Follow The Sign


#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# FOLLOW THE SIGN As recorded by Helloween (From the 1986 Album KEPEER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PART 1) Transcribed by Shark Words and Music by Kai Hansen Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Q=55 4/4 Gtr I T H.. T T T |----------------------| |-------------12h13p12-| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| ~~~~ ~~ T T +Q. T T T T S T T T T T T T T T T T T W |--------------------------12-11h12p11----11----------------------|-------| |----12-(12)---12h13p12----------------13----13-12-10-12h13p12----|-12----| |-14--------------------14-------------------------------------14-|-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------| 7/8 5/4 5/8 4/4 ~ ~ ~ E E E E E E E H Q H E E E E E H H |--------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------| |-9-11-12-14-12-11-4-|-5----5pb7r=4----|-2---------|-----------| |--------------------|-----------------|---5-4-2---|-2----2----| |--------------------|-----------------|---------5-|------2----| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------|------0----| 7/8 5/4 5/8 4/4 ~~ ~~ ~ E E E E E E S S H Q H E E E E E W |----------------------|---------------------|---------------|------| |-------------------12-|-13----13pb15r=12----|-10------------|------| |-9-11-12-14-12--------|---------------------|----12-11-9----|-9----| |---------------9------|---------------------|------------12-|------| |----------------------|---------------------|---------------|------| |----------------------|---------------------|---------------|------| 5/4 .5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q Q Q Q T T T E T |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-9--11--12--11-----11h12p11-9----| |------------------------------12-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| 13/8 7/8 .5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ +S. H Q Q Q Q T T T E E Q T T Q |--------------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------12-12-12---| |------9----9--11--12--11-----11h|=12p11-9----9-------------| |-(12)---------------------------|---------12---------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| 5/4 E E E X X X X Q S S S E E E |--------------------------------------------| |-12h13p12-13p12h13p12--------------12-13----| |----------------------14--14-14-14-------14-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| 9/16 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12h13p12----12h13p12----15p13p12----12h13p12----12h13p12----15p13p12-----| |----------14----------14----------14----------14----------14----------14--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 9/8 ~~~~ |----3----| |--3--| T T T T T T T T +H S S S Q |----------------------------------------------------------| |-12h====13p12----12h13p12-------------------12h=13p12-----| |--------------14----------14-(14)b16------------------14--| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | H +E. Q.. |----------------------------------------------------------| |-16b18================================(16)r---------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| 4/4 ~~~~~~ ~ +Q E E E E Q W |------------------------|------*| |------------------------|------*| |-(14)--12-11-9-7-9pb11r=|=9----*| |------------------------|------*| |------------------------|------*| |------------------------|------*| | | W W |------------------------|------*| |------------------------|------*| |------------------------|------*| |------------------------|------*| |------------------------|------*| |------------------------|------*| 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