Tabs
Tablature of Nightfall - VERY detailed version -
Song: Nightfall
Band/Group: Blind Guardian
Album: Night Fall In Middle-Earth -1995-
Track: 4/22
Track Duration - 5:34
Tabbed By Marco T=FAlio Rodrigues Pires
[email protected]
I decided to tab this song since I couldn't find any good
Sanchez had worked out a very good interpretation too. It=20
was *VERY* hard to do it due to the high number of=20
instruments playing at the same time. Anyway, I think it=20
is very close now; if you want the mid file for this tab=20
just get it here:
--->"http://www.geocities.com/fimuthorn/nightfall.mid"<---
This tab and the mid file were made in the POWER TAB EDITOR
->http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org<-
To get the Power Tab File I used to make this tab get it here:
--->"http://www.geocities.com/fimuthorn/nightfall.zip"<---
Please use "Courier New", "Courier" or any font similar
to these: size 9.
Note: I decided to put all the moments (track time) of each riff
because this is a very difficult song to hear. I did not put that
names such as "solo, riff, fig, etc.". Anyway, this song looks like
an endless solo for the lead guitar so, if you are having difficulties
hearing the passages just get the mid file above, it WILL help 
A augmentedA LOT.
The 🏷Legend is !!****in the end****!!! of this tab. Don't forget to
listen to the song (or the mid file) while you are studying this tab.
Enjoy! ;)
Gtr I (
E MajorE A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Lead'
(Acoustic Guitar)
*00:00*<-----Track Time
||------------------|----------------|-------------|---------|
||o-------4-----5---|----------------|---4---------|------5--|
||------4---4-----3-|----4-3h4p3-----|-4---4---6-3-|---------|
||--6-6-------6-----|-5----------6-6-|-------6-----|-5-------|
||o-----------------|----------------|-------------|---------|
||------------------|----------------|-------------|---------|
|--------------|----------|-------------------|-------||
|-4h5p4-2--0---|-2s4------|-9--7h9p7-5--5h7p5-|-4----o||
|--------------|----------|-------------------|-------||
|--------------|----------|-------------------|-------||
|--------------|----------|-------------------|------o||
|--------------|----------|-------------------|-------||
(Double guitar effect with WhaWwha distorted)
00:30 00:32 00:34 00:36
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
|---8-8-8-6-8-|-9-9-9-9-8h9p8-6-|-8-----------|---6-4-3-----|
|-6-----------|-----------------|---6-6-6-4-6-|-4-------6-4-|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
00:37 00:39 00:41 00:43
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|
|---8-8-8-6---|-8-9-9-9-9-8h9p8-|-6-8---------|--------3--|
|-6-----------|-----------------|-----6-6-6-4-|-6-4--6----|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|
(WhaWha Distorted effect)
00:45 00:47 00:49 00:51
|-----14-(14)b16----|-14---------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------------|-------16-(16)b17-|-16----14-12-|-14-(14)b16--|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4-6---------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
00:52 00:54
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-14-12-14-12h14p12-11----------|-----------------------|
|----------------------13-15p13h|=3D15-16-15h16p13--15p13h|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
00:56 00:58
|--------------------------|----------------14-12-|
|----14-12h14p12-----------|----------------------|
|-15-------------13--15p13h|=3D15-16-15-16-13-------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
(Double Guitar effect with WhaWha distorted)
1:00 1:02
|-11h12p11----------------|-------------------------|
|----------14-12-11-------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------10-11-10----|
|-------------------------|----10-11-13-------------|
|-------------------/13---|-13----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1:04 1:06
|--------------------9-|-8h9p8----------------|
|-------9-(9)b11-(9)---|-------9--------------|
|----10----------------|---------8-(8)b10-(8)-|
|-11-------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
1:08 1:09
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----10-------------------|-------------10-11-10----|
|-13----11-13-10-11-------|----10-11-13-------------|
|-------------------/13---|-13----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1:11 1:13
|--------------------9-|-8h9p8----------------|
|-------9-(9)b11-(9)---|-------9--------------|
|----10----------------|---------8-(8)b10-(8)-|
|-11-------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
(Distorted Effect)
1:15 1:17 1:19 1:21
|-------------------||------|-----|-----|----------||
|-------------------||o-----|-----|-----|---------o||
|----10-------------||------|-----|-6---|-8---10---||
|-13----11-13-10-11-||--8---|-4---|-6---|-8---10---||
|-------------------||o-8---|-4---|-4---|-6----8--o||
|-------------------||--6---|-2---|-----|----------||
1:30 1:32 1:34 1:36
|-----|-----|--------|---------|
|-----|-----|--------|---------|
|-----|-----|-6------|-6---8---|
|-8---|-4---|-6---4--|-6---8---|
|-8---|-4---|-4---4--|-4---6---|
|-6---|-2---|-----2--|---------|
(WhaWha distorted effect)
1:37 1:40 1:42 1:44
