Uriah Heep - Circle of hands
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Tuning: E A D G
CIRCLE OF HANDS (Bassline)
As recorded by Uriah Heep
(From the 1972 Album DEMONS AND WIZARDS)
Words and Music by Ken Hensley
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Gary Thain - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=79
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 E E +E. S S S E +Q
G|------------|----------------------|
D|------------|----------------------|
A|------------|-3-3-(3)---3---3-(3)--|
E|------------|---------3---3--------|
E E +S E. E E +E. S S S E +E. S S S E E E
G|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------3------------|---------------------------|
A|---1-(1)----3-3-(3)---|-3---3-(3)---3-3-3-3-/7\---|
E|--------------------3-|---3-------3---------------|
|-3-|
E E +S E. E E +E. S S S E +E. S S S S E E E
G|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------3------------|---------------------------|
A|---1-(1)----3-3-(3)---|-3---3-(3)---3-3-3-3-3-/7\-|
E|--------------------3-|---3-------3---------------|
|-3-|
E E +S E. E E +E. S S S E +E. S S S S E E E
G|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------3------------|---------------------------|
A|---1-(1)----3-3-(3)---|-3---3-(3)---3-3-3-3-3-/7\-|
E|--------------------3-|---3-------3---------------|
[1st Verse]
2/4 4/4
E E +S E. W Wx3 Wx8
G|------------|----------|------------||--------|
D|---------3--|----------|------------||--------|
A|---1-(1)----|-3--------|------------||--------|
E|------------|----------|------------||--------|
S S E +E. S S S E +E E E E +S E. E E +E. S
G|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------3------------|
A|-3---3-(3)---3-3-3-(3)-/7\-|---1-(1)----3-3-(3)---|
E|---3-------3---------------|--------------------3-|
2/4
|-3-|
S S E +E. S S S S E +E E E E +S E.
G|-----------------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------3---|
A|-3---3-(3)---3-3-3-3-(3)-/7\-|---1-(1)-----|
E|---3-------3-----------------|-------------|
[2n Verse] [Chorus]
4/4
W Wx3 Wx8 E S S Q E. a S +S S E
G|----------|------------||------------||-------------5h7-(7)-5------|
D|----------|------------||------------||-3-3-3-3---------------7\---|
A|-3--------|------------||------------||----------3-----------------|
E|----------|------------||------------||----------------------------|
|-3-|
E S S E E a E. S +S S S S E. S E. S E. S +S E S Q E E E S E S S S S S
G|-----------5h7--------------|------------------------|----9-7-5---------------|
D|-3-3-3-3--------7-(7)-5-----|-3--3-3--3-3--5-(5)-6-7-|----------7p5-----------|
A|------------------------7p5-|------------------------|--------------7-5-3-----|
E|----------------------------|------------------------|-8------------------3-2-|
|--3--| |-3-|
E. S E. S E. S S S S S E. S Q E E a E E E E Q. S S S S E +E E W
G|----------------5-------|---------7-5-7h9-7-5---|----------------------|------|
D|--------------5---4-5---|-3--3-3--------------7-|-3--------3---3-(3)---|------|
A|-----------3----------3-|-----------------------|--------3---3---------|-3----|
E|-1--1-1--0--------------|-----------------------|----------------------|------|
W W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
G|----------|----------|--------------------------------||
D|----------|----------|--------------------------------||
A|-1--------|-0--------|--------------------------------||
E|----------|----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/-||
[Bridge]
E E E. S E E Q E E +E. S E Q. E E +E. S E Q. E E E. S S S E S E.
G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|----------5----------|
D|-----------------|------------------|-3-3-(3)-3-3-3----|--------5---5--------|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|-5-5-(5)-5-5-5----|------------------|-3-3-3--------3-3-5--|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|
Q E. S E Q. E Q S S E E Q
G|----------------|------/10-9h10\------|
D|----------------|---------------------|
A|-7--7--7-7-7----|-5-5--------------5--|
E|----------------|----------------5----|
Q Q Q Q S S E E. S S S S S +S S S S
G|-------3--4--|-5----------5-----------------|
D|-3--5--------|---5------5---4-5-4-(4)-5-----|
A|-------------|-----3-3------------------3-5-|
E|-------------|------------------------------|
Q Q E Q. E E E. S E Q.
