BLIND GUARDIAN - "a past and future secret" Tablature
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This is "A Past and Future Secret" by Blind Guardian
I took this from a performance at VIVA Metalla but it's pretty
much like the album version.
I think that he tune's 1/2 step down but I'm not sure.
Always rythm guitar on top and lead guitar on bottom.
Trancribed by JoÆo Pedro MagalhÆes
Note: Capoeded at 3rd fret
I'll just put all riffs first and then explain the music.
INTRO
E?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------5--3----------------------
B?-3-----------6-3-----6-|-3------------6--4----------------------
G?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------7--3------Rythm guitar----
D?-5-----------3-5-----3-|-5------------7--5----------------------
A?-5-------------5-------|-5------------5--6----------------------
E?-3-------------3-------|-3------------5--3----------------------
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E?----10-11-10-8-10----8-|----------------------------------------
B?------------------11---|-8-10-11-10-8------8----Lead Guitar-----
G?-----------------------|--------------10-7----------------------
D?-----------------------|----------------------------------------
MAIN1
E?-3-------3-----5-3-------3-------3-3-5-6-5-3-3------------------
B?-3-3---3---3-----3-3---3---3---3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6------------------
G?-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------------
D?-5---------------5---------------5-5-3-3-3-3--------------------
A?-5---------------5---------------5-5----------------------------
E?-3---------------3---------------3------------------------------
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E?-3-------------5-3-------FILL----3-3-5-6-5-3--------------------
B?-------------------------GOES----------------6------2X----------
G?-------------------------HERE-----------------------------------
FILL1
E?-10-8-6-5
B?---------
G?---------
MAIN2
H P
E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3----------------------------------
B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6---6----------------------------
G?-3-3-5-5-5---5-----------5------------------------------
D?-5-5-5-5-3----------------------------------------------
A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal-
E?-3------------------------------------------------------
This part I'll just put the chords. The lead part althought I knew
part of it I prefer to improvise in the Gm scale. Just listen to
the record to get the rythm.
MAIN3
Gm F Gm
listen crowd I'll tell you everything though I have to say
F Gm F Gm
I don't know much talking about a past and future secret
Dm D# Gm F
most call him once and future king far back in the past I saw his
Gm F Gm
ending long before It started I knew his name he's the one who
F Gm Dm D# Cm
took the sword out of the stone it's how that ancient tale began
FILL3
H P
E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3---5-3----------------------------
B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6-----6--------------------------
G?-3-3-5-5-5---5------------------------------------------
D?-5-5-5-5-3----------------------------------------------
A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal-
E?-3------------------------------------------------------
MAIN4
Just Lead part. The rythm guitar is just like INTRO
P H P H
E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8--------
B?--------------------11---------|--------------------11----------
G?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
D?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
A?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
E?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
P H
E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8----------3----------
B?--------------------11---------|------------11-8-6-3-3----------
G?-------------------------------|---------------------3----------
D?-------------------------------|---------------------5----------
A?-------------------------------|---------------------5----------
E?-------------------------------|---------------------3----------
MAIN5
I'm not sure about this one, if you think it's bad e-mail me and
I'll check it out again.
Gm F Gm F D#
Take him back to avalon dwell on for a new age so long sleep well
Gm F Gm F
my friend Take him back to avalon I will wait and guard the future
D# Cm
king's crown
The music goes like this:
INTRO(2X)
MAIN1(2X, first time with FILL1)
INTRO(2X)
MAIN2(3X)
MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in
MAIN2)
FILL2
MAIN3(2X)
MAIN4
The VIVA Metalla version would now end so I'm not sure about the
rest.
MAIN1(with FILL1)
MAIN5
MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in
MAIN2)
FILL2
MAIN3(4X)
MAIN4
Chords: Gm E?-3 F E?-5 Dm E?-3 D# E?-3 Cm E?-3
B?-3 B?-6 B?-4 B?-4 B?-4
G?-3 G?-5 G?-5 G?-3 G?-5
D?-5 D?-3 D?-5 D?-5 D?-5
A?-5 A?-- A?-3 A?-6 A?-3
E?-3 E?-- E?-3 E?-3 E?--
Notes: H - Hammer-On
P - Pull-Off
A? - Means it's a A string, I'm just not sure if it's
downed 1/2 step.
To contact me just mail to: damagalhaes@mail.telepac.pt
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