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HEY LORD!
As recorded by Helloween
(Released as a Single in 1998)
Transcribed by James Stewart
Words and Music by Helloween
Arranged by James Stewart (+ a Friend)
A5
5 7 x x x x
G/B
7 10 x x x x
C5
8 10 x x x x
D5
x 5 7 x x x
G/B(type 2)
x 2 5 x x x
C5(type 2)
x 3 5 x x x
Am/F
x x 3 2 1 0
Esus4/A
x 0 2 2 0 0
A+sus2/F
1 x 3 2 0 x
E5
0 2 x x x x
Am/FV
x 8 7 5 5 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate rock Q=120
4/4
Gtr V
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-10---10---10---10---|-10---10---10---10---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|----7----7----7----7-|----7----7----7----7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
A B C G
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E H E E +E E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-10---10---10---10---|--------------------|
|---------------------|----------------12--|
|----7----7----7----7-|-7----9-10-(10)-----|
|---------------------|----------------10--|
|---------------------|-5----7--8--(8)-----|
B C A B C G
W W
+H E E +E E +H E E +E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-(12)----------------|------------------12-|
|---------9-10-(10)-7-|-(7)----9-10-(10)----|
|-(10)----------------|------------------10-|
|---------7--8--(8)-5-|-(5)----7--8--(8)----|
A B G/B
Gtr II
H Q E E +H +Q. E
| | | |
/ / / /
+H. E E +H E E +E E
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-(12)-------12---|--------------------12-|
|---------------7-|-(7)-----9--10-(10)----|
|-(10)-------10---|--------------------10-|
|---------------5-|-(5)-----7---8--(8)----|
G/B C5 D5
+H +Q. E +H +Q. E
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
+H E E +E E +H E E +E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-(12)------------------|-------------------12-|
|----------9--10-(10)-7-|-(7)-----9--10--------|
|-(10)------------------|-------------------10-|
|----------7---8--(8)-5-|-(5)-----7---8-(8)----|
A5 G/B
+H +Q. E +H +Q. E
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
+H. E E +H E E +E E
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(12)---------12---|-------------------12-|
|-----------------7-|-(7)-----9--10--------|
|-(10)---------10---|-------------------10-|
|-----------------5-|-(5)-----7---8-(8)----|
G/B(type 2) C5(type 2) D5
+H +Q. E +H +Q. E +W W
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
+H E E +E E +H E E +E E +H. E E W
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|------|
|-(12)------------------|-------------------12-|-(12)------12---|------|
|----------9--10-(10)-7-|-(7)-----9--10--------|--------------7-|------|
|-(10)------------------|-------------------10-|-(10)------10---|-3----|
|----------7---8--(8)-5-|-(5)-----7---8-(8)----|--------------5-|-1----|
Am/FV A5
W W +E E S S E S E S E E E E +Q +H
|----------|----------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-5--------|----------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-5--------|----------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-7--------|----------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-8--------|-7--------|-(7)---------3---5---3-|-----------------|
|----------|-5--------|-(5)-3---6-------------|-3-1-(1)--(1)----|
Verse
Am/FV A5
Gtr IV
W W +E E S S E S E S E E E E E E +H
|----------|----------|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-5--------|----------|-----------------------||-------0-(0)-------|
|-5--------|----------|-----------------------||-----2-------------|
|-7--------|----------|-----------------------||---3---------------|
|-8--------|-7--------|-(7)---------3---5---3-||-------------------|
|----------|-5--------|-(5)-3---5-------------||-1-----------------|
|
| Gtr III
| PM--------------|
| W W +E E S S E S E S E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-5--------|----------|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-5--------|----------|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-7--------|----------|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-8--------|-7--------|-(7)---------3---5---3-||-------------------|
|----------|-5--------|-(5)-3---5-------------||-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|
E E E E +H E E E E +H
|-------0-(0)-------|-------------------|
|-----0-------------|-------0-(0)-------|
|-------------------|-----2-------------|
