If I Could Fly Lyrics

As recorded by Helloween
(From the 2000 Album THE DARK RIDE)
Words and Music by Andi Deris
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Piano Intro
Heavy Rock Q=80
Gtr I
S S Q S S Q E E E +S S Q +H S S Q S S
Q E E E +S S E S S +S S S +S +Q
Pre-Verse
Gtr I
S S Q S S Q E E
||o------------------------|----------------------|
||o-------19---------------|-19-------17----------|
| Gtrs II, III
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S
||o------------------------|----------------------|
||o--7--7--7-7-7-(7)--7--7-|--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-|
E +S S Q +H
| PM-| PM|
| S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S
S S Q S S Q E E E +S S E 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 +Q S S Q S S Q E E
|-(17)--------------------------o||-----------------|-----------||
|------------------15----17-----o||-------19--------|-19--17----||
| Q E E
| PM-| PM-|
| S S S +S S S S +S H H
|-------------------------------o||-----------------|-----------||
|----------7--(7)---------7-(7)-o||-----------------|-----------||
$
Gtrs II, III
S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|
PM| PM|
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
PM| PM|
S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S
|-------------------|---------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-----7-(7)-----7-(7)-o||
PM--------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q +Q
Gtr I
S S Q S S Q E E E +S S Q
||o------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------19---------------|-19-------17----------|-19---(19)---------------|
| Gtrs II, III
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S
||o------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
||o--7--7--7-7-7-(7)--7--7-|--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-|--2-2---2---2--2-(2)-2-2-|
+H S S Q S S
| PM-| PM|
| S S S +S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S
Q E E E +S S E S S +S S S +S +Q
|----------------------|---------------------15-17-|-(17)--------------------------o||
|-19-------17----------|-19---(19)-----------------|------------------15----17-----o||
| Q E E
| PM-| PM-|
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S
|----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-|--2-2---2---2--2-(2)--2--2-|----------7--(7)---------7-(7)-o||
To Coda D.S. al Coda
S S S +S +Q S S Q S S Q E E
| Q E E
| PM-| PM-|
| S S S +S S S S +S W W
Guitar Solo
&
Gtr II
H +Q Q Q Q
|------|-----------||-10b12-------10b12==========|
| Gtr III
| H +Q Q S S S S S +S S S
+Q S +S T T T T E +S S Q
|-(10)r-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------12b14==(12)rp10h12p10s9-|-10---(10)-12-------------|
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S
+Q +E S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q T T
|----------------------|-----------------8-5-|-3s5---(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
|---3--3-3-3---3s5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-|-7-7-7--7--7-(7)-7--7---|
|---1--1-1-1---1s3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-|-5-5-5--5--5-(5)-5--5---|
E +S T T E +S T T E +S T T E +S T T
|------------------------------12-|---------12-10-12---(12)-12s17--|
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3-3---3---3----3-(3)---3--3----|-3-3--3---3-----3s5---5---5-----|
|--1-1---1---1----1-(1)---1--1----|-1-1--1---1-----1s3---3---3-----|
H +Q. T T T T
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S
Q S S E +Q +E S S
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S
|--3-3-3-3--3-(3)--3-3-|---3--3-3-3---3s==5--5--5-|
|--1-1-1-1--1-(1)--1-1-|---1--1-1-1---1s==3--3--3-|
S S S S S S S S +Q +E +S S
|-8------8--------8----|---------------------------(5)S|
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S
s s s S +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-13-15-15b17==(15)r========|=15-12-------------------------------||
| S S S S S +S S S Q Q
Gtrs II, III
~~ PM------|
Q +S S E +Q +S S E +H S S S S S S +E
Gtr II
Q +S S E +Q +S S E +H
| Gtr III
| Q +S S E +Q +S S E S S S S a S S a S S a
|-7--(7)---5-|-(5)--(5)---3-|--9---9--9--9--(9)s10-10-(10)s14-14-(14)s|
|-7--(7)---5-|-(5)--(5)---3-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12-12-(12)s15-15-(15)s|
+H Q +S S E +Q +S E.
| S S a S S +Q Q +S S E +Q +S E.
|-12--12-(12)s=9--9--(9)--|-10--(10)----9-|--(9)---(9)------||
|-14--14-(14)s10-10-(10)--|-12--(12)---10-|-(10)--(10)------||
Out-Chorus
Gtr I
S S Q S S Q E E
||o------------------------|----------------------|
||o-------19---------------|-19-------17----------|
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S
||o------------------------|----------------------|
||o--7--7--7-7-7-(7)--7--7-|--5-5-5-5--5-(5)--5-5-|
E +S S Q +H
| PM-| PM|
| S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S
S S Q S S Q E E
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S
E +S S E S S +S S S +S +Q 4x
|---------------------15-17-|-(17)--------------------------o||
|-19---(19)-----------------|------------------15----17-----o||
| Q E E
| PM-| PM-|
| S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S 4x
|---------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|--2-2---2---2--2-(2)--2--2-|----------7--(7)---------7-(7)-o||
S S Q S S Q E E
| S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S S S
E +S S Q +H
| PM-| PM|
| S S S S S +S S S S S S +S S S S +S
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