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HEROES OF THIS TIME
As recorded by Grave Digger
(From the 1998 Album KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS)
Transcribed by UA571C
Words and Music by Grave Digger
Arranged by UA571C
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 3'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 4'
Intro
Q=120
Em Em7
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E H +W E E E E H +W
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------------|
|---------0----|-(0)--------|---------3----|--(3)----------------|
|-------0------|------------|-------0------|---------------------|
|-----2--------|------------|-----2--------|---------------------|
|---2----------|------------|---2----------|---------------------|
|-0------------|------------|-0------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W Q. Q. Q
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|-<12>----------------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------<12>---------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------<12>--|
|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------------|
Em Em7 N.C.
Gtr I
E E E E H +W E E E E H +W
|------------------|------------|--------------|----------------------|
|-------------0----|-(0)--------|---------3----|--(3)-----------------|
|-----------0------|------------|-------0------|----------------------|
|---------2--------|------------|-----2--------|----------------------|
|-------2----------|------------|---2----------|----------------------|
|----0-------------|------------|-0------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W Q. Q. Q
|-^<12>------------|------------|--------------|----------------------|
|-^<12>------------|------------|--------------|----------------------|
|-^<12>------------|------------|--------------|----------------------|
|------------------|------------|--------------|-<12>-----------------|
|------------------|------------|--------------|--------<12>----------|
|------------------|------------|--------------|---------------<12>---|
|
| Gtr III
| PM-|
| W W W H. E E
|------------------|------------|--------------|----------------------|
|------------------|------------|--------------|----------------------|
|------------------|------------|--------------|----------------------|
|------------------|------------|--------------|----------------------|
|------------------|------------|--------------|----------------------|
|------------------|------------|--------------|-----------------0--0-|
G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 A5 Bb5
Gtr III
PM PM| PM PM| PM PM
Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-7----9--------|-10----9--------|-7----9----10--|
|-5----7--------|--8----7--------|-5----7-----8--|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----0------0-0-|-----0------0-0-|----0----0-----|
(E5)
PM-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 A5 Bb5
Gtr III
PM PM| PM PM| PM PM
Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-7----9--------|-10----9--------|-7----9----10--|
|-5----7--------|--8----7--------|-5----7-----8--|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----0------0-0-|-----0------0-0-|----0----0-----|
(E5)
PM-------------------------|
E E E E E E E S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
(F#5)
PM----------------------------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-|-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-|
|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
Gtr III
---------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-|-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-|
|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
(F5)
Gtr III
PM----------------------------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-|
|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
F#5
---------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-|-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-|
|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
Verse 1
Em Em7
Gtr I
E E E E H +W E E E E H +W
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|---------0----|-(0)--------|---------3----|-(3)----|
|-------0------|------------|-------0------|--------|
|-----2--------|------------|-----2--------|--------|
|---2----------|------------|---2----------|--------|
|-0------------|------------|-0------------|--------|
Em Em7 N.C.
Gtr I Gtr III
PM|
E E E E H +W E E E E H +H. E E
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------0----|-(0)--------|---------3----|-(3)----------|
|-------0------|------------|-------0------|--------------|
|-----2--------|------------|-----2--------|--------------|
|---2----------|------------|---2----------|--------------|
|-0------------|------------|-0------------|----------0-0-|
Pre-Chorus 1
G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 A5 Bb5
Gtr III
PM PM| PM PM| PM PM
Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E Q
||----------------|----------------|---------------|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|
||--7----9--------|-10----9--------|-7----9----10--|
||--5----7--------|--8----7--------|-5----7-----8--|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|
||-----0------0-0-|-----0------0-0-|----0----0-----|
(E5)
PM-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--o||
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----||
Chorus
G5 A5 Bb A5 G5 A5 Bb5
Gtr III
PM PM| PM PM| PM PM
Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E Q
||----------------|----------------|---------------|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|
||--7----9--------|-10----9--------|-7----9----10--|
||--5----7--------|--8----7--------|-5----7-----8--|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|
||-----0------0-0-|-----0------0-0-|----0----0-----|
(E5)
PM-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--o||
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----||
Verse 2
Em Em7
Gtr I
E E E E H +W E E E E H +W
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|---------0----|-(0)--------|---------3----|-(3)----|
|-------0------|------------|-------0------|--------|
|-----2--------|------------|-----2--------|--------|
|---2----------|------------|---2----------|--------|
|-0------------|------------|-0------------|--------|
Em Em7 N.C.
