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Tubular Bells Ii - Tattoo

Mike Oldfield
Tab

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Song

Mike Oldfield

Tubular Bells II - Tattoo

Originally there is no guitar (only a few parts) but it is

an easy to play part fot beginners...

Tune A

H H P H

E+----------I--------I------I------I---------I-----------I-7----I--------|I
B+----------I------7-I-8----I-10---I-7-------I------7-10-I------I-10-----|I
G+----------I-7---9--I------I------I-----9-7-I-7---------I------I--------|I
D+--7-----9-I--------I------I------I---------I-----------I------I--------|I
A+----------I--------I------I------I---------I-----------I------I--------|I
E+----------I--------I------I------I---------I-----------I------I--------|I

H H P H

E+----------I--------I------I------I---------I-----------I------I--------|I
B+----------I------7-I-8----I-10---I-7-------I-7-10------I------I--------|I
G+----------I-7---9--I------I------I-----9-7-I-----------I-7----I--------|I
D+--7-----9-I--------I------I------I---------I-----------I------I--------|I
A+----------I--------I------I------I---------I-----------I------I--------|I
E+----------I--------I------I------I---------I-----------I------I--------|I

TUNE B

P

E+-------7--I---7----I----7-I----7----I--------I---------I------I----7------|I
B+--10------I-10---8-I-8----I-10----8-I--8--10-I-10--8-7-I------I-10----10--|I
G+----------I--------I------I---------I--------I---------I-9--7-I-----------|I
D+----------I--------I------I---------I--------I---------I------I-----------|I
A+----------I--------I------I---------I--------I---------I------I-----------|I
E+----------I--------I------I---------I--------I---------I------I-----------|I

P ~

E+-------7--I---7----I----7-I----7----I--------I---------I------I-----------|I
B+---8------I-10---8-I-8----I-10----8-I--8--10-I-10--8-7-I------I-----------|I
G+----------I--------I------I---------I--------I---------I-9--7-I-9---------|I
D+----------I--------I------I---------I--------I---------I------I-----------|I
A+----------I--------I------I---------I--------I---------I------I-----------|I
E+----------I--------I------I---------I--------I---------I------I-----------|I

TUNE C (Guitar interlude)

H H

E+---------------------I-I-----------------------I-I-------------------------|I
B+---------------------I-I-----------------------I-I-------------------------|I
G+---------------------I-I------------14-14-16~--I-I-----------------16-14---|-I
D+-------------7-7-9~--I-I--/16------------------I-I-----12-12-14------------|I
A+--/9-----------------I-I-----------------------I-I--14---------------------|I
E+---------------------I-I-----------------------I-I-------------------------|I

TUNE D

E+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I
B+---10---I-8-7-----I-------I-------I--------|I
G+--------I---------I-9-7---I-------I--------|I
D+--------I---------I-------I-9-----I-7------|I
A+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I
E+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I

TUNE E

E+--------I---------I-------I-7-----I--------|I
B+---10---I-8-7-7---I-7-10--I-------I-10-----|I
G+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I
D+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I
A+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I
E+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I

TUNE F

H

E+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I
B+---10---I-8-7-----I-7-10--I-------I--------|I
G+--------I---------I-------I-7-----I--------|I
D+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I
A+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I
E+--------I---------I-------I-------I--------|I

PLAY

GUITAR 1 : A A A B A A A

GUITAR 2 : DE DF

(SYNTHY)

AFTER THIS COMPLEX PART THERE IS A LOUD GUITAR

E+--------I---------I------I-------|I
B+--------I-------7-I-8----I-10~---|I
G+--------I-7---9---I------I-------|I
D+--7---9-I---------I------I-------|I
A+--------I---------I------I-------|I
E+--------I---------I------I-------|I

THEN PLAY TUNE C (CALM INTERLUDE) FOLLOWED BY TUNES A B A

(ORIGINALLY NOW PLAYED BY BAGPIPES AND SOME DRUMS)

Claus Hofmann

Institut fuer Kernphysik

TH-Darmstadt

email hofmann@linac.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de

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