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John McLaughlin's ~BIRDS OF FIRE~:
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Welcome to guitalife's Web page.
As a guitarist, and amateur transcriber I offer some Tabs
with a direction on the time value of the notes.
As a longtime fan of Guitarist
John McLaughlin I offer some
subjective TABS of his music
Please enjoy the files and links as added.
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Guitarist John McLaughlin
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~Birds Of Fire~ By (Mahavishnu) John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin's ~Birds Of Fire~ Tablature See also :
Chords and Arpeggios and for comments on related scales.
Suggested Crosspicking Patterns; detailed:
the crosspicked arpeggio opening on, Guitar, is not for the feint of art.
~BIRDS OF FIRE~ a daring clash of Blues simplicity and elusive harmonic complexity,
mostly in 18/8, presents as an interesting contrast to Miles Davis'
classic modal tune ~SO WHAT~. ~SO WHAT~ ,roughly, uses a Bassline (..$..) to enhance
(*) the tonal centers of block voicing of largely quartal chords in an [AABA] form:
~~SO WHAT~~
{........$..............}{E Minor7 Sus11/D (*) ..DMin Sus11/D __}2x
{...$ semitone higher...}{F Minor7 Sus 11/Eb...EbMin7 Sus11/Eb}
{........$..............}{E Minor7 Sus11/D (*) ..DMin Sus11/D __}
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Right off the top: Section [A] ~BIRDS OF FIRE~:,
the title track of THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA's second album.
John McLaughlin goes two-chord arpeggio-vamp on the matter, whole step apart.
Guitar plays two lone distinct soprano range 'E' "blues" licks. Then, it's a
tandem with violin, which has a range (G_D_A_E) up from the guitar's
pitch of the open 'G' (third) string.
The Violin and Bass anchor germane (Root_7th_Perfect 5th) ostinatos,
their P__5ths otherwise dissonant to the melody's 'E' pitches, onto
both Ab and Bb Altered chords in the tapestry,
and Keyboard enters, it's ever-fluid arpeggios matching the guitar intro.
Wicked triplets in the [D] section intensifies Section [D].
First, do no Enharmonic, but guit' on with it;
whether you call this G# or Ab 7Alt, and this A#, or Bb Alt7!
~` [________]\/ ' [________]\/ `~
E|--------r0--------r0--------r0++++++|--------r0--------r0--------r0++++++|E
B|----a0++++----a0++++----a0++++++++++|----a0++++----a0++++----a0++++++++++|B
G|------m5++------m5++------m5++++++++|------m5++------m5++------m5++++++++|G
D|--k4++++++--K4++++++--k4++++++++++++|--k6++++++--K6++++++--k6++++++++++++|D
A|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|A
E|K4++++++++k"++++++++K"++++++++k6K7K0|K6++++++++k"++++++++K"++++++++k6K7k0|E
~` ' `~
________________________ GUITAR[A]Plays 4 times from Enter___________________
Violin riff ( Guitar plays this during others' solos)
~` ' `~
E|K4++--k"++++----k4++--K"++++------k4|K6++--k"++++-----k4++--K"++++-----k6|E
B|------------K6k4------------K7k4K7--|------------K9k6------------K9k6K9--|B
G|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|G
D|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|D
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|A
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|E
~` ' `~
BASS GUITAR RIFF {^} Roots of chords
~` ' `~
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|G
D|K6++--k"++++K4--K6++--k"++++K4--K4k6|K8++--k"++++K6--K8++--k"++++K6--K6k8|D
A|^-------------k6--------------k6----|^-------------k8--------------k8----|A
E|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|E
~``~
[Time value punctuations in Tabs]
{,---------------= 1x 1/4 note}
{;-------;-------= 2x 1/8 Note}
{:---:---:---:---= 4x 1/16 note}
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Guitar (tandem in with Violin)
