MIKE OLDFIELD - Ommadawn part II (final solo w/ TAB)

TAB : https://rapidshare.com/files/4224717744/Mike_Oldfield_Ommadawn_solo_part2.tab

Ommadawn is a record album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. It is his third album, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). The cover photograph was by David Bailey. It peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was reissued in June 2010 with additional content.

As with Hergest Ridge and Tubular Bells, Ommadawn is another two-movement work. Oldfield sought out the ancient Celtic influence on English music and composed for traditional instruments such as uilleann pipes on the original LP version. A set of Northumbrian smallpipes were also recorded, and credited to Herbie, but this recording was not used on the album.

The album was recorded at Oldfield's home at Hergest Ridge, The Beacon, and was the only album to be recorded there (though Oldfield's previous album shares its name with the location).

A quadrophonic remix version of Ommadawn was released on Boxed a year later. Oldfield's 1990 album Amarok was conceived as a sequel to Ommadawn, but turned into something quite different; Virgin had been pushing Oldfield for a sequel to Tubular Bells.[2] Excerpts from Ommadawn were featured in the 1979 NASA film, The Space Movie.

The topic of Ommadawn is covered in the final episode of the Tony Palmer documentary series All You Need is Love; episode 17 "Imagine (New Directions)".[3]

In June 2010 the album was reissued by Mercury Records.


In his autobiography, Changeling, Oldfield states that he just wanted "sounds" not "sensible" lyrics. He asked Clodagh Simmons to write down the first words that came into her head. This resulted in the following in English:

Daddy's in bed, The cats drinking milk, I'm an idiot, And I'm laughing.[4]
Oldfield states that Clodagh phoned a relative or friend to translate into Gaelic for the song. The word "idiot" translated into amadán which he Anglicised into "Ommadawn" for the title of the album.

Oldfield previously denied this meaning of ommadawn, calling it a nonsense word, apparently as a ruse to enhance the mystery of his music.[5][6]

Though the actual work Ommadawn is a two-part piece, there is a third track on the album, a short vocal song by Mike Oldfield and William Murray called "On Horseback". "On Horseback" relates to Oldfield, Murray and Leslie Penning's time riding ponies around the area of Hergest Ridge.[4]

In November 1975, Oldfield released the single "In Dulci Jubilo", with "On Horseback" as the B-side. It reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1976. In France, "In Dulci Jubilo" was coupled to a remix of the end of part 1 of Ommadawn. Some copies of the album also include "In Dulci Jubilo" at the end, instead of "On Horseback".

Oldfield involved musicians noted for their work in folk music including Clodagh Simonds and Paddy Moloney. He combined this with heavy African influences, mainly by the use of the drummers of Jabula. This makes Ommadawn one of the first successful world music albums in Europe.

Two electric guitars which feature on the album are a red Gibson SG Junior and a blonde Fender Telecaster. Oldfield appears to have been using two electric bass guitars at the time; a Fender Precision and a Gibson EB-3. An acoustic bass built by Tony Zemaitis and a Ramirez classical guitar feature on the album. The piano on the album is likely to be a Bösendorfer. A Fender lap steel guitar is also thought to feature on "On Horseback", although uncredited. Many of Oldfield's instruments from this period are shown in a photograph which was included in the Boxed 4-LP box set.[7]

Mike Oldfield -- acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, bodhrán, classical guitar, electric bass, electric guitars, electronic organs, glockenspiel, harp, mandolin, percussion, piano, spinet, steel guitar, synthesizers, twelve-string guitar and vocals.
Don Blakeson -- trumpet
The Hereford City Band -- brass
Jabula -- African drums
Pierre Moerlen -- timpani
Paddy Moloney -- uilleann pipes
William Murray -- percussion
Sally Oldfield -- vocals
Terry Oldfield -- Panpipes
Leslie Penning -- recorders
"The Penrhos Kids" (Abigail, Briony, Ivan and Jason Griffiths) -- vocals on "On Horseback"
Clodagh Simonds -- vocals
Bridget St John -- vocals
David Strange -- cello

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[acdcorey3]

Well played. Only thing, watch the vibrato in bendings, there is where you sound dull comparing to Mike Oldfield ;)

[orphantabber]

@acdcorey3 playing Mike's music using a pick is a heresy anyway, buy you're perfectly right about the bendings, not enough adrenaline in my blood or maybe I should use lighter gauge, dunno... ;)

[Mortenling1]

what is the pick-up on the SG Junior i want to have a Lefthand model Epiphone but with the SG junior pick-up

[orphantabber]

@Mortenling1 Gibson p-90!

[gibderfenson]

goooood!!! what about the fast triplets solo? i'll give it a try someday..

[orphantabber]

@gibderfenson yeah maybe, but playing Mike's music with a pick is a pain.... ;)

[kainkai007]

seems fake

[katsaprokos1]

VERY NICE MY FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!PANOS FROM GREECE.

[ommadawn1976]

BRAVISSIMO!!!!!!!

[Mortenling1]

use your fucking nails - thats their purpose for a guitarplayer