Sentinel

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SENTINEL - Mike Oldfield

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Tabbed by: Anne Drury

Email: [email protected]

Written by: Mike Oldfield

CD: "Tubular Bells II" (1992, WEA Records)

Notes:

-this is the full 8:00 album version of "Sentinel", not the single version

-all parts are transcribed for guitar -- where instruments are noted, it's

an indication of what instrument plays the part on the CD

-there are several recurring and/or overlapping themes in this piece - for

clarity, I've divided the tab into sections (14). Sections are indicated

by number (1,2) and Figures (a recurring staff of music) by letter (A, B).

-due to the tab's length, recurring Figures are followed by an indication

of where they first appeared, to make them easier to find

eg. if the tab says "Play Fig.B (S3) & Fig.E (S8) together", it means

Figure B first appeared in Section 3 (and Fig.E in Section 8), and that's

the only section where you'll find it tabbed out

-when a key is indicated at the top of a section, the song continues in

that key until otherwise noted

-at the start of each section, there's an indication by minute and second

of where in the song that section begins

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SECTION 1 - (0:00) Key: D Major

Piano Intro (Play 1st 4 measures 2x)

E |-14--12----12-14----|------15--14--|-12-----------12---|-------12--14-|

B |o-------15----------|---12---------|-----15-14-15------|-------------o|

G |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|----14--------|

D |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

A |o-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------o|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

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|D G Asus4 D |

E |--------2-----------|--------------|-------------5-----|--------------|

B |o-------3-----------|-----0--------|----------5--------|-----7-------o|

G |-----2--------------|--------------|-----7-------------|-7---7-6---7--|

D |--0-----------------|---0----------|-7-----------------|---7---7------|

A |o-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------o|

E |--------------------|-3------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |-----------------10-|-12--10-12-14-12---|

B |-12~----12p10-12----|-------------------|

G |--------------------|-------------------|

D |--------------------|-------------------|

A |--------------------|-------------------|

E |--------------------|-------------------|

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|G Asus4 |

E |--------------------|-----------5-------|

B |--------------------|--------5----------|

G |-----4--------------|----7--------------|

D |---0----------------|-7-----------------|

A |--------------------|-------------------|

E |-3------------------|-------------------|

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SECTION 2 - (0:34) Key: A minor

MAIN THEME - play 3x

|-8---7------7-----|---7--------------|-8---7------7-----|---7----------7--|

|---------10---8-10|-------8-10---10--|---------10---8-10|-------8-10------|

|---9---9----------|-9---9------9----9|---9---9----------|-9---9------9---9|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

(piano)

|-8---7------7-----|---7--------------|-8---7------7---10|---8---7-8---7---|

|---------10---8-10|-------8-10---10--|---------10---8---|-----------------|

|---9---9----------|-9---9------9----9|---9---9----------|-9---9-----9---9-|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

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SECTION 3 - (1:11)

Continue playing Main Theme(S2) through this section - play this section 2x

Figure A -

Am (w/ trem.) Am (w/ trem.)

E ----------5-------|-----------------|----------5------|-----------------|

B ----------5-------|-----------------|----------5------|-----------------|

G ----------5-------|-----------------|----------5------|-----------------|

D ----------7-------|-----------------|----------7------|-----------------|

A -0---0------------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|

E ---0--------------|-----------------|---0-------------|-----------------|

(bass/guitar)

Figure B -

(Dm) (Em) (Am)

E ------------------|-------15----15-17------|-------------|--------------|

B ------------------|-15-17----17------------|-------------|--------------|

G -14--14--14h16h17-|------------------------|-14~---------|--------------|

D ------------------|------------------14-17-|-------------|--------5/7-7-|

A ------------------|------------------------|-------------|--------5/7-7-|

E ------------------|------------------------|-------------|--------------|

(elec. guitar)

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SECTION 4 - (1:37)

Continue playing Main Theme (S2) through this section.

