Steel Tormentor by Helloween #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# STEEL TORMENTOR (Bassline) As recorded by Helloween (From the 1996 Album THE TIME OF THE OATH) Transcribed by Pete (Delirium_Veil) Words by Andi Deris Music by Michael Weikath Arranged by Helloween Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Markus Grosskopf' Intro Q=200 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I 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-|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------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-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|-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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Q Q H H E E E E +Q Q H H E E E E |------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |-7----------|------9-7----7-|-(7)----------|------9-7----7-| |------------|----------10---|--------------|----------10---| +Q Q H H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------| |-(7)----------|------9-7------|--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------|----------10-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| 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-------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---7-5-7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| +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 Q |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|---------4-------|-------------------|------------------|| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|| Verse E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q ||------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| ||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| ||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------3------| ||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-1--1--|-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 Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----4-4-5-----|---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-7-7--------5--|-3--3--2-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|---------------|---------5-3---|-------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------|---------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------3-----| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-1--1--|-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 Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----4-4-5-----|---------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-7-7--------5--|-3--3--2-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |-----------------|---------------|---------5-3---|-------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------|---------------|-------------------|| Bridge |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------4-4-4-5-5-5----| |-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-7-7-7----------------| |-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|----------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------| |-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 |-------7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4----------| |-3-3-3-------------------|-------------------7-7-7----| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------4-4-4-5-5-5----| |-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-7-7-7----------------| |-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|----------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----7--5--4--|--------------|| |-------------|-7--5--4------|| |-3-----------|----------5---|| |-------------|--------------|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5--| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5--| |-----------------|----------------|-------------3-3-|----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|---------4-------|-------------------|---------4-------| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-5-3-| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 1. 2. +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q |-------------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|| |-------------------|------------------o||-----------------|------------------|| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-------------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------|| Harmony section 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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------------------|| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q ||------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| ||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| ||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------3------| ||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-1--1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3----3---| 1. E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----4-4-5-----|---------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-7-7--------5--|-3--3--2-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o|| |-----------------|---------------|---------5-3---|-------------------o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------|---------------|--------------------|| 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----4-4-5-----|---------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-7-7--------5--|-3--3--2-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |-----------------|---------------|---------5-3---|-------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------|---------------|-------------------|| Solo - Michael Weikath E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|---------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3--5--| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|---------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-5-5-3--5--| |-----------------|----------------|-------------3-3-|---------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|---------5-5-5--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-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 |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |-----------------|-----------------|| Solo - Roland |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-------------| |-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 |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------4-4-4-5-5-5----| |-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-7-7-7----------------| |-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|----------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-------------| |-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 |-------7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4----------| |-3-3-3-------------------|-------------------7-7-7----| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-------------| |-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 |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------4-4-4-5-5-5----| |-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-7-7-7----------------| |-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|----------------------------| |-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 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------------|----------------------|----7--5--4--|---------------| |-------------------------|-------5-5-5-4-4-4----|-------------|-7--5--4-------| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------5--|-3-----------|----------7----| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|----------------------|-------------|---------------| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|-----------------| ||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5---| ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5--| |-----------------|----------------|-------------3-3-|----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Outro 2. |-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 ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| ||o-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| ||--------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------4-4-4-5-5-5---| |-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-7-7-7---------------| |-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|---------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------| 1. |-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 |-------7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-----------------------------|| |-------------------------|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4----------o|| |-3-3-3-------------------|-------------------7-7-7----o|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------|| 2. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W |----7--5--4--|-------------|----------|--------| |-------------|-7--5--4-----|----------|--------| |-3-----------|----------5--|-7--------|-(7)----| |-------------|-------------|----------|--------| W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)----| |----------|------------|----------|--------| W +H H W +W |----------|-------------|----------|--------| |----------|-------------|----------|--------| |-3--------|-(3)----5----|-7--------|-(7)----| |----------|-------------|----------|--------| W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)----| |----------|------------|----------|--------| W H H H. E E E E E E Q E E |----------|-----------||-------------|------------9-7-| |----------|-----------||-------------|-----5-7-9------| |-3--------|-3----5----||-7-----------|-5-7------------| |----------|-----------||---------5-7-|----------------| E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E |---7-----------7-|---7---------------------| |-9---9-7-5-/9----|-9---9-/14-(14)-12-11----| |-----------------|----------------------12-| |-----------------|-------------------------| |--3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-11h12p11----12-------------|-------------------| |----------14----14-12-14-12-|-------------------| |----------------------------|-12-14-12----------| |----------------------------|----------12-12----| |--3--| +W H E E E E Q E E E E E E E W |-------------|-------------------|--------------------------|-------| |-------------|-------14p12h14p12h|=14--12h14p12-------------|-------| |-------------|-------------------|--------------14-13-12----|-------| |-(12)--------|-12----------------|-----------------------15-|-12----| +W W W W |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-(12)--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0----| |--3--| |-3-| +W Q +Q Q Q Q Q W Q Q H |------------|--------9-7---7-|----------|-------------*| |------------|-/9-(9)-----9---|-9--------|-------------*| |------------|----------------|----------|-7\----------*| |-(0)--------|----------------|----------|-------------*| 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