Traveler In Time
By Blind Guardian
From album "Tales From The Twilight World" (1991)
Gtr.1 is lead guitar (Andre Olbrich)
Gtr.2 is rhythm guitar (Marcus Siepen)
Transcribed by Teemu Haapanen
Email: [email protected]
Tune down 1/2 step
Intro Riff
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|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------3---5----------------|
|-2-(2)--2--2-2-2-2-(2)--1---3--5--5-5-5-5--3-|
|-0-(0)--0--0-0-0-0-(0)---------3--3-3-3-3--1-|
Riff 1 (Gtr.1) (2x)
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|*----------8--10---------------------8--10--11---12~--*|
|--9-8-9-11--------11---8~---9-8-9-11-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|*-----------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
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| Riff 1 (Gtr.2) (2x)
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|*-----------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-------------------------2--------4----|
|*-2-(2)--------0---4---6----2-(2)--------0---4----2---*|
|--0-(0)------------2---6----0-(0)------------2---------|
Verse Riff 1
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|------------------------------|
|-4-(4)------------------------|
|-2-(2)--3-------5-(5)---------|
|--------1--3----3-(3)---2-(2)-|
|-----------1--1-------0-0-(0)-|
. .
Riff 2
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|-9----8----9----11----12--------------14--------------11--------11--------8--------8\-|
|-7-77-6-66-7-77--9-99-10-101010101010-12-121212121212--9-999999--9-999999-6-666666-6\-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ...... ......
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------11--------11\-|
|-9----8----9----11----12--------------14--------------8--------8---------9-999999--9\-|
|-7-77-6-66-7-77--9-99-10-101010101010-12-121212121212-9-999999-9-999999---------------|
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.. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ...... ......
Verse Riff 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5--------7--------7----7----7--------4----4----4----4--|
|-2----------------3-333333-5-555555-5-55-5-55-5-555555-2-22-2-22-2-22-2--|
|-0-00000000000000--------------------------------------------------------|
.............. ...... ...... .. .. ...... .. .. ..
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5--------7--------7----------------4----------------|
|-2----------------3-333333-5-555555-5-55555555555555-2-22222222222222-|
|-0-00000000000000-----------------------------------------------------|
.............. ...... ...... .............. ..............
|---------------------------------------------12----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------12-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------12~---------------|
|------------------2----------------4----------------4----------------|
|-2----------------0-00000000000000-2-22222222222222-2-22222222222222-|
|-0-00000000000000----------------------------------------------------|
.............. .............. .............. ...............
Verse Riff 3
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5----------------2----------------4-----------------7-(7)-5--2--|
|-2----------------3-33333333333333-0-00000000000000-2-22222222222222--5-(5)-3--0--|
|-0-00000000000000-----------------------------------------------------------------|
.............. .............. .............. ..............
Lead 1 (Gtr.1) (2x)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*-------------12--15--14---13~--15fb-15-13-12-13-15-15--13h15p13p12-----------*|
|--12-11-12-14-------------------------------------------------------14--12-11--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Lead 1 (Gtr.2) (2x)
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*----------------------------------------------------------------*|
|----------------------4-5~----------------------------------------|
|---------4-5~---7-6-7--------5--------4--------7--------5---------|
|*--7-6-7---------------------3-333333-2-222222-5-555555-3-333333-*|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
...... ...... ...... ......
Verse Riff 4
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------2----------------3---------------------------------7-----------------|
|-7---3--5--0-00000000000000-1-11111111111111-3----------------5-555555-5--------|
|-5---1--3------------------------------------1-11111111111111----------3-333333-|
.............. .............. .............. ...... ......
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-5---------------------------------3--|
|-3-33333333333333-3----------------1--|
|------------------1-11111111111111----|
.............. ..............
Chorus (2x)
|---------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------|
|----------2-(2)-------5----------|
|*-3---5---0-(0)---3---3---2-(2)-*|
|--1---3-----------1-------0-(0)--|
Lead 2 (Gtr.1)
|-------------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 (Gtr.2)
|-------------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-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff 5
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7----------------7---------------------------------|
|-7----------------7----------------5-55555555555555-5-55555555555555-3----------------|
|-5-55555555555555-5-55555555555555-----------------------------------1-11111111111111-|
.............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5--5--5----------------------------------------|
|-3----------------2-(2)--3--3--3--5---3----------------3----------------|
|-1-11111111111111-0-(0)-----------3---1-11111111111111-1-11111111111111-|
.............. .............. ..............
Verse Riff 6
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|----------9------2--3-----------9------2--3-----------9------2--3-----------9------2--3--|
|----------7---5--0--1-----------7---5--0--1-----------7---5--0--1-----------7---5--0--1--|
|-00000000-----3--------00000000-----3--------00000000-----3--------00000000-----3--------|
........ ........ ........ ........
Verse Riff 7
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7---------------------------------5----------------|
|-3----------------3----------------5-55555555555555-5----------------3-33333333333333-|
|-1-11111111111111-1-11111111111111------------------3-33333333333333------------------|
.............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|------------------3--|
|-3----------------1--|
|-1-11111111111111----|
..............
Chorus (2x)
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~---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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)~-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff 2
Verse Riff 8
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5----------------2----------------4----------------7-(7)-2--4--|
|-2----------------3-33333333333333-0-00000000000000-2-22222222222222-5-(5)-0--2--|
|-0-00000000000000----------------------------------------------------------------|
.............. .............. .............. ..............
Lead 1 (Gtr.1&2)
Lead 3 (Gtr.1)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------12-13-12h13p12----12------15fb-15fb-15fb-15fbr--15p13-15~--|
|---------12-14----------------14----14~-----------------------------------|
|-15~--15------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Lead 3 (Gtr.2)
|-----------------------------------------15fb-15fb-15fb-15fbr--13p12-13~--|
|------------------17-15h17p15-13-15-13~-----------------------------------|
|------------14-16---------------------------------------------------------|
|-15~--15-17---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff 9
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5----------------7---------------------------------3----------------|
|-3-33333333333333-5-55555555555555-6----------------1-11111111111111-|
|-----------------------------------4-44444444444444------------------|
.............. .............. .............. ..............
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---------------7----------------3----------------------------------9--7--5--4----4-|
|-3-3333333333333-5-55555555555555-1-11111111111111-5-----------------7--5--3--2--5-2-|
|---------------------------------------------------3-33333333333333--------------3---|
............. .............. .............. ..............
Verse Riff 10
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|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------2-(2)-----5---------------2-(2)-----5---------|
|-3--5--0-(0)--3--3--2-(2)--3--5--0-(0)--3--3--2-(2)--|
|-1--3---------1-----0-(0)--1--3---------1-----0-(0)--|
Verse Riff 11
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------5---------------------------------3--|
|-1-11111111111111-5----------------3-33333333333333-3----------------1--|
|------------------3-33333333333333------------------1-11111111111111----|
.............. .............. .............. ..............
Chorus (2x)
Verse Riff 12
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|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-3-(3)--5-(5)--|
|-1-(1)--3-(3)--|
Riff 3 (Gtr.1)
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|-7-77-6-66-7-77-9-99-10-101010101010-12-121212121212-9-999999-9-999999-6-666666-6-666666-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ...... ...... ......
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|-7-77-6-66-7-77-9-99-10-101010101010-12-121212121212-13-131313131313-13-131313131313-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-14-141414141414-14~-|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
| . . . . . .
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| Riff 3 (Gtr.2)
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----6----7----9----10--------12--------------9--------9--------6--------6--------|
|-5-55-4-44-5-55-7-77--8-888888-10-101010101010-7-777777-7-777777-4-444444-4-444444-|
| .. .. .. .. ...... . . . . . . ...... ...... ...... ......
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7--------8--------8--------9--------9--|
|-7----6----7----9----10--------5-555555-6-666666-6-666666-7-777777-7--|
|-5-55-4-44-5-55-7-77--8-888888----------------------------------------|
.. .. .. .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ......
Riff 4 (Gtr.1)
|----------------------------------------------------11---12~--|
|----------12-13--15--12------------------12-13--15------------|
|-14-13-14-----------------13~---14-13-14----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Riff 4 (Gtr.2)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----6----7----9----10--------12--------------9--------9--------6--------6--------|
|-5-55-4-44-5-55-7-77--8-888888-10-101010101010-7-777777-7-777777-4-444444-4-444444-|
| .. .. .. .. ...... . . . . . . ...... ...... ...... ......
|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7--------8--------8--------9--------9--|
|-7----6----7----9----10--------5-555555-6-666666-6-666666-7-777777-7--|
|-5-55-4-44-5-55-7-77--8-888888----------------------------------------|
| .. .. .. .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ......
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| Riff 4 (Gtr.3)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-7-77-6-66-7-77-9-99-10-101010101010-12-121212121212-9-999999-9-999999-6-666666-6-666666-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ...... ...... ......
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-7-77-6-66-7-77-9-99-10-101010101010-12-121212121212-13-131313131313-13-131313131313-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-14-141414141414-14~-|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
. . . . . .
Outro (Gtr.1) tr
|-12~-12-13--15--13--12~--12~-12-13--15--13--12~-----------12~-12-13--15--13-12h13p12-12~-|
|------------------------------------------------15-13-12~--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------12-----------------------|
|-15-13h15p13p12-----12-13--15--13-12~-----15--13-15-13-12------|
|----------------14~---------------------------------------14~--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Outro (Gtr.2)
|-------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-------------|
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|-----------------------------------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--------------------------|
|
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|-------0-----------------------------------0---------------0--|
|----------1----------1-------------0----------3--1-3-1-0---1--|
|-----2------2------2----2--------0----0--------------------2--|
|---2-------------3--------3----2--------2------------------2--|
|-0---------------------------------------------------------0--|
|---------------1-------------0--------------------------------|
. = palm mute
~ = vibrato
\ = slide down
p = pull off
h = hammer on
tr = trill
fb = full bend
hb = half bend
fbr = full bend then release
(12) = ghost note
