The Bard's Song: The Hobbit Lyrics

THE BARD'S SONG - THE HOBBIT
As recorded by Blind Guardian
(From the 1993 Album SOMEWHERE FAR BEYOND)
x 0 2 x x x E5(type 2)
x 3 5 5 x x Bb5(type 2)
x 1 3 3 x x Bb5VI
x 1 3 3 x x A5(type 2)
1 3 x x x x F5(type 2)
1 3 3 x x x G5(type 2)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'dist'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'dist'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'dist oct'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'acoustic guitar'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'acostic'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'acoustic'
Q=160
Gtr I
PM--| PM--|
W Q. E E E Q E E E E E Q. E E E Q E E E E E
|--------||o------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
|--------||o-3----5-7---|-5--------5---|-5----7-9---|-7--------7---|
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q H Q
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|---------o||
|-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-2-2-2-5--|-0-------o||
Gtr II
H. H. H. H. H.
Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q H. Q. E Q
||o-----------|-----------o||--------3--|---------|--------3--|
||o-----------|-----------o||-----------|---------|-----------|
Gtr II
H. H. H. H. H.
/ o
Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q
|-----------||o-----------|-----------|-----------|------------o||
|-----------||o-0------3--|-----------|-----------|------------o||
H. +H. H. +H.
Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q
||o-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------o||
||o-0------3--|-----------|-----------|-----------o||
PM--| PM--|
Q. E E E Q E E E E E Q. E E E Q E E E E E
Gtr II
H. H. H. H.
H. H. H. H.
||o---------|---------|---------|---------o||
||o-3-------|-5-------|-2-------|-0-------o||
| H. H. H. H.
||o---------|---------|---------|---------o||
||o---------|---------|---------|---------o||
Guitar Solo 1
H. H.
Gtrs I, III
H. H.
| Gtr IV
| Q. E Q Q. E Q
Gtr II
H. H. H.
Q. E Q Q. E Q H.
| Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q
E5(type 2) D5
H. H.
H. Q. E Q
| Q. E Q Q. E Q
H. H. H. H.
H E E H E E Q. E Q E S S S S Q E
| Q. E Q H. H. H.
H. H. H.
H E E H E E H Q
| H. H. H.
H. H.
H. +H Q
|-14b16r================|=(14)-----------|
| Q E. S S S E H E E
H. H.
Q. E Q Q +E E E E
|--------------|-14b16r=(14)-14-11----|
| H. H.
H. H. H.
H. +H Q Q. E Q
|-14b16r================|=(14)----------|---------------|
| Q E. S S S E H E E H.
G5 Bb5(type 2)Bb5(type 2)
H. H. H.
Q +Q E E H Q Q Q Q
|-14b16r=(14)------||-------7--|-9---10--9tr10--|
D5 D5 Bb5(type 2)
H. H. H.
H Q H E E H Q
Bb5(type 2) D5 D5 C5 Bb5(type 2)
H. H. H. H. H.
Q Q Q H Q H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-10---8--8tr6--|----------|-8b10------|-13-----------|-------------------|
|---------------|-9-----7--|-----------|------12--14--|-15---14tr15--12---|
H. H.
E E E E E S S S E E E E Q
Verse2
Gtrs I, III
H. H. H.
o
Gtr II
PM--| PM--| PM--|
Q E E E Q Q E E E Q Q E E E Q
PM--| PM--| PM--|
Q E E E Q Q E E E Q Q E E E Q H. H. H.
D5 A5 Bb5VI
Gtr II
H. +H. H. H.
Gtrs I, III
Q. E Q E E E Q Q Q. E Q Q E E E Q
D5 D D5 A5(typeA2) A5(typD52)D D5 C5 C5
Q E E E Q Q E E E Q Q E E E Q Q E E E Q
/ o / / / / o / / / / o / / / / o / / /
Q. E Q E E E Q Q Q. E Q Q E E E Q
G5 G5 C5 C5 D5 Bb5(type 2)G5
Q E E E Q Q E E E Q H. H. H.
/ o / / / / o / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q E E E Q Q. E Q H Q Q. E Q
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
E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-4---5---4h==5p==4-----------|-4-----------4-------4----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5---7---5h==7p==5---4---5---|-9---9---9---7---7---7---5---5---5---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E E E Q Q E E E S S S
|-4---5---4h==5p==4-----------|-4-----------4---5---7p5p==4---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H. W
|--------------------------||o-------------------------|
|--------------------------||o-------------------------|
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 W
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
Guitar Solo2
H. H. H. H. H.
W W W H. H.
H. H. H. H.
E E E S S S E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D5 E5(type 2) G5 G5
H. H. H. H.
E E S S S E Q H. H. +Q Q Q
|-12--13-12h13p12-10-12--|----------|-15b17------|-(15)--15--13--|
Chorus3
E5 E5(type 2) Am
H. H. H.
Q E E E E H E E H.
|------15-13-12-13-|-12-----13-12-||o-13---------|
|------------------|--------------||o------------|
| Gtr II
| H. H. Q. E Q
|------------------|--------------||o------------|
|------------------|--------------||o--0------3--|
H. H. H.
H. H. H.
|-----------|-----------|-----------o||
|-----------|-----------|-----------o||
| Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q
|-----------|-----------|-----------o||
|-----------|-----------|-----------o||
Gtr II
PM--|
Q. E E E Q E E E E E Q. E E E
PM--|
Q E E E E E H. H. H. H.
Gtr I
H. H E E Q Q Q H.
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM--|
| Q. E E E Q E E E E E Q. E E E Q E E E E E
F5 G5(type 2)
Gtr II
H. H.
Q E E E Q Q E E E Q
||o-17---15h17p15-13--|-15---13h15p13-12--|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
E5(type 2) A5
H. H.
Q E E E Q Q Q Q
|-13---12h13p12-----|-15b17r=13-------o||
|-------------------|-----------------o||
H. H. H. H. H.
Gtr IV
H. Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q 4x
|------------||o-----------|------------|--------------|---------------o||
|------------||o-0------3--|------------|--------------|---------------o||
| Gtr V
| W H. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
|------------||o-----------|------------|--------------|---------------o||
|------------||o-----------|------------|--------------|---------------o||
| Gtr VI
| W H. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
|------------||o-----------|------------|--------------|---------------o||
|------------||o-----------|------------|--------------|---------------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