#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# MANKIND (Bassline) As recorded by Helloween (From the 1991 Album PINK BUBBLES GO APE) Transcribed by Luca Abete Words by M. Kiske Music by R. Grapow Gtr I (B E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Q=144 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E 15x E E E E E E E E ||----11---11---11---11--||---11---8---9---10-| ||o---------------------o||-------------------| ||--9----9----9----9-----||-9----6---7---8----| ||o---------------------o||-------------------| ||-----------------------||-------------------| 2/4 4/4 E E E E W E H.. E E E E E E E S S E H.. ||----------|----------|-------------|-------------------|----------| ||o---------|-4--------|-------------|-------------------|----------| ||----------|----------|-------------|-------------------|----------| ||o-2-2---2-|----------|-2-----------|-2-----2---2---2-2-|-2--------| ||----------|----------|-------------|-------------------|----------| 2/4 4/4 2/4 E E E E E E E S S E H.. E E E E W H |-------------------|--------------||---------|----------|-------| |-------------------|-------------o||---------|-4--------|-------| |-------------------|--------------||---------|----------|-------| |-2-----2---2---2-2-|-2-----------o||-2-2---2-|----------|-7\----| |-------------------|--------------||---------|----------|-------| Riff A 0:51 4/4 Gtr I |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 8x q q q q q q ||------------------|------------------||-------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-------------| ||--2-----3-----2---|------------------||-5-3-2-3-5-6-| ||o---3-0---2-3---3-|-0---0---0---0---o||-------------| ||------------------|------------------||-------------| Riff B 1:20 E Q. E Q. W Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q Q |---------------|----------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|----------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|----------|-6----5---x-6--|-(6)-5---x--------| |-3-3----1------|----------|---------------|-----------6--5---| |---------------|----------|---------------|------------------| 2/4 E E E E E E E E E E H. Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q Q H |-----------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|------| |-------5-----5-7-|-7-8-8-------|---------------|-----------------|------| |---5-------5-----|-------------|-6----5---x-6--|-(6)-5---x-------|------| |-3---------------|-------------|---------------|-----------6--5--|------| |-----------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|------| Verse 1 1:34 4/4 q q q q q q q q Q q q q q q q q ||--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| ||o-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| ||--------------|-------------|-5\-----------|--------------| ||o-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|--------------|--------------| ||--------------|-------------|-----3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3---| E E E E q E E E E E E q E E |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|--------------2-| |-3-5---(3)-5--5-0-|-3-5---3-5--5---| |------------------|----------------| 1. 2. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q |-------------|--------------||--------------| |-------------|-------------o||---------1-4--| |-3--3--3--3--|-5-3-2-3-5-6--||-----4-2------| |-------------|-------------o||-2-5----------| |-------------|--------------||--------------| Chorus 2:01 E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E +Q |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)--| |-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)--|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E +Q |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-(5)-0-0-0-(0)--|-2-2-(2)-------------| |--------------------|---------4-4-4-(4)---| E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E +Q |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)--| |-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)--|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-----------2-2-4-6--| |-5-5-(5)-0-0-0-(0)--|-2-2-(2)------------| |--------------------|---------4----------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S E E +E S S S E E E S S S E E E E E E |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-0-0-0-5-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |---------------------------|-------------------2-| Q. E E E Q S S S S S S S S Q Q |---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--| |---------------|-----------------------| |-0----2-4-4-4--|-----------------------| Riff B 2:28 E Q. E Q. W Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q Q |---------------|----------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|----------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|----------|-6----5---x-6--|-(6)-5---x--------| |-3-3----1------|----------|---------------|-----------6--5---| |---------------|----------|---------------|------------------| 2/4 E E E E E E E E E E H. Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q Q H |-----------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|------| |-------5-----5-7-|-7-8-8-------|---------------|-----------------|------| |---5-------5-----|-------------|-6----5---x-6--|-(6)-5---x-------|------| |-3---------------|-------------|---------------|-----------6--5--|------| |-----------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|------| Verse 2 2:42 4/4 q q q q q q q q Q q q q q q q q ||--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| ||o-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| ||--------------|-------------|-5\-----------|--------------| ||o-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|--------------|--------------| ||--------------|-------------|-----3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3---| E E E E q E E E E E E q E E |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|--------------2-| |-3-5---(3)-5--5-0-|-3-5---3-5--5---| |------------------|----------------| 1. 