Takin Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
BTO - Taking Care Of Business

Listen to Song For exact timiing and rythem

INTRO
|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-10-12-10-10-12-10~-10-12-10-10-10-12/10|
|-10-12-10-10-12-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-|--8--8--8--8--8--8~--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
|--8--8--8--8--8-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|----------------------------------------|

LEAD FILL
Only do slide first time
|-5/12--12-12-12-12----------------|-5-5-5-5--------------|
|-4/11--11-11-11-11--8-------------|-4-4-4-4--6-----------|
|-5/12--12-12-12-12--8-8/9---------|-5-5-5-5--6-6/7-------|
|--------------------------10-8-10-|----------------8-6-8-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|

Verse:
Play INTRO

Chorus:
Play INTRO
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
this was taught to me by Tim Bachman's son so it probably right

%=repeat
h=hammer on
v=pick downward
n=pick upward

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------%-------|
D|------------------------------10-10-12-10-10-------------------------------|
A|-10-10-12-10-10---8-8-10-8-8--8--8--8--8--8---10-10-12-10-10---------------|
E|-8--8--8--8--8----6-6-6--6-6------------------8--8--8--8--8----------------|

v n v n
e|----12-12-12-12------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----11-11-11-11--------8--6------------------------------------------------|
G|----12-12-12-12--------8--6h7----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------8-6-8----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-1---------------------------------|

v n v n
e|----5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----4-4-4-4--------10-8----------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-5-5-5--------10-8h9--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------10-8-10--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
I have tabbed out the three main solos. There is some lead guitar during the
verses and chorus at the end but those solos can be improvised (try the
c-minor pentatonic at the 8th fret) or removed entirely.


[Riff A] Beginning and Verse (Sometimes they mix Riff B into the verse)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------8--10-12-10-10-------------------------------|
A|-8--10-12-10-10---6-8-10-8-8--8--8--8--8--8---8--10-12-10-10---------------|
E|-8--8--8--8--8----6-6-6--6-6------------------8--8--8--8--8----------------|


[Lead Fill] (the notes in brackets are not played every time)

e|---12-12-12-12-12--------------5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
B|---11-11-11-11-11--8-----------4-4-4-4-4---10------------------------------|
G|---12-12-12-12-12--8-7---------5-5-5-5-5---10-9----------------------------|
D|-----------------------8-6-8--------------------10-8-10------(8)-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------(10)-----(10)------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff B]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10---|
A|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10----8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10---------------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------------------------------------------|


[1st Lead Solo]

e|---12-12-12-12-12--------------5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
B|---11-11-11-11-11--8-----------4-4-4-4-4---10------------------------------|
G|---12-12-12-12-12--8-7---------5-5-5-5-5---10-9----------------------------|
D|-----------------------8-6-8--------------------10-8-10------10-10-10--8h10|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------8-------8------8-------8---------------------------------------------|
B|----8-------8------8-------8------------------------------13--------13-----|
G|10b-----10b----10b----10b-----------10p8----8-10-----12bu-----12bu-----12bd|
D|-----------------------------------------10------9-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------8--------12-----------------------------------------------|
B|------13-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12bu----12---8/9---10/12--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[2nd Lead Solo]

e|----------------8---------------8-8-8--------------------------------------|
B|----8-8-8-8--11------10-8--8----8-8-8-10-8---------5-7--7--------5---------|
G|-9--9-9-9-9----------10-8--8----------10-8---------5-7b-7b-7p5---5-7-5-5---|
D|----------------------------10-----------------5-7-------------7-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-0-0------15-15b-15b-15b---15----15--------------13-13-13-------13-13-13---|
B|-0-0--15b----15b-15b-15b---15-13-15-13----13-----13-13-13-------13-13-13---|
G|---------------------------------------------15b-------------15b-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----13-13-13----15b-15b-15b--15b-15b-15b----------------------------------|
B|-----13-13-13----15b-15b-15b--15b-15b-15b----------------------------------|
G|-15b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff C]

e|-8--8--------------------6-6-6---------------------------------------------|
B|-8--8---10-10-10----8-8--6-6-6---------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9---10-10-10----8-8--7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10--10-10-10----8-8--8-8-8---------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10--8--8--8-----6-6--8-8-8---------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8--------------------6-6-6---------------------------------------------|


[3rd Solo]
(alternate bending this
note up and down)
e|--8rb---11--8---------8-8------------------------8-------------------------|
B|--------------------------11p8----------------------10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b|
G|-----------------8h10----------10-8----------10b---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------10-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------8-----------------------------|
B|-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-------10b--10p8---8----10--10p8-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------9---------------9-----10bu&bd-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------10--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------8-----8---------------12-13-12--------------------------------|
B|-------------8-----8------------11----------13----------13-----------------|
G|10p8-10-8-10---------10-8-10/12----------------12-12-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff D]

e|-8--8---6-6-----------8--8-------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--8---6-6---10-10---8--8-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9---7-7---10-10---9--9-------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10--8-8---10-10---10-10------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10--8-8---8--8----10-10------------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8---6-6-----------8--8-------------------------------------------------|



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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up

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Song info
Takin Care Of Business
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
2001
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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