#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BLACK CHAMBER As recorded by Blind Guardian (From the 1992 Album SOMEWHERE FAR BEYOND) Transcribed by Drimascus_God_Of_Thunder Words and Music by Blind Guardian Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Left Hand' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Right Hand' Part A Q=92 Em C D Em C D 4/4 Gtr II E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E W |----3-2------3-2---|--------------------|----3-2------3-2---|----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| | | Gtr I | Q. E Q. E E E E E +E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E +H |-------------------|-------------10-----|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|-----3-5-(5)----5-3-|-------------------|-----3-5-(5)----| |--------4-5------5-|---2----------------|--------4-5------5-|---2------------| |-2-----------------|-0------------------|-2-----------------|-0--------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------| Am F E Am F E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E W |------------------||-----------------|------------------|------| |----1-0-----1-0---||-0---1---3----1--|----1-0-----1-0---|------| |------------------||-1---2---4----2--|------------------|-4----| |------------------||-----------------|------------------|-6----| |------------------||-----------------|------------------|-7----| |------------------||-----------------|------------------|------| | | Q. E H Q. Q Q. Q. E H W |------------------||-----------------|------------------|------| |------------------||-----------------|------------------|------| |------------------||-----------------|------------------|------| |--------2-3-------||-2---------2-----|--------2-3-------|-2----| |-0----------------||-------2---------|-0----------------|------| |------------------||-----------------|------------------|-0----| F Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--1----5---3----1-------|--1---5---3-----1--| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| | | H.. +E W |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |-^3-------(3)-3---(3)---|--3----------------| |-^3---------------(3)-3-|-(3)---------------| |-^1---------------------|--1------(1)-1-----| H +E Q +S S H +E Q. E 2/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q. E |-------------1---|--0---------------|----------| |-0---1---3---3---|--1----3---1---0--|-(0)---1--| |-1---2---4-------|-------4---2---1--|-(1)------| |---2---2---2---2-|-----2---2---2-2--|-(2)------| |-----------------|------------------|----------| |-----------------|------------------|----------| | | W +W +H |-----------------|------------------|----------| |-----------------|------------------|----------| |-----------------|------------------|----------| |-2---------------|-(2)--------------|-(2)------| |-----------------|------------------|----------| |-----------------|------------------|----------| Am Em 4/4 2/4 4/4 Q Q. E E E E E E E +E E E +H E |-----------------|---------|----------------------| |-1-------1--0--1-|-1-------|----------------------| |-2--2------------|---2---0-|-(0)-2-0-(0)----------| |-----------------|-----2---|--------------------2-| |-----------------|---------|----------------------| |-----------------|---------|----------------------| | | Q H +E E Q E E +H +Q E E |-----------------|---------|----------------------| |-----------------|---------|----------------------| |-2---------------|-2-------|----------------------| |-2--2------(2)---|-------2-|-(2)---------(2)------| |-0--0------(0)-0-|-0---0---|------------------2-2-| |-----------------|-------0-|-(0)---------(0)--0-0-| Am Em 4/4 Q Q Q Q E E H +E E |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-0---0-----(0)----| |-2---2---2---2---|---------------2--| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| | | E E E E E e E e E E H. |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-2---2---2---2---|------------------| |-2---2---2---2---|-2---2------------| |---0---0---0---0-|------------------| |-----------------|-0---0------------| A F E B 5/4 4/4 E E Q Q Q Q E H +E Q W |--------------|--------------------|------*| |---0-2--2--4--|-2--0---------------|------*| |-2------3--4--|------1----(1)------|------*| |--------------|----------------4---|-4----*| |--------------|--------------------|------*| |--------------|--------------------|------*| | | H H W +Q W |--------------|--------------------|------*| |--------------|--------------------|------*| |-2------3-----|--------------------|-4----*| |--------4-----|-2-------------(2)--|------*| |-0------------|--------------------|-2----*| |--------2-----|-0-------------(0)--|------*| 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