#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE TIME OF THE OATH (Bassline) As recorded by Helloween (From the 1995 Album THE TIME OF THE OATH) Transcribed by Asmogriff (ComfortablyDumb) Words by Andi Deris Music by Roland Grapow Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass' Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Strings' Intro Q=100 4/4 2/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| 4/4 S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E Q |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |---------5---------5----|---------5---------5----| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------| S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E Q |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |---------5---------5----|---------5---------5-----| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-------| S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |---------5---------5----|---------5---------3---2--| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-3h5---5----| S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E Q |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |---------5---------5----|---------5---------5------| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------| S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S S S S S E W +W |------------------------|-----------------------------|----------|--------|| |------------------------|-----------------------------|----------|--------|| |---------5---------5----|---------5---------3---2-----|----------|--------|| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-3h5---5---3-1-|-0--------|-(0)----|| Pre-Verse E E E E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S ||----------------------|-----------------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------------| ||o-0-----0-------0-----|-0h1-----1-------1-----| ||----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-| 1. 2. S S E E E S S E E S S E E E E E S S S E. E E E E E E Q |-----------------------|---------------------||----------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------o||----------------|| |-1h3-----3-------3-----|-1-----0-------0h1--o||-----3---2------|| |-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-------||-3-5---5---3-1--|| Verse E E E E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S ||----------------------|-----------------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------------| ||o-0-----0-------0-----|-0h1-----1-------1-----| ||----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-| 1. 2. S S E E E S S E E S S E E E E S S E S E. E E E E E E Q |-----------------------|---------------------||----------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------o||----------------|| |-1h3-----3-------3-----|-1-----0-------0h1--o||-----3---2------|| |-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-------||-3-5---5---3-1--|| Pre-Chorus H +E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E +W ||-------------------|-------5s7-5-------|-----------------|---------|| ||o------------------|-----5-------5-----|-----------------|--------o|| ||o--------------2---|---3-----------3---|---5-------3-----|--------o|| ||--0----(0)-2h3---3-|-1---------------1-|-3---3-0-1---1-0-|-(0)-----|| Chorus S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S S E. |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-3h5-----------------------|-3h5---------5-6-5-3-5-3--| |-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0--------------| S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S S E. |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-3h5-----------------------|-3h5---------5-6-5-3-5-3---| |-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---------------| E S S E S S +E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S E. S E. |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------5---|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2--3-2--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-5-7---7-|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E |---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-3h5-----------------------|-3h5---------------3---2-----|| |-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-3h5---5---3-1-|| Guitar Solo E E E E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S ||----------------------|-----------------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------------| ||o-0-----0-------0-----|-0h1-----1-------1-----| ||----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-| 1. 2. S S E E E S S E E S S E E E E E E S E. E E E E E E Q |-----------------------|-------------------||-----------------|| |-----------------------|------------------o||-----------------|| |-1h3-----3-------3-----|-1-----0-----0h1--o||-----3---2-------|| |-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-------||-3-5---5---3-1---|| Verse E E E E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S ||----------------------|-----------------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------------| ||o-0-----0-------0-----|-0h1-----1-------1-----| ||----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-| 1. 2. S S E E E S S E E S S E E E E S S E S E. E E E E E E Q |-----------------------|---------------------||----------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------o||----------------|| |-1h3-----3-------3-----|-1-----0-------0h1--o||-----3---2------|| |-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-------||-3-5---5---3-1--|| Pre-Chorus H +E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E +W ||-------------------|-------5s7-5-------|-----------------|---------|| ||o------------------|-----5-------5-----|-----------------|--------o|| ||o--------------2---|---3-----------3---|---5-------3-----|--------o|| ||--0----(0)-2h3---3-|-1---------------1-|-3---3-0-1---1-0-|-(0)-----|| Chorus S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S S E. |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-3h5-----------------------|-3h5---------5-6-5-3-5-3--| |-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0--------------| S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S S E. |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-3h5-----------------------|-3h5---------5-6-5-3-5-3---| |-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---------------| E S S E S S +E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S E. S E. |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------5---|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2--3-2--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-5-7---7-|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |-3h5-----------------------|-3h5---------------3---2-----| |-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-3h5---5---3-1-| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E S S Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|---------------3h|=5\--------------|-----------------|| |-0--0------0---|----0------0-----|-----0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|| Bridge S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E Q ||-------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||o---------5---------5----|---------5---------5----| ||--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------| S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|---------------------------o|| |---------5---------5----|---------5---------3---2---o|| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-3h5---5------|| 8/8 S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E Q |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |---------5---------5----|---------5---------5----| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------| S S S S E S S S S E Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |---------5---------5----|---------5---------3---2--| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-3h5---5----| S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S a E S S S S E S S E |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------5---------5-----5-|-----3---3h5---------5-----5-| |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---|-3h5---5-----0-0-0-0---0-0---| S S S S a E S S S S E S S E S S S S a E S S S S S S Q |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----3---3h5---------5-----5-|-----3---3h5---------3---2---|| |-3h5---5-----0-0-0-0---0-0---|-3h5---5-----0-0-3h5---5-----|| Interlude 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 E |---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-7-5---5-(5)--------------| |-------------------------5-5-5-7-|-------------7-------7-6-5-5------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-8---------|-----------------------------8-5--| |-------------------8-------------|----------------------------------| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----5-----5-----3-----3-|-----2-----2-----1-----0-| |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E |-----------------------5-7-5---5-|-----------5---7p5---5-------| |-----------2-3---5-6-7-------7---|-7-6-5-6-7---7-----7---6-5-3-| |-------3-5-----5-----------------|-----------------------------| |-0-0-0---------------------------|-----------------------------| S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-----5-----5-----3-----3-|-----2-----2-----1-----0-|| |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|| Interlude 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 S S S S ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S +S S S S S S E |---------------------------------|-------------7-(7)-5---5--------|| |---------------------------------|---3---3-5-7---------7---7-5-3-o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|| 2. E E Q H S S S S S S E E E E E |-------------|-----------------------|| |-------------|-----------------------|| |-5-----------|-----3---2-------------|| |-------------|-3h5---5---3-0-3-5-1-3-|| Pre-Chorus 4/4 H +E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E +W |------------------|-------5s7-5-------|-----------------|--------| |------------------|-----5-------5-----|-----------------|--------| |--------------2---|---3-----------3---|---5-------3-----|--------| |-0----(0)-2h3---3-|-1---------------1-|-3---3-0-1---1-0-|-(0)----| H +E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-------5s7-5-------|-----------------|-------------------|| |------------------|-----5-------5-----|-----------------|-------------------|| |--------------2---|---3-----------3---|---5-------3-----|-------------------|| |-0----(0)-2h3---3-|-1---------------1-|-3---3-0-1---1-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Chorus S S S S E S S E S S E S S ||----------------------------| ||o---------------------------| ||o-3h5-----------------------| ||------0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-| S S S S E E S S S S S E. S S S S E S S E S S E S S |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-3h5---------5-6-5-3-5-3--|-3h5-----------------------| |-----0-0-0-0--------------|-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-| S S S S E E S S S S S E. E S S S S S S +S S S S S E S |--------------------------|---------------------------5---| |--------------------------|-------------5-(5)-7-5-6-7---7-| |-3h5---------5-6-5-3-5-3--|-0-0-0-5-6-7-------------------| |-----0-0-0-0--------------|-------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S E. S E. |-7p5------------------------| |-----7-7-5h6h7-7-3-2--3-2---| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| 1. S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S S S E |---------------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------------|---------------------------o|| |-3h5-----------------------|-3h5-------------3---2-----o|| |-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-3h5---5---3-1--|| 2. S S S S E S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-3h5---------------3---2-------|| |-----0-0-0-0-0-3h5---5---3-0---|| Bridge E E E E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S ||----------------------|-----------------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------------| ||o-0-----0-------0-----|-0h1-----1-------1-----| ||----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-| | | Gtr II | E Q E Q E E S S Q E Q E E ||----------------------|-----------------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------------| ||--2-----2-------2-----|-2s3-----3-------3-----| ||--2-----2-------2-----|-2s3-----3-------3-----| ||o---------------------|-----------------------| ||----------------------|-----------------------| 1. 2. S S E E E S S E E S S E E E E E S S S E. E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------||-----------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------o||-----------------|| |-1h3-----3-------3-----|-1-----0-------0h1--o||---------------1-|| |-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-------||-0-5-4-3-2-0-1---|| | | S S Q E Q E E E Q E Q S E. W |-----------------------|---------------------||-----------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------o||-----------------|| |-3s5-----5-------5-----|-3-----2-------2s3---||-----------------|| |-3s5-----5-------5-----|-3-----2-------2s3---||-----------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------o||-----------------|| |-----------------------|---------------------||-----------------|| Outro E E E E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S ||----------------------|-----------------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------------| ||o-0-----0-------0-----|-0h1-----1-------1-----| ||----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-| | | E Q E Q E E S S Q E Q E E ||----------------------|-----------------------| ||o---------------------|-----------------------| ||--2-----2-------2-----|-2s3-----3-------3-----| ||--2-----2-------2-----|-2s3-----3-------3-----| ||o---------------------|-----------------------| ||----------------------|-----------------------| S S E E E S S E E S S E E E E E S S S E. 3x |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|----------------------o|| |-1h3-----3-------3-----|-1-----0-------0h1----o|| |-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0---------|| | | S S Q E Q E E E Q E Q S E. 3x |-----------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|----------------------o|| |-3s5-----5-------5-----|-3-----2-------2s3-----|| |-3s5-----5-------5-----|-3-----2-------2s3-----|| |-----------------------|----------------------o|| |-----------------------|-----------------------|| E E E E S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |-0-----0-------0-----|-0h1-----1-------1-----| |---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-| | | E Q E Q E E S S Q E Q E E |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |-2-----2-------2-----|-2s3-----3-------3-----| |-2-----2-------2-----|-2s3-----3-------3-----| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| H.=H S S E E E S S E E S S E E E E E E Q |-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-1h3-----3-------3-----|-----3---2-------| |-----0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-5---5---3-1---| | | S S Q E Q E E W |-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-3s5-----5-------5-----|-----------------| |-3s5-----5-------5-----|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------| Q=40 Q=100 6/4 4/4 H. E. E. Q. S S S S E S S S S E Q W |--------------------|------------------------|------*| |--------------------|------------------------|------*| |-3-------3--3--3----|---------5---------5----|------*| |--------------------|-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