G|--------------|-----------------|
D|--------------|-----------------|
A|-7--7---------|-5-5-5--5-5-5----|
E|-------0-0----|-----------------|
Q E. S E E E S S E E S S S S +S S S S S E S
G|-------------3-4-5-|-----5-----5-(5)-------------|
D|-3--3--3-5-6-------|---5---4-5-------4-5---5-----|
A|-------------------|-3-------------------3---3-5-|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------|
Q Q E Q. E Q S S E E Q E E +E. S Q E E Q E E S a E S +S S E
G|--------------|------5-6-7------|------------------|------7-5---------------||
D|--------------|-----------------|-3-3-(3)-3-5--6---|----------5h7-5-(5)-----||
A|-7--7--7-7----|-5-5----------5--|----------------5-|-3--3---------------7p5-||
E|--------------|------------5----|------------------|------------------------||
[Chorus]
E. S E E. S E S S E E. S Q E. S S S S S
G|-----------9p7-------|--------------5-------|
D|-3--3-3----------7-5-|-3--3-3-----5---4-5---|
A|---------------------|---------3----------3-|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
E. S E. S Q +S E S E E +S S S S S E S +S S S S
G|--------------------4-|-5---------5-----5-------------|
D|-3--3-3--3-3--(3)-5---|---------5---4-5---4-(4)-5-----|
A|----------------------|---3-(3)-------------------3---|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------3-|
E. S E. S E. a S +S S S S E. S E E a E. S +S S S S Q +E. S S S Q E
G|----------------------5-----|----------/9p7--------------|-------------------||
D|--------------5h7-(7)---7p5-|-3--3-3---------7-(7)-5-----|-3--(3)---3---3----||
A|-----------3----------------|------------------------7p5-|--------3---3------||
E|-1--1-1--0------------------|----------------------------|-------------------||
[Outro]
W W W S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|----------|----------|----------|---------------------------------|
D|----------|----------|----------|---------------------------------|
A|-3--------|-1--------|-0--------|---------------------------------|
E|----------|----------|----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Q E. S E E Q E E E. S E E Q E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E
G|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-3--3--3-3-3-3--|-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|-0-0----0-0----|-------------0-1-|
E|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-3-|
Q Q S S S E Q E E +E. S E Q. E E E E S S E Q E E E E E E E E
G|-------5-5-5-5----|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-----7-5-7-5------|------------------|
A|-3--3----------3--|-1-1-(1)-1-1-1----|-0-0---------7----|-------------0-1--|
E|------------------|------------------|---------------5--|-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E +E. S S S S E Q Q E E E E S S S E
G|-----------5---------------|-----------3-3-3-3----|----------0-2-0-----|
D|-------4-5---4-5-4-5---5---|---------3------------|------0-2-------2---|
A|-3-3-3---------------3---3-|-1-1-(1)-----------1--|-0--3-------------0-|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|-3-|
E E S S S S +S E S +S E S E E E S S S E E +S E.
G|-----2-0---3-(3)-2-0-(0)-----|-------5-5-5-5-7-(7)-5\-|
D|-------------------------2-0-|------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-3-3-3------------------|
E|-3-3-------------------------|------------------------|
E E E. S E E Q E E E S S E E S S E
G|-----------------|---------0-2-0-2-0----|
D|-----------------|-------3-----------2--|
A|-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|-0-0-0----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S E E S S E E E E S S S E S S S S S E E E E S S S E Q
G|---------------------------|---------5-5-5-5---5---5---|-------3-------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------5---5-|---------------------|
A|---------------------0-1-2-|-3-3-3-3---------3---------|-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-3-|
E E E E +S E. E E E E E E S S S +S S +S E S
G|-----5-4-(4)-5--4---|-----------------------------|
D|------------------7-|-5-5-5-7-5-------------------|
A|-0-0----------------|-----------7-5-(5)-----------|
E|--------------------|-------------------7-(7)-5-3-|
|-3-|
E E E E S S S E Q E E E. S E E E. S
G|-------5-5-5-5-5----|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|
A|-3-3-3-----------3--|-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-|
E|--------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E Q E E E E E S E S +S E S
G|------------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------7-|-5-7-5-5---------------|
A|-0-0-3-5-(5)-7----|---------7-5-----------|
E|------------------|-------------7-(7)-3-5-|
|-3-|
E E E S S S S S S E S S E E E. S S S S E Q
G|-------5-5---------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------|
A|-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1---|
E|-------------------------|----------------------|
E E E. S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|----------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------|---------------------------0-1-2-|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-1-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-1-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------|
S E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
G|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------*|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------*|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------*|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| s - legato slide
| h - hammer-on
| p - pull-off
| |-3-| - triplet
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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