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Wake Up the Mountain

Helloween
Bass Tab

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WAKE UP THE MOUNTAIN (Bassline)

As recorded by Helloween

(From the 1996 Album THE TIME OF THE OATH)

Transcribed by Raphael Azzolini

Words by Kusch/Deris Music by Hellween

Arranged by Helloween

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'

Intro

Q=140

4/4

Gtr I

W W H. +E E +W

|----------|----------|---------------|--------|
|----------|----------|---------------|--------|
|----------|----------|-5-------(5)-5-|-(5)----|
|----------|----------|---------------|--------|

E E E E E E Q +H Q Q Q H E E +W

|----------------|--------------|-------------|--------|
|----------------|--------------|-------------|--------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--|-(0)----1--3--|----5----5-5-|-(5)----|
|----------------|--------------|-------------|--------|

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

|-----------------|-----5---7-------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---8---8---8-5---|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-1-------------7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E

|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--|-0-0-0-0-0--3--|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|

E E E E E E Q +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H Q Q

|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--|-1----1--3--|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------|

Verse

E E E E E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E E E E

|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------1-2-|-3---3---3--3-3-3-|-1---1---1-3-----|
|-3---3---3--3-3-1-|-(1)-2-3---3-------|------------------|-------------1-2-|

E E E E E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S E E Q. E H

|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|---------------1-2-|-3---3---3--3-3-3-|-1-----------|
|-3---3---3--3-3-1-|-(1)-2-3---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 E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3---3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-----|
|-3-3-3-3-6-5-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-6-5-3-3-|-----------3-----|-------------1-2-|

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3---3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-----|
|-3-3-3-3-6-5-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-6-5-3-3-|-----------3-----|-------------1-2-|

Pre-Chorus

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3-3-5-3-----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------3---|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|-(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 E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3-3-5-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------3---|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Chorus

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 Q Q

|-----------------|-------------------|-------------2-2-|-2-2-2-2-------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------3--2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 E E E E E E E E

|-------------5-7-|-(7)---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-----|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-5-5-------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|-----------------|-------------------|-------------2-2-|-2-2-2-2-------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------3--2--|
|-5---5-5-5---3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 E E E E E E E E

|-------------5-7-|-(7)---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-----|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-5-5-------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse

E E E E E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E E E E

|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------1-2-|-3---3---3--3-3-3-|-1---1---1-3-----|
|-3---3---3--3-3-1-|-(1)-2-3---3-------|------------------|-------------1-2-|

E E E E E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S E E Q. E H

|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|
|------------------|---------------1-2-|-3---3---3--3-3-3-|-1----1------|
|-3---3---3--3-3-1-|-(1)-2-3---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 E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3---3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-----|
|-3-3-3-3-6-5-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-6-5-3-3-|-----------3-----|-------------1-2-|

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3---3-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-----|
|-3-3-3-3-6-5-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-6-5-3-3-|-----------3-----|-------------1-2-|

Pre-Chorus

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

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3-3-5-3-----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------3---|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-|-(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 E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3-3-5-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------3---|-------------6-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

Chorus

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 Q Q

|-----------------|-------------------|-------------2-2-|-2-2-2-2-------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------3--2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 E E E E E E E E

|-------------5-7-|-(7)---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-----|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-5-5-------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|-----------------|-------------------|-------------2-2-|-2-2-2-2-------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------3--2--|
|-5---5-5-5---3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 E E E E E E E E

|-------------5-7-|-(7)---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-----|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-5-5-------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E Q +H Q Q E E E E E E E E W

|-7-5------------|--------------|-----------------|------|
|-----7-7-5-3----|--------------|-----------------|------|
|-------------1--|-(1)----1--3--|-----------------|------|
|----------------|--------------|-3---3-----1---3-|------|

Bridge

E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E W

|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------|
|-3---3-----1---3-|----------|-3---3-----1---3-|------|

E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E Q E Q E E E

|-----------------|----------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|---------------|
|-3---3-----1---3-|----------|-3---3-----1---3-|----3----1---3-|

Guitar Solo

+Q 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

|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-2---3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-(3)--3-3-3-1-1-3-|-(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 +E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-2---3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-2---3-|-(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 E E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|

Guitar Solo 2

E S S +E E S E S S S E E S S +E E +S E. E E E S S +E E S E S S S E

|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------3-|------------------------|-----------------------3-|
|-5-3-3-(3)-5-3-3-3-3h5---|-5------------------0-3-|-5-3-3-(3)-5-3-3-3-3h5---|
|-------------------------|---1-1-(1)-3-(3)-4------|-------------------------|

E S S +E E +S E. E E E S S +E E S E S S S E E S S +E E +S E. E E

|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------3-|------------------------|
|-5------------------0-3-|-5-3-3-(3)-5-3-3-3-3h5---|-5------------------0-3-|
|---1-1-(1)-3-(3)-4------|-------------------------|---1-1-(1)-3-(3)-4------|

E S S +E E S E S S S E E S S +E E +S E. E E

|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------3-|------------------------|
|-5-3-3-(3)-5-3-3-3-3h5---|-5------------------0-3-|
|-------------------------|---1-1-(1)-3-(3)-4------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|----------------------------------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|

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

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|

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

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|---------------------------------|

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 S S S S S S

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|

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

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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-|
|---------------------------------|

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

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|

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

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|

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

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|

H. +E E +W E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E

|---------------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------(5)-5-|-(5)--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-|
|---------------|------------|----------------|-----------------|

Outro

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

|-------------5-7-|-(7)---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-----|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-5-5-------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q

|-----------------|-------------------|-------------2-2-|-2-2-2-2-------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------3--2--|
|-5---5-5-5---3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 E E E E E E E E

|-------------5-7-|-(7)---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------7-----|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---5-5-5-------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E Q +W E E E E E E Q +W

|----------------|------------|-7-5------------|--------|
|----------------|------------|-----7-7-5-3----|--------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--|-(1)--------|-------------1--|-(1)----|
|----------------|------------|----------------|--------|

E E E Q E E E +E E Q H

|----------------|---------------*|
|----------------|---------------*|
|----------------|---------------*|
|-3---3----1---3-|-(3)-----------*|

Duration Legend

---------------

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

----------------

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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