Helloween - If I Could Fly Tab

IF I COULD FLY
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 2000 Album THE DARK RIDE)

Transcribed by /\X/\M

Words and Music by Andi Deris

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

 Piano Intro
  Heavy Rock Q=80
 2/4
  Gtr I
   S  S  Q   S  S    Q   E  E    E  +S   S  Q     +H        S  S  Q   S  S

  
                 
           
                
         
                 
  
                 
           
                
         
                 
  
 17 16     17 16 
           
            16  
 (16)    
 17 16     17 16 
  
                 
        17 
         17     
         
                 
  
       19        
 19  17    
 19 (19)        
         
       19        
  
                 
           
                
         
                 

   Q   E  E    E  +S   S  E  S  S    +S   S  S  +S   +Q

  
           
                     
      15 19 (19) (19)     
  
           
               15 17 
 (17)                     
  
           
            16       
                          
  
        17 
         17          
                          
  
 19  17    
 19 (19)             
         14       15  17  
  
           
                     
                          
                                      E      E        E   E

   Pre-Verse
    Gtr I
     S  S  Q          S  S    Q        E      E

  
                         
                      
  
o                        
                      
  
  17 16            17 16 
                      
  
                         
                 17   
  
o       19               
 19       17          
  
                         
                      
|
|   Gtrs II, III
|    S  S  S S S +S   S  S    S S S S  S +S   S S

  
                         
                      
  
o                        
                      
  
                         
                      
  
   7         7 (7)       
  5        5 (5)      
  
o  7  7  7 7 7 (7)  7  7 
  5 5 5 5  5 (5)  5 5 
  
   5  5  5 5 5 (5)  5  5 
  3 3 3 3  3 (3)  3 3 

   E    +S   S  Q            +H

  
                         
                         
  
                         
                         
  
              16         
 (16)                    
  
           17            
                         
  
 19   (19)               
                         
  
                         
                         
|
|                             PM-|       PM|
|  S S   S   S  S +S  S S     S  S S +S  S S S +S

  
                         
                         
  
                         
                         
  
                         
                         
  
  2            2 (2)     
        7 (7)     7 (7)  
  
  2 2   2   2  2 (2) 2 2 
        5 (5)     5 (5)  
  
  0 0   0   0  0 (0) 0 0 
   0  0       0 0        

   S  S  Q          S  S    Q        E      E      E    +S   S  E      S  S

  
                        
                      
                           
  
                        
                      
                     15 17 
  
 17 16            17 16 
                      
              16           
  
                        
                 17   
           17              
  
       19               
 19       17          
 19   (19)                 
  
                        
                      
                           
|
|  S  S  S S S +S   S  S    S S S S  S +S   S S    S S   S   S  S +S   S  S

  
                        
                      
                           
  
                        
                      
                           
  
                        
                      
                           
  
  7         7 (7)       
  5        5 (5)      
  2            2 (2)       
  
  7  7  7 7 7 (7)  7  7 
  5 5 5 5  5 (5)  5 5 
  2 2   2   2  2 (2)  2  2 
  
  5  5  5 5 5 (5)  5  5 
  3 3 3 3  3 (3)  3 3 
  0 0   0   0  0 (0)  0  0 

   +S   S  S  +S   +Q                S  S  Q   S  S    Q   E  E

  
      15 19 (19) (19)           
                 
           
  
 (17)                          o
                 
           
  
                                
 17 16     17 16 
           
  
                                
                 
        17 
  
                  15    17     o
       19        
 19  17    
  
                                
                 
           
|   Q               E     E
|
|   PM-|            PM-|
|   S   S  S  +S    S  S  S +S       H                 H

  
                                
                 
           
  
                               o
                 
           
  
                                
                 
           
  
          9  (9)         9 (9)  
                 
           
  
          7  (7)         7 (7) o
                 
           
  
   0   0           0  0         
                 
           

   Verse
    $
    Gtrs II, III
    S S S S S +S  S S   S S S S S +S  S S

  
                    
