Artist: Blind Guardian Album: The forgotten tales Song: The bard's song(In the forest) Tab author: Mauro- Coimbra, Portugal Hello, BG fans... Here I am again for another great mission. Discover the true nature of the bard's song(In the forest). I've seen myriad tabs about this one, but some incomplete and others wrong This is really how they play it on the Somewhere far beyond album, for in the live versions they do variations in the song. Half a step down tunning. Intro: Rhythm acoustic |--0------------------------------------------| |----3--1--0--0--1--0---0------1--3--1--0--1--| |---------------------0---2--0----------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--0---------------------------0--------------| |-------------3---------0---------------------| x2 |--0-------------------------------| |----3--1--0--0--1--0---0----------| |---------------------0---2--0--2--| |----------------------------------| |--0----------------------------0--| |-------------3---------0-------*--| Second time, they don't play the last note, they go right to the next part. Second time, lead acoustic comes in. |--8--10--8--10--7----7----------------7--8--7----8--10--8--10--7--| |-----------------------10--8----8--10-----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7----------------7--8--7/12--| |----10--8----8--10-------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| Only rhythm acoustic |--0-----------------------| |----3--1--3----0----------| |-----------------2--0--2--| |--------------------------| |--0-----------------------| |----------3----0----------| Now you all know the bards and their songs When hours have gone by I'll close my eyes Rhythm acoustic |--0----------------------------------------------------------------| |----1---3-----1---0-----1-----3---0---------------1-----0-----1----| |------2---2-----2---0-----0-----0---0---2-----0-----2-----2-----2--| |------------2---------0-----0---------2---2-----2-----2-----2------| |--0-----------------------------------------2-----0----------------| |------------------3---------------0--------------------------------| In a world far away, we may meet again Rhythm acoustic |--0-----1-----3------------------------------------0----------------| |----1-----1-----1--3-----1-----3---3-----5-----6-----1---3-----1----| |------2-----2--------0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----2---2-----2--| |-----------------------0-----0---------0-----0---------------2------| |--0------------------------------------------------0----------------| |-------------------3---------------3--------------------------------| Lead acoustic |--12--13--15--10--8--7-------7--8--7--------| |-----------------------8-------------10--8--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| 'But now hear my song about the dawn of the night' Rhythm acoustic |--0-------------------------------------------------------| |----1---3-----1---0-----1-----3---0-----1-----3--6--5--3--| |------2---2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0---------------| |------------2---------0-----0---------2-----2-------------| |--0-------------------------------------------------------| |------------------3---------------0-----------------------| Lead acoustic |-----------------------7--8--10--13--12--10--| |--5--3--8--10--8----10-----------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| 'Lets sing the bard's song' Rhythm acoustic |-------------------|-------------------------------| |----1---0-------0--|----1---------0-----------0----| |------------2------|----------------------------0--| |-------------------|------------------------2------| |--3---2---0---2----|--3---3--3--2---2--2--0---2----| |-------------------|----------------------------3--| Chorus Rhythm acoustic |--------0-----1--0---0-----1--0---0-----1--0----| |--3---3---1--------3---1--------3---1--------3--| |----2-------2------------2------------2---------| |--0-----------0------------0------------0-------| |--------0------------0------------0-------------| |------------------------------------------------| Tomorrow will take us... |--5--5--3--3--1-----1------| |----------------3-----3----| |------------------2-----2--| |--3--3--5--5--0------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Ever know our names... |------------------------| |--------1----1--0-------| |---------------------0--| |------------------------| |--0--2--3----3--2-------| |---------------------3--| But the bard songs... |--------0-----1--0---0-----1--0---0-----1--0----| |--3---3---1--------3---1--------3---1--------3--| |----2-------2------------2------------2---------| |--0-----------0------------0------------0-------| |--------0------------0------------0-------------| |------------------------------------------------| Tomorrow will take it... |--1-------1-----0-------------| |----1---1---1-----3--1--3--0--| |------2-------2---------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--1---------------------------| It will be gone... Lead acoustic |-----------12-------13--12----12-------13--12----12-------13--12-----| |--15----15----13-----------15----13-----------15----13-----------15--| |-----14----------14-----------------14-----------------14------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Tomorrow will take us... |--17----15----12----------------12--13--15--13--12-----| |-----------------15------13--15--------------------15--| |----------------------14-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Ever know our names... |--20----20--19----15--| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| But the bard songs... |-----------12-------13--12----12-------13--12----12-------13--12-----| |--15----15----13-----------15----13-----------15----13-----------15--| |-----14----------14-----------------14-----------------14------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Tomorrow will take it... |--1-------1-----0-------------| |----1---1---1-----3--1--3--0--| |------2-------2---------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| It will be gone... Interlude There are two measures on this riff next to the chorus. The first measure is played with a rhythm acoustic and a lead acoustic(doing some pull-offs and hammers), The second measure is played with the same rhythm acoustic but with two leads. The first lead continues doing the same thing it did on the first measure and the second does the rhythm stuff an octave higher, like I will show you. First measure: Rhythm acoustic |--------------------------------------------| |--0h1p0-------------------------------------| |--------2----0--2---------------------------| |------------------2--3--0--2----------0--2--| |--0-------------0-------------0--2--3-------| |--------------------------------------------| Lead acoustic |------------------------------------0--0--2--| |------------0h1p0--------0h1p0---------------| |------------------2------------2-------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| Second measure: Rhythm acoustic |--------------------------------------------| |--0h1p0-------------------------------------| |--------2----0--2---------------------------| |------------------2--3--0--2----------0--2--| |--0-------------0-------------0--2--3-------| |--------------------------------------------| Lead acoustic 1 |------------------------------------0--0--2--| |------------0h1p0--------0h1p0---------------| |------------------2------------2-------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| Lead acoustic 2 |--7h8p7--5----3--5--0--1---0--------0--0--2--| |-------------------------3-------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| Rhythm acoustic |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--1-----3-----1--0-----1-----0----3-----5-----6----3-----1-----0----| |----2-----2--------0-----0-----0----2-----2-----2----0-----0-----0--| |------2-----2--------0-----0------0---0-----0----------0-----0------| |--0-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------------------------3----------------| |--------------0-----------------------------| |--1-----3-------3-----5-----6----3----1--3--| |----2-----2-------0-----0-----0-------------| |------2-----2-------0-----0------0----------| |--0-----------------------------------0-----| |----------------3------------------------3--| Lead acoustic |---------------------------------------------| |----------5--------------------5--3----------| |--2--4--5---4------0--2--0h2p0------5--4--5--| |--------------5--3---------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |----------3------------------5--3--| |--3--5--3---6--5--6--3--3----------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| Verse 2 Rhythm acoustic |--------------0---------------------------------------------------| |--1-----3-------0-----1-----3----0---------------1-----0-----1----| |----2-----2-------0-----0-----0----0---2-----0-----2-----2-----2--| |------2-----2-------0-----0----------2---2-----2-----2-----2------| |--0----------------------------------------2-----0----------------| |----------------3----------------0--------------------------------| There's only one song... |--0-----1-----3----3-------------------------------0----------------| |----1-----1-----1----0---3-----1---3-----5-----6-----1---3-----1----| |------2-----2----------0---0-----0---0-----0-----0-----2---2-----2--| |-----------------------------0---------0-----0---------------2------| |--0------------------------------------------------0----------------| |-------------------0---------------3--------------------------------| Tales of a brave man... Rhythm acoustic |--0----------------------------------------------------------------| |----1---3-----1---3-----1-----0--0-----1-----3---1-----0----1------| |------2---2-----2---0-----0--------0-----0-----0---2-----2----2----| |------------2---------0-----0--------2-----2---------2-----2----2--| |--0----------------------------------------------0-----------------| |------------------3--------------0---------------------------------| Lead acoustic |--12--13--15--10--8--7-------7--8--7--------| |-----------------------8-------------10--8--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| But now the bard songs... Rhythm acoustic |--0-------------------------------------------------------| |----1---3-----1---0-----1-----3---0-----1-----3--6--5--3--| |------2---2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0---------------| |------------2---------0-----0---------2-----2-------------| |--0-------------------------------------------------------| |------------------3---------------0-----------------------| Lead acoustic |-----------------------7--8--10--13--12--10--| |--5--3--8--10--8----10-----------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| No one should ask you... Rhythm acoustic |-------------------| |----1---0-------0--| |------------2------| |-------------------| |--3---2---0---2----| |-------------------| Who tells the story Chorus Rhythm acoustic |--------0-----1--0---0-----1--0---0-----1--0----| |--3---3---1--------3---1--------3---1--------3--| |----2-------2------------2------------2---------| |--0-----------0------------0------------0-------| |--------0------------0------------0-------------| |------------------------------------------------| Tomorrow will take us... |--5--5--3--3--1-----1------| |----------------3-----3----| |------------------2-----2--| |--3--3--5--5--0------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Ever know our names... |------------------------| |--------1----1--0-------| |---------------------0--| |------------------------| |--0--2--3----3--2-------| |---------------------3--| But the bard songs... |--------0-----1--0---0-----1--0---0-----1--0----| |--3---3---1--------3---1--------3---1--------3--| |----2-------2------------2------------2---------| |--0-----------0------------0------------0-------| |--------0------------0------------0-------------| |------------------------------------------------| Tomorrow all will be known... |--5--5--3--3--1-----1------| |----------------3-----3----| |------------------2-----2--| |--3--3--5--5--0------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| So don't be afraid... |-------------------| |--------1----1--0--| |-------------------| |-------------------| |--0--2--3----3--2--| The 'remain' part - is after I point out the lead acoustic.**** |-------------------| Cause the bard songs... Lead acoustic |-----------12-------13--12----12-------13--12----12-------13--12-----| |--15----15----13-----------15----13-----------15----13-----------15--| |-----14----------14-----------------14-----------------14------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Tomorrow will take us... |--17----15----12----------------12--13--15--13--12-----| |-----------------15------13--15--------------------15--| |----------------------14-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Ever know our names... |--20----20--19----15--| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| But the bard songs... |-----------12-------13--12----12-------13--12----12-------13--12-----| |--15----15----13-----------15----13-----------15----13-----------15--| |-----14----------14-----------------14-----------------14------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Tomorrow all will be known.. |--17----15----12----------------12--13--15--13--12-----| |-----------------15------13--15--------------------15--| |----------------------14-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| So don't be afraid... |--20----20--19----15--| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| Cause the bard songs... **** '... will remain' Rhythm acoustic |--------------------------------------------------------| |--1-----0-----1-----1--------1-----0-----1-----0h1p0----| |----0-----0-----2-----2--------0-----0-----2---------2--| |------2-----0-----2-----2--------2-----0-----2----------| |--3-----2-----0--------------3-----------0--------------| |-----------------------------------3--------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--1-----0-----1-----1--------1-----0-----1-----0h1p0----| |----0-----0-----2-----2--------0-----0-----2---------2--| |------2-----0-----2-----2--------2-----0-----2----------| |--3-----2-----0--------------3-----------0--------------| |-----------------------------------3--------------------| In my thoughts... |--------------------------------------------------------| |--1-----0-----1-----1--------1-----0-----1-----0h1p0----| |----0-----0-----2-----2--------0-----0-----2---------2--| |------2-----0-----2-----2--------2-----0-----2----------| |--3-----2-----0--------------3-----------0--------------| |-----------------------------------3--------------------| These songs of hobbits... |-------------------------------| |--1--------0----------------0--| |-----2--------0-----------0----| |--------0--------0------2------| |--3--------2----------2--------| |--------------------0----------| You can see them too...
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