|---5---------------|---3---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------------|-1-----------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|
Chorus
G G5/D D5/Eb5/BbA5 F5/C D5
Gtr I
S E. +Q Q Q Q. E +Q. E
|---3----(3)---------||-----------------|
|---3----(3)---------||-----------------|
|-4------------------||------5-(5)---7--|
|-5------------------||------3-(3)---7--|
|--------------5--7--||-7----3-(3)---5--|
|--------------5--7--||-5---------------|
|
|------------|
| E E E E Q Q Q. E +Q. E
|--------------------||-----------------|
|--------------------||-----------------|
|--------------------||------5-(5)---7--|
|--------------------||------3-(3)---7--|
|--------------5--7--||-7----3-(3)---5--|
|-3----3--3--3-5--7--||-5---------------|
C5/GA5/E
PM PM PM PM|
+Q Q H E E E E E E E S S
|---------------|------------------------|
|---------------|------------------------|
|-(7)--12--9----|------------------------|
|-(7)--10--7----|-10---10---12----12-----|
|-(5)--10--7----|----8----8----10----8-8-|
|---------------|------------------------|
A5 F5/C D5
PM PM PM
E E E E E E Q Q. E +Q. E
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|------5-(5)---7--|
|-12----12----14----9--|------3-(3)---7--|
|----10----10----10----|-7----3-(3)---5--|
|----------------------|-5---------------|
C5/GA5/E
PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM
+Q Q H E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E Q W
|---------------|------------------------|----------------------|------|
|---------------|------------------------|----------------------|------|
|-(7)--12--9----|------------------------|----------------------|------|
|-(7)--10--7----|-10---10---12----12-----|-12----12----14----9--|-7----|
|-(5)--10--7----|----8----8----10----8-8-|----10----10----10----|------|
|---------------|------------------------|----------------------|------|
F5 Am/FV A5
+H. Q W W W
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|-5--------|------|
|-------------|----------|-5--------|------|
|-(7)---------|----------|-7--------|------|
|----------8--|-3--------|-8--------|-7----|
|-------------|-1--------|----------|-5----|
Am/FV A5
+E E S S E S E S E E E E +Q +H W W
|-----------------------|-----------------|----------|------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|-5--------|------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|-5--------|------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|-7--------|------|
|-(7)---------3---5---3-|-----------------|-8--------|-7----|
|-(5)-3---5-------------|-3-1-(1)--(1)----|----------|-5----|
Verse
A5
Gtr IV
+E E S S E S E S E E E E E E +H
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-----------------------||-------0-(0)-------|
|-----------------------||-----2-------------|
|-----------------------||---3---------------|
|-(7)---------3---5---3-||-------------------|
|-(5)-3---5-------------||-1-----------------|
|
| Gtr III
| PM-----------------
| E E S S E S E S E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-(7)---------3---5---3-||-------------------|
|-(5)-3---5-------------||-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|
E E E E +H E E E E +H
|-------0-(0)-------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------0-(0)-------|
|-----4-------------|-----2-------------|
|---5---------------|---3---------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-----------------|-1-----------------|
|
|-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|
Chorus
G G5/D D5/Eb5/AbA5 F5/C D5 C#5/A#
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM|
S E. +Q Q Q Q. E +Q. E +Q Q H E E E E E E E S S
|---3----(3)---------||----------------|--------------|------------------------|
|---3----(3)---------||----------------|------8-------|------------------------|
|-4------------------||------5-(5)---7-|-(7)--5--9----|------------------------|
|-5------------------||------3-(3)---7-|-(7)--5--7----|-10---10---12----12-----|
|--------------5--7--||-7----3-(3)---5-|-(5)-----7----|----8----8----10----8-8-|
|--------------5--7--||-5--------------|--------------|------------------------|
|
| PM---------| PM PM PM PM|
| E E E E Q Q Q. E +Q. E +Q Q H E E E E E E E S S
|--------------------||----------------|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------|------8-------|------------------------|
|--------------------||------5-(5)---7-|-(7)--5--9----|------------------------|
|--------------------||------3-(3)---7-|-(7)--5--7----|-10---10---12----12-----|
