Helloween - A Tale That Wasnt Right Chords & Tabs

Band:  Helloween
Album: Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 1
Song:  A Tale That Wasn't Right

Copyright (c)  (Noise) (1987)
Version 1.0 - (08/05/06)

Transcribed By: Steve
Email:          stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
                         p  - pre bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - harmonic

Tuning E A D G B E

 Intro

 Clean guitar

 Let notes ring out

|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
|----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
|----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|

|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------|
|----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
|----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-1-----1-----1-----1-----|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
|-------------------------|
|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|


|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
|----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
|----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|

|-0-----0-----0--|
|-1-----1-----1--|
|-2-----2-----2--|
|----2-----2-----|
|----0-----0-----|
|----------------|

 Intro Guitar Solo

 Cleanish tone
    h   h               ~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-6p5-6p-5-----------12-b----10--12br----10--b-------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~             ~~~        ~~~       ~~~      h      ~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b-15b--15-13-12-13---------12-12b-12-10-13b-13-12-13p12--------|
|----------------------14---14------------------------------14-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~             ~~~~~~~~          ~~~~~          h
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20b-20b--20-18-17-18----------------12-12br----12-----------|
|----------------------19----------14---------14---14p13-14---|
|-------------------------------14----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--------------------------------------|
|-10-12br----13fbr13----10b----r-------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

 Verse
 
 
 Guitar 1
[-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
[----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
[----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
[Guitar 2
[--------------------------------------------------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
[-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
[-2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
[----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
[-2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----|
[-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
[-------------------------|
[----0-----0-----0-----0--|
[-------------------------|
[-------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------------------|
[-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
[-------------------------|
[----0-----0-----0-----0--|
[-------------------------|
[-------------------------|


 Guitar 1
[-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
[----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
[----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
[Guitar 2
[--------------------------------------------------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
[-0-----0----------3---|
[-1-----1---------3----|
[-2-----2--------0-----|
[----2-----2----0------|
[----0-----0---2-------|
[-------------3--------|
[Guitar 2
[------------------3---|
[-1-----1---------3----|
[----------------0-----|
[----2-----2----0------|
[--------------2-------|
[-------------3--------|

 Rpt above

 Chorus
 
 Guitar 1
                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------12b---------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------2--------(2)-----------------------------------------------|
[-3--5--0--------(0)-----------------------------------------------|
[-1--3-------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Guitar 2
[                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[-------------------0--3-------15b---------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------2--------(2)-----------------------------------------------|
[-3--5--0--------(0)-----------------------------------------------|
[-1--3-------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/helloween/a_tale_that_wasnt_right_tab_ver_3.html ]
 Guitar 1
                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------13b-r-b-----------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-3--5-------------(5)---------------------------------------------|
[-1--3-------------(3)---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------10fb--------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-3--5-------------(5)---------------------------------------------|
[-1--3-------------(3)---------------------------------------------|


 Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[--------------5------------3-----------------------|
[-3------------3------------1----------5------------|
[-1------------------------------------3------------|
[Guitar 3
[     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---9b---------11b--------r-11-------10-11b---------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---12b--------15b--------r-15-------13-15b---------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|

 Rpt chorus

 Ending 2nd time

 Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------2---(2)---2-|
[-3----(3)-----2-----(2)----0---(0)---0-|
[-1----(1)-----0-----(0)----------------|
[Guitar 3
[     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ph~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------10----------|
[---10---------9------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------|
[---10---------9------------10----------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|

 2nd Verse

 Clean guitars

 Guitar 1
[-----5------------------------|
[----5---5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5-----5---5-----5---|
[--7---------7---------7-------|
[-7----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-5----5-----5---5-----5-------|
[--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5---------5---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
[------------------------------|
[----0---0-----0---0-----0-----|
[---1------1-----1---1-----1---|
[--2---------2---------2-------|
[-2----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-0----0-----0---0-----0-------|
[--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----|
[---1------1---------1---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
[-----5------------------------|
[----5---5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5-----5---5-----5---|
[--7---------7---------7-------|
[-7----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-5----5-----5---5-----5-------|
[--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5---------5---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
[------------------------------|
[----1---1-----1---1-----1-----|
[---2------2-----2---2-----2---|
[--3---------3---------3-------|
[-3--------------------------/-|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-1----1-----1---1-----1-------|
[--1-----1-----1---1-----1-----|
[---2------2---------2---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
[----5-------------------------|
[---6----6-----6---6-----6-----|
[--7-------7-----7---7-----7---|
[-7----------7---------7-------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-5----5-----5---5-----5-------|
[--6-----6-----6---6-----6-----|
[---7------7---------7---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
[-----5------------------------|
[----5---5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5-----5---5-----5---|
[--7---------7---------7-------|
[-7----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-5----5-----5---5-----5-------|
[--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5---------5---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
[------------------------------|
[----0---0-----0---0-----0-----|
[---1------1-----1---1-----1---|
[--2---------2---------2-------|
[-2----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-0----0-----0---0-----0-------|
[--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----|
[---1------1---------1---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|

 Guitar 1
[-----5------------------------|
[----5---5-----5---5-----------|
[---5------5-----5-5-----------|
[--7---------7-----7-----------|
[-7----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-5----5-----5-----5-----------|
[--5-----5-----5---5-----------|
[---5------5-------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|

 Rpt Chorus

 Guitar solo
                      F
                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------<9>-7b-----r6-5-6------\--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|----7--9--9b-r7----------------------------|
|-7-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

  G                     E
            ~~~ ~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~~~          ~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|----------6b-r-------7-9b--------9-10p9\7-9---------\-|
|-0--5--7------5---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

  F                    E  D
                ~~~~~~    ph~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------13fb-------------------------------|
|-----------9b-r-------9------------------pb13r10---------\--|
|----7--10------7-----/--------------------------------------|
|-8----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

  E                    B      A
             ~~~~~~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------9b-r9--------------------------------------------|
|----6-----------------9b----r7----------to feedback-\---|
|-7------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

 Rpt Chorus to fade without lead fills

 Fade out lead
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------12-fb-------15fb------rp13-15-----15br-|
|-9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-15fb-15fb-15fb-15fb-to fade----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|



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