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A Pict Song Billy Bragg
A Pict Song By Billy Bragg (Words by Rudyard Kipling) This isn't exactly note-for-note what Ol' Bignose plays, but it's pretty loose stuff anyhow. Play around with it. Use hammer-ons and pull-offs as needed. Billy uses a good bit of overdrive in this song. Intro: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B 5-5-5-5-3-3-3-0-|--------------5-|5---5-3-3---3-0-|--------------5-| G --0-0-0-0---0-0-|2-0-0-2-4-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-0-0-2-244220-0| D ----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B --5-5-5-3---3-0-|--------------5-|--5-5-5-3---0---|-----------(12)-| G --0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-0-0-2-4-4-20-0|--0-0-0-0---0-0-|4-2-0---0--(12)-| D ----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|----------------|0-0-0---2-------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E 0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------| (12) = harmonics Verses: There are only three chords in the song: Em, G, and D. The basic pattern is very simple. Billy throws in a number of embellishments, most of which are remarkably simple. The trick in a song like this is to let the guitar do a lot of the work for you: allow a few selected notes to ring and let that crunchy overdrive carry you. Use palm mutes and chucks with the Em and G chords, to give it a strong, clean rhythm. Basic pattern: Em G D Em G D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e -------0----3---|2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-|-------0----3---|2-2-0-2-7-7-530-| B ----0--0----3---|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----0--0----3---|3-3-3-3---------| G ----0-------0---|2-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-|----0-------0---|2-2-0-2---------| D ----2-----------|----------------|----2-----------|----------------| A ----2---2-------|----------------|----2---2-------|----------------| E 0-0-----3-------|----------------|0-0-----3-------|----------------| That little riff at the end is just an example of the kind of embellishments you can sprinkle in there, usually toward the ends of verses. Make sure your low E is exactly in tune for this song. Oh - and before you sing this song, think of something that really angers you.
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