Play FIG.A (S3) with FIG.C (below):

Figure C -

Am Am

E |-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|

B |-------------|---12-----------|-------------|---12--------12-|

G |----------/14|==-----12-14-14-|----------/14|==-----12-14----|

D |-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|

A |-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|

E |-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|

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| |

| |

E |-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|

B |----------/13|==-15--12-13-13-|----------/13|==-15--12-13-15-|

G |-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|

D |-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|

A |-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|

E |-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|

(elec. guitar)

Then: Play Fig. B (S3)

Then: |

Play FIG.C (w/ another guitar playing A5 chord on 1st beat) | Play this

Then: | sequence 2x

Play FIG.B |

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SECTION 5 - (2:15)

On staff below, the 1st 3 measures are 4/4 time,the 4th measure is 2/4 time

Play this staff 4x

(1st & 3rd time through, chords are Am Em, 2nd & 4th time through Dm Am)

Figure D -

1. Am Em

2. Dm Am

E -------8-7--------|-10--7--7h8-----|-------8-7--------|-8---7----|

B -10-10------10--8-|--------------8-|-10-10------10--8-|----------|

G ------------------|------------9---|------------------|--(9)-(9)-| Play

D ------------------|----------------|------------------|----------| 4x

A ------------------|----------------|------------------|----------|

E ------------------|----------------|------------------|----------|

(pipe organ)

E -------8-7--------|

B -10-10------10--8-|

G ------------------| Then: Play MAIN THEME (S2) 1x

D ------------------|

A ------------------|

E ------------------|

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SECTION 6 - (2:50)

Play the 2nd staff (final 4 measures) of Main Theme (S2) through

this section.

Am Em

E ------|------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|

B -17=^s|r17---------|-13---------------|-1513/15--1715-|-------------|

G ------|------------|----14---14h16h17-|-----------------|-------14h16-|

D ------|------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|

A ------|------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|

E ------|------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|

(elec. guitar)

Dm Em Am

E ----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|

B ----------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------17=^s|

G -16^sr16--14h16-12h14=|=--------------|-----------------|-------------|

D ----------------------|--14-----------|-----------------|-------------|

A ----------------------|---------10h12-|-12----12----12=-|-------------|

E ----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|

Am Em

E -------------------|---------------17-|-----------------|-------------|

B -r17---------------|-13----------17---|-20--------------|-------------|

G -------------------|----14-----19-----|----19-19^wr19---|-------14h16-|

D -------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|

A -------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|

E -------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------|

Dm Em Am

E ----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|

B ----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|

G -16^sr16--14h16-12h14=|=--------------|-----------------|-------------|

D ----------------------|--14-----------|-----------------|-------------|

A ----------------------|---------10h12-|-12----12----12=-|-------------|

E ----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------|

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SECTION 7 - (3:16)

Play MAIN THEME (S2), adding in harmony on staff below. FIG.C (S4) is

played at the same time.

Am

E -12---------------|----------------|-12---------------|-----------------|

B -----15--13-------|----------------|-----15--13-------|-----------------|

G ------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|

D ------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|

A ------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|

E ------------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|

(piano)

Dm Em Am

E|------------------|-------15----15-17------|---------------|------------|

B|------------------|-15-17----17------------|---------------|------------|

G|-14--14--14h16h17-|------------------------|-14~---14---14~|=-----------|

D|------------------|-----------------/14-17-|---------------|------------|

A|------------------|------------------------|---------------|------------|

E|------------------|------------------------|---------------|------------|

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E|------------------|------------------------|---------------|------------|

B|------------------|---------------------15-|-17~---17---17~|=-----------|

G|------------------|-----------------/17----|---------------|------------|

D|------------------|------------------------|---------------|------------|

A|------------------|------------------------|---------------|------------|

E|------------------|------------------------|---------------|------------|

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E|------------------|---------------------15-|-17~---17---17~|=-----------|

B|------------------|-----------------/17----|---------------|------------|

G|------------------|------------------------|---------------|------------|

D|------------------|------------------------|---------------|------------|

A|------------------|------------------------|---------------|------------|

E|------------------|------------------------|---------------|------------|

(elec. guitar)

Play this whole section 2x.

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SECTION 8 - (3:41)

Play FIGURE D (S5) 4x, then:

FIGURE E - play 1x

|-8---7------7-----|---7--------------|-8---7------7---10|---8---7-8---7---|

|---------10---8-10|-------8-10---10--|---------10---8---|-----------------|

|---9---9----------|-9---9------9----9|---9---9----------|-9---9-----9---9-|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

(piano)

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SECTION 9 - (4:11) (vocal parts enter in this section)

Play FIG.E (S8) through this whole section.

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Play an Am chord on 3rd beat of 1st measure of Fig.E | Play this

Then: Play FIGURE B (S3) | sequence 2x

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Then:

Am G

E --------------------|-----------------|------------15/17~|=------15-----|

B -17--15------15-17~=|=----------------|---------15-------|--------------|

G ----------17--------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|

D --------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|

A --------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|

E --------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|

(elec. guitar)

Then: Play FIGURE B

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SECTION 10 - (4:48)

Play FIG.E (S8) with 1st 8 measures of this section.