______________________________________ [B2]: (#++) are enhancing harmonies.
~` [B1] '[B2] `~
E|-----------K13h14K13------------------------------------|---------|E
B|K17+"+15;--:--:--;--k17K15---K15h17K17k15---------------|---------|B
G|--------K16---------------k16------------K16p15h16K12---|K12++++++|G
D|-----------------------------------------;--:--:-----k14|(12+++++)|D
A|,---,---,--------,-----,-----,-----,-----,--------,-----|(11+++++)|A
E|--------------------------------------------------------|,,,,,,,,,|E
~` ' `~
~` ______________KEYBOARD (SIMILAR TO GUITAR)________________________ `~
E|--------r0--------r0--------r0++++++|--------r0--------r0--------r0++++++|E
B|----a0++++----a0++++----a0++++++++++|----a0++++----a0++++----a0++++++++++|B
G|------m5++------m5++------m5++++++++|------m5++------m5++------m5++++++++|G
D|--k4++++++--K4++++++k4++++++++++++++|--k6++++++--K6++++++--k6++++++++++++|D
A|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|A
E|K4++++++++k"++++++++K"++++++++k4K5k0|K6++++++++k"++++++++K"++++++++k6K7k0|E
~` ' `~
~` `~
E|----;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-|---------|E
B|--------------------k11p10----------|---------|B
G|K9++K7--K7H9--k7H9++------k9P7------|---------|G
D|------k9----------------------k8--k9|K12++++++|D
A|------------------------------------|---------|A
E|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,,,,,,,,,|E
~` Ab7 Alt... 'Bb7Alt...`~
~` ______ KEYBOARD SIMILAR TO GUITAR CHORDS________ `~
E|--------r0--------r0--------r0++++++|--------r0--------r0--------r0++++++|E
B|----a0++++----a0++++----a0++++++++++|----a0++++----a0++++----a0++++++++++|B
G|------m5++------m5++------m5++++++++|------m5++------m5++------m5++++++++|G
D|--k4++++++--K4++++++k4++++++++++++++|--k6++++++--K6++++++--k6++++++++++++|D
A|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---,---|A
E|K4++++++++k"++++++++K"++++++++k6K7K0|K6++++++++k"++++++++K"++++++++k6K7k0|E
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[C]SOLO... sure Knock yourself out...:-)
Repeat [B] omit [B4] last time ,to [D1 TUTTI]
__TUTTI__
[D1...over Bb7 b5b9}
~` `~....}
E|[___3___][___3___][___3___][___3___][___3___]|E....}
B|---------------------------------------------|B....}
G|------------------K12------K14k12K14K16k14K12|G....}
D|K12------K14P12------k14K12------------------|D....}
A|---k14K12------K14---------------------------|A....}
E|,-------,---------,--------,--------,--------|E....}
~`1 2 3 4 5 `~....}
{.....D1 continues over Bb7 b5b9]
....~` `~
....E|------------k15---K17k15---:--:--:--:--|E
....B|K15---"++K17---"++------k17K15---------|B
....G|---k16------------------------k16K14k12|G
....D|---------------------------------------|D
....A|[___3___][___3___][___3___]------------|A
....E|,--------,--------,--------,-----------|E
....~` `~
~`[D2] [D3] `~
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|E
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|K
G|----------------------k11|K12+++k14+++K16+++++K14k16|G
D|K13+++k14++++++++++K12---|--------------------------|D
A|;-;-;-;-;-;------:::--:--|;-;-;-;-;-;-------:::--:--|A
E|,---,---,---,,,,,,-------|,---,---,---,,,,,,--------|E
~` ' `~
~`Eb7b9+5 'Db7+9 . `~
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[D2] [D3]
E|r0++++|E _________________E|r0++++|E
B|-a0+++|B _________________B|-a0+++|B
G|--m12+|G _________________G|--m10+|G
D|-k11++|D _________________D|-k9+++|D
A|,---;-|A _________________A|,---;-|A
E|K11+"+|E _________________E|K9++"+|E
~`Eb7b9+5 ___________________~`Db7+9 .`~
.......................................................
~`[D4] '[D5 ] '[D6 ###] '[D7 ] `~
E|---K14K16K17K14------------|,---,,,,,|,,,---,,,|,,,---,,,|E
B|K17------------K16---------|---------|---,,,---|---,,,---|B
G|------------------K16K14K11|---------|---------|---------|G
D|---------------------------|K13------|-TACET---|---TACET-|D
A|,--,--,--,--,--,--,--,--,--|,--K14+++|---------|---------|A
E|--------------------)18/8!(|-)12/8!(-|)18/8!(--|---------|E
~` ' ' ' `~
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Host's note: These are my OW-n guitar versions of the Keyboard 'bridge' Chords .
Play at own risk!!! :-)
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~E_A_D_G_B_E~ ______E|Z0++|Z0++|E/ / / / / /~E_A_D_G_B_E~
{- x - - 0 0} / _____B|Z0++|Z0++|B_/ / / / / {- x - - 0 0}
[- - - ] / / ____G|Z12+|Z10+|G__/ / / / [- - - ]
[ 10thfret..] / / / ___D|Z11+|Z9++|D___/ / / [ 8th fret..]
