The Bard's Song Chords & Tabs
This is what I've tabbed so far of the guitar 2 part to The Bard's Song
(Studio Version). From what I can tell, the 1st guitar part is the same as
the 'In the Forest' version, which can be found on other tabs on this
website. The 2nd guitar part mainly follows the sung melody, and it is
relatively easy and very fun to play. Please note than as of now, I have yet
to tab the last part of this song, and hopefully I will be able to get to it
in the near future. Also note that this is tabbed in standard tuning, where
as the 1st guitar part is tuned one half step down.
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THE BARD'S SONG (STUDIO VERSION) - Blind Guardian
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Tabbed by: doofis333
Email: checkered_chimp52@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE)
GUITAR 2
-INTRO/VERSE- (Start after guitar 1's first repeat)
E|--11---9-------------------------------------------9-----------|
B|---------12-11----11---12-11------11--9-------12-----12-11-12--|
G|-----------------------------11----------11--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--11---9-------------------------------------11--9------9------------------|
B|---------12-11----11---12-11------11--9-------------12-------11--9------9--|
G|-----------------------------11----------11-------------------------11-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--11--9------9--------------------11--12--14--9-----9-9-9--11--12--11----|
B|---------12-------11--9------9-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------11----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------11--9------9---------------------9--12--11--9---------------------------|
B|--9-9---------12--------11--11--11--12-------------------9-11-12---11---9---11-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-INTERLUDE-
E|----------------------------|
B|--12--12--11--11--9-----11--|
G|---------------------8------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
-CHORUS-
E|------9-----9--11------------12--11h12-9--11-----------12--11h12-9--11---------|
B|---------9------------12--9-------------------12--9--------------------12--9---|
G|--11---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--12--11h12-9--16-----14--14-----12--11--9-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------9------9--12--11------9---|
G|--------------------------------------------------11-------------11------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blind_guardian/the_bards_song_tab_ver_5.html ]
E|------9-----9--11------------12--11h12-9--11-----------12--11h12-9--11---------|
B|---------9------------12--9-------------------12--9--------------------12--9---|
G|--11---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--12--11h12-9--12-----------11--9------9------|
B|-----------------------------------12-----11--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
-SOLO-
E|----------------------------------------------------9--11--|
B|--12p11--9---------9---------------------9--11--12---------|
G|---------------11-----8--9---------8-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------11--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------9--11--|
B|--12p11--9---------9---------------------9--11--12---------|
G|---------------11-----8--9---------8-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------11--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------11------------------------------11--9---7h9p7----7---|
B|--9--11--12------11-------------9---7h9p7-------------------------|
G|---------------------11--9--11------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9--11--9-----14--12--11h12p11--9--12--16--14--|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
-VERSE 2-
E|------9--11----------------------------------------11--12--14--14--9-----9-9-9--11--12--11--|
B|--12---------11-----11h12p11----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------13--11--11h13----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------11--9------9--9---------------------9---------11--12--14--16--14--12p11--9--|
B|--9--9---------12-----------11--11--11--12-----12-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------9--12p11--9---------------------------|
B|--12------------------9--11--12--11--9--11--|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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