Am G

E -----|--------------|-----------------|--------------7=|=---------10/12=|

B -5-6-|-5----------5~|=----------------|----------------|--------12------|

G -----|------7-5-7---|-----------------|----------------|------12--------|

D -----|--------------|---------------5-|--12=5----5----|----12----------|

A -----|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|

E -----|--------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|

(class. guitar)

Play staff below and FIGURE B (S3) together:

Am (upstroke)

E --0-----------------|

B --1-----------------|

G --2-----------------|

D --2-----------------|

A --0-----------------|

E --0-----------------|

(FIG.E ends)

E |--------10-----|-------10------|------------12~|====--10-------|

B |------------13-|-12-10---------|---------------|---------------|

G |---------------|---------------|---------12----|---------------|

D |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

A |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

|(class. guitar) |

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E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

B |------0-3------|-------------0-|---------0-----|---------------|

G |----0----------|---------------|-------0-------|---------------|

D |--0------------|---------------|-----2---------|---------------|

A |---------------|---------------|-3-3-----------|-------------3-|

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

|(strings-palm mute) |

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E |-10-----10-----|-10-----10-----|-10-----10-----|-10-----10-----|

B |-----8------8--|-----8------8--|-----8------8--|-----8------8--|

G |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

D |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

A |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

(piano)

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

B |-12~-----------|-----------12--|-9---11p9----9=|=--------------|

G |---------------|--------11-----|----------11---|---------------|

D |---------------|-----9---------|---------------|---------------|

A |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

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E |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------8------|

B |------0-3------|---------------|---------------|------8--------|

G |----0----------|-------------0-|-------0-------|-----9----9----|

D |---0-----------|---------------|-----2---------|---10------10--|

A |-2-------------|---------------|-3-3-----------|---------------|

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

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E |-7------7------|-7------7------|---------------|---------------|

B |-----7------7--|-----7------7--|-----8----8----|8----8-----8---|

G |---------------|---------------|---10---10---10|---10----10----|

D |---------------|---------------|-10---10---10--|-10----10------|

A |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E |-------6-------|-----6---------|------------8~=|====----6------|

B |------------9--|-8-6-----------|---------------|---------------|

G |---------------|---------------|--------8------|---------------|

D |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

A |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

|(class. guitar) |

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E |-6------6------|-6------6------|-6------6------|-6------6------|

B |-----6------6--|-----6------6--|-----4------4--|-----4------4--|

G |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

D |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

A |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

(piano)

E |---------------|------10/15-15-|-12--14p12--12~|==-------------|

B |-8~------------|----8----------|----------14---|---------------|

G |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

D |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

A |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

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E |-3------3------|-3------3------|-----12--------|---------------|

B |-----3------3--|-----3------3--|---15----------|---------------|

G |---------------|---------------|-14----14------|---------------|

D |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

A |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

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SECTION 11 - (5:27) Key: D Major

D G A D

E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B |-7--5---5-7~----|---------8---7---|-5--------5~-----|---------5---7---|

G |------7---------|-----------------|----7-6-7--------|-----------------|

D |----------------|----/9-----------|-----------------|----/7-----------|

A |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|(class.& elec. guitar) |

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E |----------------|---------19--17--|-----------------|-----------------|

B |-19-17--17-19~--|-----------------|-17---------17~--|---------17--19--|

G |------19--------|---/19-----------|----19-18-19-----|-----------------|

D |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----/19----------|

A |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(elec. guitar)

Repeat previous 4 measures, then:

G A

E |----------------|-------------------|

B |----------------|-------------------|

G |--------------7-|-9--7-9/119~=-----|

D |-9~---11p9-7-9--|-------------------|

A |----------------|-------------------|

E |----------------|-------------------|

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E |----------------|-21--19-21/2221---|

B |----------------|-------------------|

G |----------------|-------------------|

D |----------------|-------------------|

A |----------------|-------------------|

E |----------------|-------------------|

Play from beginning of Section 11 again, and include this part:

D G A D

E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B |----------------|-----------------|-5-5h7-5-------5-|-5---7-------7-8-|

G |-------7--6--6--|-------------6h7-|------------6-7--|-6---7-6---7-----|

D |------7---------|-9---------------|-----------------|-------7---7-----|

A |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(class. guitar)

D G A D

E |------------------|-5p3==---------|-----10-9--------|-----------------|

B |-10--8-7-8-10---3-|-3----------10-|-10~-----------5-|-5---7-----------|

G |------------------|---------------|------------6-7--|-6---7-6---7-----|

D |------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------7---7-----|

A |------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E |------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G A

