Taken by Vultures Lyrics

As recorded by HORSE The Band
(From the 2005 Album THE MECHANICAL HAND)
Words by Nathan Winneke Music by HORSE The Band
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Keyboard'
Q=260
N.C.
Gtr I
PM-| PM-| PM PM-|
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|------------3h=5--3h=5-----------|--8-----7h=8--3h=5-----------|
| Gtr II
| q q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM-| PM PM-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|--3h=5------------8-----7h=8-|--3h=5------------3------2---------|
N.C.
PM-| PM-| PM PM-|
|------------3h=5--3h=5-----------|--8-----7h=8--3h=5-----------|
PM-| PM-| PM-|
|--7h=8-10h12--8h10-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------0----0--|--3h=5---0----0---3h=5---0----0--|
PM-| PM-| PM-|
PM-| PM-|
|-----------------10h12--9h10-|------------------5h=7------------|
|---------0----0--------------|---------0----0----------3b4r=(3)-|
PM-| PM-| PM-|
PM-| PM-| PM-|
|-----------------------------|--3h=5------------3h=5-----------||
|---------------------0----0--|--3h=5---0----0---3h=5---0----0--||
N.C.
PM-| PM-| PM PM-|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o------------3h=5--3h=5-----------|--8-----7h=8--3h=5-----------|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
PM-| PM PM-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|--3h=5------------8-----7h=8-|--3h=5------------3------2--------|
N.C.
PM-| PM-| PM PM-|
|------------3h=5--3h=5-----------|--8-----7h=8--3h=5-----------|
PM-| PM-| PM-|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|--7h=8-10h12--8h10-----------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------0----0--|--3h=5---0----0---3h=5---0----0---||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
Q Q E Q E +q H. Q Q E Q E +q H.
| Q Q E Q E +q H. Q Q E Q E +q H.
Q Q E Q E +q H. Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E
| Q Q E Q E +q H. Q Q E Q E +q H.
PM-----------|
Q Q E Q E +e E E E E E E E
||o------------------|---------------------|
||o--5---5--x--5---5-|--(5)----------------|
| Q Q E Q E +q H.
||o------------------|---------------------|
||o-12--12----12--12-|-(12)----------------|
PM-----------|
Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E
| Q Q E Q E +q H.
s2
PM-----------| PM-----------|
Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E
|-5--5--x-5--5-|-(5)----------------|--6---6--x--6---6-|--(6)----------------o||
|-7--7--x-7--7-|-(7)----------------|--8---8--x--8---8-|--(8)----------------o||
| Q Q E Q E +q H. Q Q E Q E +q H.
|--------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------------o||
|-8--8----8--8-|-(8)----------------|--8---8-----8---8-|--(8)----------------o||
PM-------------------------------------------
Q Q E Q E +e H..
| Q Q E Q E +E H..
E E E Q E Q E +e H..
| Q Q E Q E +E H..
PM-------------------------------------------
Q Q E Q E +e H..
| Q Q E Q E +E H..
E E E Q E Q E +e H..
| Q Q E Q E q H.
SLAVES!
N.C.
Gtr II
Wx6 H. +H. +H. +H.
+W +W +W +W
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|---------o||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|---------o||
Q.=155
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q W W
||o-4--4--4--|-4--4--4--|--------|------o||
||o----------|----------|--------|------o||
D5 N.C.
Gtr II
PM---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H. +H. 3x
||o----------|----------|----------|---------o||
||o-0--0--0--|-0--0--0--|----------|---------o||
D5 N.C. D5
Gtr I Gtr II
PM---------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q. +H. Q H
Duration Legend
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
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
| - 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