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DISTURBANCE AT THE HERON HOUSE   (Version 1)

(Solo taken from Wayne Ellis' version)

{Intro riff:}

B--------------------------
G---2--0-4-2-2h4p2-(0)--0-|   x  4
D-0-------------------2---|



Dsus2                                        {Peter is just picking through
"They're going wild," the call came in        a Dsus2 chord during the
At early morning pre-dawn, then               verses}
"The followers of chaos out of control
They're numbering the monkeys
The monkeys and the monkeys,"
The followers of chaos out of control


      G               A
The call came in to Party Central
  G       A       G        A
"Meeting of the green and simple,"
 G              A
Try to tell us something we don't know


{Intro riff  x 2}


Dsus2
"They're meeting at the monument,"
The call came in the monument
To liberty and honor under the honor roll
"They've gathered up the cages the cages and courageous,"
The followers of chaos out of control


      G               A
The call came in to Party Central
  G       A       G        A
"Meeting of the green and simple,"
 G              A
Try to tell us something we don't know


{Solo:}

E--3--3-3--5b6r5-3--|--3--3-3-5b6r5-3---|--3-3-3--5b6r5-3---|
B-------------------|----------------3-3|-------------------|

E--3-3-3-5b6r5-3----|--3-3-3--5b6r5-3---|--/10-10-8-7-------|
B----------------3-3|-------------------|-------------------|


{Intro riff x 4}


Dsus2
"Disturbance at the Heron House"
A stampede at the monument
To liberty and honor under the honor roll
The gathering of grunts and greens
Cogs and grunts and hirelings
A meeting of a mean idea to hold


      G                A
"When feeding time has come and gone
        G        A         G        A
They'll lose the heart and head for home
G               A
Try to tell us something we don't know"


{Intro riff to end}

Everyone allowed, Everyone allowed




DISTURBANCE AT THE HERON HOUSE (Version 2)

Transcribed by Wayne Ellis ([email protected])

The guitars are all tuned as follows: E A D G B E (low to high)

Intro
------

E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G-----2---0--------|-4--2-2-2h4p2---0-|   guitar 1
D--0----0----------|--------------2---| (play 4 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|		    	  
   D5		   |		      |	
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G--2---------------|------------------|   guitar 2
D--0---------------|------------------| (play 4 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|	    	  
		   |		      |
E-----5---3--------|-7--5-5-5h7p5---3-|
B--3----3----------|--------------5---|
G------------------|------------------|   guitar 3
D------------------|------------------| (play 2.5 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|

Guitar 3 plays the same riff in unison with guitar 1, but up 1 octave.
This part is low in the mix and is only played 2 and a half times. 
Guitar 3 joins in on bar 2 of the above riff, when it is played for
the second time (bar 4 of the song). 

Verse 1	
--------

guitar 1	     Dsus2				   Dsus2
E------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2           |                  |                  |                  |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-------0----------|------------------|-------0----------|------------------|	
A-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

They're going wild   The call came in	 At early morning    Pre-dawn, then	

guitar 1	     Dsus2				   Dsus2
E------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2	   |		      |  	  D5	 |		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------|
D-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------|	
A-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

The followers 	     Of chaos out of     Control	       

guitar 1	     Dsus2				   Dsus2
E------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2	   |		      |		 D5      |		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------|
D-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------|	
A-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

They're numbering the Monkeys		The monkeys and the  Monkeys	

guitar 1	    Dsus2				   Dsus2
E------------------|--0----------0----|------------------|--0----------0----|
B------------------|------3---------3-|------------------|------3---------3-|
G------------------|---------2--------|------------------|---------2--------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
guitar 2	   |		      |		 D5      |		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|-----------2------|------------------|
D-------0----------|------------------|-------0---0------|------------------|	
A-2-3--------------|------------------|-2-3--------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

The followers 	     Of chaos out of	Control


Chorus 1
---------	

    G		     A			G      A	   G	  A
E------3-3---------|--------0---------|----3-------------|-----------0------|
B------------------|-2----0-----------|--------2---------|--------2-----0---|
G---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
D---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
A---2--------------|-0----------------|-2------0---------|-2------0---------|
E---3--------------|------------------|-3----------------|-3----------------|
    G5		   | A5		      |	G5     A5	 | G5     A5	    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A---5-----------5/-|-7-------------7-|-5------7---------|-5------7---------|
E---3-----------3/-|-5-------------5-|-3------5---------|-3------5---------|
	       slide		  slide

