Blind Guardian

Blind Guardian - The Bards Song - The Hobbit guitar tab

The Bard's Song - The Hobbit

by

Blind Guardian

* Words and music by Blind Guardian 1992

Transcribed by Stefan Gabriel

e-mail: g9404781@student.anu.edu.au

Legend

fb - full bend (2 frets)

fbr - full bend then release

(12)r- hold note for while then release

*..* - repeat everything in between

tr~ - trill

h p - hammer-on pull-off

(12) - notes in brackets are placed to note long notes (ie between bars)

Time Signature: 3/4 time

tempo: crotchet = 160 (approx.)

Intro: played twice

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|-3--5-7-|-5--------5-|-5--7-9-|-7--------7-|

|-1--3-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--5-7-|-5--5-5-5-5-|

P.M..] P.M..]

double time

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|-9-------7-------5------|-7-------5-------4------|

|-7--7-7--5--5-5--3--3-3-|-5--5-5--3--3-3--2--2-2-|

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P.M.. .... .... .... .... ....

1st time

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|-5-------4---------|--2--||

|-3--3-3--2--2-2--5-|--0--||

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P.M.. ...

2nd time only Fill 1

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|*-2----2-|-0--2-4-*|-3--5-7-|----|-3--5-7-|-4--5-7-|| |-7fb~-||

|*----2---|--------*|--------|-5~-|--------|--------|| |------||

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|*-2------|--------*|-3------|----|-3------|-4------||

|--0------|-5-------|-1------|-5--|-1------|-2------||

|---------|-3-------|--------|-3--|--------|--------||

Verse 1

with fill 1

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|-----------|------4----------|------3----|----4----|

|------2----|-2-------5-------|-0-------2-|-2----5--|

|-0-------3-|-----------------|-----------|---------|

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Out in the distance There's so much gold, The

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|--------2-----|---2-------5-|---0-------2-|-2----5-|

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treasure that I've found is more than enough

1/2 time

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|-5--------|-(5)----------|-2-|-(2)-||

|-3--------|-(3)----------|-0-|-(0)-||

Far to the hill we've to go

Chorus 1

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O - ver mountain and seas

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|------2----|--2-------5---|-0------2-|-2----5-|

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To the old hill Where the old dragon sleeps

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|-3--5-7-|-5--------5-|-5--7-9------|-7--------7-|

|-1--3-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--5-7------|-5--5-5-5-5-|

P.M..] P.M..]

Bl - i - nd in the dark dungeon's night. So

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God please take me a-way from here. And

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|-3----|-5-------|-2-------|-0---------||

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Gollum shows the way right out

Solo 1 - Top part is copied one octave above (octave harmonizing) throughout

and any single tab sections in solo 1.

A5 E5 D5 E5

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|-15fb~-----|-15fb~--|-15--17-18-|-17--15-12-|

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|-----12----|----7---|-----------|-----------|

|-10-----13-|-5----8-|-6---8--10-|-8---10-12-|

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A5 E5 D5 E5

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|-15fb~-----|-15fb~--|-15--17-15-|--------------|

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| Alive | | | |

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|-10-----13-|-5----8-|-6---8--10-|-8---10-12----|

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F#5 C5 B5 B5

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|--------14-|-12-14----|-11-11h12p11-9-11-12-|-11-------|

|-11--12----|----------|---------------------|----11-12-|

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F#5 C5 B5(with fill 2) D5 A5

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|-----------14-|-12---|-14fb-----------|-(14)r----|-----------|

|-11--12-14----|----9-|----------------|----------|-----------|

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G5 B5(with fill 2) D5 A5 G5

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|-------------14-|-----------------|-------12-|-14--15-14-|-----------|

|-14fbr-14-11----|--14fb-----------|-(14)r----|-----------|-14fb------|

|----------------|-----------------|----------|-----------|-------8-7-|

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Bflat5 Bflat5 D5 D5 Bflat5 Bflat5

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|------|--------tr~-|------|--------|--------|-10--8-6h8--|

|----7-|-9-10-9h10--|-9--7-|--------|----7---|------------|

|-8----|------------|------|-7--8-7-|-8------|------------|

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D5 D5 C5 Bflat5 G5

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|------|-8fb-|-13-------|--------tr~----|-------------------------|

|-9--7-|-----|----12-14-|-15--14h15-----|----------14-15-14h15p14-|

|------|-----|----------|------------17-|-14-15-17----------------|

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G5 Fill 2 Fill 3

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|-17----17-15-14-|| |-11-12-11h12p11-9-|----------|| |-15-||

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The

Verse 2

with fill 3

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|-7---------7-|----------------|-7-------7---|-5--------5-|

|-5--5-5-5--5-|-7--------7-----|-5-5-5-5-5---|-3--3-3-3-3-|

|-------------|-5--5-5-5-5-----|-------------|------------|

P.M.. P.M.. P.M.. P.M..

Dying Dragon brought trouble and pain And

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|--------------|-5--------5-|-7-----|-----|---------|

|-5--------5---|-3--3-3-3-3-|-5-----|-3---|-5-------|

|-3--3-3-3-3---|------------|-------|-1---|-3-------|

P.M.. P.M..

horror to the halls of stone, I'll take the

guitar1 is copied octave above

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|-5------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-8-------------||

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mighty stone, And leave the dwarves behind

Chorus 2

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|-7--9--10----|-9h10p9-5-------|-7--9--10----|-12-10h12p10-9-|

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|-7---------7-|----------------|-7-------7---|-5--------5----|

|-5--5-5-5--5-|-7--------7-----|-5-5-5-5-5---|-3--3-3-3-3----|

|-------------|-5--5-5-5-5-----|-------------|---------------|

P.M.. P.M.. P.M.. P.M..

Ice and fire and forest we passed, and

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|-10--12--14---|-12-10h12p10-9-|-7-9----|-----|---------||

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|--------------|-5--------5----|-7------|-----|---------||

|-5--------5---|-3--3-3-3-3----|-5------|-8---|-5-------||

|-3--3-3-3-3---|---------------|--------|-6---|-3-------||

P.M.. P.M..

horror in the halls of stone

Interlude

tempo: double time *guitar1 is copied octave above

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|-9-9-9---7-7-7---5-5-5---|-4--5-4h5p4--------------|

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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-----------------------|

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P.M.................. P.M..................

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|-4------4----4-----------|-5--7--5h7p5--4--5-------|

|-----7-----7-------------|-------------------------|

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|-2-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|

P.M.................. P.M..................

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|-9-9-9---7-7-7---5-5-5---|-4--5-4h5p4--------------|

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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-----------------------|

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P.M.................. P.M..................

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|-4------4--5--7p5p4------|-------------------------||

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|-2-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||

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P.M.................. P.M..................

Verse 3

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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-----------------------|

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P.M.................. P.M..................

Trolls in the dark, The

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|-2-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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P.M.................. P.M..................

dark took them all

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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-----------------------|

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P.M.................. P.M..................

Caught in the wood, By the

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|-5-----------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|

P.M.................. P.M..................

wooden king's men, But

normal time * start of 2nd solo

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|-2----------|------------------|-----------|-2-----||

|-0----------|-5----------------|-2---------|-0-----||

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now I'm a - lone, 'Cause I've made up my mind

Solo 2

normal time

A5 E5 D5 E5

|------|------|----12-13-12h13p12----12-|-----------------|

|-15fb-|-15fb-|-15----------------15----|-15-13-12-13-----|

|------|------|-------------------------|-----------------|

|------|------|-------------------------|--------------14-|

|------|------|-------------------------|-----------------|

|------|------|-------------------------|-----------------|

A5 E5 D5 E5

|-----------|-10-----10-|-12-13-12h13p12-10-12-|----|

|-13-----13-|-12-----12-|-13-15-13h15p13-12-13-|-12-|

|-14-----14-|-----------|----------------------|----|

|-----14----|-----14----|----------------------|----|

|-----------|-----------|----------------------|----|

|-----------|-----------|----------------------|----|

G5 G5 E5 E5 Fill 4

|-15fb-|-(15)-15-13-|-12-------------|------12-10-|| |-12-||

|------|------------|----15-13-12-13-|-12---13-12-|| |-13-||

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Chorus 3

with fill 4

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|------------|----4---|----3-------|----4-----|

|----2-------|-2----5-|-0----2-----|-2----5---|

|-0----3-----|--------|------------|----------|

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By the spell of gold, The

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|---------------|-------4------|-----3-------|----4---|

|------2--------|--2-------5---|-0------2----|-2----5-|

|-0-------3-----|--------------|-------------|--------|

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king under the mountain will risk a great war,

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|-3--5-7---|-5--------5-|-5--7-9------|-7--------7-|

|-1--3-5---|-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--5-7------|-5--5-5-5-5-|

P.M..] P.M..]

Oh what a fool, He's losing control, So

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|-3--------|-5---------|-2------|-0---------|

|-1--------|-3---------|-0------|-----------|

I am trying to find a way,

with solo 3

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|-3--5-7-|-5--------5-|-5--7-9------|-7--------7-|

|-1--3-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--5-7------|-5--5-5-5-5-|

P.M..] P.M..]

Bl - i - nd in the dark dungeon's night. Then

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|-3-------|-5-------------|-2-------|-0---------|

|-1-------|-3-------------|-0-------|-----------|

darkness comes from the northern side, And

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|-3----|-5---------|-2-------|-0---------||

|-1----|-3---------|-0-------|-----------||

Thorin clears his m - i - nd.

Solo 3

|-13fb~-|-13--17 19-|-20fb-20-22-|-22fb~-|

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|-17-15h17p15-13-|-15-13h15p13-12-|-13-12h13p12----|-15fbr-13----|

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|----------------|----------------|----------------|-13fb~-------||

|-17-15h17p15-13-|-15-13h15p13-12-|-13-12h13p12----|-------------||

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Outro

acoustic guitars

this riff is played throughout with fills 5+6 coming in

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|-----------|------4----|------3----|----4----||

|------2----|-2-------5-|-0-------2-|-2----5--||

|-0-------3-|-----------|-----------|---------||

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Fill 5

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|-----------|-9---------|--7--5--7--|-9-------||

|-7---------|-----------|-----------|-10-10-9-||

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Fill 6

|-8---------|-12--------|-12-10--8--|-7--8--7-||

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The End.

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