Helloween - "A Tale That Wasn't Right" Guitar Tab
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Band: Helloween
Album: Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 1
Song: A Tale That Wasn't Right
Copyright (c) (Noise) (1987)
Version 1.0 - (08/05/06)
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
p - pre bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - harmonic
Tuning E A D G B E
Intro
Clean guitar
Let notes ring out
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
|----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
|----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------|
|----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
|----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
|-------------------------|
|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
|----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
|----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
|-0-----0-----0--|
|-1-----1-----1--|
|-2-----2-----2--|
|----2-----2-----|
|----0-----0-----|
|----------------|
Intro Guitar Solo
Cleanish tone
h h ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-6p5-6p-5-----------12-b----10--12br----10--b-------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ h ~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b-15b--15-13-12-13---------12-12b-12-10-13b-13-12-13p12--------|
|----------------------14---14------------------------------14-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ h
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20b-20b--20-18-17-18----------------12-12br----12-----------|
|----------------------19----------14---------14---14p13-14---|
|-------------------------------14----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--------------------------------------|
|-10-12br----13fbr13----10b----r-------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
Verse
Guitar 1
[-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
[----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
[----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
[Guitar 2
[--------------------------------------------------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
[-2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
[----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
[-2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----|
[-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
[-------------------------|
[----0-----0-----0-----0--|
[-------------------------|
[-------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------------------|
[-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
[-------------------------|
[----0-----0-----0-----0--|
[-------------------------|
[-------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------|
[----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
[----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
[Guitar 2
[--------------------------------------------------|
[-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-0-----0----------3---|
[-1-----1---------3----|
[-2-----2--------0-----|
[----2-----2----0------|
[----0-----0---2-------|
[-------------3--------|
[Guitar 2
[------------------3---|
[-1-----1---------3----|
[----------------0-----|
[----2-----2----0------|
[--------------2-------|
[-------------3--------|
Rpt above
Chorus(distortion on)
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------12b---------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------2--------(2)-----------------------------------------------|
[-3--5--0--------(0)-----------------------------------------------|
[-1--3-------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[-------------------0--3-------15b---------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------2--------(2)-----------------------------------------------|
[-3--5--0--------(0)-----------------------------------------------|
[-1--3-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------13b-r-b-----------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-3--5-------------(5)---------------------------------------------|
[-1--3-------------(3)---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------10fb--------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-3--5-------------(5)---------------------------------------------|
[-1--3-------------(3)---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[--------------5------------3-----------------------|
[-3------------3------------1----------5------------|
[-1------------------------------------3------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---9b---------11b--------r-11-------10-11b---------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---12b--------15b--------r-15-------13-15b---------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
Rpt chorus
Ending 2nd time
Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------2---(2)---2-|
[-3----(3)-----2-----(2)----0---(0)---0-|
[-1----(1)-----0-----(0)----------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ph~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------10----------|
[---10---------9------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------|
[---10---------9------------10----------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------|
2nd Verse
Clean guitars
Guitar 1
[-----5------------------------|
[----5---5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5-----5---5-----5---|
[--7---------7---------7-------|
[-7----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-5----5-----5---5-----5-------|
[--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5---------5---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[------------------------------|
[----0---0-----0---0-----0-----|
[---1------1-----1---1-----1---|
[--2---------2---------2-------|
[-2----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-0----0-----0---0-----0-------|
[--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----|
[---1------1---------1---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----5------------------------|
[----5---5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5-----5---5-----5---|
[--7---------7---------7-------|
[-7----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-5----5-----5---5-----5-------|
[--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5---------5---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[------------------------------|
[----1---1-----1---1-----1-----|
[---2------2-----2---2-----2---|
[--3---------3---------3-------|
[-3--------------------------/-|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-1----1-----1---1-----1-------|
[--1-----1-----1---1-----1-----|
[---2------2---------2---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[----5-------------------------|
[---6----6-----6---6-----6-----|
[--7-------7-----7---7-----7---|
[-7----------7---------7-------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-5----5-----5---5-----5-------|
[--6-----6-----6---6-----6-----|
[---7------7---------7---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----5------------------------|
[----5---5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5-----5---5-----5---|
[--7---------7---------7-------|
[-7----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-5----5-----5---5-----5-------|
[--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----|
[---5------5---------5---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[------------------------------|
[----0---0-----0---0-----0-----|
[---1------1-----1---1-----1---|
[--2---------2---------2-------|
[-2----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-0----0-----0---0-----0-------|
[--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----|
[---1------1---------1---------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----5------------------------|
[----5---5-----5---5-----------|
[---5------5-----5-5-----------|
[--7---------7-----7-----------|
[-7----------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-5----5-----5-----5-----------|
[--5-----5-----5---5-----------|
[---5------5-------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
[------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus
Guitar solo
F
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------<9>-7b-----r6-5-6------\--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|----7--9--9b-r7----------------------------|
|-7-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
G E
~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|----------6b-r-------7-9b--------9-10p9\7-9---------\-|
|-0--5--7------5---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
F E D
~~~~~~ ph~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------13fb-------------------------------|
|-----------9b-r-------9------------------pb13r10---------\--|
|----7--10------7-----/--------------------------------------|
|-8----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
E B A
~~~~~~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------9b-r9--------------------------------------------|
|----6-----------------9b----r7----------to feedback-\---|
|-7------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus to fade without lead fills
Fade out lead
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------12-fb-------15fb------rp13-15-----15br-|
|-9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15fb-15fb-15fb-15fb-to fade----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
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