Blind Guardian - A Past And Future Secret Chords & Tabs

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         This is "A Past and Future Secret" by Blind Guardian

         I took this from a performance at VIVA Metalla but it's pretty
         much like the album version.
         I think that he tune's 1/2 step down but I'm not sure.
         Always rythm guitar on top and lead guitar on bottom.
         Trancribed by JoÆo Pedro MagalhÆes

         Note: Capoeded at 3rd fret

         I'll just put all riffs first and then explain the music.

                                  INTRO
         E?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------5--3----------------------
         B?-3-----------6-3-----6-|-3------------6--4----------------------
         G?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------7--3------Rythm guitar----
         D?-5-----------3-5-----3-|-5------------7--5----------------------
         A?-5-------------5-------|-5------------5--6----------------------
         E?-3-------------3-------|-3------------5--3----------------------
         |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|
         E?----10-11-10-8-10----8-|----------------------------------------
         B?------------------11---|-8-10-11-10-8------8----Lead Guitar-----
         G?-----------------------|--------------10-7----------------------
         D?-----------------------|----------------------------------------

                                   MAIN1
         E?-3-------3-----5-3-------3-------3-3-5-6-5-3-3------------------
         B?-3-3---3---3-----3-3---3---3---3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6------------------
         G?-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------------
         D?-5---------------5---------------5-5-3-3-3-3--------------------
         A?-5---------------5---------------5-5----------------------------
         E?-3---------------3---------------3------------------------------
         |\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|
         E?-3-------------5-3-------FILL----3-3-5-6-5-3--------------------
         B?-------------------------GOES----------------6------2X----------
         G?-------------------------HERE-----------------------------------

         FILL1
         E?-10-8-6-5
         B?---------
         G?---------
                                    MAIN2
                                     H P
         E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3----------------------------------
         B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6---6----------------------------
         G?-3-3-5-5-5---5-----------5------------------------------
         D?-5-5-5-5-3----------------------------------------------
         A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal-
         E?-3------------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blind_guardian/a_past_and_future_secret_tab.html ]
         This part I'll just put the chords. The lead part althought I knew
         part of it I prefer to improvise in the Gm scale. Just listen to
         the record to get the rythm.

                                     MAIN3


FILL3
                                     H P
         E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3---5-3----------------------------
         B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6-----6--------------------------
         G?-3-3-5-5-5---5------------------------------------------
         D?-5-5-5-5-3----------------------------------------------
         A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal-
         E?-3------------------------------------------------------

                                   MAIN4
         Just Lead part. The rythm guitar is just like INTRO
                    P H                             P H
         E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8--------
         B?--------------------11---------|--------------------11----------
         G?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
         D?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
         A?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
         E?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
                    P H
         E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8----------3----------
         B?--------------------11---------|------------11-8-6-3-3----------
         G?-------------------------------|---------------------3----------
         D?-------------------------------|---------------------5----------
         A?-------------------------------|---------------------5----------
         E?-------------------------------|---------------------3----------

                                       MAIN5
         I'm not sure about this one, if you think it's bad e-mail me and
         I'll check it out again.


The music goes like this:

         INTRO(2X)
         MAIN1(2X, first time with FILL1)
         INTRO(2X)
         MAIN2(3X)
         MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in
              MAIN2)
         FILL2
         MAIN3(2X)
         MAIN4

         The VIVA Metalla version would now end so I'm not sure about the
         rest.

         MAIN1(with FILL1)
         MAIN5
         MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in
              MAIN2)
         FILL2
         MAIN3(4X)
         MAIN4

         Chords: Gm E?-3 F E?-5  Dm E?-3 D# E?-3 Cm E?-3
                    B?-3   B?-6     B?-4    B?-4    B?-4
                    G?-3   G?-5     G?-5    G?-3    G?-5
                    D?-5   D?-3     D?-5    D?-5    D?-5
                    A?-5   A?--     A?-3    A?-6    A?-3
                    E?-3   E?--     E?-3    E?-3    E?--

         Notes: H - Hammer-On
                P - Pull-Off
                A? - Means it's a A string, I'm just not sure if it's
                downed 1/2 step.

         To contact me just mail to: damagalhaes@mail.telepac.pt