Halo 2 Theme Chords & Tabs
Legend
/ - slide
\ - slide to/from "nowhere"
p - pull-off
h - hammer-on
~ - vibrato
b - bend full-note
^ - bend half-note
x - mute
* - harmonic
Intro
You can either simply hold the note below through the intro:
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-0~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------|
Or you can follow the choral singing by playing this:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------2---3---2-2/5---3---2-------0---------|
|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----7---9---10----------9---5---9---7---------|
|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----0------2---3---5------2~~~~---------------|
|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----0---3---2---0---2~~~~-------0~~~~---------|
Pre-Verse 1
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------12/--|
Repeat the riff below 3 times
00:39
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|---------------\
E|-------0-----------------------2-----------------|Note: These two \
| Are The Same |
G|-------------------------------------------------| Riff, /
D|-------------------------------------------------|---------------/
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3-----------------------5-----------5-3-2-|
1:02
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|Play 2 Times
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0-----------2-----------3-------------5---|
If you think the riff above get's boring to play, add some notes
Like in the tablature Below:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---2-------4---4-------5---5-------7-5-4-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0-------2---2-------3---3-------5---5-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2---2-------4---4-------5---5-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0-------2---2-------3---3-------0-2-3-5-3-2-|
Verse 1
1:10
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0-----------------------2-----------------|
|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3-----------------------5-----------5-3-2-|
If you think the riff above get's boring to play
you can add some notes, Like in the tablature below:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------------------4-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0-------------------2---2-------------------|
|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-----------------------7-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3---3-------------------5---5-------------5-3-2-|
1:18
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|Play 3 Times
E|-------0-----------2-----------3-----------5-----|
If you think the riff above gets boring to play, add some notes
Like in the Tablature Below:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------4-----------5-----------------|Play 3 times
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------2-----------3-----------5-----2-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_computer_games/halo_2_theme_btab.html ]
Bridge 1
1:29
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
Interlude
1:37
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|Play 2 Times
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0-----------2-----------3-----------5-3-2-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0-----------------------2-----------------|
|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3-----------------------5-----------5-3-2-|
Bridge 2
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
Verse 2
2:00
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------4-5-7-5-4-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0---0---2---2---2-------3---3-------------|
|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|Play 7 Times
E|-------0-----------2-----------3-------2-3-5-3-2-|
Interlude 2
2:31
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0-----------2-----------3-----------5-----|
|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------7-----------9-----------10----------12----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9-----------11----------12----------14----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 3
2:43
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
Verse 3
2:50
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| Play 2 Times
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0---0---2---2---2-------3---3---2-3-5-3-2-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|Play 2 Times
E|-------0-----------2-----------3-----0-2-3-5-3-2-|
Bridge 4
3:06
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
Outro-Verse
3:13
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0----------------------2------------------|
|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3-----------------------5-----------5-3-2-|
|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0----------------------2------------------|
|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3-----------------------5~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
Then theres a vocal outro, and there you can do the same as in the beggining of the song.
And that's it! :)
Think i got it right... enjoy!