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SENTINEL - Mike Oldfield
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Date: November 8, 2005
Written by: Mike Oldfield
CD: "Tubular Bells II" (1992, WEA Records)
Notes:
-this is the full 8:00 album version of "Sentinel", not the single
version
-all parts are transcribed for guitar -- where instruments are noted,
it's
an indication of what instrument plays the part on the CD
-there are several recurring and/or overlapping themes in this piece -
for
clarity, I've divided the tab into sections (14). Sections are
indicated
by number (1,2) and Figures (a recurring staff of music) by letter (A,
B).
-due to the tab's length, recurring Figures are followed by an
indication
of where they first appeared, to make them easier to find
eg. if the tab says "Play Fig.B (S3) & Fig.E (S8) together", it means
Figure B first appeared in Section 3 (and Fig.E in Section 8), and
that's
the only section where you'll find it tabbed out
-when a key is indicated at the top of a section, the song continues in
that key until otherwise noted
-at the start of each section, there's an indication by minute and
second
of where in the song that section begins
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|GAsus4 |
E|--------------------|-----------5-------|
B|--------------------|--------5----------|
G|-----4--------------|----7--------------|
D|---0----------------|-7-----------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-3------------------|-------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------||
B|-----------||
SECTION 2 - (0:34) Key: A minor
MAIN THEME - play 3x
E|-8---7------7-----|---7--------------|-8---7------7-----|---7-----
B|---------10---8-10|-------8-10---10--|---------10---8-10|-------8-
G|---9---9----------|-9---9------9----9|---9---9----------|-9---9---
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------
E|-----7--|
B|10------|
G|---9---9|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
(piano)
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E|-8---7------7-----|---7--------------|-8---7------7---10|---8---7-8-
B|---------10---8-10|-------8-10---10--|---------10---8---|-----------
G|---9---9----------|-9---9------9----9|---9---9----------|-9---9-----
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------
E|--7---|
B|------|
G|9---9-|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------||
B|-----------||
SECTION 3 - (1:11)
Continue playing Main Theme(S2) through this section - play this
section 2x
Figure A -
Am (w/ trem.) Am (w/ trem.)
E|----------5-------|-----------------|----------5------|-------------
B|----------5-------|-----------------|----------5------|-------------
G|----------5-------|-----------------|----------5------|-------------
D|----------7-------|-----------------|----------7------|-------------
A|-0---0------------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-------------
E|---0--------------|-----------------|---0-------------|-------------
(bass/guitar)
Figure B -
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(Dm) (Em) (Am)
E|------------------|-------15----15-17------|-------------|--------
B|------------------|-15-17----17------------|-------------|--------
G|-14--14--14h16h17-|------------------------|-14~---------|--------
D|------------------|------------------14-17-|-------------|--------
A|------------------|------------------------|-------------|--------
E|------------------|------------------------|-------------|--------
E|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|5/7-7-|
A|5/7-7-|
E|------|
(elec. guitar)
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------||
B|-----------||
SECTION 4 - (1:37)
Continue playing Main Theme (S2) through this section.
Play FIG.A (S3) with FIG.C (below):
Figure C -
AmAm
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
B|-------------|---12-----------|-------------|---12--------12-|
G|----------/14| ==-----12-14-14-|----------/14|==-----12-14----|
D|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
A|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
| |
| |
| |
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
B|----------/13| ==-15--12-13-13-|----------/13|==-15--12-13-15-|
G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
D|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
A|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|
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(elec. guitar)
Then: Play Fig. B (S3)
Then: |
Play FIG.C (w/ another guitar playing A5 chord on 1st beat) | Play this
Then: | sequence
2x
Play FIG.B |
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------||
B|-----------||
SECTION 5 - (2:15)
On staff below, the 1st 3 measures are 4/4 time,the 4th measure is 2/4
time
Play this staff 4x
(1st & 3rd time through, chords are Am Em, 2nd & 4th time through Dm
Am)
Figure D -
1. AmEm
2. DmAm
E|-------8-7--------|-10--7--7h8-----|-------8-7--------|-8---7----|
B|-10-10------10--8-|--------------8-|-10-10------10--8-|----------|
G|------------------|------------9---|------------------|--(9)-(9)-|
D|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------|
A|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------|
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------|
E|
B|
G|Play
D|4x
A|
E|
(pipe organ)
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E|-------8-7--------|
B|-10-10------10--8-|
G|------------------| Then: Play MAIN THEME (S2) 1x
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------||
B|-----------||
SECTION 6 - (2:50)
Play the 2nd staff (final 4 measures) of Main Theme (S2) through
this section.
