Before The War 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BEFORE THE WAR (Bassline) As recorded by Helloween (From the 1996 Album TIME OF THE OATH) Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com) Words and Music by Andi Deris, Michael Weikath, Roland Grapow, Markus Grosskopf and Uli Kush Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Markus Grosskopf' Intro 1st Verse Moderately Fast Rock Q=295 4/4 Gtr I Wx34 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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| Pre-Chorus Q H. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------| |------------o||-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--|-9-----9------| |----8-------o||-------------|-------------|----9-----9---| |-8-----------||-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |--------------|-7--------------|-----------------|----7--5------| |-9-----7--10--|----------------|-----------------|----------7---| |----9---------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5------------| |--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------| Q Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-6--5-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------8----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| Chorus E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------|-------------||-------------------| |-----------------|-------------|-------------||o------------------| |-----------------|-------------|----------3--||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. W W |-----------------|----------------|----------|-------|| |-----------------|----------------|----------|------o|| |-----------------|----------------|----------|------o|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5------|-3--------|-3-----|| 2nd Verse 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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 Q H. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----8-----o|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8---------|| Pre-Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------5---| |-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--|-9-----9-----|-9-----7------| |-------------|-------------|----9-----9--|----9---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-7--------------|-----------------|-------------|-------5--7---| |----------------|-----------------|-------------|-5--7---------| |----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------||------------------|------------------| |-------------|-------------||o-----------------|------------------| |-------------|----------3--||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-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 E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| 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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| Interlude 1. 2. 2/4 E E E E E Q. W +W E Q. |----------------|----------|-------------||---------|| |----------------|----------|------------o||---------|| |----------------|----------|------------o||---------|| |-5-5-5-5-5------|-3--------|-(3)---------||-2-------|| 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E Q. |-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-2-2-2-----0-----|-2-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-3----5----|-2-2-2-2-2------| E E E E E E E E W Q. Q. Q E E E E E Q. |-----------------|----------|--------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------|--------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0--------|-2----3----4--|-----------------| |-2-2-2-----0-----|----------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E E Q. |-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-----0-----|-2-2-2-2-2------|-2-2-3----5----|-2-2-2-2-2-------| E E Q E Q. W Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q |---------------|----------|--------------|---------------| |---------------|----------|--------------|-2----3----4---| |---------------|-0--------|-2----3----4--|---------------| |-2-2-2----0----|----------|--------------|---------------| Harmony Solo I Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4----5----6--|--------------||------------------|------------------| |--------------|-7------------||o-----------------|------------------| |--------------|------9----7--||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--------------|--------------||------------------|------------------| 1.,2. 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 |-----------------|------------------||-----------------||------------------| |-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------||------------------| |-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------||-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-||------------------| E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------|---------------|------------------| |-----------------|--------------|---------------|------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------------|---------------|------------------| |-----------------|-7----5----7--|-(7)--5--7--5--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|------------------| E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| |-----------------|-9--7--8-----|-7-----------|--------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------9--|----7--9--5--|-7--4--5--2---| |-----------------|-------------|-------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q 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--0--2-----||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |----------2--||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Guitar Solo (Roland) 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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-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-|-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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-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 E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Guitar Solo (Mike) 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-|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-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 E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|------------------| |-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------3-3-|-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 |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|------------------| |----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| |-7-7-7-5-5-5-----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-------------7-7-|-----------------|----------------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-10-10-10-7-7-7-------|------------------| |----------------10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Harmony Solo II E E E Q. Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q H Q Q |---------------||--------------|--------------|---------------| |---------------||--------------|--------------|-10------------| |-------5----7--||--------------|--------------|-------10--7---| |-8-8-8---------||-8--8-8-8--8--|-8--8-8-8--8--|---------------| Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------7--|--------------|--------------|----9--7------| |-----7--9-----|--------------|--------------|----------9---| |-10-----------|-7--7-7-7--7--|-7--7-7-7--7--|-7------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-8--7--5-----|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------7--|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Breakdown Q Q H E E H. E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. |-------------||-------------|-----------------|----------------| |--------7----||-------------|-----------------|-----1----3-----| |-9--10-------||-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3------------| |-------------||-------------|-----------------|----------------| Q. Q. Q E E H. E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. |--------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| |-1----0-------|-------------|-----------------|-----1----3-----| |-----------1--|-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3------------| |--------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------| Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W |--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------| |-1----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|------| |-----------1--|-----------------|-----------------|------| |--------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1----| Outro-Chorus +W W W E E E E E E E E |------------|----------|----------||-------------------| |------------|----------|----------||o------------------| |------------|----------|----------||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-(1)--------|-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-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 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-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 1. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. W +W |-----------------|----------------|----------|---------|| |-----------------|----------------|----------|--------o|| |-----------------|----------------|----------|--------o|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5------|-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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q W Q.. S Q.. S |----------------|-7-----------|----------|------------------|| |---------5-5-7--|----5--7--5--|----------|------------------|| |-5-5-8-8--------|-------------|-1--------|-3-------1--------|| |----------------|-------------|----------|------------------|| Outro 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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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-| |-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E Q. Q. E E E E E E H |-----------------|---------------|--------------*| |-----------------|---------------|--------------*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------------|-5-5-5-5-5----*| |-----------------|------3----1---|--------------*| 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