WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Blind Guardian - Trial By The Archon Tabs | Ver. 1
TRIAL BY THE ARCHON
As recorded by Blind Guardian
(From the 1988 Album BATTALIONS OF FEAR)
Words by - Music by Andre Olbrich
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Magnus'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'André'
Intro
Q=151
E5 G5 F#5 B5 A5 B5
4/4
Gtr I
W +H Q Q W +H Q Q
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--9------------|--(9)-----12--11--|--4----------------|-(4)----2---4----|
|--7------------|--(7)-----10---9--|--2----------------|-(2)----0---2----|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~
| W +H Q Q E E H. H. E E
|---------------|----------15--14--|-------------------|-----------------|
|-15b17=========|=(15)r------------|-12-13-12tr13------|-12--------10-12-|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
C5 C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5 E5 E5 D5
H E Q. H Q Q W +H E Q.
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--2------------|-------------------|----------9--7----|
|--5-----5--4----|--2-----5---4--|--2----------------|--(2)-----9--7----|
|--3-----3--2----|--0-----5---4--|--2----------------|--(2)-----7--5----|
|----------------|--------3---2--|--0----------------|--(0)-------------|
|
| H E Q. H Q Q E E H. +H E Q.
|----------------|-------15--14--|-12-14-12tr14------|-(12)----12-10----|
|-13----13-12----|-10------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
E5 G5 F#5
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|--9----------9--9--9--9-------9-9-9-|---9-----9-9-9-12--11--|
|--7----------7--7--7--7-------7-7-7-|---7-----7-7-7-10---9--|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| E. S E E E H +H Q Q
|------------------------------------|---------------15--14--|
|-15b17------12-12-15-15b17==========|=(15)r-----------------|
|---------14-------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B5 A5 B5
|---3---| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|--4-----4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-|--4----4-4-4-2---4------|
|--2-----2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-|--2----2-2-2-0---2------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|
| E E H. H. E E
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|-12-13-12tr13---------------|-12-------------10-12---|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q Q
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--5---5-5-5--5-----4--|--2---2-2-2---------|
|--3---3-3-3--3-----2--|--0---0-0-0--5---4--|
|----------------------|-------------3---2--|
|
| H E Q. H Q Q
|----------------------|------------15--14--|
|-13---------13-12-----|-10-----------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
E5 D5
|---3---| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|--9-----9-----9-9-9---9-9-9-|--9----9-9-9-9-7----------|
|--7-----7-----7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7----7-7-7-7-5----------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E H. H. +Q
|-12-14-12tr14---------------|-12---------------(12)\---|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E5 D5 E5 C5
E H. E E H. E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-9------------------------7-|-9------------------------5-|
|-9------------------------7-|-9------------------------5-|
|-7------------------------5-|-7------------------------3-|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E S S S Q. E E E E S S S Q.
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---12--10-------------------|---12--10-------------------|
|----------12-11-12-11-9-----|----------12-11-12-11-9-----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D5 D5 E5 D5
E H. E H.. E
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------7-|--9---------------------------------------7-|
|-7------------------------7-|--9---------------------------------------7-|
|-5------------------------5-|--7---------------------------------------5-|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| E E E E S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------------------------|-14---15-14-15------------------------------|
|---12--10-------------------|---------------15-17-15-17------------------|
|----------12-11-12-11-9-----|---------------------------16-17-16-17------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------14---|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E5 D5 E5 C5
H.. E H.. E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-9-------------------------7-|-9-------------------------5-|
|-9-------------------------7-|-9-------------------------5-|
|-7-------------------------5-|-7-------------------------3-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E S S S Q. E E E E S S S Q.
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----12-10-------------------|-----12-10-------------------|
|-----------12-11-12-11-9-----|-----------12-11-12-11-9-----|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D5 D5 E5
H.. E W
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-7-------------------------7-|--9--------------|
|-7-------------------------7-|--9--------------|
|-5-------------------------5-|--7--------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|
| ~~
| |--3--|
| E E E E S S S Q. H H
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----12-10-------------------|-12tr13----12----|
|-----------12-11-12-11-9-----|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
Rhythm Part
E5F5 E5F5 E5C5C5D5 E5F5 E5F5 E5D5D5D5
E E E E E s E E. E E E E E s E E.
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-7--8-7--8-7-3-3-5--|-7--8-7--8-7-5-5-5--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E5F5 E5F5 E5C5C5D5 E5F5 E5F5 E5D5D5D5
E E E E E s E E. E E E E E s E E.
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-7--8-7--8-7-3-3-5--|-7--8-7--8-7-5-5-5--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E5 E5 E5C5C5D5 D5 D5 D5D5D5D5 D5EbD5EbD5BbBbC5 E5F5 E5F5 E5D5D5D5
E E E E E S E E. E E E E E S E E. E E E E E S E E. E E E E E s E E.
