Traveler in time
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by Blind Guardian
From album "tales from the twilight world"(1991)
Gtr1 is the lead guitar (Andre Olbrich) and
Gtr2 is the rhythm guitar (Marcus Siepen)
Transcribed by Teemu Haapanen
Email: shadowmakers@hotmail.com
I did a few improvements and I thing that this tab is now pretty correct.
Mail me if you have any comments or whatever.
Tune ½ down
Intro 2x
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|*-----------8--10---------------------8--10--|
|---------------------------------------------|--9-8-9-11--------11---8~---9-8-9-11---------|
|------------------------3---5----------------|---------------2-------8-----------------2---|
|-2-(2)--2--2-2-2-2-(2)--1---3--5--5-5-5-5--3-|*-2-(2)--------0---4---6----2-(2)--------0---|
|-0-(0)--0--0-0-0-0-(0)---------3--3-3-3-3--1-|--0-(0)------------2--------0-(0)------------|
Riff A
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M..............
|----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-11--12~-*|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------4---|--------3----------5-(5)--------|-9-------8-------9------11-------12--------------------|
|--4---2--*|-2-(2)--1--3-3-3-3-3-(3)--2-(2)-|-7--7-7--6--6-6--7--7-7--9--9-9--10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--2-------|-0-(0)-----1-1-1-1--------0-(0)-|-------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.............. P.M........ P.M........ P.M........ P.M........
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14--------------------11--------------11---------------8---------------8--------------|
|-12--12-12-12-12-12-12--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.............. P.M.............. P.M........
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-------8-------9------11-------12---------------------14---------------------8--------------|
|-7--7-7--6--6-6--7--7-7--9--9-9--10--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff B
P.M........ P.M........ P.M............. P.M.... P.M....
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------11--------------11--|--------------------------------------------------|
|-8---------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9--9--|--------------------5---------7---------7----7----|
|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------|-2------------------3-3333333-5-5555555-5-55-5-55-|
|------------------------------------|-0-0000000-00000000-------------------------------|
P.M.... .. .. .. P.M............. P.M... P.M.... P.M............
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---------4----4----4----4---------------------5--------7---------7-----------------|
|-5-5555555-2-22-2-22-2-22-2--2------------------3-333333-5-5555555-5-5555555-5555555-|
|-----------------------------0-0000000-00000000--------------------------------------|
P.M............. P.M............. P.M............. P.M.............
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12~-|
|-4-------------------------------------2------------------4------------------4---------|
|-2-2222222-22222222-2------------------0-0000000-00000000-2-2222222-22222222-2-2222222-|
|--------------------0-0000000-00000000-------------------------------------------------|
Riff C
P.M..... P.M............. P.M............. P.M............. P.M............
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------5------------------2------------------4------------------7-(7)-5--2-|
|-22222222-|-2------------------3-3333333-33333333-0-0000000-00000000-2-2222222-2222222--5-(5)-3--0-|
|----------|-0-0000000-00000000---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead 1 (2x) Gtr1
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*-------------12--15--14---13~--15fb--15-13-12-13-15--15--15p13p12-------------------*|
|--12-11-12-14------------------------------------------------------14---12--11--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
| |
| Lead 1 (2x) Gtr2 P.M.............. P.M.... P.M..... |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------4--5~--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------5---7-6-7--------5---------------------7-------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------3-33333333-33333333---5-555555555--7-----------------*|
|--0----------------------------------------------------------------5-55555555---------|
Riff D P.M.............. P.M............. P.M............. P.M.... P.M....
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------2-------------------3-------------------------------------7-------------------|
|-7---3--5--0-00000000-00000000-1-1111111-11111111-3------------------5-5555555-5---------|
|-5---1--3-----------------------------------------1-1111111-11111111-----------3-3333333-|
P.M............. P.M............. Chorus (2x)
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|*-------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------------3-(3)-|----------2-(2)-------5----------|
|-3-3333333-33333333-3------------------1-(1)-|*-3---5---0-(0)---3---3---2-(2)-*|
|--------------------1-1111111-11111111-------|--1---3-----------1-------0-(0)--|
Lead 2 Gtr1
|-------------12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------15-13-12-13-12h13p12----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------12-------------------------14-12---------------12-14-12-----------------------------|
|-15-14-15----------------------------------14~--15-14-15----------15-14-15-14h15p14-12----12~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------12-13-15-13-12h13p12-------12~-|
|-------12-13-15----------------------15-13-----|
|-12-14-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
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| Lead 2 Gtr2
|-------------12----------15-13h15p13-12-13-12~-----------15-17-15-----------------------------|
|----------------15-13-12------------------------18-17-18----------18-17-18-17h18p17-15----15~-|
|----------12---------------------------------------------------------------------------17-----|
|-15-14-15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------15-17-19-17-15h17p15-------15~-|
|-------15-17-18----------------------18-17-----|
|-16-17-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff E
P.M............. P.M............. P.M.............
