The History of Everything (aka The Big Bang Theory) C

The History of Everything (C crossharp diatonic)
AKA The Big Bang Theory – Main Theme
Words and Music by Ed Robertson
Performed by Barenaked Ladies
Key of G Major    Range D4 to G6

Requires a Key of C Richter Tuned Diatonic

Notations:
none = blow    - = draw    ” = full-step bend
”’ = full-step-and-a-half bend 

Moderately fast

3   5     5 -4 -4    -3  -3 -3” -3  -4    3      3    3    2
Our whole u-ni-verse was in  a  hot dense state, then near-ly

2    3    3   -3”  -3   -3”  3   -3”-3  -3   -4    3   3
four-teen bil-lion years a - go, ex-pan-sion start-ed. Wait!

    Faster
-1  2     3  3   -3” -3    -3” 3   -3”   -3_    -3 -3” -3 3 
The earth be-gan to  cool, the au – to - trophs be-gan to drool,

3  3  -1  2     3  3   -3”  -3     -3” 3    -3” -3
Ne-an-der-thals de-vel-oped tools, we  build a  wall.

 3  -3    -4  5  -3 -3_
(We built the pyr-a-mids.)

2     3   3     -3 -3” 3  -3”  -3   -3   -4  -4  5   -4 -4 -1
Math, sci-ence, his-to-ry un – rav –el - ing the mys-ter-y that

2   3    -3” -3   -3” 3_-3” 3      6
all start-ed with the big_  bang. (Bang!)

 3     3   5    5  -4   -3 -3  -3” -3  -4   3     3  3   -1
“Since the dawn of Man” is real-ly not that long, as ev-‘ry

2   3  3 -3” -3     -3” 3    -3”  -3   -3 -4    -3 5    -4   -4    5
gal-ax-y was formed in  less time than it takes to sing this song. A

2    3    3  3 -3  -3” 3   -3” -3 -3 -3”  -3”  3_
frac-tion of a sec-ond and the el-e-ments were made,

-1  2  3    3     3  -3        -3” 3  -3” -3   -3  -3” -3”   3
the bi-peds stood up straight, the di-no-saurs all met their fate.

3    3     -1 2     3   3    3    -3   -3” 3    -3” -3
They tried to leap, but they were late and they all died.

 -3   -3    -4    5   -4 -4    3   2 3     3   -3” -3 -3” 3   -3”
(They froze their ass-es off.) The o-ceans and Pan-gae-a, see ya,

-3    -3  -4  -4 5  -4  -4  5  2  2    3  -3” -3_-3” 3_-3” 3_
would-n’t wan-na be ya, set in mo-tion by the same_  big_  bang. 

-1 2   3     3  -3   -3” -3_-3” 3___
It all start-ed with the big_   bang.____

-3__-3” -3”_   3__  -3” -3__  4  -3__ -3”   3_  -3”_ 2___ 
It’s___ ex__ - pand–ing ev__- er out_-ward, but one_ day,

-3__-3” -3”__ 3__   -3” -3__  4-3__ -3” 3__ -3” 2__
it____  will_ pause and start to go the oth-er  way,

-4  -4__ -3  -4__ -4 -4__ -4    -4__ -4__  -4__ -4__  
col-laps-ing ev__-er in__-ward. We__ won’t be__ here, 

-4__ -4__  -4__ 5___
It__ won’t be__ heard.

-4__ -4__ -4__ -4__   -4__ -4__ -4__
Our_ best and_ bright-est_ fig_-ure_ 

-3   -4  -4__ -4__ -4__ 5__ -4__ -4__ -4__ -4__-3
that it-‘ll__ make an__ e__-ven_ big_-ger_ bang.__

Bridge/Solo    (very fast)
-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
 
-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

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

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 

6 5 6 5 -4 -3 -3” -4 -3 -3” 3 2 3 2 -1 2 3 -3” 3 2 End Bridge

5   5   -4 -4   -3 -3 -3”   -3   -3 -4   3    3    3  3
Aus-tra-lo-pith-e-cus would real-ly have been sick of us,

-1 2   3   3   -3”   -3    -3”     3     -3” -3
de-bat-ing how we’re here. They’re catch-ing deer

 -3    -3    -4  5  -4  -3__  3  2  3    3  -3” -3   -3”  3   -4 -3  -4
(We’re catch-ing vi-rus-es,_) Re-li-gion or as-tron – o - my, En-car-ta,

-4  -3  5 -4 -4  -1   2__ 3    -3” -3   -3” 3_-3” 3___  
Deu-ter-on-o-my, they all start-ed with the big_  bang.

2  3   3   -3”  -3    -3” 3   -3__ -3    -4  -4 5   -4 -4  -4 2
Mu-sic and my – thol – o -gy, Ein_-stein and as-trol-o-gy, it all

3     3  -3   -3” 3_-3” 3___
start-ed with the big_  bang.

3  2   3     3  -3   -3” 3_-3”    6___
It all start-ed with the big__    bang! 


Better sound quality (skip the commercial) can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3AxgwnABKI