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Horsell Common And The Heat Ray by Jeff Wayne Horsell Common And The Heat Ray Capo:no capo Intro (bass): G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|---------------------2---| E|-0-2-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4---4-| (repeated) (spoken) JOURNALIST: Next morning, a crowd gathered on the Common, hypnotized by the unscrewing the cylinder. Two feet of shining screw projected when, suddenly, the lid fell off! Two disc-like eyes appeared above the rim. A huge, rounded bulk, larger than a bear, rose up glistening like wet leather. Its lip-less mouth quivered and slavered, and tentacles writhed as the clumsy body heaved and pulsated. e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------9-------------9---------| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6---5-6-5-6-5-6---6-6-7---| E|-----------------------------------7-| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------8-8-h9-----| D|-------------9-------------9------------| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6---5-6-5-6-5-6----------7-7-| E|----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------6-8----6-8-8-9-9--9/4--9/3--8-7-8---| D|-----9------9----------------------------6-| A|-9-9---------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| (repeated over following spoken part) e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|---------------4---|Palm Muted D|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---6-|Palm Muted A|-------------------| E|-------------------| (spoken) A few young men crept closer to the pit. A tall funnel rose, then an invisible ray of leapt from man to man and there was a bright glare, as each was instantly turned to fire. tree and bush became a mass of flames at the touch of this savage, unearthly Heat Ray. e|------------------------------------------------| B|----------9-8~-9--------------9--8/11-9-9-9-9---| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-4/6-6--6--------6-6--4/6-6-6-----------------6-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Play four times through End with: e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-7/9--9--9----| D|--(8)(8)(8)---| A|-4/6--6--6--6-| E|--------------| Back to: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------9-------------9---------| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6---5-6-5-6-5-6---6-6-7---| E|-----------------------------------7-| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------8-8-h9-----| D|-------------9-------------9------------| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6---5-6-5-6-5-6----------7-7-| E|----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------6-8----6-8-8-9-9--9/4--9/3--8-7-8---| D|-----9------9----------------------------6-| A|-9-9---------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| (repeated over following spoken part) e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|---------------4---|Palm Muted D|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6---6-|Palm Muted A|-------------------| E|-------------------| (spoken) People clawed their way off the Common, and I ran too. I felt I was being toyed with, when I was on the very verge of safety, this mysterious death would leap after me and me down. At last I reached Maybury Hill and in the dim coolness of my home I wrote an for my newspaper before I sank into a restless, haunted sleep. Play: e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-------------9~-| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6----| E|----------------| ...four times, then end with: e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-5-6-5-| E|-------| (after weird synth. bit) e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-10-----12----| D|----12-----12-| A|--------------| E|--------------| Played twice (all in all) (spoken) I awoke to alien sounds of hammering from the pit, and hurried to the railway station to the paper. e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-10-----12----| D|----12-----12-| A|--------------| E|--------------| Around me, the daily routine of life - working, eating, sleeping - was continuing as it had for countless years. e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-10-----12----| D|----12-----12-| A|--------------| E|--------------| On Horsell Common, the Martians continued hammering and stirring, sleepless, at work upon the machines they were making. Now and again a light, like the beam of a warship's swept the Common - and the Heat Ray was ready to follow. e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-10-----12----| D|----12-----12-| A|--------------| E|--------------| Played over and over, getting faster. e|------------------------------------------------| B|----------9-8~-9--------------9--8/11-9-9-9-9---| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-4/6-6--6--------6-6--4/6-6-6-----------------6-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Play four times through End with: e|---------| B|---------| G|-9-9-9---| D|---------| A|-------6-| E|---------| Back to: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------9-------------9---------| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6---5-6-5-6-5-6---6-6-7---| E|-----------------------------------7-| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------8-8-h9-----| D|-------------9-------------9------------| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6---5-6-5-6-5-6----------7-7-| E|----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------6-8----6-8-8-9-9--9/4--9/3--8-7-8---| D|-----9------9----------------------------6-| A|-9-9---------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| (spoken) In the afternoon, a company of soldiers came through and deployed along the edge of the to form a cordon. e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-------------9~-| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6----| E|----------------| (after