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Here's Giants from Helloween (The best band in the world!!)
This song is from the Chameleon album, if you don't know this song,
well go buy the album, it's worth it!!!!
(the solo
begins here)
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------5-|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------7-|
|-------------7--|-------------5--|-----9------5----7-|--------------------|
|-------------7--|-------------5--|-----9------5----7-|--------------------|
|-------------5--|-------------3--|-----7------3----5-|--------------------|
|-000000000000---|-000000000000---|-0000---0000---00--|--------------------|
Now the rest of the band enter :
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------7--|-------------5--|-----9------5----7-|--------------------|
|-------------7--|-------------5--|-----9------5----7-|--------------------|
|-------------5--|-------------3--|-----7------3----5-|--------------------|
|-000000000000---|-000000000000---|-0000---0000---00--|--------------0-3-2-|
|
|(solo) sl.dn
|-7--------------|-------------10-|----------------15-|----------(15)\-----|
|-8--------------|-------------12-|----------------17-|----------(17)\-----|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
(the rythm line is played 3 other times (the 3rd & 4th times, you must play
4
third chords instead of fifth. So the D chords become 5, the C chords become
2 5
3 and the E chord becomes 7 !!))
|-------------14-|-15----------19-|----------------22-|--------------------|
|-------------15-|-17----------20-|----------------24-|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------15~|--------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--pull down the trem bar before--|-------------------|--------------------|
|--striking and gradually release it------------------|--------------------|
|--0-------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
T H T H T H T H T H T H T H T H
/\/\ /\/\ /\/\ /\/\ /\/\ /\/\ /\/\ /\/\
|-15-7-10-14-7-10-15-7-10-14-7-10-15-7-10-17-7-10-15-7-10-14-7-10-| (2 times
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| and the
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| next 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bars are
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| way to
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| complicate
to transcribe!!!)
(Now we're at the first verse).
E5 D5 C5...................D5 --0-3-2-- (on the 6th
Strong and invincible, they know ev'ry rules string)
Seems inconceivable, anything they do
(The pre-chorus)
They made us their slaves We weren't unified
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-7------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-5--------------|-7------------|-----------------|------5-4------------|
|-5--------------|-5-------7--9-|-7---------5-7---|------7-5---5--4--2--|
|-3--------------|--------------|---------------7-|-0-00-------3--2--0--|
PM____/
Ever since we paid for selling our lives
|------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------|
|------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------|
|------------|-7-------------|-------------------|-----------|
|-5----------|-7-------------|-------------------|-----------|
|-5----------|-5--------7--9-|-7-----------9--10-|-9---------|
|-3----------|---------------|-------------------|-----------|
(Now the chorus)
Someday Someway I may see a wonderland
Dont' you Won't you Say that will be free again
|-------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------| I'm not sure
|-------------|-----------|-----------|--H-P---------------| that the last
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-/\-/\--------------| bar is played
|-------------|-----------|-9---9-10--|-9-10-9---2---------| like that but
|-10---10-9---|-9---9-10--|-----------|----------2---------| anyway I found
|----0--------|---0-------|---0-------|--------0-0---0-2-3-| that it sounds
good.
(At this point, you must play the 1st rythm line 2 times,
the first time with fifth chords and the second time with third chords.)
(Here's another verse, pre-chorus and chorus. They're played like the others)
Deprived of thier consiousness, we can't predict what's more
Can't you remember how things use to be before.
I secretly dream of thing we will be thought
Will someone esteem, for those who have fought
Someday, someway, I may see a wonderland
Don't you, won't you, say that will be free again
(Again play the first rythm line 2 times (1st time with 5th, 2nd time with 3rd))
(Now it's time for the bridge (if we can call it like this))
Play 4 bars of 16th Low E note then play this riff :
|-12----12--10----10|-8-----8---7-------|
|----12--------10---|----8---------8--7-| <--Second guit (that's actually
|-------------------|-------------------| the keyboard)
|-9-----9---7-----7-|-5-----5---4-------|
|-7--9--7---5--7--5-|-3--5--3---2--5--4-| <--First guit
|----7---------5----|----3---------3--2-|
Play those 6 bars 3 times then you're in for the solos.
(Here's the rythm section of the solo (the solo itself is at the end of this
document)
The chords are always struck at the beginning of a bar.
E5 E5 D5 D5 E5 E5
A5.......B5.......Here you must play the last 2 bars of the so-called bridge
And after that you play the first 2 bars of the 1st rythm line (chords are 5th)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/helloween/giants_tab_ver_2.html ]
Play this pattern again for the second solo (played by Micheal Weikath, the
first one is played by Roland Grapow)
At the end of the solos you must play again the last 2 bars of the bridge.
