Transcribed by damagalhaes@mail.telepac.pt Joao Pedro Magalhaes
         This is "A Past and Future Secret" by Blind Guardian



         I took this from a performance at VIVA Metalla but it's pretty

         much like the album version.

         I think that he tune's 1/2 step down but I'm not sure.

         Always rythm guitar on top and lead guitar on bottom.



         Note: Capoeded at 3rd fret



         I'll just put all riffs first and then explain the music.



                                  INTRO

         E?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------5--3----------------------

         B?-3-----------6-3-----6-|-3------------6--4----------------------

         G?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------7--3------Rythm guitar----

         D?-5-----------3-5-----3-|-5------------7--5----------------------

         A?-5-------------5-------|-5------------5--6----------------------

         E?-3-------------3-------|-3------------5--3----------------------

         |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|

         E?----10-11-10-8-10----8-|----------------------------------------

         B?------------------11---|-8-10-11-10-8------8----Lead Guitar-----

         G?-----------------------|--------------10-7----------------------

         D?-----------------------|----------------------------------------



                                   MAIN1

         E?-3-------3-----5-3-------3-------3-3-5-6-5-3-3------------------

         B?-3-3---3---3-----3-3---3---3---3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6------------------

         G?-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------------

         D?-5---------------5---------------5-5-3-3-3-3--------------------

         A?-5---------------5---------------5-5----------------------------

         E?-3---------------3---------------3------------------------------

         |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|

         E?-3-------------5-3-------FILL----3-3-5-6-5-3--------------------

         B?-------------------------GOES----------------6------2X----------

         G?-------------------------HERE-----------------------------------



         FILL1

         E?-10-8-6-5

         B?---------

         G?---------

                                    MAIN2

                                     H P

         E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3----------------------------------

         B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6---6----------------------------

         G?-3-3-5-5-5---5-----------5------------------------------

         D?-5-5-5-5-3----------------------------------------------

         A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal-

         E?-3------------------------------------------------------



         This part I'll just put the chords. The lead part althought I knew

         part of it I prefer to improvise in the Gm scale. Just listen to

         the record to get the rythm.



                                    MAIN3

         Gm                F        Gm

         listen crowd I'll tell you everything though I have to say

           F          Gm                            F      Gm

         I don't know much talking about a past and future secret

                                Dm     D#    Gm                    F

         most call him once and future king far back in the past I saw his

         Gm                              F        Gm

         ending long before It started I knew his name he's the one who

                  F         Gm                         Dm      D#   Cm

         took the sword out of the stone it's how that ancient tale began



                                    FILL3

                                     H P

         E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3---5-3----------------------------

         B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6-----6--------------------------

         G?-3-3-5-5-5---5------------------------------------------

         D?-5-5-5-5-3----------------------------------------------

         A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal-

         E?-3------------------------------------------------------



                                   MAIN4

         Just Lead part. The rythm guitar is just like INTRO

                    P H                             P H

         E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8--------

         B?--------------------11---------|--------------------11----------

         G?-------------------------------|--------------------------------

         D?-------------------------------|--------------------------------

         A?-------------------------------|--------------------------------

         E?-------------------------------|--------------------------------

                    P H

         E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8----------3----------

         B?--------------------11---------|------------11-8-6-3-3----------

         G?-------------------------------|---------------------3----------

         D?-------------------------------|---------------------5----------

         A?-------------------------------|---------------------5----------

         E?-------------------------------|---------------------3----------



                                       MAIN5

         I'm not sure about this one, if you think it's bad e-mail me and

         I'll check it out again.



         Gm               F   Gm                F          D#

         Take him back to avalon dwell on for a new age so long sleep well

            Gm                      F   Gm                 F

         my friend Take him back to avalon I will wait and guard the future

         D#    Cm

         king's crown



         The music goes like this:

         INTRO(2X)

         MAIN1(2X, first time with FILL1)

         INTRO(2X)

         MAIN2(3X)

         MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in

              MAIN2)

         FILL2

         MAIN3(2X)

         MAIN4



         The VIVA Metalla version would now end so I'm not sure about the

         rest.



         MAIN1(with FILL1)

         MAIN5

         MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in

              MAIN2)

         FILL2

         MAIN3(4X)

         MAIN4



         Chords: Gm E?-3 F E?-5  Dm E?-3 D# E?-3 Cm E?-3

                    B?-3   B?-6     B?-4    B?-4    B?-4

                    G?-3   G?-5     G?-5    G?-3    G?-5

                    D?-5   D?-3     D?-5    D?-5    D?-5

                    A?-5   A?--     A?-3    A?-6    A?-3

                    E?-3   E?--     E?-3    E?-3    E?--



         Notes: H - Hammer-On

                P - Pull-Off

                A? - Means it's a A string, I'm just not sure if it's

                downed 1/2 step.



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