Power Helloween
POWER (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1995 Album THE TIME OF THE OATH)
Transcribed by Asmogriff (ComfortablyDumb)
Words and Music by Michael Weikath
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass (pick)'
Intro
Q=220
[4/4] Gtr I
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-3----2-------| |-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0------|-----------3--| |-----------3----|-----------3----|-----------3----|--------------|
E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-2------------| |-----3-3-----3-3-|--------------|-----5-5-----5-5-|------5----2--| |-1-1-----1-1-----|-1----3----5--|-3-3-----3-3-----|--------------| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----------2--|-----------------|--------------| |-3-3-----3-3-----|-3----5-------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|--------------| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-5----3-------| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------5--|
E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----7-7-----7-7-|--------------| |-----3-3-----3-3-|--------------|-5-5-----5-5-----|--------------| |-1-1-----1-1-----|-1----3----5--|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-6----5----1--|
E E E E Q Q Q. Q. Q Q. E Q Q Q. Q. Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|| |-----7-7-------|-----------5--|-7----5-5-----|--------------|| |-5-5-----5--7--|-8----8-------|-----------8--|-5----3-------|| |---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------5--||
Verse
[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]
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
[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-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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. Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-5----1----0--||
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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----7-7-----7-7-|-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3-|-----3-3-----3-3-|-5-5-3-3-2-2-3-3-| |-5-5-----5-5-----|-----------------|-1-1-----1-1-----|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[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]
|-----------------|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-3-3-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-7-----7-7-|-----------------| |-----7-7-----7-7-|-8-8-7-7-5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-------------| |-5-5-----5-5-----|-------------8-8-|-----------------|-----8-8-7-7-8-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q
|-----------------|-2-2-------------|----------------|--------------| |-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-3-3-2-2-|----------------|-3----2-------| |-3-3-----3-3-----|-----------------|-0-0-0---0------|-----------3--| |-----------------|-----------------|-------3---3----|--------------|
Chorus
$
E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-2------------| |-----3-3-----3-3-|--------------|-----5-5-----5-5-|------5----2--| |-1-1-----1-1-----|-1----3----5--|-3-3-----3-3-----|--------------| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------|
E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----------2--|-----------------|--------------| |-3-3-----3-3-----|-3----5-------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|--------------| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-5----3-------| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------5--|
E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----7-7-----7-7-|--------------| |-----3-3-----3-3-|--------------|-5-5-----5-5-----|--------------| |-1-1-----1-1-----|-1----3----5--|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-6----5----1--|
To Coda
E E E E Q Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
|---------------|--------------|-7----5-------|---------------|| |-----7-7-------|-----------5--|-----------7--|-3----2-------o|| |-5-5-----5--7--|-8----8-------|--------------|-----------3--o|| |---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
Interlude
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ||------------------|-----------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
1.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------||
2.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
[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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----7-7-----7-7-|-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3-|-----3-3-----3-3-|-5-5-3-3-2-2-3-3-| |-5-5-----5-5-----|-----------------|-1-1-----1-1-----|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[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]
|-----------------|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-3-3-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-7-----7-7-|-----------------| |-----7-7-----7-7-|-8-8-7-7-5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|-5-5-------------| |-5-5-----5-5-----|-------------8-8-|-----------------|-----8-8-7-7-8-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q
|-----------------|-2-2-------------|----------------|--------------|| |-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-3-3-2-2-|----------------|-3----2-------|| |-3-3-----3-3-----|-----------------|-0-0-0---0------|-----------3--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------3---3----|--------------||
Interlude
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ||------------------|-----------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
1.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
2.
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. Q. Q
|------------------||----------------|--------------|| |-----------------o||----------------|-3----2-------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------3--|| |------------------||----------------|--------------||
Outro
&
Q Q H W H H +W
|------------|----------|-----------|--------| |------------|----------|-----------|--------| |-1----------|----------|------3----|-(3)----| |------------|----------|-----------|--------|
W +W E E E E E Q. Q Q H
|----------|------------|----------------|-------------*| |----------|------------|----------------|-------------*| |----------|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-3----|-5\----------*| |-5--------|-(5)--------|----------------|-------------*|
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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