The Bard's Song - The Hobbit
by
Blind Guardian
* Words and music by Blind Guardian 1992
Transcribed by Stefan Gabriel
e-mail: g9404781@student.anu.edu.au
Legend
fb - full bend (2 frets)
fbr - full bend then release
(12)r- hold note for while then release
*..* - repeat everything in between
tr~ - trill
h p - hammer-on pull-off
(12) - notes in brackets are placed to note long notes (ie between bars)
Time Signature: 3/4 time
tempo: crotchet = 160 (approx.)
Intro: played twice
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P.M..] P.M..]
double time
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P.M.. .... .... .... .... ....
1st time
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P.M.. ...
2nd time only Fill 1
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Verse 1
with fill 1
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Out in the distance There's so much gold, The
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treasure that I've found is more than enough
1/2 time
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Far to the hill we've to go
Chorus 1
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O - ver mountain and seas
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To the old hill Where the old dragon sleeps
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|-1--3-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--5-7------|-5--5-5-5-5-|
P.M..] P.M..]
Bl - i - nd in the dark dungeon's night. So
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God please take me a-way from here. And
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Gollum shows the way right out
Solo 1 - Top part is copied one octave above (octave harmonizing) throughout
and any single tab sections in solo 1.
A5 E5 D5 E5
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| | | | I'm |
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A5 E5 D5 E5
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| Alive | | | |
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F#5 C5 B5 B5
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F#5 C5 B5(with fill 2) D5 A5
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G5 B5(with fill 2) D5 A5 G5
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|-14fbr-14-11----|--14fb-----------|-(14)r----|-----------|-14fb------|
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Bflat5 Bflat5 D5 D5 Bflat5 Bflat5
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|------|--------tr~-|------|--------|--------|-10--8-6h8--|
|----7-|-9-10-9h10--|-9--7-|--------|----7---|------------|
|-8----|------------|------|-7--8-7-|-8------|------------|
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D5 D5 C5 Bflat5 G5
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|------|-8fb-|-13-------|--------tr~----|-------------------------|
|-9--7-|-----|----12-14-|-15--14h15-----|----------14-15-14h15p14-|
|------|-----|----------|------------17-|-14-15-17----------------|
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G5 Fill 2 Fill 3
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The
Verse 2
with fill 3
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|-5--5-5-5--5-|-7--------7-----|-5-5-5-5-5---|-3--3-3-3-3-|
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P.M.. P.M.. P.M.. P.M..
Dying Dragon brought trouble and pain And
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P.M.. P.M..
horror to the halls of stone, I'll take the
guitar1 is copied octave above
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mighty stone, And leave the dwarves behind
Chorus 2
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|-5--5-5-5--5-|-7--------7-----|-5-5-5-5-5---|-3--3-3-3-3----|
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P.M.. P.M.. P.M.. P.M..
Ice and fire and forest we passed, and
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blind_guardian/the_hobbit_tab.html ]
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P.M.. P.M..
horror in the halls of stone
Interlude
tempo: double time *guitar1 is copied octave above
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P.M.................. P.M..................
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P.M.................. P.M..................
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P.M.................. P.M..................
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P.M.................. P.M..................
Verse 3
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P.M.................. P.M..................
Trolls in the dark, The
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P.M.................. P.M..................
dark took them all
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P.M.................. P.M..................
Caught in the wood, By the
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P.M.................. P.M..................
wooden king's men, But
normal time * start of 2nd solo
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now I'm a - lone, 'Cause I've made up my mind
Solo 2
normal time
A5 E5 D5 E5
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|-15fb-|-15fb-|-15----------------15----|-15-13-12-13-----|
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A5 E5 D5 E5
|-----------|-10-----10-|-12-13-12h13p12-10-12-|----|
|-13-----13-|-12-----12-|-13-15-13h15p13-12-13-|-12-|
|-14-----14-|-----------|----------------------|----|
|-----14----|-----14----|----------------------|----|
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G5 G5 E5 E5 Fill 4
|-15fb-|-(15)-15-13-|-12-------------|------12-10-|| |-12-||
|------|------------|----15-13-12-13-|-12---13-12-|| |-13-||
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Chorus 3
with fill 4
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By the spell of gold, The
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king under the mountain will risk a great war,
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P.M..] P.M..]
Oh what a fool, He's losing control, So
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I am trying to find a way,
with solo 3
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|-3--5-7-|-5--------5-|-5--7-9------|-7--------7-|
|-1--3-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--5-7------|-5--5-5-5-5-|
P.M..] P.M..]
Bl - i - nd in the dark dungeon's night. Then
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darkness comes from the northern side, And
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Thorin clears his m - i - nd.
Solo 3
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|-17-15h17p15-13-|-15-13h15p13-12-|-13-12h13p12----|-------------||
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Outro
acoustic guitars
this riff is played throughout with fills 5+6 coming in
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|------2----|-2-------5-|-0-------2-|-2----5--||
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Fill 5
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|-7---------|-----------|-----------|-10-10-9-||
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Fill 6
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The End.
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