Nightfall by Blind Guardian #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# NIGHTFALL (Bassline) As recorded by Blind Guardian (From the 1998 Album NIGHTFALL IN MIDDLE-EARTH) Transcribed by James C Words and Music by Blind Guardian Arranged by Blind Guardian Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass' Intro Q=96 6/8 Gtr I H. H E E H. H. |---------|----------|---------|-------| |---------|----------|---------|-------| |-0-------|------3-2-|-0-------|-2-----| |---------|-1--------|---------|-------| H E E H. a Q E Q E H E E |----------|---------|-------------|----------|| |-3----2-0-|-2-------|-5h7--5-3S=5-|-2--------|| |----------|---------|-------------|------3-2-|| |----------|---------|-------------|----------|| 1st Verse H +E E H E E Q. Q. H. |------------|----------|-----------|-------| |------------|----------|-----------|-------| |-0----(0)---|------3-2-|-0----0----|-2-----| |----------0-|-1--------|-----------|-------| H E E H. a Q E Q E E E E E E E |----------|---------|-------------|-------------| |-3----2-0-|-2-------|-5h7--5-3S=5-|-2-2-2-2-----| |----------|---------|-------------|---------2-3-| |----------|---------|-------------|-------------| E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E ||------------------|---------------| ||o-----------------|---------------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------| ||------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 1. 2. E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E |-----------------|----------------||----------------| |-----------------|---------------o||----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------o||-------2--------| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-3-3-3---3-0-3--| H. E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E E |---------|--------------|-2----------|-------------| |---------|-3-------2--0-|--------2-3-|-------------| |-0-------|--------------|---0--------|-------------| |---------|---1----(1)---|------------|-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 |-2---2-5-4-2-|-2---2-7-5-4-|-2-0-2-5-4-2-|-------------| |---2---------|---3---------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o|| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-----|-2-2-2-2-2-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------o|| ||------------5-5-|-----------5-5-|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-2-2---|| Chorus $ Q E S E E S Q E S E E S Q E S E E S Q E E E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|------------| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-|--------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-|------------| |--------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-|--------------|-0--0-2-2-2-| To Coda Q E S E E S Q E S E E S Q E S E E S Q. Q. |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-|--------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-|-----------| |--------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-|--------------|-0----2----| Q E S E E S Q E S E E S Q. Q. Q. Q. |--------------|--------------|-----------|------------|| |--------------|--------------|-----------|------------|| |-2--2-2-2-2-2-|--------------|-5---------|-5----------|| |--------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-|------3----|------5-----|| Bridge S S S S S S E E E E E E Q. E S S E Q. E S S E E E E |-------4-7-6-4---4-|------------|--------------|----------------| |-----4---------4---|------------|-2-2-2-2------|----------------| |---5---------------|-3-3-3-2----|---------2----|-3-3-3-3--------| |-7-----------------|------------|--------------|---------2-0-2--| S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S E E E S S E E S S E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |-------------------|-------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|| 2nd Verse Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E |-----------|------------|-----------|------------| |-----------|------------|-----------|------------| |-2----5----|-0----0---0-|-2----5----|-0----0---0-| |-----------|--------2---|-----------|--------2---| Q. Q. Q. +Q E Q. Q. H. |-----------|-------------|-----------|-------| |-----------|-------------|-----------|-------| |-2----5----|-0----(0)----|-2----5----|-0-----| |-----------|-----------2-|-----------|-------| H. +Q. a Q. a Q. a Q. a Q. a Q. |---------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |---------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |-4-------|-(4)---2h4----|-2h4----2h4----|-2h4----2h4-----| |---------|--------------|---------------|----------------| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----0----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| D.S. al Coda E +Q. Q Q. Q. E +Q. Q Q. Q. ||--------------|-----------|-------------|------------|| ||o-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------o|| ||o-------------|-0----7----|-------------|-0----7----o|| ||--7-(7)\------|-----------|-7-(7)\------|------------|| & 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-|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-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 |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|| |-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5----|| Bridge S S E E E E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E S S E E S S E E |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-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-| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| |-5---------|-5---------|-5---------|-5---------|| |------3----|------5----|------3----|------5----|| Interlude Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-2---------|-0---------|-2---------|-----------| |------2----|------0----|------2----|-0----3----| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--| |-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-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 |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2----| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |---------2-2-2-2-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|------------------|| |-2-2-2-2---------|---------5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2---------|---------5-5-5-5--|| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5----------|| 3rd Verse E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E E S S E E E E ||----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| ||o---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------o|| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-----|-2-2-2-2-2-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------o|| ||------------5-5-|-----------5-5-|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-2-2---|| Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. Q. |-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------| |-2----5----|-2----2-2-4-|-5---------|------2-2-4-|-5---------| |-----------|------------|------5----|-2----------|------5----| 3/8 6/8 Q. H. H. H. Q. Q. |------||----------|---------|---------|------------|| |------||o---------|---------|---------|-----------o|| |------||o-2-------|-5-------|-0-------|------0----o|| |-2----||----------|---------|---------|-3----------|| Chorus 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-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-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 |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------o|| |-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2----|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-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 |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|| |-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5----|| Outro Q. +Q E H E E Q. Q. H E E |-------------|----------|-----------|----------| |-------------|----------|-----------|----------| |-2----(2)----|------5-4-|-2----2----|----------| |-----------2-|-3--------|-----------|-2----0-2-| H. H. H. H E E |---------|---------|---------|----------| |---------|---------|---------|----------| |---------|---------|---------|----------| |-3-------|-2-------|-3-------|-2----0-2-| Q. +Q E H E E Q. Q. H E E |-------------|----------|-----------|----------| |-------------|----------|-----------|----------| |-2----(2)----|------5-4-|-2----2----|----------| |-----------2-|-3--------|-----------|-2----0-2-| H.=H H. H. H. H. |---------|---------|---------|-------| |---------|---------|---------|-------| |---------|---------|---------|-------| |-3-------|-2-------|-3-------|-2-----| H. +H. +H. |---------|----------|--------*| |---------|----------|--------*| |-2-------|-(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 www.TAB6.com