And the Story Ends Blind Guardian
AND THE STORY ENDS (Bassline)
As recorded by Blind Guardian
(From the 1995 Album IMAGINATIONS FROM THE OTHER SIDE)
Transcribed by an unregistered user
Words by Hansi Kūrsch Music by André Olbrich & Hansi Kūrsch
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Q=141
[5/4] Gtr I
S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|
[6/4] S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E [5/4] S S S S E E Q Q Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------| |-4-4---4-3---4-4---4-3---4---4---|-----------------------| |---------------------------------|-2-2---2-2-------------|
S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|
[6/4] S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E [4/4] H E E +Q H. Q
|---------------------------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------------------------|---------------|-------------| |-4-4---4-3---4-4---4-3---4---4---|---------------|-4-----------| |---------------------------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5---|
W +W H E E +Q H H
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----| |----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|
W +W H E E +Q H. Q
|----------|------------|---------------|------------| |----------|------------|---------------|------------| |----------|------------|---------------|-4----------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--|
W +W H E E +Q H H
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----| |----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|
W +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
[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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------|--------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2--------|-(2)----|
W +W H H W
|----------|------------|-----------|------| |----------|------------|-----------|------| |----------|------------|-2----0----|-2----| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-----------|------|
W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|-2--------|-(2)----|
W +W H H W
|----------|------------|-----------|------| |----------|------------|-----------|------| |----------|------------|-2----0----|-2----| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-----------|------|
W +W W W
|----------|------------|----------|------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-4--------|-2----| |----------|------------|----------|------| |----------|------------|----------|------|
W +W H H W
|----------|------------|-----------|------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-0---------|------| |----------|------------|-----------|------| |----------|------------|-----------|------|
H E E +Q H H W +W
|---------------|-----------|----------|--------| |---------------|-----------|----------|--------| |---------------|------5----|----------|--------| |-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----|
H E E +Q H. Q W +W
|---------------|------------|----------|--------| |---------------|------------|----------|--------| |---------------|-4----------|-5--------|-(5)----| |-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--|----------|--------|
H E E +Q H H W +W
|---------------|-----------|----------|--------| |---------------|-----------|----------|--------| |---------------|------5----|----------|--------| |-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----|
[5/4] S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|
[6/4] S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E [3/4] Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------------------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------------------------|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0---| |-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3---|-2--2-2---2-2--|----------------|
Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--| |---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------|---------------|
Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q [4/4] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2--2-2---2-2--|-4--4-4---4-4--|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |---------------|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|
[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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-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 E S S S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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 E
|---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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 E
|---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------| |-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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 E
|---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------| |-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
[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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E E E E E E E E Q. E H H Q Q W
|-----------------|-------------|------------|------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|------------|-0----| |-----------------|-2----2-0----|-2----2--2--|------| |-----------------|-------------|------------|------|
+W W W W
|------------|----------|----------|------| |-(0)--------|-4--------|-2--------|-0----| |------------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|------|
+W H H W H E E +Q
|------------|-----------|----------|---------------| |-(0)--------|-0---------|----------|---------------| |------------|-----------|----------|---------------| |------------|-----------|----------|-2----2-4-(4)--|
H H W +W H E E +Q
|-----------|----------|------------|---------------| |-----------|----------|------------|---------------| |------5----|----------|------------|---------------| |-5---------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|
H. Q W +W H E E +Q
|------------|----------|------------|---------------| |------------|----------|------------|---------------| |-4----------|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------| |---------5--|----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|
H H W +W
|-----------|----------|--------| |-----------|----------|--------| |------5----|----------|--------| |-5---------|-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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-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 H Q E E H Q E E
|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------------------|-------------|--------------| |---------------------------------|-------------|--------------| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-------2-2-|-0-------0-0--|
H Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------|---------------------------------| |-------------|---------------------------------| |-------------|---------------------------------| |-3-------3-3-|-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 W W
|---------------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------------|----------|------| |-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-0--------|-3----|
Q. E +H Q. E +Q E E Q. E +H Q. E +Q E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |------3-(3)----|------3-(3)--5-3-|------3-(3)----|------3-(3)--5-3-| |-2-------------|-2---------------|-2-------------|-2---------------|
W +W W E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
W +W W E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |----------|------------|----------|-----------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-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 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-|-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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----|
Q. E H H Q Q W +W
|-------------|------------|----------|--------| |-------------|------------|-0--------|-(0)----| |-2----2-0----|-2----2--2--|----------|--------| |-------------|------------|----------|--------|
W W W +W
|----------|----------|----------|--------| |-4--------|-2--------|-0--------|-(0)----| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------|
H H W H E E +Q H H
|-----------|----------|---------------|-----------| |-0---------|----------|---------------|-----------| |-----------|----------|---------------|------5----| |-----------|----------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|
W +W H E E +Q H. Q
|----------|------------|---------------|------------| |----------|------------|---------------|------------| |----------|------------|---------------|-4----------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--|
W +W H E E +Q H H
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |----------|------------|---------------|-----------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----| |----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|
W +W W W
|----------|------------|----------|------| |----------|------------|----------|------| |----------|------------|----------|------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-2--------|-2----|
[6/4] S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E [4/4] W W
|---------------------------------|----------|------| |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|----------|------| |---------------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------------|-3--------|-3----|
[6/4] S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E [4/4] W W
|---------------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------------|----------|------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---|----------|------| |---------------------------------|-2--------|-2----|
[6/4] S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E [4/4] W W
|---------------------------------|----------|------| |-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|----------|------| |---------------------------------|----------|------| |---------------------------------|-3--------|-3----|
[6/4] S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E [4/4] W +W
|---------------------------------|----------|--------| |---------------------------------|----------|--------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---|----------|--------| |---------------------------------|-2--------|-(2)----|
+W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |------------|------------|------------|--------| |-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
+W +W
|------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
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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