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Hey Lord

Helloween
Tab
4.7(3)

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Song

Song : Hey Lord!

Band : HELLOWEEN

Tabbed by Steve Begin, Pierre Begin & Gilles Labbe

(All guitars tuned down 1/2 step)

(Synthesizer arranged for guitar)

(Fade in) x times!

Eb |----------------------|----------------------|
Bb |--10---10---10---10---|-10---10---10---10----|
Gb |o---------------------|---------------------o|
Db |o----7----7----7----7-|----7----7----7----7-o|
Ab |----------------------|----------------------|
Eb |----------------------|----------------------|

PM_______________________________________|

The two last times of the previous synth lick, the first gtr add this:

Eb |----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb |----------------|-------------|---------------|------------10-| <- GTR 2
Gb |----------------|-------------|---------------|-------------2-|
Db |-------------/5~|-------------|-----------/5~-|-------------2-|
Ab |---0----2-3-----|------2-3--0-|------2-3------|-------------0-| <- GTR 1
Eb |----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|

__________________

Drums enter here: |1.

Eb |----------/15|-------------|----------/15--|-----------------|
Bb |----12-13----|-----12-13-10|----12-13------|------------10---| <- GTR 2
Gb |o------------|-------------|---------------|-------------2--o|
Db |o---------/5~|-------------|-----------/5~-|-------------2--o|
Ab |-----2-3-----|------2-3--0-|------2-3------|-------------0---| <- GTR 1
Eb |-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|

_____________

|2.What is it all about?

Eb |-------------||                  (Over all this Intro riff, there's
Bb |-------------||                   a 3rd GTR that plays staccatoed
Gb |-------------||                   16th notes.  It's very hard to hear!
Db |-------------||                   That's why it isn't transcribed here)
Ab |-------------||
Eb |-------------||

VERSES:

1. Pleasure or pain, Cold or fire...

2. Good or profane, Odd or even... 2 times

Eb |-------|-1----|-------|-------------------|
Bb |-------|-1----|-------|-------------------|
Gb |o------|------|-------|--------5--7--5---o|
Db |o-3----|------|-7-----|--5--7------------o|
Ab |--3----|------|-7-----|--------3--5--3----|
Eb |--1----|------|-5-----|--3--5-------------|

| . . . . .

|

Eb |-------|------|-------|-------------------|
Bb |-------|------|-------|-------------------|
Gb |o------|------|-------|--------5--7--5---o|
Db |o-3----|------|-7-----|--5--7------------o|
Ab |-------|------|-------|--------3--5--3----|
Eb |--1----|------|-5-----|--3--5-------------|

. . . . .

PRE-CHORUS:

Do you know what to choose? It can't happen you lose...

(Accoustic) (Dist.)

Eb |-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-3---------------|
Bb |-----0-----------|----(0)----------|-----0-----------|-3---------------|
Gb |---2-------------|---0-------------|---2-------------|-0---------------|
Db |-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-------------9---|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---7---|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|

| |

| |

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

PM___________________________________________________________|

CHORUS:

Hey lord, hey lord, Life is striking as you taught

Eb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Gb |-------------|----11--9----|----------------|------------------|
Db |-------5----7|----9---7----|-10-10-12--12---|12--12--/14-12----|
Ab |--7----3----5|-------------|---8--8--10--10-|--10--10-------14-|
Eb |--5----------|-------------|----------------|------------------|

PM______________________|

Hey lord, hey lord, Time is running, time is short

Eb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Gb |-------------|----11--9----|----------------|------------------|
Db |-------5----7|----9---7----|-10-10-12--12---|12--12--/14-12----|
Ab |--7----3----5|-------------|---8--8--10--10-|--10--10-------14-|
Eb |--5----------|-------------|----------------|------------------|

PM______________________|

Hey lord

Eb |---------|-----------|
Bb |---------|-----------|
Gb |---------|-----------|
Db |---------|-----------|
Ab |--7------|-----------|
Eb |--5------|-----------|