synth bit) e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-10-----12----| D|----12-----12-| A|--------------| E|--------------| That evening, there was a violent crash and I realized with horror that my home was now range of the Martian's Heat Ray. e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-------------9~-| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6----| E|----------------| (after synth bit) e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-10-----12----| D|----12-----12-| A|--------------| E|--------------| At dawn, a falling star with a trail of green mist landed with a flash like summer This was the second cylinder. e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-------------9~-| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6----| E|----------------| (after synth bit) e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-10-----12----| D|----12-----12-| A|--------------| E|--------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------9--8/11-9-9-9-9---| G|---------------------------| D|-4/6-6-6-----------------6-| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|---------| B|---------| G|-9-9-9---| D|---------| A|-------6-| E|---------| Back to: e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-------------9~-| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6----| E|----------------| (after synth bit) e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-10-----12----| D|----12-----12-| A|--------------| E|--------------| e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-------------9~-| A|-5-6-5-6-5-6----| E|----------------| (after synth bit) e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-10-----12----| D|----12-----12-| A|--------------| E|--------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------9--8/11-9-9-9-9---| G|---------------------------| D|-4/6-6-6-----------------6-| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Fade off... It seems totally incredible to me now that everyone spent that evening as though it were just like any other. From the railway station came the sound of shunting trains, ringing and rumbling, softened almost into melody by the distance. It all seemed so safe and tranquil. Next morning a crowd gathered on the common, hypnotized by the unscrewing of the cylinder. Two feet of shining screw projected when suddenly, the lid fell off. Two luminous, disk-like eyes appeared above the rim. A huge rounded bulk, larger than a bear, rose up slowly, glistening like wet leather. Its lipless mouth quivered and slathered, and snakelike tentacles writhed as the clumsy body heaved and pulsated. A few young men crept closer to the pit. A tall funnel rose and an invisible ray of heat leapt from man to man, and there was a bright glare as each was instantly turned to fire. Every tree and bush became a mass of flames at the touch of this savage, unearthly heat. People clawed their way off the common, and I ran too. I felt I was being toyed with, that when I was on the very verge of safety this mysterious death would leap after me and strike me down. At last I reached Maybury Hill, and in the dim coolness of my home I wrote an account for my newspaper before I sank into a restless, haunted sleep. I awoke to alien sounds of hammering from the pit and hurried to the railway station to buy the paper. Around me, the daily routine of life, working eating, sleeping, was continuing serenely as it had for countless years. On Horsell Common, the Martians continued hammering and stirring, sleepless, indefatigable, at work on the machines they were making. Now and again a light like the beam of a warship's searchlight would sweep the common, and the heat ray was ready to follow. In the afternoon, a company of soldiers came through and deployed along the common to form a cordon. That evening, there was a violent crash and I realized with horror that my home was within reach of the heat ray. At dawn, a falling star with a trail of green mist landed with a flash like summer lightning. This was the second cylinder. ------------------ version 2 INTRO (00:29) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------------------------2---| E|-0-2-3-4--3-4----3-4-3-4---4-| Riff A.........................| PART 1 (01:09-01:55) Gtr 1 w/riff A JOURNALIST: Next morning a crowd gathered on the common, hypnotized by the the cylinder. 2 feet of shining screw projected when suddenly, the lid fell Gtr 2: (w/wah wah) e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G|-----------------3b4==r3b4~~~~--|----------------%----------------------| D|-5b6==r5b6==r5b6r5b6==r5b6~~~~--|----------------%----------------------| A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| Fill 1....................................................................| unscrewing of off. Gtr 1 w/riff A Gtr 2 w/fill 1 JOURNALIST: Two luminous, disc-like eyes appeared above the rim. A huge rounded bulk, larger than a bear, rose up slowly, glistening like wet leather, its lip-less mouth quivered and and slathered, and snakelike tentacles writhed as the clumsy body heaved and pulsated. PART 2 (01:55-03:15) Gtr 2(wah wah off): (w/dist) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------4~~~-------------4~~~---------------------4~~~-------------| D|-0-1-0-1-0-1------0-1-0-1-0-1------1-1-2---0-1-0-1-0-1------0-1-0-1-0-1-| A|-----------------------------------------2------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------4-4-------------------2-4-4----0-2-4---4-5-5--5\-0-----5\---------| G|-4~~~---------------------4---------------------------------------3~~---| D|-------------2-2------4-4-----------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-4-3-4---------------------------------9~~~-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------------6/8----------------------------------| D|--------5b6==r5b6==r5b6r5b6==r5b6---------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff B...................