Billy Badass tab

Billy Badass

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                       "Billy Badass" - Get Your Guns
                               from the album
                        The Legend of Ronnie Thunder
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Tabbed by Billy
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This is what I've been able to make out from the song

I play it in Drop D, but I think they recorded the whole album a half step down


Start off with a slide up the neck playing the G and D strings, then play this

This was probably played with a slide, but it sounds fine just using your fingers
e----------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------8p6------|
g------5-----------7-----5--------7--------------7---|
d------5------5/7--------5---5/7---------------------|
a--0-------------------------------------------------|
d--0------------------0-------------------0----------|

e------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------|
a------3---------5----3---------5---------5------|
d--0-0----0--5/7----0----0--5/7----0--5/7---3p0--|
pm ^ ^    ^         ^    ^         ^

e----------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------3*--|
a------3---------5----3---------5--------|
d--0-0----0--5/7----0----0--5/7----0-----|
pm ^ ^    ^         ^    ^         ^
(* = pinch harmonic)


e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------2p0-----|
d-------------2/3-3----2/3-3----2/3-3------3---|
a------5---------------------------------------|
d--0-0----0---------0---------0----------------|
pm ^ ^    ^         ^         ^

e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------|
d-------------2/3-3-----------------------------|
a------5----------------------------------------|
d--0-0----0----------3p0-2p0-1p0-3p0-2p0-1p0----|
pm ^ ^    ^

This is (close to) how the harmonization goes

e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------|
d---------------0---------0---------0-3p2p0----|
a------5----3/5-------3/5-------3/5------------|
d--0-0----0---------0---------0----------------|
pm ^ ^    ^         ^         ^

e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------|
d---------------0----------------------------|
a------5----3/5------------------------------|
d--0-0----0--------3p0-2p0-1p0-3p0-2p0-1p0---|
pm ^ ^    ^


Tor both these parts, palm mute and pick 16th notes/tremolo pick
G1
d------------------------------------------|
a-5-------7----8---3-------10---8---7---8--|
d------------------------------------------|

G2
d------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------|
d-8------10---12---7-------14--12--10--12--|

This lead is played over the two previous parts...

e---13p10-12p10---------10-|    ---17p13-15p13---------13-|
b---------------12p10------|x4  ---------------15p14------|x4
g--------------------------|    --------------------------|

or you could play it like this if you don't like too much neck movement

e--------------------------|    ---17p13-15p13---------13-|
b---18p15-17p15---------15-|x4  ---------------15p14------|x4
g---------------15p13------|    --------------------------|


Bend on the Fs (low d-3) and Gs (low d-5), maybe throw in a pinch harmonic or two.
I think there's a few variations on this part, but this is the common idea
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------3-2-------------------------------1-|
d---0000-3-00-5-0--00-3-00-5-0-0-3-2--0000-3-00-5-0--00-3-00-5-0-0-1-|
pm  ^^^^   ^^   ^  ^^   ^^   ^ ^      ^^^^   ^^   ^  ^^   ^^   ^ ^


Now for the part that puts the BA in billy BA


Let it ring out, use low distortion
d-----0----0------0------0-3-0-----3--2-0------0-------------|-----|
a-3/5----5---5-3----3--2------------------0------0-----------|-3/5-| ...
d-------------------------------3-----------2------2--6-5-3b-|-0---|
                                                              /\
                                                This is just how to transition to the
                                          beginning of the riff. let that low D ring
                                          as long as possible, preferably until you hit
                                          the F (low d-3)

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