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.
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
============================================================================== 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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