|--------------------|---|--------------------|---|--------------------|---|--------|
|--------------------|---|--------------------|---|--------------------|---|--------|
|--------------------|-%-|--------------------|-%-|--------------------|-%-|--------|
|--------------------|---|-7------------------|---|--------------------|---|--------|
|-7------------------|---|-5-5555555-55555555-|---|-3------------------|---|-2-(2)--|
|-5-5555555-55555555-|---|--------------------|---|-1-1111111-11111111-|---|-0-(0)--|
Riff F P.M............. P.M.... P.M....
|------------------------------------|---|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-%-|------------------------------------------|
|-5--5--5----------------------------|---|---------9------2--3----------9------2--3-|
|-3--3--3--5-(5)--3------------------|---|---------7---5--0--1----------7---5--0--1-|
|----------3-(3)--1-1111111-11111111-|---|-0000000-----3--------0000000-----3-------|
Riff G
P.M.... P.M.... P.M............. P.M.............
|------------------------------------------|--------------------|---|--------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------|---|--------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------|-%-|--------------------|
|---------9------2--3----------9------2--3-|--------------------|---|-7------------------|
|---------7---5--0--1----------7---5--0--1-|-3------------------|---|-5-5555555-55555555-|
|-0000000-----3--------0000000-----3-------|-1-1111111-11111111-|---|--------------------|
P.M............. P.M............. P.M............. Chorus (2x)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|--------------------5-------------------------------------3-(3)-|-------------|
|-5------------------3-3333333-33333333-3------------------1-(1)-|-------------|
|-3-3333333-33333333--------------------1-1111111-11111111-------|-------------|
Solo
A5 Bb5 A5 G5
|-12---------13-12------15-13-12---13-12h13p12-------12---------13-12------15-13-12---|
|----13----0-------13-0----------0-------------15-13----13----0-------13-0----------0-|
|-------12-------------------------------------------------12-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C5 C#5 C5
|-13-12h13p12-------12---------12-13-12----13-12-------------------------12-----------|
|-------------15-13----13----0----------13-------15-13-15~--13h15p13h15------13-------|
|-------------------------12----------------------------------------------------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb5 A5 G#5 C5 Bb5 A5
|-12--------------------------------------------------------151515-15--13-12--13--12--13-12-|
|-----15--13-------------13-15fb-15--13-15--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------15~---14~---------------------13--12--14-12~----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#5 C5 F5 A5
|----------------------------------------------17----19----20----19-----15-13-12--12--------|
|-15fb-15fb--15----------20-20fb--20--17-20fb-----17----17----17----17---------------15-13--|
|----------------13-12~---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F5 G5 A5 C5 G5
|-12----------------------------------------------15p12-15p12-15----------------|
|----15-13--13-12------15fb--15-13--12----12-13~-----------------15p12-15p12-15-|
|-----------------14~------------------14---------------------------------------|-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb5 F5 C5 G5 Bb5 F5
|-13p10-13p10-13----------------15p12-15p12-15----------------13p10-13p10-13----------------|
|----------------13p10-13p10-13----------------15p12-15p12-15----------------13p10-13p10-13-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E C E C A5 D5 E5
|-17fb--20-19--15--17-15--17fb--17-17-15--------------------17fb--17-15--14----14-15-|
|----------------------------------------15~--18-17-15----------------------17-------|
|------------------------------------------------------15~---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C5 D5 A5 D5 E5 A5 B5
|----15-14----------14--17fb--17-15--14----14-15-----15-14-----------14--------------|
|-15-------17-15-17---------------------17--------15--------17-16-17----17(17)~------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff H
Riff B P.M............. P.M............. P.M............. P.M.............