Gtr III
PM|
E E E E H +W E E E E H +H. E E
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------0----|-(0)--------|---------3----|-(3)----------|
|-------0------|------------|-------0------|--------------|
|-----2--------|------------|-----2--------|--------------|
|---2----------|------------|---2----------|--------------|
|-0------------|------------|-0------------|----------0-0-|
Pre-Chorus 2
G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 A5 Bb5
Gtr III
PM PM| PM PM| PM PM
Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E Q
||----------------|----------------|---------------|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|
||--7----9--------|-10----9--------|-7----9----10--|
||--5----7--------|--8----7--------|-5----7-----8--|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|
||-----0------0-0-|-----0------0-0-|----0----0-----|
(E5)
PM-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--o||
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----||
Chorus
G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 A5 Bb5
PM PM| PM PM| PM PM
Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E Q
||----------------|----------------|---------------|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|
||--7----9--------|-10----9--------|-7----9----10--|
||--5----7--------|--8----7--------|-5----7-----8--|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|
||-----0------0-0-|-----0------0-0-|----0----0-----|
(E5)
PM-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--o||
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----||
Bridge
N.C. G5 N.C. A5
Gtr III
PM--| PM----|
E E E E +H E E E E +H
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-------5-(5)----------|-----------7-(7)----------|
|-------5-(5)----------|-----------7-(7)----------|
|-0-0-0-3-(3)----------|---0---0-0-5-(5)----------|
|
| Gtr IV
| H Q Q +E E Q Q Q
|--------------12------|-(12)-------------14------|
|--------------15b17===|=(15)r------------17b19===|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/g/grave-digger/38930.html ]
N.C. G5 N.C.
PM----| PM-------------------------------|
E E E E +H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------5-(5)----------|---7---7-5-5---------------------------|
|-----------5-(5)----------|-------------7--7-5-5------------------|
|---0---0-0-3-(3)----------|----------------------8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3--|
|
| +E E Q Q Q +E E H.
|-(14)-------------12------|-(12)----------------------------------|
|-(17)r------------15b17===|=(15)r---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
Em Em7
Gtr I
E E E E H +W E E E E H +W
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------0-----|-(0)-------------------|------------3-----|-(3)----------|
|-------0--------|-----------------------|---------0--------|--------------|
|-----2----------|-----------------------|-------2----------|--------------|
|---2------------|-----------------------|-----2------------|--------------|
|-0--------------|-----------------------|--0---------------|--------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +H +H E E E E +H +H +H. Q
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------/10-9-|-(9)-------(9)----|-(9)------9\--|
|-7-------(7)----|-(7)----[7]-[10]-------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W W
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
|-0--------------|-----------------------|------------------|--------------|
Em
Gtr I
E E E E H +W
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------0-----|-(0)-------------------|
|--------0--------|-----------------------|
|------2----------|-----------------------|
|----2------------|-----------------------|
|--0--------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +H +H S S E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------/13-12-|
|-/9-------(9)----|-(9)----9h11h12--------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
Em7
E E E E H +W
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------3-----|--(3)-----------------|
|-------------0---------|----------------------|
|----------2------------|----------------------|
|------2----------------|----------------------|
|---0-------------------|----------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PM
| +Q E E +H +H. E S S
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-(12)---/13-12-(12)----|-(12)------12-12h13---|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
Em
Gtr I
E E E E H +W
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------0-----|--(0)----------------|
|--------0---------|---------------------|
|------2-----------|---------------------|
|----2-------------|---------------------|
|--0---------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +H +H E. E. E
|-15-------(15)----|-(15)----15--14--12--|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
Em7
E E E E H +W
|-------------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------3---------|-(3)------------|
|-----------------------0-------------|----------------|
|---------------------2---------------|----------------|
|------------------2------------------|----------------|
|--0----------------------------------|----------------|
|
| ~~~~
| S +S +Q. +Q. +E H +H
|-------------------------------------|----------------|
|-15b17r(15)b17==(15)-----(15)r==(15)-|----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-11-----(11)----|
|-------------------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------|
Em
Gtr I
E E E E H +W
|----------------------|------------------|
|-------------0--------|-(0)--------------|
|----------0-----------|------------------|
|-------2--------------|------------------|
|----2-----------------|------------------|
|-0--------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| E Q E Q E E +E E Q Q Q
|----------------------|------------------|
|---[8]-------7------5-|-(5)--------------|
|-7-------[7]----[7]---|-----7-7--[7]--0--|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
Em7 (E5)
E E E E H +W
|----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------3----|-(3)------------------------------|
|---------0------|----------------------------------|
|------2---------|----------------------------------|
|---2------------|----------------------------------|
|-0--------------|----------------------------------|
|
| ~~~
| Q +H. H +H
|----------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------------|
|-4---(4)--------|----------------------------------|
|----------------|-[5]-------------(5)\-------------|
|----------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------|
| W E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|----------------|--0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0--|
Chorus (twice)
G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 A5 Bb5
Gtr III
PM PM| PM PM| PM PM
Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-7----9--------|-10----9--------|-7----9----10--|
|-5----7--------|--8----7--------|-5----7-----8--|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----0------0-0-|-----0------0-0-|----0----0-----|
(E5)
PM-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 A5 Bb5
PM PM| PM PM| PM PM
Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-7----9--------|-10----9--------|-7----9----10--|
|-5----7--------|--8----7--------|-5----7-----8--|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----0------0-0-|-----0------0-0-|----0----0-----|
N.C.
PM---------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--|
G5 A5 Bb5 A5
Gtr III
PM PM| PM PM|
Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-7-----9----------|-10-----9----------|
|-5-----7----------|--8-----7----------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-----0------0--0--|------0------0--0--|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q. H +E Q. H +E
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-------2------(2)-|--3-----2------(2)-|
|-5-----2------(2)-|--3-----2------(2)-|
|-5-----0------(0)-|--1-----0------(0)-|
|-3----------------|-------------------|
G5 A5 Bb5 E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
PM PM PM-------------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-----9-----10--|---------------------------------|
|-5-----7------8--|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|-----0-----0-----|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|
| PM-| PM-|
| Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|-------2------3--|--4---4-----------4---4----------|
|-5-----2------3--|--2---2-----------2---2----------|
|-5-----0------1--|--2---2-----------2---2----------|
|-3---------------|-(0)-(0)--0---0--(0)-(0)--0---0--|
G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 A5 Bb5
Gtr III
PM PM| PM PM| PM PM
Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-7----9--------|-10----9--------|-7----9----10--|
|-5----7--------|--8----7--------|-5----7-----8--|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----0------0-0-|-----0------0-0-|----0----0-----|
|
| Gtr IV
| PM PM| PM PM| PM PM
| Q E Q. E E Q E Q. E E Q E Q E Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|------2--------|--3----2--------|------2-----3--|
|-5----2--------|--3----2--------|-5----2-----3--|
|-5----0--------|--1----0--------|-5----0-----1--|
|-3--0------0-0-|-----0------0-0-|-3--0----0-----|
(E5)
PM-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
|
| PM-------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|
|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
Outro
Em7
Gtr III
>
E E E E H +W W W
|--------------|------------|----------|------*|
|---------3----|-(3)--------|----------|------*|
|-------0------|------------|----------|------*|
|-2---2--------|------------|----------|------*|
|---2----------|------------|----------|------*|
|--------------|------------|----------|------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
