#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# TRIAL BY THE ARCHON As recorded by Blind Guardian (From the 1988 Album BATTALIONS OF FEAR) Transcribed by Drimascus_God_Of_Thunder Words by - Music by Andre Olbrich Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Magnus' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Andr?' Intro Q=151 E5 G5 F#5 B5 A5 B5 4/4 Gtr I W +H Q Q W +H Q Q |---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |--9------------|--(9)-----12--11--|--4----------------|-(4)----2---4----| |--7------------|--(7)-----10---9--|--2----------------|-(2)----0---2----| |---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~ | W +H Q Q E E H. H. E E |---------------|----------15--14--|-------------------|-----------------| |-15b17=========|=(15)r------------|-12-13-12tr13------|-12--------10-12-| |---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| C5 C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5 E5 E5 D5 H E Q. H Q Q W +H E Q. |----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|--2------------|-------------------|----------9--7----| |--5-----5--4----|--2-----5---4--|--2----------------|--(2)-----9--7----| |--3-----3--2----|--0-----5---4--|--2----------------|--(2)-----7--5----| |----------------|--------3---2--|--0----------------|--(0)-------------| | | H E Q. H Q Q E E H. +H E Q. |----------------|-------15--14--|-12-14-12tr14------|-(12)----12-10----| |-13----13-12----|-10------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------| E5 G5 F#5 |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |------------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------| |--9----------9--9--9--9-------9-9-9-|---9-----9-9-9-12--11--| |--7----------7--7--7--7-------7-7-7-|---7-----7-7-7-10---9--| |------------------------------------|-----------------------| | | |--3--| | E. S E E E H +H Q Q |------------------------------------|---------------15--14--| |-15b17------12-12-15-15b17==========|=(15)r-----------------| |---------14-------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------| B5 A5 B5 |---3---| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |--4-----4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-|--4----4-4-4-2---4------| |--2-----2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-|--2----2-2-2-0---2------| |----------------------------|------------------------| | | E E H. H. E E |----------------------------|------------------------| |-12-13-12tr13---------------|-12-------------10-12---| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------| C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5 |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q Q |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |--5---5-5-5--5-----4--|--2---2-2-2---------| |--3---3-3-3--3-----2--|--0---0-0-0--5---4--| |----------------------|-------------3---2--| | | H E Q. H Q Q |----------------------|------------15--14--| |-13---------13-12-----|-10-----------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| E5 D5 |---3---| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |--9-----9-----9-9-9---9-9-9-|--9----9-9-9-9-7----------| |--7-----7-----7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7----7-7-7-7-5----------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| | | E E H. H. +Q |-12-14-12tr14---------------|-12---------------(12)\---| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| E5 D5 E5 C5 E H. E E H. E |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-9------------------------7-|-9------------------------5-| |-9------------------------7-|-9------------------------5-| |-7------------------------5-|-7------------------------3-| |----------------------------|----------------------------| | | |--3--| |--3--| | E E E E S S S Q. E E E E S S S Q. |----------------------------|----------------------------| |---12--10-------------------|---12--10-------------------| |----------12-11-12-11-9-----|----------12-11-12-11-9-----| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| D5 D5 E5 D5 E H. E H.. E |----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-7------------------------7-|--9---------------------------------------7-| |-7------------------------7-|--9---------------------------------------7-| |-5------------------------5-|--7---------------------------------------5-| |----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| | | |--3--| | E E E E S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |----------------------------|-14---15-14-15------------------------------| |---12--10-------------------|---------------15-17-15-17------------------| |----------12-11-12-11-9-----|---------------------------16-17-16-17------| |----------------------------|---------------------------------------14---| |----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| E5 D5 E5 C5 H.. E H.. E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-9-------------------------7-|-9-------------------------5-| |-9-------------------------7-|-9-------------------------5-| |-7-------------------------5-|-7-------------------------3-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | |--3--| |--3--| | E E E E S S S Q. E E E E S S S Q. |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----12-10-------------------|-----12-10-------------------| |-----------12-11-12-11-9-----|-----------12-11-12-11-9-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D5 D5 E5 H.. E W |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-7-------------------------7-|--9--------------| |-7-------------------------7-|--9--------------| |-5-------------------------5-|--7--------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------| | | ~~ | |--3--| | E E E E S S S Q. H H |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----12-10-------------------|-12tr13----12----| |-----------12-11-12-11-9-----|-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------| Rhythm Part E5F5 E5F5 E5C5C5D5 E5F5 E5F5 E5D5D5D5 E E E E E s E E. E E E E E s E E. |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--| |-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--| |-7--8-7--8-7-3-3-5--|-7--8-7--8-7-5-5-5--| |--------------------|--------------------| E5F5 E5F5 E5C5C5D5 E5F5 E5F5 E5D5D5D5 E E E E E s E E. E E E E E s E E. |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--| |-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--| |-7--8-7--8-7-3-3-5--|-7--8-7--8-7-5-5-5--| |--------------------|--------------------| E5 E5 E5C5C5D5 D5 D5 D5D5D5D5 D5EbD5EbD5BbBbC5 E5F5 E5F5 E5D5D5D5 E E E E E S E E. E E E E E S E E. E E E E E S E E. E E E E E s E E. |------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------| |-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--| |-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--| |-7---7---7-3-3-5--|-5---5---5-5-5-5--|-5-6-5-6-5-1-1-3--|-7--8-7--8-7-5-5-5--| |------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------| E5 E5 E5C5C5D5 D5 D5 D5D5D5D5 D5EbD5EbD5BbBbC5 E5F5 E5F5 E5 E E E E E S E E. E E E E E S E E. E E E E E S E E. E E E E H |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| |-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9----| |-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9----| |-7---7---7-3-3-5--|-5---5---5-5-5-5--|-5-6-5-6-5-1-1-3--|-7--8-7--8-7----| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------| Solo Andr? E5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--9----------------------------------------------| |--9----------------------------------------------| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| |-------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14h| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| D5 S S S S S S S S H |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |--------------------------7--------| |--------------------------7--------| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--------| |-----------------------------------| | | ~~~~ | S S S S S S S S Q.. S |-15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14p12-----12-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| E5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--9----------------------------------------------| |--9----------------------------------------------| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| |-------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| D5 S S S S S S S S H |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--------------------------7----| |--------------------------7----| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5----| |-------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S