[1 2 - ] / / / / __A|Eb7!|Db7!|A____/ / [1 2 - ]
[12th 3 ]/ / / / / _E|Z11+|Z9++|E_____/ [10th 3 ]
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s-----\__________/!Tablature!!!!_____________/ / / / / /_____
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___________________________________________/ / / / / /_______
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%%%%:::::::E|...r11+++|E.......~E_A_D_G_B_E_~
%%%%;;;;;;;B|...-a0+++|B.......|- x - - 0 -|.
%%%%:::::::G|...--m11+|G.......|1\ - - -|.
%%%%;;;;;;;D|...-k9+++|D.......|1/ 7thFret-|.
%%%%:::::::A|...,---;-|A.......|1_ - - -|.
%%%%;;;;;;;E|..K6_##,;|E.......| 2 - - -|.
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%%%%====`\#/\(K6__K7___K8_)____|11thFr3 4|.
*****************(Bb__BNat__C )~E_A_D_G_B_E_~
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/ / / / / \ \ \ \ \^|
____________Guitalife____....... / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \|
~E_A_D_G_B_E~ ______E|Z0++|Z0++|E/ / / / / /~E_A_D_G_B_E~
{- x - - 0 0} / _____B|Z0++|Z0++|B_/ / / / / {- x - - 0 0}
[- - - ] / / ____G|Z12+|Z10+|G__/ / / / [- - - ]
[ 10thfret..] / / / ___D|Z11+|Z9++|D___/ / / [ 8th fret..]
[1 2 - ] / / / / __A|Eb7!|Db7!|A____/ / [1 2 - ]
[12th 3 ]/ / / / / _E|Z11+|Z9++|E_____/ [10th 3 ]
#\ \ \ \ \ \/ / / / / /######### [ . . . . . ]
g-\ \ \ \ \__/ / / / /-Tablature_____________________________
r;;\ \ \ \____/ / / /;;;;;;;;;;;-----------------------------
i---\ \ \______/ / /--Tablature-_____________________________
p::::\ \________/ /:::::::::::::-----------------------------
s-----\__________/!Tablature!!!!_____________________________
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________________________*Ab 7 +9+5 :to: Bb7-9-5* )_______________
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^__________^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/ ________ \^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/ / ______ \ \grips
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____________Guitalife____...Ab7alt Bb7alt / / / / / /\ \ \ \ \ \|
~E_A_D_G_B_E~ ______E|Z0+++|Z0++|E/ / / / / /~E_A_D_G_B_E~
{0/x - - 0 0} / _____B|Z0+++|Z0++|B_/ / / / / {0/x - - 0 0}
[ | - - ] / / ____G|Z5+++|Z7++|G__/ / / / [ - - ]
[ | - - ] / / / ___D|Z4+++|Z6++|D___/ / / [ - - ]
[Third Fret.] / / / / __A|-----|----|A____/ / [ Grips ]
[1 1 Grips]IV / / / / / _E|Z4670|Z670|E_____/ [ - - ]
[ | 2 ] / / / / / /________ [Fifth Fret.]
[3/. Ab Alt*] / / / / / / POS VI[1 1 ]
[4\ ]/ / / / / / [3\(7) 2 ]
#\ \ \ \ \ \/ / / / / /######### [ . . . . . ]
g-\ \ \ \ \__/ / / / /-Tablature____________________[ . . . . . ]
r;;\ \ \ \____/ / / /;;;;;;;;;;;---------------------------------
i---\ \ \______/ / /--Tablature-_________________________________
p::::\ \________/ /:::::::::::::---------------------------------
s-----\__________/!Tablature!!!!_________________________________
Chord Grips, Guitar Tablature, Standard Tuning and time...
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~E_A_D_G_B_E~ ______E|Z0++|E
{0 - - 0 - 0} / _____B|Z3++|B
[ - ] / / ____G|Z0++|G
[ 2 ] / / / ___D|Z4++|D
[ 3 ] / / / / __A|Z2++|A
[ 4 ] / / / / / _E|Z0++|E
#\ \ \ \ \ \__/ / / / / /#########
g-\ \ \ \ \____/ / / / /Tablature-
r;;\ \ \ \______/ / / /;;;;;;;;;;;
i---\ \ \________/ / /-Tablature--
p::::\ \__________/ /:::::::::::::
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Mahavishnu Orchestra gutar tabs
This is all I can do to explain my tabs.
Click And scroll...K\/k_r)a)m)..Pick And Roll
BANJOVIE! The 4-string Tenor Banjo
I play a little Tenor,myself . Tuning: C( G( D( A(
And here's some other chords
test
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GUITALIFE
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