The Bards Song - In The Forest En vivo Tab

The Bard's Song (live) by Blind Guardian
transcripted by Stefan Arheilger
Comment: This is from a live Version taken from the Blind Guardian Open Air.
I'm not sure about the second Guitar and their were also a third, but I have not
managed to figure it out, yet.
 
[Intro a]                                       first end       2nd end
E|--0------------------------------------------|---------Triols|---|
B|------3---1---0---0---1---0-------0----------|-1---3---1-0-1-|---|
G|------------------------------0-------2---0--|---------------|-2-|
D|---------------------------------------------|---------------|---|
A|--0------------------------------------------|-0-------------|-0-|
E|------------------3---------------0----------|---------------|---|
 
                                         first end       2nd end
E|--0------------------------------------------|---------Triols|-------|
B|------3---1---0---0---1---0-------0----------|-1---3---1-0-1-|-1-----|
G|------------------------------0-------2---0--|---------------|---2-0-|
D|---------------------------------------------|---------------|-------|
A|--0------------------------------------------|-0-------------|-0-----|
E|------------------3---------------0----------|---------------|-------|
 
gtr.2                                            first end
E|--8--10---8--10---7-------------------7---8--|-7---8--10-----|
B|---------------------10---8---8--10----------|---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|---------------|
 
second end
E|----------7-8/12-|
B|--8--10---Triols-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
[Intro b] (8/8)
E|-0-----------------------------------------|
B|-----3---1---0------0---1---0---1----------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------0----------|
E|-------------3------0----------------------|
 
Now you all  know  the bards  and   their  songs.  When
E|--8--10---8--10------7---------------------|
B|------------------------10---8--10/13------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
    Am                Gm                E                 Am
E|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1---3-----1-----0-----1-----0-----------------------1-----0-----1---|
G|-----2---2-----2-----0-----0-----0---0-----2-----0-------2-----2-----2-|
D|-----------2-----------0-----0---------2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----|
A|-0---------------------------------------2-----2-------0---------------|
E|-------------------3-----------------0---------------------------------|
 
   Hours have  gone  by,               I     close  my   eyes.       In  a
E|12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15----13----12----13----12----------------------13----12----13---|
G|------------------------------------12----14----12---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Am                 Gm                 E                Am
  world  far   away               we   may  meet again,                 but
E|-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------15---13---12---13---12------------------12-12h13p12----------|
G|--------------------------------12---14---12---------------14-12/14-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Am                Gm                E                 Am
E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1---3-----1-----0-----1-----0-----------------------1-----------|
G|-----2---2-----2-----0-----0-----0---0-----2-----0-----------------|
D|-----------2-----------0-----0---------2-----2-----2------------7--|
A|-0---------------------------------------2-----2-------0-----------|
E|-------------------3-----------------0-----------------------------|
 
  now    hear  my   song        about the dawn of the   night.   Let's
E|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10----8-----7-----8-----7-----------------------8p7---------|
G|-------------------------------------7-----9-----7---------9-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse end]
   A     G     Am     G    A       G       Am  G
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-----3-----1------3---5-----5-3-----3-1---3---|
G|---------------2----------5-------4-------2-----|
D|---7-----5------------------7-------5---------5-|
A|-7-----5-----0------5---7-------5-------0-------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
   sing  the   bard's song                         To -
E|-12---10-----8-----10--12------10-------8--10---|
B|-------------------------12------11-------9---8-|
G|--9----7-----5------7------14------12-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|end of Verse-Riff
 
[Chorus 1 - part 1] (Chorus-Riff) (3/4)
   G     A            A            A              C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4-----5------------5------------5------------------|
D|---5-----7------------7------------7--------------------|
A|-5-----7-----5------7-----5------7-----7--------8-----8-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
  mor - row will take us a-way, fa-ar from home no one will ever
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12----13-----------13-----------13-------------14---|
G|--12----14-----------14-----------14-------------15-----|
D|12----14----12-----14----12-----14----14-------15----15-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
    G      A                C           G
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------4----------------------------|
G|-------------7---7--------------------------|
D|-----------7-------7------------------------|
A|-/10-----5----------------8-----8-----/10---|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
   know our names,       but the bard's song will remain.
E|--------------11----------------------------|
B|------------15--15-----------14-------------|
G|----------14------14-------15---------------|
D|-/17----12---------------15----15-----/17---|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|end of Chorus Riff
 
