#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# AND THE STORY ENDS (Bassline) As recorded by Blind Guardian (From the 1995 Album IMAGINATIONS FROM THE OTHER SIDE) Transcribed by an unregistered user Words by Hansi Kûrsch Music by André Olbrich & Hansi Kûrsch Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass' Q=141 5/4 Gtr I S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------| 6/4 5/4 S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E Q Q Q |---------------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------| |-4-4---4-3---4-4---4-3---4---4---|-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-2-2---2-2-------------| S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------| 6/4 4/4 S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E H E E +Q H. Q |---------------------------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------------------------|---------------|-------------| |-4-4---4-3---4-4---4-3---4---4---|---------------|-4-----------| |---------------------------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5---| W +W H E E +Q H H |----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----| |----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------| W +W H E E +Q H. Q |----------|------------|---------------|------------| |----------|------------|---------------|------------| |----------|------------|---------------|-4----------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--| W +W H E E +Q H H |----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----| |----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------| W +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W |-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------|--------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2--------|-(2)----| W +W H H W |----------|------------|-----------|------| |----------|------------|-----------|------| |----------|------------|-2----0----|-2----| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-----------|------| W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|-2--------|-(2)----| W +W H H W |----------|------------|-----------|------| |----------|------------|-----------|------| |----------|------------|-2----0----|-2----| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-----------|------| W +W W W |----------|------------|----------|------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-4--------|-2----| |----------|------------|----------|------| |----------|------------|----------|------| W +W H H W |----------|------------|-----------|------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-0---------|------| |----------|------------|-----------|------| |----------|------------|-----------|------| H E E +Q H H W +W |---------------|-----------|----------|--------| |---------------|-----------|----------|--------| |---------------|------5----|----------|--------| |-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----| H E E +Q H. Q W +W |---------------|------------|----------|--------| |---------------|------------|----------|--------| |---------------|-4----------|-5--------|-(5)----| |-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--|----------|--------| H E E +Q H H W +W |---------------|-----------|----------|--------| |---------------|-----------|----------|--------| |---------------|------5----|----------|--------| |-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----| 5/4 S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------| 6/4 3/4 S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q |---------------------------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------------------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------------------------|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0---| |-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3---|-2--2-2---2-2--|----------------| Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--| |---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------|---------------| 4/4 Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2--2-2---2-2--|-4--4-4---4-4--|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |---------------|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-| |-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S E |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------| |-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| S S S S E S S S S E S S E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------| |-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E E E E E E E E Q. E H H Q Q W |-----------------|-------------|------------|------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|------------|-0----| |-----------------|-2----2-0----|-2----2--2--|------| |-----------------|-------------|------------|------| +W W W W |------------|----------|----------|------| |-(0)--------|-4--------|-2--------|-0----| |------------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|------| +W H H W H E E +Q |------------|-----------|----------|---------------| |-(0)--------|-0---------|----------|---------------| |------------|-----------|----------|---------------| |------------|-----------|----------|-2----2-4-(4)--| H H W +W H E E +Q |-----------|----------|------------|---------------| |-----------|----------|------------|---------------| |------5----|----------|------------|---------------| |-5---------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--| H. Q W +W H E E +Q |------------|----------|------------|---------------| |------------|----------|------------|---------------| |-4----------|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------| |---------5--|----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--| H H W +W |-----------|----------|--------| |-----------|----------|--------| |------5----|----------|--------| |-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H Q E E H Q E E |---------------------------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------------------|-------------|--------------| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-------2-2-|-0-------0-0--| H Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------|---------------------------------| |-------------|---------------------------------| |-------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W W |---------------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------------|----------|------| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-0--------|-3----| Q. E +H Q. E +Q E E Q. E +H Q. E +Q E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |------3-(3)----|------3-(3)--5-3-|------3-(3)----|------3-(3)--5-3-| |-2-------------|-2---------------|-2-------------|-2---------------| W +W W E E E E E E E E |----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| W +W W E E E E E E E E |----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----| Q. E H H Q Q W +W |-------------|------------|----------|--------| |-------------|------------|-0--------|-(0)----| |-2----2-0----|-2----2--2--|----------|--------| |-------------|------------|----------|--------| W W W +W |----------|----------|----------|--------| |-4--------|-2--------|-0--------|-(0)----| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| H H W H E E +Q H H |-----------|----------|---------------|-----------| |-0---------|----------|---------------|-----------| |-----------|----------|---------------|------5----| |-----------|----------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------| W +W H E E +Q H. Q |----------|------------|---------------|------------| |----------|------------|---------------|------------| |----------|------------|---------------|-4----------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--| W +W H E E +Q H H |----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----| |----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------| W +W W W |----------|------------|----------|------| |----------|------------|----------|------| |----------|------------|----------|------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-2--------|-2----| 6/4 4/4 S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E W W |---------------------------------|----------|------| |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|----------|------| |---------------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------------|-3--------|-3----| 6/4 4/4 S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E W W |---------------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------------|----------|------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---|----------|------| |---------------------------------|-2--------|-2----| 6/4 4/4 S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E W W |---------------------------------|----------|------| |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|----------|------| |---------------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------------|-3--------|-3----| 6/4 4/4 S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E W +W |---------------------------------|----------|--------| |---------------------------------|----------|--------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---|----------|--------| |---------------------------------|-2--------|-(2)----| +W +W +W +W |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----| +W +W |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |-(2)--------|-(2)----*| 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