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, wich 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.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/blind-guardian/122676.html ]
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......
Check out my other BG tabs --- *Into the storm*
*The martyr*
BG tabs coming soon --- *By the gates of Moria*
*Batallions of fear*
Transcribed by Axel Hallingbäck
mailto:oedward@hotmail.com
