Headless Game chords and tabs by Edguy @ musicnoteslib.com

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Headless Game
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Album:
Burning Down the Opera ...
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HEADLESS GAME
As recorded by Edguy
(From the 1999 Album THEATER OF SALVATION)


Transcribed by /X/M

 Words and Music by Tobias Sammet

 

Em0 (022000@1)2 2 0 0 0 

Dx (xx0232@1)x 0 2 3 2 

Cx (x32010@1)3 2 0 1 0 

Bx (x2444x@1)2 4 4 4 x 

G3 (320003@1)2 0 0 0 3 

Amx (x02210@1)0 2 2 1 0 

F1 (133211@1)3 3 2 1 1 


Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Keyboard'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead II'


                    Intro
  Q=124
                     Em (022000@1)                    C (x32010@1)4/4
  Gtr III
  W                  W                       W
                     |                       |
                     /                       /

  Gtr I
                     PM---------------------------------------------
  H    E (022100@1)name="chord_x02210@1">a  Q.       s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1) s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e|----------------||------------------------|-----------------------| (022000@1)|----------------||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------||------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------||------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--------xs19---||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  D (xx0232@1)                     B (x2444x@1) W                       W
  |                       |
  /                       /

 ---------------------------------------------|
  s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1) s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e|-----------------------|-------------------------|| (022000@1)|-----------------------|------------------------o||
|-----------------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------||


   Verse
    $
    Em (022000@1)                      C (x32010@1)    W                        W
     |                        |
     /                        /

     PM----------------------------------------------
     s  s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1) s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e||--------------------------|-----------------------| (022000@1)||o-------------------------|-----------------------|
||--------------------------|-----------------------|
||--------------------------|-----------------------|
||o--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
|   Gtr II
|    E (022100@1)  EQ (022100@1)    H           W
||--------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-17---------------------|-----------------------|
||--------------------------|-----------------------|
||--------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-------------------------|-----------------------|
||--------------------------|-----------------------|


  D (xx0232@1)                     B (x2444x@1) W                       W
  |                       |
  /                       /

 ---------------------------------------------|
  s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1) s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e|-----------------------|---------------------------|| (022000@1)|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------||
|
| W                       W
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||


   Bridge
    Em (022000@1)   W                       W
    |                       |
    /                       /

    PM---------------------------------------------
    s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1) s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e||------------------------|-----------------------| (022000@1)||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1) W                       W
  |                       |
  /                       /

 ---------------------------------------------|
  s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1) s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e|-----------------------|---------------------------|| (022000@1)|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------||


 Pre-Chorus
                G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)        C (x32010@1) W             W          W             W          W          +W
                |                        |          |           |
                /                        /          /           /

  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  H      W          E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  H      W          W          +W
|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|----------|--------||
|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|----------|--------||
|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|----------|--------||
|-------------|----------|-5-----------|-7--------|-5--------|-(5)----||
|-7-----------|-5--------|-3-----------|-5--------|-3--------|-(3)----||
|-5-----------|-3--------|-------------|----------|----------|--------||


   Chorus
    W          W          W          W
||-----------|----------|----------|------|
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||-----------|----------|----------|------|
||-----------|-5--------|----------|-7----|
||o-2--------|-3--------|-5--------|-5----|
||--0--------|----------|-3--------|------|


                                   1.             2.
                                           To Coda
  W          W          W          +W             +W
|----------|----------|----------|-------------||--------|
|----------|----------|----------|------------o||--------|
|----------|----------|----------|-------------||--------|
|----------|-5--------|-7--------|-(7)---------||-(7)----|
|-2--------|-3--------|-5--------|-(5)--------o||-(5)----|
|-0--------|----------|----------|-------------||--------|


 Guitar Break
  Gtr I
   PM--------------------------------------------------
   s  s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e  s s e (022000@1)  s  s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e  s s e|--------------------------|--------------------------| (022000@1)|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
|  ~~~                        ~~~
|  H.                Q        H.                Q
|--------------------------|-15----------------17-----|
|-17----------------19-----|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


