METAL HEART
As recorded by Accept
(From the 1985 Album METAL HEART)
Transcribed by Asmogriff (ComfortablyDumb)
Words and Music by P. Baltes, U. Dirkschneider, J. Fischer, W. Hoffmann, S. Kaufmann and Deaffy
Arranged by Accept
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Intro 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Intro 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dist 1'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dist 2'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Dist 3'
Intro
Q=85
4/4
Gtr I
H Q Q W H Q Q W
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| Gtr II
| <
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| W E E E E H +W W
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| | 17 16 | (16) | (16) |
| | 15 (15) | (15) | (15) |
| | 14 | | |
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Q=100
Gtr III
H Q E E H. E E Q Q E S S E E W
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| 4 3 | | 4 4 3h4p3 | |
| 5 4 | 2 4 5 | 5 4 | 2 |
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| Gtr IV
| H Q E E H. E E Q Q E S S E E W
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| 2 1 | | 2 2 1h2p1 | |
| 3 2 | 0 2 3 | 3 2 | 0 |
D5 C5 E5 C5 B5
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
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| 2 | | 4 4 4 3 | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 1 2 4 5 2 | 5 2 | 4 |
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| W W H H W
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| 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 5 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 3 | 2 |
| | | 0 | |
E5 C5 E5 E5 C5 E5
H Q E E H. E E Q Q E S S E E W
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| 4 3 | | 4 4 3h4p3 | |
| 5 4 | 2 4 5 | 5 4 | 2 |
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| H H W H H W
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| 5 | | 5 | |
| 2 5 | 2 | 2 5 | 2 |
| 2 3 | 2 | 2 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H.=H Q=63
D5 C5 E5 C5 B5
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W
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| 2 | | 4 4 4 3 | | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 1 2 4 5 2 | 5 2 | 4 | (4) |
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| W W H H W +W
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| 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | (4) |
| 7 | 5 | 2 5 | 4 | (4) |
| 5 | 3 | 2 3 | 2 | (2) |
| | | 0 | | |
Pre-Verse
Q=117
Gtrs III, IV
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 6 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| Gtr I
| W W
PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E E +H E E Q
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| 5 5 5 5 6 | (6) 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | (3) 3 |
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| W W
Cm/G Ab
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 6 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| W W
Cm/G Ab
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S H E E Q
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
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| W H H
Verse
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 6 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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Ab5 G5
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S H E E Q
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 6 5 |
| | 4 3 |
Ab5 Eb5 Bb5
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E H. E E H.
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| | | | 8 |
| 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 6 6 | 5 6 | 8 8 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 6 | 6 8 |
| | | 4 | 6 |
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 6 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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Ab5 G5
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S H E E S S E
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 5 x x |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 6 5 x x |
| | 4 3 x x |
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 6 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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Ab5 G5
E E H. E E E E E E Q
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| 5 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 5\ |
| 3 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 5\ |
| 4 | 3 3 3 3 3 3\ |
Chorus
$
A5
PM--------| PM PM PM--------|
E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S
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| o | |
| 2 x 0 (0) x 2 | 5 4 (4) 5 |
| 2 x 0 (0) x 2 | 7 5 (5) 7 |
| o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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A5 G5
PM PM ~~
E S S +S S E Q E E H S S S S S E.
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| 9 7 (7) 10 9\ 2 | |
| 10 9 (9) 10 10\ 2 | 5 |
| 0 0 0 | 5 |
| | 3 0 3 3 0 3 4 |
A5
PM--------| PM PM PM--------|
E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S
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| 2 0 (0) 2 | 5 4 (4) 5 |
| 2 0 (0) 2 | 7 5 (5) 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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To Coda
A5 G5
PM PM
E S S +S S E Q E E W
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| 9 7 (7) 10 9\ 2 | |
| 10 9 (9) 10 10\ 2 | 5 |
| 0 0 0 | 5 |
| | 3 |
Pre-Verse
1.
Cm/G Ab
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 6 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| Gtr I
| W W
Cm/G Ab
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S H E E Q
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 |
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| W W
Verse
Ab5 Eb5 Bb5
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E H. E E H.
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| | | | 8 |
| 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 6 6 | 5 6 | 8 8 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 6 | 6 8 |
| | | 4 | 6 |
Cm/G Ab
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 6 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| Gtr I
| W W
Cm/G Ab5 G5
E E H. H +E E Q
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| | o |
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| 5 6 | 5 (5) 5\ |
| 3 6 | 5 (5) 5\ o |
| 4 | 3 (3) 3\ |
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| W W
Guitar Solo
2.