The call came into  Party central      Meeting of the     Green and simple

  G		     A
E-------3----5-----|------0-------0---|
B----3-------------|-3/5-------5------|
G-0----------------|------------------|
D-0----------------|------------------|
A-2----------------|------------------|
E-3----------------|------------------| 
  G5		   | A5		      |
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|
A-5-------------5/-|-7------------7---|
E-3-------------3/-|-5------------5---|
	      slide               X

Try to tell us      Something we don't 
			
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G-----2---0--------|-4--2-2-2h4p2---0-|   guitar 1
D--0---------------|--------------2---| (play 2 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|		    	  
   D5		   |	              |	
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G--2---------------|------------------|   guitar 2
D--0---------------|------------------| (play 2 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|	    	  
		   |		      |
E-----5---3--------|-7--5-5-5h7p5---3-|
B--3---------------|--------------5---|
G------------------|------------------|	  guitar 3
D------------------|------------------| (play 2 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|

 Know

Verse 2	
--------     

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

They're meeting at the Monument	       The call came in    The monument	

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

To liberty 	     And honour 	Under the honour roll

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

They've gathered up the Cages	       The cages 	  And courageous	

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

The followers of    Chaos out of        Control

Guitar1 is exactly the same as verse 1.
In verse 1 the part played by guitar 2 is varied (the first 3 fills
differ from the later ones), in this verse the parts are all the 
same, and is shown below.

 				    D5
			E------------------|
			B------------------|
			G-----------2------|   guitar 2
			D-------0---0------|	
			A-2-3--------------|
			E------------------|

Chorus 2
---------

    G		     A			G      A	   G	  A
E------3-3---------|---------0--------|----3-------------|-----3-----0------|
B------------------|-2----0-----------|--------2---------|--------2-----0---|
G---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
D---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
A---2--------------|-0----------------|-2------0---------|-2------0---------|
E---3--------------|------------------|-3----------------|-3----------------|
    G5		   | A5		      |	G5     A5	 | G5     A5	    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A---5-----------5/-|-7--------7-7-----|-5------7---------|-5---------7------|
E---3-----------3/-|-5--------5-5-----|-3------5---------|-3---------5------|
	       slide	      X X	   	     			 

The call came into  Party central      Meeting of the     Green  and simple

    G		     A
E-------3----5-----|------0-------0---|
B----3-------------|-3/5-------5----5-|
G-0----------------|------------------|
D-0----------------|------------------|
A-2----------------|------------------|
E-3----------------|------------------| 
  G5		   | A5		      |
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|
A-5----------------|-7----------------|
E-3----------------|-5----------------|
	                     

Try to tell us      Something we don't 						

Guitar Solo
------------

E--3----3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---3----3--5b6|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G---0--------------|------------------|----0-------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 C5  		   |		      |	F5	   	 |		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-5--5----5-5-5----|-5--5---5-5-5-5---|-10--10--10-10-10-|-10--10--10-10-10-|
A-3--3----3-3-3----|-3--3---3-3-3-3---|-8---8---8--8--8--|-8---8---8--8--8--|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

 Know

Er5-3---3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---3--3-3--5b6|r5-3---/10-10-8-7-|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G----0-------------|------------------|----0-------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
TAB:Disturbance at the Heron House by REM C5		   |	
      |	F5	         |		 E5 |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-5--5----5-5-5----|-5--5----5-5-5----|-10--10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10--9--|
A-3--3----3-3-3----|-3--3----3-3-3----|-8---8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8--8---7--|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G-----2---0--------|-4--2-2-2h4p2---0-|   guitar 1
D--0---------------|--------------2---| (play 4 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|		    	  
   D5		   |	              |	
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G--2---------------|------------------|	  guitar 2
D--0---------------|------------------| (play 4 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|	    	  
		   |		      |
E-----5---3--------|-7--5-5-5h7p5---3-|
B--3---------------|--------------5---|
G------------------|------------------|	  guitar 3
D------------------|------------------| (play 4 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|


Verse 3	
--------     

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Disturbance at the  Heron house	       A stampede at      The monument	

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

To liberty and 	    Honour under the 	Honour roll

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

The gathering of    Grunts and greens	Cogs and grunts    And hirelings	

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

A meeting of 	     A mean idea  	 To hold

In this verse the guitar parts are the same as verse 2.
 

