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Song

HAMMERFALL - DREAMLAND

From the Album - LEGACY OF KINGS

Version 1.0 - JUNE 2000

Transcribed by: Kristian Carlsson

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

Kristian Carlsson at: marklunda@mail.bip.net

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. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off Suffixes for bend

ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend

* - see comment r - release t - tap bend

X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend

@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note

" - tremolo pick until next note

Tune to Eb

Intro:

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---4---5---7---9-------------------------------------|
Db|--2---4---5---7---9------9~-----------------------------|
Ab|--0---2---3---5---7-------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

~~ ~

eb|---------19---------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------10-9-7-------------4---------------9-|
Ab|--------------------------10-9-10-9-7-6---6-7---7-9-7---|
Eb|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------7-----8---------|

~~

eb|---------19---------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------9---------10-9-7-------------4-----------coda1-|
Ab|--------------------------10-9-10-9-7-6---6-7-----------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------7-----8---------|

coda1:

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------7-7-9-9-10-10-----7-7-9-10-9-7----------------|
Ab|-10-10-10--------------------------------10-------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Play twice, first one time wihout regular drums then on

time with drums, and with the drums the second guitar don´t

play the high 19 on the high eb string instead he plays a 10

on the Ab string, listen and you know what i mean.

Verse:

E D E D C D

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9---------------7------------9-------------7----5---7--|
Db|-9---------------7-------5575-9--------5577-7----5---7--|
Ab|-7------101010-9-5------------7-------------5----3---5--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

See the light....

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------9-----------9-10-9-7-------7------7-8-7-5---|
Ab|-1010101010--1010101010----------88888--88888---------8-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Time has come....

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------9-----------9-10-9-7-------7-----7-----5-78-|
Ab|-1010101010--1010101010----------88888--88888--578--8---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

That life is a game....

Ok some explaining, This is really fast so the number of fast

10´s and 8´s might not be correct, so listen to the album !

C E D

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5----------9------------7------------------------------|
Db|-5-----5577-9------------7-------9999-7777--------------|X0
Ab|-3----------7---77101099-5--7777-----------10101010-9999|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

The ivory gates....

C E D C D E D C

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5---------9------------7-------5---------7--9--7--5----|
Db|-5---------9---99-------7--7755-5----5566-7--9--7--5----|X1
Ab|-3--333665-7-----101099-5-------3---------5--7--5--3----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Surrender this night....

I am sure about the chord progression but I´m not so sure

about the notes just before the chords, listen !!

Pre Chorus:

(Two guitars) ~~~~

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--15^(17)-15^(17)-15-13-12------------------------------|
Gb|--14^(16)-14^(16)-14-12-11--14--------------------------|
Db|----------------------------14--------------------------|X2
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

G D C G A E C C B A

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------7|
Gb|-----7---5-----------9-----------------------------7-9--|
Db|-5---7---5---5---7---9---10---10---9---7----------------|X3
Ab|-5---5---3---5---7---7---10---10---9---7----------------|
Eb|-3-----------3---5-------8----8----7---5----------------|

Come with me....

G D C G A E C E D E C B

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-8-8-7--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7--7\5-5h7----------7h9-------9-7-9---5--4-------|
Db|------------------5-5h7-7-------10---9-7-9---5--4-------|X4
Ab|--------------------------------10---7-5-7---3--2-------|
Eb|--------------------------------8-----------------------|

On the wings of destiny....

~

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---4---5---7---9-------------------------------------|
Db|--2---4---5---7---9------9------------------------------|
Ab|--0---2---3---5---7-------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Now you play all this twice !

After two "rounds" of verse, chorus etc...

comes this "nice" riff

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---9-7-9----7-----------9-7-9----7----------------------|
Ab|-7-------10---9-10-9--7-------10---9-10-9---------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----10-9-10----9----------------10-9-10----9-------10---|
Ab|-10---------12---10-12-10-9--10---------12---10-12------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

2nd guitar plays this, listen for timing...

E D E B C D A D E D E B C B A

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9--7-9--4-5--4-2----7-9--7-9--4-5--4-2-----------------|
Db|-9--7-9--4-5--4-2----7-9--7-9--4-5--4-2-----------------|
Ab|-7--5-7--2-3--2-0----5-7--5-7--2-3--2-0-----------------|
Eb|-0------------------------------------------------------|

Hold the C chords !

Triplet riff:

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-------------7-9-------------7------------------------|
Db|-9-------------7-9-------------7------------------------|
Ab|-7-777-777-777-5-7-777-777-777-5------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Let me know......

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5-------------5-2-------------7------------------------|
Db|-5-------------5-2-------------7------------------------|
Ab|-3-333-333-333-3-0-000-000-000-5------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Ther´s a place.......

Then play the triplet riff with the "nice riff"

Then comes the first solo which is backed up by the

following power chords, as always listen for timing !

D Bb G D Bb G A Bb B

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-7------3-----------7-----3-----------------------------|
Db|-7------3-----5-----7-----3-----5--7--8--9--------------|
Ab|-5------1-----5-----5-----1-----5--7--8--9--------------|
Eb|--------------3-----------------3--5--6--7--------------|

Solo 1 :

~~~

eb|-----------------------------------21^(22)-21^(22)`20---|
Bb|-13^(15)-13^(15)`13----13-13^(15)-----------------------|
Gb|--------------------14----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-12p10--------12p10-------13p10-------13p10-------------|
Bb|-------10-10--------10-10-------10-10-------10-10-------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-17p12-15-14p12--17p14p12-17p15p12-19-21^(22)-21^(22)---|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

When the backup guitar plays the G A Bb B part in the end of

the 1st solo, then the 2nd solo starts

Solo 2 backup riff:

E C A

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-----------5--------------2---------------------------|
Db|-9-----------5--------------2---------------------------|
Ab|-7-7´s-------3-3´s----------0--0´s----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

E C A A B C D

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-----------5--------------2---------2---4---5---7-----|
Db|-9-----------5--------------2---------2---4---5---7-----|
Ab|-7-7´s-------3-3´s----------0-0´s-----0---2---3---5-----|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2:

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------1515-1717----------------|
Db|----------------1414-1616-1717--------------------------|
Ab|-1414-1616-1717-----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-15-121212--17-121212--15-121212--17p15p12-15h17--------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-19-1212-17-1212-15-1212-14-1212-1717-1515-1414---------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------1515----|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-3-000--5-000--3-000--5-000--3p0-5p0-3p0-2--------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

T T T T T T T T

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-12p7-12p7-12p5-12p5-12p3-12p3-12p2-12p2----------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------

~~~~

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15^(17)`15-13-12-13------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

The solo ends on a C into riff X0

Then you play the riffs X0 to X4 once more

And then comes the outro

Outro: ~~ ~~

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-2---4---5---7---9------------------7-------------------|
Db|-2---4---5---7---9---4--------------7-------------------|
Ab|-0---2---3---5---7---5--5h7p5h7p5h7-5-------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

~~ ~~~~~

eb|----------------------19--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---4---5---7---9-------------------------------------|
Db|--2---4---5---7-------9---------------------------------|
Ab|--0---2---3---5-----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Check Out DEATH WARP, With More Transcriptions On It:

http://tiger.towson.edu/~dalvis1

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