|--------------5--7--||-7----3-(3)---5-|-(5)-----7----|----8----8----10----8-8-|
|-3----3--3--3-5--7--||-5--------------|--------------|------------------------|
A5 F5/C D5
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM
E E E E E E Q Q. E +Q. E
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|----------------|
|----------------------|------5-(5)---7-|
|-12----12----14----9--|------3-(3)---7-|
|----10----10----10----|-7----3-(3)---5-|
|----------------------|-5--------------|
C5/GA5/E
PM PM PM PM|
+Q Q H E E E E E E E S S
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|-(7)--12--9----|-------------------------|
|-(7)--10--7----|-10---10---12----12------|
|-(5)--10--7----|----8----8----10----8-8--|
|---------------|-------------------------|
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B C G
PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E +H E E +E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------12-|
|-12----12----14----9-7-|-(7)----9-10-(10)----|
|----10----10----10-----|------------------10-|
|-----------------------|--------7--8--(8)----|
B C A B C G
+H E E +E E +H E E +E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-(12)----------------|------------------12-|
|---------9-10-(10)-7-|-(7)----9-10-(10)----|
|-(10)----------------|------------------10-|
|---------7--8--(8)-5-|-(5)----7--8--(8)----|
G A B C G
W W
+H. E E +H E E +E E
|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|
|-(12)------12---|------------------12-|
|--------------7-|-(7)----9-10-(10)----|
|-(10)------10---|------------------10-|
|--------------5-|-(5)----7--8--(8)----|
B B A B C Am/F
Gtr II
W H Q E E
|
/
+H E E +E E +H E E +E E
|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|------------------13-||
|-(12)----------------|---------------------||
|---------9-10-(10)-7-|-(7)----9-10-(10)----||
|-(10)----------------|---------------------||
|---------7--8--(8)-5-|-(5)----7--8--(8)----||
Guitar solo
Am/F
+W +W
| |
/ /
+H. E E +H E E +Q
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-(13)------12-12-|-(12)----13-13b15==(13)--|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
Esus4/A
W +W
| |
/ /
+H +E E E E S E. +H A +Q
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|-(13)r===(13)---------|----------------15b17==(15)---|
|--------------0-14-12-|-12-14--(14)------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
A+sus2/FAm/F
H H +W
| | |
/ / /
+H +Q. A +E +E E +E A +E A +E A +E E E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------15--------|
|-(15)----(15)r---15b17==(15)-|-(15)r-15b17-(15)-15b17-(15)-15b17-(15)-15b17-(15)----15b17==|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E5
W +W
| |
/ /
+W +H. S S S S
|-------------|------------------------|
|-(15)--------|-(15)r------15-15-15-15-|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
|-------------|------------------------|
A+sus2/F Am/F
H H +W
| | |
/ / /
Q E E Q E E +E S S E E +Q E E
|---------------------|------------------------------|
|-15--13-13-13--12-12-|-(12)-13p12-------------15-15-|
|---------------------|------------14-14-(14)--------|
|---------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------|
E5
W +W
| |
/ /
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-15--13-13-13--12-12-|-12------------18-18--|
|---------------------|-----14-14-14---------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
A+suEm/F Am/FDm
H H +W
| | |
/ / /
|--3--|
Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E
|-----15-15-15--13-13-|-13--13-----------------|
|-18--17-17-17--15-15-|-15--15--17-17-17-15-13-|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
E5
W
|
/
a +Q a +Q +H
|-----------------------------------|
|-15b17-(15)--15b17==(15)--(15)r----|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
+W
|
/
|--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----12-15-12-13-12----12----------------------------||
|-17----------------15----15-13-15p13p12-13-12----12-||
|----------------------------------------------14----||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
Verse/Bridge
W W
Gtr IV
E E Q H E E E E E E E E
|--------------0---|-----------0-----|
|-13---------0---0-|-----0---0-----0-|
|------2---2-------|---2---2-----2---|
|----3---3---------|-3---------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E
C5/A C/A
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-3---3-----3-----|--------0------|-0--3-----3-----|------------3-----|
