Little Big Horn
by Running Wild
Taken from the album
Blazon Stone
Transcribed by Mikko Issakainen
[email protected]
Edited 9.8.1997
I think RW uses standard tuning in every song... :)
Here's another fine song from Running Wild. It is quite easy to play
but it was difficult to transcribe... so e-mail me if you find mistakes.
The timing seems to be correct most of the time but I had some problems
with the rythm guitar in the solo so listen to the record if you have it.
There might more hammer-on's, pull-off's and slides so add them if you
like. E-mail me your opinion about it!!
NOTES:
- Tempo is about 200, and it's played in 4/4 time;
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H = Hammer on, P = Pull off, S = Slide, Ah = Artificial harmonic
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|Figure 1
-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------HP-|
-5-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------454-|
-----|-6---4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-4~~~------------|
-----|-------6---------|-4-6-4-----------|-------------4-6-|---------6~~-----|
-----|-------------7---|-------7-4---2---|-7-?-7-?-4-7-----|-----------------|
-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-6---|-9-----------6---|-----------------|-9---------------|-9-------6-------|
-6---|-9-----------6---|-7-----------9---|-9-----9---------|-9-------6-------|
-4---|-7-----------4---|-7-----------9---|-7-----9---------|-7-------4-------|
-----|-----------------|-5-----------7---|-------7---------|-----------------|
End Figure1
Pm-- |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-4-|
|-6---4-----------|-----------------|-----9---6---6-6-|(6)--------------|
|-------6---------|-4-6-4-----------|-----9---6---6-6-|(6)--------------|
|-------------7---|-------7-4---2---|-7-7-7---4---6-4-|(4)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-----------6---|-------------6---|-----9---6---6-6-|(6)----------6---|
|-9-----------6---|-7-----------6---|-----9---6---6-6-|(6)----------6---|
|-7-----------4---|-7-----------4---|-7-7-7---4---4-4-|(4)----------4---|
|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Repeat Figure1)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Pm- Pm- Pm- Pm- Pm- Pm
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|(6)--------------|--------------H--|-----------------|-6-4-------------|
|(6)--6---4-6-----|-4-----2-----2-4-|-----6---4-6-----|-----6-4-----4-2-|
|(4)----------4-2-|---2-2---2-2-----|-4-4---------4-4-|-----------2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|(6)--------------|(6)--------------|(6)--------------|-----------------|
|(6)--------------|(6)--------------|(6)--------------|-----------------|
|(4)--------------|(4)--------------|(4)--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse Riff:
Pm- Pm-- Pm- Pm- Pm- Pm- Pm
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6-4-------------|
|-----6---4-6-----|-4-----2-----2/4-|-----6---4-6-----|-----6-4-----4-2-|
|-4-4---------4-4-|---4-4---4-4-----|-4-4---------4-4-|-----------4-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Verse Riff 4 times)
Hey Mr. Custer, why d'you dare the hand of fate
The claw of death waits to grab
A golden medal, your honor idolized
Your heart is stone, yout blood is iced
BRIDGE:
Ceasless rifle fire, blowing your dreams away
Pm--------------- Pm---------------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-6-4-------6-4---|-----------------|-6-4---4---6-----|
|-4-4-7-4-4-7-4-4-|-----7-4-------7-|-4-4-7-4-4-7-4-4-|-----7-------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------9-------|-6---------------|-9-------4---6---|
|-7---------------|-9-------9-------|-6---------------|-9-------4---6---|
|-7---------------|-9-------7-------|-4---------------|-7-------2---4---|
|-5---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The barrels are running hot, what a painful, bloody day
Pm--------------- Pm---------------
Pm--------------- Pm---------------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------4-------|-----------------|-------------4---|
|-----------------|-6-4-------6-4---|-----------------|-6-4---4---6-4---|
|-4-4-7-4-4-7-4-4-|-----7-4-------7-|-4-4-7-4-4-7-4-4-|-----7-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------9-------|-6---------------|-9---------9-----|
|-7---------------|-9-------9-------|-6---------------|-9-----9---9-9---|
|-7---------------|-9-------7-------|-4---------------|-7-----9---7-9---|
|-5---------------|-7---------------|-----------------|-------7-----7---|
CHORUS:
Last fight at Little Big Horn The hand of death was waiting
Pm--- Pm--- Pm---
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-----------6-6-|-9-----6-----6-6-|-6-----------6-6-|-9---6-4-----6---|
|-6-----------6-6-|-9-----6-----6-6-|-6-----------6-6-|-9---6-4-----6-7-|
|-4-----------4-4-|-7-----4-----4-4-|-4-----------4-4-|-7---4-2-----4-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|
To take the soldier blue away
Pm
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------11|-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|
|---------------11|---------------7-|---------------4-|-4-------4-6-4---|
|---------------9-|---------------7-|---------------2-|-------7-------7-|
|-----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|-----------------|
(Chorus riff again)
Last fight at Little Big Horn Where the last command was given
And all the soldiers fought in vain
(Gtr2 plays these while Gtr1's
Gtr1: D still rings)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------|(6)--------------|---666--444------|--------H-P------|
|-6---------------|(6)--------------|-------------666-|-444---4-6-4-----|
|-4---------------|(4)--------------|-----------------|-----7-------7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Verse riff 4 times)
The soldiers're riding unprepared for the attack
A touch of death, the shotguns crack
The blood is flowing, the desert sand turns red
Why did you lead them to this trap?
