Tabbed by: Anne Drury
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Date: November 8, 2005
CD: "Tubular Bells II" (1992, WEA Records)
Notes:
-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
|877|7|877|77|
|10810|81010|10810|810|
|99|9999|99|9999|
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(piano)
|877|7|87710|8787|
|10810|81010|108||
|99|9999|99|9999|
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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 00||00||
E 0||0||
(bass/guitar)
Figure B -
(Dm) (Em) (Am)
E |151517|||
B |151717|||
G 141414h16h17||14~||
D |1417||5/77|
A |||5/77|
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 87|1077h8|87|87|
B 1010108|8|1010108||
G |9||(9)(9)| Play
D |||| 4x
A ||||
E ||||
(pipe organ)
E 87|
B 1010108|
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|1513/151715||
G ||1414h16h17||14h16|
D |||||
A |||||
E |||||
(elec. guitar)
Dm Em Am
E ----------------------||||
B ----------------------|||17=^s|
G 16^sr1614h1612h14=|=|||
D ----------------------|14|||
A ----------------------|10h12|121212=||
E ----------------------||||
Am Em
E -------------------|17|||
B r17|1317|20||
G -------------------|1419|1919^wr19|14h16|
D -------------------||||
A -------------------||||
E -------------------||||
Dm Em Am
E ----------------------||||
B ----------------------||||
G 16^sr1614h1612h14=|=|||
D ----------------------|14|||
A ----------------------|10h12|121212=||
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 1513||1513||
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
|877|7|87710|8787|
|10810|81010|108||
|99|9999|99|9999|
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(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 17151517~=|=|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 56|55~|=||12|
G |757|||12|
D ||5|12=55|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) |
| |
| |
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 |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| |
| |
| |
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) |
| |
| |
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) |
| |
| |
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 |||55h755|5778|
G |766|6h7|67|6767|
D |7|9||77|
A |||||
E |||||
(class. guitar)
D G A D
E ||5p3==|109||
B |10878103|310|10~5|57|
G |||67|6767|
D ||||77|
A |||||
E |||||
G A
E |7|79=|
B |108|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|1816~|
A |16|||
E ||||
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SECTION 13 - (6:56)
F# B
E 644|46|76464|676|
B 767|67|7|7|
G 66|6666|66|6666|
D ||||
A ||||
E ||||
(piano)
C# F#
E 4|4|4||
B 76746|767|76746|7467|
G 66|6666|66|6666|
D ||||
A ||||
E ||||
Repeat previous 8 measures
B C#
E ||--------------------||
B 422|24|9|999|
G 434|34|111011810|1111|
D 44|4444|1111|111111|
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) |
| |
|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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|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
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|-2-------------|
(8:07)
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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.)