The History of Everything (aka The Big Bang Theory) C
by Ed Robertson / Barenaked Ladies
- Type:
- Diatonic
- Key:
- G
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Posted by:
- EarthDogHarpin
The History of Everything (C crossharp diatonic)<br />AKA The Big Bang Theory – Main Theme<br />Words and Music by Ed Robertson<br />Performed by Barenaked Ladies<br />Key of G Major Range D4 to G6<br /><br />Requires a Key of C Richter Tuned Diatonic<br /><br />Notations:<br />none = blow - = draw ” = full-step bend<br />”’ = full-step-and-a-half bend <br /><br />Moderately fast<br /><br />3 5 5 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3” -3 -4 3 3 3 2<br />Our whole u-ni-verse was in a hot dense state, then near-ly<br /><br />2 3 3 -3” -3 -3” 3 -3”-3 -3 -4 3 3<br />four-teen bil-lion years a - go, ex-pan-sion start-ed. Wait!<br /><br /> Faster<br />-1 2 3 3 -3” -3 -3” 3 -3” -3_ -3 -3” -3 3 <br />The earth be-gan to cool, the au – to - trophs be-gan to drool,<br /><br />3 3 -1 2 3 3 -3” -3 -3” 3 -3” -3<br />Ne-an-der-thals de-vel-oped tools, we build a wall.<br /><br /> 3 -3 -4 5 -3 -3_<br />(We built the pyr-a-mids.)<br /><br />2 3 3 -3 -3” 3 -3” -3 -3 -4 -4 5 -4 -4 -1<br />Math, sci-ence, his-to-ry un – rav –el - ing the mys-ter-y that<br /><br />2 3 -3” -3 -3” 3_-3” 3 6<br />all start-ed with the big_ bang. (Bang!)<br /><br /> 3 3 5 5 -4 -3 -3 -3” -3 -4 3 3 3 -1<br />“Since the dawn of Man” is real-ly not that long, as ev-‘ry<br /><br />2 3 3 -3” -3 -3” 3 -3” -3 -3 -4 -3 5 -4 -4 5<br />gal-ax-y was formed in less time than it takes to sing this song. A<br /><br />2 3 3 3 -3 -3” 3 -3” -3 -3 -3” -3” 3_<br />frac-tion of a sec-ond and the el-e-ments were made,<br /><br />-1 2 3 3 3 -3 -3” 3 -3” -3 -3 -3” -3” 3<br />the bi-peds stood up straight, the di-no-saurs all met their fate.<br /><br />3 3 -1 2 3 3 3 -3 -3” 3 -3” -3<br />They tried to leap, but they were late and they all died.<br /><br /> -3 -3 -4 5 -4 -4 3 2 3 3 -3” -3 -3” 3 -3”<br />(They froze their ass-es off.) The o-ceans and Pan-gae-a, see ya,<br /><br />-3 -3 -4 -4 5 -4 -4 5 2 2 3 -3” -3_-3” 3_-3” 3_<br />would-n’t wan-na be ya, set in mo-tion by the same_ big_ bang. <br /><br />-1 2 3 3 -3 -3” -3_-3” 3___<br />It all start-ed with the big_ bang.____<br /><br />-3__-3” -3”_ 3__ -3” -3__ 4 -3__ -3” 3_ -3”_ 2___ <br />It’s___ ex__ - pand–ing ev__- er out_-ward, but one_ day,<br /><br />-3__-3” -3”__ 3__ -3” -3__ 4-3__ -3” 3__ -3” 2__<br />it____ will_ pause and start to go the oth-er way,<br /><br />-4 -4__ -3 -4__ -4 -4__ -4 -4__ -4__ -4__ -4__ <br />col-laps-ing ev__-er in__-ward. We__ won’t be__ here, <br /><br />-4__ -4__ -4__ 5___<br />It__ won’t be__ heard.<br /><br />-4__ -4__ -4__ -4__ -4__ -4__ -4__<br />Our_ best and_ bright-est_ fig_-ure_ <br /><br />-3 -4 -4__ -4__ -4__ 5__ -4__ -4__ -4__ -4__-3<br />that it-‘ll__ make an__ e__-ven_ big_-ger_ bang.__<br /><br />Bridge/Solo (very fast)<br />-1 2 3 -2” 3 -3” 3 -3” -4 -3” -3 -4 -3 -4 5 -4 5 6 5 6 -6 6 -6 -7 -8 -7<br /> <br />-6 6 -6 -7 -6 6 5 -4 6 -4 -4 -3 -3” -4 -3 -3” 3 2 -3” -3”’ 3 2 3 -3” 3 2<br /><br />3 -3” -3 -3” 3 2 3 -3” 3 2 3 -3” -1 2 3 2 3 -3” 3 -3” -3 -3” -3 -4 -3 -4<br /><br />5 -4 5 6 5 6 -6 6 -6 -7 -6 -7 -8 -7 -8 8 -8 8 9 8 -8 -7 -6 6 -7 -6 5 -7 -6 <br /><br />6 5 6 5 -4 -3 -3” -4 -3 -3” 3 2 3 2 -1 2 3 -3” 3 2 End Bridge<br /><br />5 5 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3” -3 -3 -4 3 3 3 3<br />Aus-tra-lo-pith-e-cus would real-ly have been sick of us,<br /><br />-1 2 3 3 -3” -3 -3” 3 -3” -3<br />de-bat-ing how we’re here. They’re catch-ing deer<br /><br /> -3 -3 -4 5 -4 -3__ 3 2 3 3 -3” -3 -3” 3 -4 -3 -4<br />(We’re catch-ing vi-rus-es,_) Re-li-gion or as-tron – o - my, En-car-ta,<br /><br />-4 -3 5 -4 -4 -1 2__ 3 -3” -3 -3” 3_-3” 3___ <br />Deu-ter-on-o-my, they all start-ed with the big_ bang.<br /><br />2 3 3 -3” -3 -3” 3 -3__ -3 -4 -4 5 -4 -4 -4 2<br />Mu-sic and my – thol – o -gy, Ein_-stein and as-trol-o-gy, it all<br /><br />3 3 -3 -3” 3_-3” 3___<br />start-ed with the big_ bang.<br /><br />3 2 3 3 -3 -3” 3_-3” 6___<br />It all start-ed with the big__ bang! <br /><br /><br />Better sound quality (skip the commercial) can be found here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3AxgwnABKI"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3AxgwnABKI</span></a>
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