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By the Gates of Moria Guitar Tablature
Blind Guardian
"By the gates of moria"
from the album "Battalions of fear"

Powerchords used in this tab:

   C5    A2    G5    F3    E9    D7   F10    B4    E2
D|-5--||-2--||----||----||-9--||-7--||-10-||-4--||----|
A|-3--||-0--||-5--||-3--||-7--||-5--||-8--||-2--||-2--|
e|----||----||-3--||-1--||----||----||----||----||-0--|

Intro

Guitar 1                                             Guitar 2 breaks in
E|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|--4---5---4---5--4--5--4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-|-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5--9-|
A|--2---3---2---3--2--3--2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-|-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3--7-|
e|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------|

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

Riff 1 2x
                                                               [G2 Fill ]
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------9-----(9)-|
A|-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-9--7-----(7)-|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M[_________________________________________________________]

Guitar 2 (G2)
 1st Fill                           2nd Fill
E|----------------------------------|------------
B|----------------------------------|---------12-
G|----------------------------------|-9-11-12----
D|--------------------9-7-----------|------------
A|-7--7-9-10-9-7----7-----10-9-7----|------------
e|---------------10--------------10-|------------

Fill continues with named powerchords

  C5
E -13-12-10-12-10----10---------------------------------------------
B ----------------13----13-12-13-12-10-12-10----10------------------
G -------------------------------------------12----12-11-12-11-9----
D ---------------------------------------------------------------13-
A ------------------------------------------------------------------
e ------------------------------------------------------------------

  A2          G5       F3    E9          D7
E -------------------------------------------------|
B ---------10-12-10--------------------------------|
G -9-11-12----------12-11-9-7---(7)---77-7-/197-7-|
D -------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 2x

  [G2 Fill]
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9---7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---5--10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-9-9-9-|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        P.M[____________________________________________________________]

Guitar 2 (G2)
 1st Fill          2nd Fill
E|----------------|---------------------|
B|----------------|---------10----10-12-|
G|-9-11-12-11-9-9-|-9-11-12----12-------|
D|----------------|---------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------|
e|----------------|---------------------|

   E9                   F10                   G5       D7      B4
E|-12--------------------13-------------------------------------------
B|----12--------------------13----------------10-------12-------8-----
G|-------12-11-12-11-----------14----12----------11-------12------7---
D|-------------------14-----------15----14-15-------12-------14-----9-
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------

   G5          A2          B4
E -------------------------------|
B -10----------------12----------|
G ----11----11-12-14----14-12-11-|
D -------12----------------------|
A -------------------------------|
e -------------------------------|

Riff 3 4x

Only do the powerchords on round 1 and 3, the last one, D7
should pe played in the begininng of round after powerchords (2,4)

  F10              E9              D7
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------9-7-------------|
A|-7--7-9-10-9-7----7-----10-9-7------|
e|---------------10--------------10---|

Riff 5 2x

Last time do a B4 instead of the ordinary 2nd

                        1st 2nd 
E|----------------------|---|---|
B|----------------------|---|---|
G|----------------------|---|---|
D|----------------------|-5-|-7-|
A|-4--5---7-4-5-4--5--7-|-3-|-5-|
e|-2--3---5-2-3-2--3--5-|---|---|

   E2      B4     G5            C5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------15b(17)-15b(17)-15b(17)----------------
G|-16------------16-----------------------------------19-17h19p17p16-
D|-16-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E -------------------|
B -------------------| At the last bend tone, start the Riff below
G -17-16-----15b(16)-|
D -------19----------|
A -------------------|
e -------------------|

Riff 6 4x

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-----9-----7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7----7-7---7-7---7-7-10-9-7------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------10---------------------------------------|
P.M[_]    [_]   [_]   [_]

E|-------------------------------------|-------|------------------------
B|-------------------------------------|-FUNKY-|------------------------
G|-7-------6-4-------9-------7-6-------|-BASS--|------------------------
D|-5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-4-4-|-PART--|-5-4----------------5-4-
A|-------------------------------------|-------|-3-2----------------3-2-
e|-------------------------------------|-------|------------------------
P.M  [___]     [___]   [___]     [___]

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

  E9        D7       E9             C5                 D7
E|-----------------------------11b(12)-11b(12)-11b(12)-11b(12)p10---10----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------12---12-|
G|-9--11-12-11--9-9--9----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------12-9-12--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  E9        D7               E9                C5
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------10--10----10-12-----------------------------------10-10-10-
G|-9--11-12--------12--------12-11-9--9-9-9-11-11-11-12-12-12----------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------

   D7
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-11-11-11----------|
D|-------------------12-12-12-|
A|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|

Continue with the same power chord order in through the whole solo part coming next, 
until that outro riff.

E|-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----16b(17)-16b(17)-16b(17)-
B|-------12----------12----------12----------12-------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E -15-----19-17-------17--------------------------------------------------
B --------------20-19----20-19-17-20-19-17----19-17-----17----------------
G -----------------------------------------19-------19-----16-17----16----
D ---------------------------------------------------------------19----17-
A ------------------------------------------------------------------------
e ------------------------------------------------------------------------

E ---------------------------------14-15-17-19-|
B ---------------------------15-17-------------|
G ------------------14-16-17-------------------|
D -19-16---14-16-17----------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------------|
e ---------------------------------------------|
        P.M[_____________________]

Now this part is REALLY fast... (and I'm not sure it's right)

E|-15----15----15----15----------------------------------------------------
B|---15----15----15----15--15----15----15----15----13----13----13----13----
G|-----16----16----16----16--16----16----16----16----14----14----14----14--
D|-----------------------------17----17----17----17----15----15----15----15
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

E --------------------------|
B -15----15----15----15-----|
G ---16----16----16----16---|
D -----17----17----17----17-|
A --------------------------|
e --------------------------|

Now there's this outro riff played in this order:
G1 1x, G2 1x, G1 1x, G2 1x, Both 2x

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----10----------------------------------|
G|-12----11-12-9-11----11-12-9-11----9----|
D|------------------12------------12---10-|
A|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|

  E9        D7       E9             C5                 D7
E|-----------------------------11b(12)-11b(12)-11b(12)-11b(12)p10---10----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------12---12-|
G|-9--11-12-11--9-9--9----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------12-9-12--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   E9       D7               E9                B4
E|-------------------------------------------------------
B|----------10-----10-12--12-11-9--11-----12-11-9--11----
G|-9--11-12-----12--------------------13--------------13-
D|-------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------
e|-------------------------------------------------------

A2                G5                            E9
E ----------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------|
G -12----11----12----11----12----11----11-------------|
D ----14----13----14----13----14----13----13----13-14-|
A -------------------------------------------14-------|
e ----------------------------------------------------|
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