Blue Blood Words and Music by X Japan Arranged by X Japan Transcribed by Brenden Barton Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass' Q=180 4/4 Gtr I 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---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2---------3-3-3-|-5---3---2-3-2-0--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|---0-0-0-0-------|---0---0----------| 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 Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0--| |-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2---------3-3-3-|-5---3---2------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0----| |---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|---0-0-0-0-------|---0---0--------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2--------3-3-3-|-5---3---2-3-2-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|----0-0-0-------|---0---0---------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------0--| |-2---------3-3-3-|-2-------0-0-0-1-|-2--------3-3-3-|-5---3---2------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------0----| |---0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0---------|----0-0-0-------|---0---0--------| W H. Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q |----------|------------|-------------|---------------| |----------|-2-------2--|-------------|-2-3-2-0-2-----| |----------|------------|-------------|---------------| |-0--------|------------|-0--1--3--1--|---------------| E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E |-10-----------------------|-----------------| |---------------12-(12)-12-|-----------------| |----8-(8)-8-10------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |--------------------------|-----------------| E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------| |-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 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 |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-(5)-6-| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0---------| |-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-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 E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 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 |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-| |-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-| |---------3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-8--6--5-6-5-3-|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-8--6--5-6-5-3-|-----------------| E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 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 |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------|-----------3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E H E E +E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-(3)-2-|-1----1-1-(1)-1-| H E E +E E H E E +E E H E E +E E H Q E E |----------------|----------------|--------------4-|-------------| |----------------|----------------|--------6-(6)---|-3-------3-4-| |--------------2-|-3----3-5-(5)-6-|-7----7---------|------3------| |-3----3-3-(3)---|----------------|----------------|-------------| 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 |----4-5-7-5-4---|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-5------------5-|-7---7-----7-----|-7-----8-8---------|-7---7-----7-----| |----------------|-------6---------|-----7-----------8-|-------6---------| |----------------|---5-----5---5-5-|---5-------6-(6)---|---5-----5---5-5-| 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 |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-7-----8-8---------|-7---7-----7-----|-7-----8-8---------|-7---7-----7-----| |-----7-----------8-|-------6---------|-----7-----------8-|-------6---------| |---5-------6-(6)---|---5-----5---5-5-|---5-------6-(6)---|---5-----5---5-5-| E E E E E E +E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-7-----8-8---------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----7-----------8-|------------4-5-7-|------------5-6-8-|---------3-0-1-0-| |---5-------6-(6)---|-5--5-5-(5)-------|-6--6-6-(6)-------|-5-5-5-5---------| E E E E E E Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------3-5----|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-1---2----------|------------------|------------------|-------------2---| |---0---0-----3--|-0--0-0-(0)-4-5-7-|------------5-6-8-|---------3-0---0-| |----------------|------------------|-6--6-6-(6)-------|-5-5-5-5---------| E E E E E E E E W W W |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------|----------|------| |-----------------|----------|----------|------| |-----------------|-1--------|-3--------|-5----| |-----------------|----------|----------|------| +Q Q E E E E W W W |-----------------|----------|----------|------| |---------3-2-0---|----------|----------|------| |-(5)--5--------3-|-1--------|-3--------|-5----| |-----------------|----------|----------|------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-------0-2-3-5-|-----------------|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-| |---0-2-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----| 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 |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-| |-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5---------| |-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|-----------3-----|-----------------| E E E E Q 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 |-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------0--1--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-| |---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----| 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 |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7-| |-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---|-----------3-----|-----------------| E E E E E E Q H. E E E E H E E H E E E E |-7-7-7-7-7------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------7----|-------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------7--|-8-------8-9-|-10----10----12-14-|-15----15----------| |----------------|-------------|----10-------------|----------13-15-16-| Q E E E E Q H. E E E E Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E |----1-4-7-8-9--|-------------|----------------------|----2-----4-----| |-2-------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------| |---------------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10--(10)-------|-0----0-2---2-3-| |---------------|-------------|----10----------7-3-0-|----------------| E E E E E E Q H. E E E E H E E H E E E E |-5-----7-----9--|-------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------| |---3-5---5-7----|-8-------8-9-|-10----10----12-14-|-15----15----17-15-| |----------------|-------------|----10-------------|----------15-------| Q E E E E Q H. E E E E H Q E E E E E E E E |----------7-8-9--|-------------|----------------|-----------------| |--------9--------|-------------|-------------9--|-----------------| |-----11----------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-12--------------|-------------|----10----------|-----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E W W E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------|----------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------|----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------0-2-|-3--------|-2--------|-----------------| |-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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------2-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E Q Q E E S E. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------16---14--|-12--11-12-12-11-9-7-|-----------------| |-----------------|-------9----------|---------------------|-----------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7--7-------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|---------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-10-10-10-10-10-0-1-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5---5-6-|-7----9----|-10----12-10-9---|-------------3-4-| |-----------5-----|-----------|---------------7-|-8-8-8-8-8-1-----| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------5-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------1-(1)-4-|-----------5-----| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2---------|-3-3-3-3-----3-5-| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-------------------|-----------------| Q E E +H H. E E E E H Q H E E E E |-7----7-(7)----|-------------|----------------|------------------| |---------------|-------------|-------------9--|-10----10---------| |----5----------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10-------|----------8-10-11-| |---------------|-------------|----10----------|------------------| Q E E E E Q H. E E E E Q +E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------7-8-9--|-------------|----------------------|----2-----4-----| |--------9--------|-------------|----------------------|----------------| |-----11----------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10--(10)-------|-0----0-2---2-3-| |-12--------------|-------------|----10----------7-3-0-|----------------| E E E E E E Q H. E E E E H E E H E E E E |-5-----7-----9--|-------------|-------------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------------| |---3-5---5-7----|-8-------8-9-|-10----10----12-14-|-15----15----17-15-| |----------------|-------------|----10-------------|----------15-------| Q E E E E Q H. E E E E H Q Q E E +E E E E |----------7-8-9--|-------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------9--------|-------------|-------------9--|--------------------| |-----11----------|-8-------8-9-|-10----10-------|-0--0-0-(0)---------| |-12--------------|-------------|----10----------|------------9-10-12-| Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E +E E E E |------------------|-----------------|---------3-5----|------------------| |------------0-1-3-|-----------------|-1---2----------|------------------| |-1--1-1-(1)-------|-0-0-0-0-3-0-1-0-|---0---0-----3--|-0--0-0-(0)-4-5-7-| |------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------| |------------------|-------------2---|-----------------|------| |------------5-6-8-|---------3-0---0-|-----------------|-1----| |-6--6-6-(6)-------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|------| W W +Q Q E E E E W |----------|----------|-----------------|------| |----------|----------|---------3-2-0---|------| |-3--------|-5--------|-(5)--5--------3-|-1----| |----------|----------|-----------------|------| W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3--------|-5--------|-7-------0-2-3-5-|-----------------| |----------|----------|---0-2-3---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|---------0--1--|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3---3-4-|-5-5-5-5---------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------3-----|-----------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-7-|-----------5-(5)-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-----5-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------7-----|-0-0-0-0-0---------|-----------7-7---| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|-7--7----------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-| Q=1Q=160 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-0----2----|-0--0--------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-1-|-----------|-------0--0--| Q=140 W +W |----------|--------*| |----------|--------*| |----------|--------*| |-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