VERSE 2 : Same as Verse 1

PRECHORUS 2 : Same as Prechorus 1

CHORUS 2:

Hey lord, hey lord, Life is striking as you taught

Eb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Gb |-------------|----11--9----|----------------|------------------|
Db |-------5----7|----9---7----|-10-10-12--12---|12--12--/14-12----|
Ab |--7----3----5|-------------|---8--8--10--10-|--10--10-------14-|
Eb |--5----------|-------------|----------------|------------------|

PM______________________|

Hey lord, hey lord, Time is running, time is short

Eb |-------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------|
Bb |-------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------10-|<-GTR2
Gb |-------------|----11--9----|----------------|------------------2-|
Db |-------5----7|----9---7----|-10-10-12--12---|12--12--/14-12----2-|
Ab |--7----3----5|-------------|---8--8--10--10-|--10--10-------14-0-|<-GTR1
Eb |--5----------|-------------|----------------|--------------------|

PM______________________|

_________________________________

|1.

Eb |----------/15|-------------|----------/15--|-----------------|
Bb |----12-13----|-----12-13-10|----12-13------|------------10---| <- GTR 2
Gb |o------------|-------------|---------------|-------------2--o|
Db |o---------/5~|-------------|-----------/5~-|-------------2--o|
Ab |-----2-3-----|------2-3--0-|------2-3------|-------------0---| <- GTR 1
Eb |-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|

_____________

|2.

Eb |-------------||           (Same thing here as in the intro
Bb |---12-13---13||           riff about the 3rd guitar.)
Gb |-------------||
Db |-----------3-||
Ab |----2--3---3-||
Eb |-----------1-||
Eb |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Bb |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Gb |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Db |---------|-------|-7----------------------|--------------------|
Ab |---------|-------|-7----------------------|--------------------|
Eb |---------|-------|-5----------------------|--------------------|

|

| P P P P P H

Eb |---------|-------|---/\---/\----/\----/\--|--/\-/\-------------|
Bb |---12-13-|----15-|-15-13-13-12-12-10-10-8-|-8-6 6-8------15(B)-|
Gb |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Db |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Ab |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Eb |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Eb |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Bb |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Gb |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Db |-3-------|-------|-2----------|---------------|
Ab |-3-------|-------|-2----------|---------------|
Eb |-1-------|-------|-0----------|---------------|

|

|

Eb |---------|---15--|------------|---------------|
Bb |---------|-----15|------------|----------15-15|
Gb |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Db |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Ab |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Eb |---------|-------|------------|---------------|

Let Ring____|

Eb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Db |-3-------------------|-------------------|-7-------------------|
Ab |-3-------------------|-------------------|-7-------------------|
Eb |-1-------------------|-------------------|-5-------------------|

|

|

Eb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Bb |-15--13-13-13--12-12-|-12--10-10---15-15-|-15--13-13-13--12-12-|
Gb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Db |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Ab |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Eb |-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
Bb |-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
Gb |-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
Db |-----------------|-3------------------|-------------|
Ab |-----------------|-3------------------|-------------|
Eb |-----------------|-1------------------|-------------|

|

|

Eb |--------------16-|-16---15-15---14----|----14-------------|
Bb |-12--10-10----17-|-17---17-17---15-17-|-15-15-17----13-15-|
Gb |-----------------|----------------\/--\/--------------\/--|
Db |-----------------|-----------------H--|P---------------H--|
Ab |-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
Eb |-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
Eb |------------|------------------------------------------------|
Bb |------------|------------------------------------------------|
Gb |------------|------------------------------------------------|
Db |--2---------|------------------------------------------------|
Ab |--2---------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--0---------|------------------------------------------------|

|

|

Eb |------------|-12-13-15-13-12-12h13p12------------------------|
Bb |-17---------|-----------------------15-13-12-13-12h13p12--12-|
Gb |------------|-------------------------------------------14---|
Db |------------|------------------------------------------------|
Ab |------------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb |------------|------------------------------------------------|

