SOARING QUAILS
As recorded by HORSE The Band
(From the 2005 Album THE MECHANICAL HAND)
Transcribed by Tom Wall
Words and Music by HORSE The Band
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Keyboard'
Intro
Q=146
E5
4/4
Gtr I
W +W
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|-2--------|-(2)------------------------------------|
|-2--------|-(2)------------------------------------|
|-2--------|-(2)------------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|-12------------------12-----------------|
|----------|-------12---10---9--------12---10---9---|
|----------|-----9----9----9---9----9----9----9---9-|
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+W
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|-(2)------------------------------------||
|-(2)------------------------------------||
|-(2)------------------------------------||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12------------------12-----------------||
|-------12---10---9--------12---10---9---||
|-----9----9----9---9----9----9----9---9-||
|----------------------------------------||
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Part I
N.C.
W H.. S S
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|-/17------------------------------------|-17----------------------------------17-17-|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--12-----------------12-----------------|-12-------------------12-------------------|
|-------12---10---9--------12---10---9---|--------12---10---9--------12---10----9----|
|-----9----9----9---9----9----9----9---9-|------9----9----9---9----9----9----9-----9-|
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S S +H..
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|-17S19-(19)-----------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12---------------------12--------------------|
|--------12-----10---9--------12---10---9------|
|-----9-------9----9---9----9----9----9---9----|
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|----------3-----------|
H a Q a Q Q
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|-19-----------------19s21------(21)s19--------17-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12--------------------12----------------------------|
|------12---10---9-----------12-----------10------9---|
|----9----9----9---9-------9------------9----9------9-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
H.. S S H.. S S
|-/19----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------17-17-|-17----------------------------------17-17----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--12-------------------12-------------------|-12-------------------12----------------------|
|---------12---10---9--------12---10----9----|--------12---10---9--------12---10----9-------|
|-------9----9----9---9----9----9----9-----9-|------9----9----9---9----9----9----9-----9----|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
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H.. S S
|-/19----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------16-16-|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--12-------------------12-------------------|
|---------12---10---9--------12---10----9----|
|-------9----9----9---9----9----9----9-----9-|
|--------------------------------------------|
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H.. a E
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|-16----------------------------------(16)s(17)---||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-------------------12-------------------------||
|--------12---10---9--------12---10----------9----||
|------9----9----9---9----9----9----9-----------9-||
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Part II
N.C.
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-------------17p14-(14)---------------17p14-(14)---|
|-\13----------------------16p13--------------------|
|-------16p14--------16p14-------16p14--------16p14-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--12----------------------12-----------------------|
|-------12----10------9----------12----10------9----|
|-----9-----9-----9------9-----9-----9-----9------9-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------17p14-(14)---------------17p14-(14)----|
|-16p13--------------------16p13---------------------|
|-------16p14--------16p14-------16p14--------16p14--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-----------------------12------------------------|
|-------12----10------9----------12----10------9-----|
|-----9-----9-----9------9-----9-----9-----9------9--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o-------------17p14-(14)---------------17p14-(14)---|
||--16p13--------------------16p13--------------------|
||--------16p14--------16p14-------16p14--------16p14-|
||o---------------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--12-----------------------12-----------------------|
||o-------12----10------9----------12----10------9----|
||------9-----9-----9------9-----9-----9-----9------9-|
||----------------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------------|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
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|-------------17p14-(14)---------------17p14-(14)---o||
|-16p13--------------------16p13---------------------||
|-------16p14--------16p14-------16p14--------16p14--||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------------||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|-12-----------------------12------------------------||
|-------12----10------9----------12----10------9----o||
|-----9-----9-----9------9-----9-----9-----9------9--||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------------o||
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Part III
E5
W
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|--2------------------------------------|
|--2------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-----------------12-----------------|
|------12---10---9--------12---10---9---|
|----9----9----9---9----9----9----9---9-|
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+W
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|-(2)-------------------------------------|
|-(2)-------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12------------------12------------------|
|-------12---10---9--------12---10---9----|
|-----9----9----9---9----9----9----9---9--|
|-----------------------------------------|
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F#5
W
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|--4------------------------------------|
|--4------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-----------------12-----------------|
|------12---10---9--------12---10---9---|
|----9----9----9---9----9----9----9---9-|
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N.C.
