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Song
Song:Ballad of the Swords
Artist:Einherjer
Album:Dragons of the North
Tuning:E
Tabbed by:Frode Glesnes - vikingmetal@einherjer.com
Key:
/ \=slide
p=pull off
h=hammer on
~=viberato
Acoustic Intro:
E-|----------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------| G-|---5-----7-----5-----5----------4-------| D-|---7-----9-----7-------7------6---6-----| A-|-0----0-----0------8-----8--7-----------| E-|----------------------------------------|
RIFF 1:
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-5-5-----5----7-7-----7----5-5-----5-------5----------4-------| D-|-7---7-----7--9---9-----9--7---7-----7-------7------6---6-----| A-|-0-----0------0-----0------0-----0-------8-----8--7-----------| E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic Solo:
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--10-----------------10---------------10---------------/10~---12-13-12----| G-|-----9-10-9-7-9-10-9----9-10-9-7---------9-10-9-7-9-10--------------------| D-|---------------------------------10-9-------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------9-10-9-/-14~-| D-|-10-/-14-/-9-/-/14-/-7-/10/9--10-/-14-/-9-/-14-/-7--------------| A-|----------------------------------------------------------------| E-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 2:
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---5---9-7---5-7-5-4---5---9-7---5-7-5-4------5------9-7------5-7-5-4------5------9-7------5-7-5-4-| D-|---7---9-9---7-7-7-5---7---9-9---7-7-7-5------7------9-9------7-7-7-5------7------9-9------7-7-7-5-| A-|-0---0-----0---------0---0-----0---------00-0---00-0-----00-0---------00-0---00-0-----00-0---------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 3 w/melodi 1
E-|-------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------| G-|----9------9------9---9-7------| D-|------7------7---------------9-| A-|-0------0------0----0-----10---| E-|-------------------------------|
Melodi 1 (x3):
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------101010---------------| G-|-9-10-9-7-9~--9-10-9-7----7------9-10-9-7-9~--------10-12-9h10h9~-| D-|-----------------------10---10-9----------------------------------| A-|------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Melodi 1 (another ending x1):
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------101010-------12h13h12~-| G-|-9-10-9-7-9~--9-10-9-7----7------9-10-9-7-9~--------10-12-----------| D-|-----------------------10---10-9------------------------------------| A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
E-|----------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------| G-|-9------9------9-----9-7----------| D-|-7------7------7------------9~----| A-|----0-0----0-0----0-0----10---0-0-| E-|----------------------------------|
BALLAD OF THE SWORDS
Lyrics:Frode Glesnes
Music:Audun Wold, Gerhard Storesund & Frode Glesnes
Across the moor we norsemen rode
& skalds to us song
That days of glory soon should be
When swords blood-red were swung
"One eyed father give us strength
my brave kinsmen & I
In Valhalla I your mighty men will meet
if I in this battle die
>From the sky your ravens watching me
Both of them I see
Thank you Father for letting me know
You watch over me"
At the moor the ravens spoke to me
While skalds did their song
A bitter loss was soon to come
For those I were among
Across the moor we norsemen rode
& skalds to us sung
That days of glory soon should be
When swords blood-red were swung
I say to you - I ask you to
For once be your own lord
Come with me be a part of my
Ballad of the swords
A sudden clash where swords were drawn
was the beginning of my end
With a norsemans pride & courage I fought
I would to Hel them send
Instead I felt cold chilling steel
Stab me from behind
A cravens deed, indeed it was
Peace he should not find
Faded I did, strange beauty I met
The dream for me came true
Brought up I were, Bifrost I saw
My mortal life were through
Your mortal life with children & wife
Wouldn't have no value if you knew as I
About life up here
You would die to be here forever...
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