Uriah Heep - Rainbow demon
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Tuning: E A D G
RAINBOW DEMON (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=62
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
G||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
D||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
A||o-3--------|-3--------|-3--------|-3----o||
E||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
[1st Verse]
W W W W
G||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
D||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
A||o-3--------|-3--------|-3--------|-3----o||
E||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
[2nd Verse]
W W W W
G|----------|----------|----------|------|
D|----------|----------|----------|------|
A|-3--------|-3--------|-3--------|-3----|
E|----------|----------|----------|------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
D|-------------|-------3--3--|-------------|-------3--3---||
A|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--1--1--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--1--1---||
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
[Chorus]
E. S E. S E. S S S E E. S E. S E. S S S E
G|----------------5-----|----------------5---5-|
D|-1--1-3--3----5---5---|--------------5---5---|
A|-----------3--------3-|-1--1-1--1-3----------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
2/4
E. S E. S Q +S S S S E. S E. S
G|--------------------5---|-----------|
D|------3--3--------5-----|-----------|
A|-6--6------3--(3)-----3-|-1--1-1--1-|
E|------------------------|-----------|
[Interlude]
4/4
W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------||-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
D|----------||-------------|-------3--3--|-------------|-------3--3---||
A|-3--------||-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--1--1--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--1--1---||
E|----------||-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
[3rd Verse]
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------|-------3--3--|-------------|-------3--3---|
A|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--1--1--|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--1--1---|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
[Chorus]
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S E. S E. S S S E E. S E. S E. S S S S S
G|-------------|-------------||----------------5-----|----------------5---5---|
D|-------------|-------3--3--||-1--1-3--5----5---5---|--------------5---5---5-|
A|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--1--1--||-----------3--------3-|-1--1-1--1-3------------|
E|-------------|-------------||----------------------|------------------------|
E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S S S S S S S E E E H.
G|---------------------|-----------3---3---3-----|-----------||
D|-1--1-3--5-----------|---------3---3---3---3---|-----------||
A|-----------3--3-3--3-|-1--1-1----------------3-|-3---------||
E|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------||
[Guitar Solo]
E E S S S S S S E +Q E E E S S H
G|------------------------|---------0------|
D|---------------0--------|-----1-1--------|
A|-3-3-3---3-1-3---3-(3)--|---3-------1----|
E|------------------------|----------------|
E E S S S S S S E Q E E E E H
G|----------------------|--------------|
D|---------------0------|-----1-1------|
A|---3-3---3-1-3---3-3--|---3-----1----|
E|----------------------|--------------|
E E S S S S S S E +Q E E E E H
G|------------------------|--------------|
D|---------------0--------|-----1-1-3----|
A|---3-3---3-1-3---3-(3)--|---3-----1----|
E|------------------------|--------------|
E E S S S S S S E +Q E E E E H
G|------------------------|--------------||
D|---------------0--------|-----1-1-3----||
A|---3-3---3-1-3---3-(3)--|---3-----1----||
E|------------------------|--------------||
[Out-Chorus]
E. S E. S E. S S S E E. S E. S E. S S S S S E. S E. S E. S E. S
G|----------------5-----|----------------5---5---|----------------------|
D|-1--1-3--5----5---5---|--------------5---5---5-|------3--5------------|
A|-----------3--------3-|-1--1-1--1-3------------|-6--6------3--3-3--3--|
E|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
S E S E. S E. S S S S S E. S E S S Q +S S S S E. S E. S E. S S S S S
G|-----------------5---5---|---------------------5---|----------------5---5---|
D|---------------5---5---5-|-------------------5-----|--------------5---5---5-|
A|-1-1-1-1--1-3------------|-6--6-0-1-2-3--(3)-----3-|-1--1-1--1-3------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|3| |-3-|
E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S Q E E E E E. S E. S E. S S S S S
G|---------------------|---------------5---5-|----------------5--------|
D|------3--5-----------|-------------5---5---|------3--3----5-----5----|
A|-6--6------3--3-3--3-|-1--1-1--1-3---------|-6--6------3------3---3--|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|3| |-3-|
E. S E. S Q Q E. S E. S E. S S S S S E. S E. S Q E E E E
G|-----------------|----------------5-------|---------------5---5--|
D|-----------------|-1--1-3--5----5-----5---|-------------5---5----|
A|-1--1-1--1-3--3--|-----------3------3---3-|-1--1-1--1-3----------|
E|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
E. S E. S E. S S S S S E. S E. S E. S S S S S
G|------------------------|----------------5---5---*|
D|------3--5------5---5---|--------------5---5---5-*|
A|-6--6------3--3---3---3-|-1--1-1--1-3------------*|
E|------------------------|------------------------*|
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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).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| |-3-| - triplet
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