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Bass2
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INVITATION (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1988 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT. 2)
Transcribed by Asmogriff (erik_alfredsson@hotmail.com) (ComfortablyDumb)
Music by Michael Weikath
Arranged by Tommy Hansen
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Glocken'
00:00
Q=157
4/4
Gtr I
Wx6 W H H W W
|------------|----------|-----------|----------|------| |------------|-2--------|-1---------|----------|------| |------------|----------|------2----|-4--------|------| |------------|----------|-----------|----------|-4----|
00:27
W H H W +W W
|----------|-----------|----------|------------||------| |----------|-2---------|----------|------------||-2----| |-0--------|------4----|-2--------|-(2)--------||------| |----------|-----------|----------|------------||------|
H H W W W H H
|------1----|-1--------|----------|----------|-6---------| |-4---------|----------|-4--------|----------|------6----| |-----------|----------|----------|-4--------|-----------| |-----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
00:39
W +W W H H W
|----------|------------||----------|-----------|------| |----------|------------||-2--------|-1---------|------| |-2--------|-(2)--------||----------|------2----|-4----| |----------|------------||----------|-----------|------|
W W H H W +W
|----------|----------|-----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|-2---------|----------|--------| |----------|-0--------|------2----|-2--------|-(2)----| |-4--------|----------|-----------|----------|--------|
00:51
Gtr I
W
|-------------------------------------| |--2----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-21-19-16-14-16-19-21-19-16-14-16-19-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
H H W
|--------------------1----------------|-------------------------------------| |--4----------------------------------|--2----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-21-19-16-14-16-19-21-19-16-14-16-19-|-21-19-16-14-16-19-21-19-16-14-16-19-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
W W
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--1----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--4----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-21-19-16-14-16-19-21-19-16-14-16-19-|-21-19-16-14-16-19-21-19-16-14-16-19-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
H H W
|--------------------1----------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--4----------------------------------|--2------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|-21-19-16-14-16-19-21-19-16-14-16-19---| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
1:03
+W W
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--2----------------------------------| |-(2)----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-21--19-16-14-16-19-21-19-16-14-16-19-|-21-19-16-14-16-19-21-19-16-14-16-19-| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
+W +W
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*| |-(2)----------------------------------|-(2)------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*|
|
| >
| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-21--19-16-14-16-19-21-19-16-14-16-19-|-21--19-16-14-16-19-21-19-16-14-16-19---*| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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