H |-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12-12----| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| D5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--7--------------------------------------------| |--7--------------------------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-| |-----------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-13-12-10----10---------13-12-10----10---------| |----------12----12-11-9----------12----12-11-9-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| D5 S S S S S S S S H |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------7-------------------| |-------------------------7-------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5-------------------| |---------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |---------------------------------------------| |-13-12-10----10------------------------------| |----------12----12-11-9-12-11-11-12-11-9-7\--| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| E5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-9------------------------------------| |-9------------------------------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-| |--------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------10-12-------| |----------7---7-9-12-9-12-------------| |------7-9---9-------------------------| |-7-10---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| D5 S S S S S S S S H |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------7-------------------| |--------------------------7-------------------| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-------------------| |----------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E |----------------------------------------------| |-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-(15)\-| |-------14----------14----------14-------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| E5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7----7---7---7---7---7---7---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |--------6---------| |--------6---------| |-------6-------| |------6------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-19-17---15-17-15---14-15-14---12-14-12---10-12-10---8-10-8---7-8-7---5-7-5---3-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D5 S S S S S S S S H |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |----------------------7-------------| |----------------------7-------------| |--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--5-------------| |------------------------------------| | | E E E E E Q. |----------------12---14b15-14b15----| |-12---14---15-----------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7----7---7---7---7---7---7---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |--------6---------| |--------6---------| |-------6-------| |------6------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-19-17---15-17-15---14-15-14---12-14-12---10-12-10---8-10-8---7-8-7---5-7-5---3-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S H |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----------------------7-------| |----------------------7-------| |--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--5-------| |------------------------------| | | E E E E H |----------------12---14b15----| |-12---14---15-----------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| D5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |--7--------------------------------------------| |--7--------------------------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-| |-----------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-13-12-10----10---------13-12-10----10---------| |----------12----12-11-9----------12----12-11-9-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| D5 S S S S S S S S H |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------7-------------------| |-------------------------7-------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5-------------------| |---------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |---------------------------------------------| |-13-12-10----10------------------------------| |----------12----12-11-9-12-11-11-12-11-9-7\--| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| E5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-9------------------------------------| |-9------------------------------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-| |--------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------10-12-------| |----------7---7-9-12-9-12-------------| |------7-9---9-------------------------| |-7-10---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| D5 S S S S S S S S H |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------7--------------------------| |--------------------------7--------------------------| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| | | |-----6------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------------| |-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12-8-15-12-8-| |-------14----------14----------14--------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| Outro E5 G5 F#5 ~~~~~~ |--3--| Q. +E H +Q. S S S Q Q |-------------------------|---------15-14-12-15--14--| |-15b17====(15)r15b17=====|=(15)r--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| | | W +H Q Q |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--9----------------------|--(9)-------------12--11--| |--7----------------------|--(7)-------------10---9--| |-------------------------|--------------------------| B5 A5 B5 E E H. H. E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-12-13-12tr13------|-12--------10-12---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| | | W +H Q Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--4----------------|-(4)----2---4------| |--2----------------|-(2)----0---2------| |-------------------|-------------------| C5 C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5 H E Q. H Q Q |----------------------------|---------------| |----------------------------|---------------| |----------------------------|--2------------| |--5-----------------5--4----|--2-----5---4--| |--3-----------------3--2----|--0-----5---4--| |----------------------------|--------3---2--| | | |--3--| | Q S S S +E E Q. H Q Q |----------------------------|-------15--14--| |-13--12-13-12-(12)-13-12----|---------------| |----------------------------|-14------------| |----------------------------|---------------| |----------------------------|---------------| |----------------------------|---------------| E5 E5 D5 W +H E Q. |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|---------9--7-----| |--2----------------|-(2)-----9--7-----| |--2----------------|-(2)-----7--5-----| |--0----------------|-(0)--------------| | | E E H. H E Q. |-12-14-12tr14------|-12-----12-10-----| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| E5 G5 F#5 W +H Q Q |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--9-----------------------|--(9)-------------12--11--| |--7-----------------------|--(7)-------------10---9--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| | | TP TP TP | |--3--| | E E E E H +Q. S S S Q Q |--------------------------|---------15-14-12-15--14--| |-15b17----12-15-15b17=====|=(15)r--------------------| |-------14-----------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| B5 A5 B5 W +H Q Q |---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |--4------------------------|-(4)----2---4----| |--2------------------------|-(2)----0---2----| |---------------------------|-----------------| | | E Q S S E Q S S H. E E |---------------------------|-----------------| |-12-13--12-13-15-13--12-13-|-12--------10-12-| |---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| C5 C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5 H E Q. H Q Q |----------------------------|---------------*| |----------------------------|---------------*| |----------------------------|--2------------*| |--5-----------------5--4----|--2-----5---4--*| |--3-----------------3--2----|--0-----5---4--*| |----------------------------|--------3---2--*| | | |--3--| | Q S S S +E E Q. H Q Q |----------------------------|-------15--14--*| |-13--12-13-12-(12)-13-12----|---------------*| |----------------------------|-14------------*| |----------------------------|---------------*| |----------------------------|---------------*| |----------------------------|---------------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - 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 Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths