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The Bards Song - in the Forest Guitar Tablature 
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Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In The Forest

Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr 1'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr 2'

  Q=162
            G                  Am
  Gtr I
  Q  E E Q  Q  E E Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E E E E
|-0------------------------------------------|
|----3-1-0--0--1-0----0--------1--3-1-0h1----|
|------------------0-----2--0----------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-0----------------------------0-------------|
|-----------3---------0----------------------|


  Am        G                  Am
  Q  E E Q  Q  E E Q  Q  Q  Q  H.
|-0----------------------------------|
|----3-1-0--0--1-0----0--------------|
|------------------0-----2--0--2-----|
|------------------------------------|
|-0----------------------------0-----|
|-----------3---------0--------------|


  N.C.
  Gtr II
  Q   E E Q  Q   Q  Q  Q   E E Q  Q  Q   Q
|-8--10-8-7--7---------------7-8--7--8--10----|
|---------------10--8--8--10------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


  N.C.
  Q   E E Q  Q   Q  Q  Q   E E Q   Q
|-8--10-8-7--7---------------7-8s=12----|
|---------------10--8--8--10------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|


  Am             G             Am
  Gtr I
  H    H    H    W.            H    H    H    W.
|-0-------------------------------------------------|
|------3----1----3-------------0----1----0----1-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------0-----|
|----------------3-------------0--------------------|


  Am              G               Em              Am
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0-----1---0-----1-----3---0---------------1-----0-----0------|
|---2-----2---------0-----0-------------2-----0-----2-----2-----2----|
|-----2-----2---2-----0-----0-------2-----2-----------2-----2--------|
|-0-----------------------------------2-----2-----0------------------|
|-----------------3---------------0----------------------------------|


  N.C.
  Gtr II
  Q.    Q.   Q  Q.   Q.   Q  H.       Q   Q  Q   Q
|-8----10----8--7----8----7---------------------------|
|------10----8-------8-------8-------10--10--8S=10----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


  N.C.
  W       Q.   Q.   Q  H  E E S S  E Q  Q   Q
|-8------10----8----7---------7-8-10-8-----------|
|----------------------8----8-----------8S=10----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


  Am              G               Em
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-0-----------------------------------------------1-0------|
|-------0-----1---0-----1-----3---0-------------------3----|
|---2-----2---------0-----0-------------2-----0------------|
|-----2-----2---2-----0-----0-------2-----2----------------|
|-0-----------------------------------2-----2--------------|
|-----------------3---------------0------------------------|


  N.C.
  Gtr II
  Q.    Q.   E.  S  Q.   Q.    Q  Q.    Q.   Q   E  E  H
|-8----------8--------------------7-------------13-12-10----|
|------10-------10-10----8----10-------10----8--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


     C     E     Am       E     Am      Em      Am
  Gtr I
  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  S E.  Q  Q  E E E E E E E E Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------1-----0--------------0--1-----1-0-----0-------0-----|
|-------------------2-------------2-------0-----2-----------|
|-0---------------------------------2-------2------2-----2--|
|----3-----2-----0----0---2-----0-------2-------0-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


