In The Middle Of A Heartbeat 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEARTBEAT (Bassline) As recorded by Helloween (From the 1994 Album MASTER OF THE RINGS) Transcribed by Luca Abete Gtr I (A# D# G# C# F# A#) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=68 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Verse Q +E. S e E +Q H Q Q H +E e E E |-------------------|------------|----------------| |-------------------|------------|----------------| |-------------------|------------|----------------| |-------------------|---------3--|----------------| |-------------------|-3----1-----|----------------| |-3--(3)-5-6-6-(6)--|------------|-3----(3)-3-3-3-| Q +E. S e E +E. S H Q Q H +E e E E |--------------------|------------|-----------------| |--------------------|------------|-----------------| |--------------------|------------|-----------------| |--------------------|---------3--|-----------------| |--------------------|-3----1-----|-----------------| |-3--(3)-5-6-6-(6)-6-|------------|-3----(3)-3-3-3--| Bridge Q=69 $ E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-------3-2-------------| |-----3--2-----|-0-0-3--2--0--|-----3--2-----|----2------5-3-2-3-2-2-| |-1-1-------3--|--------------|-1-1-------1--|-0---------------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------| Chorus H E E E E +Q. S S S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |-5----0-0-0-1-|-(1)---1-3-5-5-5-5--|-1--1-1-1-3-3-3-3--| |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| S S S S e E. S S S S S S S |----------10-13-------------------------| |----10-12--------------------10-9-------| |-12--------------------10-12------12-10-| |----------------12--12------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| H E E E E +Q. S S S S E Q |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| |-5----0-0-0-1-|-(1)---1-3-5-5-5-5--| |--------------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------| To Coda Q E S S S S E Q S S S S e E +H |-------------------|----------10-13----------| |-------------------|----10-12----------------| |-------------------|-12----------------------| |-1--1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|-------------------------| |-------------------|----------------5-(5)----| |-------------------|-------------------------| Guitar Break Q=68 Q +E. S e E +Q Q. S S S S S S S S S S Q.. S S S S S E S S |-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------5-7-|-------------5---/7-5----| |-------------------|------7-5-3-------5-7-----|-------5-6-7---7------7--| |-------------------|------------3-5-3---------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-3------------------------|-------------------------| |-3--(3)-5-6-6-(6)--|--------------------------|-3-----------------------| Verse Q +E. S e E +Q Q. S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|------2---------------5-7-| |-------------------|--------5-3-----3-5-7-----| |-------------------|------------3-5-----------| |-------------------|-3------------------------| |-3--(3)-5-6-6-(6)--|--------------------------| Q E. S S S S S S +S E |--------------------------------| |-------7-5-------5b5.5==(5)r----| |-----------5-6-7-------------3--| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-3--3---------------------------| D.S. al Coda Q +E. S e E +Q Q. S S S S S S S S S S Q E. S S S S S E S S |-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|------2---------------2-5-|-------------5---/7-5----| |-------------------|--------------3---3-5-----|-------5-6-7---7------7--| |-------------------|--------3-4-5---5---------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-3------------------------|-------------------------| |-3--(3)-5-6-6-(6)--|--------------------------|-3--3--------------------| Q=66 & S S S S e E. S S S S S S S S S S S e E +H |---------------------------------------|----------10-15----------| |----10-12-13-14-------------10-9-------|----10-12----------------| |-12-------------------10-12------12-10-|-12----------------------| |-------------------12------------------|-------------------------| |----------------5----------------------|----------------5-(5)----| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------| Interlude Q=67 Q +E. S e E +E. S Q +E. S E. T T S S S S |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------7-7-7-5-----| |-5--(5)---5-5-(5)---|-3--(3)--------------8-7-| |--------5---------5-|--------3-5--------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| Q +E. S e E +E. S Q +E. S H |--------------------|---------------| |--------------------|---------------| |--------------------|---------------| |-5--(5)---5-5-(5)---|-3--(3)--------| |--------5---------5-|--------3-5----| |--------------------|---------------| Q=5HQ=60 7/8 3/4 E. S E. S Q +E. S E. S E. S E. E. H. ||----------------------||-----------------|---------| ||o--------------------o||-----------------|---------| ||----------------------||-----------------|---------| ||----------------------||--------------3--|-1-------| ||o-1--1-3--3-5--(5)-1-o||-1--1-3--3-5-----|---------| ||----------------------||-----------------|---------| Breakdown Q=68 4/4 Wx2 W +W +W |------------|----------|------------|------------| |------------|----------|------------|------------| |------------|----------|------------|------------| |------------|----------|------------|------------| |------------|----------|------------|------------| |------------|-3--------|-(3)--------|-(3)--------| |----6----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. S S S S S S |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------7-5------------| |---------------------------------|-------------7-7-5-3----| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| Chorus H E E E E +Q. S S S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q ||---------------|--------------------|-------------------| ||o--------------|--------------------|-------------------| ||---------------|--------------------|-------------------| ||--5----0-0-0-1-|-(1)---1-3-5-5-5-5--|-1--1-1-1-3-3-3-3--| ||o--------------|--------------------|-------------------| ||---------------|--------------------|-------------------| S S S S e E. S S S S S S S |----------10-13----------------------------|| |----10-12--------------------10-9---------o|| |-12--------------------10-12------12-10----|| |----------------12--12---------------------|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|| H E E E E +Q. S S S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |-5----0-0-0-1-|-(1)---1-3-5-5-5-5--|-1--1-1-1-3-3-3-3--| |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| S S S S e E. S S S S S S S |----------10-13-------------------------| |----10-12--------------------10-9-------| |-12--------------------10-12------12-10-| |----------------12--12------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| Q=60 H E E E E E E H. |--------------|-----------| |--------------|-----7-----| |--------------|---7-------| |-1----3-3-3-3-|-----------| |--------------|-----------| |--------------|-3---------| Outro Q=68 H.=H Q=40 2/4 W Q H. H |----------|------------|------*| |----------|------------|------*| |----------|------------|------*| |----------|------------|------*| |----------|------------|------*| |----------|------------|------*| 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