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"Night of the Blade"
   (From the album "Night of the Blade" © Powerstation 1984)

Music & Lyrics: Tokyo Blade

Tuning: Standard E
                 B
                 G
                 D
                 A
                 E

Classic song by Tokyo Blade from their album "Night of the Blade".
A real gem from the NWOBHM era. Enjoy!!!

Intro:

Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0--12-p0-0-10-p0-0-12-p0-0-10-p0-0-15--|-0---12-p0-0-10-p0-0-12-p0-0-10---|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|x4

Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------5---5-|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------3---3-|x2

e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0--15-p0-0-14-p0-0-15-p0-0-14-p0-0-19--|-0---15-p0-0-14-p0-0-15-p0-0-14---|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|x2

Verse:
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-9--------------12---12---7--|-9--------------12---12---7--|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-10---9----5--|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-10---9----5--|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-9--------------12---12---7--|-5----------------------5-s7--|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-10---9----5--|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-s5--|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|x2

Pre-Chorus:
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-4------------5------------4-|-------------5------------4-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-2-|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------5-------------4-|-------------4---5---6---7-|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3--2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---3---4---5-|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

Chorus:
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-p2-p0----------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-p2-p0--|

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------5----------7---7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3----------5---5-|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|x2

Post-Chorus:

Guitar 1: (play fast in legato style technique)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3------------------------5-|
G|-4-p3-p2-p0---------------4-p3-p2-p0--------------|
D|------------4-p3-p2-p0---------------4-p3-p2-p0---|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3--------------------------|
G|-4-p3-p2-p0---------------------------------------|
D|------------4-p3-p2-p0----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|x2

Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------------------9------------------------9-|
A|-7---------------------7------------------------7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7--------------------------|
A|-----------------------5--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|x2

Verse:

Pre-Chorus:

Chorus:

Post-Chorus:

Interlude:

Guitar 1:
e|-----------------|----------7--------|-----------------|----------7--------|
B|---8-7-8---8-7-8-|----8-7-8---10-8-7-|---8-7-8---8-7-8-|----8-7-8---10-8-7-|
G|-9-------7-------|-------------------|-9-------7-------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-10----------------|-----------------|-10----------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

  Into guitar
  solo section...
e|--------------------|
B|-10-fsb-(12)--------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Guitar 2:
e|------------|------------|-------------------------|------------10----------|
B|------------|------------|----12-10-12----12-10-12-|---12-10-12----13-12-10-|
G|------------|------------|-12----------11----------|-9----------------------|
D|------------|------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------|------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------|------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

  Into guitar
  solo section...
e|--------------------|
B|-15-fsb-(17)--------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Guitar 3:
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-9-------7-------|-5--------4--------|-9-------7-------|-5--------4--------|
A|-7-------5-------|-3--------2--------|-7-------5-------|-3--------2--------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

1st Guitar Solo Rhythm Part:

6/8 time signature

Guitar 1:
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-9---------------|-7-----------------|-5---------------|-7-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-5-----------------|-3---------------|-5-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|x4

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-9---------------|
A|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|

Guitar 2:(clean sound)
e|---------7-------|-----------7-------|---------7-------|-----------7-------|
B|-----------7-----|-------------7-----|-----------7-----|-------------7-----|
G|-------------9---|---------------9---|-------------9---|---------------9---|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|x4

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

2nd Guitar Solo Rhythm Part:

Back to 4/4 time signature
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-4-----|-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-4-----|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

                                      -----------------------------------
                                     |1.
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-4-----|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-4-----|
A|-3-3-3-----------------------------|-3-3-3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|x6

2/4 time signature bar
  ----------------
 |2.
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-------4-4-4-5--|
A|-3-3-3----------|
E|----------------|

Finale:
Back to 4/4 time signature

Guitar 1:
e|-8----7--------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------8----7----|----------7---------|-8---------------------|
G|---------------------|-9------------------|------------7----------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|

3/4 time signature
e|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-9-s4------------|-9-s4-------------|-9-s4-------------|-9-s4-------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

e|-----------------||
B|-----------------||
G|-----------------||
D|-9-s4------------||
A|-----------------||
E|-----------------||

Guitar 2:
e|-12----10----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------12----10----|----------10----------|-12----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-12-------------------|-------------11----------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|

3/4 time signature
e|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-12-s4-----------|-12-s4------------|-12-s4------------|-12-s4------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

e|-----------------||
B|-----------------||
G|-----------------||
D|-12-s4-----------||
A|-----------------||
E|-----------------||

Guitar 3:
e|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-5----4--------------|-4----------6---------|-7---------------------|
D|-----------5----4----|-2----------4---------|-5----------7----------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|------------5----------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|

3/4 time signature
e|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-9---------------|-9----------------|-9----------------|-9----------------|
A|-7---------------|-7----------------|-7----------------|-7----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

e|-----------------||
B|-----------------||
G|-----------------||
D|-9---------------||
A|-7---------------||
E|-----------------||End

Tablature Legend: h = hammer-on
                  p = pull-off
                  s = slide
                  fsb = full step bend
                  hsb = half step bend

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