The
Habanero Reel
Words and
music by Ian Anderson from The
Secret Language of Birds
Transcription
by Peter Dawson with thanks to Håkan for help, all corrections
are welcome.
12:8 time?
Tablature
shows the “Reel” intro. The spacing indicates timing.
Triplets start all bars and are shown in italics. The riffs are
played after each line of the verse as indicated for Verse 1.
Intro
|Riff
1
|Riff 2
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|:------------------------242-0-----0-0-----0---2-|------------------------242-0-----2-0-----------|
|:------------------------------4---------4-------|------------------------------4---------4-2-----|
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|Riff 1 as
above
|Riff 3
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|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------4-----2---4-------:|
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Verse 1
[Em]Cool in
the corner, tom [Dsus4]cat sit[D]ting [Riff 1]
on the
[Em]edge of the yard; sand-[Dsus4]flies flit[D]ting. [Riff 2]
[Em]Orange
order in a [Dsus4]field of [D]green. [Riff 1]
[Em]Smothers
me to smith[Dsus4]er[D]eens. [Riff 3]
Chorus
[G]Rum and
cola, ice cubes [D]crashing.
[C]Jumping
beans and [Em]brown eyes [D]flashing.
[G]Long hair
swinging, tell me how d'you feel?
[D]Well,
[C]hot and [D]fancy, it's the [Em]habanero [C]reel.[add D before
Middle-8]
Riff 1 &
2.
Verse 2
Troubled
skin? Pour oil upon it.
She's fit to
burn in her new Scotch Bonnet.
Spice up
anybody's stew.
Frogs and
goats and chickens too.
Chorus
“Middle 8”
[G]Barefoot
in the [C]sunshine.[D G(7th pos) D(5th pos) D(10th pos)]
[D]Kicking
empty beer cans [G]down on a [C]high tide [D]line. [Dsus2&4 var]
[D]Big wave
nearly [Em]float your [D]dress away.[Am, Am7, Amsus2, Am(5th pos)]
And I'm
[G]thinking that it's [D]just [G]another [C]day:
just
an[D]other day.
Riff 1 &
2.
Verse 3
Feel that hot
rush starts its tickle.
Sweat is
rising, taste buds prickle
with ears of
bat and eye of eagle.
It's just as
well it's strictly legal.
Chorus &
finish with “Middle 8”; “Barefoot in the sunshine ...”