A Past And Future Secret - Blind Guardian
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is "A Past and Future Secret" by Blind Guardian

I took this from a performance at VIVA Metalla but it's pretty
much like the album version.
I think that he tune's 1/2 step down but I'm not sure.
Always rythm guitar on top and lead guitar on bottom.

Note: Capoeded at 3rd fret

I'll just put all riffs first and then explain the music.

INTRO
E?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------5--3----------------------
B?-3-----------6-3-----6-|-3------------6--4----------------------
G?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------7--3------Rythm guitar----
D?-5-----------3-5-----3-|-5------------7--5----------------------
A?-5-------------5-------|-5------------5--6----------------------
E?-3-------------3-------|-3------------5--3----------------------
|\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|
E?----10-11-10-8-10----8-|----------------------------------------
B?------------------11---|-8-10-11-10-8------8----Lead Guitar-----
G?-----------------------|--------------10-7----------------------
D?-----------------------|----------------------------------------

MAIN1
E?-3-------3-----5-3-------3-------3-3-5-6-5-3-3------------------
B?-3-3---3---3-----3-3---3---3---3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6------------------
G?-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------------
D?-5---------------5---------------5-5-3-3-3-3--------------------
A?-5---------------5---------------5-5----------------------------
E?-3---------------3---------------3------------------------------
|\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\|
E?-3-------------5-3-------FILL----3-3-5-6-5-3--------------------
B?-------------------------GOES----------------6------2X----------
G?-------------------------HERE-----------------------------------

FILL1
E?-10-8-6-5
B?---------
G?---------
MAIN2
H P
E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3----------------------------------
B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6---6----------------------------
G?-3-3-5-5-5---5-----------5------------------------------
D?-5-5-5-5-3----------------------------------------------
A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal-
E?-3------------------------------------------------------

This part I'll just put the chords. The lead part althought I knew
part of it I prefer to improvise in the Gm scale. Just listen to
the record to get the rythm.

MAIN3
Gm F Gm
listen crowd I'll tell you everything though I have to say
F Gm F Gm
I don't know much talking about a past and future secret
Dm D# Gm F
most call him once and future king far back in the past I saw his
Gm F Gm
ending long before It started I knew his name he's the one who
F Gm Dm D# Cm
took the sword out of the stone it's how that ancient tale began

FILL3
H P
E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3---5-3----------------------------
B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6-----6--------------------------
G?-3-3-5-5-5---5------------------------------------------
D?-5-5-5-5-3----------------------------------------------
A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal-
E?-3------------------------------------------------------

MAIN4
Just Lead part. The rythm guitar is just like INTRO
P H P H
E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8--------
B?--------------------11---------|--------------------11----------
G?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
D?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
A?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
E?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
P H
E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8----------3----------
B?--------------------11---------|------------11-8-6-3-3----------
G?-------------------------------|---------------------3----------
D?-------------------------------|---------------------5----------
A?-------------------------------|---------------------5----------
E?-------------------------------|---------------------3----------

MAIN5
I'm not sure about this one, if you think it's bad e-mail me and
I'll check it out again.

Gm F Gm F D#
Take him back to avalon dwell on for a new age so long sleep well
Gm F Gm F
my friend Take him back to avalon I will wait and guard the future
D# Cm
king's crown

The music goes like this:
INTRO(2X)
MAIN1(2X, first time with FILL1)
INTRO(2X)
MAIN2(3X)
MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in
MAIN2)
FILL2
MAIN3(2X)
MAIN4

The VIVA Metalla version would now end so I'm not sure about the
rest.

MAIN1(with FILL1)
MAIN5
MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in
MAIN2)
FILL2
MAIN3(4X)
MAIN4

Chords: Gm E?-3 F E?-5 Dm E?-3 D# E?-3 Cm E?-3
B?-3 B?-6 B?-4 B?-4 B?-4
G?-3 G?-5 G?-5 G?-3 G?-5
D?-5 D?-3 D?-5 D?-5 D?-5
A?-5 A?-- A?-3 A?-6 A?-3
E?-3 E?-- E?-3 E?-3 E?--

Notes: H - Hammer-On
P - Pull-Off
A? - Means it's a A string, I'm just not sure if it's
downed 1/2 step.

