Midnight Highway Lyrics

As recorded by Accept
(From the 1981 Album BREAKER)
Words and Music by Dirkschneider, Hoffman, Baltes, Fischer & Kaufmann
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Bass'
Moderately Fast Rock Q=140
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| W W
| Gtr III
| W W
|-12p10-12p=10--12p10--12p==10-|
|-12p11-12p=11--12p11--12p==11-|
| Q. Q. +Q
| W
|-12p=10-12p10--12p10-12p10-----|-12p=10-12p10-12p===10--12p10-|
|-12p=11-12p11--12p11-12p11-----|-12p=11-12p11-12p===11--12p11-|
| \2.5_____| \2.5____________
| H.. E +H E +Q.
| Q. Q. Q W
H
|-12p=10-12p===10--12p10-12p10-----|-12p=10-12p===10--12p10-12p===10--|-12p=10-12p10----------||
|-12p=11-12p===11--12p11-12p11-----|-12p=11-12p===11--12p11-12p===11--|-12p=11-12p11-x\-------||
| | \2.5__| \2.5_____| \2.5__| \2.5__/
| +Q E +H E +Q E +Q. E +E +H. +Q
| W W W
Pre-Verse
E E Q. E E E +Q Q Q Q E E H. Q. E H
E E Q. s s E E +Q Q Q Q E E H. Q. E Q.. +S
$
Q Q. E E E +Q Q. E E E +Q E Q. E E
||o---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-5-------3---5-|-(5)-------5---7-|-(7)----3------5-|
PM----------|
+H. +Q +E E E E E E E E
|----------------o||---------------------||
|-(5)------(5)\--o||-(5)-----------------||
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
To Coda
PM--------------------------------------|
Q. H +E Q. H +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Gtr I
E E Q. E E E +Q Q Q Q
| Gtr II
| W W
E E H. Q. E H
| H S +S E E E E S S S E S +S H
|---------15-(15)s13-------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------17-16-(16)s17----|
E E Q. E E E +Q Q Q Q E E H.
| W W H S +S E E E
|----------------|---------------|---------15-(15)s13-------|
D.S. al Coda
Q. E H
| E S S E S +S +H
|---------------14-(14)b15==(14)r-----||
&
E E Q. E E E +Q Q Q Q E E H.
| W W H S +S E E E
|----------------|---------------|---------15-(15)s13-------|
Q. E H
| E S S S E S +S Q. E
|--------------17-16-(16)s17----17s=|
E E Q. E E E +Q Q Q Q E E H.
| W +W H S +S E E E
|-----------------|----------------|---------15-(15)s13-------|
Q. E H
| E S S E S +S +H
|---------------14-(14)b15==(14)----||
E Q E Q E E H.. E
| +W W
|-(14)r-------------|--------------|
+E E E +E E E E E +E H..
| |-----5:7-----|
| +W E e e e e e
+W
E Q E Q E E W
| E +Q Q. E E E E E +S S Q E E
|-15b17==(15)r--15-----12-13-|-12----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----14-14b16r(14)p12-14--12p11-|
Q Q Q Q
|-11b12r(11)-------11h12h14----------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
W
| Gtr II
| E E E E +Q E E
|-12-14-15-15b17==(15)r--15-14-|
| Gtr III
| W
W W
| S S S S S E S S S E S S S S S S E E H +Q
|----------15----15p12-15p(12)-12-------------------|---------------------|
| W W
Q. Q. Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| Q. Q. Q
W W
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H Q. +E a
|----------------7-9-10-12-10-|-12b14----12b14====(12)r=(12)-|
|-4s6-7-9---------------------|------------------------------|
| W W
PM------------------------------------|
W E E E E E E E +E
| Q. S S a H S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------12-12s15----|-------------------17h19h20------------------||
| W E E E E E E E +E
Gtr I
E E Q. E E E +Q Q Q Q E E H.
| Gtr II
| W W H S +S E E E
|----------------|---------------|---------15-(15)s13-------|
Q. E H
| E S S S E S +S Q. E
|--------------17-16-(16)s17----17s=|
E E Q. E E E +Q Q Q Q
| W +W
E E H. Q. E H
| H S +S E E E E S S E E Q Q
|---------15-(15)s13-------|--------------------------|
E E Q. E E E +Q Q Q Q
| +H +H W
E E H. Q. E H
| H e +S e +S e e +S e +S S +S Q. +S S
|----------------------------|-17--(17)---------17-(17)s19----(19)s17s=|
E E Q. E E E +Q Q Q Q E E H.
| W W H S +S E E E
|-----------------|---------------|---------15-(15)s13-------|
Q. E H Q. E H
| E S S E S +S +H E +H..
|---------------14-(14)b15==(14)r----|-17b19==(17)----------||
Gtr II
|-(17)(17)-(17)(17)-(17)(17)-(17)(17)-|-(17)(17)-(17)(17)r(17)\----------|
|--12p=10---12p=10---12p=10---12p=10--|--12p=10---12p=10---12p==10-12p10-|
|--12p=11---12p=11---12p=11---12p=11--|--12p=11---12p=11---12p==11-12p11-|
| Gtr III
| W W
| W Q. Q. Q
Gtr II
|-12p10-12p10-12p10-12p10-|--12p=10-12p10-12p10-12p10-|
|-12p11-12p11-12p11-12p11-|--12p=11-12p11-12p11-12p11-|
| Gtr I
| H H +W
| Gtr III
| W W
|--12p=10-12p10-12p10-12p10-|--12p=10-12p10--12p10-12p10-|
|--12p=11-12p11-12p11-12p11-|--12p=11-12p11--12p11-12p11-|
| +W +H H
| W Q. Q. Q
|--12p=10-12p10-12p10-12p10-|--12p=10-12p10-12p10-12p10-|-12p10-12p10-12p10-12p10-|-12p10-12p10--12p10-12p10-|
|--12p=11-12p11-12p11-12p11-|--12p=11-12p11-12p11-12p11-|-12p11-12p11-12p11-12p11-|-12p11-12p11--12p11-12p11-|
| +W +W W W
| W W W Q. Q. Q
| W W W W
| W W W Q. Q. Q
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