Blind Guardian - And The Story Ends Tab

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

  - 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