March of Time Lyrics

MARCH OF TIME (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1988 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT.2)
Words and Music by Kai Hansen
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Moderately Fast Q=130
Gtr I
W H H W H H
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W H H W q q q q
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W H H W q q q q
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 E E 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 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 Q H Wx2 H Q Q
Verses
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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 S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E. S E.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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 S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
S S S S 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 E
Q. S S Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. S S Q. E E E E E E E E E
H.. E E E 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
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
To Coda
To Coda
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
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D.S. al Coda &
W +H. Q W W W W
Guitar Solo I (Kai)
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
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
Guitar Solo II (Mike)
S E S S S E S S E E E S E S S S E S S E E E
E S +S S S E +S S E S S E S E S S S E S S E E E
|-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
S E S S S E S S E E E S E S S S E S S E E E
E S +S S S E S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 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
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-5----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 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
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
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
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-7-o||
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
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
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W Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S
Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S H E Q E H
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