(Now there's another verse, prechorus and chorus that are played like the
other but the second guitar plays something diff'rent:)
Strong and in__vin__ci__ble They know ev_ry rules
Seems in___con_cei_va__ble A___ny__thing they do
|--------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|-8-----10---12|-10----------|-----------------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----10---7--|--9---9-----11-12--11--|----------------|
|-5-----7----9-|--7----------|-----------------------|----------------|
|--------------|------8---5--|--7---7-----9--10--9---|----------------|
|--------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|
+-->2nd time replace this E with a G.
Deep in our hearts We hope our dreams come true
The only thing is What are we to do
|-----------|---------------|---------------/\--|------------|
|-15--------|-13-----/15\13-|-12----------13-12-|-10---------|
|-16--------|-14-----/16\14-|-12----------14-12-|-11---------|
|-----------|---------------|---------------\/--|------------|
|-----------|---------------|----------------P--|------------|
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|------------|
Someday, Someway, I may see a wonderland.
Don't you, won't you, say that we'll be free again.
(Again you must do the 1st rythm line (1st -> 5th chords & 2nd -> 3rd chords)
Can't you see it....aaaaaaahhh
Can't you feel it
(Now do 3 times the last 2 bars of the bridge...The 1st & 2nd time, do it
without the keyboard part and the 3rd time, play both guitar and keyboard)
Can't you feel it....wooohooowoooo!
(The 1st gtr play an E5 chord at the end of the song while the 2nd gtr play
this part :)
let ring________
|----7-------------|
|-7-----7----------|
|----------9-----9-|
|------------------|
|-------------7----|
|------------------|
(And if you're still here, here's the solo of this song --> One of the
greatest of all time!)
(E5) (E5) (D5) (D5)
---|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
---|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
/7-|-9---------12-11|-12-9\-------|-------------|---------------|
---|----------------|----------/5-|-7------9-10-|-9----9*-9*--7-|
---|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
---|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
^ (*) Bend 1/2 step and
This note begins before the 1st bar of the solo. release.
(E5) (E5) (A5)
|--------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------|---H-P---------------------|----------12--------------|
|--------------|--/\/\---------------------|----12-14----12-14----14\-|
|-9----------7-|-7-9-7----7----------AH*---|-14-----------------------|
|--------------|-------10---10-9-7-9-10----|--------------------------|
|--------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
H P (*) Artificial Hormonics
(B5) H P /\ /\
|------/\-/\--------12-15-14-12-15-17~----17-|---(There's 2 bars of---|
|----12-13-12-13-15--------------------------|----solo here that is---|
|-14-----------------------------------------|----not transcrible ----|
|--------------------------------------------|----for a novice like---|
|--------------------------------------------|----me !!!!)-|----------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------|----------|
H P
(NC) /\ /\ p
|-12---/19--17-19-17-|------/\--------P--------P--------P-------------|
|--------------------|-17--19-17-----/\-------/\-------/\-------------|
|--------------------|-----------17-19-17-16-17-16-14-16-14-12~-------|
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
(SOLO 2)
(E5) P P P P (D5)
|-----/\---------------/\--|--------/\----------/\--|-10(**)------------|
|-12(*)-10-12------12(*)10-|-12--12(*)10-12--12(*)10|-------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
(*) Bend 1/2 step and release
(**) Bend 1 whole step
P
|-10---/\----------P------------------------|
|----12-10----10---/\-----------------------|
|----------12----12-11-9-11-9----9----------|
|-----------------------------12---12-11-12-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
(Here, 2 guitars play thirds...)
(E5)
H P H P
|--/\-/\----------------------/\-/\---------------------|
|-12-13-12----12-12-12-12-12-12-13-12----12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-14-12-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-12-14-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---\/-\/--16-----------------\/-\/---16----------------|
|----H-P-----------------------H--P---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
H P H P
|--/\-/\-------------------------/\-/\---------------------|
|-12-13-12----12-------12-13-15-13-15-13-12----12-13-15-17-|
|-12-14-12-14-12-12-14-12-14-16-14-16-14----14----14-16-17-|
|---\/-\/--16----14-16-----------\/-\/---17-16-17----------|
|----H--P-------------------------H--P---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
P
(A5) (B5) /\
|-----------------------------------------15-17-19-20-|-20(*)--20-19-20(*)|
|--19-17-19-17-15-13-12-14-12-13-15-17-19-17-19-20-22-|-22(*)--22-20-22(*)|
|--19-17-19-17-16----------------16-17-19-------------|---------\/--------|
|-----------------19-17-16-17-19----------------------|---------P---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
(*) Bend a whole note
|-19------19--17------17-|-15------15-------------------|-----------------|
|-----19----------17-----|-----15-----17(*)-(17)(**)-15-|-17~-------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
(*) Bend a whole note and sustain
(**) Pick the note and then realease the previous bend.
The last 3 (or 4) bars of the solo are too difficult to transcribe... but
keep in mind that the solo is in E aeolien (E F# G A B C D). I know that
this solo ends with the lowest G (3rd fret of the 6th string).
That's it folks! Hope you enjoy this transcription.
Steve "TABAC" Begin.
(Pierre@liq.com)
