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BIRD OF PREY (Box/Byron/Hensley/Newton)
Guitar intro (play this first line twice):
Cm Eb F Eb Cm G# G
E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------8--10--8-----------------------------| D|-----------------8--10--8-----------------------------| A|------------------------------------------11----10----| E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----11----10-|

guitar:
E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------10-8--| A|----8-10-8-11-10-------| E|-11--------------------|

| |
| bass guitar: |
G|-----------------------| D|------------------6-5--| A|----5--6-5--8--6-------| E|--8--------------------|

Aah-ah-ah-ah
guitar:
E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------10-8--| A|----8-10-8-11-10-------| E|-11--------------------|

| |
| bass guitar: |
G|-----------------------| D|------------------6-5--| A|----5--6-5--8--6-------| E|--8--------------------|

Aah-ah-ah-ah
Guitar line#1 (play this line twice):
Cm Eb F Eb Cm G# G
E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------8--10--8-----------------------------| D|-----------------8--10--8-----------------------------| A|------------------------------------------11----10----| E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----11----10-|

guitar:
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------10----10-------| G|----------------------------------12b14-12b14----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------8-9-10-11-12-12-----------------| E|-8-9-10-11-12-12---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|-8-----8------6----6-----10----10-----13----13-----| G|-10b12-10b12--8b10-8b10--12b14-12b14--15b17-15b17--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-12----12-----15----15-----13----13-----12----12-----| G|-14b16-14b16--17b19-17b19--15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|-8-----8------10----10-----8-----8------6----6-----| G|-10b12-10b12--12b14-12b14--10b12-10b12--8b10-8b10--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-10----10-----13----13-----12----12-----15----15-----| G|-12b14-12b14--15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--17b19-17b19--| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| B|-13----13-----12----12-----8-----8------| G|-15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--10b12-10b12--| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|

guitar line#1 played twice here!
guitar:
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------10----10-------| G|----------------------------------12b14-12b14----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------8-9-10-11-12-12-----------------| E|-8-9-10-11-12-12---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|-8-----8------6----6-----10----10-----13----13-----| G|-10b12-10b12--8b10-8b10--12b14-12b14--15b17-15b17--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-12----12-----15----15-----13----13-----12----12-----| G|-14b16-14b16--17b19-17b19--15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|-8-----8------10----10-----8-----8------6----6-----| G|-10b12-10b12--12b14-12b14--10b12-10b12--8b10-8b10--| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-10----10-----13----13-----12----12-----15----15-----| G|-12b14-12b14--15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--17b19-17b19--| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| B|-13----13-----12----12-----8-----8------| G|-15b17-15b17--14b16-14b16--10b12-10b12--| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|

guitar line#1 played twice here!
Keyboard interception
guitar solo:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------18b20----------------------------------------------| G|-------17-----------19b20r19--------12b13r12------10p8-------| D|-17h19-----------------------17--------------10--------10----| A|----------------------------------------------------------10-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

NOTE! Play the following guitar to C and F
in the following (ending) brigde:
C:
E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-------------6-5-------------6-5- etc.. --| E|-8-8-6-7-8-8-----8-8-6-7-8-8--------------|

F:
E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-------------6-5-------------6-5- etc.. --| A|-8-8-6-7-8-8-----8-8-6-7-8-8--------------| E|------------------------------------------|

bridge: C F C F C

Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/uriah_heep/bird_of_prey_tab.html

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