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WHY? (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1994 Album MASTER OF THE RINGS)
Transcribed by Ivan (peekaboo104@hotmail.com)
Words and Music by A.Deris
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderately Q=145
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Verses
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Pre-Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------||--------------5---|-----------2-----|--------------5---|
|-----------------||---------0-/7---7-|-5-5-5-5-5---5S3-|---------0-/7---7-|
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-4-4-||-0-0-0-0----------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
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|-----------2-----|--------------5---|-4-----3---------|------||
|-5-5-5-5-5---5S3-|-0-0-0-0-0-/7---7-|---5-5---0-3-2-0-|-5----||
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Chorus
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------------2-|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-2-3---|---------------3-|-----------------|-------3-3-3-2-2-|
1.
To Coda
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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2.
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------o||-----------------||-----------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-||
|-----------------o||-6-6-6-2-2-2-----||-2-2-2-4-4-4-6-6-|-7-7-7-----------||
|-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5--||-------------3-2-||-----------------|-----------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/helloween/why_btab_ver_2.html ]
Guitar Solo I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------||
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Guitar Solo II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-|-----------------|
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Chorus
D.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-|-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-6-6-6-2-2-2-----||---------------2-|
|-----------------|-----------------||-------------3-2-||-0-0-0-0-0-2-3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-----------|---------------2-|
|---------------3-|-----------------|-------3-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
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|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-|-2----||
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Outro
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
