VAIN GLORY OPERA (Bassline) As recorded by Edguy (From the 1998 Album VAIN GLORY OPERA) Transcribed by Christian Einarsson Words and Music by Tobias Sammet Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Electric Bass ( Tobias Exxel )' Intro Q=134 4/4 Gtr I Wx8 Wx8
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G G W +W
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Verse 1 G G E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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C C Ab Bb W +W E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S E. Q S
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Verse 2 G G E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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Melody C C E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
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Solo C C S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Outro (Song Only) Wx8 Wx8
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Duration Legend
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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
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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 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - 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
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| - 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
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/edguy/vain_glory_opera_btab.html