                   
  
o                   
                   
  
                    
                   
  
  7       7 (7)     
 5       5 (5)     
  
o 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 
 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 
  
  5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 
 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 

                      PM|       PM|
  S S S S S +S  S S   S S S +S  S S S +S

  
                   
                      
  
                   
                      
  
                   
                      
  
 2       2 (2)     
     7 (7)     7 (7)  
  
 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 
     5 (5)     5 (5)  
  
 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

  
                   
                   
  
                   
                   
  
                   
                   
  
 7       7 (7)     
 5       5 (5)     
  
 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 
 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 
  
 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 
 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 

  1.
                      PM|       PM|
  S S S S S +S  S S   S S S +S  S S S +S

  
                   
                      
  
                   
                     o
  
                   
                      
  
 2       2 (2)     
     9 (9)     9 (9)  
  
 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 
     7 (7)     7 (7) o
  
 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 
 0 0       0 0        

  2.
                                1/4
          PM--------------|
  S S S S S S S S   S S S S Q    +Q

  
                 
            
      
  
                 
            
      
  
                 
            
      
  
 2               
         7  
 (7)  
  
 2 2 2 2         
         5  
 (5)  
  
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 0 0 0 0    
      

   Chorus
   2/4
    Gtr I
     S  S  Q          S  S    Q        E      E      E    +S   S  Q

  
                         
                      
                         
  
o                        
                      
                         
  
  17 16            17 16 
                      
              16         
  
                         
                 17   
           17            
  
o       19               
 19       17          
 19   (19)               
  
                         
                      
                         
|
|   Gtrs II, III
|    S  S  S S S +S   S  S    S S S S  S +S   S S    S S   S   S  S +S  S S

  
                         
                      
                         
  
o                        
                      
                         
  
                         
                      
                         
  
   7         7 (7)       
  5        5 (5)      
  2            2 (2)     
  
o  7  7  7 7 7 (7)  7  7 
  5 5 5 5  5 (5)  5 5 
  2 2   2   2  2 (2) 2 2 
  
   5  5  5 5 5 (5)  5  5 
  3 3 3 3  3 (3)  3 3 
  0 0   0   0  0 (0) 0 0 

   +H                       S  S  Q          S  S

  
                        
                         
  
                        
                         
  
 (16)                   
 17 16            17 16  
  
                        
                         
  
                        
       19                
  
                        
                         
|
|   PM-|       PM|
|   S  S S +S  S S S +S     S  S  S S S +S   S  S

  
                        
                         
  
                        
                         
  
                        
                         
  
        7 (7)     7 (7) 
  7         7 (7)        
  
        5 (5)     5 (5) 
  7  7  7 7 7 (7)  7  7  
  
   0  0       0 0       
  5  5  5 5 5 (5)  5  5  

                                                     1.
   Q        E      E      E    +S   S  E      S  S    +S   S  S  +S   +Q

  
                      
                           
      15 19 (19) (19)           
  
                      
                     15 17 
 (17)                          o
  
                      
              16           
                                
  
                 17   
           17              
                                
  
 19       17          
 19   (19)                 
                  15    17     o
  
                      
                           
                                
|                                                      Q               E     E
|
|                                                      PM-|            PM-|
|  S S S S  S +S   S S    S S   S   S  S +S   S  S     S   S  S  +S    S  S  S +S

  
                      
                           
                                
  
                      
                           
                               o
  
                      
                           
                                
  
  5        5 (5)      
  2            2 (2)       
          9  (9)         9 (9)  
  
  5 5 5 5  5 (5)  5 5 
  2 2   2   2  2 (2)  2  2 
          7  (7)         7 (7) o
  
  3 3 3 3  3 (3)  3 3 
  0 0   0   0  0 (0)  0  0 
   0   0           0  0         

  2.
                  To Coda                      D.S. al Coda
    S   S  S  +S   +Q              S  S  Q   S  S    Q   E  E

  
      15 19 (19) (19)          
                 
           
  
 (17)                          
                 
