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The History of Everything (12 hole Chromatic Solo) 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 12 hole Key of C Solo Tuned Chromatic
Notations: none = blow - = draw * = button in ___ = hold; sustain -4_-3 = slide; move smoothly from one note to next
Moderately fast
3 6 6 -5 5 -4 -4 -3 -4 -5 3 3 3 2 Our whole u-ni-verse was in a hot dense state, then near-ly
2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -4 -5 3 3 four-teen bil-lion years a - go, ex-pan-sion start-ed. Wait!
Faster -1 2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4__ -4 -3 -4 3 The earth be-gan to cool, the au-to-trophs be-gan to drool,
3 3 -1 2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 Ne-an-der-thals de-vel-oped tools, we build a wall.
3 -4 -5 6 -5 -5__ (We built the pyr-a-mids.)
2 3 3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -4 -5 -5 6 -5 -5 -1 Math, sci-ence, his-to-ry un-rav-el-ing the mys-ter-y that
2 3 -3 -4 -3 3_-3 3 7 all start-ed with the big_ bang. (Bang!)
3 3 6 6 -5 -4 -4 -3 -4 -5 3 3 3 -1 “Since the dawn of Man” is real-ly not that long, as ev-‘ry
2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -4 -5 -4 6 -5 -5 6 gal-ax-y was formed in less time than it takes to sing this song. A
2 3 3 3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4-4 -3 -3 3 frac-tion of a sec-ond and the el–e-ments were made,
-1 2 3 3 3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -4 -3 -3 3 the bi-peds stood up straight, the di-no-saurs all met their fate.
3 3 -1 2 3 3 3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 They tried to leap, but they were late and they all died.
-4 -4 -5 6 -5 -5 3 2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 (They froze their ass-es off.) The o-ceans and Pan-gae-a, see ya,
-4 -4 -5 -5 6 -5 -5 6 2 2 3 -3 -4_-3 3_-3 3 would-n’t wan-na be ya, set in mo-tion by the same_ big_ bang.
-1 2 3 3 -4 -3 3_-3 3____ It all start-ed with the big_ bang.
-4___-3 -3__ 3__ -3 -4__ 5 -4__ -3 3 -3 2___ It’s___ ex__ - pand–ing ev__- er out__-ward, but one day,
-4__-3 -3__ 3__ -3 -4__ 5 -4__ -3 3 -3 2__ it____ will pause and start to go__ the oth-er way,
-5 -5_ -4 -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ 6__ col-laps-ing ev_- er in_-ward. We_ won’t be_ here, it_ won’t be_ heard.
-5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5 Our best and bright-est fig-ure
-4 -5 -5_ -5_ -5_ 6_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -5_ -4_ that it-‘ll_ make an_ e_-ven big-ger bang.__
Bridge/Solo (very fast) -1 2 3 -2 3 -3 3 -3 -4 -3 -4 -5 -4 -5 6 -5 6 7 6 7 -7 7 -7 -8 -9 -8 -7 7
-7 -8 -7 7 6 -5 7 -5 -5 -4 -3 -5 -4 -3 3 2 -3 3* 3 2 3 -3 3 2 3 -3 -4 -3
3 2 3 -3 3 2 3 -3 -1 2 3 2 3 -3 3 -3 -4 -3 -4 -5 -4 -5 6 -5 6 7 6 7 -7 7
-7 -8 -7 -8 -9 -8 -9 10 -9 10 11 10 -9 -8 -7 7 -8 -7 7 -8 -7 7 6 7 6 -5
-4 -3 -5 -4 -3 3 2 3 2 -1 2 3 -3 3 2
6 6 -5 -5 -4 -4 -3 -4 -4 -5 3 3 3 3 Aus-tra-lo-pith-e-cus would real-ly have been sick of us,
-1 2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 de-bat-ing how we’re here. They’re catch-ing deer
-4 -4 -5 6 -5 -4_ 3 2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -5 -4 -5 (We’re catch-ing vi-rus-es,) Re-li-gion or as-tron-o-my, En-car-ta,
-5 -4 6 -5 -5 -1 2 3 -3 -4 -3 3_-3 3___ Deu-ter-on-o-my, they all start-ed with the big_ bang.
2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -4_ -4 -5 -5 6 -5 -5 -5 2 Mu-sic and my-thol-o-gy, Ein-stein and as-trol-o-gy, it all
3 3 -4 -3 3_-3 3___ start-ed with the big_ bang.
3 2 3 3 -4 -3 3_-3 7__ It all start-ed with the big bang!
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