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Mephistopheles Return

Trans-siberian Orchestra
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

This is a cool song on Beethoven's Last night, #19

Standard Tuning

(.37)

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)------------------|
D-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-------0----------|
A-0-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-2-3----------0-|
E--------------------------0-1-0---|

* * * * * * (repeated 6 times)

E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-----------------|
D-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-------0-2-3-0-2-|
A-0-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-2-3-----------|
E---------------------------------|

* * * * * * (repeated 6 times)

(1.00)

E-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D-----------|
A-7-7-5-3-5-|
E-5-5-3-1-3-|

* * * * *

All these chords are x16 each, and they repeat a few times

E-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D-------------|
A-7-5-3-5*-9--|
E-5-3-1-3*-7--|

* * * * *

All are repeat each chord x16 except the *'ed ones, they are repeat x8

(1.43)

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)------------------|
D-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-------0----------|
A-0-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-2-3----------0-|
E--------------------------0-1-0---|

* * * * * * (repeated 6 times)

E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-----------------|
D-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-------0-2-3-0-2-|
A-0-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-2-3-----------|
E---------------------------------|

* * * * * * (repeated 6 times)

(1.59)-(3.16)

E---------|
B---------|
G---------|
D-----7---|
A-7-3-5-2-|
E-5-1---0-|

* * * *

Each chord repeated 8 times, then whole set repeats until (3.16)

(3.38)

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)------------------|
D-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-------0----------|
A-0-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-2-3----------0-|
E--------------------------0-1-0---|

* * * * * * (repeated 6 times)

E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-----------------|
D-2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-------0-2-3-0-2-|
A-0-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-2-3-----------|
E---------------------------------|

* * * * * * (repeated 6 times)

(3.53)

E----

B----

G----

D----

A-3-5

E-1-3

* *

Repeat each chord 8 times, and play the set until (4.05)

(4.05) (4.20)

E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A-(3)-5-5-2-2---7-|
E-(1)-3-3-0-0---5-|

*

(8x's)

Thats about it. Easy song to play

*=Palm Mute

Rock on

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