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                        TUBULAR WORLD - Mike Oldfield
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Written by: Mike Oldfield
CD: "The Songs Of Distant Earth"      (1994, WEA Records)

Tabbed by: Anne Drury   (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: February 27, 2006

Notes:

-The main theme/melody in the song is a piano part, transcribed here for
 guitar. The lower staff in the double-staffed section is a guitar part
 (on the recording).

..."Enter"

Am                                  Am
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B -13--15-13--12----12---------------|-13--15-13--12-----12-15--12-13-----|
 G ----------------14----12--12-14=---|----------------14---------------14-|
 D -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

F                                   Dm
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B -13--15-13--12----12---------------|-----12-----------------------------|
 G ----------------14----12--12-14=---|-14-----14--12--14------------12-14-|
 D -----------------------------------|--------------------15-----15-------|
 A -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   "Enter"

Em                                  G
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B -12--13-12--------------13-12------|-12--13-12-----------13-----12------|
 G ------------14--12--14-------------|------------14--12-14----14-----12--|
 D -------------------------------12--|------------------------------------|
 A -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
                                                   "Enter"

REPEAT from the beginning

Am                                  Am
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-13--15-13--12----12---------------|-13--15-13--12-----12-15--12-13-----|
 G|----------------14----12--12-14=---|----------------14---------------14-|
 D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gt|1                                                                       |
  |                                                                        |
Gt|2                                                                       |
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-13=/15\13-------------------------|-13=/15\13--------------------------|
 G|-14=/16\14-------------------------|-14=/16\14--------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

F                                   Dm
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-13--15-13--12----12---------------|-----12-----------------------------|
 G|----------------14----12--12-14=---|-14-----14--12--14------------12-14-|
 D|-----------------------------------|--------------------15-----15-------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gt|1                                                                       |
  |                                                                        |
Gt|2                                                                       |
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-13=/15\13-------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G|-14=/16\14-------------------------|-14=/16\14--------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|-15=/17\15--------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Em                                  G
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-12--13-12--------------13-12------|-12--13-12-----------13-----12------|
 G|------------14--12--14-------------|------------14--12-14----14-----12--|
 D|-------------------------------12--|------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gt|1                                                                       |
  |                                                                        |
Gt|2                                                                       |
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-12=/13\12-------------------------|-12=/13\12--------------------------|
 G|-12=/14\12-------------------------|-12=/14\12--------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Play the double-staffed part/progression 10x

Second time through the bass enters
Third time through the drums enter
Fourth time through the vocal parts enter

After the 10th time, the song ends with one last repeat of the chord
progression (no melody part, mostly drums and bass):

Am    Am    /    F    Dm    /

Em    G     /    Am

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/...slide up
\...slide down
=...hold note

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation
of the song.)

Submitted by zerofret on 27.2.2006

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