In case you've ever wanted to play this amazing song by Blind Guardian, here's the guitar tab.
Disclaimer: These
tablature files have been created by fans of the
band and have no guarantee whatsoever of accuracy. They simply represent its
author's intepretation of the song. You may only use this file for private
study, scholarship, or research.
Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill)
Nightfall In Middle Earth
by
Blind Guardian
Intro Riff
Part 1 3x Part 2 (end)
E|----------------------------------|-------------------|--------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------13-11-13-|--------------|
G|----------------------------------|-12-11-12----------|-12-/-10--10~-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-------12--13-15-13-|-------------------|--------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-1-3--15----------------|-------------------|--------------|
e|----------------------------------|-------------------|--------------|
| | |
|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|--------------|
|-------------------|--------------|
|-5--5--5-----------|---------3----|
|-3--3--3--6--6--6--|---3-----1----|
|----------4--4--4--|---1----------|
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
e|---------------------|
| |
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-|
e|-------------------4-|
P.M_______________
Verse 2
E|------------------|
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, which 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
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------14--------------------------------|
G|-12-12-13-12-------13-12--12-12-13-12----10-12-12-|
D|-------------13-----------------------13----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
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...
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5-5-5-------------------3-3-3-|
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
E|----------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------
G|---------12-13-12-13-12h13p12----------10-10b(12)---
D|-10--12-----------------------13-12-13--------------
A|----------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------
C5 D7
E -------------------------------------------------
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
E ---------------------------------------------------------
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
E ----------------------------|
B ----------------------------|
G -18-17-15----------15-17-18-|
D ----------18-17-18----------|
A ----------------------------|
e ----------------------------|
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
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------11-9h11p9----------|
G|-12-10-12h13p12----12-12h13p12p10----12-10-12h13p12-----------12-10----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------13-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------5---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------------------3---------------------4-----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------4------|
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
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------13--------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12-13-12----15-13-12-----12----12----12-15-13h15p13-12-------|
D|----15-----------------------15----------15-------------------15-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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.
E|---------------------|
B|---------------16----|
G|-15--14-15-15-----16-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
e|---------------------|
| |
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-|
e|-------------------7-|
P.M_______________
Play: Bridge
Play: Chorus
Pre Solo 2
Part 1
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----12-------------------------------------|
D|-------15-13-12--------12-13-12----13b(14)-|
A|-15-------------15--15----------15---------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
Part 2
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----15-13-12--------------12-------11b(12)-|
D|-13----------15-13--13-15----15-13---------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
Play Part 1 4x, during the last 2x also play Part 2 with guitar 2.
Solo 2
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------|----|
B|-------------------------13----|----|
G|-13-12h13p12----------15----13-|-12-|
D|-------------15-13-12----------|----|
A|-------------------------------|----|
e|-------------------------------|----|
|Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------
G|-------------------------12----------
D|-13-12h13p12----------12----15-13----
A|-------------15----15-------------15-
e|----------------15-------------------
Guitar 2
E --------------------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------10-10b(12)--------------------------12----------------|
D -12-13--12-12b(13)--13-12h13p12----------12----15-13----12-13-|
A --------------------------------15----15-------------15-------|
e -----------------------------------15-------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-12b(13)b12----------------|
D|------------13-10-12-13-10-|
A|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
|Guitar 1 |
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-13b(15)b13-13-10-12-13-10-|
A|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
Guitar 1 2x
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-15-13h15p13-12----------15-13h15p13-12----12-|
D|----------------15-13-15----------------15----|
A|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 2x
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-15-13h15p13-------------15-13h15p13----------|
A|-------------16-15-13-15-------------16-15-16-|
e|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12----------------------------12----12-13-15-13h15p13-12-------------|
D|------15-13-12-------------12-13----13----------------------15-13-12----|
A|-15------------14----14-15-------------------------------------------13-|
e|------------------15----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|-13-15-15b(17)b15-13-12-------------12--12-13-12h13p12---------
D|------------------------15-12-13-15--------------------13-12---
A|------------------------------------------------------------13-
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
Solo End 2x
E|--------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------
G|-----12-13-12h13p12p10-12-------------------------
D|-10-----------------------13-10-------10-12-13-10-
A|--------------------------------10-13-------------
e|--------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------|
G -----12-13-12h13p12p10-12-------------------------|
D -10-----------------------13-10-------10-12-------|
A --------------------------------10-13-------13----|
e -----------------------------------------------13-|
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
E|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----12-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
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
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----------14---------------12-------------------|
D|----12-13-12----12-13-12--15-----15-14h15p14-12----|
A|------------------------------------------------15-|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
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......