Band:  Helloween 
Album: Song:  A Tale That Wasn't Right 
 
Copyright (c)  (Noise) (1987) 
Version 1.0 - (08/05/06) 
 
Transcribed By: Steve 
Email:          [email protected] 
 
 
.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to 
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato 
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend 
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend 
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend 
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend 
                         p  - pre bend 
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend 
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend 
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note 
"  - tremolo note        <> - harmonic 
 
Tuning E A D G B E 
 
 Intro 
 
 Clean guitar 
 
 Let notes ring out 
 
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------| 
|----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------| 
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---| 
|----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---| 
 
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------| 
|-2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------| 
|----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3---| 
|----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
 
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----| 
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----| 
|-------------------------| 
|----0-----0-----0-----0--| 
|-------------------------| 
|-------------------------| 
 
 
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------| 
|----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------| 
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---| 
|----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---| 
 
|-0-----0-----0--| 
|-1-----1-----1--| 
|-2-----2-----2--| 
|----2-----2-----| 
|----0-----0-----| 
|----------------| 
 
 Intro Guitar Solo 
 
 Cleanish tone 
    h   h               ~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~ 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|-5-6p5-6p-5-----------12-b----10--12br----10--b-------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
   ~~~~~~~~             ~~~        ~~~       ~~~      h      ~~~~~ 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-15b-15b--15-13-12-13---------12-12b-12-10-13b-13-12-13p12--------| 
|----------------------14---14------------------------------14-----| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
   ~~~~~~~~             ~~~~~~~~          ~~~~~          h 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-20b-20b--20-18-17-18----------------12-12br----12-----------| 
|----------------------19----------14---------14---14p13-14---| 
|-------------------------------14----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
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|-10-12br----13fbr13----10b----r-------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
 
 Verse 
  
  
 Guitar 1 
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{-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
{-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------| 
{----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------| 
{----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---| 
{----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---| 
{Guitar 2 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
{-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
{----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
{-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
{-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------| 
{-2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------| 
{----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3---| 
{----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------| 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
{Guitar 2 
{-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
{-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------| 
{-2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------| 
{----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3---| 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
{-1-----1-----1-----1-----| 
{-3-----3-----3-----3-----| 
{-------------------------| 
{----0-----0-----0-----0--| 
{-------------------------| 
{-------------------------| 
{Guitar 2 
{-------------------------| 
{-3-----3-----3-----3-----| 
{-------------------------| 
{----0-----0-----0-----0--| 
{-------------------------| 
{-------------------------| 
 
 
 Guitar 1 
{-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
{-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
{-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1------| 
{----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------| 
{----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2---| 
{----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---| 
{Guitar 2 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
{-1-----1-----1-----1-----0-----0-----0-----0------| 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
{----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---| 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
{--------------------------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
{-0-----0----------3---| 
{-1-----1---------3----| 
{-2-----2--------0-----| 
{----2-----2----0------| 
{----0-----0---2-------| 
{-------------3--------| 
{Guitar 2 
{------------------3---| 
{-1-----1---------3----| 
{----------------0-----| 
{----2-----2----0------| 
{--------------2-------| 
{-------------3--------| 
 
 Rpt above 
 
 Chorus 
  
 Guitar 1 
                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
{------------------------------------------------------------------| 
{------------------------------12b---------------------------------| 
{------------------------------------------------------------------| 
{-------2--------(2)-----------------------------------------------| 
{-3--5--0--------(0)-----------------------------------------------| 
{-1--3-------------------------------------------------------------| 
{ Guitar 2 
{                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
{-------------------0--3-------15b---------------------------------| 
{------------------------------------------------------------------| 
{------------------------------------------------------------------| 
{-------2--------(2)-----------------------------------------------| 
{-3--5--0--------(0)-----------------------------------------------| 
{-1--3-------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
{------------------------------------------------------------------| 
{------------------------------13b-r-b-----------------------------| 
{------------------------------------------------------------------| 
{------------------------------------------------------------------| 
{-3--5-------------(5)---------------------------------------------| 
{-1--3-------------(3)---------------------------------------------| 
{Guitar 2                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
{------------------------------------------------------------------| 
{------------------------------10fb--------------------------------| 
{------------------------------------------------------------------| 
{------------------------------------------------------------------| 
{-3--5-------------(5)---------------------------------------------| 
{-1--3-------------(3)---------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 Guitar 1 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{--------------5------------3-----------------------| 
{-3------------3------------1----------5------------| 
{-1------------------------------------3------------| 
{Guitar 3 
{     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{---9b---------11b--------r-11-------10-11b---------| 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{Guitar 3 
{     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{---12b--------15b--------r-15-------13-15b---------| 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------------------------------| 
 
