Blind Guardian

The Martyr(Tabs)

Blind Guardian

Key: D

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	        Intro: 
               Part 1 
E|------------|--------------------------------------------| 
B|------------|--------------------------------------------| 
G|-5--4-------|--------------------------------------------| 
D|-3--2--5----|-------2-----------2-----------2-----3--2---| 
A|-------3--5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-5-| 
e|----------3-|------------------------------------------3-| 
             P.M{_________________________________} 
 Part 2         
E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----3---2-| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---0-| 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
P.M{_________________________________} 
   
Play Part 1 and Part 2 another time in the same order and then put 
this piece just after Part 2 
 
E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|-3---2----3---2----3--2-----| 
A|-1---0----1---0----1--0-5---| 
e|------------------------3---| 
 
Riff 1 
 
E|------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|-2---------3--2--3--2---------2p0---0-2-3-2---------3--2--0- 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----3-------0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0- 
A|------------------------------------------------------------ 
e|------------------------------------------------------------ 
  P.M{_____}            {_____}               {_____}      
          
E ---------------------------------| 
B ---------------------------------| 
G ---------------------------------| 
D -3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| 
A ---------------------------------| 
e ---------------------------------| 
P.M{_____________________________} 
 
Repeat this Riff four times, the two latter during verse. 
The Riff above is arragned for one guitar play only. To  
get a more correct sound, let guitar 1 play high notes,  
and guitar 2 constantly on P.M.ed loose D string. 
 
Riff 2 
             {Fill-1-------}           {Fill-2-------} 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-7-------------------------8-------------------------| 
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 
P.M{_________________________________________________} 
 
First time playing Riff 2, do not use the fill, use the 
fill during the second time. 
 
 Fill 1                            Fill 2 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-----------------|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------| 
A|-----------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------8-8-8-8-| 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
Riff 3 
 
This part 4x            -- with --               This part 2x 
E|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------| 
G|-------------15-14--------------------15-14----|-------------------| 
D|-12-14-------------15-14--12-14-------------15-|-7---5---7-------5-| 
A|-------12-13--------------------12-13----------|-5---3---5---8---3-| 
e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------6-----| 
 
Riff 4 2x 
                          {Fill-1-&-2------} Fill 1 
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------|-(19)-14-(19)-14-(19)-14-| 
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
 
Fill 2 
E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-14-12-14-12-14-12-| First time use Fill 1, second time Fill 2 
D|-------------------| 
A|-------------------| 
e|-------------------| 
 
 
Riff 5 
 
Part 1 2x                         Part 2 2x 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|----------------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| 
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
P.M{____________}                   {____________} 
 
Riff 6 2x     
                            
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-16-------14-17-16-------| 
D|----16-17----------17-16-| 
A|-------------------------| 
e|-------------------------| 
 
Before playing Riff 6 two times, play this short fill: 
 
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
P.M{____________} 
 
Do also use this once after Riff 6 
 
Play: Riff 6 1x (w/o any fills 'n stuff like that) 
 
During the coming verse, there's just a dull loose A string humming, 
exept the caracteristic 'The Martyr' riff coming up 
 
Riff 7 1x 
 
E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-----------------| 
D|---4-2-4---2-----| 
A|-2-------5---4-5-| 
e|-----------------| 
 
Some more A-S humming 
 
Play: Riff 7 3x 
 
Now break into Chorus 
 
Riff 8 
 
    March off...                                 End 1 
E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| 
D|-4-------------4---5---------------------------|-4-------------| 
A|-2-------------2-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
e|---0-0-0-0-0-0---3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------| 
  P.M{_________}       {_________}   {_________}     {_________} 
 
 End 2 
E|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|-2--4--5----| 
A|-0--2--3--5-| 
e|----------3-| 
 
First two times use End 1, during the third use End 2. 
 
Riff 9 
                       {Fill-1-&-2----------------}    
                                   End 1    End 2 
E|---------------------------------|--------|-------| 
B|---------------------------------|--------|-------| 
G|---------------------------------|--------|-------| 
D|-4---------4---------4---------4-|--------|-4---2-| 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4---5--|-5---4-| 
e|---------------------------------|-5---7--|-------| 
P.M{_____________________________} 
 
First time use End 1 and Fill 1, second time use End 2 and Fill 2 
Maybe to obvious??? 
 
