Valhalla Blind Guardian
by Blind Guardian
This song is played in the key of A minor but remember to tune your
guitar one half step down.
Gtr1 is the lead guitar (Andre Olbrich) and Gtr2 is the rhythm guitar
(Armin Siepen).
H = Hammer on, P = Pull off. ~ = vibrato, /\/ = Heavy vibrato (bend)
' = b() = bend, r = release bend, / or \ = slide, Ah = artificial harmonic
Fig.1 End Fig.1
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Pm--- Pm--- Pm----------------------------- Repeat 8 times ||--------------|--------------|-------------------------|-----------------|| ||--------------|--------------|-------------------------|-----------------|| ||*-------------|--------------|-------------------------|----------------*|| ||*--------P----|---------P----|-------------------------|---------9---10-*|| ||-------8--7---|-------8--7---|-------------------------|---------7---8---|| ||-0--0---------|-0--0---------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-----------||
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Pm------------------------ Pm------------------------ ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||*9---------------|-------------9---|-5---------------|-------------5---| ||*9---------------|-------------9---|-5---------------|-------------5---| ||-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1-> ->|
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Pm------------------------ Pm------------------------ |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-7---------------|-------------7--*||-4---------------|-------------4---| |-7---------------|-------------7--*||-4---------------|-------------4---| |-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
2-> ->|
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|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| Play this figure twice |-12--------------|-11----10--------| |-12--------------|-11----10--------| |-10--------------|-9-----8---------| |-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr[1]1 P [2] H P[3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4]
E|-15-12-10-12-10------H---|P---------------------|---------------------| B|----------------12-10-12-|-10-----H--P----------|---------------------| G|-------------------------|----12-9-12-9-----H---|P--------------------| D|-------------------------|--------------12-9-12-|-9-------------------| A|-------------------------|----------------------|------12----10/\/\/--| E|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|Gtr 2: (Pm thourghly)
A|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------| E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
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E|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----|----| B|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------H--P--|----|----| G|-------------14---b(16)--|b16---\/\/\/\/---|-------------12-14-12|-11-|----| D|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----|----| A|-12-12-12-12-------------|-----------------|---------------------|----|----| E|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----|----|
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D|-------------------------|-9---------------|---------------------|-9--|----| A|-------------------------|-9---------------|---------------------|-9--|----| E|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-|-7--|----|
Gtr 1 plays here the first two measures of Fig.1 4 times while Gtr 2
plays the whole figure twice.
Fig 2:
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Pm--- Pm--- ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|-Ah--------------|-----------------|-Ah--------------| ||*--------5---7---|-5-------4-------|---------5---7---|-5-------4-------| ||*7-7-7-----------|-------------5---|-7-7-7-----------|-------------5---| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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||-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| ||-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| ||-7---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------| ||-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
End Fig 2
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Pm--- Pm--- Pm--- |-----------------|-Ah--------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-5---------------|-Ah--------------|-Ah--------------|| |---------5---7---|---------7---5---|-7-------5---4---|-5-------4---Ah-*|| |-7-7-7-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5--*|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
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|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------|| |-10--------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------|| |-10--------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|| |-8---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
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||-----------------|-----------------|-12~~~~----------|------H--P-----------| ||---------12--13--|-----12--13--15--|-Ah------15--13--|----12-13-12---------| ||*14--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------14------| ||*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
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||-----------------|-----------------|-Ah--------------|---------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-8~~~~~----------|------H--P-----------| ||*--------7---9---|-----7---9---10--|---------10--9---|----7--9--7----------| ||*10--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------10------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-------------12--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-13------14------|-----14--13------|-9-------10--11--|-----10--9------*|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
| ||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-------------7---|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|| |-9-------10------|-----10--9-------|-6-------7---9---|-----7---6------*|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
CHORUS: (Figures 3a & 3b)
Fig.3a End Fig.3a
||------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|| ||------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|| ||*2----|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----*|| ||*2----|------|-2----|------|-5----|------|-3----|-----*|| ||-0----|------|-2----|------|-5----|------|-3----|------|| ||------|------|-0----|------|-3----|------|-1----|------||
Fig.3b
||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||*2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||*2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------| ||-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
End Fig.3b
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|| |-5---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|----------------*|| |-5---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
SOLO:
(I think these are triols...)
