lions of the sea

                                                                 [ tabs ]

 From Masquerade album

 Transcribed by Ivan "Jester" Jimenez
 f3080960@est.fib.upc.es

 Pre-Intro: Wave effects & arpegio

    D#        B    A
 e|------------------|-----|
 B|------------------|-----| <---- The arpegio of the intro is surely wrong,
 G|-------6----4---2-|--6--|       but I think that it starts with D#.
 D|-----6--6--4--2---|--6--| <---- Play the last bar as a chord.
 A|---4--------------|--4--|
 E|------------------|-----|
                     x8

 Intro: Turn on your HEAVY-METAL POWER DISTORTION and play this fill:

 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|  x4
 |-----666-999-666------------666-999------6---------|
 |-444---------------77-99---444--------77-99--------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|

         The two first times play this G.1 (+ drums) alone.
         The third, let guitar 2 and bass join in, whit the same
         structure.

 Verse 1: play Main Riff:

   C#  B  C#  G#  B   C#  B   F#  E  G#  B
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-6---4---6------4--6-6--4---11--9------4---------|
 |-6---4---6--6---4--6-6--4---11--9--6---4---------|
 |-4---2---4--6---2--4-4--2---9---7--6---2---------|
 |------------4----------------------4-------------|
   (make nice Palm Mutes during the note)

 C#          B         C#       G#  B   C# C#           B        F#   E G# B
 Strong and proud the cruise,           black banner at the top
 C#               B      C#    G#  B    C#    C#       B            F#   E G# B
 The spoondrift hits the bow,           they round the reefs and rocks

 Break 1: Play the intro twice, and after follow with the lyrics
          playing the main riff

 The voice of freedom whispers          in the rushing wind
 They roam the raging sea               on their gliding wings

 Bridge:

   F#  E  C#  B   G#   B G#      F# E  C#  B C#   G#    B
 e|-------------------------|  |------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|  |------------------------------|
 G|-11--9-------------------|  |-11--9------------------------|
 D|-11--9--11--9---6-6--9-6-|  |-11--9--11--9--11--666---9----|
 A|-9---7--11--9---6-6--9-6-|  |-9---7--11--9--11--666---9----|
 E|--------9---7---4-4--7-4-|  |--------9---7--9---444---7----|
 They fight...      ...truth   They figth.....lie
 Opressions...   ... destroy   They'll... ....die

 They fight the black to save the truth
 They fight the scorning lie
 Oppressions wall they will destroy
 They'll fight it till they die
                         (When Rolf says "die", play a E chord instead of B,
                         and after play once the following lines: )
       G#    B
 e|------------------------|
 B|------------------------|
 G|---------4--------------|
 D|---6-6-6-4--------------|
 A|---6-6-6-2--------------|
 E|---4-4-4----------------|

 Chorus:
     C# B  E   B  C# B       C# B E   B  C#
 e|---------------------||------------------------------|
 B|---------------------||------------------------------|
 G|--6--4--9---4---2-4--||--6-4-9---4--6----------------|
 D|--6--4--9---4---2-4--||--6-4-9---4--6----------------|
 A|--4--2--7pm-2---4-2--||--4-2-7---2--4----------------|
 E|---------------------||------------------------------|
   Lions.......eternally  They figth...fate
                                           (When Rolf just finishes saying
 C#     B       E                          "fate", start to play the next
 Lions of the sea                           section)
 B                      C#   B
 They ride the wind eternally
 C#           B       E
 They fight to be free
 B                  C#
 Roaming the seven seas of fate

 Play the second verse with main riff:
         They save their souls from black, from its evil void
         Facing the challenge its coldness to destroy
         They deny the temporal power, they deny their evil lies
         They're strain at the leash until the evil dies

 Play the bridge riff again:
         They fight the black to save the truth
         They fight the scorning lie
         Oppressions wall they will destroy
         They'll fight it till they die

 Play the Chorus riff:
         Lions of the sea
         They ride the wind eternally
         They fight to be free
         Roaming the seven seas of fate

 Play this part following this:
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------444-222------------------|
 A|--444-222-444---222-444-222-------------------------|
 E|-------------444------------------------------------|

 Play it four times, picking the strings as fast as you can
         They brave the sea eternally, they tame the raging waves
         Freedom is their destiny, the sea will be their grave

     S O L O (Sorry, no available)

 Ryhtm for the solo: play the main riff 4 times
                     play the chorus riff 2 times

 After lead guitar playing the solo, play both guitars the intro riff twice.

 Repeat verse 1, with main riff:
         Strong and proud the cruise, black banner at the top
         The spoondrift hits the bow, they round the reefs and rocks
         The voice of freedom whispers in the rushing wind
         They roam the raging sea on their gliding wings

 Play again the bridge:
         They fight the black to save the truth
         They fight the scorning lie
         Oppressions wall they will destroy
         They'll fight it till they die

 Play the chorus TWICE:
         Lions of the sea
         They ride the wind eternally
         They fight to be free
         Roaming the seven seas of fate
         Lions of the sea
         They ride the wind eternally
         They fight to be free
         Roaming the seven seas of fate

 Play the intro four times, and finish with the arpegio of the pre-intro.