The Headless Game Lyrics

HEADLESS GAME
As recorded by Edguy
(From the 1999 Album THEATER OF SALVATION)
Words and Music by Tobias Sammet
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Keyboard'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead II'
Q=124
Gtr III
W W W
Gtr I
PM---------------------------------------------
H E a Q. s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
|----------------||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--------xs19\---||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
W W
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
|-----------------------|------------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--o||
$
W W
PM----------------------------------------------
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
||o-------------------------|-----------------------|
||o--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
| Gtr II
| E E Q H W
||o-17\---------------------|-----------------------|
||o-------------------------|-----------------------|
W W
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----o||
| W W
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
W W
PM---------------------------------------------
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
W W
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----o||
W W W W W +W
E E Q H W E E Q H W W +W
W W W W
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||o-2--------|-3--------|-5--------|-5----|
To Coda
W W W +W +W
|----------|----------|----------|------------o||--------|
|-2--------|-3--------|-5--------|-(5)--------o||-(5)----|
Guitar Break
Gtr I
PM--------------------------------------------------
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
| Gtr II
| H. Q H. Q
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
| W Q. +E H
|-19---------------------|-19b20========(19)r==19---------|
PM--------------------------------------------------
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
| H. Q H. Q
D.S. al Coda
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
| Q. E Q. E Q +E +E Q E E
|-----------19---19--------15-|-15b17======(15)r(15)---15--------15----||
Guitar Solo
&
Gtr III
W W
W W
| E. E. E H E. E. E H
W +H Q Q Q
W +H Q Q Q
| E. E. E H +H S S S S S S S S
W W
W W
| E. E. E H E. E. E Q. E
W +H Q Q Q
W +H Q Q Q
| H.. S S Q.. S S S S S S S S S
|-5---------2-0-|--2-----2s7-9-10---9-10------------|
W
W
| 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
W
W
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+H Q Q Q
+H Q Q Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
W W
W W
| Q +Q H E E E H +E
|-8--(8)S=10----|-10s12-10-12----(12)-|
W W
W W
| E E E Q. +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12s13-12-13----(13)\-0-0-|-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-|
W +W +W +W
W +W +W +W
| Gtr IV
| E +Q H +E q q q E +E +E E W +W
|-3-(3)s=5----(5)-|--5b6-5b6-5b6-5b6==(5)r(5)p3--|--5---------|-(5)----||
Gtr III
W +W
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------------
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e
||o-----------------------|------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
W +W
s s e e s s e e s s e s s e e s s e e s s e 4x
|-----------------------|---------------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----o||
W W W W W +W
E E Q H W E E Q H W W +W
Out-Chorus
W W W W
||o----------|----------|----------|----------|
||o-2--------|-3--------|-5--------|-5--------|
W W W +W 3x
|----------|----------|----------|--------o||
|-2--------|-3--------|-5--------|-(5)----o||
W W W W
W W W +W
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