Duran Duran - Big Bang Generation (1997)Tuning: StandardHere is how to play most of this album track off the band's 1997 album, Medazzaland. Thisis one of the last songs to feature the classic Wedding Album era line-up for the band, as wellas one of few tracks off the album to feature John Taylor on bass. Besides being one of themore underrated tracks overall in the band's back catalog, in my opinion, the song alsofeatures some neat distorted and reverb parts from Warren Cuccurullo. The choruses are particularlyeasy to play, consisting of mostly barre chords and some light muting of those chords thatgoes along with it.Here's the tab to the intro played before the verses, as well as briefly before the finalchorus. Pretty basic stuff if you listen to the song, as long as you remember the bend the noteon the 15th fret up and down with your finger every time. Repeat as necessary.e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--15(b) 13--14--13--14--15(b)--13--14--15(b)-----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|For the verses, playing it with some reverb on seems to work out the best (a la How Soon IsNow by The Smiths, which also makes use of the reverb for playing an F# chord to start outwith). If you have a decent pedal system though, you might be able to find an effect thatworks out just as effectively without using the reverb necessarily.F#5 B5 D5 C5 B5e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------4---4----7---5--4-----------------------| D|--4---4-----4(h)--2(h)--0(h)----4---4----7---5--4-----------------------| A|--4---4-------------------------2---2----5---3--2-----------------------| E|--2---2-----------------------------------------------------------------|After playing the F#5 chord twice more with reverb at the "Now that I'm so alien" lyric, makesure to transition into the chorus with this lead part used in the verses. The brief leadpart isn't played with reverb this time, so remember to kick it into distortion before playingthe chorus.e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--4---4----4(h)--2(h)--0(h)-------------------------------------------| A|--4---4---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--2---4---------------------------------------------------------------|The chorus is fairly basic, as you can see below. Along with getting the up-to-down motionsright while playing them, also remember to play some muted notes at times during the chorus. Theyaren't shown here since Warren seems to insert them inconsistently into each of the riffson the studio version. So be sure to listen in and play along until you get something that'sclose to the right feel for it.D5 C5 D5 D5 C5e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9---9--9---5---5--5---7--7----7---5--------------------------| D|--9---9--9---5---5--5---7--7----7---5--------------------------| A|--7---7--7---3---3--3---5--5----5---3--------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|This is the middle eight lead part after Simon sings "We're gonna come together here." Itappears that when Warren played it live, he did things a bit differently with it, playing allsorts of hammer-ons and pull-offs in the process. I tried to figure out something close towhat he played on the studio track higher up on the neck. But since he usually kept this certainpart to the middle part of the guitar neck, I figured out a simple way of playing it theretoo.So repeat this part three times at the middle eight...e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7(h)-----6(h)8---7--7(h)---9-------6(h)8------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|... then finish it off with a pull-off at the end, before repeating the intro.e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7--7(h)-----6(h)8---7--7(h)---9(p)8-----15(b) 13--14--13--14-------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|The final chorus is played almost exactly like the first two, only the barre chords are moveddown two frets. Remember to listen in for some muting when wherever its needed too. This riffis also played for the rest of the song.F#5 D5 E5 E5 D5e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--11---11--11---7---7--7----9----9---9----------------------------| D|--11---11--11---7---7--7----9----9---9----------------------------| A|--9----9---9----5---5--5----7----7---7----------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|I haven't been able to figure out Warren's outro at the end. So if any of you have ideas forit, feel free to submit them.F#5Falling into spaceB5At the end of timeD5 C5 B5Black as the black in your eyeF#5Staring through a hole in the ozoneB5There??s nobody homeD5 C5 B5To play back your ansaphoneF#5Climax out of blueB5Is it just another high?D5 C5 B5No there must be something newF#5Now that I??m so alienE5 C5 D5Entering the atmosphereD5 C5 E5 C5 D5Don??t know what is waiting here (oh no)D5 C5 E5 C5 D5If there??s nothing left to fearD5 C5 E5 C5When they come together inD5 D5 C5the Big Bang GenerationF#5Teardrop in the skyB5Bursting my eyeD5 C5 B5Sound of morning sighsF#5This life is stranger than fictionB5Surreal addictionD5 C5 B5It??s all I recognizeF#5Feeding off the habitB5Losing controlD5 C5 B5Where is it leading to?F#5Now that I??m the alienE5 C5 D5Entering the atmosphereD5 C5 E5 C5 D5Don??t know what is waiting here (oh no)D5 C5 E5 C5 D5If there??s nothing left to fearD5 C5 E5 C5When we come together inD5 D5 C5the Big Bang GenerationE5 C5 D5(Feel like I'm losing control)D5 C5E5 C5 D5(Now that I'm here alone)D5 C5E5 C5 D5(Feel like I'm losing control)D5 C5E5 C5 D5(Feel like I'm losing it)D5 C5We??re gonna come together hereF#5D5 E5 E5 D5Where you coming from?F#5D5 E5 E5 D5When we gonna burn out? Don??t knowF#5D5 E5 E5 D5Having so much funF#5D5 E5 E5 D5Greetings from the Big Bang GenerationF#5 D5E5 E5 D5F#5D5 E5 E5 D5Meet you in the Big Bang GenerationF#5 D5E5 E5 D5Together in the Big Bang GenerationF#5 D5E5 E5 D5Together we're the Big Bang Generation
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