The Martyr

Blind Guardian

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Key: 
           ----------Batallions of Fear--------------                       
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Intro:
               Part 1

E|------------|--------------------------------------------| 
B|------------|--------------------------------------------| 
G|-5--4-------|--------------------------------------------| 
D|-3--2--5----|-------2-----------2-----------2-----3--2---| 
A|-------3--5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-5-| 
e|----------3-|------------------------------------------3-| 


             P.M[_________________________________]
 Part 2

E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----3---2-| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---0-| 
e|-------------------------------------------| 


P.M[_________________________________]

Play Part 1 and Part 2 another time in the same order and then put
this piece just after Part 2

E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|-3---2----3---2----3--2-----| 
A|-1---0----1---0----1--0-5---| 
e|------------------------3---| 


Riff 1

E|------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|-2---------3--2--3--2---------2p0---0-2-3-2---------3--2--0- 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----3-------0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0- 
A|------------------------------------------------------------ 
e|------------------------------------------------------------ 


  P.M[_____]            [_____]               [_____]

E ---------------------------------| 
B ---------------------------------| 
G ---------------------------------| 
D -3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| 
A ---------------------------------| 
e ---------------------------------| 


P.M[_____________________________]

Repeat this Riff four times, the two latter during verse.
The Riff above is arragned for one guitar play only. To
get a more correct sound, let guitar 1 play high notes,
and guitar 2 constantly on P.M.ed loose D string.

Riff 2
             [Fill-1-------]           [Fill-2-------]

E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-7-------------------------8-------------------------| 
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 


P.M[_________________________________________________]

First time playing Riff 2, do not use the fill, use the
fill during the second time.


 Fill 1                            Fill 2
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-----------------|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------| 
A|-----------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------8-8-8-8-| 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


Riff 3


This part 4x            -- with --               This part 2x
E|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------| 
G|-------------15-14--------------------15-14----|-------------------| 
D|-12-14-------------15-14--12-14-------------15-|-7---5---7-------5-| 
A|-------12-13--------------------12-13----------|-5---3---5---8---3-| 
e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------6-----| 


Riff 4 2x
                          [Fill-1-&-2------] Fill 1

e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------|-(19)-14-(19)-14-(19)-14-| 
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 


Fill 2
E|-------------------|                                           
B|-------------------|                                           
G|-14-12-14-12-14-12-| First time use Fill 1, second time Fill 2 
D|-------------------|                                           
A|-------------------|                                           
e|-------------------|                                           



Riff 5


Part 1 2x                         Part 2 2x
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|----------------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| 
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 


P.M[____________]                   [____________]

Riff 6 2x

E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-16-------14-17-16-------| 
D|----16-17----------17-16-| 
A|-------------------------| 
e|-------------------------| 


Before playing Riff 6 two times, play this short fill:

A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| 


P.M[____________]

Do also use this once after Riff 6

Play: Riff 6 1x (w/o any fills 'n stuff like that)


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During the coming verse, there's just a dull loose A string humming,

Riff 7 1x

E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-----------------| 
D|---4-2-4---2-----| 
A|-2-------5---4-5-| 
e|-----------------| 


Some more A-S humming

Play: Riff 7 3x

Now break into Chorus

Riff 8


    March off...                                 End 1
E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| 
D|-4-------------4---5---------------------------|-4-------------| 
A|-2-------------2-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
e|---0-0-0-0-0-0---3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------| 


  P.M[_________]       [_________]   [_________]     [_________]


 End 2
E|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|-2--4--5----| 
A|-0--2--3--5-| 
e|----------3-| 


First two times use End 1, during the third use End 2.

Riff 9
                       [Fill-1-&-2----------------]
                                   End 1    End 2

E|---------------------------------|--------|-------| 
B|---------------------------------|--------|-------| 
G|---------------------------------|--------|-------| 
D|-4---------4---------4---------4-|--------|-4---2-| 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4---5--|-5---4-| 
e|---------------------------------|-5---7--|-------| 


P.M[_____________________________]

First time use End 1 and Fill 1, second time use End 2 and Fill 2
Maybe to obvious???


