Nightfall In Middle Earth
by
Blind Guardian
Intro Riff
Part 1 3x Part 2 (end)
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|-3–3–3–6–6–6–|—3—–1—-|
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E|———————| Verse 1
B|—————13—-|
G|-12–11-12-12—–13-| Light fails at dawn
D|———————| The moon is gone
A|———————| And deadly the night reigns
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-|
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P.M[_______________]
Verse 2
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B|——————| Finally I’ve found myself
G|———–8~-7—| In these lands
D|-5————–8-| Horror and madness I’v seen here
A|-3-6-3–6———| For what I became a king of the lost?
e|——–4———| Barren and lifeless the land lies
Now, when ended Verse 2, play intro riff again, however,
also add Part 2 in the beginning.
Now there’s this synt bridge coming, wich I’ve also transcribed.
Bridge
Lord of all Noldor
A star in the night
And a bearer of hope
He rides into his glorious battle alone
Farewell to the valiant warlord
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Chorus 4x
The Fate of us all
Lies deep in the dark
When time stands still at the iron hill
It was EXTREMLY hard to figure out the chorus, and I don’t think it’s
really right, but anyway, it sounds pretty nice.
The Fate of us all… Lies deep in the Dark…
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A|—-5—-5—-5—-3-3-3—-3—–3—–3–1-1-1-|
e|—-3—-3—-3————-1—–1—–1——–|
Keep on playing that riff throught the whole chorus, the timing is,
well, worthless. Actually, I don’t think the fast A# and C powerchords
really should be there. I just thought it sounded well, without them
the chorus would be too dull on guitar.
Solo 1
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G|———12-13-12-13-12h13p12———-10-10b(12)—
D|-10–12———————–13-12-13————–
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C5 D7
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B -15———————-15———————-
G —-15-13-12—-12-13-15—-15-13-12————-
D ————-15———————-15-13-12—-
A ———————————————-15-
e ————————————————-
D#8 G#6 F3
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B -15———————-15~—————————–
G —-15-13-12—-12-13-15——17-15—————-15-17-
D ————-15———————18-17-15-17-18——-
A ———————————————————
e ———————————————————
C#6 A#3
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D ———-18-17-18———-|
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Verse 3 2x
I stand alone
Noone’s by my side
I’ll dare you
Come out
You coward
Now it’s me or you
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Verse 4 4x
He gleams like a star
And the sound of his horn’s
Like a raging storm
Proudly the high lord
Challenges doom
Lord of slaves he cries
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G|-12—-12-13-12—-15-13-12—–12—-12—-12-15-13h15p13-12——-|
D|—-15———————–15———-15——————-15-12-|
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Verse 5 4x
Slowly in fear
The dark lord appears
Welcome to my lands
You shall be damned
Is almost like Verse 1, just that it’s played one whole and a half step higher.
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P.M[_______________]
Play: Bridge
Play: Chorus
Pre Solo 2
Part 1
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Part 2
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Play Part 1 4x, during the last 2x also play Part 2 with guitar 2.
Solo 2
Guitar 1
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|Guitar 2
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D|-13-12h13p12———-12—-15-13—-
A|————-15—-15————-15-
e|—————-15——————-
Guitar 2
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D -12-13–12-12b(13)–13-12h13p12———-12—-15-13—-12-13-|
A ——————————–15—-15————-15——-|
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Guitar 2
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|Guitar 1 |
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Guitar 1 2x
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D|—————-15-13-15—————-15—-|
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Guitar 2 2x
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Guitar 1
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G|-13-15-15b(17)b15-13-12————-12–12-13-12h13p12———
D|————————15-12-13-15——————–13-12—
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Solo End 2x
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D|-10———————–13-10——-10-12-13-10-
A|——————————–10-13————-
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D -10———————–13-10——-10-12——-|
A ——————————–10-13——-13—-|
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Verse 6 2x
The iron crowned
Is getting closer
Swings his hammer
Down on him
Like a thunderstorm
He’s crushing
Down on Noldor’s
Proudest king
End 1 End 2
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D|——-13-12-13-15-|—-12——-13-12—-|-12-13-15-12———-|
A|-15—————-|——-13———-15-|————-13—-13-|
e|——————-|-15——-15———-|—————-15—-|
Verse 7 (same riff as Verse 5)
Under my foot
So hopeless it seems
You’ve troubled my day
Now feel the pain
Play: Bridge
Play: Chorus
Outro
The Elvenking’s broken
He stumbles adn falls
The most proud and most valiant
His spirit survives
Part 1 4x
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B|—————————————————|
G|-12———-14—————12——————-|
D|—-12-13-12—-12-13-12–15—–15-14h15p14-12—-|
A|————————————————15-|
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Part 2 4x
E|—————————-|
B|—————————-| Praise our king…
G|-15-17-15h17p15-14———-| Praise our king….
D|——————-17-15-17-| Praise our king…..
A|—————————-|
e|—————————-|
Last time playing Part 2, slow down the speed and end
with a last – Praise our king……
Check out my other BG tabs — *Into the storm*
*The martyr*
BG tabs coming soon — *By the gates of Moria*
*Batallions of fear*
Transcribed by Axel Наllingвдск
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