#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# INVITATION As recorded by Helloween (From the 1988 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT. 2) Transcribed by Asmogriff (erik_alfredsson@hotmail.com) (ComfortablyDumb) Music by Michael Weikath Arranged by Tommy Hansen D x 5 4 x 3 5 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dist' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dist' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Strings' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Trumpet' 00:00 Q=157 E5 B/Eb B5 4/4 Gtrs I, II Wx5 W W H H |------------|------------|-----------|-----------| |------------|------------|-----------|-----------| |------------|------------|-9---------|-8----4----| |------------|------------|-9---------|-9----4----| |------------|------------|-7---------|-6----2----| |------------|------------|-----------|-----------| | | Gtr III | Wx5 H q q H H H H |------------|------------|-----------|-----------| |------------|------------|-----------|-----------| |------------|------------|-----------|-----------| |------------|------------|-2---------|-4----1----| |------------|---------2--|-----------|-----------| |------------|------4-----|-----------|-----------| C#5 G#5 A5 A5 E/Ab W W W H H |----------|----------|----------|------------| |----------|----------|----------|-10----9----| |-6--------|----------|----------|--9----9----| |-6--------|-6--------|-7--------|--7----6----| |-4--------|-6--------|-7--------|------------| |----------|-4--------|-5--------|------------| | | W W W H H |----------|----------|----------|------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------| |----------|----------|----------|-------1----| |----------|----------|----------|--2---------| |-4--------|-2--------|-4--------|------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------| 00:27 B5 F#5 B5/F# E5 W H H W |----------|-------------||-------------------------------| |----------|--7-----7----||-------------------------------| |-4--------|--6-----4----||-9-----------------------------| |-4--------|--4-----4----||-9-----------------------------| |-2--------|-------------||-7-----------------------------| |----------|-------------||-------------------------------| | | W +W W |----------|-------------||-------------------------------| |----------|-------------||-0-----------------------------| |----------|-------------||---------------------1---------| |-4--------|-(4)---------||-----2----------4--------------| |----------|-------------||-------------------------------| |----------|-------------||-------------------------------| | Q E E E E E E | | Gtr IV | |---3---| |---3---| | W W Q E E E E E E E E |----------|-------------||-------------------------------| |----------|-------------||----12-12---12-12---12-12---12-| |----------|-------------||-------------------------------| |----------|-------------||-------------------------------| |----------|-------------||-------------------------------| |----------|-------------||-------------------------------| F#5 G#5 H H |--------------------------------------| |--7-------------------9---------------| |--6-------------------8---------------| |--4-------------------6---------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | | H H |--------------------------------------| |----------------------0---------------| |--2-----------------------------------| |-----------4----------2----1----------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | Q E E E E E E | | |--3--| |---3---| |---3---| | E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12---12-12---12-12---12--| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| G#5 D#5 W W |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--9------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--8------------------------------|--8-----------------------------| |--6------------------------------|--8-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|--6-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | W W |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--1------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------1----2---------|--4---1-------------------------| |-------4-------------------------|-----------------4----2---------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E | | |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| | E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-13---13-13---13-13---13-13---13-|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-16--16-16---16-16---16-16---16-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| C#5 C#5 G#5 W H H |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-14-------------------9---------------| |--6------------------------------|-13-------------------8---------------| |--6------------------------------|-11-------------------6---------------| |--4------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | W H H |---------------------------------|--0-------------------4---------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------1---------|-----------1--------------------------| |--2----2----------4----2---------|----------------------2----2----------| |-------4----------6--------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E | | |---3---| |---3---| |--3--| |---3---| |---3---| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-14---14-14---14-14---14-14---14-|-14-14-14-14-14---14------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------13---13-13---13--| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B5 F#5 B5 W H H |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--7--------------------12--------------------|| |--4------------------------------|--6--------------------11--------------------|| |--4------------------------------|--4---------------------9--------------------|| |--2------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| | | W W |--7------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--0------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |-------1----------2----4---------|-------------4----------2----------1---------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| | Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------|----------------------------------14-16---19-|| |-12---12-12---12-12---12-12---12-|-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-14---16------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| 