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Disturbance At The Heron House by R.E.M.

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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 a Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 chord during the verses}

Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
¨They’re ...
At ..
¨The ..
They’re ..
The ..
The ..
   Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA augmentedA
The ..
 Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA
¨Meeting ..
 Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramA augmentedA
Try ..

{Intro riff x 2}


Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
¨They’re ..
The ..
To ..
¨They’ve ..
The ..


   Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA augmentedA
The ..
 Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA
¨Meeting ..
 Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramA 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}


Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
¨Disturbance ..
Chord diagramA augmentedA ..
To ..
The ..
Cogs ..
Chord diagramA augmentedA ..


   Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA augmentedA
¨When ..
    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA
They’ll ..
Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA 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: Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE 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------------------|------------------|
  Chord diagramD5D5		  |		   |
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	   Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2				  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
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	   Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2				  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
E------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2	  |		   | 	 Chord diagramD5D5	 |		  |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------|
D-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------|
A-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

The ..

guitar 1	   Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2				  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
E------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2	  |		   |		 Chord diagramD5D5   |		  |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------|
D-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------|
A-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

They’re ...

guitar 1	  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2				  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
E------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2	  |		   |		 Chord diagramD5D5   |		  |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------|
D-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------|
A-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

The ...


Chorus 1
---------

  Chord diagramG+G		   Chord diagramA augmentedA			Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA augmentedA	  Chord diagramG+G	 Chord diagramA 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----------------|
  Chord diagramG5G5		  | Chord diagramA5A5		   |	Chord diagramG5G5   Chord diagramA5A5	 | Chord diagramG5G5   Chord diagramA5A5	  |
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 ...

 Chord diagramG+G		   Chord diagramA augmentedA
E-------3----5-----|------0-------0---|
B----3-------------|-3/5-------5------|
G-0----------------|------------------|
D-0----------------|------------------|
A-2----------------|------------------|
E-3----------------|------------------|
 Chord diagramG5G5		  | Chord diagramA5A5		   |
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------------------|------------------|
  Chord diagramD5D5		  |	       |
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.

 				  Chord diagramD5D5
			E------------------|
			B------------------|
			G-----------2------|  guitar 2
			D-------0---0------|
			A-2-3--------------|
			E------------------|

Chorus 2
---------

  Chord diagramG+G		   Chord diagramA augmentedA			Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA augmentedA	  Chord diagramG+G	 Chord diagramA 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----------------|
  Chord diagramG5G5		  | Chord diagramA5A5		   |	Chord diagramG5G5   Chord diagramA5A5	 | Chord diagramG5G5   Chord diagramA5A5	  |
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 ...

  Chord diagramG+G		   Chord diagramA augmentedA
E-------3----5-----|------0-------0---|
B----3-------------|-3/5-------5----5-|
G-0----------------|------------------|
D-0----------------|------------------|
A-2----------------|------------------|
E-3----------------|------------------|
 Chord diagramG5G5		  | Chord diagramA5A5		   |
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------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 Chord diagramC5C5 		  |		   |	Chord diagramF5F5	  	 |		  |
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 Chord diagramC5C5		  |
   |	Chord diagramF5F5	     |		 Chord diagramE5E5 |
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------------------|------------------|
  Chord diagramD5D5		  |	       |
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 ...

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA meeting ..
In this verse the guitar parts are the same as verse 2.


Chorus 3
---------

  Chord diagramG+G		   Chord diagramA augmentedA			Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramA augmentedA	  Chord diagramG+G	 Chord diagramA 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----------------|
  Chord diagramG5G5		  | Chord diagramA5A5		   |	Chord diagramG5G5   Chord diagramA5A5	 | Chord diagramG5G5   Chord diagramA5A5	  |
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 ...

 Chord diagramG+G		   Chord diagramA augmentedA
E----3-------3-----|------------------|
B-------3----------|-2----------------|
G-0----------------|-2----------------|
D-0----------------|-2----------------|
A-2----------------|-0----------------|
E-3----------------|------------------|
 Chord diagramG5G5		  | Chord diagramA5A5		   |
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------------------|------------------|
  Chord diagramD5D5		  |	       |
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)

 	 Chord diagramD5D5					 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
	Chord diagramD 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 Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2 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 Chord diagramD5D5 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 Chord diagramC5C5 to Chord diagramF5F5 chord progression.

THE END

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