Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 23:45:31 EST
From: Bob Morgano
Subject: TAB: Our Lady Peace «Birdman»
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Our Lady Peace
«Birdman»
From the Album «Naveed» (Sony Music Entertainment)
(Music by Mike Turner, Raine Maida, Chris Eacrett, Arnold Lanni)
(Words by Raine Maida)
(c 1994 Sony Music Publishing/Under Zenith Publishing/Seacret
Publishing/Catchit Songs/
Lanni Songs)
Transcribed by: Bob Morgano ([email protected])
Time:4/4
Tuning: 6-Eb 5-Ab 4-Db 3-Gb 2-Bb 1-Eb
Riff: #1 (Let Ring)
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|=20
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|—|—14_(14)—|—|—14—|—|—|—|—14_(14)—|—|—14—|—|—|
|-14———-14_(14)——14_(14)-|-17———-16_(16)——16_(16)-|
|———————————|———————————|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | =20
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—| =
=20
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|—|—14—|—|—|—14—|—14—|—|—14—|—|—|—14—|—|—|
|-12——12—14_(14)——14——|-12——12—14_(14)——14_(14)-|
|———————————|———————————|
=20
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Riff: 2 Riff: 3 (Let Ring)
____ _______ ____ =
=20
| | | | |__| | | | =
=20
|—-|——————-| |—-|—-|—-|—-|—|—-|—-|——|—-|
|—-|——————-| |—-|—-|—-|—15p14—-|—-|—-17~v—|
|—-|——————-| |—-|—-|—-|————14—-|———-|
|—-2——————-| |—-|—-|—-|—————-14———-|
|—-2——————-| |—-|—-|—-|—————————-|
|—-0——————-| |—-0___(0)__(0)—————————|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Riff: 4A (Let All Notes Ring Except:*)
*
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ =
=20
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | =
=20
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|—|—9__(9)—|—|—9__(9)—9—|—|—9__(9)—|—|—9—|—|—|
|—9————9_(9)————-|-12———-11_(11)——11—|—|
|———————————|——————————|—|
|———————————|——————————0—|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 =20
Riff: 4B (Let All Notes Ring Except:*)
* =20
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ =20
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | =20
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|—|—9—|—|—|—9—|—|—|—|—9—|—|—|—9—|—|—|
|—7——-7—9_(9)——9—7__|_(7)——7—9_(9)——9—|—|
|———————————|——————————|—|
|———————————|——————————0—|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 =20
=20
Riff: 5A
___ ___ ____ ___ ______
| | | | | | | | | | | | |__| =20
|—|—|—-|—|—|——|—-|—|—|—-|—|—|——|—|—|—|
|—|—|—-|—|—|——|—-|—|—|—-|—|—|——|—|—|—|
|-16_(16)_(16)_16-(16)___(16)—|-19_(19)_(19)-18_(18)___(18)-14-14—|
|——————————-|————————————|
|-14_(14)_(14)_14-(14)___(14)—|-17_(17)_(19)-16_(16)___(16)-12-12—|
|——————————-|————————————|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 =20
=20
Riff: 5B
___ _____ ____ _____
| | | | | | | | | __| | |
|—|—|—-|——|—|——|—|—|—-|—-|——|—-|——|—|
|—|—|—-|——|—|——|—|—|—-|—-|——|—-|——|—|
|-14_(14)_(14)/s/16_(16)___(16)—|-14__(14)_(14)/s/16__(16)___(16)-|
|———————————|———————————|
|-12_(12)_(12)/s/14_(16)___(14)—|-12__(12)_(14)/s/14__(14)___(14)-|
|———————————|———————————|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Riff: 6 =20
=
=20
=20
|————————|————————|
|————————|————————|
|————————|————————|
|—5________(5)———|—4___(4)—-3___(3)—|
|—5________(5)———|—4___(4)—-3___(3)—|
|—3________(3)———|—2___(2)—-1___(1)—|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Riff: 7A
=20
________ ______ ____ =20
|__|__|__| | |__| | | | | __| | | | |
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—-|—|—|—|—|—|
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—-|—|—|—|—|—|
|—9—9—9—9—9—X—X—|—|—|—|—7—-7—7—|—|—|—|
|—9—9—9—9—9—X—X—9—8—7—|—7—-7—7—5—6—7—|
|—7—7—7—7—7—X—X—9—8—7—|—5—-5—5—5—6—7—|
|————————7—6—5—|—————3—4—5—|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 =20
=20
Riff: 7B
____ ____
| __| | | | | | __| | | | | =
=20
|—|—-|—|—|—|—|—|—|—-|—|—|—|—|—|
|—|—-|—|—|—|—|—|—|—-|—|—|—|—|—|
|—9—-9—9—|—|—|—|—7—-7—7—|—|—|—|
|—9—-9—9—9—8—7—|—7—-7—7—5—6—7—|
|—7—-7—7—9—8—7—|—5—-5—5—5—6—7—|
|—————7—6—5—|—————3—4—5—|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Riff: 8 (Note: The time signature on this one riff is 6/4)=20
|———————Slightly Muted———————| =20
______________ ______________ ______________
| | | | | | | | | | | | =20
|—|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—|
|—|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—|
|—|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—|
|—9—-9—-9—-7—-7—-7—10—10—10—12—12—12—|
|—7—-7—-7—-5—-5—-5—-8—-8—-8—10—10—10—|
|—————————————————————|
1 2 3 4 5 6
Riff: 9 (Guitar Solo)
________ ________________ _________ _________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|———|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
|-12-12-12-12_(12)-12-12———12__|_(12)-12-12-12_(12)-12-12-12—|
|-12-12-12-11_(11)-11-11-(11)/h12__|_(12)-12-12-11_(11)-11-11-11—|
|————————————|——————————|
|————————————|——————————|
|————————————|——————————|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4=20
________ __________ ____________ __________=20
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|—|—|—|—|—|—-|—|—|—|—|—|—|—-|—|—|—|—|—|
|-12-12-12-12_(12)—12-12-12—|-12_(12)-12—-|—|—14-14_(14)-|
|-12-12-12-11_(11)—11-11-11—|-12_(12)-12/s/14_(14)-14-14_(14)-|
|——————————|———————————|
|——————————|———————————|
|——————————|———————————|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
_____ _____________ ______ ___ _____________
| | | | | | | | |__| | | | | | |=
=20
|——|—|—|——|—|—-|—-|—|—|—|—|—|—|——|—|—-|—-|-=
—|
|—-12-12—|——|—|—-|—-|—|—|—12-12—12—|——|—|—-|—-|-=
—|
|—-12-12-11~v_(11)-11~v-11~v-11~v-|-12—12-12—12—11~v_(11)-11~v-11~v-11~=
v-|
|————————————|—————————————=
—|
|————————————|—————————————=
—|
|————————————|—————————————=
—|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
______ ___ _____________ ______ ___ =20
| |__| | | | | | | | |__| | | | |
|—|—|—|—|—|——|—|—-|—-|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|——|—|
|—|—12-12—12—|——|—|—-|—-|—|-12—12-12—12—12—14—-10—|
|-12—12-12—12—11~v_(11)-11~v-11~v-11~v-|-12—12-12—12—12—14—-10—|
|——————————————|——————————|
|——————————————|——————————|
|——————————————|——————————|=
=20
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
=20
Arrangement:
Intro/First Verse:
| Riff 1 |=20
Hopelessly, a man starts to feed your day
| Riff 1 |
Once was there, you never looked back
| Riff 1 |
How do you think those words might just fade away?
| Riff 1 |
He’s harmless enough so you let him in and now you’ll pay
?
| Riff 2 | (slight feedback)|
I can’t see him but he’s stuck in my thoughts
?=20
| Riff 3 | Riff 3 | Riff 3 | Riff 3 | Riff 3 | Riff 3 | Riff 3 | Riff 3 |
Ooh Yeaheeee!
Second Verse:
| Riff 4A | Riff 4B |
How does it feel when you can’t concentrate? I just stare
| Riff 4A | Riff 3 | Riff 3 |
All of your daydreams are a seesaw for him to play on
| Riff 5A | Riff 5B |
Now do you feel when he calls your name? You plug your ears but, it’s not
the same
| Riff 5A | Riff 3 | Riff 3 |
Yeah, do you know when he pulls you back? Oh, he pulls you back, back, back
Pre Chorus:
| Riff 6 |
Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on…
Chorus:
| Riff 7A | Riff 7B |
Nobody’s wrong, Nobody’s right, the BIRDMAN wouldn’t lie…
| Riff 7B | Riff 7B |
Nobody’s wrong, Nobody’s right, but I just can’t trust him tonight…
Main Riff:
| Riff 3 | Riff 3 | Riff 3 | Riff 3 |
Third Verse:
| Riff 4A | Riff 4B |
How do you forget a stranger that plagues your days…=20
| Riff 4A | Riff 3 | Riff 3 |
We arm ourselves when there’s nothing to fear right? Wrong…
| Riff 5A | Riff 5B |
Now do you feel when it comes to pass? There’s something there but, It’s not
quite right…
| Riff 5A | Riff 3 | Riff 3 |
Yeah, do you know? Does it make you mad? Oh, it makes you mad, mad, mad…
Pre Chorus:
| Riff 6 |
Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on…
Chorus:
| Riff 7A | Riff 7B |
Nobody’s wrong, Nobody’s right, the BIRDMAN wouldn’t lie…
| Riff 7B | Riff 7B |
Nobody’s wrong, Nobody’s right, but I can’t trust him tonight…
Bridge:
| Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 |
| Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 |
I feel him, I feel him close…
| Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 |
I feel him, I feel him hide…
Solo:
| Riff 9 |
How do we find out…=20
=20
Chorus:
| Riff 7A | Riff 7B |
Nobody’s wrong, nobody’s right, the BIRDMAN wouldn’t lie…
| Riff 7B | Riff 7B |
Nobody’s wrong, nobody’s right, but I can’t trust him tonight…
| Riff 7B | Riff 7B |
Nobody’s wrong, nobody’s right, the BIRDMAN wouldn’t lie…
| Riff 7B | Riff 7B |
Nobody’s wrong, nobody’s right, people I know you people…
| Riff 7B | Riff 7B |
Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on, and on and
on…
| Riff 7B | Riff 7B |
Get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on, get it on…
Outro:
| Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 |
I feel him…
| Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 |
I feel him close, I feel him…
| Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 |
I feel him close, I feel him hide…
| Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 |
I feel him hide, yeah, yeah, yeah…
| Riff 8 | Riff 8 | Riff 8 | (ends very loosely)
