Disturbance At The Heron House

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Step 1 / 390Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
The guitars are all tuned as follows: E A D G B E (low to high)
Intro
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|-----2---0--------|-4--2-2-2h4p2---0-| guitar 1
D|--0----0----------|--------------2---| (play 4 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
D5| |
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|--2---------------|------------------| guitar 2
D|--0---------------|------------------| (play 4 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
| |
e|-----5---3--------|-7--5-5-5h7p5---3-|
B|--3----3----------|--------------5---|
G|------------------|------------------| guitar 3
D|------------------|------------------| (play 2.5 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
Guitar 3 plays the same riff in unison with guitar 1, but up 1 octave.
This part is low in the mix and is only played 2 and a half times.
Guitar 3 joins in on bar 2 of the above riff, when it is played for
the second time (bar 4 of the song).
Verse 1
guitar 1 Dsus2 Dsus2
e|------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B|------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G|------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2 | | | |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-------0----------|------------------|-------0----------|------------------|
A|-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
They're going wild The call came in At early morning Pre-dawn, then
guitar 1 Dsus2 Dsus2
e|------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B|------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G|------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2 | | D5 | |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------|
D|-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------|
A|-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
The followers Of chaos out of Control
guitar 1 Dsus2 Dsus2
e|------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B|------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G|------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2 | | D5 | |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------|
D|-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------|
A|-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
They're numbering the Monkeys The monkeys and the Monkeys
guitar 1 Dsus2 Dsus2
e|------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B|------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G|------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2 | | D5 | |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------|
D|-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------|
A|-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
The followers Of chaos out of Control
Chorus 1
e|---G---3-3---------|A--------0---------|G----3--A-----------|G-------A----0------|
B|------------------|-2----0-----------|--------2---------|--------2-----0---|
G|---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
D|---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
A|---2--------------|-0----------------|-2------0---------|-2------0---------|
E|---3--------------|------------------|-3----------------|-3----------------|
G5| A5| G5   A5| G5   A5|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---5-----------5/-|-7-------------7\-|-5------7---------|-5------7---------|
E|---3-----------3/-|-5-------------5\-|-3------5---------|-3------5---------|
slide slide
The call came into Party central Meeting of the Green and simple
e|-G------3----5-----|A------0-------0---|
B|----3-------------|-3/5-------5------|
G|-0----------------|------------------|
D|-0----------------|------------------|
A|-2----------------|------------------|
E|-3----------------|------------------|
G5| A5|
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-5-------------5/-|-7------------7---|
E|-3-------------3/-|-5------------5---|
slide X
Try to tell us Something we don't
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|-----2---0--------|-4--2-2-2h4p2---0-| guitar 1
D|--0---------------|--------------2---| (play 2 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
D5| |
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|--2---------------|------------------| guitar 2
D|--0---------------|------------------| (play 2 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
| |
e|-----5---3--------|-7--5-5-5h7p5---3-|
B|--3---------------|--------------5---|
G|------------------|------------------| guitar 3
D|------------------|------------------| (play 2 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
Know
Verse 2
Guitar1 is exactly the same as verse 1.
In verse 1 the part played by guitar 2 is varied (the first 3 fills
differ from the later ones), in this verse the parts are all the
same, and is shown below.