Gtr III
~
|--3---| |--3--|
H +E E E E E E
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| Gtr IV
| PM| PM| PM--| PM--|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 9 9 9 9 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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TP
|--3---| |--3--| |-----6-----| |--3--|
E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8h9p 8 |
| 7 9 10 |
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| PM---| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 10 10 10 10 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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|-----5------| |-----5------| |-3--| |--3---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
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| 8 10 |
| 8h9p 8 8h9p8 8h9p8 8 9 11 |
| 10 10 10 10 |
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| PM--| PM---| PM| PM---|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 9 9 9 9 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| Gtr V
| W
C5 B5
PM|
|-3-| |--3--|
Q +E S S S S S S E E E E a a e e S S S Q S S S S
| | 7 8 7h8p 7h8tr7 10 8 7h |
| 10b12 (10)r 8 10 8 7 8 7 | x |
| | x |
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| PM| PM--| PM| PM|
| H H E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 10 9 | 9 9 9 9 |
| 10 9 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| 8 7 | |
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| H Q Q H H
|------6------| |-3-| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
| 8p7 7 |
| 10 10p 8p 7 8p7 7 7 8 |
| 9 9 9 8 9 |
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| PM---| PM| PM--| PM--|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
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| 10 10 10 10 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| H H
E5 C5 G/B D/A
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Q +S S S S E Q. E S S +H.
| | 9b10 9b10 (9) |
| 8b10r (8)p7 8 7 | |
| 9 | |
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| E E H. E E H.
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| | 8 7 |
| 9 | 7 7 |
| 9 10 | 9 7 |
| 7 10 | |
| 8 | |
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| W H E Q E
Interlude
C5
~ ~~~~
E Q E E E E E H +E E E E
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| 8 7 8 | |
| 7 10 8 | 7 |
| | [10] (10) 10 |
| | 10 |
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| W W
G5 C5
\1/ \1/ \1/
~~
+Q +E +E +E Q +E H +E S S S S S S
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| (7) (7) (7) (7) 7b8r (7) | |
| | 10 (10) |
| | 10p9p8S7 |
| | 11p10 |
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| W W
G5 C5
~~~~
|--3---|
S S Q E E E E E H +E E E e e
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| 8 7 8 | |
| x 7 10 8 | 7 7b9 |
| x | [10] (10) 10 |
| | 10 |
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| W W
G5 C5 Bb5
~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |---3---|
e e e e e E +Q +E +E E Q. E E Q +E
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| 7 7b9 7 7b9 7 7b9 (7) (7)r(7) | 7 8 10b12r (10)b11 |
| 10 | 10 |
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| W H H
Eb5 Bb5 G/B
|-----3-----|
+H +Q. +E E E E E Q Q Q
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| (10)pb12 (10)pb12 (10)r | 10 8 10 10b12 10b12 10b12 10 |
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| W H H
C5
|-3--| |-3-| |----5----| |-3--|
e e e S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 8 10 8 7 8 7h8p7 10p8p7 8p7 7 |
| 10 10 10 |
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| W
Guitar Solo 2
G5
|-----7-----| |-----7-----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 4p3 4p3 3 |
| 5 5 5p(0) |
| 6p5p3 5p3 3 5p3 3h5p3 3 5 |
| 6 6 6 |
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| W
Q
|----6-----| |----6----| |----6----| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 3 |
| 4 5 |
| 3 5 3 5 6 |
| 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 6 6 |
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| +W
=95
~~~
|-3-|
S S E +E. +S +Q. S S S
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| 4 6 6b8 (6)r(6)b8 (6) 4h6p4S |
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| +W
Q=117
|-3--| |---5---| |-3-|
S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S s s s
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| 3h 4p3 4p3 3h6p4p3 4p3 3 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 4 |
| 6 5 3 |
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| +W
PM
|---5----| |----6----| |----6----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
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| 5p 3 5p3 3h5p3 3h5p3 3h5p3 [3] |
| 6 6 6 6 6 |
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| +W
\2____________|
PM------------| ~
E E E E E E E E E E E S S H H H
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| 5 3 2 3 2 5 3 2 | | |
| | 4 3 1h3p1 0 | 0 0 |
Q=90
PM---|
|--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 E. S E.
