Nightfall Tab by Blind Guardian

Nightfall tab by Blind Guardian

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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
                          mctulio84@hotmail.com

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:

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

--->"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 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 A D G B E) - '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)

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