Birds Of Fire


--------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:Evil_Empire24-7 Tuning:EADGBe =========================================================================== beware the first full mahavishnu came to ultimate guitar. please rate because this is my own work and it took me days to figure and hours to write it down and sure this is a rare tab. this song has many bends and tricks so be aware and it's sure a cool song. =========================================================================== band:mahavishnu orchestra album:birds of fire year:1973 =========================================================================== Legend: #:Natural Harmonics +:let ring till the + is over h:hammer on p:pull off hb:half bend fb:full bend /22:slide from 0 till some fret 22/:slide from some fret till the some fret ~~~:vibrato x:muted string =========================================================================== (Distortion) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ e|--------0--------0---------0----------------------------------| B|---0--------0----------0--------------------------------------| G|-----5--------5----------5------------------------------------| D|--4--------4----------4---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------7-----------------------------| E|-4--------4----------4-------4h6------------------------------| \ 2x ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ / e|------0--------0---------0------------------------------------| B|---0--------0---------0---------------------------------------| G|-----7--------7---------7-------------------------------------| D|--6--------6---------6----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------7------------------------------| E|-6--------6---------6------6h7--------------------------------| e|--------------15-12-------------------------------------------| B|-15fb-15-15-12-----15-12-15-15fb-15-15-12---------------------| G|-----------------------------------------14hb14p12--12~~~~~~~~| D|--------------------------------------------------14----------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------8fb---8-------------------------------------| G|-7fb-7---7-9--7-9----------9--7--------7~~~~~~~~~-------------| D|-------9------------------------7---9-------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------15fb-12-----------------------------------------| B|-15fb-15-15-12-------15-12-15fb-15-15-12----------------------| G|-----------------------------------------14hb14p12---12~~~~~~-| D|--------------------------------------------------14----------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|------12------15fb-12-------------12---12#--------------------| B|-15fb----15-12--------15-12-15fb----15------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------14hb14p12---12~~~~~| D|-----------------------------------------------------14-------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------10fb-8-----------------------------------| G|-7fb-7---7-9----7-9---------9-7------7------------7fb---------| D|-------9------------------------7--9--------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| (Guitar Solo) (Distortion) e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|----5------------7-----5-------5------------------------------| G|--------7fb------7-7-------7fb----7fb----7fb------------------| D|--------------------------------------7#----------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------------------------------------------| e|------5-----5-------------------------------------------------| B|--------8fb---8fb-5----5-------5------------------------------| G|-5-7fb--------------7fb--x-7fb---7hb-4-0----------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----5------------------------7--5----------------------------| B|-7fb---8fb-5-----------------------7--5-----------------------| G|-------------0-7fb-7fb-7-4-4#------------4#-------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------17fb-15--------------------| B|-15fb-15-12------17hb-17-15----------------17-15--------------| G|------------14-0------------16-12#----------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17b(1/4)----17b(1/4)-17b(1/4)--15---------------12-----------| B|-----------------------------------17--15\-/15fb--------------| G|------------------------------0-------------------------------| D|------------------------------0-------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| + e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-12--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------14fb-12---12/9-9--8p7-7/4--2fb-------------------------| D|--------------14----------------------5-2---------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| +++ e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-2-5-2------------------------------------------------------| A|---------5-2--------------------------------------------------| E|-------------5---hb(bend but don't pick another time)--0------| ++++++++++ e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------12-------------12---------------12-----| G|-1214hb-hb-fb-141214~~----141214b(1/4)--14b(1/4)1214fb--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------12----------------------| B|---------12-----------12----------12------121512-----1215fb-----| G|-1412-14----1412-14-0----14p1214-0--1214--------1412-------1412-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---15fb------------15--12----------15--12----------15-12--------| G|-0------14-0--/1214-------14-121412-------1412-1412-----1412----| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ++ + e|----------------------15fb-15fb-12------------------------------| B|-----15-12------15-12--------------1512-------------------------| G|-1412------1412------------------------14fb-12------------------| D|----------------------------------------------1412--------------| A|--------------------------------------------------1412----------| E|------------------------------------------------------15-0------| +++++ +++++++++ +++++++ ++++ e|-17b(1/4)-17b(1/4)fb--17b(1/4)--17hb--15h17-7fb-----------------| B|------------------------------------------------20/17-----------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------12------------10--------------12b(1/4)-------10--| B|-15-12h15-15fb----15-12/10-12---12hb-10---------------------10--| G|----------------------------------------12-9----------12fb------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ++++ ++++ +++++ e|------------12hb-------12hb------------------------------------| B|----------------15-12-------15-12-10/17fb--15------------------| G|-16#-14-12-----------14----------------------16/0--------------| D|----------14---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| ++++ ++++ ++++ +++++++++++++ e|---15fb---12-------17fb-15-0---17fb-15/0-----17b(3/4)----------| B|-------------15/13-----------15-----------15-------------------| G|-14-----0--------------------------------0---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| +++ +++++++++ +++++++++ ++++++++++ e|-------17b(3/4)---17b(3/4)--15---------------------17b(3/4)----| B|-------------------------------17-15/12------------------------| G|----------------------------------------14-12-9-7#-------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++++++ e|-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-15------17b(3/4)-| B|------------------------------------------------17-15----------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| ++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ ++++++++++++++ e|-----17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-15------17b(3/4)------| B|--------------------------------------------17-15--------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| +++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++ +++++++++++ e|-----17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)---17b(3/4)-/3------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------0------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| enjoy mahavishnu !!!!!!!!!!