#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BIRD OF PREY As recorded by Uriah Heep (From the 1971 Album SALISBURY) Transcribed by Drimascus_God_Of_Thunder Words and Music by Box/Byron/Newton Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mick Box' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mick Box 2' Intro Q=200 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I PM PM PM PM E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q ||------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| ||o-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------o|| ||------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| ||------------------|-1----3----1--|-----------------|-6-----5-------|| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----3----3----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----6-----5---o|| ||------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| N.C. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W W ||--------------|---------------|----------|-------|| ||o-------------|---------------|----------|------o|| ||--------------|---------------|----------|-------|| ||--------------|---------------|----------|-------|| ||o-3--5--6--5--|-8--6--11--10--|----------|------o|| ||--------------|---------------|----------|-------|| | | Gtr II | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W W ||--------------|---------------|----------|-------|| ||o-------------|---------------|----------|------o|| ||--------------|---------------|----------|-------|| ||--1--3--5--3--|-6--5--10---8--|----------|-------|| ||o-------------|---------------|----------|------o|| ||--------------|---------------|----------|-------|| N.C. PM PM PM PM E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q ||------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|| ||o-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------o|| ||------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|| ||------------------|-1----3----1--|-----------------|-6-----5------|| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----3----3----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----6-----5--o|| ||------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|| Verse $ C5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-|-1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-|-1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-|-1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C5 N.C. C5 N.C. PM PM PM PM E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q 4x |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------o|| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| |-----------------|-1----3----1--|-----------------|-6-----5-------|| |-1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-|----3----3----|-1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-|----6-----5---o|| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| N.C. Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q E Q E Q Q |--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------------| |-3--3-4--4-5--|-5-6--6-7--7--|-8--8-9--9-10--|-10-11--11-12--12---| |--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------------| Lead F5 Eb5 D5 F5 Ab5 W W W W W |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|-/13----| |-/14--------|-/12--------|-/10--------|-/14--------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| G5 Bb5 Ab5 G5 Eb5 W W W W W |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |-/12--------|-/15--------|-/13--------|-/12--------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|-/12----| |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|--------| F5 Eb5 D5 F5 Ab5 Q H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q H. |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-/13--13-----| |-/14--14-------|-/12--12-------|-/10--10-------|-/14--14-------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| G5 Bb5 Ab5 G5 Eb5 Q H. Q H. Q H. Q H. Q H. |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |-/12--12-------|-/15--15-------|-/13--13-------|-/12--12-------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-/12--12-----| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| C5 Eb5 F5 Eb5 C5 PM PM Q H. Q E Q E Q Q H. ||-------------|------------------|------------| ||o------------|------------------|------------| ||-------------|-3------5------3--|------------| ||--5----------|-1------3------1--|-5----------| ||o-3----------|----(3)----(3)----|-3----------| ||-------------|------------------|------------| 1. 2. D.S. Ab5 G5 Ab5 G5 PM PM PM PM Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------||------------------| |-----------------o||------------------| |-8-------7--------||-8-------7--------| |-6-------5--------||-6-------5--------| |----(6)-----(5)--o||----(6)-----(5)---| |------------------||------------------| Interlude E=200 C5 W W |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| | | Gtr II | W H. S S E |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| |----------|---------------12-| |----------|---------10-13----| |----------|------------------| |----------|------------------| N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |----------------1-----0-|----------------1-----0-| |--3--3-1-2-3-3----------|--3--3-1-2-3-3----------| |------------------------|------------------------| | | ~~~ ~~~ | H. E E H. E E |-15---------------------|------------------------| |---------------15b17r15-|------------------------| |------------------------|-12------------12b13r12-| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |----------------1-----0-|--------------1-0-| |--3--3-1-2-3-3----------|--3-3-1-2-3-3-----| |------------------------|------------------| | | ~~~ ~~ | H. S S E W |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |-10------------13-12-10-|------------------| |------------------------|-10---------------| |------------------------|------------------| N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||--------------1-0-|-------------1-0-| ||o-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3-3-----| ||------------------|-----------------| | | W W ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||------------------|-----------------| N.C. N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-------------1-0-|-------------1-0--| |-------------1-0-|----------------|-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3-3------| |-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| Outro N.C. N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------o||-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| |-------------1-0-|-----------------||-------------1-0-|-------------1-0--| |-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3------o||-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3-3------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------| N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-------------1-0-| |-------------1-0-|----------------|-3-3-1-2-3-3-----| |-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| N.C. C5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |-----------------|-----------------|----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------*| |-------------1-0-|-----------------|----------------*| |-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-------------1-0-|----------------*| |-----------------|-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3------*| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths