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AND THE STORY ENDS (Bassline)
As recorded by Blind Guardian
(From the 1995 Album IMAGINATIONS FROM THE OTHER SIDE)
Transcribed by an unregistered user
Words by Hansi Kûrsch Music by André Olbrich & Hansi Kûrsch
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Q=141
5/4
Gtr I
S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|
6/4 5/4
S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E Q Q Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-4-4---4-3---4-4---4-3---4---4---|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-2---2-2-------------|
S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|
6/4 4/4
S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E H E E +Q H. Q
|---------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|-4-4---4-3---4-4---4-3---4---4---|---------------|-4-----------|
|---------------------------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5---|
W +W H E E +Q H H
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----|
|----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|
W +W H E E +Q H. Q
|----------|------------|---------------|------------|
|----------|------------|---------------|------------|
|----------|------------|---------------|-4----------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--|
W +W H E E +Q H H
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----|
|----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|
W +W 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)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
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-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------|--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2--------|-(2)----|
W +W H H W
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|----------|------------|-2----0----|-2----|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-----------|------|
W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|-2--------|-(2)----|
W +W H H W
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|----------|------------|-2----0----|-2----|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-----------|------|
W +W W W
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-4--------|-2----|
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|----------|------|
W +W H H W
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0---------|------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
H E E +Q H H W +W
|---------------|-----------|----------|--------|
|---------------|-----------|----------|--------|
|---------------|------5----|----------|--------|
|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----|
H E E +Q H. Q W +W
|---------------|------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|-4----------|-5--------|-(5)----|
|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--|----------|--------|
H E E +Q H H W +W
|---------------|-----------|----------|--------|
|---------------|-----------|----------|--------|
|---------------|------5----|----------|--------|
|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----|
5/4
S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q S S S S E E Q Q Q
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|
6/4 3/4
S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0---|
|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3---|-2--2-2---2-2--|----------------|
Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--|
|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------|---------------|
4/4
Q S S S S Q Q S S S S Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2--2-2---2-2--|-4--4-4---4-4--|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|---------------|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|
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-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|---------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-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 E S S S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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 E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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 E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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 E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
S S S S E S S S S E S S E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E E E E E E E E Q. E H H Q Q W
|-----------------|-------------|------------|------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|------------|-0----|
|-----------------|-2----2-0----|-2----2--2--|------|
|-----------------|-------------|------------|------|
+W W W W
|------------|----------|----------|------|
|-(0)--------|-4--------|-2--------|-0----|
|------------|----------|----------|------|
|------------|----------|----------|------|
+W H H W H E E +Q
|------------|-----------|----------|---------------|
|-(0)--------|-0---------|----------|---------------|
|------------|-----------|----------|---------------|
|------------|-----------|----------|-2----2-4-(4)--|
H H W +W H E E +Q
|-----------|----------|------------|---------------|
|-----------|----------|------------|---------------|
|------5----|----------|------------|---------------|
|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|
H. Q W +W H E E +Q
|------------|----------|------------|---------------|
|------------|----------|------------|---------------|
|-4----------|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|
|---------5--|----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|
H H W +W
|-----------|----------|--------|
|-----------|----------|--------|
|------5----|----------|--------|
|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----|
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---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H Q E E H Q E E
|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-------2-2-|-0-------0-0--|
H Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------3-3-|-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 W W
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-0--------|-3----|
Q. E +H Q. E +Q E E Q. E +H Q. E +Q E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|------3-(3)----|------3-(3)--5-3-|------3-(3)----|------3-(3)--5-3-|
|-2-------------|-2---------------|-2-------------|-2---------------|
W +W W E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
W +W W E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----|
Q. E H H Q Q W +W
|-------------|------------|----------|--------|
|-------------|------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
|-2----2-0----|-2----2--2--|----------|--------|
|-------------|------------|----------|--------|
W W W +W
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|-4--------|-2--------|-0--------|-(0)----|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
H H W H E E +Q H H
|-----------|----------|---------------|-----------|
|-0---------|----------|---------------|-----------|
|-----------|----------|---------------|------5----|
|-----------|----------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|
W +W H E E +Q H. Q
|----------|------------|---------------|------------|
|----------|------------|---------------|------------|
|----------|------------|---------------|-4----------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--|
W +W H E E +Q H H
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----|
|----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|
W +W W W
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2--------|-2----|
6/4 4/4
S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E W W
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|-3--------|-3----|
6/4 4/4
S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E W W
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|-2--------|-2----|
6/4 4/4
S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E W W
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|-3--------|-3----|
6/4 4/4
S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E W +W
|---------------------------------|----------|--------|
|---------------------------------|----------|--------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---|----------|--------|
|---------------------------------|-2--------|-(2)----|
+W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
+W +W
|------------|--------*|
|------------|--------*|
|------------|--------*|
|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
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