2. The Bard's song - In The Forest

The Bard's song : The Forest
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by Blind Guardian
taken from "Somewhere far beyond"

Tabbed by : Alexander Schmidt
E-Mail : schmidt7@studm.hrz.uni-siegen.de
blinderwaechter@studm.hrz.uni-siegen.de
unreal@fsr12.informatik.uni-siegen.de

Take the intro part of the other Tab of The forest on :
http://alfa.ist.utl.pt/~l42809/bgmain.html


a G e a
Now you all know the bards and their songs
a G
when hours have gone by
e a
I close my eyes
G
in a world far away
e a
we may meet again
G
but now hear my song
e G
about the dawn of the night
a G a G a G a G
let's sing the bard song

G a d a
Tomorrow will take us away
d a
far from home
a F G d
noone will ever know our names
a G
but the bard's song will remain | at this point "remain" and "Tomorrow"
G a d a | will join together !!!
tomorrow will take it away
d a
the fear of today
d F
it will be gone
d G e
due to our magic songs

solo

a G
There's only one song
e a
left in my mind
G
tales of a brave man
e a
who lived far from here
G
now the bard songs are over
e a
and it's time to leave
G
noone should ask you
e G
for the name of the one
a G a G a G a G
who tells the story

G a d a
Tomorrow will take us away
d a
far from home
d F G d
noone will ever know our names
a G
but the bard's song will remain | the same as above
G a d a
tomorrow all will be known
d a
and you're not alone
d F
so don't be afraid
G d
of the dark and cold
G a C G a
but the bard songs will rema - a - ain
C G a
they all will remain

C G
in my thoughts and
a
in my dreams
C G a
they're always in my mind
C G a
these songs of hobbits, dwarfs and men
C G a
and elves come close your eyes
C G e
you can see them too



THE BARD'S SONG - IN THE FOREST
by Blind Guardian

Hi, guitar players!
Some week ago a friend has recorded me 'Somewhere far beyond' by Blind Guardian

It' s a great record and I soon begin loving all the songs, I hope that lot
of you had listened to them, they' re great!

This is the Intro part of 'The Bard' s Song', I success to tab out only
that shit, if someone did better please e-mail me the tab.

Rhy. Fig 1
First time Second time
E--0----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------
B-----3--1--0--0--1--0-----0----------|-1--3--1--0--1---|----------------
G-----------------------0-----2--0----|-----------------|--2-------------
D-------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------
A--0----------------------------------|-0---------------|--0-------------
E--------------3-----------0----------|-----------------|----------------



W/ Rhy Fig 1

Lead Guitar

E--8--10--8--10--7-----7-------------------7--8--7-----8--10--8--10--7----
B-------------------------10--8-----8--10---------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

- -
E--7-------------------7-8-7----------------------------------------------
B-----10--8-----8--10--------10-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------


Start Singing

E---0---------------------------------
B--------3---1---0----0---1---0---1---
G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A---0-----------------------------0---
E----------------3----0---------------

Now you all ..............


3. Lord Of The Ring's



Lord of the Rings
-----------------
Blind Guardian

Intro :
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There are

Vers 1 :
Am C
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signs on the ring which

G Em
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!-----------0--!-----------0--!-----------0--!-----------0--!
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make me feel so down there's

Am C
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one to enslave all rings to

G Bm
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!-----------0--!-----------0--!--------4-----!---------4----!
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!-----2--------!--------------!--2-----------!--------------!
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find them all in time and

Am C
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!--------2-----!--2-----------!--------0-----!--------0-----!
!-----2--------!-----2----2---!-----2--------!--------------!
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drive them in - to darkness for-


G Am B Am
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ev - - - - er they'll be bound

Am
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Am Em
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!-----------1--!--------------!--------------!--0--1h--0----!
!--------2-----!--2-----------!-----------0--!-----------0--!
!-----2--------!-----2-----2--!--------2-----!--------------!
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three for the king's of the

G Bm
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elfes high in light

C Am (or Em; just try what sounds better)
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nine to the mortal which

Am
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cry

Refrain :

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!--------9-----!--------7-----!--------4-----!--------5-----!
!-----------7--!-----------5--!-----------2--!-----------3--!
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slow down and I sail on the river

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slow down and I walk to the hill

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slow down and I sail on the river

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slow down and I walk to the hill


A5
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and there's no way out

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Mordor Mordor Mordo - o - or dark

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land under sauron's spell

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threated a long time threated a long time

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seven rings to the gnoms and their halls made of stone - into the

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valley I feel down


Vers II :
Em G
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one ring for the dark lord's hand

D Em
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sitting on his throne in the

C D
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land so dark where

Bm C
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I have to go


Refrain :
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slow down and I sail on the river

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slow down and I walk to the hill


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slow down and I sail on the river

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slow down and I walk to the hill


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Mordor




Lord of the Rings (by Blind Guardian)

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



The used chords are standard, perhaps except



H7 hm

E 2 2

H 0 3

G 2 4

D 1 4

A 2 2

E X X



I use the following picking, which is not original.

Modify it as you like. If it sounds good, please mail it to me:



am

E: ---------0---------------0-------------------------

H: ---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------------------

G: -----2-------2-------2-------2---------------------

D: -----------------2---------------------------------

A: -0-------------------------------------------------

E: ---------------------------------------------------



am G C em

There are signs on the ring which make me feel so down

am C G em

Theres one to enslave all rings, to find them all in time

am C G em am

And drive them into darkness, forever they'll be bound

am em G H7

Three for the kings of the elves high in light

C am em



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A Past And Future Secret
Blind Guardian
2001
  • Rock
  • Heavy Metal
  • Symphonic Rock
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