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WEIRD DREAMS (Bassline)
As recorded by Blind Guardian
(From the 1990 Album TALES FROM THE TWILIGHT WORLD)
Transcribed by Drimascus_God_Of_Thunder
Music by Andr? Olbrich
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'lead4'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'rythm'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'bass'
Q=200
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---11-10---11-10---11-|-10---11-10---11-10--|
|-9-------9-------9----|----9-------9--------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---11-10---11-10---11-|-10---11-10-9-7-9-7--|
|-9-------9-------9----|----9----------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---11-10---11-10---11-|-10---11-10---11-10--|
|-9-------9-------9----|----9-------9--------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---11-10---11-10---11-|-10---11-10-9-7-9-7--|
|-9-------9-------9----|----9----------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
Q=165 Q=175 Q=200
C5
3/4 4/4 2/4 4/4
Gtr II
W W W W W +W
|----------|--------|----------|------|----------|--------|
|----------|--------|----------|------|----------|--------|
|----------|--------|----------|------|-5--------|-(5)----|
|----------|--------|----------|------|-5--------|-(5)----|
|----------|--------|----------|------|-3--------|-(3)----|
|----------|--------|----------|------|----------|--------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W W W +W
|----------|--------|----------|------|----------|--------|
|----------|--------|----------|------|----------|--------|
|----------|--------|----------|------|-3--------|-(3)----|
|----------|--------|----------|------|----------|--------|
G#5 G#5
W +W
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-6-----------------------|-(6)--------------------|
|-6-----------------------|-(6)--------------------|
|-4-----------------------|-(4)--------------------|
|
| |----6----| |----6----| |----6-----| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
C5
Q Q Q E E +Q Q H
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|-5--------5-5-|-(5)----------|
|-5--------5-5-|-(5)----------|
|-3--------3-3-|-(3)----------|
|--------------|--------------|
|
| Q Q Q E E +Q Q H
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|-3--------3-3-|-(3)----------|
|--------------|--------------|
G#
|----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|--------------------------||
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||--------------------------|--------------------------||
||--------------------------|--------------------------||
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
|
| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|--------------------------||
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
C#5 C#5 C#5 C#5 C#5
Gtr I
S S E S S E S S E S S E +W
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------6---------6---------6---------6---|-(6)-----------------------|
|-------6---------6---------6---------6---|-(6)-----------------------|
|-4-4---4---4-4---4---4-4---4---4-4---4---|-(4)-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| |--------6--------| |--------6--------| |----6-----| |----6----|
| 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---4---4-4---4---4-4---4---4-|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C5
W +W
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-5------------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-5------------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-3------------------|-(3)-----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q. E +E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-3-|--3----3-(3)-3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------|---------------------|
C5 D5 D5 D5 D5
W +W S S E S S E S S E S S E
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5------------------|-(5)-----------------|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
|-5------------------|-(5)-----------------|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
|-3------------------|-(3)-----------------|-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---|
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q. E +E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-3-|--3----3-(3)-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
D5 C#5
Gtr II
Q E E +Q. E W +W
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-7-------7---7---(7)-----------7---|-6------------------|-(6)-----------------|
|-7-------7---7---(7)-----------7---|-6------------------|-(6)-----------------|
|-5-------5---5---(5)-----------5---|-4------------------|-(4)-----------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| |-3-| |-3-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E +E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4----4-(4)-4-4-4-4-|--4----4-(4)-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D5 D5 D5 D5 D5
S S E S S E S S E S S E +Q E E +Q. E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-(7)-------7---7---(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----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C#5 B5 C#5
H H H Q Q W +W
|-----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-6---------|---------4--|-6--------|-(6)----|
|-6---------|---------4--|-6--------|-(6)----|
|-4---------|---------2--|-4--------|-(4)----|
|-----------|------------|----------|--------|
|
| H H H Q Q W +W
|-----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-4---------|---------2--|-4--------|-(4)----|
|-----------|------------|----------|--------|
C#5 B5
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----7---6-------7---6-------7---|-6-------7---6-------7---6--|
|-5-----------5-----------5-------|-----5-----------5----------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------4--|
|-6-------------------------------|-------------------------4--|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
C#5
|---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----7---6-------7---6-------7---|-6-------7---6---5---3---5---3---------|
|-5-----------5-----------5-------|-----5---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A A5
Gtr II
|----6----| |----6----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C#5
|----6----| |----6----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-------------------------|------|
|-------------------------|------|
|-------------------------|-6----|
|-------------------------|-6----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----|
|-------------------------|------|
|
| |----6----| |----6----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-------------------------|------|
|-------------------------|------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----|
|-------------------------|------|
C#5 D5 A5
E E S S E S S E S S E W
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-6---7-------7-------7-------7---|-7---------------------|
|-4---5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---|-7---------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5---------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--|
B5 B5 B5 B5 F#5
S S E S S E S S E S S E W
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-4---------------------------|
|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|-4---------------------------|
|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|-2---------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E C
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-----------3-----------3-------|-5---3---2-----------------------|
|-----5-----------5-----------5---|-------------5---7---5---3---5---|
|---------4-----------4-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------|
| 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---2-2-2---2-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D B
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-7-----------7-----------7-------|-8---7---5---3---5---3-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------5---4-----|
|-----7---7-------7---7-------7---|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------|
| 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---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7---|
|
| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------|
| 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---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7---|
C A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------5-------|-7---5---3---5---3---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------5---4---5---|
|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-|
|
| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------| |------6------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-|
B5
W +W
|-------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------|
|-4-----------------------|-(4)----|
|-------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------|
|-4-----------------------|-(4)----|
|-4-----------------------|-(4)----|
|-2-----------------------|-(2)----|
|-------------------------|--------|
|
| |----6----| |----6----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-----|
E5 E5 G5 C5
Gtr II
E S S S S S S S S S S Q E E E E E E Q E E S S E S S E S S E
|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-----------------------5--|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-4-----------------------4--|--------------------|-5-5-------5-----5-----5--|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-5-5-----5-----5-5--|-5-5--x----5-x---5-x---5--|
|----------------------------|-5-5-----5-----5-5--|-3-3--x----3-x---3-x---3--|
|----------------------------|-3-3-----3-----3-3--|------x------x-----x------|
|
| Gtr III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E E +E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--------------------|-3-3-(3)---3-----3-----3--|
|----------------------------|-3-3-(3)-3-(3)-3-3--|--------------------------|
C5 F5 F5
+W E E S S E S S E S S E +W
|------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|-(5)--------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|-(5)--------|-3-3-x---3-x---3-x---3-|-(3)--------------------------------|
|-(3)--------|-3-3-x---3-x---3-x---3-|-(3)--------------------------------|
|------------|-1-1-x---1-x---1-x---1-|-(1)--------------------------------|
|
| +W E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|-(3)--------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------|-1-1-----1-----1-----1-|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E E
Gtr I
H Q E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------------12---19---|-18--------19---18--------19---18-------|
|-----------------------------------|------17-------------17-----------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5---5---|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2----2----2---|--2----2----2----2----2----2----2---2---|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| |------6------| |-------6-------| |-------6--------| |-------6-------|
| 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--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0---0-|
Em E
E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|------19---18--------19---18--------19---|-18----------*|
|-17-------------17-------------17--------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|
| E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|--0----------*|
|--2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---|--2----------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|
| |-------6--------| |-------6--------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------*|
|--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0-|--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 - 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
