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From: dh0811@u.cc.utah.edu (Gus)

	"Flight of the Wounded Bumble Bee" by Nuno Bettencourt

	You might be dissapointed to find out that the entire song is
played over a delay - effectively doubling the tempo (a trick to make it
sound like Nuno played it real fast.)  The drum sounds come from a drum
machine which was MIDI'd to the delay, which is set at about 200 ms. (1/5
of a second).  I'll show all the notes including ones created by the delay
for the first line and then omit them (the delayed notes) for the rest of the
piece.  Depending on your playing ability, I would suggest learning the
song with a delay closer to 240 - 270 ms..  Even with the delay making it
faster, 200 ms. is VERY fast -- I can only play the piece with the delay
set at 215 ms.

No Chord
|21-----22--(21)--20--(22)--21--(20)--19--(21)--20--(19)--18--(20)--19------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|----17----18----16----17----15----16----14----15----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----13----14----12----13----11----12----10----11----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----9-----10----8-----9-----7-----8-----6-----7-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Am		 E(b6)	     Am		 E(b6)
|----5-----8-----4-----7-----5-----8-----4-----7-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Am		 Bbm	     Am		 E(b6)
|----5-----8-----6-----9-----5-----8-----4-----7-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Am		 E(b6)	     Am		 E(b6)
|----5-----8-----4-----7-----5-----8-----4-----7-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Am		 Bbm	     Am		 E(b6)
|----5-----8-----6-----9-----5-----8-----4-----7-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


E5		 Am
|----0-----12----0-----8-----0-----12----0-----8-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Em7
|----7-----10----0-----7-----0-----10----0-----7-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Am
|----5-----8-----0-----5-----0-----8-----0-----5-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


E
|----4-----7-----0-----4-----0-----7-----0-----4-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Am		 E(b6)	     Am		 E(b6)
|----5-----8-----4-----7-----5-----8-----4-----7-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Am		 Bbm	     Am		 E(b6)
|----5-----8-----6-----9-----5-----8-----4-----7-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Am		 E(b6)	     Am		 E(b6)
|----5-----8-----4-----7-----5-----8-----4-----7-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


Am		 Bbm	     Am		 E(b6)
|----5-----8-----6-----9-----5-----8-----4-----7-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


G# dim.7
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------7-----10----|
|----------------------------6-----9-----------------|
|----------------5-----8-----------------------------|
|----4-----7-----------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------10----13----|
|----------------------------9-----12----------------|
|----------------8-----11----------------------------|
|----7-----10----------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------13----16----|
|----------------------------12----15----------------|
|----------------11----14----------------------------|
|----10----13----------------------------------------|


|----------------16----19----16----19----16----19----|
|----15----18----------------------------------------|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


	No chord
||      |----17----19----17----21----17----19----17----21----|
|| o    |---						  ---|
||	|---						  ---|
|| o	|---						  ---|
||	|---						  ---|
||	|----------------------------------------------------|


	|----17----22----17----21----17----19----17----21----|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|----------------------------------------------------|


	A7
	|----15----21----15----19----15----21----15----22----|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|----------------------------------------------------|


	|----15----21----15----19----15----17----15----19----|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|----------------------------------------------------|


	D maj.13/F#
	|----14----19----14----21----14----22----14----21----|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|----------------------------------------------------|


	|----14----19----14----17----14----19----14----19----|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|----------------------------------------------------|


	Dm7(13)/F
	|----13----19----13----20----13----19----13----17----|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|---						  ---|
	|----------------------------------------------------|


	Dm#4/F
	|----13----16----13----17----13----18----13----17----|     ||
	|---						  ---|   o ||
	|---						  ---|     ||
	|---						  ---|   o ||
	|---						  ---|     ||
	|----------------------------------------------------|     ||



A7
|----17----21----15----17----12----15----9-----12----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----5-----9-----3-----5-----0-----3-----0-----5-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


E sus.4		 E
|----7-----0-----4-----0-----12----0-----7-----0-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


			     E sus. 4	 E
|----16----0-----0-----0-----17----0-----16----0-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


A7
|----17----21----15----17----12----15----9-----12----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----5-----9-----3-----5-----0-----3-----0-----5-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