  Dm       Am       Dm        Am       Dm        Am                   Dm
  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E E Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E E Q  Q  Q  Q H Q S   H.   Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  H   Q S  H.
|-1-----1--0-----0--1----0----0-----0--1----0----0-----0-----------------------1-----------------------|
|----3---------------------3------------------3-----------------------------3-----3--------------------|
|-------------2--------2---------2--------2---------2--------------------2-----------2-----------------|
|-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------3-3-3S==5----0-----------------3---3-3S=5-----|
|----------0------------------0------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  N.C.
  Gtr II
   Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E  E  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E  E  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E  E  W.      H   Q  E   E  E  E  E  E E  E  E  E  E H  Q S   H.
|-10----10-12----12-13----12-10-12----12-13----12-10-12----12-13----12-10------15--15-----------12-13-15---15-13-12----8--8-8S=10--|
|----10-------10-------10----------10-------10----------10-------10--------------------------15---------------------15-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                                                                                  G
   Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E  E  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E  E  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E  E  W.      Q  Q  Q  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  H   Q   H.
|-10----10-12----12-13----12-10-12----12-13----12-10-12----12-13----12-10------15----15-----------12-13-15-17-15-13-12------------15---|
|----10-------10-------10----------10-------10----------10-------10---------------15-----------15----------------------15-13--13--15---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14------------------------------------12---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Dm    Am    Dm      Am    Dm      Am    Dm      Fm          Am
  Gtr I
  Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W
|-1---1-0---0-1---0---0---0-1---0---0---0-1---0---------------0------------|
|---3---------------3-------------3-------------3---1-----------1----------|
|---------2-------------2-----2-------2-----2-----1---1---1-------2--------|
|-0-----------0-2-----------0-------------0-------------3-----------2------|
|-------0-------------0-------------0---------------------------------0----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                          Fm
  Gtr II
   Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E  E  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  E  E  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q
|-10----10-12----12-13----12-10-12----12-13----12-10-12----12-13----12-10---8-----------|
|----10-------10-------10----------10-------10----------10-------10-------9---9----9----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------10------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  N.C.
  Gtr I
  S S Q E Q Q Q. E H E E E X E Q. E S S  Q E  Q Q  Q. E H E E E X E Q. E
|-----------------------------------8p7-------------------------------------|
|-1p0-----------------------------------10-8-10-----------1-1-1-1h3---------|
|-----2-0-2-------------------------------------9-10--7-9-----------2--0----|
|-----------2-3--0-2--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------3-3-3-3h5-0--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------3-5---------------------------------------|


  Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q S S Q E E E S S E  Q. Q. Q Q. Q E S S E Q. Q. Q H
|---------0---------------------1-0----------------0----3-1-0h1p0----1--5-3----|
|-1--0--1----1----------------------3-1h3p1--1--3----3------------3------------|
|---------------0----0--2-0h2p0------------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Gtr II
  H T.T.T.T. Q H S T.T.T.T. Q S Q. E X H H T.T.T.T. Q H S T.T.T.T. Q S Q. E X H Q. Q. Q
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---1h3p1p0--------1h3p1p0------5--5-5S7---1h3p1p0--------1h3p1p0------5--5-5S7-1--0--1-|
|------------2--------------2-----------------------2--------------2--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


          F     Am        G               F     Am        G
  Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q H. Q H
|---------1-----0-----1---3-----0-----0---1-----0-----1-----3---1--0-1--5-3-|
|-0--1--0---1-----1---------3-----3-1---1---1-----1-------------------------|
|-------------2-----2---2-----0---------------2-----2---2-0---0-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Am              G               Em              Am
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-----3-----1---0-----1-----3---0-----1-----0---1-----0-----1------|
|---2-----2---------0-----0-------------------------2-----2-----2----|
|-----2-----2---2-----0-----0-------2-----2-----------2-----2--------|
|-0-----------------------------------2-----2-----0------------------|
|-----------------3---------------0----------------------------------|


  Am              G               Em
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-------------------------------------------------1-0------|
|-1-----3-----1---0-----1-----3---0-----1-----0-------3----|
|---2-----2---------0-----0--------------------------------|
|-----2-----2---2-----0-----0-------2-----2----------------|
|-0-----------------------------------2-----2--------------|
|-----------------3---------------0------------------------|


  C     G     Am          C           Am
  Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q
|---------------0--------------------------------------|
|---1-----3-----1---1-----------------1-----0h1--------|
|-----0-----0---2-2---2-----0-----------2-------2------|
|---------------2-------2-----2---0-------2-------2----|
|-3-----2-----0-0---------3---------2-0----------------|
|-------------------------------3----------------------|


              Am          C     G     Am
  Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q
|-------------0----------------------------------------|
|-1-----3-------1---1-----1-----3-----1-----0h1--------|
|---0-----0-------2---2-----0-----0-----2-------2------|
|-----2-----0-----------2-----2-----0-----2-------2----|
|-3-----2-----0-----------3-----2-----0----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


              G           Em
  Q.. Q.. Q.. Q.. Q.. Q.. E.. E.. E.. E.. E.. H
|---------------------------------------------0----|
|-1-----------3---------------------------0--------|
|-----0-----------0-------------------0------------|
|---------0-----------0-----------2----------------|
|-----------------------------2--------------------|
|-3-----------3-----------0------------------------|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 
  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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