AmEm
E|------|------------|------------------|-----------------|-------
B|-17=^s| r17---------|-13---------------|-15\13/15--17\15-|------
G|------|------------|----14---14h16h17-|-----------------|-------
D|------|------------|------------------|-----------------|-------
A|------|------------|------------------|-----------------|-------
E|------|------------|------------------|-----------------|-------
E|------|
B|-------|
G|14h16-|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
(elec. guitar)
DmEmAm
E|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------
B|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------
G|-16^sr16--14h16-12h14=| =--------------|-----------------|-------
D|----------------------|--14-----------|-----------------|--------
A|----------------------|---------10h12-|-12----12----12=-|--------
E|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------
E|-----|
B|17=^s|
G|------|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
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AmEm
E|-------------------|---------------17-|-----------------|-------
B|-r17---------------|-13----------17---|-20--------------|-------
G|-------------------|----14-----19-----|----19-19^wr19---|-------
D|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------
A|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------
E|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------
E|------|
B|------|
G|14h16-|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
DmEmAm
E|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------
B|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------
G|-16^sr16--14h16-12h14=| =--------------|-----------------|----------
D|----------------------|--14-----------|-----------------|-----------
A|----------------------|---------10h12-|-12----12----12=-|-----------
E|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------||
B|-----------||
SECTION 7 - (3:16)
Play MAIN THEME (S2), adding in harmony on staff below. FIG.C (S4) is
played at the same time.
Am
E|-12---------------|----------------|-12---------------|-------------
B|-----15--13-------|----------------|-----15--13-------|-------------
G|------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------
D|------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------
A|------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------
(piano)
(elec. guitar)
Play this whole section 2x.
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------||
B|-----------||
SECTION 8 - (3:41)
Play FIGUD D (S5) 4x, then:
FIGUD E - play 1x
E|-8---7------7-----|---7--------------|-8---7------7---10|---8---7-8-
B|---------10---8-10|-------8-10---10--|---------10---8---|-----------
G|---9---9----------|-9---9------9----9|---9---9----------|-9---9-----
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------
E|--7---|
B|------|
G|9---9-|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
(piano)
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------||
B|-----------||
SECTION 9 - (4:11) (vocal parts enter in this
section)
Play FIG.E (S8) through this whole section.
|
Play an Am chord on 3rd beat of 1st measure of Fig.E | Play this
Then: Play FIGUD B (S3) | sequence 2x
|
Then:
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AmG
E|--------------------|-----------------|------------15/17~| =------
B|-17--15------15-17~=| =----------------|---------15-------|-------
G|----------17--------|-----------------|------------------|--------
D|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------
A|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------
E|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------
E|15-----|
B|-------|
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
(elec. guitar)
Then: Play FIGUD B
E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------||
B|-----------||
SECTION 10 - (4:48)
Play FIG.E (S8) with 1st 8 measures of this section.
AmG
E|-----|--------------|-----------------|--------------7=| =---------
B|-5-6-|-5----------5~| =----------------|----------------|--------12
G|-----|------7-5-7---|-----------------|----------------|------12---
D|-----|--------------|---------------5-|--12=\5----5----|----12-----
A|-----|--------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------
E|-----|--------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------
E|10/12=|
B|------|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|-----|
(class. guitar)
Play staff below and FIGUD B (S3) together: