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And The Story Ends Tabs

(ver. 2)
Blind Guardian

AND THE STORY ENDS (Bassline)
As recorded by Blind Guardian
(From the 1995 Album IMAGINATIONS FROM THE OTHER SIDE)

        

Words by Hansi Kûrsch Music by André Olbrich & Hansi Kûrsch

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'

  Q=141
 5/4
  Gtr I
  S S S S E E Q  Q  Q    S S S S E E Q  Q  Q    S S S S E E Q  Q  Q
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|


 6/4                               5/4
  S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E   S S S S E E Q  Q  Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-4-4---4-3---4-4---4-3---4---4---|-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-2---2-2-------------|


  S S S S E E Q  Q  Q    S S S S E E Q  Q  Q
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|


 6/4                               4/4
  S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E   H    E E +Q     H.      Q
|---------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------|-------------|
|-4-4---4-3---4-4---4-3---4---4---|---------------|-4-----------|
|---------------------------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5---|


  W          +W           H    E E +Q     H    H
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----|
|----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|


  W          +W           H    E E +Q     H.      Q
|----------|------------|---------------|------------|
|----------|------------|---------------|------------|
|----------|------------|---------------|-4----------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--|


  W          +W           H    E E +Q     H    H
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----|
|----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|


  W          +W           E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W          +W
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------|--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|--------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2--------|-(2)----|


  W          +W           H    H      W
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|----------|------------|-2----0----|-2----|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-----------|------|


  W          +W           W          +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|-2--------|-(2)----|


  W          +W           H    H      W
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|----------|------------|-2----0----|-2----|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-----------|------|


  W          +W           W          W
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-4--------|-2----|
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|----------|------|


  W          +W           H    H      W
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0---------|------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------|
|----------|------------|-----------|------|


  H    E E +Q     H    H      W          +W
|---------------|-----------|----------|--------|
|---------------|-----------|----------|--------|
|---------------|------5----|----------|--------|
|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----|


  H    E E +Q     H.      Q    W          +W
|---------------|------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|-4----------|-5--------|-(5)----|
|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--|----------|--------|


  H    E E +Q     H    H      W          +W
|---------------|-----------|----------|--------|
|---------------|-----------|----------|--------|
|---------------|------5----|----------|--------|
|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----|


 5/4
  S S S S E E Q  Q  Q    S S S S E E Q  Q  Q    S S S S E E Q  Q  Q
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|-2-2---2-2------------|


 6/4                               3/4
  S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E   Q  S S S S Q    Q  S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0---|
|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3---|-2--2-2---2-2--|----------------|


  Q  S S S S Q    Q  S S S S Q    Q  S S S S Q    Q  S S S S Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--|
|---------------|-0--0-0---0-0--|---------------|---------------|


                                 4/4
  Q  S S S S Q    Q  S S S S Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2--2-2---2-2--|-4--4-4---4-4--|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|---------------|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2--|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


  S S S S E S S S S E S S E   S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  S S S S E S S S S E S S E   S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  S S S S E S S S S E S S E   S S S S E S S S S E S S E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  S S S S E S S S S E S S E   E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


  E E E E E E E E   Q.   E H      H    Q  Q    W
|-----------------|-------------|------------|------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------|------------|-0----|
|-----------------|-2----2-0----|-2----2--2--|------|
|-----------------|-------------|------------|------|


  +W           W          W          W
|------------|----------|----------|------|
|-(0)--------|-4--------|-2--------|-0----|
|------------|----------|----------|------|
|------------|----------|----------|------|


  +W           H    H      W          H    E E +Q
|------------|-----------|----------|---------------|
|-(0)--------|-0---------|----------|---------------|
|------------|-----------|----------|---------------|
|------------|-----------|----------|-2----2-4-(4)--|


  H    H      W          +W           H    E E +Q
|-----------|----------|------------|---------------|
|-----------|----------|------------|---------------|
|------5----|----------|------------|---------------|
|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|


  H.      Q    W          +W           H    E E +Q
|------------|----------|------------|---------------|
|------------|----------|------------|---------------|
|-4----------|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|
|---------5--|----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|


  H    H      W          +W
|-----------|----------|--------|
|-----------|----------|--------|
|------5----|----------|--------|
|-5---------|-0--------|-(0)----|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   H    Q  E E   H    Q  E E
|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-2-------2-2-|-0-------0-0--|


  H    Q  E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   W          W
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-0--------|-3----|


  Q.   E +H       Q.   E +Q   E E   Q.   E +H       Q.   E +Q   E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|------3-(3)----|------3-(3)--5-3-|------3-(3)----|------3-(3)--5-3-|
|-2-------------|-2---------------|-2-------------|-2---------------|


  W          +W           W          E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  W          +W           W          E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|------------|----------|-----------------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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-|


  W          +W           W          +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----|


  Q.   E H      H    Q  Q    W          +W
|-------------|------------|----------|--------|
|-------------|------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
|-2----2-0----|-2----2--2--|----------|--------|
|-------------|------------|----------|--------|


  W          W          W          +W
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|-4--------|-2--------|-0--------|-(0)----|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------|


  H    H      W          H    E E +Q     H    H
|-----------|----------|---------------|-----------|
|-0---------|----------|---------------|-----------|
|-----------|----------|---------------|------5----|
|-----------|----------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|


  W          +W           H    E E +Q     H.      Q
|----------|------------|---------------|------------|
|----------|------------|---------------|------------|
|----------|------------|---------------|-4----------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2----2-4-(4)--|---------5--|


  W          +W           H    E E +Q     H    H
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|----------|------------|---------------|-----------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|---------------|------5----|
|----------|------------|-2----2-4-(4)--|-5---------|


  W          +W           W          W
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|----------|------------|----------|------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-2--------|-2----|


 6/4                               4/4
  S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E   W          W
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|-3--------|-3----|


 6/4                               4/4
  S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E   W          W
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|-2--------|-2----|


 6/4                               4/4
  S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E   W          W
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------------------|-3--------|-3----|


 6/4                               4/4
  S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E E   W          +W
|---------------------------------|----------|--------|
|---------------------------------|----------|--------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---|----------|--------|
|---------------------------------|-2--------|-(2)----|


  +W           +W           +W           +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|


  +W           +W
|------------|--------*|
|------------|--------*|
|------------|--------*|
|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|



Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - 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
-----------
 |  - 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
            
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