00:39 E/Ab F#m/A G#m/B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W H H |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|----------9---------| |--9-----------------|-11-------4---------| |--6-----------------|--7-----------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| | W H H | | W H H |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--1-------------1---|--------------------| |-------2---4----2---|--4--4----2---1-----| |-------4---6--------|-----6----4---2-----| |--------------------|---------11---------| | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E | | E E E E Q E E W |-19---16-------14---|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| C#m/E B/EC#m/B/Eb C#m B C#5/Ab ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H. E E W W H H |-9--------------9-|-----------------|-12-----------------|-11-------9--------| |-5-----------12-5-|-12--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------8---|--8--------------|--6-----------------|--4----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------6--------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------| | H. E E W W H H | | W W W H H |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----0-----------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------1---|---------1-------|--------------------|------1---1--------| |-----2---4----2---|-----1-------1---|------2-----1---2---|--2---2---2---2----| |-4---4---6--------|--2------4---2---|--4---4-----2---4---|--------------2----| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------4--------| | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E | | W W Q E E E E Q Q E E H |------------------|-----------------|-----12----12-------|-----19------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------16----------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------| B5/F# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +W |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-12----------------|-(12)------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |--4----------------|--(4)------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| | W +W | | W +W |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|---0-------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |--4----------------|--(4)----4----2----1---|| |------6---7----9---|---------6----4----2---|| |------7---9---11---|-----------------------|| | Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | Q E E H Q E E E E E E |-----19------------|--------19---14--------|| |-------------------|------------------16---|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| 00:51 Em/G F#m/A G#m/B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W H H |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|---------9--------| |-9---------------|-11------4--------| |-6---------------|--7---------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| | W H H | | W H H |-----------------|------------------| |-0---------------|---------0--------| |-------------1---|--2---------------| |-----2---4---2---|-----4---2---1----| |-----4---6-------|-----6---4---2----| |-----------------|------------------| | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E | | Q E E H W |----16-----------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| C#m/E B/EC#m/Bm/D C# B G# ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H. E E W W H H |-9--------------9-|-----------------|-9-----------------|-------------------| |-5-----------12-5-|-12--------------|-------------------|-12-------9--------| |--------------8---|--8--------------|-6-----------------|--4----------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------6--------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| | H. E E W W H H | | W W W H H |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|--0----------------| |------------------|-----0-----------|-------------------|----------4--------| |-1------------1---|---------1-------|-------------------|------1------------| |-----2---4----2---|--4--1-------1---|-2---2-----1---2---|------2---2---2----| |-----4---6--------|---------4---2---|-----4-----2---4---|--------------2----| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------4--------| | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E | | W W Q E E E E Q Q E E H |------------------|-----------------|----12----12-------|-----19------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------16----------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| F# D# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +H H |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-11-----------------------------|-(11)---------------------8--------------------| |--4-----------------------------|--(4)------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------6--------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | W +H H | | W +W |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |--0-----------------------------|--(0)------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---4-------------------------------------------| |------1----------2----4---------|---4-----------4----------2----------1---------| |------2----------4----6---------|---------------6----------4----------2---------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | Q E E H Q E E E E E E |-----19-------------------------|--------------19---------14---------19-19---19-| |-----12-12---12-12---12-12---12-|--19--19---19-19-19---19-24-24---24-16---------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---3---| |---3---| |---3----| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| 1:03 E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +W +W |-------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| |--9----------|-(9)--------|-(9)----*| |-------------|------------|--------*| |--7----------|-(7)--------|-(7)----*| |-------------|------------|--------*| | W +W +W | | W W W |-------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| | | Q Q H W W |-12----------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths