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                        TUBULAR WORLD - Mike Oldfield
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Written by: M. Oldfield
CD: "The Songs Of Distant Earth"      (1994, WEA Records)
Guitarist: Mike Oldfield

Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: February 27, 2006 

 The main theme/melody in the song is a piano part, transcribed here for
 guitar.The lower staff in the double-staffed section is a guitar part (on 
 the recording).


..."Enter"
 
   Am                                  Am
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B -13--15-13--12----12---------------|-13--15-13--12-----12-15--12-13-----|
 G ----------------14----12--12-14=---|----------------14---------------14-|
 D -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


   F                                   Dm
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B -13--15-13--12----12---------------|-----12-----------------------------|
 G ----------------14----12--12-14=---|-14-----14--12--14------------12-14-|
 D -----------------------------------|--------------------15-----15-------|
 A -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   "Enter"


   Em                                  G
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B -12--13-12--------------13-12------|-12--13-12-----------13-----12------|
 G ------------14--12--14-------------|------------14--12-14----14-----12--|
 D -------------------------------12--|------------------------------------|
 A -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
                                                   "Enter"


REPEAT from the beginning


   Am                                  Am
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-13--15-13--12----12---------------|-13--15-13--12-----12-15--12-13-----|
 G|----------------14----12--12-14=---|----------------14---------------14-|
 D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gt|1                                                                       |
  |                                                                        |
Gt|2                                                                       |
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-13=/15\13-------------------------|-13=/15\13--------------------------|
 G|-14=/16\14-------------------------|-14=/16\14--------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|



   F                                   Dm
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-13--15-13--12----12---------------|-----12-----------------------------|
 G|----------------14----12--12-14=---|-14-----14--12--14------------12-14-|
 D|-----------------------------------|--------------------15-----15-------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gt|1                                                                       |
  |                                                                        |
Gt|2                                                                       |
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-13=/15\13-------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G|-14=/16\14-------------------------|-14=/16\14--------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|-15=/17\15--------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|



   Em                                  G
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-12--13-12--------------13-12------|-12--13-12-----------13-----12------|
 G|------------14--12--14-------------|------------14--12-14----14-----12--|
 D|-------------------------------12--|------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gt|1                                                                       |
  |                                                                        |
Gt|2                                                                       |
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-12=/13\12-------------------------|-12=/13\12--------------------------|
 G|-12=/14\12-------------------------|-12=/14\12--------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Play the double-staffed part/progression 10x

Second time through the bass enters
Third time through the drums enter
Fourth time through the vocal parts enter

After the 10th time, the song ends with one last repeat of the chord
progression (no melody part, mostly drums and a keyboard playing chords):


Am    Am    /    F    Dm    /   

Em    G     /    Am


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/...slide up
\...slide down
=...hold note

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation  
of the song.)