 Rpt Chorus 
 
 Ending 2nd time 
 
 Guitar 1 
{---------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------------------| 
{---------------------------2---(2)---2-| 
{-3----(3)-----2-----(2)----0---(0)---0-| 
{-1----(1)-----0-----(0)----------------| 
{Guitar 3 
{     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ph~~~~~~~~~ 
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{---------------------------10----------| 
{---10---------9------------------------| 
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{---------------------------------------| 
{Guitar 3 
{     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
{---------------------------------------| 
{---10---------9------------10----------| 
{---------------------------------------| 
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 2nd Verse 
 
 Clean guitars 
 
 Guitar 1 
{-----5------------------------| 
{----5---5-----5---5-----5-----| 
{---5------5-----5---5-----5---| 
{--7---------7---------7-------| 
{-7----------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{Guitar 2 
{-5----5-----5---5-----5-------| 
{--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----| 
{---5------5---------5---------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
{------------------------------| 
{----0---0-----0---0-----0-----| 
{---1------1-----1---1-----1---| 
{--2---------2---------2-------| 
{-2----------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{Guitar 2 
{-0----0-----0---0-----0-------| 
{--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----| 
{---1------1---------1---------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
{-----5------------------------| 
{----5---5-----5---5-----5-----| 
{---5------5-----5---5-----5---| 
{--7---------7---------7-------| 
{-7----------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{Guitar 2 
{-5----5-----5---5-----5-------| 
{--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----| 
{---5------5---------5---------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
{------------------------------| 
{----1---1-----1---1-----1-----| 
{---2------2-----2---2-----2---| 
{--3---------3---------3-------| 
{-3--------------------------/-| 
{------------------------------| 
{Guitar 2 
{-1----1-----1---1-----1-------| 
{--1-----1-----1---1-----1-----| 
{---2------2---------2---------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
{----5-------------------------| 
{---6----6-----6---6-----6-----| 
{--7-------7-----7---7-----7---| 
{-7----------7---------7-------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{Guitar 2 
{-5----5-----5---5-----5-------| 
{--6-----6-----6---6-----6-----| 
{---7------7---------7---------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
{-----5------------------------| 
{----5---5-----5---5-----5-----| 
{---5------5-----5---5-----5---| 
{--7---------7---------7-------| 
{-7----------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{Guitar 2 
{-5----5-----5---5-----5-------| 
{--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----| 
{---5------5---------5---------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
{------------------------------| 
{----0---0-----0---0-----0-----| 
{---1------1-----1---1-----1---| 
{--2---------2---------2-------| 
{-2----------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{Guitar 2 
{-0----0-----0---0-----0-------| 
{--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----| 
{---1------1---------1---------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
 
 Guitar 1 
{-----5------------------------| 
{----5---5-----5---5-----------| 
{---5------5-----5-5-----------| 
{--7---------7-----7-----------| 
{-7----------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{Guitar 2 
{-5----5-----5-----5-----------| 
{--5-----5-----5---5-----------| 
{---5------5-------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
{------------------------------| 
 
 Rpt Chorus 
 
 Guitar solo 
                      F 
                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------<9>-7b-----r6-5-6------\--| 
|-------------------------------------------| 
|----7--9--9b-r7----------------------------| 
|-7-----------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------| 
 
  G                     E 
            ~~~ ~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~~~          ~~~~~~~~~ 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------6b-r-------7-9b--------9-10p9\7-9---------\-| 
|-0--5--7------5---------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
  F                    E  D 
                ~~~~~~    ph~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------13fb-------------------------------| 
|-----------9b-r-------9------------------pb13r10---------\--| 
|----7--10------7-----/--------------------------------------| 
|-8----------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
  E                    B      A 
             ~~~~~~~~~ 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------9b-r9--------------------------------------------| 
|----6-----------------9b----r7----------to feedback-\---| 
|-7------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 Rpt Chorus to fade without lead fills 
 
 Fade out lead 
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~ 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------12-fb-------15fb------rp13-15-----15br-| 
|-9-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
|-15fb-15fb-15fb-15fb-to fade----| 
|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------| 
 
 
 
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