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Song
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\=Battalions of Fear===============\
\===================Blind Guardian=\
\==================================\
Intro
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------4-5-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-ETCETRA-5--7-9-7-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-ETCETRA-2-3-| e|-------------------------3--5-7-5-3-----------------------------|
P.M[_____________________] [_____________________]
Riff 1 4x
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-------------4----4-------4--5-4-4-------------4----2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-| e|-----------------3---------------------------------3--------------------|
P.M[___________] [_____] [___________]
Solo Riff 4x
E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-5--7-| A|-2-------2-0-2-3---------3-5-3-2---------2-0-2-3--5-| e|----------------------------------------------------|
Solo 1
E|-14-14-14-14-12----12------------------------------------------------- B|----------------15----15-14-15-14-12-14------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------14h16p14h16-13h14p13h14-13-11- D|---------------------------------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------------------- e|---------------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------12-------14-14-14-14-12----12------------- B ----------12----12-14-15----11-13----------------15----15-14-15-14- G -11-13-14----14----------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------
e -------------------------------------------------------------------
E -12-14-17-14-12-14-17-14-12----19b--19-17-16-17-16----16---------------- B ----------------------------14---------------------19----19-17-19-17---- G ---------------------------------------------------------------------19-
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------
e ------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----|
B -17-|
G ----| D ----| A ----| e ----|
Play: Riff 1 4x
Bridge to Riff 2
E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-4-5-5-5-5-7-5-4-2-| A|-2-3-3-3-3-5-3-2-0-| e|-------------------|
Riff 2 4x
E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------4--4-----4--4-----| A|-0-0-0-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-2--2-0-0-2--2-0-0-| e|-------------------------------------------|
P.M [_] [_]
Solo Riffs
1st time play: 2nd time play:
E|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------| A|--5--7--4--5-|-5-------------7-------------4-------------5-------------| e|--3--5--2--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
P.M [_________] [_________] [_________] [_________]
Solo 2
Part 1 4x Part 2 4x
E|-------------|-------------|-P--|----------------------| B|-------------|-------------|-A--|----------------------| G|-16-14-12-12-|-18-16-14-14-|-R--|-16-14----------------| D|-------------|-------------|-T--|-------17-16-14-------| A|-------------|-------------|-1--|----------------17-16-| e|-------------|-------------|-4x-|----------------------|
Repeat solo, this time with the 2nd solo riff
Riff 3 2x
E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------2/0-----------4/0--------------------------| A|---5-4--5--------7-6--7--------4-3--4-5/0------------| e|-3-------------5-------------2-----------------------|
| |
E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-5-------------7-------------4-------------5---5--4--| e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---3--2--|
P.M [_________] [_________] [_________]
Bridge to Riff 4 (Chorus)
E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5--------------7--| e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--|
P.M [_________]
Riff 4 (Chorus) 2x
E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4---2--4---4-2---------------------------------------------| A|-2---0--2---2-0---------------------------------------------| e|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
P.M [_________________________________________]
SOLO 3 - not transcribed
Riff 5 2x
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-----7-9--2-----6-7--4-----7-9-5-4-2---4-2-----| A|-2-2-2-5-7--0-0-0-4-5--2-2-2-5-7-------5-----5-4-| e|-------------------------------------------------|
P.M [_] [_] [_]
Play: Riff 1 4x
Play: Bridge to Riff 2
Solo 3
Guitar 2 continues after the intro with powerchors above the bars
POWERCHORD EXPLANATION
F#4 G5 B4 A2
|----||----||-4--||-2--| |-4--||-5--||-2--||-0--| |-2--||-3--||----||----|
Guitar 2 Guitar 1
F#4 G5 B4
E|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------|-----------------------------12-12b(14)-12b(14)-12b(14)-? G|---------------|--------------------------14----------------------------- D|-4----x-x-2----|-12-14--14b(16)b14-14-12--------------------------------- A|-2----x-x-0----|--------------------------------------------------------- e|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------
B4 A2
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------12p11h12p11---------------12-11-12p11---------- D ----11h12p11h12-14b(16)-------------14-12-14------------------14-13-14- A -14--------------------------------------------------------------------
e -----------------------------------------------------------------------
F#4
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -11-11/12-12/14-14/16-16/18-18/19-19/21-21----------------------------- D -----------------------------------------------------11----11-12-11-12- A --------------------------------------------14-13-14----14-------------
e -----------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------| B -------------------------------------12----12-14----14-15\-| G ----------11----11-12-11-12-14-12-14----14-------16--------| D -14-12-14----14--------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------------| e -----------------------------------------------------------|
Play: Riff 1 6x
Riff 6 4x
E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|---4-3----------4-3-4-5\0---4-3-------5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-2-------| A|-2-----5-4\0--2-----------2-----5-4\0-------------------5-5-5-| e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M [_____________________]
Play: Riff 3 2x (with bridge to Riff 4)
Play: Riff 4 6x (4 last during Outro solo)
Outro Solo
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------------------------ G|------------------11----------------------------9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12- D|-9-11h12p11h12--9----11-12--9-11-11-11-12-12-12------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------------------ e|------------------------------------------------------------------------ E -------------------9~---14-12----------------------------12---- B -10-10-10-12-12-12------------15-14h15-14-12----12-14-15----12- G ---------------------------------------------14----------------
D ---------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------
e ---------------------------------------------------------------
E -14-12----------------------------12---- B -------15-14h15-14-12----12-14-15----12- G ----------------------14----------------
D ----------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------
e ----------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------11----------------------------------13-------------
D -9-11h12p11h12-9----11-12--9-11h12p11h12-14p12h14p12----14-12-14-12-
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
e --------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------| G ------------------------------------| D -12-11-12-11------------------------| A -------------14-12------------------| e -------------------14-13-12-10b(12)-|
Play: Riff 6 2x
and finally end on a B4
transcribed by AxelHallingbäck
oedward@hotmail.com
Other BG tabs by me: The martyr
Into the storm
Time stands still
Coming BG tabs: By the gates of Moria
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