           
  
                               
 17 16     17 16 
           
  
                               
                 
        17 
  
                  15    17     
       19        
 19  17    
  
                               
                 
           
|   Q               E     E
|
|   PM-|            PM-|
|   S   S  S  +S    S  S  S +S     W                 W

  
                               
                 
           
  
                               
                 
           
  
                               
                 
           
  
          9  (9)         9 (9) 
                 
           
  
          7  (7)         7 (7) 
                 
           
  
   0   0           0  0        
                 
           

                     Guitar Solo
  &
  Gtr II
                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  H      +Q    Q       Q           Q

  
      
           
                            
  
      
           
  8           8             
  
      
           
 10b12       10b12          
  
 7    
 (7)  12\  
                            
  
 5    
 (5)  10\  
                            
  
      
           
                            
|
| Gtr III
| H      +Q    Q       S    S S S  S     +S  S S

  
      
           
                            
  
      
           
                            
  
      
           
                            
  
 7    
 (7)  12\  
  7           7     (7)     
  
 5    
 (5)  10\  
  7    7 7 7  7     (7) 7 7 
  
      
           
  5    5 5 5  5     (5) 5 5 

 ~~~~~~~                                              ~~
   +Q          S      +S    T  T  T T    E    +S   S  Q

  
                                     
                          
  
  (8)                                
                          
  
 (10)r                               
                          
  
             12b14  (12)rp10h12p10s9 
 10   (10) 12             
  
                                     
              12          
  
                                     
                          
|
|   S   S S S  S      +S    S     S      S S   S   S  S +S  S S

  
                                     
                          
  
                                     
                          
  
                                     
                          
  
   7          7      (7)             
  3            3 (3)      
  
   7   7 7 7  7      (7)   7     7   
  3 3   3   3  3 (3) 3 3  
  
   5   5 5 5  5      (5)   5     5   
  1 1   1   1  1 (1) 1 1  

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                               ~~~~~~~~
   +Q         +E   S S   S   S S S S  S  S S   S E   +Q           T T

  
                      
                     
                        
  
                      
                     
                   10   
  
                      
 4b5                 
                      9 
  
                  5 7 
     7 5             
                        
  
 (12)       (12)      
         7 6  5      
                        
  
                      
                 8 5 
 3s5   (5)              
|
|   S  S S S   S S S S   S   S S S S +S  S S   S S S  S  S +S  S  S

  
                      
                     
                        
  
                      
                     
                        
  
                      
                     
                        
  
   3                  
 7         7 (7)     
 7         7 (7)        
  
   3  3 3 3   3s5 5 5 
 7   7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 
 7 7 7  7  7 (7) 7  7   
  
   1  1 1 1   1s3 3 3 
 5   5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 
 5 5 5  5  5 (5) 5  5   

   E    +S   T T  E      +S  T  T   E   +S   T  T  E    +S   T  T

  
                                 
                                
  
                                 
                                
  
 12   (12) 10 9 10     (10) 9    
 9   (9)                        
  
                              12 
         12 10 12   (12) 12s17  
  
                                 
                                
  
                                 
                                
|
|  S S   S   S    S +S    S  S      S S  S   S     S S   S   S

  
                                 
                                
  
                                 
                                
  
                                 
                                
  
  3              3 (3)           
 3                              
  
  3 3   3   3    3 (3)   3  3    
 3 3  3   3     3s5   5   5     
  
  1 1   1   1    1 (1)   1  1    
 1 1  1   1     1s3   3   3     

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   H                    +Q.              T T  T  T

  
 15                 
 (15)             15   17    
  
                    
                          17p
  
                    
                             
  
                    
                             
  
                    
                             
  
                    
                             
|
