Helloween
A Tale That Wasnt Right (ver 2) Bass Tab
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A TALE THAT WASN'T RIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1987 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT.1)
Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com) (NecroWraith)
Words and Music by Michael Weikath
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro Verse
Moderately Slow Ballad Q=61
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 Wx8 H E Q. H E Q.
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|------------||------------|-5----5-5----|-0----0-0-----|
H E Q. H E Q E H E Q E H E Q.
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|-------------|-----------3-|-5----5-5--5-|-------------|
|-5----5-5----|-1----1-1----|-------------|-5----5-5----|
Chorus
H E Q. H E E E E H S E. E E H S E. Q
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|-0----0-0----|-5----5---1-3-||-5----5-5--1---|-3----3-3--3--|
H H H Q E E H S E. E E H S E. Q
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|------3----|-1-----------|-------------0-|--------------|
|-1---------|------3--1-3-|-5----5-5--1---|-3----3-3--3--|
Verse
H H H e E Q H E Q. H E Q.
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|-1----0----|-5----5------||-5----5-5----|-0----0-0----|
H E Q. H E Q E H E E Q H E Q.
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|-------------|-----------3-|-5----5-5-5--|-------------|
|-5----5-5----|-1----1-1----|-------------|-5----5-5----|
Chorus
H E Q. H E E E E H S E. E E H S E. E E
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|-0----0-0----|-5----5---1-3-||-5----5-5--1---|-3----3-3--1---|
H H H Q E E H S E. E E H S E. Q
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|------3----|-1-----------|-------------0-|--------------|
|-1---------|------3--1-3-|-5----5-5--1---|-3----3-3--3--|
Guitar Solo
2/4 4/4
H H H e E Q H H E Q.
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|-1----0----|-3----5------||------||-1----1-1----|
H E Q. H E Q. H E E E E H E Q.
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|-------------|-------------|--------3-2-5-|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|------3-------|-5----5-5----|
|-3----3-3----|-0----0-0----|-1------------|-------------|
Outro-Chorus
H E E E E H E E E E H S E. E E H S E. Q
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|------7-5-----|--------------||-------------0-|--------------|
|-0--------8-7-|-5----5---1-3-||-5----5-5--1---|-3----3-3--3--|
H H H Q E E H S E. E E H S E. Q
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|------3----|-1-----------|-------------0-|--------------|
|-1---------|------3--1-3-|-5----5-5--1---|-3----3-3--3--|
Outro-Solo - Weikath
H H H E E E E H S E. E E H S E. Q
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|-1----0----|-5----5---1-3-||-5----5-5--1---|-3----3-3--3--|
H H H Q E E H S E. E E H S E. Q
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|------3----|-1-----------|-------------0-|--------------|
|-1---------|------3--1-3-|-5----5-5--1---|-3----3-3--3--|
H H H E E E E
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|-1----0----|-5----5---1-3-*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
