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VAIN GLORY OPERA (Bassline)
As recorded by Edguy
(From the 1998 Album VAIN GLORY OPERA)
Transcribed by Christian Einarsson
Words and Music by Tobias Sammet
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Electric Bass ( Tobias Exxel )'
Intro
Q=134
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 Wx8
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|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
G G
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb Eb
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F F
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bb F
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5----||
G G
W +W
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|----------|--------||
|----------|--------||
|-3--------|-(3)----||
Verse 1
G G
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb Eb
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F F
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bb F
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5----||
Bridge
C C
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
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G G
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
C C Ab Bb
W +W E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S E. Q S
|----------|------------|-----------------|--------------------------||
|----------|------------|-----------------|--------------------------||
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-----------------|--------------------------||
|----------|------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------||
Chorus
C F Bb Ab
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|--------------|
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-4--4--6--6---|
C Ab Bb Bb
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--4--6---|
C F Bb Ab
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|--------------|
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-4--4--6--6---|
C Ab Bb
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. Q Q Q S
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--------------||
Bridge
C Bb C
E H. E Q Q Q E E E H. E W
|-------------|--------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|--------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|------------1-|-3-----------|------||
|-8-----------|--------------|-------------|------||
Verse 2
G G
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb Eb
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F F
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bb F
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5----||
Bridge
C C
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G G
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
C C Ab Bb
W +W E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S E. Q S
|----------|------------|-----------------|--------------------------||
|----------|------------|-----------------|--------------------------||
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-----------------|--------------------------||
|----------|------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------||
Chorus
C F Bb Ab
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|--------------|
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-4--4--6--6---|
C Ab Bb Bb
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--4--6---|
C F Bb Ab
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|--------------|
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-4--4--6--6---|
C Ab Bb
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. Q Q Q S
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--------------||
Melody
C C
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Ab Ab
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E 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---|
Bb Bb
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Eb Bb
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
C C
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
Ab Ab
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E 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---|
Bb Bb
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Eb Bb
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
Solo
C C
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
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab Ab
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--|
Bb Bb
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Eb Bb
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
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|----------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
Bridge
C C
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G G
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
C C Ab Bb
W +W E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S E. Q S
|----------|------------|-----------------|--------------------------||
|----------|------------|-----------------|--------------------------||
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-----------------|--------------------------||
|----------|------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------||
Chorus
C F Bb Ab
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|
||--------------|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-4--4--6--6--|
C Ab Bb Bb
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--4--6----||
Outro (Song Only)
Wx8 Wx8
|------------|--------*|
|------------|--------*|
|------------|--------*|
|------------|--------*|
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
