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Sunjammer

Mike Oldfield
Tab

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Song

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From: "Claus-Henning Hofmann" <claus-h.hofmann@danet.de>

Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 11:58:23 +1

Mike Oldfield

TUBULAR BELLS II --- SUNJAMMER

P Pull off

H Hammer on

S Slide

X mute

II

II Play twice

II

This very fantastic peace of music is played originally by

at least four guitars, but sounds already very nice on two !

electric guitar

eI----------------------I----------------------..II

bI----------------------I----------------------..II

gI----------------------I-----------4-7--------..II
DI----5-7-X-X---5-------I---5-7-X-X-------5----..II
AI--7---------7---5-X-X-I-7-------------7------..II

EI----------------------I----------------------..II

electric guitar

eI----------------------I----------------------..II

bI----------------------I----------------------..II

gI----------------------I-----------6-9--------..II
DI----7-9-X-X---7-------I---7-9-X-X-4-7---7----..II
AI--9-5-7-X-X-9-5-7-X-X-I-9-5-7-X-X-----9-5----..II
EI--7---------7---5-X-X-I-7-------------7------..II

electric+acoustic guitar

eI----------------------I----------------------..II

bI----------------------I----------------------..II

gI----------------------I-----------4-7--------..II
DI----5-7-X-X---5-------I---5-7-X-X-2-5---5----..II
AI--7-3-5-X-X-7-3-5-X-X-I-7-3-5-X-X-----7-3----..II
EI--5---------5---3-X-X-I-5-------------5------..II

electric+acoustic guitar

eI----------------------I----------------------..II

bI----------------------I----------------------..II

gI----------------------I-----------6-9--------..II
DI----7-9-X-X---7-------I---7-9-X-X-4-7---7----..II
AI--9-5-7-X-X-9-5-7-X-X-I-9-5-7-X-X-----9-5----..II
EI--7---------7---5-X-X-I-7-------------7------..II

electric+acoustic guitar

> > >

eI-------------------..II

bI-------------------..II

gI--4-X-X-4-X-X-4----..II repeat 7 times

DI--2-X-X-2-X-X-2----..II

AI-------------------..II

EI-------------------..II

In the following part there is Mikes lead guitar playing over

the rhythm guitars.

1. rhythm guitars

eI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

bI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

gI--------------------------------I-----------------4--7----------..II
DI-----5--7--X--X-----5-----------I-----5--7--X--X--2--5-----5----..II
AI--7--3--5--X--X--7--3--5--X--X--I--7--3--5--X--X--------7--3----..II
EI--5--------------5-----3--X--X--I--5--------------------5-------..II

2. lead guitar

H P H H P

eI--------------------------------I-20-17-15-17-15-17-20-17-------..II
bI-------------------------17-20--I-------------------------------..II

gI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

DI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

AI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

EI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

1. rhythm guitars

eI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

bI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

gI--------------------------------I-----------------6--9----------..II
DI-----7--9--X--X-----7-----------I-----7--9--X--X--4--7-----7----..II
AI--9--5--7--X--X--9--5--7--X--X--I--9--5--7--X--X--------9--5----..II
EI--7--------------7-----5--X--X--I--7--------------------7-------..II

2. lead guitar

H P H H P

eI--------------------------------I-22-19-17-19-17-19-22-19-------..II
bI-------------------------19-22--I-------------------------------..II

gI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

DI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

AI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

EI--------------------------------I-------------------------------..II

Now the rhythm part ends...

lead guitar

P H P H

eI------------------I-------------------..II

bI--16-14-12-14-16--I-14-12-11-12-14----..II

gI------------------I-------------------..II

DI------------------I-------------------..II

AI------------------I-------------------..II

EI------------------I-------------------..II

At 1:50 on my CD-player the piano starts. At 2:00 the guitar

comes back...

lead guitar

B R

eI-------------------14-14--I-14-16-14--I-----------..I
bI----------------12--------I-----------I-17-16-14--..I

gI--(13/16\13) 13-----------I-----------I-----------..I

DI--------------------------I-----------I-----------..I

AI--------------------------I-----------I-----------..I

EI--------------------------I-----------I-----------..I

P H S

eI---------------I-------12-12-14--I-14-16-14--..I
bI---------------I----12-----------I-----------..I
gI--16-15-16-13--I-13--------------I-----------..I

DI---------------I-----------------I-----------..I

AI---------------I-----------------I-----------..I

EI---------------I-----------------I-----------..I

eI------------I--------I--------I---I---..I

bI--17-16-17--I----17--I----16--I---I---..I

gI------------I--------I--------I---I---..I

DI------------I-14-----I-14-----I---I---..I

AI------------I--------I--------I---I---..I

EI------------I--------I--------I---I---..I

eI--------------19---------------------------..I
bI--17-17-17-17----17-17-17-17---------------..I   and then

gI-------------------------------------------..I RED DAWN

DI------------------------------I starts.--..

AI-------------------------------------------..I

EI-------------------------------------------..I

I hope you enjoy it !

Claus

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* Claus Hofmann *

* email : claus-h.hofmann@danet.de *

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