Mike Oldfield - Taurus III Tune to E-flat 1st part: E#:--------------------7-8-10-|-8-7-5-7-8-----5---------------------| B#:-------------7-8-10--------|-----------5-8---7-8-----------------| G#:-------5-7-9---------------|---------------------5h7p5-4-5---4---| D#:-5-7-9---------------------|-------------------------------7---5-| A#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| E#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| i m p i m p i m p i m p p r i r p i p i m p i r i i m p i m left hand fingers d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d d u d u d picking E#:-----------------5-7-8-10--|-8-7-5-7-8-----5-----------------------| B#:-----------5-7-8-----------|-----------5-8---7-8-------------------| G#:-----4-5-7-----------------|---------------------5h7p5-4-8---------| D#:---7-----------------------|---------------------------------------| A#:---------------------------|---------------------------------5h7h9-| E#:-3-------------------------|---------------------------------------| i p i m p i m p i m r p p r i r p i p i m p i r i i p p i m left hand fingers d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d d u d picking #:--------------------7-8-10-|-8-7-5-7-8-----5---------------------| B#:-------------7-8-10--------|-----------5-8---7-8-----------------| G#:-------5-7-9---------------|---------------------5h7p5-4-5---4---| D#:-5-7-9---------------------|-------------------------------7---5-| A#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| E#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| i m p i m p i m p i m p p r i r p i p i m p i r i i m p i m left hand fingers d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d d u d u d picking E#:-----------------5-7-8-10--|-8-7-5-7-8-----5-----------------| B#:-----------5-7-8-----------|-----------5-8---7-8-------------| G#:-----4-5-7-----------------|---------------------5h7p5-4-8-0-| D#:---7-----------------------|---------------------------------| A#:---------------------------|---------------------------------| E#:-3-------------------------|---------------------------------| i p i m p i m p i m r p p r i r p i p i m p i r i i p left hand fingers d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d d u d picking 2nd part: E#:-10-7---8-5-----0-----------------|-10-7---8-5-----0-----------| B#:------8-----7-8-------------------|------8-----7-8---8s10s12---| G#:------------------5h7p5-4-5---4-0-|------------------9s11s12-0-| D#:----------------------------7-----|----------------------------| A#:----------------------------------|----------------------------| E#:----------------------------------|----------------------------| p i m p i m r i r i i m p i p i m p i m r i i r left hand fingers m m m left hand fingers d u d u d u d u d d u d u d d u d u d u d u d d d picking E#:-10-7---8-5-----0-----------------|-10-7---8-5-----0--------| B#:------8-----7-8-------------------|------8-----7-8---8s10s3-| G#:------------------5h7p5-4-5---4-0-|------------------9s11s4-| D#:----------------------------7-----|-------------------------| A#:----------------------------------|-------------------------| E#:----------------------------------|-------------------------| p i m p i m r i r i i m p i p i m p i m r i i i left hand fingers m m m left hand fingers d u d u d u d u d d u d u d d u d u d u d u d d d picking 3rd part: (index finger barres E, B and G strings) E#:-7----------8----------|-7--3--0-------3s7-| For this 3rd part, I use a combination of pick B#:---8----------8--------|----0--1---3-5-----| on the G string and right hand middle and ring G#:--7-7s4--4s8-8-8s4-4s7-|--0--0----4----4s7-| fingers for the B (middle) and E (ring) strings. D#:-----------------------|---------5---------| I hold the pick between thumb and 1st finger. A#:-----------------------|-------------------| E#:-----------------------|-------------------| iimi i i iiiii i i i i i i rmi p i i left hand fingers m i left hand fingers * * * * * * * * *mr * * right hand fingers (*= pick downstroke) (index finger barres E, B and G strings) E#:-----------8----------|-7----8-----10-----8-8s10-| B#:--8----------8--------|--------------------------| G#:-7-7s4--4s8-8-8s4-4s7-|---7s8--8s10---10s8--8s10-| D#:----------------------|--------------------------| A#:----------------------|--------------------------| E#:----------------------|--------------------------| (index finger barres E, B and G strings) E#:-7----------8----------|-7--3--0-------3s7-| B#:---8----------8--------|----0--1---3-5-----| G#:-77-7s4--4s8-8-8s4-4s7-|--0--0----4----4s7-| D#:-----------------------|---------5---------| A#:-----------------------|-------------------| E#:-----------------------|-------------------| (index finger barres E, B and G strings) E#:-7----------8----------|-7---5---2--2-| The 2nd time this parts comes up in the song, the B#:---8----------8--------|-8---3---2--2-| 2 final chords (1:51) of the last bar are played G#:-77-7s4--4s8-8-8s4-4s7-|-7-0-2-0-0--0-| with a picking hand "finger scrolling" movement D#:-----------------------|------------0-| (finger scrolling order: p, r and middle). A#:-----------------------|------------2-| E#:-----------------------|------------3-| 4th part: E#:---------------------15-17-|-19-17-15----------15-17-19----------| B#:---------------17-19-------|----------19-17-19-------------------| G#:--2 beat-------------------|------------------------------1 beat-| D#:--pause--------------------|------------------------------pause--| A#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| E#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| m p i m p m i p m p i m p left hand fingers d u d u d u d u d u d u d picking E#:---------------------15-17-|-19-17-15----------15-17-------------| B#:---------------17-19-------|----------19-17-19-------15----------| G#:--2 beat-------------------|------------------------------1 beat-| D#:--pause--------------------|------------------------------pause--| A#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| E#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| m p i m p m i p m p i m i left hand fingers d u d u d u d u d u d u d picking E#:---------------------15-17-|-19-17-15----------15-17-19----------| B#:---------------17-19-------|----------19-17-19-------------------| G#:--2 beat-------------------|------------------------------1 beat-| D#:--pause--------------------|------------------------------pause--| A#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| E#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| m p i m p m i p m p i m p left hand fingers d u d u d u d u d u d u d picking E#:---------------------15-17-|-19-17-15----------15-17-------------| B#:---------------17-19-------|----------19-17-19-------15----------| G#:--2 beat-------------------|------------------------------1 beat-| D#:--pause--------------------|------------------------------pause--| A#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| E#:---------------------------|-------------------------------------| m p i m p m i p m p i m i left hand fingers d u d u d u d u d u d u d picking Chorus: E#:-2-| Just strum this G maj chord. B#:-2-| Listen to the song pattern for the struming strokes. G#:-3-| D#:-5-| A#:-5-| E#:-3-| Legends: d = Downstroke u = upstroke i = index finger m = middle finger r = ring finger p = pinkie finger s = slide h = hammer-on p = pull off This is a beautiful song and it's actually the 1st song I tabbed from beginnig to end. It's quite hard to play, specially the 2nd and 3rd parts, but stick to it and it'll all make sense, eventually. I'm not 100% sure if this is the >EXACT< way Mike plays this, as I've never seen him perform live, but to my ears this sounds almost like it (and I've listen to this almost 100 times over the last few days). Any questions/corrections/insults are welcomed at pfloyd@clix.pt Take care and be happy. PerfectStranger :o)