E		 A	     E		 A
|----4-----7-----5-----9-----4-----7-----5-----9-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


E		 A	     E
|----4-----7-----5-----9-----4-----7-----0-----0-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


A7
|----17----21----15----17----12----15----9-----12----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----5-----9-----3-----5-----0-----3-----0-----5-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


No chord
|----11----10----12----11----13----12----14----13----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----15----14----16----15----17----16----18----17----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


A7
|----17----21----15----17----12----15----9-----12----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----5-----9-----3-----5-----0-----3-----0-----5-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


No chord
|----6-----0-----2-----0-----6-----0-----2-----0-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------|
|----4-----5-----2-----4-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|---						  ---|
|----------------------------------------------------|


	For the rest of the solo (which I think was posted
	before,) Nuno plays all of the notes listed in time
	with the delay which creates a doubling harmony (It
	sounds like two notes at once.)

		I hope you already know this:
			T = right hand tap
			P = pull-off
			H = hammer-on


Em				 C
   T  P  P  H	  T  P  P  H	 T  P  P  H	T  P  P  H
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--16-12-9--12----16-12-9--12----17-12-9--12----17-12-9--12--|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


B(b9)				 B
   T  P  P  H	  T  P  P  H	 T  P  P  H	T  P  P  H
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--17-11-8--11----17-11-8--11----16-11-8--11----16-11-8--11--|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


B dim.
   T  P  P  H	  T  P  P  H	 T  P  P  H	T  P  P  H
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--16-10-7--10----16-10-7--10----17-10-7--10----16-10-7--10--|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


A(9)				 A
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--16-9--6--9-----16-9--6--9-----14-9--6--9-----14-9--6--9---|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


A dim.
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--14-8--5--8-----14-8--5--8-----16-8--5--8-----14-8--5--8---|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


G(9)				 G
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--14-7--4--7-----14-7--4--7-----12-7--4--7-----12-7--4--7---|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


F#(b9)				 F#
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--12-6--3--6-----12-6--3--6-----11-6--3--6-----11-6--3--6---|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


F# dim.
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--11-5--2--5-----11-5--2--5-----12-5--2--5-----11-5--2--5---|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


E(9)				 E
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--11-4--1--4-----11-4--1--4-----9--4--1--4-----9--4--1--4---|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


E maj.7				 E
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--8--4--1--4-----8--4--1--4-----9--4--1--4-----9--4--1--4---|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


E(9 b5)				 E(b5)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--11-3--1--3-----11-3--1--3-----9--3--1--3-----9--3--1--3---|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


E maj.7(b5)			 E(b5)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--8--3--1--3-----8--3--1--3-----9--3--1--3-----9--3--1--3---|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


A maj.7				 A maj.7(#11)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--9--2--1--2-----9--2--1--2-----8--2--1--2-----8--2--1--2---|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


A maj.7				 A maj.7(#11)
   T  P  P  H	  T  P  P  H	 T  P  P  H	T  P  P
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---							  ---|
|--6--2--1--2-----6--2--1--2-----8--2--1--2-----8--2--1------|
|---							  ---|
|---							  ---|
|--------------------------------------------------------7---|
							 H >---> Left
								 Hand
E			     Bb
     T  P  H	 T  P  H     T  P  H	  T  P  H
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---						---|
|---						---|
|---						---|
|----------------------------13-5--8-----13-5--8---|
|----12-4--7-----12-4--7---------------------------|


E			     Bb
     T  P  H	 T  P  H     T  P  H	  T  P  H
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---						---|
|----------------------------15-7--10----15-7--10--|
|----14-6--9-----14-6--9---------------------------|
|---						---|
|--------------------------------------------------|


E			     Bb
|----------------------------18-10-13----18-10-13--|
|----17-9--12----17-9--12--------------------------|
|---						---|
|---						---|
|---						---|
|--------------------------------------------------|


Bb
|----18-10-13----18-10-13----18-10-13----18-10-13-X|
|---						---|
|---						---|
|---						---|
|---						---|
|--------------------------------------------------|

		(Delay OFF)

A5
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----2----2-------2----|
|----2----2-------2----|
|----0----0-------0----|
|----------------------|

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