The Whistler Lyrics

As recorded by Demons & Wizards
(From the 1999 Album DEMONS & WIZARDS)
Words and Music by Jon Schaffer/Hansi Krsch
Arranged by Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
E5(type 2)
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Distortion Guitar'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr VI (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Q=125
Gtr VI
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o---------0-------|-------------0----|---------0-------|--------------0----o||
||o---7-----------0-|-3----------------|---7-----------0-|-10-----8----------o||
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||o---------0-------|-------------0----|---------0-------|--------------0----o||
||o---7-----------0-|-3----------------|---7-----------0-|-10-----8----------o||
N.C.(E) F5/G5/DN.C.(E)
Gtr III
E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E Q
||o---10---12-/13-(13)---12---/13---|-(13)-12-----10-(10)-/13---12---|
||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E Q
||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Gtr I
| PM--------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
||o---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------3-5-|
D.S.
E E E E +E Q E +E E H.
|---10---12-/13-(13)---12---/15---|-(15)-13-12-----------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------o||
| E E E E +E Q E +E E H.
|---------------------------------|----------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------o||
| PM----------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------5-3--o||
N.C.(E) F5G5/DN.C.(E)
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
||o-----------------------|---------------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------3-5-|
PM------------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------|----------------------o||
|-----------------------|-----------------5-3--o||
Gtr III
W +H Q E E
|-12---------------------|-(12)------------12------12h=15-|
| Gtr II
| W +H Q E E
|-12---------------------|-(12)------------12------12h=16-|
| Gtr I
| PM--| PM| PM| PM-| PM| PM|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
W +H E E E E
|-13---------------------|-(13)-------------15---13-12h=13-|
| W +H E E E E
|-14---------------------|-(14)-------------16---14-12h=14-|
| PM--| PM| PM| PM-| PM| PM|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
Q. S S H +H. +E S S
|-10---------12h13-12-----------|-(12)-------------------(12)-12h13-|
| Q. S S H +H. +E S S
|-11---------12h14-12-----------|-(12)-------------------(12)-12h14-|
| PM---| PM| PM| PM-| PM| PM|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
H. +E S S Q. S S Q. S S
|-10----------------(10)---10h12-|-8-----------10h12---------------------||
| H. +E S S Q. S S Q. S S
|-11----------------(11)---11h12-|-9-----------11h12---------------------||
| PM---| PM| PM-| PM-| PM| PM-|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
N.C.(E) F5G5/DN.C.(E)
>
W +W
| >
| W +W
| PM--------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
W W
| W W
| PM------------------------------------|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
N.C.(E) F5G5/DN.C.(E)
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
PM------------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
$$
Gtr III
W +H Q E E
|-12---------------------|-(12)------------12------12h=15-|
| Gtr II
| W +H Q E E
|-12---------------------|-(12)------------12------12h=16-|
| Gtr I
| PM--| PM| PM| PM-| PM| PM|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
W +H E E E E
|-13---------------------|-(13)-------------15---13-12h=13-|
| W +H E E E E
|-14---------------------|-(14)-------------16---14-12h=14-|
| PM--| PM| PM| PM-| PM| PM|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
Q. S S H +H. +E S S
|-10---------12h13-12-----------|-(12)-------------------(12)-12h13-|
| Q. S S H +H. +E S S
|-11---------12h14-12-----------|-(12)-------------------(12)-12h14-|
| PM---| PM| PM| PM-| PM| PM|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
H. +E S S Q. S S Q. S S
|-10----------------(10)---10h12-|-8-----------10h12---------------------|
| H. +E S S Q. S S Q. S S
|-11----------------(11)---11h12-|-9-----------11h12---------------------|
| PM---| PM| PM-| PM-| PM| PM-|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
W +H Q E E
|-----------------------|----------------12------12h=15-|
| W +H Q E E
|-----------------------|----------------12------12h=16-|
| PM--| PM| PM| PM-| PM| PM|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
W +H E E E E
|-13---------------------|-(13)-------------15---13-12h=13-|
| W +H E E E E
|-14---------------------|-(14)-------------16---14-12h=14-|
| PM--| PM| PM| PM-| PM| PM|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
Q. S S H +H. +E S S
|-10---------12h13-12-----------|-(12)-------------------(12)-12h13-|
| Q. S S H +H. +E S S
|-11---------12h14-12-----------|-(12)-------------------(12)-12h14-|
| PM---| PM| PM| PM-| PM| PM|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
To Coda
H. +E S S Q. S S Q. S S
|-10----------------(10)---10h12-|-8-----------10h12---------------------||
| H. +E S S Q. S S Q. S S
|-11----------------(11)---11h12-|-9-----------11h12---------------------||
| PM---| PM| PM-| PM-| PM| PM-|
| E S S Q S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E Q
Gtr I
E E Q H W
Gtr IV
E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E Q
| Gtr III
| E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E Q
| Gtr II
| E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E Q
E E Q H W
E E E E +E Q E +E E H.
| E E E E +E Q E +E E H.
| E E E E +E Q E +E E H.
Gtr I
E E Q H W
Gtr IV
E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E Q
| Gtr III
| E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E Q
| Gtr II
| E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E Q
E E Q H H Q Q
/ / o
E E E E +E Q E +E E H.
| E E E E +E Q E +E E H.
| E E E E +E Q E +E E H.
Gtr I
PM PM
||o-------0-----|-(0)----(0)-------|-------0-----|-(0)----(0)--------o||
||o-2----(2)----|-(2)----(2)---3s5-|-2----(2)----|-(2)----(2)---5s3--o||
||--0----(0)----|-(0)----(0)-0-1s3-|-0----(0)----|-(0)----(0)-0-3s1---||
N.C.
PM
E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E Q
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
PM
E E E E +E Q E +E E H.
|--------------------|--------------o||
|--------------------|--------------o||
N.C.(E) F5G5/DN.C.(E)
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
||o-----------------------|---------------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------3-5-|
D.S.S. al Coda
PM------------------------------------|
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
|-----------------------|----------------------o||
|-----------------------|-----------------5-3--o||
Out-Chorus
&
E E5(type 2)E D5 E C5
Gtr I
E S S Q S S E S S E
o / / / o / / o / /
Gtr V
E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
| Gtr IV
| E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
| Gtrs II, III
| W
E F5 E D5 E F5 E5(type 2)
S S E S S E S S E Q
o / / o / / o / / /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------------------10s12-10-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| +H Q E E
|-(9)--------------------12----------12h===16-|
E E5(type 2)E D5 E C5
E S S Q S S E S S E
o / / / o / / o / /
+E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
| +E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
| W
E F5 E G5 E F5 E5(type 2)
S S E S S E S S E Q
o / / o / / o / / /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------12p10p=8s7-10p=8p=7-7--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--12--12-----11-11-------14p12p10s9-12p10p=9-9--|
| +H E E E E
|-(13)--------------------15----13---12h===13----|
|-(14)--------------------16----14---12h===14----|
E E5(type 2) E D5 E C5
E S S Q S S E S S E
o / / / o / / o / /
+E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
| +E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
| Q. S S H
E F5 E D5 E F5 E5(type 2)
S S E S S E S S E Q
o / / o / / o / / /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------------------10s=12-10-----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--12--12-----11-11-------14-14--------14h=16-14-----|
| +H. +E S S
|-(12)--------------------------------(12)----12h13--|
|-(12)--------------------------------(12)----12h14--|
E E5(type 2)E D5 E C5
E S S Q S S E S S E
o / / / o / / o / /
+E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
| +E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
| H. +E S S
|--10----------------------------(10)---10h12-|
|--11----------------------------(11)---11h12-|
E F5 E G5 E F5 E5(type 2)
S S E S S E S S E Q
o / / o / / o / / /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------12p10p=8s7-10p=8p=7--7--||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12--12-----11-11-------14p12p10s9-12p10p=9--9--||
| Q. S S Q. S S
N.C.
Gtr V
+E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
||o---------12-12-----10-10-------------|
||o-------------------------------------|
| Gtr IV
| +E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
||o-------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------------10s12-10-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
+E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
| +E S S S S S S S S S S E S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------12p10p=8s7-10p=8p7-7--||
|-12-12-----10-10----------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------o||
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------o||
|-12-12-----11-11-------14p12p10s9-12p10p9-9--||
|--------------------------------------------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