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Born in a Mourning Hall Guitar Tablature
BLIND GUARDIAN - BORN IN A MOURNING HALL
(Imaginations From The Other Side, 1995)

Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato 
 = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet

n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
			 play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
			 etc.


Tune Down 1/2 Step

Riff 1

Eb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -------------------------------------------------------9--8--7--5--------------------------------------------------------
Db -------------------------------------------------------9--8--7--5--------------------------------------------------------
Ab -7----7-5-7----7-5-7----7-5-7----7-5-7----7-5-7----7-5-7--6--5--3--7----7-5-7----7-5-7----7-5-7----7-5-7----7-5-7----7-5-
Eb ---00-------00-------00-------00-------00-------00-------------------00-------00-------00-------00-------00-------00-----

Eb -----------
Bb -----------
Gb -----------
Db -5----7----
Ab -5----7----
Eb -3----5----

Riff 2

Eb ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb ------------------7----------------2----------------------------------------------------
Db -2----------------7----------------2----------------------------------------------------
Ab -2----------------5----------------0----------------------------------------------------
Eb -0--------------------------------------------------0-0-00-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-00-0-

Riff 2A

Eb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
Bb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
Gb ---------------------------------------------------14-13h14p13-------------------- -13-14-16-16b18----16b18--16-14-16----
Db -----14-----------14-----14--12--11--12-14---------------------16-12-14-16-14----- --------------------------------------
Ab ---------11-12-14--------------------------12------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
Eb -12------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
                            |---3----|		      |-----3------| |--3---| 


			      2
Eb -------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Bb -------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Gb -----13-14-16-13h14-13---- -13-14-16-16b18----16b18--16-14-16----------------
Db -----------------------16- --------------------------------------------------
Ab -------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Eb -------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
        |--3---| |----3----|	

Riff 3

Eb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -----9-7-----7-6-----6-7-----7-9-----9-7-----7-6-----6-7-----7-9------------------------------------------------9----
Db -----9-7-----7-6-----6-7-----7-9-----9-7-----7-6-----6-7-----7-9-5----7----------------------5----7-------------9----
Ab -----7-5-----5-4-----4-5-----5-7-----7-5-----5-4-----4-5-----5-7-5----7----------------------5----7-------------7----
Eb -0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3----5----0-0-00-0-0-0-00-0-3----5----0-0-00-0------

Riff 4

Eb ------------------------
Bb ------------------------
Gb ------------------------
Db -2-2---2-2---2-2-----3--
Ab -2-2---2-2---2-2-----3--
Eb -0-0---0-0---0-0-----1--

Riff 5

Eb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -9----------------------9----8----7----6----5--------------------------------
Db -9----------------------9----8----7----6----5----------------------5----7----
Ab -7-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-7-77-6-66-5-55-4-44-3-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-5----7----
Eb -------------------------------------------------------------------3----5----

Riff 6

Eb --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb ----------5------------------------------------5-----------------4--------
Db -2--------5--------7--------8----9----2--------5--------5--------4--------
Ab -2--------3--------7--------8----9----2--------3--------5--------2--------
Eb -0-----------------5--------6----7----0-----------------3-----------------

Riff 7

Eb ---------------------------------
Bb ---------------------------------
Gb -----------------------------7-7-
Db -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-9-9-9-7-7-
Ab -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8-8-8-9-9-9-5-5-
Eb -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-7-7-7-----

Riff 8

Eb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb ------------------------4----------------------7----------------------5----------------------
Db -2----------------------4----------------------7----------------------5----------------------
Ab -2----------------------2-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-5-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-3-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-
Eb -0-00-00-00-00-00-00-00----------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 9

Eb ---------------------
Bb ---------------------
Gb -4----------------2--
Db -4--------3---4---2--
Ab -2--------3---4---0--
Eb ----------1---2------

Riff 10

Eb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -----9---11---12------------9---12---11----8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -9-9--------------------9-9--------------9-------5----------------------5-----2---4--5----------------------5-----2---4--
Db -------------------------------------------------5----------------------5-----2---4--5----------------------5-----2---4--
Ab -------------------------------------------------3-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-3-2-2-0---2--3-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-3-2-2-0---2--
Eb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 11