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|--P-P-----P-P----|---P-P------P--P--|--------HP-------|--------------HP-| |-6-5-3---8-7-5---|-10-8-7-8-10-12-10|-9-----797---5---|-4-----5-----454-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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| (Pm on single notes)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-10--------------|-10--------------|-9---------------|-9---------------| |-10--------------|-10--------------|-9---------------|-9---------------| |-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr2 plays Fig.3a twice
(The E, G anf F parts are played one octave higher)
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||-----------------|------H-P------------|------------H-P--|-----------------| ||---------5-------|-----5-6-5------H-P--|-----------5-6-5-|-----------------| ||*----------------|-------------7---7-5-|-----------------|-7b(9)------r(7)-| ||*7---------------|---------------------|-6---------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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|-----------------|------H-P------------|--------P-H------|----------------|| |---------5-------|-----5-6-5----P------|-------6-5-6-----|(6)-\-----------|| |-----------------|-------------7-5--P--|-----------------|---------------*|| |-5---------------|-----------------7-5-|-3---------------|---Slide-up----*|| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---on-2nd-time--|| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------||
Gtr 2 plays Fig 3b twice (Play the E, G, and F parts an octave higher)
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|-----------------|---------H--P--H--P---|-------------------|-----------------| |/20~~~~~~~~~-----|-(20)--17-20-17-20-17-|-20b(22)---20--17--|-20--17----------| |-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
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Pm------ |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------16--|-17--19----b(20)-|b(20)r19-19~~~---|-----------------| |-19-19-19---19------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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|-20b(23)---(23)-|-20----19-----20-19-17----17--|----P---------------------| |----------------|-----------------------20-----|-20--17---P-----P---------| |----------------|------------------------------|--------19-17-19-17-------| |----------------|------------------------------|--------------------19----| |----------------|------------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
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|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------H--P-----|--------P-----P---------| |-19\/\/\/----p17-------|b21--r(19)---17-19-17---|-16---17-16-17-16-------| |-----------------19----|------------------------|------------------19----| |-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Repeat Chorus (Gtr 2 begins and Gtr1 follows)
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----H---H----18--|-17~~~~~---------|(17)-------------| |------------H----|-16--17--19------|-----------------|-----------------| |-15------17--19--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||*10--------------|-10--------------|-10--------------|-10--------------| ||*10--------------|-10--------------|-10--------------|-10--------------| ||-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1, 2, 3-------------------------------------------> 4 ----------------->
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Rep 4 times
|-------------------------|-------------------------||---------|---------| |-------------------------|-------------------------||---------|---------| |-2-----------------------|-2----------------------*||-9-------|---------| |-2-----------------------|-2----------------------*||-9-------|---------| |-0-----------0-2-3-5-3-2-|-0-----------0-2-3-5-3-2-||-7-------|---------| |-------------------------|-------------------------||-0-------|---------|
Rep 4 times
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||---------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|| ||---------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|| ||*--------------|---------------|-------------------------|--------------*|| ||*--------10\9--|---------10\9--|-------------------------|---------9--10*|| ||-7-7-7-7-8-\7--|-7-7-7-7-8-\7--|-------------------------|---------7--8--|| ||---------------|---------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-------||
Fig.2 (both)
Chorus
the 2nd solo:
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|-----------------|-----------H--P-----H--P--|-------------------|------------| |-20'-20'-20'-20'-|(22)r----18-20-18-17-18-17|-------P-----------|---------17-| |-----------------|--------------------------|-19--19-17-----19/\|/\/\--------| |-----------------|--------------------------|-----------19------|------------| |-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------|------------| |-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------|------------| | Pm----- Pm----------- Pm------- Pm----- |-10----------10--|--------------------------|-9-------------9---|------------| |-8---8-8-8-8-8---|---------8--8--8-----8----|-7---7--7--7-7-7---|----7-7-7-7-| |-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------|------------|
Gtr2 plays Fig.3a