|-------9-8-------6-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----6-----9-6-----|-7-6h7p6---6----|-7-6h7p6---6----|-7-6h7p6--------|
|---6---------------|---------8------|---------8------|---------8-5----|
|-8-------------8---|--------------8-|--------------8-|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1:46 1:48|(Double Guitar effect with
|------------------|---------------|-------|WhaWha distorted)
|-6-2---------2--7-|-6h7p6-------9-|-------|
|-----3-----3------|-------6---6---|-10-10-|
|-------4-3--------|---------6-----|-------|
|------------------|---------------|-------|
|------------------|---------------|-------|
1:50
|---------------------|----------------|
|-----------------6-6-|-7-9-7-6-7-6h7--|
|-10-8-8-6-6-5-5------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|
1:53 1:55 1:57
|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-6-----6-----|---6-----------|---6-------6-|
|---8-----8-6-|-8---8-5-------|-----8-6-8---|
|-----8-------|---------6-----|-8-----------|
|-------------|-------------8-|-------------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|
1:59 2:01
|----------------|-------------|------|
|-9--------------|---6-------6-|------|
|---8-6h8p6-5----|-----8-6-8---|-8-5--|
|----------------|-8-----------|------|
|--------------8-|-------------|------|
|----------------|-------------|------|
(WhaWha Distorted effect)
2:03 2:05 2:07
|-----------|-------------|--------------15-|
|---------6-|-------6-9---|-----------13----|
|-----------|-8-6-8-----8-|-6h8p6-5---------|
|-6-----8---|-------------|-----------------|
|-----8-----|-------------|-----------------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
2:09 2:11
|-------13-------15-|-------13-------15--|
|-16-15----15-13----|-16-15----15-13-----|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
2:12 2:15
|-------13-------15-|-------13-----------|
|-16-15----15-13----|-16-15--------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
2:19 2:22
|------18-16-15-|-16-----18-16-15-|-----|
|---16----------|-----16----------|-16--|
|---------------|-----------------|-----|
|---------------|-----------------|-----|
|---------------|-----------------|-----|
|---------------|-----------------|-----|
2:25
|----18-16-15-16--|----18-16-15------|
|-16--------------|-16----------16---|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
2:27 2:28 2:30 2:32 2:34
|------------|---------|--------|---------|------|
|------16b18-|---------|--------|---------|------|
|------15b17-|-----8---|--------|-----8---|------|
|-8----------|-6---8---|-8------|-6---8---|-8----|
|-8----------|-6---6---|-8------|-6---6---|-8----|
|-6----------|-4-------|-6------|-4-------|-6----|
2:36 2:38 2:40
|---------|--------|---------|
|---------|--------|---------|
|-----8---|--------|-----8---|
|-6---8---|-8------|-6---8---|
|-6---6---|-8------|-6---6---|
|-4-------|-6------|-4-------|
(Distorted Effect)
2:41 2:43 2:45 2:47
|------|-----|-----|----------||
|o-----|-----|-----|---------o||
|------|-----|-6---|-8---10---||
|--8---|-4---|-6---|-8---10---||
|o-8---|-4---|-4---|-6----8--o||
|--6---|-2---|-----|----------||
2:56 2:58 3:00 3:02
|-----|-----|--------|---------|
|-----|-----|--------|---------|
|-----|-----|-6------|-6---8---|
|-8---|-4---|-6---4--|-6---8---|
|-8---|-4---|-4---4--|-4---6---|
|-6---|-2---|-----2--|---------|
(Double effect guitar with WhaWha distorted effect)
3:04 3:06
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|---6---6-(6)b7-6-|---7-6-------------------|
|-----8-----------|-8-----[8]--6-8-6-5------|
|-8---------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
3:08 3:10 3:11
|-----------------|-------------------------|------|
|---6---7-(7)b9-6-|---7-6-------------------|---6--|
|-----8-----------|-8-----8--6-8-6-5--------|-6----|
|-8---------------|-------------------------|------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|------|
3:13 3:15 3:17 3:19
|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------13= -|
|---6-7-(7)b9-7-6h7p6---|-6---------6---|-6-7-9-7h9p7-6---|-6-------11---= -|
|-6-------------------6-|---8-5---6---6-|---------------6-|---8-5--------= -|
|-----------------------|-------6-------|-----------------|-------6------= -|
|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------= -|
|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------= -|
3:22
|-15-13-----10-11-13-|-11-10-11----------13-|
|--------13----------|----------11-13-11----|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
3:24 3:26
|-13s15-13-----10-11-13-|-11-10-----------|----|
|-----------13----------|-------11-----11-|-9--|
|-----------------------|-----------------|----|
|-----------------------|------------8----|----|
|-----------------------|-----------------|----|
|-----------------------|-----------------|----|
3:28 3:30
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------11-9-------|
|-11-10h11p10-8-10b11p8-11-|-10h11p10-8-----------11-10-|
|--------------------------|---------------8------------|
|--------------------------|------------11--------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
3:32 3:34
|--------------9-8------|---------------|
|------------------9-11-|---------------|
|-8----8-10pb-----------|-10---15-13----|
|---11------------------|------------16-|
