THE BEATLES - THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALLOW BILL (lennon
& McCartney) Fron the WHITE ALBUM. Released on
22nd November 1968.
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Some people said that the flamenco guitar intro was a guitar
clip from a record, but it was actually played on a mellotron
Mark2. The mandolin and the bassoon appearing on the song too
were also played on Mellotron Mark2 by Beatles assistant Chris
Thomas.
The mellotron was a keyboard in which you played some sampled
instruments contained in tapes. The Mark 2 model had two side
by side keyboards. On the right keyboard there were 18 "lead
instrument" sounds arranged in six banks and the left keyboard
played 7 seconds prerecorded musical rhythms and fills tracks
in various styles, among which was the flamenco intro used in
this song. That model's sounds were as follows:
Organ - Hammond, church and percussive organ with
leslie
Strings - Solo violins, solo celli, Mandolin, and
combinations and string sections.
Brass - Trumpet, trombone and sax.
Larger sections and combinations.
Winds - Flute, clarinet and basson
Choirs - Male, female, augmented choirs and octave.
Percussion - Vibraphone, bass drum, snare drum.
Plus the mentioned left keyboard effect loops: Foxtrot Sax
Phrases, Dixie Land Trombone, Cha Cha Flutes, Bungalow Bill
Guitar intro, Moving Bass Cello and Violin Chords, Bossa
Nova Cello and Violins Moving Chords.
For many years I'd have sweared that it was a flamenco pastiche
intro by John. It sounded deliberate, maybe satirical, just like
in a caricature. We all know that he had been in Almeria, Spain,
two years before, where he was filming Richard Lester's "How I
Won The War" and qhere he wrote STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER, as we
all know, and most probably John might have learnt to play a few
chords and a couple of scales from someone. I had the feeling
that it was him who had played that intro and that impression was
reinforced by the fact that the scale structure is not what we
could call orthodox and the guy who recorded the sample stumbled
twice and also missed a low G note. It doesn't sound at all like
a professional flamenco player, but it was precisely that which
sounded when you pressed that low key on the Mark2.
Hey Bungalow Bill
What did you kill
Bungalow Bill?
He went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun
In case of accidents he always took his mom
He's the all American bullet-headed saxon mother's son
All the children sing
Hey Bungalow Bill
What did you kill
Bungalow Bill?
Deep in the jungle where the mighty tiger lies
Bill and his elephants were taken by surprise
So Captain Marvel zapped him right between the eyes
All the children sing
Hey Bungalow Bill
What did you kill
Bungalow Bill?
The children asked him if to kill was not a sin
But when he looked so fierce, his mummy butted in
If looks could kill it would have been us instead of him
All the children sing
Hey Bungalow Bill
What did you kill
Bungalow Bill?
FREE TIME MELLOTRON INTRO
(.
| e | 0 |
| B | 0 4 5 6 5 3 3 |
| G | 0 5 4 5 4 2 |
| D | 4 5 3 2 |
| A | 2 |
| E | 0 |
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| e | 0 |
| B | 0 |
| G | 0 |
| D | 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 4 |
| A | 5 3 2 0 3 2 0 2 |
| E | (3)1 0 |
4/4
00:08
| e | 0 0 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 3 3 | 1 1 1 |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
2/4
| e | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 |
| E | 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 |
Bungalow Bill
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| B | 2 2 2 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 | |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 0 1 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 0 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Bungalow Bill He
00:24
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 |
(This quick mandolin picking has at least 6 notes per beat)
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | 12121212 |
| D | 777777........./10101010................................ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
went tiger hunting with elephant and gun
out his
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 |
| e | | 13131313............... 5151515 |
| B | 10101010........13131313....... | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
In case of accidents he always took mom He's
his the
| e | 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 | 1 1 1 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 | 0 |
| e | 1212123.........11151515....... | 17171717....... |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
all American bullet saxon mother's
headed son
3/4
(. X X X
| e | 20202020....................... | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | 8 8 8 8 | |
| B | 9 9 9 9........................ | |
| G10101010 | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
All children
the sing
00:46
| e | 0 0 0 3 3 | 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 0 | 2 2 2 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 3 3 | 1 1 1 |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 0 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 0 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 1 1 | 3 3 3 3 |
Bungalow Bill
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| B | 2 2 2 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 | |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 0 1 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 0 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Bungalow Bill
01:01
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | 12121212 |
| D | 777777........./10101010................................ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Deep the where mighty tiger lies
in jungle the
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 |
| e | | 13131313............... 5151515 |
| B | 10101010........13131313....... | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Bill his elephants were by surprise
and taken
| e | 0 0 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 3 3 3 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 1 1 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 3 3 3 | 0 |
