Voices Tab

Song: Voices
Artist: Big Wreck
Transcribed by: Geoff “Bi9 Ri9” Rigby
Tuning: Ab-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb (tune the whole guitar down a half step; then drop the lowest E string down to Ab)
 
NOTE: This is not the tuning the band uses; I could tell after seeing them play it live, watching where Ian
was playing notes on the neck (live YouTube vids confirmed this afterwards too). It is likely a baritone
guitar tuned down to open Ab, or something along those lines. However, unless you have super thick strings
or a baritone, that’s kind of a pain, so this is a version that will let you play it without having spaghetti
for strings.
 
I can’t play slide worth a damn sadly, so I just improvise the solo. Lastly, if you want something similar
tone wise, go for something that has a Bogner-ish, thick mid voicing.
 
 
Cheers!
Part A: Verse
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------2----3------------------3-----2---------|
Gb|--------------2----2------------------2-----2---------|
Db|--------------2----2------------------2-----2---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-(0)-2p0---------------(0)-2p0------------------------|
 
Part B: Verse 2 (wasn’t quite sure what else to call it)
Note: barre 3rd fret with index, barre 5th fret with ring, add the 6th fret note with pinky
Eb|----x----x---x---x---x---------------------------------------------|
Bb|----5----5---5---6---5---------------------------------------------|
Gb|----5----5---5---5---5---------------------------------------------|
Db|----5----5---5---5---5---------------------------------------------|
Ab|----3----3---3---3---3---------------------------------------------|
Ab|----3----3---3---3---3---------------------------------------------|
 
Part C: Pre-Chorus
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---8---8--8---6---3-------3/10--10--10---8-----5--------5/8---8--8--9----3-----3/10--10--10---11------|
Gb|---8---8--8---7---3-------3/10--10--10---9-----5--------5/8---8--8--10---3-----3/10--10--10---12------|
Db|---8---8--8---8---3-------3/10--10--10---10----5--------5/8---8--8--8----3-----3/10--10--10---10------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Part D: Chorus
Eb|---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------2---3---2---3---2-----------------------2----3----/5---\2~---------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------2---3---2---3---2-----------------------2----3----/5---\2~---------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3--2--1--0------------------------------3--2--1--0--------------------------------------------|
 
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------5---6---5---6----5-----------------5--6-----/8-------\5--------|
Gb|-----------------6---7---6---7----6-----------------6--7-----/9-------\6--------|
Db|-----------------x---x---x---x----x-----------------x--x------x--------x--------|
Ab|-----------------7---8---7---8----7-----------------7--8----/10-------\7--------|
Ab|---3--2--1--0--------------------------3--2--1--0-------------------------------|
 
One exception: right before the outro solo, it’s played an octave higher:
Eb|-----------------9---10----9--10----9---------------------9---10-----/12-----\9-----------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------9---10----9---10---9---------------------9---10-----/12-----\9-----------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3--2--1--0---------------------------------3--2--1--0------------------------------------|
 
Part E: Bridge
Note: There is a lot of room to improvise at the end of this riff instead of the single slide if you want,
have fun with it
Eb|---- ----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------9----\7---------------------------------|
Db|-----------8----------------8~--------------2/4~---------|
Ab|-----10--------------------------------/5----------------|
Ab|-----10--------------------------------/5----------------|
 
Song structure: A(x4), B(x4), A, B(x4), A, C(x2), D(x2), A(x3), B(x4), A, C(x2), D(x2), E(x4), D(x4),
A/solo until you want to end
 
Legend:
/  slide up
\  slide down
h  hammer-on
p  pull-off
~  vibrato
x  mute note
() Palm mute note
X