|Riff C...| PART 2a (03:15-03:33) Vcl : A few young men crept closer to the pit. A tall funnel rose, Gtr2: Riff B Riff C Vcl : then an invisble ray of heat leapt from man to man and there was a Gtr2: Riff B Vcl : bright glare as each was instantly turned to fire. Every tree and bush Gtr2: Riff B Vcl :became a mass of flames at the touch of the savage, unearthly heat ray. Gtr2:Riff C Riff B PART 3 (03:33-05:26) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-0h1-1-1-1/13\12~~~~~/13\-1-1 0h1-1-1-1/13\12~~~~~/15~~~\13-13-13-13\-1-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff D...............................................................(x4).| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-/13-13-13-13\--1-| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| Gtr 2: (w/dist) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------4~~~-------------4~~~---------------------4~~~-------------| D|-0-1-0-1-0-1------0-1-0-1-0-1------1-1-2---0-1-0-1-0-1------0-1-0-1-0-1-| A|-----------------------------------------2------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------4-4-------------------2-4-4----0-2-4---4-5-5--5\-0-----5\---------| G|-4~~~---------------------4---------------------------------------3~~---| D|-------------2-2------4-4-----------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-4-3-4----------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------5b6==r5b6==r5b6r5b6==r5b6-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| PART 4 (05:26-05:47) w/riff B Vcl:People clawed their way off the common, and I ran too. I felt I was being toyed with, that when I was on the verge of safety this mysterious death would leap after me and strike me down. At last I reached Maybury hill, and in the dim coolness of my home, I wrote an account for my newspaper before I sank into a restless, haunted sleep. PART 5 (05:47-06:47) e|-------------7~~~||x4-----|Synth-|-13---10---15---10-|Synth|-13-10-15-10-| B|-------------0--o||-------|------|-Gtr-3-------------|-----|-------------| G|-------------4~~~||-------|------|-------------------|-----|-------------| D|-0-1-0-1-0-1-----||-0-1-0-|------|-------------------|-----|-------------| A|----------------o||-------|------|-------------------|-----|-------------| E|-----------------||-------|------|-TP...............||-----|TP..........|| PART 6 (06:47-07:55) Vcl : I woke to alien sounds of hammering from the pit, and hurried to the railway station to buy the paper. e|Synth-|-13---10---15---10-|Synth| B|------|-------------------|-----| G|------|-------------------|-----| D|------|-------------------|-----| A|------|-------------------|-----| E|------|-TP...............||-----| Around me, the daily routine of life, working, eating, sleeping, was continuing serenely as it had for countless years. e|Synth-|-13---10---15---10-|Synth| B|------|-------------------|-----| G|------|-------------------|-----| D|------|-------------------|-----| A|------|-------------------|-----| E|------|-TP...............||-----| On Horsell Common, the martians continued hammering and stirring, sleepless, indefatigable at work upon the machines they were making. Now and again a light, like the beam of a warships search lights swept the common, and the heat ray was ready to follow. e|Synth-|-13---10---15---10-| B|------|-------------------| G|------|-------------------| D|------|-------------------| A|------|-------------------| E|------|-TP...............|| |-13---10---15---10-| |-------------------| |-------------------|x3 |-------------------| |-------------------| |-TP...............|| PART 7 (07:55-09:12) Gtr 3 w/riff D (see P3) SOLO (behind riff D) e|-15b17==========r-12h15p12h15p12h15--------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------13h15p13h15p13h15--------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------10h12p10h12p10h12-9\| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------10h12p10h12p10h12-13b15==========\---------| G|-/9~~=====\-/10h12p10h12p10h12----------------------------------\--------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------\-------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------\------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------\-----| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-/14===\/12===\/10===\-10h12p10h12p10h12\10p7h10p7-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------7\--------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------\-------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------\------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------13b15-13-10----------------------| G|-10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12h14p12p10-------------12p10~~~~~\----------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------\---------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------\--------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------\-------| e|--20b22===r---20b22===r-20b22r--20p17----17------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------20----20p17----19------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------21----21p19------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------21p19h21\--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------\-| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------\| e|------{19}\---------------------------------------------------------12h15| B|------{19}\\---------------------------------------12h15p12h15p12h15-----| G|------{19}\\\--------------------12h14p12h14p12h14-----------------------| D|------{19}\\\\-----------------------------------------------------------| A|------{19}\\\\\----------------------------------------------------------| E|------{19}\\\\\\---------------------------------------------------------| w/bar.....