title: The History of Everything (aka The Big Bang Theory)key: Themeharp type: Chromaticgenre: Gskill: IntermediateAKA The Big Bang Theory – Main ThemeWords and Music by Ed RobertsonPerformed by Barenaked LadiesKey of G Major Range D4 to G6Requires a 12 hole Key of C Solo Tuned ChromaticNotations:none = blow – = draw * = button in___ = hold; sustain-4_-3 = slide; move smoothly from one note to nextModerately fast3 6 6 -5 5 -4 -4 -3 -4 -5 3 3 3 2Our whole u-ni-verse was in a hot dense state, then near-ly2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -4 -5 3 3four-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 3The earth be-gan to cool, the au-to-trophs be-gan to drool,3 3 -1 2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4Ne-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 -1Math, sci-ence, his-to-ry un-rav-el-ing the mys-ter-y that2 3 -3 -4 -3 3_-3 3 7all 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-‘ry2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 -4 -5 -4 6 -5 -5 6gal-ax-y was formed in less time than it takes to sing this song. A2 3 3 3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4-4 -3 -3 3frac-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 3the bi-peds stood up straight, the di-no-saurs all met their fate.3 3 -1 2 3 3 3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4They 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 3would-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_ -5Our 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 -33 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 26 6 -5 -5 -4 -4 -3 -4 -4 -5 3 3 3 3Aus-tra-lo-pith-e-cus would real-ly have been sick of us,-1 2 3 3 -3 -4 -3 3 -3 -4de-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 2Mu-sic and my-thol-o-gy, Ein-stein and as-trol-o-gy, it all3 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!