|-1-1---1-----1---|------3---3----|-1----1-0---1---|------0-(0)-----0-|
|-2-------2-----2-|-2--2-------2--|-2------------2-|-2--2---------2---|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
E5/A
Q 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 E
|-0--3-----3-----|---------0------|-8-----------0---|-----------0-----|
|-0----3-0---0-3-|-----0-3---3-0--|-----------0---0-|-----0---0-----0-|
|-2--------------|----------------|-----2---2-------|---2---2-----2---|
|----------------|---2------------|---3---3---------|-3---------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C5/A C/A
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-3---3-----3-----|---------------|-0--3-----3-----|------------3-----|
|-1-1---1-----1---|------3-5-3----|-1----1-0---1---|------0-(0)-----0-|
|-2-------2-----2-|-2--2-------2--|-2------------2-|-2--2---------2---|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
Chorus/Outro
F5 G5 A5 F5/C D5 C5/GA5/E
Gtr I
H +Q. S S +H H Q. E +Q. E +Q Q H
|----------------|-------------||----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-------------||----------------|---------------|
|----------------|-------------||------5-(5)---7-|-(7)--12--9----|
|-3----(3)---5-5-|-(5)----5----||------3-(3)---7-|-(7)--10--7----|
|-3----(3)---5-5-|-(5)---------||-7----3-(3)---5-|-(5)--10--7----|
|-1----(1)---3-3-|-(3)---------||-5--------------|---------------|
PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E Q
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|-10---10---12----12-----|-12----12----14----9--|
|----8----8----10----8-8-|----10----10----10----|
|------------------------|----------------------|
A5 F5/C D5 C5/GA5/E
Q. E +Q. E +Q Q H
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|------5-(5)---7-|-(7)--12--9----|
|------3-(3)---7-|-(7)--10--7----|
|-7----3-(3)---5-|-(5)--10--7----|
|-5--------------|---------------|
PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-5---------------------|----------------------|
|-----10---12----12-----|-12----12----14----9--|
|---8----8----10----8-8-|----10----10----10----|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
B C G B C A
+H E E +E E +H E E +E E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|------------------12-|-(12)-----------------|
|-(9)----9-10-(10)----|---------9-10-(10)-7--|
|------------------10-|-(10)-----------------|
|--------7--8--(8)----|---------7--8--(8)-5--|
B C G A
+H E E +E E +H. E E
|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
|------------------12-|-(12)------12---|
|-(7)----9-10-(10)----|--------------7-|
|------------------10-|-(10)------10---|
|-(5)----7--8--(8)----|--------------5-|
B C G B C A
+H E E +E E +H E E +E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------12-|-(12)----------------|
|-(7)----9-10-(10)----|---------9-10-(10)-7-|
|------------------10-|-(10)----------------|
|-(5)----7--8--(8)----|---------7--8--(8)-5-|
B C G A
+H E E +E E +H. E E
|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
|------------------12-|-(12)------12---|
|-(7)----9-10-(10)----|--------------7-|
|------------------10-|-(10)------10---|
|-(5)----7--8--(8)----|--------------5-|
B C G B C A
+H E E +E E +H E E +E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------12-|-(12)----------------|
|-(7)----9-10-(10)----|---------9-10-(10)-7-|
|------------------10-|-(10)----------------|
|-(5)----7--8--(8)----|---------7--8--(8)-5-|
B C G A
+H E E +E E +H. E E +W +H. E E
|---------------------|----------------|------------|--------------|
|---------------------|----------------|------------|--------------|
|------------------12-|-(12)------12---|------------|------------2-|
|-(7)----9-10-(10)----|--------------7-|-(7)--------|-(7)------2---|
|------------------10-|-(10)------10---|------------|--------------|
|-(5)----7--8--(8)----|--------------5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----------|
E E H E E E E E E +Q E E E E H E E E E E E +Q E E
|-0------------|-------0-(0)------|-0------------|-------0-(0)------*|
|-----4--------|---4--------------|-----4--------|---4--------------*|
|---2--------2-|----------------2-|---2--------2-|----------------2-*|
|----------2---|-2---2--------2---|----------2---|-2---2--------2---*|
|--------------|------------------|--------------|------------------*|
|--------------|------------------|--------------|------------------*|
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