(Bridge & Chorus)
(Fade in the C# (10 fret) from 1st string and let it ring until the solo)
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
|-6----|(6)---|(6)---|(6)---|------|------|------|------|
|-6----|(6)---|(6)---|(6)---|------|------|------|------|
|-4----|(4)---|(4)---|(4)---|------|------|------|------|
|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||--S--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||*4/6-6-6-9---6---|(6)--------------|---------2---4---|(4)-------------*||
||*4/6-6-6-9---6---|(6)--------------|-2/4-4-4-2---4---|(4)-------------*||
||-2/4-4-4-7---4---|(4)--------------|-2/4-4-4-0---2---|(2)--------------||
||-----------------|-----------------|-0/2-2-2---------|-----------------||
Solo fig.1 (Play this 4 times under solo)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Pm Pm- Pm
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---7-10----7---|(7)--------------|-7---7-10--------|-----------------|
|-7---7-10----7---|(7)--8-8-8---10--|-7---7-10----5---|(5)--5-5-8-10----|
|-5---5-8-----5---|(5)--8-8-8---10--|-5---5-8-----5---|(5)--5-5-8-10----|
|-----------------|-----6-6-6---8---|-------------3---|(3)--3-3-6-8-----|
Solo: (It appears to be close enough but it's the first solo that I've
transcribed... Theere is NO timing written here in the solo!! So
don't wonder why the first part of the solo lasts only 8 measures
while the Solo fig.1 during it lasts 16... ;)
P
|-14-12-------12---------------------------|
|-------14-12----14-12-14-12---------------|
|----------------------------13-11-11~~--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Pm-------------------
|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------P---------12~~-|
|----------------9-11-11b(13)r(11)-9----11-------|
|-----------9-11---------------------11----------|
|------9-11--------------------------------------|
|-9-12-------------------------------------------|
|-/19-16-19-16-19b(21)---------------------|
|----------------------19-17-19-17-16------|
|-------------------------------------18---|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-18-16-18-16----16---------P--------------------------|
|-------------18----18-16-181616-16b(18)r(16)-14-------|
|------------------------------------------------14//|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Ah---------------------------------
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|------9--------------------------------|
|-9-11---11-9-11-----------------------|
|------------------------11-9-----------|
|------------------9---9------12-9-9----|
P H
|-/16--16161616161616--14----14/16--19--1614-----|
|-------------------------15----------------------| Those slides sould be
|-------------------------------------------------| replased with bends
|-------------------------------------------------| but it's easier this way
|-------------------------------------------------| :)
|-------------------------------------------------|
P
|-14-12-----------H-P----------------------------------------------|
|------14--14---121412-----12--------------------------------------|
|----------------------13------13-11-9-11-11b(13)r(11)-9----9------|
|--------------------------------------------------------11---11---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------??---------------|
|---------------------9b(11)--------------|
|-----------9-11-9-11-------11-9----9-11--|
|------9-11----------------------11-------|
|-9-12------------------------------------|
Solo fig.2 (Play this twice under the rest of the solo)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------6-|---------------2-|---------------4-|-----------------|
|-2-------------6-|---------------2-|---------------4-|---------------2-|
|-2-------------4-|---------------0-|---------------2-|---------------2-|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Pm End Solo fig.2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------6-|---------------4-|-------------2-2-|-----------------|
|---------------6-|---------------4-|-------------2-2-|-----------------|
|---------------4-|---------------2-|-------------0-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------F|
|-----------------------------9~~~-|(9)~~~-----------9---11--9---11п-|
|---------------------9---11-------|---------------------------------|
|-9-------9---9---11---------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------F-|---------------------------------|
|-11b(13)--------b13r--11--9--11'--|-11------------------9---11--13--|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------P----------|----------------------------------|
|(13)-13--13--13--13--11-9--11--|---------------------9------------|
|-------------------------------|---------11------11------11--9----|
|-------------------------------|-------------9--------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----9---9---9------------------|-----------------9--------------|
|-----------------11--9--7---9---|(9)~~~~--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 2 3 4
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------10--|
|---------------------10--12------|
|-8-------8---10--12--------------|
|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 F 4 F
|-------------------------10--13--|---------13--15--15'-`---13--15'-|
|-----------------10--13----------|---------------------------------|
|---------10--12------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F__________________H _P
|`(15)~~---------------13--15--15'-|(15)-------------20-(15)----15---|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|-----------------15---------------|---------------------------------|
|-----18--15--18------18--13-------|-13--13--13--10------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------12--10--12~~----|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|(12)~~---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Bridge)
(Chorus 2 times)
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------5-4-|
|-6---------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------|-6-4---4-----6---|
|-6---------------|-6-4---4-----6---|
|-4---------------|-4-2---2-----4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
(Figure1)
(Figure1, but Gtr1 plays these bars during the first 4 bars:
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------HP-|
|-------------4---|-5---4-----------|-----------4~----|-5~----4~----454-|
|-----4---6-------|-------4---------|-----4---6-------|-----------------|
|-6---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Don't play the last measure from Figure1. Continue with these:)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|(6)--------------|-------------6-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|(6)--------------|-------------6-4-|-----------------|-------4/6-4-----|
|(4)--------------|-------------4-2-|-----------------|---------------6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|(6)--------------|-------------6-4-|-----------------|(4)--------------|
|(6)--------------|-------------6-4-|-----------------|(4)--------------|
|(4)--------------|-------------4-2-|-----------------|(2)--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Let ring
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|-6----------------(7)------
|-6----------------(7)------
|-4----------------(5)------
|---------------------------