| e | 1212123.........11151515....... | 17171717....... |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
So Captain Marvel zapped right the
him between eyes
(. X X X
| e | 20202020....................... | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | 8 8 8 8 | |
| B | 9 9 9 9........................ | |
| G10101010 | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
All children
the sing
01:24
| e | 0 0 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 3 3 | 1 1 1 |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 1 1 | 3 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 0 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 0 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 |
| E | 1 1 | 3 3 3 |
Bungalow Bill
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| B | 2 2 2 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 | |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
Bungalow Bill
01:39
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 0 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | 12121212 |
| D | 777777........./10101010................................ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
The children him if to kill not sin
asked was a
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 |
| e | | 13131313............... 5151515 |
| B | 10101010........13131313....... | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
But when looked fierce mummy butted
he so his in
| e | 0 0 0 3 3 | 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 3 3 | 1 1 |
| G | 1 1 1 0 0 | 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 0 | 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 3 3 | |
| e | 1212123.........11151515....... | 17171717....... |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
If looks kill would been instead of
could it have us
(. X X X
| e | 20202020....................... | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | 8 8 8 8 | |
| B | 9 9 9 9........................ | |
| G10101010 | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
him All children
the sing
02:01
| e | 0 0 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 3 3 | 1 1 1 |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 | 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 | 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 | 2 2 |
| E | 1 1 1 3 | 3 3 |
Bungalow Bill
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| B | 2 2 2 0 0 | 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 1 1 | 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 2 | 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 | |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 |
Bungalow Bill
02:16
| e | 0 0 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 |
| B | 1 1 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 |
| D | 2 2 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 |
| A | 3 3 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 3 3 3 | 1 1 1 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 5 4 5 7 5 | |
| D | | 6 3 5 |
| A | | 5 |
| E | | |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 | 3 3 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 | 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 | 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 | 0 0 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 | 2 2 |
| E | 1 1 1 3 | 3 3 |
Bungalow Bill
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 3 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 0 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 6 7 9 7 | |
| A | | 8 5 7 |
| E | | 7 |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 | 0 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 | 0 0 x |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 | 1 1 x |
| D | 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 | 2 2 x |
| A | 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 |
Bungalow Bill
02:30
| e | 0 0 0 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 3 3 3 | 1 1 1 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 5 4 5 7 5 | |
| D | | 6 3 5 |
| A | | 5 |
| E | | |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 1 1 1 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 2 3 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 1 1 1 | 3 3 3 3 |
Bungalow Bill
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 1 1 1 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 0 0 | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 6 7 9 7 | |
| A | | 8 5 7 |
| E | | 7 |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 0 | 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 | 0 0 0 |
Bungalow Bill
02:45
| e | 0 0 3 3 0 | 0 0 1 1 0 |
| B | 1 1 0 0 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 1 0 |
| D | 2 2 0 0 2 | 2 2 3 3 2 |
| A | 3 3 2 2 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 3 3 | 1 1 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 5 4 5 7 5 | |
| D | | 6 3 5 |
| A | | 5 |
| E | | |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 0 1 1 | 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 | 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 1 1 | 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 3 3 | 0 0 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 | 2 2 |
| E | 1 1 | 3 3 |
Bungalow Bill
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 1 0 |
| B | 2 2 2 0 2 | 2 2 3 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 1 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 0 0 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 2 0 | 0 0 0 |
| E | 0 | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 6 7 9 7 | |
| A | | 8 5 7 |
| E | | 7 |
Hey Bungalow Bill What you kill
did
| e | 0 1 1 | |
| B | 2 3 3 | |
| G | 2 2 2 | |
| D | 2 0 0 | |
| A | 0 | |
| E | | |
Bungalow Bill
GENERAL CLAPPING AND MELLOTRON ENDING
03:00
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 5 4 5 7 5 | |
| D | | 6 3 5 |
| A | | 5 |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 6 7 9 7 | |
| A | | 8 5 7 |
| E | | 7 |
Eh up!
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause