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Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds Of Fire

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Tabbed by:Evil_Empire24-7

Tuning:EADGBe

beware the first full mahavishnu came to ultimate guitar. please rate because
this is my own work and it took me days to figure and hours to write it down
and sure this is a rare tab. this song has many bends and tricks so be aware
and it’s sure a cool song.

band:mahavishnu orchestra
album:birds of fire
year:1973

Legend:
#:Natural Harmonics
+:let ring till the + is over
h:hammer on
p:pull off
hb:half bend
fb:full bend
/22:slide from 0 till some fret
22/:slide from some fret till the some fret
~~~:vibrato
x:muted string

(Distortion)
[++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++]

e|--------0--------0---------0----------------------------------|
B|---0--------0----------0--------------------------------------|
G|-----5--------5----------5------------------------------------|
D|--4--------4----------4---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7-----------------------------|
E|-4--------4----------4-------4h6------------------------------| 

2x
[++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++] [/]

e|------0--------0---------0------------------------------------|
B|---0--------0---------0---------------------------------------|
G|-----7--------7---------7-------------------------------------|
D|--6--------6---------6----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------7------------------------------|
E|-6--------6---------6------6h7--------------------------------|
e|--------------15-12-------------------------------------------|
B|-15fb-15-15-12-----15-12-15-15fb-15-15-12---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14hb14p12--12~~~~~~~~|
D|--------------------------------------------------14----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------8fb---8-------------------------------------|
G|-7fb-7---7-9--7-9----------9--7--------7~~~~~~~~~-------------|
D|-------9------------------------7---9-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------15fb-12-----------------------------------------|
B|-15fb-15-15-12-------15-12-15fb-15-15-12----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14hb14p12---12~~~~~~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------14----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------12------15fb-12-------------12---12#--------------------|
B|-15fb----15-12--------15-12-15fb----15------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------14hb14p12---12~~~~~|
D|-----------------------------------------------------14-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------10fb-8-----------------------------------|
G|-7fb-7---7-9----7-9---------9-7------7------------7fb---------|
D|-------9------------------------7--9--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar Solo)

(Distortion)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5------------7-----5-------5------------------------------|
G|--------7fb------7-7-------7fb----7fb----7fb------------------|
D|--------------------------------------7#----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------5-----5-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8fb---8fb-5----5-------5------------------------------|
G|-5-7fb--------------7fb--x-7fb---7hb-4-0----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----5------------------------7--5----------------------------|
B|-7fb---8fb-5-----------------------7--5-----------------------|
G|-------------0-7fb-7fb-7-4-4#------------4#-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------17fb-15--------------------|
B|-15fb-15-12------17hb-17-15----------------17-15--------------|
G|------------14-0------------16-12#----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mahavishnu_orchestra/birds_of_fire_tab.html )

e|-17b(1/4)----17b(1/4)-17b(1/4)--15---------------12-----------|
B|-----------------------------------17--15-/15fb--------------|
G|------------------------------0-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------0-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

[+]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-12--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14fb-12---12/9-9--8p7-7/4--2fb-------------------------|
D|--------------14----------------------5-2---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

[+++]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-2-5-2------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5-2--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------5---hb(bend but don't pick another time)--0------|

[++++++++++]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------12-------------12---------------12-----|
G|-1214hb-hb-fb-141214~~----141214b(1/4)--14b(1/4)1214fb--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------12----------------------|
B|---------12-----------12----------12------121512-----1215fb-----|
G|-1412-14----1412-14-0----14p1214-0--1214--------1412-------1412-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---15fb------------15--12----------15--12----------15-12--------|
G|-0------14-0--/1214-------14-121412-------1412-1412-----1412----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

[++] [+]

e|----------------------15fb-15fb-12------------------------------|
B|-----15-12------15-12--------------1512-------------------------|
G|-1412------1412------------------------14fb-12------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------1412--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------1412----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------15-0------|

[+++++] [+++++++++] [+++++++] [++++]

e|-17b(1/4)-17b(1/4)fb--17b(1/4)--17hb--15h17-7fb-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------20/17-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------12------------10--------------12b(1/4)-------10--|
B|-15-12h15-15fb----15-12/10-12---12hb-10---------------------10--|
G|----------------------------------------12-9----------12fb------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

[++++] [++++] [+++++]

e|------------12hb-------12hb------------------------------------|
B|----------------15-12-------15-12-10/17fb--15------------------|
G|-16#-14-12-----------14----------------------16/0--------------|
D|----------14---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[++++] [++++] [++++] [+++++++++++++]

e|---15fb---12-------17fb-15-0---17fb-15/0-----17b(3/4)----------|
B|-------------15/13-----------15-----------15-------------------|
G|-14-----0--------------------------------0---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[+++] [+++++++++] [+++++++++] [++++++++++]

e|-------17b(3/4)---17b(3/4)--15---------------------17b(3/4)----|
B|-------------------------------17-15/12------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------14-12-9-7#-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[+++++++] [+++++++] [+++++++] [+++++++] [+++++++] [+++++++++++]

e|-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-15------17b(3/4)-|
B|------------------------------------------------17-15----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[++++] [+++++++] [+++++++] [+++++++] [+++++++] [++++++++++++++]

e|-----17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-15------17b(3/4)------|
B|--------------------------------------------17-15--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[+++++] [+++++++] [+++++++] [+++++++] [+++++++++++]

e|-----17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)-17b(3/4)---17b(3/4)-/3------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------0------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

enjoy mahavishnu !!!!!!!!!!