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|--------------------5------------------2------------------4-------------------7-(7)-2--4-|
|-------|-2------------------3-3333333-33333333-0-0000000-00000000-2-2222222-22222222--5-(5)-0--2-|
|-------|-0-0000000-00000000----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead 1 Lead 3 Gtr1
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|---------------12-13-12h13p12----12------15fb-15fb-15fb-15fbr--15p13-15~--|
|-------|---------12-14----------------14----14~-----------------------------------|
|-------|-15~--15------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Lead 1 Lead 3 Gtr2
|-------|-----------------------------------------15fb-15fb-15fb-15fbr--13p12-13~--|
|-------|------------------17-15h17p15-13-15-13~-----------------------------------|
|-------|------------14-16---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-15~--15-17---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff I
P.M............. P.M............. P.M.............. P.M............. P.M.....
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5------------------7--------------------------------------3------------------5----------|
|-3-3333333-33333333-5-5555555-55555555-6-------------------1-1111111-11111111-3-33333333-|
|---------------------------------------4-44444444-44444444-------------------------------|
........ P.M............. P.M............. P.M............. Riff J
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------7------------------3-------------------------------------|-9--7--5--4----4-|
|-33333333-5-5555555-55555555-1-1111111-11111111-5------------------|-7--5--3--2--5-2-|
|------------------------------------------------3-3333333-33333333-|-------------3---|
Riff K
P.M............. P.M...............
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------2-(2)-----5---------------2-(2)-----5---------|-3---------------------------------------|
|-3--5--0-(0)--3--3--2-(2)--3--5--0-(0)--3--3--2-(2)--|-1-1111111-11111111-5--------------------|
|-1--3---------1-----0-(0)--1--3---------1-----0-(0)--|--------------------3-33333333-333333333-|
P.M............. P.M............. Chorus (2x) Riff L
|----------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|----------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|----------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|-5-------------------------------------3-(3)--|------------|---------------|
|-3-3333333-33333333-3------------------1-(1)--|------------|-3-(3)--5-(5)--|
|--------------------1-1111111-11111111--------|------------|-1-(1)--3-(3)--|
Riff M
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.............. P.M..............
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7--6--6-6--7--7-7--9--9-9--10--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M........ P.M........ P.M........ P.M........ P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9--6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6--7--7-7--6--6-6--7--7-7--9--9-9-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.............. P.M.............. P.M.............. P.M..............
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-13-13-13--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.............. Riff N (with riff M and riff O) Gtr1
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------11---12~-|
|----------------------------*-|----------12-13---15---12------------------12-13---15-----------|
|------------------------------|-14-13-14-------------------13~---14-13-14----------------------|
|-14--14-14-14-14-14-14--14~---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------*-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff O Gtr2
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M........ P.M.............. P.M........ P.M........
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-------6-------7-------9------10---------------12---------------------9---------------9--------------|
|-5--5-5--4--4-4--5--5-5--7--7-7--8--8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10-10-10-10-10-10--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
P.M........ P.M........ P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M........ P.M........
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--------------|
|-6---------------6---------------7-------6-------7-------9------10---------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4--5--5-5--4--4-4--5--5-5--7--7-7--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------|
P.M........ P.M........ P.M........
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-8---------------8---------------9---------------9-|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Outro Gtr1
|-12(12)~--13--15--13-12(12)~--12(12)~--13--15--13-12(12)~-----------------12(12)~--13--15--13--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------15-13-12(12)~-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tr
|-12h13p12--12(12)~--------------------------------------12---------------------------|
|--------------------15-13-12-----12-13--15--13-12(12)~------15--13-15-13-12----------|
|-----------------------------14~--------------------------------------------14(14)~--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro Gtr2
|-------0------------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
|----------1----------1-------------0------1-----0----------------1----------1-------|
|-----2------2------2----2--------0----0-----0------0--------2------2------2----2----|
|---2-------------3--------3----2--------2-----2------2----2-------------3--------3--|
|-0------------------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
|---------------1-------------0----------------------------------------1-------------|
|-----------------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
|-------0-------------0----------------1----------1-------------0------1-----0-------|
|-----0----0--------0----0--------2------2------2----2--------0----0-----0------0----|
|---2--------2----2--------2----2-------------3--------3----2--------2-----2------2--|
|-----------------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------0---------------------------1-------------0--------------------------|
|-------0-----------------------------------0---------------0-------------|
|----------1----------1-------------0----------3--1-3-1-0---1-sweep-pick--|
|-----2------2------2----2--------0----0--------------------2-------------|
|---2-------------3--------3----2--------2------------------2-------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|---------------1-------------0-------------------------------------------|
~ = vibrato
P.M = palm muting
p = pull off
h = hammer on
Tr = trill
fb = full bend
hb = half bend
fbr = full bend then release
(12) = ghost note
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