#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE GRAVE DANCER As recorded by Grave Digger (From the 1995 Album HEART OF DARKNESS) Transcribed by DoomMaker ([email protected]) Words by Chris Boltendahl, Tomi Göttlich, Uwe Lulis Music by Chris Boltendahl, Uwe Lulis Arranged by Grave Digger Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Solo' Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Rhythm' Intro Moderate Rock Q=120 G5 E5 D5 E5 D5E5 F5E5 4/4 Gtr I PM PM PM PM E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-5---2--------|-0---2--------|-0-2---2------|-3-2---2------| |-5---2--------|-0---2--------|-0-2---2------|-3-2---2------| |---0----------|---0----------|-----0--------|-----0--------| | | Gtr II | W W W W |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G5 E5 D5 E5 D5E5 F5E5 PM PM PM PM E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-5---2--------|-0---2--------|-0-2---2------|-3-2---2------| |-5---2--------|-0---2--------|-0-2---2------|-3-2---2------| |---0----------|---0----------|-----0--------|-----0--------| | | E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-2------------|-2------------|-2------------|-2------------| |-2------------|-2------------|-2------------|-2------------| |-0------------|-0------------|-0------------|-0------------| G5 E5 D5 E5 Gtrs I, II PM PM----| PM PM----| E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| ||--5---2-(2)---------|-0---2-(2)---------| ||o-5---2-(2)---------|-0---2-(2)---------| ||----0-------0-0-0-0-|---0-------0-0-0-0-| D5E5 F5E5 PM PM----| PM PM----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-0-2---2---------|-3-2---2-----------|| |-0-2---2---------|-3-2---2----------o|| |-----0---0-0-0-0-|-----0---0-0-0-0---|| F5E5D5E5 F5E5D5E5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-2-0-2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|-3-2-0-2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-| |-3-2-0-2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|-3-2-0-2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-| |-------0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-| F5E5D5 C5 F5E5D5E5 E E E E E E E E 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---5-|---5---5---5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-2-0-2---7---5-|---5---5---5---5-|-3-2-0-2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|| |-3-2-0-2---5---3-|---3---3---3---3-|-3-2-0-2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|| Verse $ F5E5D5E5 C D E PM----------------------| PM----------------------| E E E E E E E E 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|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||--3-2-0-2---------|-----------------|-2-2-4-5---------|-------------------|| ||o-3-2-0-2---------|-----------------|-3-3-5-7---------|------------------o|| ||----------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 D C C D C PM----------------------| PM----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-4-2---------|-----------------|-2-2-4-2---------|-----------------| |-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F5E5D5E5 D5E5 PM----------------------| PM E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-3-2-0-2---------|-----------------|-5-2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|| |-3-2-0-2---------|-----------------|-5-2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|| |---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-----0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|| Pre-Chorus $$ F#5 D5F#5 B5 A5 PM----| PM| E S S S S S H +S S S S S E Q S S Q ||-----------------------|---------------------| ||o----------------------|---------------------| ||-----------------------|-----------4------2--| ||-----------------------|-----------4------2--| ||o-4---------4-4----(4)-|-7-4-4-4-4-----------| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----(2)-|-5-2-2-2-2----0-0----| F#5 A5 E5 PM----| E S S S S S H +S Q. Q. Q |----------------------|----------------|| |----------------------|---------------o|| |----------------------|-2--------------|| |----------------------|-2----2----2----|| |-4---------4-4----(4)-|-0----2----2---o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----(2)-|------0----0----|| Chorus D.S. D.S. F5E5D5E5 F5E5D5E5 D5 C5 E E E E E E E E 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|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------7---5-|---5---5---5---5--|| ||--3-2-0-2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|-3-2-0-2---7---5-|---5---5---5---5--|| ||o-3-2-0-2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|-3-2-0-2---5---3-|---3---3---3---3-o|| ||--------0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-----------------|------------------|| Interlude E5 Bb5 E5 Bb5 E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|| ||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------o|| ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|| ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|| ||o-2-2---8-8--8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-2-2---8-8--8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--o|| ||--0-0---6-6--6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-0-0---6-6--6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|| Guitar Solo E5 D5 C5 Gtr I Q. Q E Q +H. E E |---------------|--------------| |----------8-5--|-(5)------5-8-| |------4--------|--------------| |---------------|--------------| |-7-------------|--------------| |---------------|--------------| | | Gtr II | Q. Q. Q +W |---------------|--------------| |---------------|--------------| |---------------|--------------| |------7-----5--|-(5)----------| |-2----5-----3--|-(3)----------| |-0-------------|--------------| E5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q +E Q +E Q +E H. +E |-10b12--(10)-10b12r=(10)-----|------------------| |-------------------------10--|-(10)-8-------(8)-| |-----------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------| | | Q. Q. Q +W |-----------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------| |--5-----------5-----------2--|--(2)-------------| |--5-----------5-----------2--|--(2)-------------| |--3-----------3-----------0--|--(0)-------------| |-----------------------------|------------------| E5 D5 C5 