Band: Helloween
Album: Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 1
Song: Initiation
Copyright (c) (Noise) (1987)
Version 1.0 - (19/04/06)
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
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - harmonic
Tunning E A D G B E
Pipe arranged for guitar
F#
fade in
E-9--------(9)--------9-11-9----------9-------|
B----------------------------12-11-12---------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
Guitar
[PM] [PM]
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------2------(2)----------2-4----2---------------|
D-----4------(4)----------2------(2)----------2-4----2----6----(6)---|
A-14\-4------(4)--------4-0------(0)--------4-0-2----0----6----(6)---|
E-14\-2------(2)------0-2-----------------0-2-------------4----(4)---|
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-------------------------9\-|
D-7\6--2--4------(4)------9\-|
A-7\6--2--4------(4)------7\-|
E-5\4--0--2------(2)---------|
[PM] [PM]
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------2------(2)----------2-4----2---------------|
D-4------(4)----------2------(2)----------2-4----2----6----(6)---|
A-4------(4)--------4-0------(0)--------4-0-2----0----6----(6)---|
E-2------(2)------0-2-----------------0-2-------------4----(4)---|
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D-7\6--2--4------(4)------|
A-7\6--2--4------(4)------|
E-5\4--0--2------(2)------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/helloween/initiation_tab.html ]
Guitar 1
[PM] [PM]
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9\----------------------2------(2)----------2-4----2---------------|
D[-9\--4------(4)----------2------(2)----------2-4----2----6----(6)---|
A[-7\--4------(4)--------4-0------(0)--------4-0-2----0----6----(6)---|
E[-----2------(2)------0-2-----------------0-2-------------4----(4)---|
[ Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[PM] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[PM] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------7-------------------7-9----7----6---------|
A[-7--9----------------7-9-----------------7-9-----------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[PM] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[PM] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------6-------------------6-7----6--------------|
D[-6--7----------------6-7-----------------6-7-------------9---------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-------------------------|
B[-------------------------|
G[-------------------------|
D[-7\6--2--4------(4)------|
A[-7\6--2--4------(4)------|
E[-5\4--0--2------(2)------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------|
B[-------------------------|
G[-------------------------|
D[-7-6---------------------|
A[------7--9---------------|
E[-------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------|
B[-------------------------|
G[-6-----------------------|
D[---9--6--7---------------|
A[-------------------------|
E[-------------------------|
Guitar 1
[PM] [PM]
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9\----------------------2------(2)----------2-4----2---------------|
D[-9\--4------(4)----------2------(2)----------2-4----2----6----(6)---|
A[-7\--4------(4)--------4-0------(0)--------4-0-2----0----6----(6)---|
E[-----2------(2)------0-2-----------------0-2-------------4----(4)---|
[ Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[PM] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[PM] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------7-------------------7-9----7----6---------|
A[-7--9----------------7-9-----------------7-9-----------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[PM] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[PM] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------6-------------------6-7----6--------------|
D[-6--7----------------6-7-----------------6-7-------------9---------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[-7\6--4--2-----------(2)------------|
A[-7\6--4--2-----------(2)------------|
E[-5\4--2--0-----------(0)------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[-7-6--------------------------------|
A[------9--7--------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[-6----------------------------------|
D[---9--7--6--------------------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
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