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Bass2
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Song
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MARCH OF TIME (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1988 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT.2)
Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com
Words and Music by Kai Hansen
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderately Fast Q=130
4/4
Gtr I
W H H W H H
||-----------|-----------|----------|-----------| ||o----------|-----------|-0--------|-0----2----| ||o----------|-----------|----------|-----------| ||--2--------|-2----0----|----------|-----------|
1.
W H H W q q q q
|----------|-----------|----------|---------------|| |----------|-----------|-2--------|--------------o|| |-0--------|-0----0----|----------|--------------o|| |----------|-----------|----------|-0--0--0--0----||
2.
W H H W q q q q
|----------|-----------|----------|--------------|| |----------|-----------|-2--------|--------------|| |-0--------|-0---------|----------|--------------|| |----------|------0----|----------|-0--0--0--0---||
W +W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|------------||---------------------------------| |----------|------------||---------------------------------| |----------|------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-2--------|-(2)--------||---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| |-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E E Q H Wx2 H Q Q
|-------------|------------|----------------|| |-------------|------------|----------------|| |-------------|------------|----------------|| |-0-----------|------------|---------12\----||
Verses
$
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------5-5-7---| |-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------5-| |-------------------------5-7---|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------5-5-7-----| |-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------5---| |-------------------------5-7---|-------------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-|-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S E.
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----5----| |-------------------------5-7---|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------5-5-7---| |-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------5-| |-------------------------5-7---|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------5-5-7-----| |-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------5---| |-------------------------5-7---|-------------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-|-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-| |---------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|| |-------------------------5-7---|----------------------------------||
Pre-Chorus
Q. S S Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. S S Q. E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------4------|------------------| |-4----4-4-4----2-|-4-5-4-2-4-2-0---|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|---------------4-|-2----2-2------2-|-2-1-2-4-2-4-2-0--|
H.. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4---------2-|-4-5-4-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---5--4--0----||
$$
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-------------------------|--------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
To Coda
To Coda
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------2-0-----o|| |-------------------------|-----------------2---o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------4--||
D.S. al Coda &
W +H. Q W W W W
|----------|-------------||----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|-------------||----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|-------------||----------|-4--------|-4--------|------|| |-2--------|-(2)---------||-2--------|----------|----------|------||
Guitar Solo I (Kai)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Guitar Solo II (Mike)
S E S S S E S S E E E S E S S S E S S E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
E S +S S S E +S S E S S E S E S S S E S S E E E
|-----------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------| |-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-----------------------------|------------------------|
S E S S S E S S E E E S E S S S E S S E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
E S +S S S E S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------------------|------------------------------|| |-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|| |---------------------------|------------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---|-4---4---2---0---|------------------| |---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---2---0-|-4---4---4---4----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---4---4---4---4--|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-------------|--------------|| |-4---4---4---4---|---2---2---2---2-|-0--4--6--7--|-6-----6------|| |---4---4---4---4-|-----------------|-------------|----4-----4---|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------||
e e e e H e e e e H e e e e H e e e e H e e e e H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-4-4-4-4-4----|--------------|-4-4-4-4-4----|--------------| |-2-2-2-2-2----|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2----|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2----|
e e e e H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-5----o|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
2.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
1.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-7-o|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------||
2.
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
Outro
&&
W Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
|----------||------6-6-6--------|------6-6-6--------| |----------||-------------------|-------------------| |----------||-4-------------4-4-|-4-------------4-4-| |-2--------||-------------------|-------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S H E Q E H
|------6-6-6--------|------6-6-6----|-------------*| |-------------------|---------------|-------------*| |-4-------------4-4-|-4-------------|-------------*| |-------------------|---------------|-0-2---------*|
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
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| - 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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