e|------------------|D5  
B|------------------|
G|-----------2------| guitar 2
D|-------0---0------|
A|-2-3--------------|
E|------------------|
Chorus 2
e|---G---3-3---------|A---------0--------|G----3--A-----------|G-----3-A----0------|
B|------------------|-2----0-----------|--------2---------|--------2-----0---|
G|---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
D|---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
A|---2--------------|-0----------------|-2------0---------|-2------0---------|
E|---3--------------|------------------|-3----------------|-3----------------|
G5| A5| G5   A5| G5   A5|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---5-----------5/-|-7--------7-7-----|-5------7---------|-5---------7------|
E|---3-----------3/-|-5--------5-5-----|-3------5---------|-3---------5------|
slide X X
The call came into Party central Meeting of the Green and simple
e|---G----3----5-----|A------0-------0---|
B|----3-------------|-3/5-------5----5-|
G|-0----------------|------------------|
D|-0----------------|------------------|
A|-2----------------|------------------|
E|-3----------------|------------------|
G5| A5|
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-5----------------|-7----------------|
E|-3----------------|-5----------------|
Try to tell us Something we don't
Guitar Solo
e|--3----3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---3----3--5b6|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|---0--------------|------------------|----0-------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
C5| | F5| |
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5--5----5-5-5----|-5--5---5-5-5-5---|-10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10--10-10-10-|
A|-3--3----3-3-3----|-3--3---3-3-3-3---|-8---8---8--8--8--|-8---8---8--8--8--|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Know
e|-r5-3---3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---/10-10-8-7-|
B|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-----0-------------|------------------|----0-------------|------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| F5| E5|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5--5----5-5-5----|-5--5----5-5-5----|-10--10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10--9--|
A|-3--3----3-3-3----|-3--3----3-3-3----|-8---8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8--8---7--|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|-----2---0--------|-4--2-2-2h4p2---0-| guitar 1
D|--0---------------|--------------2---| (play 4 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
D5| |
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|--2---------------|------------------| guitar 2
D|--0---------------|------------------| (play 4 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
| |
e|-----5---3--------|-7--5-5-5h7p5---3-|
B|--3---------------|--------------5---|
G|------------------|------------------| guitar 3
D|------------------|------------------| (play 4 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
Verse 3
In this verse the guitar parts are the same as verse 2.
Chorus 3
e|---G---3---3-------|A------------------|G-------A-----------|G-------A----0-0----|
B|--------3---------|-2----------------|--------2---------|--------2---------|
G|---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
D|---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
A|---2--------------|-0----------------|-2------0---------|-2------0---------|
E|---3--------------|------------------|-3----------------|-3----------------|
G5| A5| G5   A5| G5   A5|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|---5-----------5/-|-7-------------7\-|-5------7---------|-5------7---------|
E|---3-----------3/-|-5-------------5\-|-3------5---------|-3------5---------|
slide slide
When feeding time has come and gone They'll lose the heart and head for home
e|-G---3-------3-----|A------------------|
B|-------3----------|-2----------------|
G|-0----------------|-2----------------|
D|-0----------------|-2----------------|
A|-2----------------|-0----------------|
E|-3----------------|------------------|
G5| A5|
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|-5-------------5/-|-7----------------|
E|-3-------------3/-|-5----------------|
slide
Try to tell us Something we don't
Outro
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|-----2---0--------|-4--2-2-2h4p2---0-| guitar 1
D|--0---------------|--------------2---| (play 8 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
D5| |
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|--2---------------|------------------| guitar 2
D|--0---------------|------------------| (play 8 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
| |
e|-----5---3--------|-7--5-5-5h7p5---3-|
B|--3---------------|--------------5---|
G|------------------|------------------| guitar 3
D|------------------|------------------| (play 8 times)
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
D5X X
e|------------------| E|-5----------------|
B|------------------| B|---------------3--|
G|-2----------------| fill 1 G|------------------| fill2
D|-0----------------| D|------------------|
A|------------------| A|------------------|
E|------------------| E|------------------|
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YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch
as the note found at fret Z
the note found at fret Z
h - hammer on
p - pulloff
X - mute with palm of picking hand
D - downstroke
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Guitar1 is used to play the riff around the second fret.
Deep in the mix guitar 3 doubles the riff played by guitar1, but
Guitar 1 has a clean sound and picks an arpeggiated Dsus2 pattern.
The verses are tabbed for 2 guitars since the D5 played by guitar 2
rings over the picking part, also the 2 parts have quite dissimilar
For the chorus Guitar 1 plays chords and short melody lines, and
Guitar 2 plays power chords.
repeated over a C5 to F5 chord progression.
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