Memory Lyrics

As recorded by Avantasia
(From the 2002 Album THE METAL OPERA PT.II)
Words and Music by Tobias Sammet
E5open
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jens Ludwig (Edguy) - Rhythm '
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jens Ludwig (Lead 1)'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jens Ludwig (Lead 2)'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Moderately Fast Q=169
N.C.(E)
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
PM PM PM PM PM PM ~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q
N.C.(E)
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM ~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------o||
|-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-3----5----2--|-(2)-3-(3)--0--()--o||
PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q Q Q H
1st and 2nd Verses
N.C.(E)
PM------------------------------| PM PM| PM PM----------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-2-----0---3---2-|------------------|
PM----------------------------| ~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q
PM------------------------------| PM PM| PM PM----------|
PM----------------------------| ~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| 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 E E Q Q Q Q
$
W W W W
To Coda
W W W +H Q Q
W W W W
W W W +W
PM--------------|
W +W E E E E S S E E E E E Q H E E Q H
|----------|------------|-------------------|-------------o||-------------||
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------o||-3-----------||
Bass Solo
N.C.
W W W W
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------o||
|----------|----------|----------|------o||
W +W W +W
W +W W +W
W +W W +W
W +W W +W
W +W W +W
Gtr I
/ o / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
W W
|-8tr9----------------|-8tr9----------------|
| Gtr III
| W W
|-9tr10---------------|-9tr10---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Guitar Solo - J.Ludwig
Gtr I
W W
Gtr II
a +H E +E E E +E a +E E E Q. E
|-12b13==(12)----12r(12)p10-12-|-(12)-12b13-(12)-12-10-12----12-|
| Gtr III
| a +H E +E E E +E a +E E E Q. E
|--8b10===(8)-----8r=(8)p=6--8-|--(8)--8b10--(8)--8--6--8-----8-|
W W
E E E E E E E E a +Q +E S S H
|--------------10-10-9-|-10b12==(10)r=(10)-10p9-10----|
| E E E E E E E E a +Q +E S S H
|----------9-9--7--7-5-|--7b9====(7)r==(7)--7p5--7----|
W W W +W
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q a +H +Q. S S W
|-------9--------|-------------12--|-10b12==(10)r===(10)---10p9-|-------|
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q a +H +Q. S S W
|-------5--------|-------10-----9--|--7b9====(7)r====(7)----7p5-|--4----|
W W
S S E E S S E E E E W
| S S E E S S E E E E W
W W
S S E E S S E E E E W
| S S E E S S E E E E W
W
S S E E S S E E E E
| S S E E S S E E E E
W W +W
H a +H H e q T T S W
|-------19b20-(19)----|-19----19-17--15h17p15-|-------|
| H a +H H e q T T S W
|-------15b17-(15)----|-15----15-13--12h13p12-|-------|
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
W W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
W W
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-15-17-18----------18-17-15----|-8p6h8h10p6h8h10p8h10p8h10S12p8h10h12p10S|
| S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------17-18-17-------------|-5p3h5h=6p3h5h=6p5h=6p5h=6S=8p5h=6h=8p=6h|
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p10h12h13p10S12h13p12h13p12h13S15p12h13h15S17--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--8p=6h=8h10p=6S=8h10p=8h10p=8h10S12p=8h10h12S13--|
W
|-19b20-(19)----19b20r(19)-17-------------|
|-----------------------------20b22==(20)-|
| a +H E +E E a +E
|-15b17-(15)----15b17r(15)-13-------------|
|-----------------------------17b18==(17)-|
+W
+a+aH
|-(20)r------------20b22-(20)------------20b22-(20)----||
| +E a +E a +E a +E a +H
|-(17)r-17b18-(17)-17b18-(17)-17b18-(17)-17b18-(17)----||
D.S. al Coda
Q Q H W W
Outro-Chorus
&
W W W W
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||o-7--------|-3--------|-5--------|-2----|
W W W +H Q Q 3x
|----------|----------|----------|--------------o||
|-3--------|-0--------|-5--------|-(5)----2--5--o||
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