|  S S S S S +S  S S     S  S S S S +S   S    S

  
                    
                             
  
                    
                             
  
                    
                             
  
  7       7 (7)     
   7        7 (7)            
  
  7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 
   7  7 7 7 7 (7)  7    7    
  
  5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 
   5  5 5 5 5 (5)  5    5    

   Q        S  S   E      +Q         +E      S  S

  
                      
                          
  
 15       15 17       
                    /8 10 
  
                 14   
 (14)       (14)\         
  
                      
                          
  
                      
                          
  
                      
                          
|
|  S S S S  S +S   S S     S  S S S   S   S  S  S

  
                      
                          
  
                      
                          
  
                      
                          
  
  3        3 (3)      
   3                      
  
  3 3 3 3  3 (3)  3 3 
   3  3 3 3   3s  5  5  5 
  
  1 1 1 1  1 (1)  1 1 
   1  1 1 1   1s  3  3  3 

                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  S  S S S  S  S  S  S    +Q         +E       +S    S

  
 8      8        8    
                           (5)S
  
   10     10       10 
 (10)       (10)     (10)\     
  
      9       9       
                               
  
                      
                               
  
                      
                               
  
                      
                               
|
| S  S S S  S +S  S  S     S  S S S   S  +S    S    S

  
                      
                               
  
                      
                               
  
                      
                               
  
 7         7 (7)      
   7          7  (7)           
  
 7  7 7 7  7 (7) 7  7 
   7  7 7 7   7  (7)   7    7  
  
 5  5 5 5  5 (5) 5  5 
   5  5 5 5   5  (5)   5    5  

                                  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   s  s  s  S      +Q             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S

  
 12 13 15 15b17  (15)r        
 15 12                               
  
                              
       15 13 12 15 13 12    13 12    
  
                              
                         14       12 
  
                              
                                     
  
                              
                                     
  
                              
                                     
|
|  S  S  S  S       S  +S  S S    Q                 Q

  
                              
                                     
  
                              
                                     
  
                              
  5                 7                
  
  3                3  (3)     
  5                 7                
  
  3  3  3  3       3  (3) 3 3 
  3                 5                
  
  1  1  1  1       1  (1) 1 1 
                                     

 Bridge
  Gtrs II, III
   ~~                                   PM------|
   Q  +S  S E   +Q   +S  S E   +H       S S S S S S +E

  
             
              
        
                 
  
             
              
        
                 
  
 14          
              
        
                 
  
  7  (7)   5 
 (5)  (5)   3 
 (3)    
           5 (5) 
  
  7  (7)   5 
 (5)  (5)   3 
 (3)    
 3 3 3 3 3 5 (5) 
  
  5  (5)   3 
 (3)  (3)   1 
 (1)    
 1 1 1 1 1 3 (3) 

  Gtr II
  Q  +S  S E   +Q   +S  S E   +H

  
            
              
                                         
  
            
              
                                         
  
            
              
                                         
  
 7  (7)   5 
 (5)  (5)   3 
 (3)                                     
  
 7  (7)   5 
 (5)  (5)   3 
 (3)                                     
  
 5  (5)   3 
 (3)  (3)   1 
 (1)                                     
|
| Gtr III
| Q  +S  S E   +Q   +S  S E    S   S  S  S   a   S  S   a   S  S   a

  
            
              
                                         
  
            
              
                                         
  
            
              
                                         
  
 7  (7)   5 
 (5)  (5)   3 
  9   9  9  9  (9)s10 10 (10)s14 14 (14)s
  
 7  (7)   5 
 (5)  (5)   3 
 10  10 10 10 (10)s12 12 (12)s15 15 (15)s
  
 5  (5)   3 
 (3)  (3)   1 
                                         

  +H                         Q   +S  S  E    +Q    +S  E.

  
                         
               
                 
  
                         
               
                 
  
                         
               
                 
  
 (3)                     
  7   (7)    5 
  (5)   (5)      
  
 (3)                     
  7   (7)    5 
  (5)   (5)      
  
 (1)                     
  5   (5)    3 
  (3)   (3)      
|
