This is what I've tabbed so far of the guitar 2 part to The Bard's Song (Studio Version). From what I can tell, the 1st guitar part is the same as the 'In the Forest' version, which can be found on other tabs on this website. The 2nd guitar part mainly follows the sung melody, and it is relatively easy and very fun to play. Please note than as of now, I have yet to tab the last part of this song, and hopefully I will be able to get to it in the near future. Also note that this is tabbed in standard tuning, where as the 1st guitar part is tuned one half step down. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BARD'S SONG (STUDIO VERSION) - Blind Guardian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: doofis333 Email: checkered_chimp52@yahoo.com Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE) GUITAR 2 -INTRO/VERSE- (Start after guitar 1's first repeat) E|--11---9-------------------------------------------9-----------| B|---------12-11----11---12-11------11--9-------12-----12-11-12--| G|-----------------------------11----------11--------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--11---9-------------------------------------11--9------9------------------| B|---------12-11----11---12-11------11--9-------------12-------11--9------9--| G|-----------------------------11----------11-------------------------11-----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--11--9------9--------------------11--12--14--9-----9-9-9--11--12--11----| B|---------12-------11--9------9-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------11----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------11--9------9---------------------9--12--11--9---------------------------| B|--9-9---------12--------11--11--11--12-------------------9-11-12---11---9---11-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -INTERLUDE- E|----------------------------| B|--12--12--11--11--9-----11--| G|---------------------8------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| -CHORUS- E|------9-----9--11------------12--11h12-9--11-----------12--11h12-9--11---------| B|---------9------------12--9-------------------12--9--------------------12--9---| G|--11---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--12--11h12-9--16-----14--14-----12--11--9-------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------9------9--12--11------9---| G|--------------------------------------------------11-------------11------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------9-----9--11------------12--11h12-9--11-----------12--11h12-9--11---------| B|---------9------------12--9-------------------12--9--------------------12--9---| G|--11---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--12--11h12-9--12-----------11--9------9------| B|-----------------------------------12-----11--| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| -SOLO- E|----------------------------------------------------9--11--| B|--12p11--9---------9---------------------9--11--12---------| G|---------------11-----8--9---------8-----------------------| D|-------------------------------11--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------9--11--| B|--12p11--9---------9---------------------9--11--12---------| G|---------------11-----8--9---------8-----------------------| D|-------------------------------11--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------11------------------------------11--9---7h9p7----7---| B|--9--11--12------11-------------9---7h9p7-------------------------| G|---------------------11--9--11------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--9--11--9-----14--12--11h12p11--9--12--16--14--| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| -VERSE 2- E|------9--11----------------------------------------11--12--14--14--9-----9-9-9--11--12--11--| B|--12---------11-----11h12p11----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------13--11--11h13----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------11--9------9--9---------------------9---------11--12--14--16--14--12p11--9--| B|--9--9---------12-----------11--11--11--12-----12-----------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------9--12p11--9---------------------------| B|--12------------------9--11--12--11--9--11--| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************