H Q h e e
shake you
(guitar 1)
[Am7] [G] [Am7] [G] [Am7]
E-------------------|-----------------------|------------------- B-------------------|-----------------------|------------------- G---0---0---0---0---|-------0---0---0-------|---0---0---0---0--- D-----2-------2-----|-----0-------2---------|-----0-------2----- A-0-------0---------|---------0-------------|---------0--------- E-------------------|-3---------------------|-3-----------------
| e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| Am7 G Am7 G Am7
E-------------------|-----------------------|------------------- B--(p1)-1-1-----1-0-|-----(3)-0-----1-0-----|-----(3)-0-----1-0- G-------0-0-----0-0-|---0--0--0-----0-0-----|---0--0--0-----0-0- D----2--------2-----|-------------2---------|-------------2----- A-0---------0-------|-----------0-----------|-----------0------- E-------------------|-3---------------------|-3-----------------
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 3)
| Am7 G Am G (n.c.)
E-----0-----0-------|-----------------------|------------------- B-----1-------------|---0-----1-----0-------|------------------- G-------------------|-----------------------|------------------- D-------------------|-----------------------|------------------- A-------------------|-----------------------|------------------- E-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------
Q q. q. E q. q. e W
Oooh hoo
Solo
(guitar 1)
[A7] [Am7]
E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------- B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------- G---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0---0- D-----2-------2--|-----2-------2--|-----2-------2--|-----2----------- A-0-------0------|-0-------0------|-0-------0------|-0--------------- E----------------|----------------|----------------|---------0---3---
| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|
|(guitar 2)
| A A7 A7 Am7
E-5--3-----------|-5--3-----------|----------------|-----0----------- B-2--2-----------|-2--2-----------|----------------|-(3)/5----------- G-2--2-----------|-0--0-----------|-----0h2/42p0--|----------------- D-2--2-----------|-2--2-----------|-2/4-----------2|----------------- A-0--0-----------|-0--0-----------|----------------|----------------- E----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------
| q. e^h q. e^h e e e e e e e e w
|
|(guitar 3)
| A7 A7 Am7
E----3--------0--|-5---3----------|----------------|---------------- B----2-----------|-2---2----------|----------------|-(3)/5---------- G----0-----------|-0---0----------|-----0h2/42p0--|---------------- D----2-----------|-2--------------|-2/4-----------2|---------------- A----0-----------|-0--------------|----------------|---------------- E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------
| Q. q q. q. e^h e e e e e e e e w
|
|(guitar 4)
| A/E Am Asus2 Am Am7
E----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- B----------------|----------------|-1-----0---1----|---------------- G----------------|----------------|----------------|-0-----0---0---0 D---2---2---2---2|---2---2---2---2|----------------|----------------
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