Chorus 3
---------	

    G		     A			G      A	   G	  A
E------3---3-------|------------------|------------------|-----------0-0----|
B--------3---------|-2----------------|--------2---------|--------2---------|
G---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
D---0--------------|-2----------------|-0------2---------|-0------2---------|
A---2--------------|-0----------------|-2------0---------|-2------0---------|
E---3--------------|------------------|-3----------------|-3----------------|
    G5		   | A5		      |	G5     A5	 | G5     A5	    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A---5-----------5/-|-7-------------7-|-5------7---------|-5------7---------|
E---3-----------3/-|-5-------------5-|-3------5---------|-3------5---------|
	       slide		  slide

When feeding time has come and gone    They'll lose the heart and head for home

  G		     A
E----3-------3-----|------------------|
B-------3----------|-2----------------|
G-0----------------|-2----------------|
D-0----------------|-2----------------|
A-2----------------|-0----------------|
E-3----------------|------------------| 
  G5		   | A5		      |
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|
A-5-------------5/-|-7----------------|
E-3-------------3/-|-5----------------|
	      slide               		

 Try to tell us	    Something we don't	

Outro
-------

E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G-----2---0--------|-4--2-2-2h4p2---0-|   guitar 1
D--0---------------|--------------2---| (play 8 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|		    	  
   D5		   |	              |	
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G--2---------------|------------------|	  guitar 2
D--0---------------|------------------| (play 8 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|	    	  
		   |		      |
E-----5---3--------|-7--5-5-5h7p5---3-|
B--3---------------|--------------5---|
G------------------|------------------|	  guitar 3
D------------------|------------------| (play 8 times)
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|

Know

Lyric Map for Outro
--------------------

Over the outro section there are some ad-lib lyrics, their postion 
relative to the repeated riff is shown below.

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 Know				    We  don't know	  Everyone about
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
							  Everyone about
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
							  Everyone about
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
   			   				   
guitar 2 only
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 fill 1 						  fill2 (very quiet)

  	 D5					  X             X
	E------------------|			E-5----------------|
	B------------------|			B---------------3--|
	G-2----------------|  fill 1 		G------------------|  fill2
        D-0----------------|			D------------------|
	A------------------|			A------------------|
	E------------------|			E------------------|

TAB Key
--------
 
       YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch 
	     as the note found at fret Z
        rZ - release previous bend to the same pitch as
	     the note found at fret Z
	h  - hammer on
	p  - pulloff
	/  - slide up
	  - slide down
	X  - mute with palm of picking hand
	U  - upstroke
	D  - downstroke

Notes
------

The intro features 3 guitars. 
Guitar1 is used to play the riff around the second fret. 
Guitar2 provides a powerchord accompanyment. 
Deep in the mix guitar 3 doubles the riff played by guitar1, but
up an octive. This can be first heard halfway through bar 4.
  
The verse sections are nominally the same. 
Guitar 1 has a clean sound and picks an arpeggiated Dsus2 pattern.
Let the picked notes ring as you play them. 
Guitar 2 is distorted and plays powerchords, these should be allowed
to sustain over the picked sections. 
The verses are tabbed for 2 guitars since the D5 played by guitar 2 
rings over the picking part, also the 2 parts have quite dissimilar 
sounds. These can be combined into 1 part.
 
For the chorus Guitar 1 plays chords and short melody lines, and 
Guitar 2 plays power chords.

The guitar solo is quite easy and is essentially 2 different phrases
repeated over a C5 to F5 chord progression. 

This Transcription (c) Copyright DarkMusic 1994. ReVamped for '95.

Comments, corrections, requests and idle banter welcome.

              Wayne Ellis email [email protected]
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