Transcribed by damagalhaes@mail.telepac.pt Joao Pedro Magalhaes This is "A Past and Future Secret" by Blind Guardian I took this from a performance at VIVA Metalla but it's pretty much like the album version. I think that he tune's 1/2 step down but I'm not sure. Always rythm guitar on top and lead guitar on bottom. Note: Capoeded at 3rd fret I'll just put all riffs first and then explain the music. INTRO E?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------5--3---------------------- B?-3-----------6-3-----6-|-3------------6--4---------------------- G?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------7--3------Rythm guitar---- D?-5-----------3-5-----3-|-5------------7--5---------------------- A?-5-------------5-------|-5------------5--6---------------------- E?-3-------------3-------|-3------------5--3---------------------- |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| E?----10-11-10-8-10----8-|---------------------------------------- B?------------------11---|-8-10-11-10-8------8----Lead Guitar----- G?-----------------------|--------------10-7---------------------- D?-----------------------|---------------------------------------- MAIN1 E?-3-------3-----5-3-------3-------3-3-5-6-5-3-3------------------ B?-3-3---3---3-----3-3---3---3---3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6------------------ G?-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------------ D?-5---------------5---------------5-5-3-3-3-3-------------------- A?-5---------------5---------------5-5---------------------------- E?-3---------------3---------------3------------------------------ |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\| E?-3-------------5-3-------FILL----3-3-5-6-5-3-------------------- B?-------------------------GOES----------------6------2X---------- G?-------------------------HERE----------------------------------- FILL1 E?-10-8-6-5 B?--------- G?--------- MAIN2 H P E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3---------------------------------- B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6---6---------------------------- G?-3-3-5-5-5---5-----------5------------------------------ D?-5-5-5-5-3---------------------------------------------- A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal- E?-3------------------------------------------------------ This part I'll just put the chords. The lead part althought I knew part of it I prefer to improvise in the Gm scale. Just listen to the record to get the rythm. MAIN3 Gm F Gm listen crowd I'll tell you everything though I have to say F Gm F Gm I don't know much talking about a past and future secret Dm D# Gm F most call him once and future king far back in the past I saw his Gm F Gm ending long before It started I knew his name he's the one who F Gm Dm D# Cm took the sword out of the stone it's how that ancient tale began FILL3 H P E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3---5-3---------------------------- B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6-----6-------------------------- G?-3-3-5-5-5---5------------------------------------------ D?-5-5-5-5-3---------------------------------------------- A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal- E?-3------------------------------------------------------ MAIN4 Just Lead part. The rythm guitar is just like INTRO P H P H E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-------- B?--------------------11---------|--------------------11---------- G?-------------------------------|-------------------------------- D?-------------------------------|-------------------------------- A?-------------------------------|-------------------------------- E?-------------------------------|-------------------------------- P H E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8----------3---------- B?--------------------11---------|------------11-8-6-3-3---------- G?-------------------------------|---------------------3---------- D?-------------------------------|---------------------5---------- A?-------------------------------|---------------------5---------- E?-------------------------------|---------------------3---------- MAIN5 I'm not sure about this one, if you think it's bad e-mail me and I'll check it out again. Gm F Gm F D# Take him back to avalon dwell on for a new age so long sleep well Gm F Gm F my friend Take him back to avalon I will wait and guard the future D# Cm king's crown The music goes like this: INTRO(2X) MAIN1(2X, first time with FILL1) INTRO(2X) MAIN2(3X) MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in MAIN2) FILL2 MAIN3(2X) MAIN4 The VIVA Metalla version would now end so I'm not sure about the rest. MAIN1(with FILL1) MAIN5 MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in MAIN2) FILL2 MAIN3(4X) MAIN4 Chords: Gm E?-3 F E?-5 Dm E?-3 D# E?-3 Cm E?-3 B?-3 B?-6 B?-4 B?-4 B?-4 G?-3 G?-5 G?-5 G?-3 G?-5 D?-5 D?-3 D?-5 D?-5 D?-5 A?-5 A?-- A?-3 A?-6 A?-3 E?-3 E?-- E?-3 E?-3 E?-- Notes: H - Hammer-On P - Pull-Off A? - Means it's a A string, I'm just not sure if it's downed 1/2 step. To contact me just mal to: damagalhaes@mail.telepac.pt