E |-------7--------|---------7-9=----|

B |---------10-8---|------10---------|

G |--------------7-|-9=--7-----------|

D |----------------|-----------------|

A |----------------|-----------------|

E |----------------|-----------------|

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SECTION 12 - (6:31) (Bells section) Key: F# Major

F# C# F# C# F#

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B --14-------------|--------------14-|-14--------------|--------------14-|

G ----------15-----|-13--------------|--------15-------|--------15-------|

D -------------16--|--------15-------|-----------16/18-|-18--------------|

A -----------------|-----------16----|-----------------|-----------------|

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(elec. guitar)

F# C# F# C# F#

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B --14-------------|--------------14-|-14--------------|-----------------|

G ----------15-----|-13--------------|--------15-------|-----------------|

D -------------16--|--------15-------|-----------16/18-|-18-----16~------|

A -----------------|-----------16----|-----------------|-----------------|

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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SECTION 13 - (6:56)

F# B

E -6---4-----4-----|---4---------6---|-7---6---4-6---4-|---6---7-6-------|

B ---------7---6-7-|-------6-7-------|-------------7---|-------------7---|

G ---6---6---------|-6---6-----6---6-|---6---6---------|-6---6-----6---6-|

D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(piano)

C# F#

E -4---------------|-------------4---|-4---------------|-----------------|

B -----7---6-7-4-6-|---7---6-7-------|-----7---6-7-4-6-|---7---4-6---7---|

G ---6---6---------|-6---6-----6---6-|---6---6---------|-6---6-----6---6-|

D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Repeat previous 8 measures

B C#

E -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|

B -4---2-----2-----|---2---------4---|-9------------------|----9----9--9-|

G ---------4---3-4-|-------3-4-------|----11---10-11-8-10-|--11---11-----|

D ---4---4---------|-4---4-----4---4-|--11--11------------|11---11---11--|

A -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|

E -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|

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SECTION 14 - (7:28)

Play Section 13 piano part along with this section.

E |--------------------|--------------|---------------11~=|=-------------|

B |-14---12--11-12-14~=|=-------------|-------------------|-------14-----|

G |--------------------|--------------|----------11-------|--------------|

D |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

A |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

|(class. guitar) |

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|F# B |

E |-----------2--------|----2---------|-----------7-------|----7---------|

B |------2-------------|-2---------2--|------7------------|-7--------7---|

G |-3--------------3---|--------3-----|-8-------------8---|-------8------|

D |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

A |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

(piano)

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

B |-14~----------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

G |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

D |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

A |--------------------|--------------|-----------4---11==|=------13-----|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

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|C# F# |

E |-9--------------9---|--------9-----|-----------2-------|----2---------|

B |-----------9--------|-----9--------|------2------------|-2---------2--|

G |-----10-------------|-10-----------|-3--------------3--|--------3-----|

D |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

A |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

B |-14---12--11-12-14~=|=-------------|----------------7~=|=-------------|

G |--------------------|--------------|-----------8-------|--------------|

D |(13)----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------9~-----|

A |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

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|F# B |

E |-----------2--------|----2---------|-----------2-------|----2---------|

B |------2-------------|-2---------2--|------4------------|-4--------4---|

G |-3--------------3---|--------3-----|-4-------------4---|-------4------|

D |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

A |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

B |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

G |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

D |-11~----------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

A |--------------------|--------------|-----------4---11==|=------13=---|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

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|C# F# |

E |----------------9---|--------9-----|-----------2-------|----2---------|

B |-----------9--------|-----9--------|------2------------|-2---------2--|

G |-----10-------------|-10-----------|-3--------------3--|--------3-----|

D |-11-----------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

A |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

B |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

G |--------------------|--------------|-------------3-----|--------------|

D |--------------------|--------------|-6----4----6---6~==|=-------------|

A |-6------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

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|B C# |

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

B |--------------------|-12-----11----|-------------------|--------------|

G |--------------------|--------------|-13----------------|--------------|

D |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

A |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

E |--------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|

Section 13 piano part continues here, finishing the song.

C# F#

E |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|

B |-9-----9-----9----|---9-----9-----9-|-----9-----9---9-|---------------|

G |-----11----11-----|-11----11----11--|---11----11------|-11------------|

D |---11----11----11-|-----11----11----|-11----11----11--|---------------|

A |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|

E |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|

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^...bend (w=whole tone, s=semi-tone) /...slide up

r...release bend ...slide down

h...hammer on =...hold note

p...pull off o

~...vibrato o...repeat

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation

of the song.)