Chris Thile - Big Sam Thompson (reel) Tabs

Here's the Reel (fast) part of the song. The first way is how Chris said he 
played it when I asked him at the mandolin symposium. The second way is an 
easier way to play it without having to shift a lot.


Big Sam Thompson
Fast Part
Part A
E ---------------------------------------------2-3-3-5-3--3-5---
A ---2-3---7---3---2-3-2----------2-3---7----7------------------
D -7-----7---7---7-------7-5---7------7----7--------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------

E -7-10-5-7-5-3-5-7-5-3---------------------------------
A ----------------------7-5-2---7-----2-5-7-5-2-----2---
D ----------------------------5---5-7-----------7-5---7-
G ------------------------------------------------------

Part B
E--5--7-8-5--12-5-8-7-8-7-5-3--3--5-7-3-10-3-7-3-5-7-5-3---
A-------------------------------------------------------7-
D---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------

E---3-5---8---5---3-5-3---------------------------------
A-7-----7---7---7-------7-5-2---7-----2-5-7-5-2-----2---
D-----------------------------5---5-7-----------7-5---7-
G-------------------------------------------------------




Part A
E -----------------------------------------------------------5--------5-
A ----------7-------------------7-----7------7---9---9-10-10---10--10---
D -7-9-10-7---7-10-7-9-10-9-7-5---5-7---9-10---7---7--------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------

E -7-10-5-7-5----5-7-5------------------------------------
A ------------10-------10-7-5-----7-------5-7-5-----------
D ----------------------------9-5---5-7-9-------9-7-5-9-7-
G --------------------------------------------------------

Part B
E----7-8----12----8----7-8-7---------------7----10----7-------7-------------
A-12-----12----12---12-------12-10--10--12---10----10---10-12---12-10-7--7--
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------8------------------------------7-10-7---------------------
A---10-12-7---7-12-7-10-12-10-7----7-10-12--------12-10-7-------------
D-------------------------------12------------------------12-9-7------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------