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March Of Time
Helloween
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MARCH OF TIME (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1988 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT.2)
Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com
Words and Music by Kai Hansen
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderately Fast Q=130
4/4
Gtr I
W H H W H H
||-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|
||o----------|-----------|-0--------|-0----2----|
||o----------|-----------|----------|-----------|
||--2--------|-2----0----|----------|-----------|
1.
W H H W q q q q
|----------|-----------|----------|---------------||
|----------|-----------|-2--------|--------------o||
|-0--------|-0----0----|----------|--------------o||
|----------|-----------|----------|-0--0--0--0----||
2.
W H H W q q q q
|----------|-----------|----------|--------------||
|----------|-----------|-2--------|--------------||
|-0--------|-0---------|----------|--------------||
|----------|------0----|----------|-0--0--0--0---||
W +W 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-|
|-2--------|-(2)--------||---------------------------------|
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---|
|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
E E Q H Wx2 H Q Q
|-------------|------------|----------------||
|-------------|------------|----------------||
|-------------|------------|----------------||
|-0-----------|------------|---------12\----||
Verses
$
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------5-5-7---|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------5-|
|-------------------------5-7---|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------5-5-7-----|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------5---|
|-------------------------5-7---|-------------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-|-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S E.
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----5----|
|-------------------------5-7---|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------5-5-7---|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------5-|
|-------------------------5-7---|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------5-5-7-----|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-------5---|
|-------------------------5-7---|-------------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-|-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-----5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----||
|-------------------------5-7---|----------------------------------||
Pre-Chorus
Q. S S Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. S S Q. E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------4------|------------------|
|-4----4-4-4----2-|-4-5-4-2-4-2-0---|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------4-|-2----2-2------2-|-2-1-2-4-2-4-2-0--|
H.. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---------2-|-4-5-4-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|----------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---5--4--0----||
$$
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-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 S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
To Coda
To Coda
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------2-0-----o||
|-------------------------|-----------------2---o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------4--||
D.S. al Coda &
W +H. Q W W W W
|----------|-------------||----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|-------------||----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|-------------||----------|-4--------|-4--------|------||
|-2--------|-(2)---------||-2--------|----------|----------|------||
Guitar Solo I (Kai)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Guitar Solo II (Mike)
S E S S S E S S E E E S E S S S E S S E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E S +S S S E +S S E S S E S E S S S E S S E E E
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
S E S S S E S S E E E S E S S S E S S E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E S +S S S E S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
|-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---|-4---4---2---0---|------------------|
|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---2---0-|-4---4---4---4----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---4---4---4---4--|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-------------|--------------||
|-4---4---4---4---|---2---2---2---2-|-0--4--6--7--|-6-----6------||
|---4---4---4---4-|-----------------|-------------|----4-----4---||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------||
e e e e H e e e e H e e e e H e e e e H e e e e H
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|-4-4-4-4-4----|--------------|-4-4-4-4-4----|--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2----|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2----|--------------|-2-2-2-2-2----|
e e e e H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---||
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------||
S S S S S S S S 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---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-5----o||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
2.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
1.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------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)-7-o||
|---------------------------------|------------------------------||
2.
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
Outro
&&
W Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
|----------||------6-6-6--------|------6-6-6--------|
|----------||-------------------|-------------------|
|----------||-4-------------4-4-|-4-------------4-4-|
|-2--------||-------------------|-------------------|
Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S H E Q E H
|------6-6-6--------|------6-6-6----|-------------*|
|-------------------|---------------|-------------*|
|-4-------------4-4-|-4-------------|-------------*|
|-------------------|---------------|-0-2---------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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