Rainbow Demon Tabs & Lyrics by Uriah Heep

Rainbow Demon

guitar tabs lyrics

Uriah Heep

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Rainbow deemon - Uriah Heep
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Tabbed by: Morten Hansen
Email: [email protected]

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There rides the Rainbow Demon....

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rainbow Demon
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rainbow Demon
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
There rides the Rainbow Demon
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
Rainbow Demon - pick up your heart and run
Eb F Cm Bb Cm
Rainbow Demon - lives for his sword and his gun

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
Rainbow Demon - pick up your heart and run
Eb F Cm Bb Cm
Rainbow Demon - lives for his sword and his gun


Intro/Solo

Eb F Cm Bb Cm
Rainbow Demon - pick up your heart and run
Eb F Cm Bb Cm
Rainbow Demon - lives for his sword and his gun

Repeat and fade