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|------------------|---------H--P------|---------------------------|--------| |-20b(22)r--20b(25)|-------17-20-17----|-----------------H--P--P---|--------| |------------------|----------------19-|-19b(21)-r(19)-17-19-17-16-|--------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|-14~~~--| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|--------| |------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|--------| |------------------P--P-----------|---P--P------------P--P----------| |---P--P---------12-10-8----------|-13-12-10--------15-13-12--------| |-14-12-10------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---P--P-----------P--P-----------|---------------------------------| |-17-15-13-------18-17-15---------|-20/\/\/--------------------20---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr2 plays Chorus
1 2 3 4 3 times
||-------------------------------------------||-20--b--(22)-------------| ||-20b(22)-b20-b20r(20)-20b(22)-b20-b20r(20)-||-------------------------| ||*-----------------------------------------*||-------------------------| ||*-----------------------------------------*||-------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------||-------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------||-------------------------|
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|-20--19--20-19-17----17-|---P-------------------|-----------------| |------------------20----|-20-17---P-----P-------|-----------------| |------------------------|-------19-17-19-17-----|-19b(21)r---17---| |------------------------|-------------------19--|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-13--13P12---------| |-----------------|-------------15b-|(17)--------(17)-|-----------15--13--| |-----16--17--16--|-14--------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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|----------|-------H-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |-12-------|-13--12-13---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |----------|-----------14--12--|-14--12----------|-----------------|-----------| |----------|-------------------|---------15--14--|-15------14--12--|-----10----| |----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
Half time feel
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|-----------------|-15b(17)-r-------|-15b(17)---------|-----------------| |---------15b(17)-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-12--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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|Gtr2 (clean)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-0---1-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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[B]
|-15----------12-15|-12------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----15-13---12-13-15|-15-b-(17)-------| |------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
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| Fig.4
|----------------0-|-0-------------------|---------0-------| |-------0-1-3------|-----3--3----1--0----|-----------------| |-----2------------|---------------------|-2---------------| |------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
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|---H--P-----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------| |-12-13-12----------12-14|-------H--P---------------------|--------------------| |----------12----14------|-14--12-14-12-------------------|------------S---H---| |------------------------|--------------15-14-15-14-12----|-14--12-10--\9-9-10-| |------------------------|-----------------------------15-|--------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|
| End Fig.4
|------------------------|--------------------------0-----|-0---------------| |----------0-0---1-------|--------------0--1--3-----------|-----3-3---1-0---| |-------------------0----|-----2--------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------|
w/Fig.4 (4 times)
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|---------|-------------------------|-----------------|---F------------H--P---| |---------|---------------------H---|-----12--13--15--|-15'--15--13--12-13-12-| |---------|---H-----H-----H---10-12-|-14--------------|-----------------------| |-10~~----|-10-12-12-14-14-15-------|-----------------|-----------------------| |---------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |---------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
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|-----------F-----|--------Ah--H--P--------|-------------------F| |---------15'-----|-----12-12---13-12------|------12-13-15---15'| |-14--------------|-------------------12---|---14---------------| |-----------------|------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
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|---F----------H-------|---------F---|------Ah--H--P-------|------------------| |-15'-r-13---12-13-12--|-------15'---|---12-12---13-12-----|-----12-13-15----'| |----------------------|-14----------|-----------------12--|---14-------------| |----------------------|-------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------|-------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------|-------------|---------------------|------------------|
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|---F-------------|----------|---------12-15-|-12----15-|-15'-----| |-15'-r---13--12--|-13-------|---------------|----------|---------| |-----------------|----------|---------------|----------|-let-ring| |-----------------|----------|---------------|----------|---------| |-----------------|----------|---------------|----------|---------| |-----------------|----------|---------------|----------|---------|
Gtr 2 plays Fig.4 twice
|-0-----
|-1-sweep
|-2--pick
|-2----- |-0----- |-------
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