|  S   S   a   S  S  +Q      Q   +S  S  E    +Q    +S  E.

  
                         
               
                 
  
                         
               
                 
  
                         
               
                 
  
 12  12 (12)s 9  9  (9)  
 10  (10)    9 
  (9)   (9)      
  
 14  14 (14)s10 10 (10)  
 12  (12)   10 
 (10)  (10)      
  
                         
               
                 

   Out-Chorus
    Gtr I
     S  S  Q          S  S    Q        E      E

  
                         
                      
  
o                        
                      
  
  17 16            17 16 
                      
  
                         
                 17   
  
o       19               
 19       17          
  
                         
                      
|
|    S  S  S S S +S   S  S    S S S S  S +S   S S

  
                         
                      
  
o                        
                      
  
                         
                      
  
   7         7 (7)       
  5        5 (5)      
  
o  7  7  7 7 7 (7)  7  7 
  5 5 5 5  5 (5)  5 5 
  
   5  5  5 5 5 (5)  5  5 
  3 3 3 3  3 (3)  3 3 

   E    +S   S  Q            +H

  
                         
                         
  
                         
                         
  
              16         
 (16)                    
  
           17            
                         
  
 19   (19)               
                         
  
                         
                         
|
|                             PM-|       PM|
|  S S   S   S  S +S  S S     S  S S +S  S S S +S

  
                         
                         
  
                         
                         
  
                         
                         
  
  2            2 (2)     
        7 (7)     7 (7)  
  
  2 2   2   2  2 (2) 2 2 
        5 (5)     5 (5)  
  
  0 0   0   0  0 (0) 0 0 
   0  0       0 0        

   S  S  Q          S  S    Q        E      E

  
                        
                      
  
                        
                      
  
 17 16            17 16 
                      
  
                        
                 17   
  
       19               
 19       17          
  
                        
                      
|
|  S  S  S S S +S   S  S    S S S S  S +S   S S

  
                        
                      
  
                        
                      
  
                        
                      
  
  7         7 (7)       
  5        5 (5)      
  
  7  7  7 7 7 (7)  7  7 
  5 5 5 5  5 (5)  5 5 
  
  5  5  5 5 5 (5)  5  5 
  3 3 3 3  3 (3)  3 3 

   E    +S   S  E      S  S    +S   S  S  +S   +Q            4x

  
                           
      15 19 (19) (19)           
  
                     15 17 
 (17)                          o
  
              16           
                                
  
           17              
                                
  
 19   (19)                 
                  15    17     o
  
                           
                                
|                               Q               E     E
|
|                               PM-|            PM-|
|  S S   S   S  S +S   S  S     S   S  S  +S    S  S  S +S   4x

  
                           
                                
  
                           
                               o
  
                           
                                
  
  2            2 (2)       
          9  (9)         9 (9)  
  
  2 2   2   2  2 (2)  2  2 
          7  (7)         7 (7) o
  
  0 0   0   0  0 (0)  0  0 
   0   0           0  0         

   S  S  Q          S  S    Q        E      E

  
                        
                      
  
                        
                      
  
 17 16            17 16 
                      
  
                        
                 17   
  
       19               
 19       17          
  
                        
                      
|
|  S  S  S S S +S   S  S    S S S S  S +S   S S

  
                        
                      
  
                        
                      
  
                        
                      
  
  7         7 (7)       
  5        5 (5)      
  
  7  7  7 7 7 (7)  7  7 
  5 5 5 5  5 (5)  5 5 
  
  5  5  5 5 5 (5)  5  5 
  3 3 3 3  3 (3)  3 3 

   E    +S   S  Q            +H

  
                         
                        *
  
                         
                        *
  
              16         
 (16)                   *
  
           17            
                        *
  
 19   (19)               
                        *
  
                         
                        *
|
|                             PM-|       PM|
|  S S   S   S  S +S  S S     S  S S +S  S S S +S

  
                         
                        *
  
                         
                        *
  
                         
                        *
  
  2            2 (2)     
        7 (7)     7 (7) *
  
  2 2   2   2  2 (2) 2 2 
        5 (5)     5 (5) *
  
  0 0   0   0  0 (0) 0 0 
   0  0       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

  - 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