BRIDGE:

Hey lord, hey lord, Time is running, time is short

Hey lord, hey lord, Life is striking, life is short

(Accoustic)

Eb |-1------|--------|-0------|--------|-1------|--------|-0------|--------|
Bb |-1-(13)-|--------|-1------|--------|-1------|--------|-0------|--------|
Gb |-2---(Solo's-----|-2------|--------|-2------|--------|-1------|--------|
Db |-3-----End)------|-2------|--------|-3------|--------|-2------|--------|
Ab |--------|--------|-0------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

|

|(Accoustic)

Eb |-------0|-3-0----|----0---|--------|-------0|-3-0----|--------0--------|
Bb |---0----0----0---|---1-1-0|0-1-0---|---0----0----0---|----0---|0---0---|
Gb |--2-2---|2----2--|--2---2-2-----2--|--2-2---|2----2--|---1-1--|-1-1-1--|
Db |-3---3--|----- 3-|--------|------2-|-3---3--|----- 3-|--2---2-|--2-----|
Ab |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

((A whole) note from Steve!: It's Gilles Labbe who transcribed this acoustic

part so I'm not really sure where the bars really go. Just keep

in mind that there's 2 bars for each chords and arpeggios)

Hey lord, hey lord, Time is running, time is short

Hey lord, hey lord, Why did you want us so wayward?

(Distortion)

Eb |-1------|--------|-0------|--------|-1------|--------|-------|---------|
Bb |-1------|--------|-1------|--------|-1------|--------|-------|---------|
Gb |-2------|--------|-2------|--------|-2------|--------|-------|---------|
Db |-3------|--------|-2------|--------|-3------|--------|-3-----|-5-------|
Ab |--------|--------|-0------|--------|--------|--------|-3-----|-5-------|
Eb |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-1-----|-3-------|

| |

| (Distortion) |

Eb |-------0|-3-0----|----0---|--------|-------0|-3-0----|-------|---------|
Bb |---0----0----0---|---1-1-0|0-1-0---|---0----0----0---|-------|---------|
Gb |--2-2---|2----2--|--2---2-2-----2--|--2-2---|2----2--|-------|---------|
Db |-3---3--|----- 3-|--------|------2-|-3---3--|----- 3-|-3-----|-5-------|
Ab |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-3-----|-5-------|
Eb |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-1-----|-3-------|

CHORUS 3 (same as chorus 2)

OUTRO:

_________________

|1.2.

Eb |----------/15|-------------|----------/15--|-----------------|
Bb |----12-13----|-----12-13-10|----12-13------|------------10---| <- GTR 2
Gb |o------------|-------------|---------------|-------------2--o|
Db |o---------/5~|-------------|-----------/5~-|-------------2--o|
Ab |-----2-3-----|------2-3--0-|------2-3------|-------------0---| <- GTR 1
Eb |-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|

_____________

|3. Hey lord!(repeat)

Eb |-------------||           (Same thing here as in the intro
Bb |-------------||           riff about the 3rd guitar.)
Gb |-----------2-||
Db |-----------2-||
Ab |-----------0-|| <- Fade this chord out until the other guitar begins to
Eb |-------------||    play the last arpeggios

What is it all about?

4 times

Eb |------------0--|-----0-------|
Bb |--------4------|---------4---|
Gb |o---2-----2----|---2---2----o|
Db |o-----2--------|-2----------o|
Ab |--0------------|-------------|
Eb |---------------|-------------|

Transcribed by Steve "tabac" Begin (tabac@altavista.net)

Pierre "bedg" Begin (pbegin@videotron.ca)

Gilles "barney" Labbe (glabbe@videotron.ca)

See latest version at : http://pages.infinit.net/begin/hanker/tabs.htm

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