Tripping Billies
Intro: (easy peasy)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------2----0---------------------------0---2
|--2-----3-------2-----3---------------2-----3-----2---3----------
repeat twice.
Verse**:
|-----------------------2----4/5---2--------------
|------------0--2--4--------------------4----0---
|-0--2--4-----------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|------------------------2------------
|-------------0--2--4----------------
|-0--2--4----------------------------
|----------------------------2---3---
**This is my interpretation of Tripping Billes. I could cheat and put a bass tab that I found on www.dmbcrash.com, but I won’t. You can go there and check out if you like. In the mean time you have my version. All of the verse is played pretty fast and the two sections are repeated as one until the chorus starts. The important part is to go with what sounds right to you.
Chorus:
|-----------------------------------------------
|---------7/9\7--------------------------------
|------9---------9-----------------0---2---0--
|--7----------------7-----2---3---------------
A little munky fill:
|------------------------10----9---7-----
|--------7/9\7------------------------9--
|-----9---------9-------------------------
|--7---------------7----------------------
Song breakdown: (taken from Red Rocks)
Intro x2
Verse x2
Chorus x4
Verse x2 (no lyrics)
Verse x2 (w/ lyrics)
Chorus x4
Intro x2
Verse x2 (no lyrics)
Verse x2 (w/ lyrics)
Chorus x8 (with lyrics)
Jam**
Chorus x8
Intro+
**The Jam is the chorus part repeated as needed for Boyd’s solo, but try and improvise a little to give it some FLAVA!
+Intro slows down at the end of the song.
TRIPPING BILLIES
4-string EADG
Source: 'Crash' album version.
INTRO (0:07-0:23) (1:42-1:58) (4:21-end)
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A----------------------------------
E--2-------3-----------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--2-------3-------7-------5-------2-------3--------------------------------
G------------------------------
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E--2---3---5---7---------------
VERSE (0:23-0:38) (0:56-1:27) (2:15-2:30)
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------4-------------------5--------------------
A----------4---7---5-------5---3---------------------------9\---
E--5---5---------------------------------------3/--7---7--------
G---------------------------------------
D----------------------7-7-7------------
A----------4---7---5--------------------
E--5---5--------------------------------
G-----------------------
D-----------------------
A-----------------------
E--2-------3------------
*Alternate to line 2
G---------------------------------------
D----------------------4-4--------------
A----------4---7---5-------5------------
E--5---5--------------------------------
*Alternate to line 2
G---------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------
A----------4---7---5---5-5-5------------
E--5---5--------------------------------
CHORUS (0:38-0:54) (1:27-1:42) (2:30-2:45) (4:05-4:21). Stefan stays pretty close to this each time through the chorus. This may not be *exact*, but it is close.
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D----------9----------------------------------------------------
A--------------7-9---5-5---7-5----------------------------------
E--7---7-----------------------7\--2---3---5---7-------5-------5
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------7--------------------------------------------------
A----------9-----9---5-7------------------------------------------
E--7---7-------------------5\------2---3---5---7---10---10---9---9
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------7h9----------------------------------------------
A----------9---------5h7----------------------------------------
E--7---7-------------------5h7p5\--2---3---5---7-------5-------5
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D----------9----------------------------------------------------
A--------------7-9---5-5---7-5----------------------------------
E--7---7-----------------------7\--2---3---5---7----------------
BOYD SOLO (1:59-2:06). Play verse riff.
BOYD SOLO (2:06-2:14)
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------4-------------------5--------------------
A----------4---7---5-------5---3-----------------------9-------9
E--5---5---------------------------------------3/--7-------7----
G---------------------------------------
D----------------------7----------------
A------7-------7---5-------5------------
E--5-------5----------------------------
G-----------------------
D-----------------------
A-----------------------
E--2-------3------------
From 2:45 in chorus, through Boyd's solo, into the last chorus:
LEAD-IN
G-----------------
D-----------------
A-----------------
E--10---10---9---9
CHORUS/BOYD SOLO (2:47-4:05)
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A----------9---------------7------------------------------------
E--7---7-------5-5---5-5-------5---2---3---5---7-------5-------5
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E--7---7---10---5-5---5-5---7---5---2---3---5---7---10---10---9-9-9
*Ad-lib around this in place of line 2 of CHORUS/BOYD SOLO at 3:14, 3:30, 3:46. The notes on the A string could also be played on the 17th, 19th, etc. frets on the E string.
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------/12---12-12---12-12---12---12---14---14---12---9-9---7-7---------
E--7-----------------------------------------------------------------10---9
Im such a cocky bastard and I shouldnt be cause I no your better 