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DISTURBANCE AT THE HERON HOUSE (Version 1) (Solo taken from Wayne Ellis’ version) {Intro riff:} B-------------------------- G---2--0-4-2-2h4p2-(0)--0-| x 4 D-0-------------------2---| {Peter is just picking through aDsus2Dsus2 chord during the verses}
Dsus2Dsus2 ¨They’re ... At .. ¨The .. They’re .. The .. The ..
G+G
A augmentedA The ..
G+G
A augmentedA
G+G
A augmentedA ¨Meeting ..
G+G
A augmentedA Try .. {Intro riff x 2}
Dsus2Dsus2 ¨They’re .. The .. To .. ¨They’ve .. The ..
G+G
A augmentedA The ..
G+G
A augmentedA
G+G
A augmentedA ¨Meeting ..
G+G
A augmentedA Try to .. {Solo:} E--3--3-3--5b6r5-3--|--3--3-3-5b6r5-3---|--3-3-3--5b6r5-3---| B-------------------|----------------3-3|-------------------| E--3-3-3-5b6r5-3----|--3-3-3--5b6r5-3---|--/10-10-8-7-------| B----------------3-3|-------------------|-------------------| {Intro riff x 4}
Dsus2Dsus2 ¨Disturbance ..
A augmentedA .. To .. The .. Cogs ..
A augmentedA ..
G+G
A augmentedA ¨When ..
G+G
A augmentedA
G+G
A augmentedA They’ll ..
G+G
A augmentedA Try to .. {Intro riff to end} Everyone .. ------------- DISTURBANCE AT THE HERON HOUSE (Version 2) Transcribed by Wayne Ellis ([email protected]) The guitars are all tuned as follows:
E MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
G+G
BB
E MajorE (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------------------|------------------|
D5D5 | | 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
Dsus2Dsus2
Dsus2Dsus2 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 ... guitar 1
Dsus2Dsus2
Dsus2Dsus2 E------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----| B------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-| G------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| guitar 2 | |
D5D5 | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------| D-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------| A-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| The .. guitar 1
Dsus2Dsus2
Dsus2Dsus2 E------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----| B------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-| G------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| guitar 2 | |
D5D5 | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------| D-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------| A-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| They’re ... guitar 1
Dsus2Dsus2
Dsus2Dsus2 E------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----| B------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-| G------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| guitar 2 | |
D5D5 | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------| D-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------| A-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| The ... Chorus 1 ---------
G+G
A augmentedA
G+G
A augmentedA
G+G
A augmentedA E------3-3---------|--------0---------|----3-------------|-----------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----------------|
G5G5 |
A5A5 |
G5G5
A5A5 |
G5G5
A5A5 | 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 ...
G+G
A augmentedA E-------3----5-----|------0-------0---| B----3-------------|-3/5-------5------| G-0----------------|------------------| D-0----------------|------------------| A-2----------------|------------------| E-3----------------|------------------|
G5G5 |
A5A5 | E------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------| A-5-------------5/-|-7------------7---| E-3-------------3/-|-5------------5---| slide X Try to ... E------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------| G-----2---0--------|-4--2-2-2h4p2---0-| guitar 1 D--0---------------|--------------2---| (play 2 times) A------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|
D5D5 | | 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 -------- |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| They’re ... |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| To liberty ... |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| They’ve ... |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| The .. 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.
D5D5 E------------------| B------------------| G-----------2------| guitar 2 D-------0---0------| A-2-3--------------| E------------------| Chorus 2 ---------
G+G
A augmentedA
G+G
A augmentedA
G+G
A augmentedA E------3-3---------|---------0--------|----3-------------|-----3-----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----------------|
G5G5 |
A5A5 |
G5G5
A5A5 |
G5G5
A5A5 | 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 ...
G+G
A augmentedA E-------3----5-----|------0-------0---| B----3-------------|-3/5-------5----5-| G-0----------------|------------------| D-0----------------|------------------| A-2----------------|------------------| E-3----------------|------------------|
G5G5 |
A5A5 | E------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------| A-5----------------|-7----------------| E-3----------------|-5----------------| Try to ... 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------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
C5C5 | |
F5F5 | | 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 Er5-3---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------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| TAB:Disturbance at the Heron House by REM
C5C5 | |
F5F5 |
E5E5 | 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------------------|------------------|
D5D5 | | 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 -------- |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Disturbance ... |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| To liberty ... |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| The gathering ... |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA meeting .. In this verse the guitar parts are the same as verse 2. Chorus 3 ---------
G+G
A augmentedA
G+G
A augmentedA
G+G
A augmentedA E------3---3-------|------------------|------------------|-----------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----------------|
G5G5 |
A5A5 |
G5G5
A5A5 |
G5G5
A5A5 | 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 ...
G+G
A augmentedA E----3-------3-----|------------------| B-------3----------|-2----------------| G-0----------------|-2----------------| D-0----------------|-2----------------| A-2----------------|-0----------------| E-3----------------|------------------|
G5G5 |
A5A5 | E------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------| D------------------|------------------| A-5-------------5/-|-7----------------| E-3-------------3/-|-5----------------| slide Try to ... Outro ------- E------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------| G-----2---0--------|-4--2-2-2h4p2---0-| guitar 1 D--0---------------|--------------2---| (play 8 times) A------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|
D5D5 | | 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------------------|------------------| Know Lyric Map for Outro -------------------- Over the outro section there are some ad-lib lyrics, their postion relative to the repeated riff is shown below. |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Know We d.. |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Everyone .. |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Everyone ... |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| guitar 2 only |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| fill 1 fill2 (very quiet)
D5D5 X X E------------------| E-5----------------| B------------------| B---------------3--| G-2----------------| fill 1 G------------------| fill2 D-0----------------| D------------------| A------------------| A------------------| E------------------| E------------------| TAB Key -------- YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch as the note found at fret Z rZ - release previous bend to the same pitch as the note found at fret Z h - hammer on p - pulloff / - slide up \ - slide down X - mute with palm of picking hand U - upstroke
D MajorD - downstroke Notes ------ The intro features 3 guitars. Guitar1 is used to play the riff around the second fret. Guitar2 provides a powerchord accompanyment. Deep in the mix guitar 3 doubles the riff played by guitar1, but up an octive. This can be first heard halfway through bar 4. The verse sections are nominally the same. Guitar 1 has a clean sound and picks an arpeggiated
Dsus2Dsus2 pattern. Let the picked notes ring as you play them. Guitar 2 is distorted and plays powerchords, these should be allowed to sustain over the picked sections. The verses are tabbed for 2 guitars since the
D5D5 played by guitar 2 rings over the picking part, also the 2 parts have quite dissimilar sounds. These can be combined into 1 part. For the chorus Guitar 1 plays chords and short melody lines, and Guitar 2 plays power chords. The guitar solo is quite easy and is essentially 2 different phrases repeated over a
C5C5 to
F5F5 chord progression. THE END
ⓘ Guitar chords for 'Disturbance At The Heron House' by R.E.M., a rock band formed in 1980 from Athens, USA. They retired in 2011. R.E.M. was known for their moody rock/pop music.