2. |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q |-------------|--------------||--------------| |-------------|-------------o||---------1-4--| |-3--3--3--3--|-5-3-2-3-5-6--||-----4-2------| |-------------|-------------o||-2-5----------| |-------------|--------------||--------------| Chorus 3:08 E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E +Q |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)--| |-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)--|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E +Q |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-(5)-0-0-0-(0)--|-2-2-(2)-------------| |--------------------|---------4-4-4-(4)---| E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E +Q |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)--| |-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)--|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-----------2-2-4-6--| |-5-5-(5)-0-0-0-(0)--|-2-2-(2)------------| |--------------------|---------4----------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S E E +E S S S E E E S S S E E E E E E |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-0-0-0-5-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |---------------------------|-------------------2-| Q. E E E E E E E E E H |----------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------| |----------------|-2-2-2-4-5----| |-0----2-4-4-4-5-|--------------| Pre-Solo 3:35 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 6x ||---------------------------||-||---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------o||-||o-------------------------o|| ||---------------------------||-||--3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0--|| ||o-7-3-0-7-3-0-7-3-0-7-3-0-o||-||o-------------------------o|| ||---------------------------||-||---------------------------|| Guitar Solo 1 3:49 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x ||------------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--2-----3-----2---|------------------|| ||o---3-0---2-3---3-|-0---0---0---0---o|| ||------------------|------------------|| Guitar Solo 2 4:02 E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E +H ||-------------------||-----------------|-------------------|----------------| ||o-----------------o||-----------------|-------------------|----------------| ||-------------------||---3-2---2-------|-----2---2-3-(3)---|-2---2-3-(3)----| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||-3-----3---3-2-0-|-0-0---0---------0-|---0------------| ||-------------------||-----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E +Q H H q q q q q q q q q q q q |------------------|-----------|-------------|-------------| |------------------|-----------|-------------|---------1-4-| |-----2---2-3-(3)--|-----------|-5-3-2-3-5-6-|-----4-2-----| |-0-0---0----------|-0----2----|-------------|-2-5---------| |------------------|-----------|-------------|-------------| Interlude 4:19 Wx8 Q E E +H +Q E E H Q E E +H +Q E E H |------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|------2-2------|----0-0-(0)----|-(0)--2-2------| |------------|----0-0-(0)----|-(0)-----------|---------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| 6/4 Q E E E E Q E E H. Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-------------|--------------|-------------------------| |---------------|-------------|--------------|-------------------------| |---------------|-2-2---------|-2--2--2--2-2-|-2---------2-2-2-0-2-4-5-| |----0-----0----|-------------|--------------|-------------------------| |---------------|-------------|--------------|---2-2-3-4---------------| Bass Solo 4:46 4/4 Q 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 |----------------|-----------------|-9-8---7-6---5-4-|------------------| |------2---------|-----------------|-----9-----7-----|-5----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---2-1-2-3-4-5-6--| |-0--------0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Verse 3 4:53 q q q q q q q q Q q q q q q q q |-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-5\-----------|-------------| |-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|--------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-----3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E q E E E E E E q E E q q q q q q q q q q |------------------|----------------|-------------|-------------| |------------------|----------------|-------------|---------1-4-| |------------------|--------------2-|-3--3--3--3--|-----4-2-----| |-3-5---(3)-5--5-0-|-3-5---3-5--5---|-------------|-2-5---------| |------------------|----------------|-------------|-------------| Chorus 5:06 E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E +Q ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)--| ||o-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)--|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E +Q |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-5-5-(5)-0-0-0-(0)--|-2-2-(2)------------| |--------------------|---------4-4-4-(4)--| E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E +Q |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)--| |-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)--|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| E E +E E E E +Q E E +E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-----------2-2-4-6--| |-5-5-(5)-0-0-0-(0)--|-2-2-(2)------------| |--------------------|---------4----------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S E E +E S S S E E E S S S E E E E E E |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-0-0-0-5-0-|-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |---------------------------|-------------------2-| Q. E E E E E E E E E H |----------------|---------------|| |----------------|--------------o|| |----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-2-2-2-4-5----o|| |-0----2-4-4-4-5-|---------------|| Outro 6:00 E Q. E Q. W Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q Q |---------------|----------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|----------|---------------|------------------| |---------------|----------|-6----5---x-6--|-(6)-5---x--------| |-3-3----1------|----------|---------------|-----------6--5---| |---------------|----------|---------------|------------------| 2/4 4/4 E E E E W +W +W +W Wx2 |---------|----------|------------|------------|------------|--------*| |---------|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|--------*| |---------|----------|------------|------------|------------|--------*| |-2-2---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 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