Helloween - "A Little Time" Guitar Tab
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Band: Helloween
Album: Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 1
Song: A Little Time
Copyright (c) (Noise) (1987)
Version 1.0 - (20/04/06)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - harmonic
Tunning E A D G B E
[-PM-] [-PM-] [--PM-]
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------4----2--------------7----2-2-------4----2-----------------2-2-2|
A-2-2-2-2----0----5---/7----5----0-0-2-2-2-2----0----5------------0-0-0|
E-----------------3---/5-----------------------------3----3-3-3-3------|
Guitar 1
[-PM-] [-PM-] [--PM-]
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------4----2--------------7----2-2-------4----2-----------------2-2-2|
A-2-2-2-2----0----5---/7----5----0-0-2-2-2-2----0----5------------0-0-0|
E-----------------3---/5-----------------------------3----3-3-3-3------|
Guitar 2
[-PM-] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------4-----------------(4)------------------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-----------------(2)----To feedback---------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff
[-PM-] [-PM-] [--PM-]
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------7------------------------------------------|
D-------4----2--------------7----2-2-------4----2-----------------2-2-2|
A-2-2-2-2----0----5---/7---------0-0-2-2-2-2----0----5------------0-0-0|
E-----------------3---/5-----------------------------3----3-3-3-3------|
Main Riff end harmonised fill
Guitar 1
[-PM-]
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------4-6-7-|
D-------2-4-5-------|
A-2-4-5-------------|
E-------------------|
Guitar 2
[-PM-]
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G---------------0-2-|
D---------0-2-4-----|
A---0-2-4-----------|
E-3-----------------|
Rpt Main Riff 4 X
Bridge
[------------------PM----------------------]
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D-7-7-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-|
A-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-|
E---------------------------------------------|
[------------------PM----------------------]
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-44-4-4-4-4-44-4-4-4-4-44-4-4-4-4-44/|
E-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22/|
[------------------PM----------------------]
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-|
E-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-33-|
[--PM-] [PM-] [PM-]
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A-4--------4--4------4--4------4--4--4-|
E-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-|
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-7--------------(7)-------------------|
A-5--------------(5)-------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A-4--------------(4)-------------------|
E-2--------------(2)-------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A-5--------------(5)-------------------|
E-3--------------(3)-------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-2-----(2)-------3--------(3)---------|
A-0-----(0)-------1--------(1)---------|
E--------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse and Bridge
Chorus
Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------|
D[-4------(4)----------------2---(2)-----|
A[-2------(2)------5---(5)---0---(0)-----|
E[-----------------3---(3)---------------|
[Guitar 2
E[----22fb22fb\--------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------------|
A[---------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
E[----17fb17fb\--------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------------|
A[---------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------| Rpt 3 X
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-4------(4)--------2------(2)---------|
A-2------(2)--------0------(0)---------|
E--------------------------------------|
Guitar solo
~~~~~~~~trem ~~~~~~~ h
E-------------------------------14-15-14-15p14-------------|
B---14b----------15fb-----r--17----------------15-13p12-12-|
G-x-14b-------0\-------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ pull on trem h trem dive
E----------------20-b-----22\------------------------------|
B----11----12----------19----------------------------------|
G-12----13----19b-------------x\-6b-------r-2-4p2\---------|
D-----------------------------x\---------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
h h ~~~~~~ h h
E-------10-12-13b---r---------14-16-17--16-17p16-14-16--17p16-|
B-10-12-----------------13-12---------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~ ~~~~~~~ trem dive
E[-16br16-14-19fb---------------------trem dive----------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------<12>trem dive------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------------------0\--|
[Guitar 2
E[-----------------------17-19p17-19--trem dive----------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Backing for guitar solo
[PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM][PM]
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-222----------------------------------------------7-7--|
A-000-5-------2-2--5-------2-2--5-------2-2--4-4-4-5-5--|
E-----3--0000-0-0--3--0000-0-0--3--0000-0-0--2-2-2------|
[PM] [PM] [PM]
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-2---------------------------------------2-2-2-|
A-0-------4-4--0-------4-4--0-------5-5-5-0-0-0-|
E----2222-2-2-----2222-2-2-----2222-3-3-3-------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2---------------------------(2)-----------------------------------|
E-0---------------------------(0)-----------------------------------|
Interlude
Backward guitar, trem dives and clock effects
Clean guitar
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Guitar 1
h h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-4-5----------------------------4-5--------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------4-5-----------------------------4-5------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-<5>------------------------<7>------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
trem dive
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------<9>-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0\----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
h h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-5-7----------------------------5-7--------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------5-7-----------------------------5-7------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12-13-12-10-12-13-12-10-12-13-12-10-13-12-10----------------------|
G----------------------------------------------12-11-10-9-7-5-4-2-0-|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
h h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-4-5----------------------------4-5--------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ trem dive
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------0\------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
Depress trem and pull up pull up on trem pull up on trem
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------0/--------------\<9>/--------------|
D[-2/----------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-2/----------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-0/----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----12----------------------(12)----------------------------------|
D[-----12----------------------(12)----------------------------------|
A[-----10----------------------(10)----------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Alarm Clock noise
Rpt Chorus to fade replacing chorus ending 2nd time with below.
Chorus ending
[-----------PM----------]
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D-4------(4)--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A-2------(2)--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E----------------------------------------------|
Outro solos
E---------------------9-10-9-10p9---|
B-10fb------10fb--------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
E------------------------------------------------------12-14-15p14---|
B-10fb-----------------------------------------8-10-12---------------|
G------------11-9-----------6-7-6----6---7-6-------------------------|
D-----------------12-11---9--------9---9-----9-----------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~ h
E-17fb----r-17b--r17-19-21-21fbr-19-17-17fb---r-15-14-15p14----------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------17-17b-r-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-14-15----21-21fb---r-19-21-19-----------19-21-22b-fb--|
B-------17----------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
h h ~~~~~
E-22-21-17-17-19p17\15-17p15-14-15-12--------|
B-------------------------------------12-----|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Fade out
~~~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------|
B-10fb-12fb-13fb-15fb-17fb-19fb-20fb------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
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