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From: HOFMANN@linac.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de (CLAUS HOFMANN)
Subject: TAB :Mike Oldfield 'THE EXORCIST'
someone asked for the Tubular Bells part which is used
in the film 'the Exorcist'.
Here it is - and another easy to play part of it.
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Tubular Bells --- Mike Oldfield
INTRO
This part is originally played on piano and glockenspiel, but I saw
him playing it on guitar in his video "the essential", so I tabbed
it out. This part is only playable with an easy to learn right hand
technique - "it is just hammering between one string and another - I
did it on piano " (Mike). Use your thumb for the notes on d-string
second and third finger for those on g- and b- string respectively.
The beat goes 7/8 7/8 9/8 7/8 - so each note is 1/8 long.
E+------------------------II-----------------------I-----------------------I
B+------------0-----------II-----1-----3-----0--1--I-----------0-----------I
G+------2-----------0--2--II-----------------------I-----2-----------0--2--I
D+---2-----2-----2--------II--2-----2-----2--------I--2-----2-----2--------I
A+------------------------II-----------------------I-----------------------I
E+------------------------II-----------------------I-----------------------I
E+------------------------------I-----------------------II
B+------1-----3-----0--1-----0--I-----------------------II
G+------------------------------I-----2-----0-----0--2--II
D+---2-----2-----2--------2-----I--2-----2-----2--------II
A+------------------------------I-----------------------II
E+------------------------------I-----------------------II
This figure is repeated and repeated - "so I can go on endlesly"
Intro bassline arranged for guitar
H H P
E+--------II-----------------------I--------I-----------------------I--------II
B+--------II-----------------------I--------I-----------------------I--------II
G+--------II--------------------0--I--------I--0-----0--------------I--------II
D+--------II-----------0--2--0-----I--------I-----0-----0-----------I--------II
A+--0--0--II--0--2--3--------------I--------I--------------3--2-----I--0--0--II
E+--------II-----------------------I--3--3--I--------------------3--I--------II
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Extract from Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
The following is a little fingerpicking-part of Tubular Bells.
E+---------------I-------------------2--2-I-------------3-------------------I
B+---------------I-------------0--0-------I-3-----0-----------0-------------I
G+---------------I-------0--0-------------I---------------------------------I
D+---------------I-2--2-------------------I----2-----2-----2-----2----------I
A+----------2--2-I------------------------I---------------------------------I
E+----0--0-------I------------------------I---------------------------------I
H
E+-----------------2----------I------------------------I
B+----01-----0-----------0--1-I-0-----------0-----1----I
G+----------------------------I-------2----------------I
D+-----2--2-----2-----2-----2-I-------3-----3-----3----I
A+----------------------------I----3-----3-----3-----3-I
E+----------------------------I------------------------I
E+---------------------------I-------------2-------------I
B+----0----------------------I-0-----------------------0-I
G+----------2-----2-----2----I-------2-----2-----2-------I
D+-------4-----4-----4-----4-I----4-----4-----4-----4----I
A+---------------------------I---------------------------I
E+---------------------------I---------------------------I
E+----------------0----------I-------------2----------I-------------4----------I
B+---------------------------I-2----------------------I------------------------I
G+----2-----0-----------0----I------------------------I-4----------------------I
D+-------2-----2-----2-----2-I-------4-----4-----4----I-------6-----6-----6----I
A+---------------------------I----4-----4-----4-----4-I----6-----6-----6-----6-I
E+---------------------------I------------------------I------------------------I
E+----------------6----------I-3-----------3----------I-2----------------------I
B+----6----------------------I------------------------I-------------5----------I
G+---------------------------I------------------------I------------------------I
D+----------8-----8-----8----I-------3-----3-----3----I-------2-----2-----2----I
A+-------8-----8-----8-----8-I----3-----3-----3-----3-I----2-----2-----2-----2-I
E+---------------------------I------------------------I------------------------I
E+----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0----I------------------------------II
B+----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4----I------------------------------II
G+----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-5--I------------------------------II
D+----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7--I----7-----5-----3-----5-----7-II
A+----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-7--I----7-----5-----3-----5-----7-II
E+------------------------------------I-5-----3-----1-----3-----5----II
Claus Hofmann
Institut fuer Kernphysik
TH Darmstadt
Germany
email hofmann@linac.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de
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From: calumb@logcam.co.uk (Calum F. Benson)
> The piano intro to the original Tubular Bells was used as the theme to
> The Exorcist. The only other bit I noticed was the thrashy electric guitar
> section - just straight barre chords going up and down. What's that shape
> called - like an F major on the first fret?
>
It's a lot easier if you play it an octave lower, viz.:
(Also from memory, so please forgive any errors - however, it's just
a fingerpick on an A minor in the first position)
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-|-----------0-----------------1-----3------0-^-1------------
-|-----2-----------0-^-2-------------------------------------
-|--2-----2----2-----------2------2-----2--------------------
-|-----0-------0---------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------0-----------------1-----3------0-^-1-----0------
-|-----2-----------0-^-2-------------------------------------
-|--2-----2----2-----------2------2-----2----------2---------
-|-----0-------0---------------------------------------------
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