Weird Dreams Chords & Tabs
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WEIRD DREAMS
As recorded by Blind Guardian
(From the 1990 Album TALES FROM THE TWILIGHT WORLD)
Transcribed by Drimascus_God_Of_Thunder
Music by André Olbrich
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'lead 1'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'lead2'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'lead3'
Q=200
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||----8-7---8-7---8-|-7---8-7---8-7--|---8-7---8-7---8-|-7---8-7-6-4-6-4---||
||o-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6------|-6-----6-----6---|---6--------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||----5-4---5-4---5-|-4---5-4---5-4--|---5-4---5-4---5-|-4---5-4-3-1-3-1---||
||--3-----3-----3---|---3-----3------|-3-----3-----3---|---3---------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|
| Gtr III
| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o---4-3---4-3---4-|-3---4-3---4-3--|---4-3---4-3---4-|-3---4-3-2---2----o||
||--1-----1-----1---|---1-----1------|-1-----1-----1---|---1-------4---4---||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Q=165 Q=175
3/4 4/4 2/4
E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q E E E E Q E E H
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------|
|-5-5----------6-|--------------|-5-5------------|------|
|-----5-6--------|-5-6-5-3-(3)--|-----5-6----5---|------|
|---------4------|--------------|---------4----6-|-5----|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------|
|
| E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q E E E E Q E E H
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|------|
|-2-2----------3-|--------------|-2-2------------|------|
|-----3-4--------|-3-4-3-1-(1)--|-----3-4----3---|------|
|---------2------|--------------|---------2----4-|-3----|
Q=200
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|-------------3-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-6-6-|
|-5-5-3-3-5-5---------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S H S S S S Q S S S S Q
|----------------------|-4-4-3-3-4--8-8-7-7-8--|
|-8-8-6-6-4-4-3-3-4----|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
S S S S Q H Q E +Q. Q Q E +Q. Q
|-11-11-10-10-11--16----|----17b19r(17)------|----17b19r(17)--------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------18---|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W Q E +Q. Q Q E +Q. Q
|-----------------------|-----5b7r==(5)------|-----5b7r==(5)--------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|------------------6---|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W Q E +Q. Q Q E +Q. Q
|-----------------------|----12b14r(12)------|----12b14r(12)--------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
E E E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------13-|
|-------------------13-12-|-(12)--13-12-(12)------|----------10-(10)--13----|
|-10-12-13-15-(15)--------|-------------------13--|-10-12-13----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E
|--8-10-11-16-(16)--16-15-|-(15)--16-15-(15)------|----------16-(16)--16-20-|
|-------------------------|-------------------16--|----15-16----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-17----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| W W W
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
+Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-------13--------------|----16----16----16----16-|
|-(13)-----15-(15)------|-------------------------|
|-------------------15--|-18----18----18----18----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| +Q Q H E E E E E E E E
|-(20)------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|----13----13----13----13-|
|-----------------------|-11----11----11----11----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| W W
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
+Q E E +Q Q W
|-(16)--15-13-(13)--16--|-15-----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|
| +Q E E +Q Q W
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-(13)--12-10-(10)--13--|-12-----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|
| W Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------------|-12-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------13-(13)--11--|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
+W +W
|-(15)---------------------|-(15)---------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| +W +W
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(17)---------------------|-(17)---------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E S S E +H E E E E +Q E E
|--13--12----13-15-(15)----|--13--12------------------|
|---------13---------------|---------13-11-(11)----11-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
+W E E E E E E E E
|-(15)--------|----17----17----17----17-|
|-------------|-15----15----15----15----|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|
| +W E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-(17)--------|----19----19----19----19-|
|-------------|-17----17----17----17----|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|
| +W W
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-(11)--------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
+Q E E +Q Q Q E E +H
|-(17)--16-14-(14)--17--|-16--17-16-(16)----|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|
| +Q E E +Q Q Q E E +H
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------14--|-13--14-13-(13)----|
|-(19)--18-16-(16)------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
+W E E E E E E E E
|-(16)--------|----17----17----17----17-|
|-------------|-15----15----15----15----|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|
| +W E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|----10----10----10----10-|
|-(13)--------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-12----12----12----12----|
|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|
+Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-(17)--16-14-(14)--17--|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|----13-12----13-12----13-|
|-----------------------|-11-------11-------11----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| +Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|--------------------5--|-------------------------|
|-(10)---9--7--(7)------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----6--5-----6--5-----6-|
|-----------------------|--4--------4--------4----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-12----13-12----13-12--|----13-12----13-12----13-|
