If I Could Fly 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# IF I COULD FLY As recorded by Helloween (From the 2000 Album THE DARK RIDE) Transcribed by /\X/\M Words and Music by Andi Deris Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Piano Intro Heavy Rock Q=80 2/4 Gtr I S S Q S S Q E E E +S S Q +H S S Q S S |-----------------|-----------|----------------|---------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------|----------------|---------|-----------------| |-17-16-----17-16-|-----------|------------16--|-(16)----|-17-16-----17-16-| |-----------------|--------17-|---------17-----|---------|-----------------| |-------19--------|-19--17----|-19-(19)--------|---------|-------19--------| |-----------------|-----------|----------------|---------|-----------------| Q E E E +S S E S S +S S S +S +Q |-----------|---------------------|------15-19-(19)-(19)-----|| |-----------|---------------15-17-|-(17)---------------------|| |-----------|------------16-------|--------------------------|| |--------17-|---------17----------|--------------------------|| |-19--17----|-19-(19)-------------|---------14-------15--17--|| |-----------|---------------------|--------------------------|| E E E E Pre-Verse Gtr I S S Q S S Q E E ||-------------------------|----------------------| ||o------------------------|----------------------| ||--17-16------------17-16-|----------------------| ||-------------------------|-----------------17---| ||o-------19---------------|-19-------17----------| ||-------------------------|----------------------| | | Gtrs II, III | S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S ||-------------------------|----------------------| ||o------------------------|----------------------| ||-------------------------|----------------------| ||---7---------7-(7)-------|--5--------5-(5)------| ||o--7--7--7-7-7-(7)--7--7-|--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-| ||---5--5--5-5-5-(5)--5--5-|--3-3-3-3--3-(3)--3-3-| E +S S Q +H |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------16---------|-(16)--------------------| |-----------17------------|-------------------------| |-19---(19)---------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| | | PM-| PM| | S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--2------------2-(2)-----|--------7-(7)-----7-(7)--| |--2-2---2---2--2-(2)-2-2-|--------5-(5)-----5-(5)--| |--0-0---0---0--0-(0)-0-0-|---0--0-------0-0--------| S S Q S S Q E E E +S S E S S |------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|---------------------15-17-| |-17-16------------17-16-|----------------------|--------------16-----------| |------------------------|-----------------17---|-----------17--------------| |-------19---------------|-19-------17----------|-19---(19)-----------------| |------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | | S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S |------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |--7---------7-(7)-------|--5--------5-(5)------|--2------------2-(2)-------| |--7--7--7-7-7-(7)--7--7-|--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-|--2-2---2---2--2-(2)--2--2-| |--5--5--5-5-5-(5)--5--5-|--3-3-3-3--3-(3)--3-3-|--0-0---0---0--0-(0)--0--0-| +S S S +S +Q S S Q S S Q E E |------15-19-(19)-(19)-----------||-----------------|-----------|| |-(17)--------------------------o||-----------------|-----------|| |--------------------------------||-17-16-----17-16-|-----------|| |--------------------------------||-----------------|--------17-|| |------------------15----17-----o||-------19--------|-19--17----|| |--------------------------------||-----------------|-----------|| | Q E E | | PM-| PM-| | S S S +S S S S +S H H |--------------------------------||-----------------|-----------|| |-------------------------------o||-----------------|-----------|| |--------------------------------||-----------------|-----------|| |----------9--(9)---------9-(9)--||-----------------|-----------|| |----------7--(7)---------7-(7)-o||-----------------|-----------|| |---0---0-----------0--0---------||-----------------|-----------|| Verse $ Gtrs II, III S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| ||--7-------7-(7)-----|-5-------5-(5)-----| ||o-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| ||--5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-| PM| PM| S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-2-------2-(2)-----|-----7-(7)-----7-(7)--| |-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-----5-(5)-----5-(5)--| |-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 |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-7-------7-(7)-----|-5-------5-(5)-----| |-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-| |-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-| 1. PM| PM| S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S |-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------o|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-2-------2-(2)-----|-----9-(9)-----9-(9)--|| |-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-----7-(7)-----7-(7)-o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-0-------0-0--------|| 2. 