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A Little Time

Helloween

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A LITTLE TIME (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1987 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT.1)

Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com)
	

Words and Music by Michael Kiske

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Markus Grosskopf'

 Intro
  Moderately Fast Rock Q=155(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
               |-3-|
  Wx4          E E E H    +Q      Wx2          W
|------------|------------------|------------|-------||
|------------|------------------|------------|-------||
|------------|-2-2-2-2----(2)\--|------------|-------||
|------------|------------------|------------|-x\----||


    |-3-|                           |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-0-|
||--------------------|-------------------|


 1.
  |-3-|                            |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E  E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|-------/9-9-9-9-7----o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------9--o||
|-------------------|-3-3-3----------------||


  2.
              |-3-|            |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---|-------/7-9-9-9-9-7---||
|-----------------3-|-3-3-3--------------9-||


 1st Verse
  |-3-|                           |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-4-2--|
|-------------------|--------------------|


  |-3-|                   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------2-4-4-4-4-2---|
|-------------------|-----2-4-------------4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-3-3-------------------|


  |-3-|                           |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-4-2-|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  |-3-|                        |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------/x-9-9-9-9-7-5-||
|-------------------|-3-3-3----------------||


 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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  |-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 E E 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-|-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   Q  Q  E E +E  Q
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----2-2-(2)---|


       |3-| |-3-|      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E +E  Q E E E Q    E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-2-2-(2)---2-2-2-2--|---------------------------|


  |-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 E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


  |-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 E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|


                            2nd Verse
  |-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
|-------------------------||-------------------|
|-------------------------||-------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------||-------------------|


              |-3-|   |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-4-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------|--------------------|


               |-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 E E E
|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------/x-9-9-9-7-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-4-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3--------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|


                       Bridge
               |-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
|--------------------||-------------------------|
|--------------------||-------------------------|
|-------/x-9-9-9-7-5-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-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
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|


  |-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-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   Q  Q  E E +E  Q
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----2-2-(2)------|


       |3-| |-3-|      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E +E  Q E E E Q    E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-(2)---2-2-2-2--|-------------------------|


  |-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
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|


  |-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 E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


                                                      Chorus
                                                    $
  |-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 E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------|


  |-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 E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|


                                                                   To Coda
  |-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 E Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|-----------------------|


                              Guitar Solo
                      |-3-|       |-3-|    |-3-|      |-3-|
  W          +H.      E E E    Q  E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E E Q  E
|----------|----------------||-------------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------------||-------------------|-------------------|
|-0--------|-(0)------------||-------------------|-------------------|
|----------|----------0-0-0-||-3--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3--0-0-0-0-1--1---|


     |-3-|        |-3-|           |-3-|    |-3-|      |-3-|
  Q  E E E H      Q Q Q H      Q  E E E Q  E E E   Q  E E E E Q  E
|---------------|------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-------5----|-------------------|-----------------|
|-3--0-0-0-0----|-1-1-1------|-5--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-5--2-2-2-2-3--3-|


                               Moderately Fast Rock Q=155(s8=8)
     |-3-|         |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  E E E Q  Q    q q q q q q    W          +W
|----------------|-------------||----------|--------|
|----------------|-------------||----------|--------|
|----------------|-------------||----------|--------|
|-5--2-2-2-2--2--|-3-3-3-5-5-5-||-0--------|-(0)----|


                                  D.S. al Coda
  +W           +W           +W           Wx29
|------------|------------|------------|----------||
|------------|------------|------------|----------||
|------------|------------|------------|----------||
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|----------||


                            Outro-Solo
  &
  |-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 E E E E
|-------------------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------||-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  |-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 E E 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-|
|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|


  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-|    |-3-|      |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E Q  E E E Q    E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------|--------------------|


  |-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 E E 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-|
|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|


  |-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 E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  |-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 E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  |-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 E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  |-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  |-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 Q
|-------------------------|---------------------*|
|-------------------------|---------------------*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-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