 Fill 1 
E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------7-7---------| 
G|-4---2---0---------------------------7p4-6h7-| 
D|---5---4---2-4-------------2~~---------------| 
A|---------------5-2/4---4-5-------------------| 
e|---------------------------------------------| 
 
 Fill 2 
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-4---2---0-----0-2-4~~~-2-----| 
A|---5---4---2-4------------5-4-| 
e|------------------------------| 
 
Repeat the Huge Riff 9 procedure 
 
Play: Riff 7 2x 
 
Riff 10 
 
E|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|------------------| 
A|-5-5-5-4--5-5-5-7-| 
e|-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-5-| 
 
Play: Riff 7 2x 
Play: Riff 10 1x 
 
Riff 11 2x 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-4-------------4-------------4-------------4------------- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
e|--------------------------------------------------------- 
P.M{_____________________________________________________} 
 
E ---------------------------------------- 
B ---------------------------------------- 
G ---------------------------------------- 
D -5---------5---------5---------5-------- 
A -3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3- 
e ---------------------------------------- 
P.M{____________________________________} 
 
 
E -------------------------------------------------------| 
B -------------------------------------------------------| 
G -------------------------------------------------------| 
D -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A ---------------------------------2-------------2-2-2-2-| 
e -------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Riff 12 2x                           Riff 13 4x 
 
E|----------------------------------||----------| 
B|----------------------------------||----------| 
G|----------------------------------||----------| 
D|-4-----5-4-x-5---4-----5-4-x-7--5-||--4-------| 
A|-2-4-5-3-2-x-3---2-4-5-3-2-x-5--3-||--2----5--| 
e|---2-3-------------2-3------------||-------3--| 
 
Riff 14 4x (2x solo) 
                                                   End 1 
E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
A|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------5-------5-|-------5-------5-| 
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
P.M{_____________________________________________}   {_____________} 
 
 End 2 
E|---------| First 3 times use End 1, on the last one use End 2. 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|-5---7---| 
e|-3---5---| 
 
SOLO          (not transcribed) 
 
Riff 15 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-4-------------4-------------4-------------4------------- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
e|--------------------------------------------------------- 
P.M{_____________________________________________________} 
 
E ---------------------------------------------------------| 
B ---------------------------------------------------------| 
G ---------------------------------------------------------| 
D ---------------------------------------------------------| 
A -5-------------5-------------5-------------5-------------| 
e -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-| 
P.M{_____________________________________________________} 
 
Play Riff 15 with the combination thing below 
 
Combi thing::: 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Play: Riff 7 2x 
 
Riff 16 2x 
 
E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|---4-2-4---2-----| 
D|---------5---4-5-| 
A|-2---------------| 
e|-----------------| 
 
Play: Riff 7 2x 
Play: Riff 16 2x 
 
In the last riff, skip the last tone 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Now there is a kind of bridge back to Riff 1 
 
E|--------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------- 
D|--------------------------------------------- 
A|-4-------------4----------------------------- 
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2- 
P.M{_________________________} 
 
E -------------------------------------| 
B -------------------------------------| 
G -------------------------------------| 
D -------------------------------------| 
A -5---------5-------------------------| 
e -3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--6p3-5p3-6p3-5p3-| 
P.M{________________} 
 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-4-------------5-4-5-4-------------4p2-0-2-4-5-4-------------5-4-2- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  P.M{___________}       {_________}               {_________} 
 
E ---------------------------------| 
B ---------------------------------| 
G ---------------------------------| 
D ---------------------------------| 
A -5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| 
e ---------------------------------| 
P.M{_____________________________} 
Play: Riff 1 3x 
Play: Riff 2 2x 
 
SOLO          (not transcribed) 
 
Play: Riff 8 5x 
 
The third and the fith time has second ending 
 
Outro 
 
 Part 1 2x	         Part 2 2x 
E|-----------------|-----------------| 
B|-----------------|---5-3-5---3-----| 
G|---4-2-4---2-----|---------5---4-5-| 
D|-2-------5---4-5-|-2---------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------| 
e|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
Play Part 1 3x and end on first tone 
 
There's actually some backrground humm here, but that should not be 
escpecially hard to figure out I use to do the easy things in a song 
first, therefore the solos ain't transcribed yet, It'll do without 
them right now, they usually take some time to transcribe and i feel 
like a sick mushroom right now... 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BYE                                     and go on tabbing out your brains 
 
transcribed by Axel Hallingbäck                mailto:[email protected]
	        

Written by Hansi Kürsch/André Olbrich

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