Song:Ballad of the Swords Artist:Einherjer Album:Dragons of the North Tuning:E Tabbed by:Frode Glesnes - vikingmetal@einherjer.com Key: / \=slide p=pull off h=hammer on ~=viberato Acoustic Intro: E-|----------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------| G-|---5-----7-----5-----5----------4-------| D-|---7-----9-----7-------7------6---6-----| A-|-0----0-----0------8-----8--7-----------| E-|----------------------------------------| RIFF 1: E-|--------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-5-5-----5----7-7-----7----5-5-----5-------5----------4-------| D-|-7---7-----7--9---9-----9--7---7-----7-------7------6---6-----| A-|-0-----0------0-----0------0-----0-------8-----8--7-----------| E-|--------------------------------------------------------------| Acoustic Solo: E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--10-----------------10---------------10---------------/10~---12-13-12----| G-|-----9-10-9-7-9-10-9----9-10-9-7---------9-10-9-7-9-10--------------------| D-|---------------------------------10-9-------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: E-|----------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------9-10-9-/-14~-| D-|-10-/-14-/-9-/-/14-/-7-/10/9--10-/-14-/-9-/-14-/-7--------------| A-|----------------------------------------------------------------| E-|----------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF 2: E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---5---9-7---5-7-5-4---5---9-7---5-7-5-4------5------9-7------5-7-5-4------5------9-7------5-7-5-4-| D-|---7---9-9---7-7-7-5---7---9-9---7-7-7-5------7------9-9------7-7-7-5------7------9-9------7-7-7-5-| A-|-0---0-----0---------0---0-----0---------00-0---00-0-----00-0---------00-0---00-0-----00-0---------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF 3 w/melodi 1 E-|-------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------| G-|----9------9------9---9-7------| D-|------7------7---------------9-| A-|-0------0------0----0-----10---| E-|-------------------------------| Melodi 1 (x3): E-|------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------101010---------------| G-|-9-10-9-7-9~--9-10-9-7----7------9-10-9-7-9~--------10-12-9h10h9~-| D-|-----------------------10---10-9----------------------------------| A-|------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------------------------| Melodi 1 (another ending x1): E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------101010-------12h13h12~-| G-|-9-10-9-7-9~--9-10-9-7----7------9-10-9-7-9~--------10-12-----------| D-|-----------------------10---10-9------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 E-|----------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------| G-|-9------9------9-----9-7----------| D-|-7------7------7------------9~----| A-|----0-0----0-0----0-0----10---0-0-| E-|----------------------------------| BALLAD OF THE SWORDS Lyrics:Frode Glesnes Music:Audun Wold, Gerhard Storesund & Frode Glesnes Across the moor we norsemen rode & skalds to us song That days of glory soon should be When swords blood-red were swung "One eyed father give us strength my brave kinsmen & I In Valhalla I your mighty men will meet if I in this battle die >From the sky your ravens watching me Both of them I see Thank you Father for letting me know You watch over me" At the moor the ravens spoke to me While skalds did their song A bitter loss was soon to come For those I were among Across the moor we norsemen rode & skalds to us sung That days of glory soon should be When swords blood-red were swung I say to you - I ask you to For once be your own lord Come with me be a part of my Ballad of the swords A sudden clash where swords were drawn was the beginning of my end With a norsemans pride & courage I fought I would to Hel them send Instead I felt cold chilling steel Stab me from behind A cravens deed, indeed it was Peace he should not find Faded I did, strange beauty I met The dream for me came true Brought up I were, Bifrost I saw My mortal life were through Your mortal life with children & wife Wouldn't have no value if you knew as I About life up here You would die to be here forever...