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-7---7---7-3-3-5--|-5---5---5-5-5-5--|-5-6-5-6-5-1-1-3--|-7--8-7--8-7-5-5-5--|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
E5 E5 E5C5C5D5 D5 D5 D5D5D5D5 D5EbD5EbD5BbBbC5 E5F5 E5F5 E5
E E E E E S E E. E E E E E S E E. E E E E E S E E. E E E E H
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9----|
|-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9----|
|-7---7---7-3-3-5--|-5---5---5-5-5-5--|-5-6-5-6-5-1-1-3--|-7--8-7--8-7----|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
Solo André
E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14h|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
D5
S S S S S S S S H
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------7--------|
|--------------------------7--------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~
| S S S S S S S S Q.. S
|-15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14p12-----12-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
D5
S S S S S S S S H
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------7----|
|--------------------------7----|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5----|
|-------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S H
|-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12-12----|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
D5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-13-12-10----10---------13-12-10----10---------|
|----------12----12-11-9----------12----12-11-9-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
D5
S S S S S S S S H
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7-------------------|
|-------------------------7-------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------------------|
|-13-12-10----10------------------------------|
|----------12----12-11-9-12-11-11-12-11-9-7\--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------10-12-------|
|----------7---7-9-12-9-12-------------|
|------7-9---9-------------------------|
|-7-10---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
D5
S S S S S S S S H
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-------------------|
|--------------------------7-------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E
|----------------------------------------------|
|-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-(15)\-|
|-------14----------14----------14-------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7----7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--------6---------| |--------6---------| |-------6-------| |------6------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19-17---15-17-15---14-15-14---12-14-12---10-12-10---8-10-8---7-8-7---5-7-5---3-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D5
S S S S S S S S H
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|----------------------7-------------|
|----------------------7-------------|
|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--5-------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E Q.
|----------------12---14b15-14b15----|
|-12---14---15-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7----7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--------6---------| |--------6---------| |-------6-------| |------6------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19-17---15-17-15---14-15-14---12-14-12---10-12-10---8-10-8---7-8-7---5-7-5---3-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S H
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------------7-------|
|----------------------7-------|
|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--5-------|
|------------------------------|
|
| E E E E H
|----------------12---14b15----|
|-12---14---15-----------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
D5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-13-12-10----10---------13-12-10----10---------|
|----------12----12-11-9----------12----12-11-9-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
D5
S S S S S S S S H
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7-------------------|
|-------------------------7-------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------------------------|
|-13-12-10----10------------------------------|
|----------12----12-11-9-12-11-11-12-11-9-7\--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------10-12-------|
|----------7---7-9-12-9-12-------------|
|------7-9---9-------------------------|
|-7-10---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
D5
S S S S S S S S H
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7--------------------------|
|--------------------------7--------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| |-----6------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12-8-15-12-8-|
|-------14----------14----------14--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Outro
E5 G5 F#5
~~~~~~
|--3--|
Q. +E H +Q. S S S Q Q
|-------------------------|---------15-14-12-15--14--|
|-15b17====(15)r15b17=====|=(15)r--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W +H Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--9----------------------|--(9)-------------12--11--|
|--7----------------------|--(7)-------------10---9--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B5 A5 B5
E E H. H. E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-12-13-12tr13------|-12--------10-12---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| W +H Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--4----------------|-(4)----2---4------|
|--2----------------|-(2)----0---2------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
C5 C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5
H E Q. H Q Q
|----------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------|--2------------|
|--5-----------------5--4----|--2-----5---4--|
|--3-----------------3--2----|--0-----5---4--|
|----------------------------|--------3---2--|
|
| |--3--|
| Q S S S +E E Q. H Q Q
|----------------------------|-------15--14--|
|-13--12-13-12-(12)-13-12----|---------------|
|----------------------------|-14------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|
E5 E5 D5
W +H E Q.
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|---------9--7-----|
|--2----------------|-(2)-----9--7-----|
|--2----------------|-(2)-----7--5-----|
|--0----------------|-(0)--------------|
|
| E E H. H E Q.
|-12-14-12tr14------|-12-----12-10-----|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
E5 G5 F#5
W +H Q Q
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--9-----------------------|--(9)-------------12--11--|
|--7-----------------------|--(7)-------------10---9--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| TP TP TP
| |--3--|
| E E E E H +Q. S S S Q Q
|--------------------------|---------15-14-12-15--14--|
|-15b17----12-15-15b17=====|=(15)r--------------------|
|-------14-----------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B5 A5 B5
W +H Q Q
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|--4------------------------|-(4)----2---4----|
|--2------------------------|-(2)----0---2----|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|
| E Q S S E Q S S H. E E
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|-12-13--12-13-15-13--12-13-|-12--------10-12-|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
C5 C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5
H E Q. H Q Q
|----------------------------|---------------*|
|----------------------------|---------------*|
|----------------------------|--2------------*|
|--5-----------------5--4----|--2-----5---4--*|
|--3-----------------3--2----|--0-----5---4--*|
|----------------------------|--------3---2--*|
|
| |--3--|
| Q S S S +E E Q. H Q Q
|----------------------------|-------15--14--*|
|-13--12-13-12-(12)-13-12----|---------------*|
|----------------------------|-14------------*|
|----------------------------|---------------*|
|----------------------------|---------------*|
|----------------------------|---------------*|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
