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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
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