Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song Chords & Tabs

 

The Bard's Song Chords & Tabs

Blind Guardian Chords & Tabs

Version: 5 Type: Tab

The Bard's Song Tab

   
This is what I've tabbed so far of the guitar 2 part to The Bard's Song
(Studio Version).  From what I can tell, the 1st guitar part is the same as
the 'In the Forest' version, which can be found on other tabs on this
website.  The 2nd guitar part mainly follows the sung melody, and it is
relatively easy and very fun to play.  Please note than as of now, I have yet
to tab the last part of this song, and hopefully I will be able to get to it
in the near future. Also note that this is tabbed in standard tuning, where
as the 1st guitar part is tuned one half step down.  

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	       THE BARD'S SONG (STUDIO VERSION) - Blind Guardian
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Tabbed by: doofis333
Email: checkered_chimp52@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE)

GUITAR 2

-INTRO/VERSE- (Start after guitar 1's first repeat)

E|--11---9-------------------------------------------9-----------|
B|---------12-11----11---12-11------11--9-------12-----12-11-12--|
G|-----------------------------11----------11--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--11---9-------------------------------------11--9------9------------------|
B|---------12-11----11---12-11------11--9-------------12-------11--9------9--|
G|-----------------------------11----------11-------------------------11-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--11--9------9--------------------11--12--14--9-----9-9-9--11--12--11----|
B|---------12-------11--9------9-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------11----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------11--9------9---------------------9--12--11--9---------------------------|
B|--9-9---------12--------11--11--11--12-------------------9-11-12---11---9---11-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-INTERLUDE-

E|----------------------------|
B|--12--12--11--11--9-----11--|
G|---------------------8------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|

-CHORUS-

E|------9-----9--11------------12--11h12-9--11-----------12--11h12-9--11---------|
B|---------9------------12--9-------------------12--9--------------------12--9---|
G|--11---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--12--11h12-9--16-----14--14-----12--11--9-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------9------9--12--11------9---|
G|--------------------------------------------------11-------------11------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blind_guardian/the_bards_song_tab_ver_5.html ]
E|------9-----9--11------------12--11h12-9--11-----------12--11h12-9--11---------|
B|---------9------------12--9-------------------12--9--------------------12--9---|
G|--11---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--12--11h12-9--12-----------11--9------9------|
B|-----------------------------------12-----11--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

-SOLO-

E|----------------------------------------------------9--11--|
B|--12p11--9---------9---------------------9--11--12---------|
G|---------------11-----8--9---------8-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------11--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------9--11--|
B|--12p11--9---------9---------------------9--11--12---------|
G|---------------11-----8--9---------8-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------11--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------11------------------------------11--9---7h9p7----7---|
B|--9--11--12------11-------------9---7h9p7-------------------------|
G|---------------------11--9--11------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--9--11--9-----14--12--11h12p11--9--12--16--14--|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

-VERSE 2-

E|------9--11----------------------------------------11--12--14--14--9-----9-9-9--11--12--11--|
B|--12---------11-----11h12p11----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------13--11--11h13----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------11--9------9--9---------------------9---------11--12--14--16--14--12p11--9--|
B|--9--9---------12-----------11--11--11--12-----12-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------9--12p11--9---------------------------|
B|--12------------------9--11--12--11--9--11--|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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