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Battalions Of Fear Tabs

(ver. 1)
Blind Guardian
	       \==================================\
		\=Battalions of Fear===============\
		 \===================Blind Guardian=\
		  \==================================\

Intro
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------4-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-ETCETRA-5--7-9-7-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-ETCETRA-2-3-|
e|-------------------------3--5-7-5-3-----------------------------|
P.M[_____________________]            [_____________________]

Riff 1 4x

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-------------4----4-------4--5-4-4-------------4----2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--0-0-0-0-2-3-3-3-3-|
e|-----------------3---------------------------------3--------------------|
P.M[___________]      [_____]        [___________]         

Solo Riff 4x

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-5--7-|
A|-2-------2-0-2-3---------3-5-3-2---------2-0-2-3--5-|
e|----------------------------------------------------|

Solo 1

E|-14-14-14-14-12----12-------------------------------------------------
B|----------------15----15-14-15-14-12-14-------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------14h16p14h16-13h14p13h14-13-11-
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E -------------------------12-------14-14-14-14-12----12-------------
B ----------12----12-14-15----11-13----------------15----15-14-15-14-
G -11-13-14----14----------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------
e -------------------------------------------------------------------

E -12-14-17-14-12-14-17-14-12----19b--19-17-16-17-16----16----------------
B ----------------------------14---------------------19----19-17-19-17----
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------19-
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------
e ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Play: Riff 1 4x

Bridge to Riff 2

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-4-5-5-5-5-7-5-4-2-|
A|-2-3-3-3-3-5-3-2-0-|
e|-------------------|

Riff 2 4x

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4--4-----4--4-----|
A|-0-0-0-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-7-7-2--2-0-0-2--2-0-0-|
e|-------------------------------------------|
P.M                             [_]      [_]

Solo Riffs 

 1st time play: 2nd time play:
E|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--7--4--5-|-5-------------7-------------4-------------5-------------|
e|--3--5--2--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
P.M	        [_________]   [_________]   [_________]   [_________]

Solo 2

  Part 1 4x     Part 2 4x
E|-------------|-------------|-P--|----------------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-A--|----------------------|
G|-16-14-12-12-|-18-16-14-14-|-R--|-16-14----------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-T--|-------17-16-14-------|
A|-------------|-------------|-1--|----------------17-16-|
e|-------------|-------------|-4x-|----------------------|

Repeat solo, this time with the 2nd solo riff

Riff 3 2x

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2/0-----------4/0--------------------------|
A|---5-4--5--------7-6--7--------4-3--4-5/0------------|
e|-3-------------5-------------2-----------------------|
 |                                                     |
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-------------7-------------4-------------5---5--4--|
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---3--2--|
P.M  [_________]   [_________]   [_________]

Bridge to Riff 4 (Chorus)

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5--------------7--|
e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--|
P.M  [_________]

Riff 4 (Chorus) 2x

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---2--4---4-2---------------------------------------------|
A|-2---0--2---2-0---------------------------------------------|
e|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
P.M               [_________________________________________]

SOLO 3 - not transcribed

Riff 5 2x

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-----7-9--2-----6-7--4-----7-9-5-4-2---4-2-----|
A|-2-2-2-5-7--0-0-0-4-5--2-2-2-5-7-------5-----5-4-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
P.M  [_]        [_]        [_]

Play: Riff 1 4x
Play: Bridge to Riff 2

Solo 3

Guitar 2 continues after the intro with powerchors above the bars

POWERCHORD EXPLANATION

F#4   G5     B4    A2
|----||----||-4--||-2--|
|-4--||-5--||-2--||-0--|
|-2--||-3--||----||----|

  Guitar 2         Guitar 1
                  F#4                G5           B4
E|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------|-----------------------------12-12b(14)-12b(14)-12b(14)-?
G|---------------|--------------------------14-----------------------------
D|-4----x-x-2----|-12-14--14b(16)b14-14-12---------------------------------
A|-2----x-x-0----|---------------------------------------------------------
e|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------

   B4                                 A2
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------12p11h12p11---------------12-11-12p11----------
D ----11h12p11h12-14b(16)-------------14-12-14------------------14-13-14-
A -14--------------------------------------------------------------------
e -----------------------------------------------------------------------

   F#4
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -11-11/12-12/14-14/16-16/18-18/19-19/21-21-----------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------11----11-12-11-12-
A --------------------------------------------14-13-14----14-------------
e -----------------------------------------------------------------------

E -----------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------12----12-14----14-15\-|
G ----------11----11-12-11-12-14-12-14----14-------16--------|
D -14-12-14----14--------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------|
e -----------------------------------------------------------|

Play: Riff 1 6x

Riff 6 4x

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-3----------4-3-4-5\0---4-3-------5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-2-------|
A|-2-----5-4\0--2-----------2-----5-4\0-------------------5-5-5-|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M                                     [_____________________]

Play: Riff 3 2x (with bridge to Riff 4)
Play: Riff 4 6x (4 last during Outro solo)

Outro Solo

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|------------------11----------------------------9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12- 
D|-9-11h12p11h12--9----11-12--9-11-11-11-12-12-12------------------------- 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

E -------------------9~---14-12----------------------------12---- 
B -10-10-10-12-12-12------------15-14h15-14-12----12-14-15----12- 
G ---------------------------------------------14---------------- 
D --------------------------------------------------------------- 
A --------------------------------------------------------------- 
e --------------------------------------------------------------- 

E -14-12----------------------------12----
B -------15-14h15-14-12----12-14-15----12-
G ----------------------14----------------
D ----------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------
e ----------------------------------------

E --------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------11----------------------------------13-------------
D -9-11h12p11h12-9----11-12--9-11h12p11h12-14p12h14p12----14-12-14-12-
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
e --------------------------------------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------|
D -12-11-12-11------------------------|
A -------------14-12------------------|
e -------------------14-13-12-10b(12)-|

Play: Riff 6 2x

and finally end on a B4


Other BG tabs by me:  The martyr
                      Into the storm
                      Time stands still

Coming BG tabs:  By the gates of Moria
            
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