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12----------| |----------12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12----------12h15p12-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Q. Q. Q |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------7--------------------------5----------------| |--2--------------------------5--------------------------3----------------| |--0----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S Q. |-12h=15p12----------12h15p12----------15b17-(15)-15-----| |-----------12h15p12----------12h15p12-------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | +W |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-(5)----------------------------------------------------| |-(3)----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| E5 |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-15--15-15-15-14-14-14-12-12-12--12-10-10-10-10---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | Q. Q. Q |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5---------------------------5---------------------------2---------------| |--5---------------------------5---------------------------2---------------| |--3---------------------------3---------------------------0---------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~ |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. |---------------------------------------| |--8--8-8-7-7-7-7-----------------------| |-----------------9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-------| |---------------------------------9-----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | | +W |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-(2)-----------------------------------| |-(2)-----------------------------------| |-(0)-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| E5 D5 C5 Q. Q +E Q +E a Q. a H |-12----14b15--(14)-12--|-(12)-------------------| |-----------------------|------11S12----11S12----| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| | | Q. Q. Q +W |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |--------7-----------5--|--(5)-------------------| |--2-----5-----------3--|--(3)-------------------| |--0--------------------|------------------------| E5 ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. S +S E +E Q +E Q. H |-------------------------|---------------| |-------------------------|---------------| |-------------------------|---------------| |-9----8b9r(8)-8b9-(8)-7--|-(7)-7----7----| |-------------------------|---------------| |-------------------------|---------------| | | Q. Q. Q +W |-------------------------|---------------| |-------------------------|---------------| |-5----5---------------2--|-(2)-----------| |-5----5---------------2--|-(2)-----------| |-3----3---------------0--|-(0)-----------| |-------------------------|---------------| E5 D5 C5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ Q. Q +E S S E +E S S E. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T |-7----6b7--(6)---2-3-|-(3)-3h5p3--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| |---------------5-----|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------------------| | | Q. Q. Q +W |---------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------------------------| |------7--------5-----|-(5)--------------------------------------------| |-2----5--------3-----|-(3)--------------------------------------------| |-0-------------------|------------------------------------------------| E5 ~ ~~~~~ T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S E S S E H |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0---------|---------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-|--0h=2p0-0h2p0-0/----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| | | Q. Q. Q +W |-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-5------------------------5------------------------2---------------|-(2)-----------------| |-5------------------------5------------------------2---------------|-(2)-----------------| |-3------------------------3------------------------0---------------|-(0)-----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| E5 F5E5D5E5 2/4 W E E E E |-12--------||---------| |-----------||---------| |-----------||---------| |-----------||-3-2-0-2-| |-----------||-3-2-0-2-| |-----------||-------0-| | | W E E E E |-----------||---------| |-----------||---------| |-----------||---------| |--2--------||-3-2-0-2-| |--2--------||-3-2-0-2-| |--0--------||-------0-| Verse D.S.S. al Coda N.C. 4/4 Gtrs I, II PM------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E 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|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--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--|| & F5E5D5E5 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------|-----------------| ||--------------------|-----------------| ||--3-2-0-2---2----2--|---2---2---2---2-| ||o-3-2-0-2---2----2--|---2---2---2---2-| ||--------0---0----0--|---0---0---0---0-| | | Gtr II | E E E H +E W ||--------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------|-----------------| ||--------------------|-----------------| ||--3-2-0-------------|-----------------| ||o-3-2-0-7-------(7)-|-----------------| ||--------------------|-----------------| F5E5D5E5 D5 C5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|------------------o|| |-----------7----5--|---5---5---5---5---|| |-3-2-0-2---7----5--|---5---5---5---5---|| |-3-2-0-2---5----3--|---3---3---3---3--o|| |-------------------|-------------------|| | | E E E H +E W |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-3-2-0-------------|-------------------|| |-3-2-0-7-------(7)-|------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------|| G5 E5 D5 E5 Gtrs I, II PM PM----| PM PM----| E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| ||--5---2-(2)---------|-0---2-(2)---------| ||o-5---2-(2)---------|-0---2-(2)---------| ||----0-------0-0-0-0-|---0-------0-0-0-0-| 1. 2. D5E5 F5E5 F5E5D5E5 2/4 PM PM----| PM PM----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------||-----------*| |-----------------|-----------------o||-----------*| |-----------------|------------------||-----------*| |-0-2---2---------|-3-2---2----------||-3-2-0-2---*| |-0-2---2---------|-3-2---2---------o||-3-2-0-2---*| |-----0---0-0-0-0-|-----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