|----11-------11--------|-11-------11-------11----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|--5-----6--5-----6--5--|-----6--5-----6--5-----6-|
|-----4--------4--------|--4--------4--------4----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blind_guardian/weird_dreams_tab.html ]
|--3--|
E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-17----18-17-16-14-16-14--|----18-17----18-17----18-|
|----16--------------------|-16-------16-------16----|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--5-----6--5--4--2--4--2--|-----6--5-----6--5-----6-|
|-----4--------------------|--4--------4--------4----|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|----14-13----14-13----14-|
|--------------------------|-12-------12-------12----|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-17----18-17----18-17--|----18-17----18-17----18-|
|----16-------16--------|-16-------16-------16----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|--5-----6--5-----6--5--|-----6--5-----6--5-----6-|
|-----4--------4--------|--4--------4--------4----|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-13----14-13----14-13--|----14-13----14-13----14-|
|----12-------12--------|-12-------12-------12----|
|--3--|
E E E E E E E Q
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-17----18-17-16-14-16-14--|
|----16--------------------|
|--------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E Q
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--5-----6--5--4--2--4--2--|
|-----4--------------------|
|--------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E Q
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-13----14-13-12-10-12-10--|
|----12--------------------|
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q. E
|---------------------------------|-12-12-11-11-12--17----16-|
|-----------------14-14-13-13-14--|--------------------------|
|-14-14-13-13-14------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W W
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W W
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
+Q Q +E E +Q Q. E +Q Q
|-(16)--------------------|--------------------|
|-------17--(17)----------|-17-----------------|
|----------------18-(18)--|-------18-(18)------|
|-------------------------|----------------18--|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|
| W W
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H
|----17----17----17----17-|-(17)--16-14-(14)----|
|-------15----15----15----|---------------------|
|-19----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H
|-----5-----5-----5-----5-|--(5)---4--2--(2)----|
|--3-----3-----3-----3----|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H
|----17----17----17----17-|-(17)--16-14-(14)----|
|-12----------------------|---------------------|
|-------16----16----16----|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H
|-----5-----5-----5-----5-|--(5)---4--2--(2)----|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|--4-----4-----4-----4----|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
Q. E +Q Q W
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-------------------12----|-------------------------|
|-----------12-(12)----------|-12----------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--4---------4----------4----|--5--4-------------------|
|------5---------5---------5-|--------7--5--7--5--4--5-|
|---------7----------7-------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12--------12---------12----|-13-12-10----10----------|
|-----12--------12--------12-|----------12----12-11-12-|
|--------14---------14-------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
Q. E +Q Q W
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|-10-------------------10----|-------------------|
|-----------11-(11)----------|-11----------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|--9--7-5-4-5-4-2---|
|-12--------12---------12----|-----------------5-|
|-----10-10-----10--10----10-|-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|-10--------10---------10----|-12-10-8-7-8-7-5-3-|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----12-12-----12--12----12-|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
Q. E +Q Q H H
|-10b12-----10-(10)---8---|-7-------5-------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-2---------------|
|--5---------5--------5---|---5-4-5-4-2-1-2-|
|-------3-3------3--3---3-|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--3---------3--------3---|-5-3-2-3-2-------|
|-------------------------|-----------5-4-5-|
|-------5-5------5--5---5-|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
W +W E E E E S S S S +Q
|----------|------------|-10-12-10-12-15----------------|
|-7--------|-(7)--------|----------------17-15-17-(17)--|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|
| W +W W
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|-1--------|-(1)--------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|
| W +W W
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
E E E E +E E Q
|--------------------------|
|-15-13---12-(12)----------|
|-----------------12-------|
|--------------------14----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|
| W
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|
| W
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H
|----------------------|---------------------|
|-13-13---13---13---13-|-(13)--12-10-(10)----|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|
| W W
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H
|-8-8---8---8----8-|--(8)---7-5-(5)----|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q E E E E E E +Q E E +H
|-------7---8---10-|-(10)--10-8-(8)----|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|---7-6---7-6---7-|-6---7-6---7-6--|---7-6---7-6---7-|--6----------*|
|-5-----5-----5---|---5-----5------|-5-----5-----5---|-------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-18----------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|---9-8---9-8---9-|-8---9-8---9-8--|---9-8---9-8---9-|-------------*|
|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7------|-7-----7-----7---|-------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-18----------*|
|
| Gtr III
| W W E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|---3-2---3-2---3-|--2----------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-0-----0-----0---|-------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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