Eb ------------------------------------------
Bb ------------------------------------------
Gb ------------------------------------------
Db -2----5----7----8--9--2----5----7----9----
Ab -2----5----7----8--9--2----5----7----9----
Eb -0----3----5----6--7--0----3----5----7----

Riff 11A

Eb -----------------------------------------------------------------
Bb ---------10---------12--11--10-----------10---------12--11--10---
Gb -9--12-9----12-9-8---------------9--12-9----12-9-8---------------
Db -----------------------------------------------------------------
Ab -----------------------------------------------------------------
Eb -----------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 11B

Eb -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -----12----13-12--------15--14--13-------12----13-12--------15--14-----
Gb -12-----12-------12-11---------------12-----12-------12-11-------------
Db -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 11C

Eb ------------------------------------------
Bb ------------------------------------------
Gb ------------------------------------------
Db -2----5----7----8--9--2----5----6----7----
Ab -2----5----7----8--9--2----5----6----7----
Eb -0----3----5----6--7--0----3----4----5----

Riff 12

Eb -----------------------------------------
Bb -----------------------------------------
Gb ------7----4----9----7----4----9----6----
Db -4----7----4----9----7----4----9----6----
Ab -4----5----2----7----5----2----7----4----
Eb -2---------------------------------------

Riff 12A

Eb --------------------------------------
Bb --------------------------------------
Gb ----------7--------4--------5----6----
Db -4--------7--------4--------5----6----
Ab -4--------5--------2--------3----4----
Eb -2------------------------------------

Riff 13

Eb ------------------------------------------
Bb ------------------------------------------
Gb -2--------5---------7---------8-----7-----
Db -2--------5---------7---------8-----7-----
Ab -0------0-3-------3-5-------5-6---6-5---5-
Eb ------------------------------------------

Riff 14

Eb ------------------------------
Bb ------------------------------
Gb ----------4--------5--------7-
Db -2--------4--------5--------7-
Ab -2--------2--------3--------5-
Eb -0----------------------------'

Riff 15

Eb --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -------------------------------------------------------------------9--8--7--6---------------------------------------
Db -------------------------------------------------------------------9--8--7--6---------------------------------------
Ab -33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-7----7-5-7----7-5-7--6--5--4---33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-22-22-22-22-
Eb ---------------------------------------------------00-------00------------------------------------------------------

Eb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -------------------------------9--8--7--6--------------------------------------------------
Db -------------------------------9--8--7--6--------------------------------------------------
Ab -22-22-22-22-7----7-5-7----7-5-7--6--5--4--33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-55-55-55-55-22-22-22-22-
Eb ---------------00-------00-----------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 16

Eb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -------------------7--6--------------------------7--6-----9--------------------7--6--------------------------
Db -------------------7--6--7--5--------------------7--6--7--9--------------------7--6--7--5--------------------
Ab -7-7-77-7-7-7-77-7-5--4--7--5--------------------5--4--7--7--7-7-77-7-7-7-77-7-5--4--7--5--------------------
Eb -------------------------5--3--3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-------5-----------------------------5--3--3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-

Eb ---------------------
Bb ---------------------
Gb ---------------------
Db ---------------------
Ab -7----7-5-7----7-5-7-
Eb ---00-------00-------

Order

Riff 1 x 2
Riff 2/2A x 2
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 5 x 2
Riff 6 x 2
Riff 7 x 2
Solo over Riff 8 x 2
Riff 1 x 1
Riff 9 x 4
Riff 10 x 2
Riff 6 x 2
Riff 7 x 2
Riff 11/11A x 1
Riff 11/11A/11B x 1
Solo over Riff 11C x 2
Solo over Riff 12 x 2
Solo over Riff 12A x 2
Solo over Riff 13 x 2
Riff 5 x 2
Riff 14 x 2
Riff 15 x 1
Riff 6 x 2
Riff 7 x 2
Riff 16 x 1

Tabbed by Radiohater 2003
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