 Fill 1
E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------7-7---------| 
G|-4---2---0---------------------------7p4-6h7-| 
D|---5---4---2-4-------------2~~---------------| 
A|---------------5-2/4---4-5-------------------| 
e|---------------------------------------------| 


 Fill 2
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-4---2---0-----0-2-4~~~-2-----| 
A|---5---4---2-4------------5-4-| 
e|------------------------------| 


Repeat the Huge Riff 9 procedure

Play: Riff 7 2x

Riff 10

E|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|------------------| 
A|-5-5-5-4--5-5-5-7-| 
e|-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-5-| 


Play: Riff 7 2x
Play: Riff 10 1x

Riff 11 2x

E|--------------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-4-------------4-------------4-------------4------------- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
e|--------------------------------------------------------- 


P.M[_____________________________________________________]

E ---------------------------------------- 
B ---------------------------------------- 
G ---------------------------------------- 
D -5---------5---------5---------5-------- 
A -3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3- 
e ---------------------------------------- 


P.M[____________________________________]


E -------------------------------------------------------| 
B -------------------------------------------------------| 
G -------------------------------------------------------| 
D -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A ---------------------------------2-------------2-2-2-2-| 
e -------------------------------------------------------| 


Riff 12 2x                           Riff 13 4x

E|----------------------------------||----------| 
B|----------------------------------||----------| 
G|----------------------------------||----------| 
D|-4-----5-4-x-5---4-----5-4-x-7--5-||--4-------| 
A|-2-4-5-3-2-x-3---2-4-5-3-2-x-5--3-||--2----5--| 
e|---2-3-------------2-3------------||-------3--| 


Riff 14 4x (2x solo)
                                                   End 1

E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
A|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------5-------5-|-------5-------5-| 
e|-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-| 


P.M[_____________________________________________]   [_____________]


 End 2
E|---------| First 3 times use End 1, on the last one use End 2. 
B|---------|                                                     
G|---------|                                                     
D|---------|                                                     
A|-5---7---|                                                     
e|-3---5---|                                                     


SOLO          (not transcribed)

Riff 15

E|--------------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-4-------------4-------------4-------------4------------- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
e|--------------------------------------------------------- 


P.M[_____________________________________________________]

E ---------------------------------------------------------| 
B ---------------------------------------------------------| 
G ---------------------------------------------------------| 
D ---------------------------------------------------------| 
A -5-------------5-------------5-------------5-------------| 
e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 


P.M[_____________________________________________________]

Play Riff 15 with the combination thing below


Combi thing:::
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 


Play: Riff 7 2x

Riff 16 2x

E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|---4-2-4---2-----| 
D|---------5---4-5-| 
A|-2---------------| 
e|-----------------| 


Play: Riff 7 2x
Play: Riff 16 2x

In the last riff, skip the last tone

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 


Now there is a kind of bridge back to Riff 1

E|--------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------- 
D|--------------------------------------------- 
A|-4-------------4----------------------------- 
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2- 


P.M[_________________________]

E -------------------------------------| 
B -------------------------------------| 
G -------------------------------------| 
D -------------------------------------| 
A -5---------5-------------------------| 
e -3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--6p3-5p3-6p3-5p3-| 


P.M[________________]

E|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-4-------------5-4-5-4-------------4p2-0-2-4-5-4-------------5-4-2- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------- 


  P.M[___________]       [_________]               [_________]

E ---------------------------------| 
B ---------------------------------| 
G ---------------------------------| 
D ---------------------------------| 
A -5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| 
e ---------------------------------| 


P.M[_____________________________]
Play: Riff 1 3x
Play: Riff 2 2x

SOLO          (not transcribed)

Play: Riff 8 5x

The third and the fith time has second ending

Outro


 Part 1 2x               Part 2 2x
E|-----------------|-----------------| 
B|-----------------|---5-3-5---3-----| 
G|---4-2-4---2-----|---------5---4-5-| 
D|-2-------5---4-5-|-2---------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------| 
e|-----------------|-----------------| 


Play Part 1 3x and end on first tone

There's actually some backrground humm here, but that should not be
escpecially hard to figure out I use to do the easy things in a song
first, therefore the solos ain't transcribed yet, It'll do without
them right now, they usually take some time to transcribe and i feel
like a sick mushroom right now...



BYE                                     and go on tabbing out your brains

transcribed by Axel Hallingbäck                mailto:*
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Composition: Blind Guardian

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