| 10 13p10 10 10 10 10 15b17 x x\ |
| 11 11 14p11 11 14p11 11 14p11 11 |
| 12 12 12 12 12 |
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a a S S S S S S S T T S T T S T T S T T S T T
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| 3 4p2 5p4 6p5h6 7p6p0 8p7p0 9p8p0 10p9p0 |
| x |
| x |
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~~~~
|--3---| |--3--|
S T T S T T S T T S T T S S S S E E E E E E +Q H
| | 14 15 |
| 11p10p0 12p11p0 13p12p0 14p13p0 15p 0 15p 0 16 17 18 | 18b20 (18) |
| (0) (0) (0) | x\ |
| | x\ |
| | x\ |
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Q=117
~~~~~
a a a Q Q Q E E e e e e e e e e
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| 8 7 8 7 | 8 7 8 7 8 7 [8] 7 |
| x | |
| x | |
| x | |
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~
|-3--| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +E E E E
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| 8 7 [8] [7] [8] [7] [8] [7] [8] [7] [8] [7] | 8 (8)\ |
| | 7 10 8 |
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Interlude 2
C5 G5
Gtr III
H +E E E E Q. E +E Q +E
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| 7 | 7 7b9 (7) 7b9r (7) |
| 10 (10) 10 | |
| 10 | |
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| Gtr IV
| W W
C5 Bb5 Eb5
H +E E E E H +E E +Q
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| 7 8 10 | 10b12 (10)r 10pb12 (10)r |
| 10 (10) | |
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| H H W
Bb5 G/B C5
~~~ ~~
|-3--| |-3--|
Q. E +E. +S +E. +S Q. e e e e S S S S S
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| 10 10b12 (10)r(10)b12 (10)r(10) | 8 8 10 8 10 8h10p8 7h8 |
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| H H W
G5
~~~
|----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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| 7h8p7 7h8p7 10p8p7 8p7 8p7 |
| 10 10 10 10p9 [9] |
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| W
G5
PM|
|-3-| |----6----|
+E a a e e S S S S S S S S S S E.
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| x 8 9 8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9p8h9 |
| x |
| (9) |
| x\ |
| x\ |
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| W
G5
PM|
|-----5-----| |-----5-----| |--------7--------|
S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 15 16 15h16p15 16p15 15 15h16p15 15h16p15 |
| x 17 17 17 17 |
| x |
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| W
|--3---| |--3--|
S S S S S e e e e Q +E
| 15 16 18 18b20r (18) |
| 15 15 16 18 |
| 17 17 |
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| Gtrs IV, V
| +H. S E.
Chorus
D.S. al Coda &
A5 G5
~~~~~~
H H W
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| PM--------| ~~
| E S S +S S E E S S E S S H. S E.
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| 2 x 0 (0) x 2 | |
| 2 x 0 (0) x 2 | 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 |
| | 3 3 4 |
A5
Gtrs III, IV
PM--------| PM PM PM--------|
E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S
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| 2 x 0 (0) x 2 | 5 4 (4) 5 |
| 2 x 0 (0) x 2 | 7 5 (5) 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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A5 G5
PM PM ~~
E S S +S S E Q E E H S S S S S E.
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| 9 7 (7) 10 9\ 2 | |
| 10 9 (9) 10 10\ 2 | 5 |
| 0 0 0 | 5 |
| | 3 0 3 3 0 3 4 |
H
A5
Gtr III
PM--------| PM PM PM--------|
E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S
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| 2 0 (0) 2 | 5 4 (4) 5 |
| 2 0 (0) 2 | 7 5 (5) 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| Gtr IV
| PM--------| PM PM PM--------|
| E S S +S S E E S S E S S E S S +S S E E S S E S S
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| 2 0 (0) 2 | 5 4 (4) 5 |
| 2 0 (0) 2 | 7 5 (5) 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Outro
.=H FreH=Hempo ca Q=80
A5 G5
|-3--|
Q Q Q Q E E H a a a Q Q
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| | 8 7 |
| 9 7 10 9\ 2 | x |
| 10 9 10 10\ 2 | x |
| 0 | x |
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| Gtrs IV, V
| |-3--|
| Q Q Q Q E E W
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| 9 7 10 9\ 2 | |
| 10 9 10 10\ 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 5 |
| | 3 |
Q
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | |
| 8 7 8 7 8 7 | 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7b8 |
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| +W +W
=160 Q=130
A5 G5 A5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+W +H.. +E E S S +S S E H
| | | * |
| (7) | (7) (7)r | * |
| | | 2 2 * |
| | | 2 5 (5) 2 * |
| | | 0 5 (5) 0 * |
| | | 3 (3) * |
|
| Gtr IV
| +W +W E S S +S S E H
| | | * |
| | | * |
| | | 2 2 * |
| (5) | (5) | 2 5 (5) 2 * |
| (5) | (5) | 0 5 (5) 0 * |
| (3) | (3) | 3 (3) * |
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
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - 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