|-----------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------13-|
|-------------------------------14----|
|-15-13----13-15-16-15-13----15-------|
|-------16----------------15----------|
|-------------------------------------|
3:36 3:38
|----------------------13------------|----------/13-------14-13-|
|-14-13-------13-14-16----14------13-|----13-14-----14----------|
|-------14-15----------------13------|-13--------------13-------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
3:40
~~ 3:42
|-14-------------13------|-9h11p9-8---------|
|----16-14-13-14---------|----------11-11---|
|---------------------10-|----------------8-|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
3:45
|-8h9p8-----------|-9h11p9-8---------|-8h9p8--------|
|-------11-9------|----------11-11---|-------11-9---|
|------------8-10-|----------------8-|------------8-|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
3:49 3:51
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------10-11-|-10-------10-|
|----------10-11-13-------|-------11----|
|-/13---13----------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
3:53 3:55
|--------------9-8h9p8---|--------------------------|
|-9-(9)b11-(9)---------9-|--------------------------|
|------------------------|-8-(8)b10-(8)----10-------|
|------------------------|--------------13----11-13-|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
3:56 3:58 4:00
|-------------------------|----------------|-----------------9-8h9p8-|
|-------------------------|----------------|----9-(9)b11-(9)---------|
|-------------------------|-10-11-10-------|-10----------------------|
|-10-11----------10-11-13-|-------------11-|-------------------------|
|-------/13---13----------|----------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
4:02 4:04 4:06
|----------------------------|---------------|-------|
|-9--------------------------|---------------|-------|
|---8-(8)b10-(8)----10-------|---------------|-------|
|----------------13----11-13-|-10-11---------|-------|
|----------------------------|-------13------|-13----|
|----------------------------|---------------|-------|
4:07 4:09 4:11
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------10-------|----------11----10-|----------10-------|
|----10-11----13-10-|----10-13----13----|----10-11----13-10-|
|-13----------------|-11----------------|-13----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
4:14
4:13 ~~~~ 4:16 4:18
|----------------|------------|--------------------|-----------|
|----------------|o-----------|--------------------|-----------|
|----------11----|--8b10------|-(8)p6-8-(8)b10-6---|---10-8----|
|----10-13----13-|------------|--------------------|-8------10-|
|-11-------------|o-----------|--------------------|-----------|
|----------------|------------|--------------------|-----------|
4:20
|---------|----------------|
|---------|---------------o|
|---------|-----8----------|
|---------|-8-----10-------|
|-11------|---9------11-8-o|
|---------|----------------|
(Distorted Effect)
4:29 4:31 4:33 4:35
|------|-----|-----|----------||
|o-----|-----|-----|---------o||
|------|-----|-6---|-8---10---||
|--8---|-4---|-6---|-8---10---||
|o-8---|-4---|-4---|-6----8--o||
|--6---|-2---|-----|----------||
4:44 4:46 4:48 4:50
|-----|-----|--------|---------|
|-----|-----|--------|---------|
|-----|-----|-6------|-6---8---|
|-8---|-4---|-6---4--|-6---8---|
|-8---|-4---|-4---4--|-4---6---|
|-6---|-2---|-----2--|---------|
4:52
|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------|----------------= -|
|-------6-----|-7--------------|-------6-----|----------|-7--6h7p6-4--2--= -|
|-----6---6---|---5----6-5h6p5-|-----6---6---|-8-5------|----------------= -|
|-8-8-------8-|-----7----------|-8-8-------8-|-----7----|----------------= -|
|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------|----------------= -|
|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------|----------------= -|
5:07
|----------|---------------------|--------|-------------|----------------= -|
|-4s6------|-11--9h11p9-7--7h9p7-|-6------|-------6-----|-7--------------= -|
|----------|---------------------|--------|-----6---6---|---5----6-5h6p5-= -|
|----------|---------------------|--------|-8-8-------8-|-----7----------= -|
|----------|---------------------|--------|-------------|----------------= -|
|----------|---------------------|--------|-------------|----------------= -|
|-------------|----------|---------------|
|-------6-----|----------|-7--6h7p6-4--2-|
|-----6---6---|-8-5------|---------------|
|-8-8-------8-|-----7----|---------------|
|-------------|----------|---------------|
|-------------|----------|---------------|
5:18
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-4s6------|-11---9h11p9-7---|-7h9p7-6-(6)b7--(6)----|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
5:25.............5:34
~
|-----------------|------*|
|-6-7-6-7-6---6---|------*|
|-----------8---5-|-6----*|
|-----------------|------*|
|-----------------|------*|
|-----------------|------*|
Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre bend (bend a quarter note)
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
[n] - artificial harmonic
~ - vibrato
=3D - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