1/4 PM--------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q +Q |-----------------|------------|------|| |-----------------|------------|------|| |-----------------|------------|------|| |-2---------------|---------7--|-(7)--|| |-2-2-2-2---------|---------5--|-(5)--|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----|------|| Chorus 2/4 Gtr I S S Q S S Q E E E +S S Q ||-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| ||o------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| ||--17-16------------17-16-|----------------------|--------------16---------| ||-------------------------|-----------------17---|-----------17------------| ||o-------19---------------|-19-------17----------|-19---(19)---------------| ||-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| | | Gtrs II, III | 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------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| ||-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| ||---7---------7-(7)-------|--5--------5-(5)------|--2------------2-(2)-----| ||o--7--7--7-7-7-(7)--7--7-|--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-|--2-2---2---2--2-(2)-2-2-| ||---5--5--5-5-5-(5)--5--5-|--3-3-3-3--3-(3)--3-3-|--0-0---0---0--0-(0)-0-0-| +H S S Q S S |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-(16)-------------------|-17-16------------17-16--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------19----------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| | | PM-| PM| | S S S +S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |--------7-(7)-----7-(7)-|--7---------7-(7)--------| |--------5-(5)-----5-(5)-|--7--7--7-7-7-(7)--7--7--| |---0--0-------0-0-------|--5--5--5-5-5-(5)--5--5--| 1. Q E E E +S S E S S +S S S +S +Q |----------------------|---------------------------|------15-19-(19)-(19)-----------|| |----------------------|---------------------15-17-|-(17)--------------------------o|| |----------------------|--------------16-----------|--------------------------------|| |-----------------17---|-----------17--------------|--------------------------------|| |-19-------17----------|-19---(19)-----------------|------------------15----17-----o|| |----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|| | Q E E | | PM-| PM-| | 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)------|--2------------2-(2)-------|----------9--(9)---------9-(9)--|| |--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-|--2-2---2---2--2-(2)--2--2-|----------7--(7)---------7-(7)-o|| |--3-3-3-3--3-(3)--3-3-|--0-0---0---0--0-(0)--0--0-|---0---0-----------0--0---------|| 2. To Coda D.S. al Coda S S S +S +Q S S Q S S Q E E |------15-19-(19)-(19)----------|-----------------|-----------|| |-(17)--------------------------|-----------------|-----------|| |-------------------------------|-17-16-----17-16-|-----------|| |-------------------------------|-----------------|--------17-|| |------------------15----17-----|-------19--------|-19--17----|| |-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|| | Q E E | | PM-| PM-| | S S S +S S S S +S W W |-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|| |-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|| |-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|| |----------9--(9)---------9-(9)-|-----------------|-----------|| |----------7--(7)---------7-(7)-|-----------------|-----------|| |---0---0-----------0--0--------|-----------------|-----------|| Guitar Solo & Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H +Q Q Q Q |------|-----------||----------------------------| |------|-----------||--8-----------8-------------| |------|-----------||-10b12-------10b12==========| |-7----|-(7)--12\--||----------------------------| |-5----|-(5)--10\--||----------------------------| |------|-----------||----------------------------| | | Gtr III | H +Q Q S S S S S +S S S |------|-----------||----------------------------| |------|-----------||----------------------------| |------|-----------||----------------------------| |-7----|-(7)--12\--||--7-----------7-----(7)-----| |-5----|-(5)--10\--||--7----7-7-7--7-----(7)-7-7-| |------|-----------||--5----5-5-5--5-----(5)-5-5-| ~~~~~~~ ~~ +Q S +S T T T T E +S S Q |-------------------------------------|--------------------------| |--(8)--------------------------------|--------------------------| |-(10)r-------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------12b14==(12)rp10h12p10s9-|-10---(10)-12-------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------12----------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------| | | S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S |-------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------| |---7----------7------(7)-------------|--3------------3-(3)------| |---7---7-7-7--7------(7)---7-----7---|--3-3---3---3--3-(3)-3-3--| |---5---5-5-5--5------(5)---5-----5---|--1-1---1---1--1-(1)-1-1--| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ +Q +E S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q T T |----------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------10---| |----------------------|-4b5-----------------|----------------------9-| |------------------5-7-|-----7-5-------------|------------------------| |-(12)-------(12)------|---------7-6--5------|------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------8-5-|-3s5---(5)--------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S |----------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |---3------------------|-7---------7-(7)-----|-7---------7-(7)--------| |---3--3-3-3---3s5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-|-7-7-7--7--7-(7)-7--7---| |---1--1-1-1---1s3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5-5-5--5--5-(5)-5--5---| E +S T T E +S T T E +S T T E +S T T |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-12---(12)-10-9-10-----(10)-9----|-9---(9)------------------------| |------------------------------12-|---------12-10-12---(12)-12s17--| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--3--------------3-(3)-----------|-3------------------------------| |--3-3---3---3----3-(3)---3--3----|-3-3--3---3-----3s5---5---5-----| |--1-1---1---1----1-(1)---1--1----|-1-1--1---1-----1s3---3---3-----| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H +Q. T T T T |-15-----------------|-(15)-------------15---17----| |--------------------|--------------------------17p| |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------| | | S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--7-------7-(7)-----|---7--------7-(7)------------| |--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----| Q S S E +Q +E S S |----------------------|--------------------------| |-15-------15-17-------|--------------------/8-10-| |-----------------14---|-(14)-------(14)\---------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| | | S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |--3--------3-(3)------|---3----------------------| |--3-3-3-3--3-(3)--3-3-|---3--3-3-3---3s==5--5--5-| |--1-1-1-1--1-(1)--1-1-|---1--1-1-1---1s==3--3--3-| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S S S S S S S S +Q +E +S S |-8------8--------8----|---------------------------(5)S| |---10-----10-------10-|-(10)-------(10)-----(10)\-----| |------9-------9-------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| | | S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |-7---------7-(7)------|---7----------7--(7)-----------| |-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--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| s s s S +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-13-15-15b17==(15)r========|=15-12-------------------------------|| |------------------------------|-------15-13-12-15-13-12----13-12----|| |------------------------------|-------------------------14-------12-|| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| | | S S S S S +S S S Q Q |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|--5-----------------7----------------|| |--3----------------3--(3)-----|--5-----------------7----------------|| |--3--3--3--3-------3--(3)-3-3-|--3-----------------5----------------|| |--1--1--1--1-------1--(1)-1-1-|-------------------------------------|| Bridge Gtrs II, III ~~ PM------| Q +S S E +Q +S S E +H S S S S S S +E |-------------|--------------|--------|-----------------| |-------------|--------------|--------|-----------------| |-14----------|--------------|--------|-----------------| |--7--(7)---5-|-(5)--(5)---3-|-(3)----|-----------5-(5)-| |--7--(7)---5-|-(5)--(5)---3-|-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)-| |--5--(5)---3-|-(3)--(3)---1-|-(1)----|-1-1-1-1-1-3-(3)-| Gtr II Q +S S E +Q +S S E +H |------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------| |-7--(7)---5-|-(5)--(5)---3-|-(3)-------------------------------------| |-7--(7)---5-|-(5)--(5)---3-|-(3)-------------------------------------| |-5--(5)---3-|-(3)--(3)---1-|-(1)-------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | Q +S S E +Q +S S E S S S S a S S a S S a |------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------| |-7--(7)---5-|-(5)--(5)---3-|--9---9--9--9--(9)s10-10-(10)s14-14-(14)s| |-7--(7)---5-|-(5)--(5)---3-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12-12-(12)s15-15-(15)s| |-5--(5)---3-|-(3)--(3)---1-|-----------------------------------------| +H Q +S S E +Q +S E. |-------------------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-(3)---------------------|--7---(7)----5-|--(5)---(5)------|| |-(3)---------------------|--7---(7)----5-|--(5)---(5)------|| |-(1)---------------------|--5---(5)----3-|--(3)---(3)------|| | | S S a S S +Q Q +S S E +Q +S E. |-------------------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-12--12-(12)s=9--9--(9)--|-10--(10)----9-|--(9)---(9)------|| |-14--14-(14)s10-10-(10)--|-12--(12)---10-|-(10)--(10)------|| |-------------------------|---------------|-----------------|| Out-Chorus Gtr I S S Q S S Q E E ||-------------------------|----------------------| ||o------------------------|----------------------| ||--17-16------------17-16-|----------------------| ||-------------------------|-----------------17---| ||o-------19---------------|-19-------17----------| ||-------------------------|----------------------| | | S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S ||-------------------------|----------------------| ||o------------------------|----------------------| ||-------------------------|----------------------| ||---7---------7-(7)-------|--5--------5-(5)------| ||o--7--7--7-7-7-(7)--7--7-|--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-| ||---5--5--5-5-5-(5)--5--5-|--3-3-3-3--3-(3)--3-3-| E +S S Q +H |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------16---------|-(16)--------------------| |-----------17------------|-------------------------| |-19---(19)---------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| | | PM-| PM| | S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--2------------2-(2)-----|--------7-(7)-----7-(7)--| |--2-2---2---2--2-(2)-2-2-|--------5-(5)-----5-(5)--| |--0-0---0---0--0-(0)-0-0-|---0--0-------0-0--------| S S Q S S Q E E |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |-17-16------------17-16-|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------17---| |-------19---------------|-19-------17----------| |------------------------|----------------------| | | S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |--7---------7-(7)-------|--5--------5-(5)------| |--7--7--7-7-7-(7)--7--7-|--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-| |--5--5--5-5-5-(5)--5--5-|--3-3-3-3--3-(3)--3-3-| E +S S E S S +S S S +S +Q 4x |---------------------------|------15-19-(19)-(19)-----------|| |---------------------15-17-|-(17)--------------------------o|| |--------------16-----------|--------------------------------|| |-----------17--------------|--------------------------------|| |-19---(19)-----------------|------------------15----17-----o|| |---------------------------|--------------------------------|| | Q E E | | PM-| PM-| | S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S 4x |---------------------------|--------------------------------|| |---------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |---------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--2------------2-(2)-------|----------9--(9)---------9-(9)--|| |--2-2---2---2--2-(2)--2--2-|----------7--(7)---------7-(7)-o|| |--0-0---0---0--0-(0)--0--0-|---0---0-----------0--0---------|| S S Q S S Q E E |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |-17-16------------17-16-|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------17---| |-------19---------------|-19-------17----------| |------------------------|----------------------| | | S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |--7---------7-(7)-------|--5--------5-(5)------| |--7--7--7-7-7-(7)--7--7-|--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-| |--5--5--5-5-5-(5)--5--5-|--3-3-3-3--3-(3)--3-3-| E +S S Q +H |-------------------------|------------------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------*| |--------------16---------|-(16)-------------------*| |-----------17------------|------------------------*| |-19---(19)---------------|------------------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------*| | | PM-| PM| | S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S |-------------------------|------------------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------*| |--2------------2-(2)-----|--------7-(7)-----7-(7)-*| |--2-2---2---2--2-(2)-2-2-|--------5-(5)-----5-(5)-*| |--0-0---0---0--0-(0)-0-0-|---0--0-------0-0-------*| 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