#----------------------------------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 (Bassline) As recorded by Uriah Heep (From the 1971 Album SALISBURY) Words and Music by Box/Byron/Newton Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Q=200 4/4 Gtr I 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-----------------|-1----3----1--|-----------------|-6-----5------o|| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----3----3----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----6-----5---o|| ||------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W W ||--------------|---------------|----------|-------|| ||o-------------|---------------|----------|------o|| ||o-3--5--6--5--|-8--6--11--10--|----------|------o|| ||--------------|---------------|----------|-------|| 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-----------------|-1----3----1--|-----------------|-6-----5-----o|| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----3----3----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----6-----5--o|| ||------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|| Verse $ 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-| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| |-----------------|-1----3----1--|-----------------|-6-----5------o|| |-1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-|----3----3----|-1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-|----6-----5---o|| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------|| 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 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-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o|| |-----------------|------------------|| Q H. Q E Q E Q Q H. ||-------------|------------------|------------| ||o------------|-1------3------1--|------------| ||o-3----------|----(3)----(3)----|-3----------| ||-------------|------------------|------------| 1. 2. D.S. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------||------------------| |-6-------5-------o||-6-------5--------| |----(6)-----(5)--o||----(6)-----(5)---| |------------------||------------------| Interlude E=200 Wx2 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------||------------------|------------------|| |------------||o-------------1-0-|-------------1-0-o|| |------------||o-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3-3-----o|| |------------||------------------|------------------|| 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 Q. ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| ||o-------------1-0-|-------------1-0-|-------------1-0-|----------------| ||o-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| 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 Q. |-------------1-0-|-------------1-0-|-----------------|------------------|| |-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-------------1-0-|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-3-3-1-2-3-------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Outro 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 Q. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------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-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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 Q. |-------------1-0-|-------------1-0-|-----------------|-----------------*| |-3-3-1-2-3-3-----|-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