Hello guys
It's been quite a lot since I last posted some Uriah Heep numbers, so I guess it's about time to update the forum with some Heep!! This time I chose “Blind Eyeâ€, taken from the classic “Magician's birthday†1972 album. For those who love Heep please check the already posted “Sunriseâ€, “Rain†and “Tales†taken from the same record and “Stealin†from the 1973 “Sweet freedom†one. Ok first of all a disclaimer: I took the basic chords and the guitar theme (which I've never tried since I'm only about rhythm guitar) from the following site: http://home.online.no/~prannug/heep/heeptabs.htm
which has several excellente Heep chord-sheets.
Chords:
In perfect Ken Hensley stile the verse is made of just two chorus (G and Am), by the way the same chords which represents the whole of “Lady in Blackâ€! The bridge adds just a D, a E and a Bm. There are several ways to play the latter one, if you can not handle the barre, just play like it this
e = 2
B = 3
G = 4
D = x
A = x
E = x
Chord changes: the verse is made of 8 measures of Am plus a G/Am/G/Am progression, while in the bridge chord change every single measure
Time signature and suggested strummin pattern:
The song is 4/4, regarding the pattern I'm not 100% sure but the song has quite a bouncy feel which could be expressed like this
D…u/D…u/DD/..ud..
Or also a simpler
D..u/D..u/D..u/D
What is important is not to play straight eight notes but to give a bit of delay like in blues style or in dotted eights. Ok let me know if you find some mistake
Matteo
BLIND EYE (Hensley)
intro:
| Am | G | F | G | Am | G | F | G | Am...(drums fill in)
Double lead guitar theme:
Am G Am D
E|-----0-3---2-0-2-----------0-3----7--5-------------|
B|-1h3-------------3-----1h3--------------7----------|
G|-------------------4-------------------------------| 1st lead
D|---------------------------------------------------| guitar
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5----------------------5---8--7-------------|
G|---4-5-----7-5-7-4--------4-5-----------7----------|
D|-7-----------------5----7--------------------------| 2nd lead
A|---------------------------------------------------| guitar
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Am G Am E Am E Am E Am
E|-----0-3---2-0-2---------------2-3------------------2-3-------|
B|-1h3-------------3-----5-3p1p0-----5-3------5-3p1p0-----5-3-1-|
G|-------------------4-------------------5-4--------------------| 1st lead
D|--------------------------------------------------------------| guitar
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-----------------------4-5------------------4-5-------|
G|---4-5-----7-5-7-4-----5-4p2p0-----5-4-2----5-4p2p0-----5-4-2-|
D|-7-----------------5---------------------2--------------------| 2nd lead
A|--------------------------------------------------------------| guitar
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
verse:
Am
Stranger than the sunrise
Darker than the night
Am-D Am
Fiercer than a rainstorm
G Am
This is man's delight
G Am
This is man's delight
verse:
Weaker than a moment
And hot as any fire
Blinder than the blind eye
This is man's desire
This is man's desire
bridge:
A Bm
I ran to a place in the open sea
D
Where I pledged
G
My life to the sun
A
It was good for a while
Bm
I could laugh, I could smile
D
But when I woke up one day
E Am
The sun had gone
Play the dbl lead guitar theme twice here!
bridge:
A Bm
I ran to a place in the open sea
D
Where I pledged
G
My life to the sun
A
It was good for a while
Bm
I could laugh, I could smile
D
But when I woke up one day
E Am
The sun had gone
verse:
Am
So what of my meaning
What am I trying to say
Am-D Am
What of my caution
G Am
I'm a man anyway
G Am
I'm a man anyway