[Chorus 1 - part 2]
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-----4-----5--------|
D|---5-----7----------|
A|-5-----7-----5------|
E|--------------------|
 
   Tomor  - row will take it
E|--------------------|
B|----12----13--------|
G|--12----14----------|
D|12----14----12------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------6---------------------------|
G|-----5-------------5-----------------5---------------------|
D|---7-------------7-----------------7-----------------------|
A|-7-----5-------7-----5-------8---8-------7---5--7-3--5--2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
   away,the fear of today      it will be gone       due to our magic songs
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13------------13----------------13---------------------|
G|--14------------14----------------14-----------------------|
D|14----12------14----12------15--15-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Solo]
    A            G       Am     G (from verse end)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13p12p10-----10-------------------------|
G|-----------12----9-10----9---9---9--11---| 2x
D|----------------------12-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
gtr.1
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------9------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----10--------10----9---------------14--|
A|---------------------------------8-----10--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
gtr.2
E|-----------------0-------------------------------|
B|-0-----1-----3-----0---3-----1---1-----3-----5---|
G|---2-----2-----2-----0---0-----0---2-----2-----4-|
D|-----2-----2---------------2---------3-----1-----|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---------------1---------------|
 
gtr.1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------12-10-10h12p10-7-|
D|-12--15-14-12-10h12p10-9-10-----12---14--12---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
gtr.2
E|-----------------------------------------0----------------------|
B|-3------5--------3-------0-----1-----3-----0---3-------1--------|
G|---4-------4-----------4---2-----2-----2-----0----0-----------0-|
D|-----5--------3--------------2-----2-----------------2----------|
A|-------------------------0--------------------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------------0----------------------|
 
gtr.1
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-------14---12----|
D|-12-14------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
gtr.2
E|------------------|
B|-1------5---3-----|
G|-2----------4-----|
D|-3----------5-----|
A|-3----------5-----|
E|-1------3---3-----|
                 There's ....
 
[Verse 2]
(Verse-Riff)
Am          Gm        E     Am
...only one song left in my mind Tales...
Am      Gm        E         Am
...of a brave man who lived far from here...
Am         Gm           E            Am
...now the bard's songs are over and it's time to leave...
   A            G           Am          G
...noone should ask you for the name of the one...
   A   G     Am  G
...who tells the story
 
[Chorus 2] (2x Chorus Riff)
  G  A             A
Tomorrow will take us away
Tomorrow all  will be known and
  A
far from home
you're not alone
C               G        A
noone will ever know our names
so don't be afraid in the dark and cold
   C          G
but the bard's song will remain
cause the bard's song will re-
 
[Coda]
   C     G     Am          C       G        Am
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------1----------------------1-0h1----|
G|-----5-----4-----2---2-------5-----4----2------2---|
D|---5-----5-----2-------2---5-----5---0h2---------2-|
A|-3-----5-----0-----------3-----5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
  -ma -  a  -  ain,        they all     will     remain
E|-------------------8------------------------7h8p7--|
B|----13----12-----8---8------13----12---------------|
G|--12----14-----9-------9--12----14-----------------|
D|10----12-----7----------10----12------7h9p7--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 
C     G            Am                   C      G     Am
In my thoughts and in my dreams they're always in my mind These...
C        G        Am                 C     G     Am
songs of hobbits, dwarves & men, & elves come close your eyes. You can...
 
   C       G       Em
E|-----------------------0-|
B|---------------------0---|
G|-----5-----4-------0-----|
D|---5-----5-------2-------|
A|-3-----5-------2---------|
E|-------------0-----------|
 
   see  them   too
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------9p7h9--|
D|10----12--------14------------|
A|--------------14--------------|
E|------------12----------------|
 
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