Majesty Blind Guardian
MAJESTY (Bassline)
As recorded by Blind Guardian
(From the 1988 Album BATTALIONS OF FEAR)
Words and Music by Andre Olbrich
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro 1
Q=200
[3/4] Gtr I
Wx19
|---------| |---------| |---------| |---------|
Intro 2
Q=160
[4/4] Wx4
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
E E. E. E. E. E E E. E. E. E. E
||----6-------------|---6--------------|| ||o-4----6--7-----4-|-4----6--7-----4-o|| ||o------------7----|------------7----o|| ||------------------|------------------||
1.,2.,3.
E 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 4x
||--------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| ||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-5-5-0-0-4-4-7-7-5-5-4-4-5-5-o|| ||--------------------------------|----------------------------------||
4.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-4-4-5-5-0-0-4-4-7-7-5-5-4-4-7-7-| |---------------------------------|
Solo 1
E 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 4x
||--------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-3-3-0-0-2-2-5-5-3-3-2-2-3-3--||
|-3-| |-3-|
E Q. Q Q Q E Q. Q Q Q
||---------------|---------------|| ||o--------------|--------------o|| ||o-4------5-4-2-|-4------5-4-7-o|| ||---------------|---------------|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E Q. Q Q Q E Q. Q Q Q E Q. Q Q Q W W
|--------------|--------------||----------------||----------|------| |-4------5-4-2-|-4------5-4-7-||o-4------5-4-2-o||----------|------| |--------------|--------------||o--------------o||-4--------|-4----| |--------------|--------------||----------------||----------|------|
Verse 1
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-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-| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S Q E H 4x
|-----------------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------o|| |-----------------------------|-4-4-4--2-4----o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------||
Interlude 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
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o-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--| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1. 2.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E H S S S S E E H
|---------------------------------|-------------------||-------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------o||-------------4\----| |---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-2-4----o||-4-4-4-4-4-2-------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------||-------------------|
Verse 2
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-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-| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1.
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S Q E H
|-----------------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------o|| |-----------------------------|-4-4-4--2-4----o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------||
2.
E 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--|
Interlude 2
S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E
||----------------------|----------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------o|| ||o-4-4-4-4-4-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-----------o|| ||------------5-5-5-5-5-|-----------4-4-4-4-4--||
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-4-4-4-4---------|-2-2-2-2---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-2-2-2-2-------| |---------5-5-5-5-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------5-5-5-5-|---------4\----|
Pre-Chorus
1. 2.
H.. S S E E E E Q Q W H. Q H H
||----------------|---------------|----------|-------------||-----------| ||o---------------|---------------|----------|------------o||-----------| ||o-4---------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-----|-0--------|-0-------2--o||------2----| ||----------------|------------4--|----------|-------------||-4---------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E Q Q
||--------------------------|---------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------| ||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-----| ||--------------------------|------------4--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2----o|| |-------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------||
Interlude 3
W +Q E Q E S S E W +Q E Q E S S E
|----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| |----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| |-4--------|-(4)--7-6--7-9-7-6-|----------|------7-6--7-9-7-6-| |----------|-------------------|-7--------|-(7)---------------|
W +Q E Q E S S E W E E E Q E q
|----------|-------------------|----------|----------------| |----------|-------------------|----------|-9-7-6-7--6-9---| |-0--------|-(0)--7-6--7-9-7-6-|----------|----------------| |----------|-------------------|-7--------|----------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[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-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
E 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
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S 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-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------||
Solo 3
E 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
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S 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-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S 3x
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------||
Chorus
E 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
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S 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-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------||
Solo 4
E 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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
[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---2---2---| |-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-----------------|
Bridge
E E H Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-4--------2--|-4--------0--|-4--------2--|-4--------0--| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E Q. Q Q Q E Q. Q Q Q
||---------------|---------------|| ||o--------------|--------------o|| ||o-4------5-4-2-|-4------5-4-7-o|| ||---------------|---------------|| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E Q. Q Q Q E Q. Q Q Q E Q. Q Q Q W +W
|--------------|--------------||----------------||----------|--------| |-4------5-4-2-|-4------5-4-7-||o-4------5-4-2-o||----------|--------| |--------------|--------------||o--------------o||-4--------|-(4)----| |--------------|--------------||----------------||----------|--------|
Verse
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-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-| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1.,2.,3.
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S Q E H 4x
|-----------------------------|----------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------o|| |-----------------------------|-4-4-4--2-4----o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------||
4.
E 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--|
S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E
||----------------------|----------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------o|| ||o-4-4-4-4-4-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-----------o|| ||------------5-5-5-5-5-|-----------4-4-4-4-4--||
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-4-4-4-4---------|-2-2-2-2---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-2-2-2-2-------| |---------5-5-5-5-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------5-5-5-5-|---------4\----|
Bridge 2
E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S E E Q 4x +W
||----------------------------|-----------------------||--------| ||o---------------------------|----------------------o||--------| ||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-0--o||-(0)----| ||----------------------------|-----------------------||--------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
||--------------------------| ||o-------------------------| ||o-------------------------| ||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7. 8.
E S S E S S E S S E S S 8x E S S E S S E S S E S S
|--------------------------||-------------------------| |-------------------------o||-------------------------| |-------------------------o||-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
Solo 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]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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 Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-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--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E 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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E 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-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E 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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E 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-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chorus
E 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
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| ||--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S 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-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------||
Outro
E 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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---| |-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-0---0---2---2---|-4\--------| |-4---4---4---4---|-----------------|-----------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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