Midnight Oil - Beds are burning

BEDS ARE BURNING As recorded by Midnight Oil (From the 1987 Album DIESEL AND DUST) Words and Music by Garrett/Hirst/Moginie Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Martin Rotsey - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jim Moginie - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Martin Rotsey - Acoustic Guitar' Intro Q=122 E5 G A E5 4/4 2/4 4/4 Gtr II (El. Gtr.) Q Q Q Q W H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I (El. Gtr.) 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F# E5 G A 4/4 2/4 W +W Q Q Q Q W | | | | | / / / / / W W Q Q Q Q H |-2--------|-----------|-0--3--0-----|------|| |-2--------|-----------|-0--0--2-----|------|| |-3--------|-----------|-4--0--2-----|------|| |-4--------|-----------|-2--0--2-----|------|| |-4--------|-----------|----2--0-----|------|| |-2--------|-----------|----3--------|------|| Chorus Em C G 4/4 Gtr III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtrs I, II W W W |-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^3----------------| |-^0---------------|-^1---------------|-^3----------------| |-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^0----------------| |-^2---------------|-^2---------------|-^0----------------| |-^2---------------|-^3---------------|-^2----------------| |-^0---------------|------------------|-^3----------------| Em C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr II Gtrs I, II +W W W |-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------| |-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^1---------------| |-(0)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------| |-(0)-----------------|-^2---------------|-^2---------------| |-(2)-----------------|-^2---------------|-^3---------------| |-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|------------------| | | Gtr I | PM-------------| | E E E E +Q Q W W |---------------------|------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------|------------------| |--0--0-0-2-(2)---0---|------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------|------------------| D B/D# Em C 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W H H W W |-^2---------------|-2---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------| |-^3---------------|-3-------4-------|-^0---------------|-^1---------------| |-^2---------------|-2-------4-------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------| |-^0---------------|-0-------4-------|-^2---------------|-^2---------------| |------------------|---------6-------|-^2---------------|-^3---------------| |------------------|-----------------|-^0---------------|------------------| G Em C 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtrs I, II W +W W W |-^3---------------|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------| |-^3---------------|-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^1---------------| |-^0---------------|-(0)-----------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------| 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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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-------0---------|-----1-2-----1-2-|-------0----------|| |-0-0-4---0-0-3-2-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-4---0-0-3-2--|| & Gtrs I, II W W W W |-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^3---------------|-^2---------------| |-^0---------------|-^1---------------|-^3---------------|-^3---------------| |-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^2---------------| |-^2---------------|-^2---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------| |-^2---------------|-^3---------------|-^2---------------|------------------| |-^0---------------|------------------|-^3---------------|------------------| Gtr I Gtrs I, II +W W W W |-(2)---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^3---------------| |-(3)---------------|-^0---------------|-^1---------------|-^3---------------| |-(2)---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------| |-(0)---------------|-^2---------------|-^2---------------|-^0---------------| |-------------------|-^2---------------|-^3---------------|-^2---------------| |-------------------|-^0---------------|------------------|-^3---------------| Em E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtrs I, II +W W |-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------| |-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------| |-(0)-----------------|-^0---------------| |-(0)-----------------|-^2---------------| |-(2)-----------------|-^2---------------| |-(3)-----------------|-^0---------------| | | Gtr I | PM-------------| | E E E E +Q Q W |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |--0--0-0-2-(2)---0---|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| C D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W +W |-^0---------------|-^2---------------|-(2)---------------| |-^1---------------|-^3---------------|-(3)---------------| |-^0---------------|-^2---------------|-(2)---------------| |-^2---------------|-^0---------------|-(0)---------------| |-^3---------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| | | W W W |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-------------------| Gtr I Gtrs I, II W W W H H |-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^3---------------|-3-------2-------| |-^0---------------|-^1---------------|-^3---------------|-3-------3-------| |-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-2-------2-------| |-^2---------------|-^2---------------|-^0---------------|-0-------0-------| |-^2---------------|-^3---------------|-^2---------------|-----------------| |-^0---------------|------------------|-^3---------------|-----------------| Em C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-^0---------------|-^0---------------| |-^0---------------|-^1---------------| |-^0---------------|-^0---------------| |-^2---------------|-^2---------------| |-^2---------------|-^3---------------| |-^0---------------|------------------| G D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W +W |-^3---------------|-^2---------------|-(2)--------------|| |-^3---------------|-^3---------------|-(3)--------------|| |-^0---------------|-^2---------------|-(2)--------------|| |-^0---------------|-^0---------------|-(0)--------------|| |-^2---------------|------------------|------------------|| |-^3---------------|------------------|------------------|| Outro Gtr I Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q |-0--3--0-----|----------|-0--3--0\-----*| |-0--0--2-----|----------|-0--0--2\-----*| |-4--0--2-----|----------|-4--0--2\-----*| |-2--0--2-----|----------|-2--0--2\-----*| |----2--0-----|----------|----2--0------*| |----3--------|----------|----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 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - 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