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Follow The Sign
Helloween
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FOLLOW THE SIGN
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1986 Album KEPEER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PART 1)
Transcribed by Shark
Words and Music by Kai Hansen
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Q=55
4/4
Gtr I
T H.. T T T
|----------------------|
|-------------12h13p12-|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
~~~~ ~~
T T +Q. T T T T S T T T T T T T T T T T T W
|--------------------------12-11h12p11----11----------------------|-------|
|----12-(12)---12h13p12----------------13----13-12-10-12h13p12----|-12----|
|-14--------------------14-------------------------------------14-|-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
7/8 5/4 5/8 4/4
~ ~ ~
E E E E E E E H Q H E E E E E H H
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|
|-9-11-12-14-12-11-4-|-5----5pb7r=4----|-2---------|-----------|
|--------------------|-----------------|---5-4-2---|-2----2----|
|--------------------|-----------------|---------5-|------2----|
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------|------0----|
7/8 5/4 5/8 4/4
~~ ~~ ~
E E E E E E S S H Q H E E E E E W
|----------------------|---------------------|---------------|------|
|-------------------12-|-13----13pb15r=12----|-10------------|------|
|-9-11-12-14-12--------|---------------------|----12-11-9----|-9----|
|---------------9------|---------------------|------------12-|------|
|----------------------|---------------------|---------------|------|
|----------------------|---------------------|---------------|------|
5/4
\0.5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q Q Q Q T T T E T
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-9--11--12--11-----11h12p11-9----|
|------------------------------12-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
13/8 7/8
\0.5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
+S. H Q Q Q Q T T T E E Q T T Q
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------12-12-12---|
|------9----9--11--12--11-----11h|=12p11-9----9-------------|
|-(12)---------------------------|---------12---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
5/4
E E E X X X X Q S S S E E E
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12-13p12h13p12--------------12-13----|
|----------------------14--14-14-14-------14-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
9/16
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12----12h13p12----15p13p12----12h13p12----12h13p12----15p13p12-----|
|----------14----------14----------14----------14----------14----------14--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
9/8
~~~~
|----3----| |--3--|
T T T T T T T T +H S S S Q
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h====13p12----12h13p12-------------------12h=13p12-----|
|--------------14----------14-(14)b16------------------14--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H +E. Q..
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-16b18================================(16)r---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
4/4
~~~~~~ ~
+Q E E E E Q W
|------------------------|------*|
|------------------------|------*|
|-(14)--12-11-9-7-9pb11r=|=9----*|
|------------------------|------*|
|------------------------|------*|
|------------------------|------*|
|
| W W
|------------------------|------*|
|------------------------|------*|
|------------------------|------*|
|------------------------|------*|
|------------------------|------*|
|------------------------|------*|
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
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