 -------------------------------------------------------|
   s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)  s     s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e   s  s  e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e|------------------------|--------------------------------| (022000@1)|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|--4-----4-4-4---4--4--4-4-4-4-4-|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-----2-2-2---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------------|
|
|  ~~                                           ~~
|  W                        Q.           +E     H
|-19---------------------|-19b20========(19)r==19---------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------------|


   PM--------------------------------------------------
   s  s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e  s s e (022000@1)  s  s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e  s s e|--------------------------|--------------------------| (022000@1)|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|
|  ~~~                        ~~~
|  H.                Q        H.                Q
|--------------------------|-15----------------17-----|
|-17----------------19-----|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


                                                        D.S. al Coda
 ----------------------------------------------------------------|
   s  s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e  s s  e (022000@1)es (022000@1)s  e (022000@1)  s     s e (022000@1) e (022000@1)  s  s  e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e  s s  e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|| (022000@1)|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|--4-----4-4---4----4--4--4-4--4-4--4----||
|--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-|--2-----2-2---2----2--2--2-2--2-2--2----||
|--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|----------------------------------------||
|
|  ~~~            ~~~                                   ~~
|  Q.        E (022100@1)  Q.        E (022100@1)  Q          +E   +E     Q    E (022100@1)  E|-15--------------------------|----------------------------------------|| (022100@1)|-----------19---19--------15-|-15b17======(15)r(15)---15--------15----||
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------16---------||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  &
  Am (x02210@1)             D (xx0232@1) Gtr III
   W                W
   |                |
   /                /

   W                W
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--7-------------|
|--7-------------|--5-------------|
|--5-------------|----------------|
|
|  E. E. EH (022100@1)       E. E. EH (022100@1)|----------------|----------------|
|-/6--5----------|-/6--5----------|
|--------5-------|--------5-------|
|----------7-----|----------7-----|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|


  G (320003@1)                     C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)                         |------3------|
   W               +H     Q     Q       Q
   |                |     |     |       |
   /                /     /     /       /

                          |------3------|
   W               +H     Q     Q       Q
|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|--------5-----7-------------|
|--5-------------|-(5)----3-----5-------5-----|
|--3-------------|-(3)------------------3-----|
|
|  E. E. EH (022100@1)      +H     S S S   S S S   S S
|----------------|----------------------------|
|-/6--5----------|----------------------------|
|--------5-------|--------5-------7-------4---|
|----------5-----|-(5)------5-5-----5-5-----5-|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|


  Am (x02210@1)             D (xx0232@1)  W                W
   |                |
   /                /

   W                W
|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|--7---------------|
|--7-------------|--5---------------|
|--5-------------|------------------|
|
|  E. E. EH (022100@1)       E. E. EQ. (022100@1)  E|----------------|------------------| (022100@1)|-/6--5----------|-/6--5------------|
|--------5-------|--------5------4--|
|----------7-----|----------7-------|
|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|


  F (133211@1)                      G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)                          |-------3-------|
  W               +H       Q      Q        Q
  |                |       |      |        |
  /                /       /      /        /

                           |-------3-------|
  W               +H       Q      Q        Q
|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------5-----------------|
|-3-------------|-(3)------5------3--------5--------|
|-1-------------|-(1)------3---------------3--------|
|
| H..       S S    Q..   S S S  S   S  S S   S  S
|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------7---9-10---|
|-5---------2-0-|--2-----2s7-9-10---9-10------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------------|


  Am (x02210@1) W
  |
  /

  W
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-7---------------------------------------|
|-5---------------------------------------|
|
| |-3-|     |-3-|     |-3-|     |-3-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5h8p5-----5h8p5-----5h8p5-----5h8p5-----|
|-------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


  D (xx0232@1) W
  |
  /

  W
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| |-3--|     |-3--|     |-3--|     |-3--|
| S  S S S S S  S S S S S  S S S S S  S S S S
|-5h10p5-----5h10p5-----5h10p5-----5h10p5-----|
|--------5-5--------5-5--------5-5--------5-5-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


  G (320003@1) W
  |
  /

  W
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|
| |-3--|     |-3--|     |-3--|     |-3--|
| S  S S S S S  S S S S S  S S S S S  S S S S
|-8h12p8-----8h12p8-----8h12p8-----8h12p8-----|
|--------8-8--------8-8--------8-8--------8-8-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