|---------3---------|
+H a Q a Q Q
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|-(4)-----------------------------------------------|
|-(4)-----------------4s=6------(6)s4--------2------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12--------------------12--------------------------|
|-------12---10---9----------12---------10-----9----|
|-----9----9----9---9------9----------9----9-----9--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W
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|-/2------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-----------------12-----------------|
|------12---10---9--------12---10---9---|
|----9----9----9---9----9----9----9---9-|
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~~~~
W
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|--2-------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-----------------12------------------|
|------12---10---9--------12---10---9----|
|----9----9----9---9----9----9----9---9--|
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~~
W
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|-/2------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-----------------12-----------------|
|------12---10---9--------12---10---9---|
|----9----9----9---9----9----9----9---9-|
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W
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|--1-------------------------------------||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|------12---10---9--------12---10---9----||
|----9----9----9---9----9----9----9---9--||
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Part IV
N.C.
S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S
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|--5p0------------------5p0-----------------|
|-------4-(4)--2-1-----------4-(4)--2-1-----|
|------------------2--------------------2---|
|--------------------2--------------------2-|
|-------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-------------------12-------------------|
|------12-----10---9--------12-----10---9---|
|----9-----9-----9---9----9-----9-----9---9-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--5p0------------------5p0------------------|
|-------4-(4)--2-1-----------4-(4)--2-1------|
|------------------2--------------------2----|
|--------------------2--------------------2--|
|--------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-------------------12--------------------|
|------12-----10---9--------12-----10---9----|
|----9-----9-----9---9----9-----9-----9---9--|
|--------------------------------------------|
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S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S
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|--5p=0--------------------5p=0-------------------|
|--------4-(4)--2--1-------------4-(4)--2--1------|
|--------------------2-----------------------2----|
|-----------------------2-----------------------2-|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12----------------------12----------------------|
|-------12-----10----9----------12-----10----9----|
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|----11----11-----11---11----11----11-----11---11-|
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S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--5p=0--------------------5p=0--------------------|
|--------4-(4)--2--1-------------4-(4)--2--1-------|
|--------------------2-----------------------2-----|
|-----------------------2-----------------------2--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12----------------------12-----------------------|
|-------12-----10----9----------12-----10----9-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----11----11-----11---11----11----11-----11---11--|
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S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S
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|--5p=0--------------------5p=0-------------------|
|--------4-(4)--2--1-------------4-(4)--2--1------|
|--------------------2-----------------------2----|
|-----------------------2-----------------------2-|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12----------------------12----------------------|
|-------12-----10----9----------12-----10----9----|
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|----12----12-----12---12----12----12-----12---12-|
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S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--5p=0--------------------5p=0--------------------|
|--------4-(4)--2--1-------------4-(4)--2--1-------|
|--------------------2-----------------------2-----|
|-----------------------2-----------------------2--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12----------------------12-----------------------|
|-------12-----10----9----------12-----10----9-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----12----12-----12---12----12----12-----12---12--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
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S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S
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|--5p=0--------------------5p=0-------------------|
|--------4-(4)--2--1-------------4-(4)--2--1------|
|--------------------2-----------------------2----|
|-----------------------2-----------------------2-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12----------------------12----------------------|
|-------12-----10----9----------12-----10----9----|
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|----12----12-----12---12----12----12-----12---12-|
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S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--5p=0--------------------5p=0--------------------||
|--------4-(4)--2--1-------------4-(4)--2--1-------||
|--------------------2-----------------------2-----||
|-----------------------2-----------------------2--||
|--------------------------------------------------||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12----------------------12-----------------------||
|-------12-----10----9----------12-----10----9-----||
|--------------------------------------------------||
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|----12----12-----12---12----12----12-----12---12--||
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Outro
D5
>
W +W
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|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-(0)-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-(0)-------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5---1-----------5---1-----------|--5----1-----------5---1-----------|
|---------3---1-----------3---1---|-----------3---1-----------3---1---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+W W
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
|-(0)-------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
|-(0)-------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--5----1-----------5---1-----------|-5---1-----------5---1-------------*|
|-----------3---1-----------3---1---|---------3---1-----------3---1-----*|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---*|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Artist: Horse The Band
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