The Exorcist

someone asked for the Tubular Bells part which is used

in the film 'the Exorcist'.

Here it is - and another easy to play part of it.

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Tubular Bells --- Mike Oldfield

This part is originally played on piano and glockenspiel, but I saw

him playing it on guitar in his video "the essential", so I tabbed

it out. This part is only playable with an easy to learn right hand

technique - "it is just hammering between one string and another - I

did it on piano " (Mike). Use your thumb for the notes on d-string

second and third finger for those on g- and b- string respectively.

The beat goes 7/8 7/8 9/8 7/8 - so each note is 1/8 long.

E+------------------------II-----------------------I-----------------------I

B+------------0-----------II-----1-----3-----0--1--I-----------0-----------I

G+------2-----------0--2--II-----------------------I-----2-----------0--2--I

D+---2-----2-----2--------II--2-----2-----2--------I--2-----2-----2--------I

A+------------------------II-----------------------I-----------------------I

E+------------------------II-----------------------I-----------------------I

E+------------------------------I-----------------------II

B+------1-----3-----0--1-----0--I-----------------------II

G+------------------------------I-----2-----0-----0--2--II

D+---2-----2-----2--------2-----I--2-----2-----2--------II

A+------------------------------I-----------------------II

E+------------------------------I-----------------------II

This figure is repeated and repeated - "so I can go on endlesly"

Intro bassline arranged for guitar

H H P

E+--------II-----------------------I--------I-----------------------I--------II

B+--------II-----------------------I--------I-----------------------I--------II

G+--------II--------------------0--I--------I--0-----0--------------I--------II

D+--------II-----------0--2--0-----I--------I-----0-----0-----------I--------II

A+--0--0--II--0--2--3--------------I--------I--------------3--2-----I--0--0--II

E+--------II-----------------------I--3--3--I--------------------3--I--------II

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Extract from Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield

The following is a little fingerpicking-part of Tubular Bells.

E+---------------I-------------------2--2-I-------------3-------------------I

B+---------------I-------------0--0-------I-3-----0-----------0-------------I

G+---------------I-------0--0-------------I---------------------------------I

D+---------------I-2--2-------------------I----2-----2-----2-----2----------I

A+----------2--2-I------------------------I---------------------------------I

E+----0--0-------I------------------------I---------------------------------I

H

E+-----------------2----------I------------------------I

B+----01-----0-----------0--1-I-0-----------0-----1----I

G+----------------------------I-------2----------------I

D+-----2--2-----2-----2-----2-I-------3-----3-----3----I

A+----------------------------I----3-----3-----3-----3-I

E+----------------------------I------------------------I

E+---------------------------I-------------2-------------I

B+----0----------------------I-0-----------------------0-I

G+----------2-----2-----2----I-------2-----2-----2-------I

D+-------4-----4-----4-----4-I----4-----4-----4-----4----I

A+---------------------------I---------------------------I

E+---------------------------I---------------------------I

E+----------------0----------I-------------2----------I-------------4----------I

B+---------------------------I-2----------------------I------------------------I

G+----2-----0-----------0----I------------------------I-4----------------------I

D+-------2-----2-----2-----2-I-------4-----4-----4----I-------6-----6-----6----I

A+---------------------------I----4-----4-----4-----4-I----6-----6-----6-----6-I

E+---------------------------I------------------------I------------------------I

E+----------------6----------I-3-----------3----------I-2----------------------I

B+----6----------------------I------------------------I-------------5----------I

G+---------------------------I------------------------I------------------------I

D+----------8-----8-----8----I-------3-----3-----3----I-------2-----2-----2----I

A+-------8-----8-----8-----8-I----3-----3-----3-----3-I----2-----2-----2-----2-I

E+---------------------------I------------------------I------------------------I

E+----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0----I------------------------------II

B+----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4----I------------------------------II

G+----4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-5--I------------------------------II

D+----5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-7--I----7-----5-----3-----5-----7-II

A+----6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-7--I----7-----5-----3-----5-----7-II

E+------------------------------------I-5-----3-----1-----3-----5----II

Claus Hofmann

Institut fuer Kernphysik

TH Darmstadt

Germany

email hofmann@linac.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de

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From: calumb@logcam.co.uk (Calum F. Benson)

> The piano intro to the original Tubular Bells was used as the theme to

> The Exorcist. The only other bit I noticed was the thrashy electric guitar

> section - just straight barre chords going up and down. What's that shape

> called - like an F major on the first fret?

>

It's a lot easier if you play it an octave lower, viz.:

(Also from memory, so please forgive any errors - however, it's just

a fingerpick on an A minor in the first position)

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-|--2-----2----2-----------2------2-----2--------------------

-|-----0-------0---------------------------------------------

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-|-----------0-----------------1-----3------0-^-1-----0------

-|-----2-----------0-^-2-------------------------------------

-|--2-----2----2-----------2------2-----2----------2---------

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