                     C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)                     |------3-------|
  +H                  Q     Q        Q
   |                  |     |        |
   /                  /     /        /

                      |------3-------|
  +H                  Q     Q        Q
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------5-----7---------------|
|-(5)-----------------3-----5--------5------|
|-(3)--------------------------------3------|
|
|  S S S  S S S  S S  S S S    S S S    S S
|-13p8---12p8---10p8-12p8-----10p8-----12p8-|
|------8------8-----------8--------8--------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


  Am (x02210@1)            D (xx0232@1) W                W
  |                |
  /                /

  W                W
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|--7------------------|
|-7-------------|--5------------------|
|-5-------------|---------------------|
|
| Q  +Q    H       E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)H     +E
|---------------|---------------------|
|-8--(8)S=10----|-10s12-10-12----(12)-|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|


  F (133211@1)                        G (320003@1)  W                         W
   |                         |
   /                         /

   W                         W
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--3-----------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|--1-----------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|
|  E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q.    +E   S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12s13-12-13----(13)-0-0-|-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|


  Am (x02210@1) W                 +W                             +W           +W
  |                  |                              |            |
  /                  /                              /            /

  W                 +W                             +W           +W
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------|--------||
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------|--------||
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------|--------||
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------|--------||
|-7---------------|-(7)--------------------------|-(7)--------|-(7)----||
|-5---------------|-(5)--------------------------|-(5)--------|-(5)----||
|
| Gtr IV
|                    |---3---|
| E+Q (022100@1)  H    +E     q   q   q   E (022100@1)  +E  +E  E (022100@1)   W           +W
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------|--------||
|-3-(3)s=5----(5)-|--5b6-5b6-5b6-5b6==(5)r(5)p3--|--5---------|-(5)----||
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------|--------||
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------|--------||
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------|--------||
|-----------------|------------------------------|------------|--------||


   Verse
    Em (022000@1)   Gtr III
    W                       +W
    |                        |
    /                        /

    Gtr I
    PM----------------------------------------------
    s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)  s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e||------------------------|------------------------| (022000@1)||o-----------------------|------------------------|
||------------------------|------------------------|
||------------------------|------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  C (x32010@1) W                       +W
  |                        |
  /                        /

 ----------------------------------------------|
  s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)  s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)name="chord_022000@1">e s s e (022000@1)   4x
|-----------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------o||
|-----------------------|----------------------------||
|-----------------------|----------------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||


 Pre-Chorus
                G (320003@1)                      D (xx0232@1)        C (x32010@1) W             W          W             W          W          +W
                |                        |          |           |
                /                        /          /           /

  E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  H      W          E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q  H      W          W          +W
|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|----------|--------||
|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|----------|--------||
|-------------|----------|-------------|----------|----------|--------||
|-------------|----------|-5-----------|-7--------|-5--------|-(5)----||
|-7-----------|-5--------|-3-----------|-5--------|-3--------|-(3)----||
|-5-----------|-3--------|-------------|----------|----------|--------||


   Out-Chorus
    W          W          W          W
||-----------|----------|----------|----------|
||o----------|----------|----------|----------|
||-----------|----------|----------|----------|
||-----------|-5--------|----------|-7--------|
||o-2--------|-3--------|-5--------|-5--------|
||--0--------|----------|-3--------|----------|


  W          W          W          +W      3x
|----------|----------|----------|---------||
|----------|----------|----------|--------o||
|----------|----------|----------|---------||
|----------|-5--------|-7--------|-(7)-----||
|-2--------|-3--------|-5--------|-(5)----o||
|-0--------|----------|----------|---------||


  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|-5--------|----------|-7--------|
|-2--------|-3--------|-5--------|-5--------|
|-0--------|----------|-3--------|----------|


  W          W          W          +W
|----------|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------|-5--------|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|-2--------|-3--------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|-0--------|----------|----------|--------*|




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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 (x24432@1) - 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
Headless Game

Edguy

Burning Down the Opera ...
