Power Lyrics

As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1995 Album THE TIME OF THE OATH)
Words and Music by Michael Weikath
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Dist'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Dist'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Overdriven'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Overdriven'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Keyboard'
Q=220
Gtr I
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q
| Gtr III
| W W W Q. Q. Q
| Gtr IV
| W W W Q. Q. Q
PM---------|
Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
| Q +H. Q. Q. Q
|--8b10---(8)-----------|--8b10----8--------|
| Q +H. Q. Q. Q
|-10b11--(10)-----------|-10b11---10--------|
PM--------|
Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
| W Q. Q. Q
| a W Q. Q. Q
PM---------|
Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
| H. Q Q +Q Q Q
|-11b13================|=11r=(11)----10-----11--|
| H. Q Q +Q Q a Q
|-12b14================|=12r=(12)----10--10h12--|
PM------------|
E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
| W Q. Q. Q
| W Q. Q. Q
PM---------|
Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
| Q +H. Q. Q. Q
|--8b10---(8)-----------|-10----12----12b13--|
| Q +H. Q. Q. Q
|-10b11--(10)-----------|-11----13----13b15--|
PM--------|
Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
| W Q. Q. Q
| W Q. Q. Q
PM------|
Q E E E E Q Q. Q. Q
| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E S S E E E
| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E S S E E E
PM---------|
Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
| Q +H. +W
|-11b13===(11)-----------|-(11)r------------||
| Q +H. +W
|-12b14===(12)-----------|-(12)r------------||
W +W W +W
||o----------|------------|----------|--------|
||o-5--------|-(5)--------|-1--------|-(1)----|
W +W W W
W +W W +W
W W W Q. Q. Q
Gtr I
W +W
| Gtr II
| PM-------------------------------------------------
| Gtr V
W +W
W +W
| PM-------------------------------------------------
W W
W +W
| PM-------------------------------------------------
W +W
W +W
| PM---------------------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E Q. Q. Q. Q
| W W
| W W
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PM--------| PM--------|
Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
PM--------| PM------------|
Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
PM--------| PM--------|
Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
To Coda
PM----| PM--------|
Q E E E E Q Q. Q. Q Q E E E E E E Q. Q. Q
|---------------|--------------|----------------|--------------o||
|-5--5-5-5-5----|-3----3----5--|-7--------------|-5----3-------o||
W +W W +W W
||o-------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-5-----------|-(5)-----------|-8------------|-(8)-----------|-5-------------|
| Gtr III
| H E E Q Q. Q. Q Q Q E E Q Q. Q. Q H E E Q
||o-6----6-5----|--6----8-------|-6--6--6-5----|--6----8-------|-6----6-5------|
||o-------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
| Gtr IV
| H E E Q Q. Q. Q Q Q E E Q Q. Q. Q H E E Q
||o-------------|-------5----6--|--------------|-------5----6--|---------------|
||o-------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
+W W
| Q. Q. Q H E +Q.
|--6----8-------|-6----8b10-(8)---|
| Q. Q. Q H E +Q.
|-------5----6--|------5b6--(5)---|
W W +W
|----------------------o||----------------|---------||
|-3--------------------o||-3--------------|-(3)-----||
| H a +Q +Q Q +H. +W
|-----------------------||-6b8===(6)------|-(6)r----||
|-8----8b10==(8)r=(8)--o||----------------|---------||
|----------------------o||----------------|---------||
| H a +Q +Q Q +H. +W
|-5----5b6===(5)r=(5)--o||-6b8===(6)------|-(6)r----||
|----------------------o||----------------|---------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
Q +H E E E Q +H E E E
|-15b18====(15)-------15r15---13-|-15b18====(15)-------15r15---13-|
| Gtr I
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------
| Gtr II
| W +W
E +Q. Q +E +S S H. E E
|-15b18-(15)-----15b18====(15)r(15)p13-|-15------------15-15--|
| W +W
E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E S S E E
|-13h15p==13----13-------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------15----15-14h15p14-12----|-15p=14p==12----12----------------|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
| W +W
| PM------------------------------------------
| W
| W
H. E E H. E +E E
|-----------------------|-17b18============17r(17)p==15-|
| PM----------------------------------------------------
| W +W
H +E a +Q +S S H. E E
|-17b18========(17)r-17b18==(17)r==(17)p15-|-----------------------|
| W +W
S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S E E E E S S S S
|-------------17----17-15-17p15S14-|-14h=15p14S12----12-------------------|
| PM---------------------------------------------------------------|
| W +W
|------------15h17h==19-15h17h===19----------|
|-15h17h==19---------------------------------|
| W
| E E E E E Q.
|----------15h17h===19-------------------||
| W
| Q. Q. Q
W +Q Q H Q Q E E Q Q. Q. Q
|-20b22============|=(20)r----------5--||---------------|------------5--|
|--6--------6-5----|---6------8--------||o-6--6--6-5----|--6----8-------|
|------------------|-------------------||o--------------|---------------|
| H E E Q Q. Q. Q
| Gtr IV
| H E E Q Q. Q. Q Q Q E E Q Q. Q. Q
|------------------|----------5-----6--||o--------------|-------5----6--|
|------------------|-------------------||o--------------|---------------|
| W +W W +W
|------------------|-------------------||o--------------|---------------|
|--5---------------|--(5)--------------||o-8------------|-(8)-----------|
H E E Q Q. Q. Q H E +Q. H a +Q +Q
|-6----6-5----|--6----8-------|-6----8b10-(8)---|-8----8b10==(8)r=(8)--|
| H E E Q Q. Q. Q H E +Q. H a +Q +Q
|-------------|-------5----6--|------5b6--(5)---|-5----5b6===(5)r=(5)--|
| W +W W W
D.S. al Coda
H E E Q Q. Q. Q Q +H. +W
|-------------|------------5---||-6b8===(6)------|-(6)r-----------||
|-6----6-5----|--6----8-------o||----------------|----------------||
|-------------|---------------o||----------------|----------------||
| H E E Q Q. Q. Q Q +H. +W
|-------------|-------5----6--o||-6b8===(6)------|-(6)r-----------||
|-------------|---------------o||----------------|----------------||
| W +W W Q. Q. Q
|-------------|---------------o||----------------|----------------||
|-5-----------|-(5)-----------o||-3--------------|-------------3--||
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Gtrs I, II
Q Q H W H H +W
W +W E E E E E Q. Q Q 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