| e|------------------------------------------------22b24---------[22]~~~----| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------12b14~~~~\-------14p12---------------------------------------------| D|----------------\------------14p12---------------------------------------| A|-----------------\-------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------\------------------------------------------------------| w/bar.......| PART 8 (09:12-09:15) Gtr 2:(w/dist) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------4~~~-------------4~~~---------------------4~~~-------------| D|-0-1-0-1-0-1------0-1-0-1-0-1------1-1-2---0-1-0-1-0-1------0-1-0-1-0-1-| A|-----------------------------------------2------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------4-4-------------------2-4-4----0-2-4---4-5-5--5\-0-----5\---------| G|-4~~~---------------------4---------------------------------------3~~---| D|-------------2-2------4-4-----------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-4-3-4---------------------------------9~~~-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------------6/8----------------------------------| D|--------5b6==r5b6==r5b6r5b6==r5b6---------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Part 9 (09:51-10:50) Vcl : In the afternoon, a company of soldiers came through and deployed along the edge of the common, to form a cordon, e|-------------------------|Synth-|-13---10---15---10| B|-------------0-----------|------|-Gtr-3------------| G|-------------4~~---------|------|------------------| D|-0-1-0-1-0-1-------------|------|------------------| A|-------------------------|------|------------------| E|-------------------------|------|-TP...............| That evening there was a violent crash, and I realized with horror that my home was now within range of the martians heat ray. e|-------------------------|Synth-|-13---10---15---10| B|-------------0-----------|------|-Gtr-3------------| G|-------------4~~---------|------|------------------| D|-0-1-0-1-0-1-------------|------|------------------| A|-------------------------|------|------------------| E|-------------------------|------|-TP...............| At dawn, a falling star with a trail of green mist, landed with a flash like summer lightning This was the second cylinder. e|-------------------------|Synth-|-13---10---15---10| B|-------------0-----------|------|-Gtr-3------------| G|-------------4~~---------|------|------------------| D|-0-1-0-1-0-1-------------|------|------------------| A|-------------------------|------|------------------| E|-------------------------|------|-TP...............| PART 10 (Outro) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-0h1-1-1-1/13\12~~~~~/13\-1-1 0h1-1-1-1/13\12~~~~~/15~~~\13-13-13-13\-1-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-/13-13-13-13\--1-| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| e|-------------------------|Synth-|-13---10---15---10| B|-------------0-----------|------|-Gtr-3------------| G|-------------4~~---------|------|------------------| D|-0-1-0-1-0-1-------------|------|------------------| A|-------------------------|------|------------------| E|-------------------------|------|-TP...............| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-0h1-1-1-1/13\12~~~~~/13\-1-1 0h1-1-1-1/13\12~~~~~/15~~~\13-13-13-13\-1-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------|Synth-|-13---10---15---10| B|-------------0-----------|------|-Gtr-3------------| G|-------------4~~---------|------|------------------| D|-0-1-0-1-0-1-------------|------|------------------| A|-------------------------|------|------------------| E|-------------------------|------|-TP...............| Fade It seems totally incredible to me now that everyone spent that evening as though it were just like any other. From the railway station came the sound of shunting trains, ringing and rumbling, softened almost into melody by the distance. It all seemed so safe and tranquil. Next morning a crowd gathered on the common, hypnotized by the unscrewing of the cylinder. Two feet of shining screw projected when suddenly, the lid fell off. Two luminous, disk-like eyes appeared above the rim. A huge rounded bulk, larger than a bear, rose up slowly, glistening like wet leather. Its lipless mouth quivered and slathered, and snakelike tentacles writhed as the clumsy body heaved and pulsated. A few young men crept closer to the pit. A tall funnel rose and an invisible ray of heat leapt from man to man, and there was a bright glare as each was instantly turned to fire. Every tree and bush became a mass of flames at the touch of this savage, unearthly heat. People clawed their way off the common, and I ran too. I felt I was being toyed with, that when I was on the very verge of safety this mysterious death would leap after me and strike me down. At last I reached Maybury Hill, and in the dim coolness of my home I wrote an account for my newspaper before I sank into a restless, haunted sleep. I awoke to alien sounds of hammering from the pit and hurried to the railway station to buy the paper. Around me, the daily routine of life, working eating, sleeping, was continuing serenely as it had for countless years. On Horsell Common, the Martians continued hammering and stirring, sleepless, indefatigable, at work on the machines they were making. Now and again a light like the beam of a warship's searchlight would sweep the common, and the heat ray was ready to follow. In the afternoon, a company of soldiers came through and deployed along the common to form a cordon. That evening, there was a violent crash and I realized with horror that my home was within reach of the heat ray. At dawn, a falling star with a trail of green mist landed with a flash like summer lightning. This was the second cylinder. Legend: ------- b = bend r = release bend = = hold bend % = repeat section ~ = vibrato / = slide up \ = slide down (multiple mean long slides) h = hammer on p = pull off TP = tremolo picking {n} = natural harmonic [n] = artificial harmonic (pinch) w/bar = wammy dive END -----------