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Mike Oldfield: Orabidoo finale
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Transcribed by Juha Kauppinen
jkau@phoenix.oulu.fi
This simple but lovely song is an excerpt from the ending of "Orabidoo" from
the album "Five Miles Out" by Mike Oldfield. The tab notation used might not
be exactly what you are used to but should be easy to follow. Connections
between the lyrics and the tab have been made with a ^ sign where possible.
I------------------I------------------I------------------I-------------------|I I------------------I------------------I------------------I-------------------|I I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6--|I I---2--------4-----I---2--------4-----I---2--------4-----I---2--------4------|I I-0--------0-------I-0--------0-------I-0--------0-------I-0--------0--------|I I------------------I------------------I------------------I-------------------|I I------------------I------------------I-------------------|I I------------------I------------------I-------------------|I I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6--|I I---2--------4-----I---2--------4-----I---2--------4------|I I-0--------0-------I-0--------0-------I-0--------0--------|I I------------------I------------------I-------------------|I
Oh island of the soul / valleys hushed and
^ ^
I----------------2-I ( Alternative I------------------I ) I--------------3---I ( fingering with I----------------7-I ) I-------2----2-----I ( increased tonal I-------2------7---I ) I-----4----4-------I ( expression: I-----4------7-----I ) I---4--------------I ( I---4------9-------I ) I-2----------------I ( I-2----------------I )
white with snow / ( white with snow / )
^ ( ^ )
I------------------I-------------------|I I------------------I-------------------|I I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6--|I I---2--------4-----I---2--------4------|I I-0--------0-------I-0--------0--------|I I------------------I-------------------|I
Ireland's eye /
^ ^
I------------------I I-----3---2--------|I I----------------0-I I-2---3---3--------|I I-------2------2---I I-2---0---2--------|I I-----4------4-----I I-2-------0--------|I I---4------2-------I I-0----------------|I I-2----------------I I------------------|I
you linger with me / 'til the day I die /
^ ^ ^ ^
I--------------0---I I------------------I-------------------|I I----------------3-I I------------------I-------------------|I I-----4_7----1-----I I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6--|I I---2------2-------I I---2--------4-----I---2--------4------|I I-0----------------I I-0--------0-------I-0--------0--------|I I------------------I I------------------I-------------------|I
oh how it hurts to go /
^ ^
I------------------I------------------I-------------------|I I------------------I------------------I-------------------|I I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6--|I I---2--------4-----I---2--------4-----I---2--------4------|I I-0--------0-------I-0--------0-------I-0--------0--------|I I------------------I------------------I-------------------|I
The waters ebb and flow / the changing seasons
^ ^
I----------------2-I ( Alternative I------------------I ) I--------------3---I ( fingering with I----------------7-I ) I-------2----2-----I ( increased tonal I-------2------7---I ) I-----4----4-------I ( expression: I-----4------7-----I ) I---4--------------I ( I---4------9-------I ) I-2----------------I ( I-2----------------I )
come and go / ( come and go / )
^ ( ^ )
I------------------I-------------------|I I------------------I-------------------|I I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6--|I I---2--------4-----I---2--------4------|I I-0--------0-------I-0--------0--------|I I------------------I-------------------|I
Ireland's eye /
^ ^
I------------------I I-----3---2--------|I I----------------0-I I-2---3---3--------|I I-------2------2---I I-2---0---2--------|I I-----4------4-----I I-2-------0--------|I I---4------2-------I I-0----------------|I I-2----------------I I------------------|I
forever reaching up into the sky /
^ ^ ^ ^
I--------------0---I I------------------I-------------------|I I----------------3-I I------------------I-------------------|I I-----4_7----1-----I I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6--|I I---2------2-------I I---2--------4-----I---2--------4------|I I-0----------------I I-0--------0-------I-0--------0--------|I I------------------I I------------------I-------------------|I
oh how I'll miss you so /
^ ^ ^
I------------------I I-------------------|I I------------------I I-------------------|I I------------------I I-------------------|I I-----4_7------7_6-I I-----4_7------7_6--|I I---2--------4-----I I---2--------4------|I I-0--------0-------I I-0--------0--------|I
The sunlight dancing on your rocky shore / the
^ ^ ^ ^
I------------------I I-------------------|I I------------------I I-------------------|I I------------------I I-------------------|I I-----4_7------7_6-I I-----4_7------7_6--|I I---2--------4-----I I---2--------4------|I I-0--------0-------I I-0--------0--------|I
moonlight playing upon the water / your
^ ^ ^
I------------------I I---------2--------|I I------------------I I-------0----------|I I----------------2-I I-----2------------|I I-----4_7------4---I I---4--------------|I I---2--------4-----I I-2----------------|I I-0--------2-------I I------------------|I
memory will stay with me forever more /
^ ^ ^
I-2----------------I-0---------------I ( I-2----------------I ) I-3----------------I-0---------------I ( I-3----------------I ) I-2----------------I-1---------------I ( I-2----------------I ) I-4----------------I-0---------------I ( I-4----------------I ) I------------------I-2---------------I ( I------------------I ) I------------------I-0---------------I ( I-x-x-x-x----------I )
wherever I may roam / ( wherever... )
^ ( ^ )
I------------------I------------------I-------5--4_5-2_4-I-2-------0--------|I I------------------I------------------I-----5----5---3_5-I-3-------2---3----|I I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6-I------------------I-2-------4---4----|I I---2--------4-----I---2--------4-----I---2--------------I-0-------2---4----|I I-0--------0-------I-0--------0-------I-0----------------I------------------|I I------------------I------------------I------------------I------------------|I I------------------7--|I I-------3--------6----|I I-----4--------7------|I I-2_3-----3__6--------|I I---------------------|I I---------------------|I I------------------I------------------I-------5--4_5-2_4-I-2-------0--------|I I------------------I------------------I-----5----5---3_5-I-3-------2---3----|I I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6-I------------------I-2-------4---4----|I I---2--------4-----I---2--------4-----I---2--------------I-0-------2---4----|I I-0--------0-------I-0--------0-------I-0----------------I------------------|I I------------------I------------------I------------------I------------------|I I------------------7-I------------------I-5--------3-----2--|I I-------3--------6---I------------------I-5--------3-----3--|I I-----4--------7-----I-----4_7------7_6-I-7_6------5_4---2--|I I-2_3-----3__6-------I---2--------4-----I-7--------5-----0--|I I--------------------I-0--------0-------I-7--------5--------|I I--------------------I------------------I-5--------3--------|I I----------2-------I I----------0-------I ( I----------2-------I ) I------------3-----I I-------3----3-----I ( I------------3-----I ) I--------------2---I I-----0--------0---I ( I--------------2---I ) I----------------4-I I---4------------4-I ( I----------------4-I ) I------------------I I-3----------------I ( I------------------I )
I------------------I I------------------I ( I-x-x-x-x----------I )
Still in my dreams I will see you / ( Still in my... )
^ ^ ( ^ )
I----------0-------I I----------0--------|I I-------3----3-----I I-------3----3------|I I-----2--------2---I I-----0--------0----|I I---4------------4-I I---4------------4--|I I-0----------------I I-3-----------------|I I------------------I I-------------------|I
safe in my heart I will keep you
^ ^
I------------------I------------------I------------------I-0-----------------|II I------------------I------------------I------------------I-0-----------------|II I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6-I-----4_7------7_6-I-4-----------------|II I---2--------4-----I---2--------4-----I---2--------4-----I-2-----------------|II I-0--------0-------I-0--------0-------I-0--------0-------I-0-----------------|II I------------------I------------------I------------------I-------------------|II
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