Uriah Heep

Rainbow Demon

Uriah Heep


Tom: Bb

Tabbed by: Morten Hansen
Email: *

Fantastic song, but actually pretty hard to play right, this is how i do it - im
shure it can be done in a better way, but then again, the intro/theme is played 
on organ on the record and is not made for a guitar...

Intro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5--3--5/8--5---5/8--8--7------------------------------------------|
D|---5--5--5--3--5/8--5---5/8--8--7------------------------------------------|
A|---3--3--3--1--3/6--3---3/6--6--5------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5------------------3----------5--------------------------------------|
D|------5------------------3----------5--------------------------------------|
A|------3------------------1----------3--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        On his horse of crimson fire...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        Black shadows are following closely
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5---------------------3----------------------------------------------|
D|------5---------------------3----------------------------------------------|
A|------3---------------------1----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        On the heels of his desire


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------8--10--10--8--5-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8--10--10--8--5-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------6--8---8---6--3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10--------------------5--------------------------------------------|
D|--------10--------------------5--------------------------------------------|
A|--------8---------------------3--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        pick up your heart and run
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------8--10--10--8--5-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8--10--10--8--5-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------6--8---8---6--3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10--------------------5--------------------------------------------|
D|--------10--------------------5--------------------------------------------|
A|--------8---------------------3--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        lives for his sword and his gun 

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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Intro x4

     Cm
                       Bb
     On his horse of crimson fire
       Cm
     Black shadows are following closely
                            Bb
     On the heels of his desire 

Intro x2
     Cm
     Riding on in the mist of morning
                                Bb
     No one dared to stand in his way
     Cm
     Possessed by some distant calling
     Cm                         Bb
     Riding on through night and day 

Intro x2

      Eb  F   Cm      Bb                     Cm
      Eb  F   Cm      Bb                          Cm

Intro x2

     verse:
      Cm             
     Riding on in the mist of morning
                       Bb
     No one dared to stand in his way
      Cm       
     Possessed by some distant calling
                        Bb
     Riding on through night and day

Intro x1

      Eb  F   Cm      Bb                     Cm
      Eb  F   Cm      Bb                          Cm
 

Intro/Solo

      Eb  F   Cm      Bb                     Cm
      Eb  F   Cm      Bb                          Cm

Repeat and fade