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Medieval Steel - Medieval Steel
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Song: Medieval Steel
Album: The Dungeon Tapes
Artist: Medieval Steel
Website: http://www.myspace.com/medievalsteel
(P)&(C): 1982 Medieval Steel
Tabbed by: Michael "The Elder" Schreiber
Email: metal.warrior@gmx.net
Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-e
Comment: What with the solos, just improvise the missing parts -
play by heart ;O)
Prelude:
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2nd guitar 2x
e||---------------------------||
B||---------------------------||
G||--6----8----8-8-8----8-8-8-||
D||--6----8----8-8-8----8-8-8-||
A||--4----6----6-6-6----6-6-6-||
E||---------------------------||
\____/ . . . . . .
2nd guitar
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--11\\\4----6-6-6----6-6-6-|--4////6----6-6-6----6-6-6-|
D|--11\\\4----6-6-6----6-6-6-|--4////6----6-6-6----6-6-6-|
A|--9\\\\2----4-4-4----4-4-4-|--2////4----4-4-4----4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
\____/ . . . . . . \____/ . . . . . .
2nd guitar (while drums are bashed four times ;O)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6--|
D|--6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6--|
A|--4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4--|
E|---------------------------|
. . . . . . . . .
Intro:
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(2nd guitar keeps on playing the prelude riffs)
lead guitar
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------8--------------|--6----8-------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
\_____________________/
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--6---8----11---10--8------|--8h10p8----6--------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
\_________/
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|6//////(14)16--------------|-14---16-------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
\_____________________/
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-14--16----19---18--16-----|-16h18p16--14--------------|
G|---------------------------|--8h10p8----6--------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
\_________/
(Pre-verse)
e|---------------------------|---------------------|
B|--16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|---------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------|
Pre-verse:
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e--------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B--------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G-----6//|//8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---6//|
D-----6//|//8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---6//|
A-----4//|//6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---4//|
E--------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse:
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e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|//8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8\\|
D|//8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8\\|
A|//6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6\\|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|\\4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4//|
D|\\4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4//|
A|\\2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2//|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|//6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6\\|
D|//6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6\\|
A|//4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4\\|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|\\3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3//|
D|\\3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3//|
A|\\1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-|-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1//|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|//8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8\\|
D|//8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8\\|
A|//6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6\\|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/medieval-steel/261679.html ]
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|\\4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4//|
D|\\4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4//|
A|\\2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2//|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|//6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6\\|
D|//6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6\\|
A|//4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4\\|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|\\3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3--|
D|\\3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---1--|
A|\\1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-|-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1--|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refrain:
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"Medieval Steel..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--------4------6-----3------|
D|--------4------6-----3------|
A|--------2------4-----1------|
E|----------------------------|
"...Warriors on the baaattle----field laying down their..."
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--11--11--11--11--10----6---|-4-----6--------------------|
D|--11--11--11--11--10----6---|-4-----6--------------------|
A|---9---9---9---9---8----4---|-2-----4--------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
that one above is just the way I like to play this part -
it may not reflect the original sound
"...li--i-------i-------i-------I-------I-------------------------|Iii-i-ives for..."
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|------|
G|--3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4//|//8---|
D|--3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---2//|//8---|
A|--1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-|-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2//|//6---|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interlude:
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"...steel!"
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--8------------6-8-10p8-6-8-|-10---------8-10-11p10-8-10-|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------14//16~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|-11-------10-11-13p11-10-11-|-13-------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Verse 2: same as verse above
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Solo: don't ask me, just play ;O)
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Bridge:
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may be something like this - if someone finds out, please send an e-mail ;O)
4x
e||----------------------------||
B||----------------------------||
G||-----------------------4--6-||
D||-6-6-6-4-3--6-6-6-4-3--4--6-||
A||-6-6-6-4-3--6-6-6-4-3--2--4-||
E||-4-4-4-2-1--4-4-4-2-1-------||
. . . . . . . . . .
Refrain: same as refrain above
Outro:
again, first it maybe some shredding like this:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-4-3------6-6-6-4-3--|
A|--6-6-6-4-3------6-6-6-4-3--|
E|--4-4-4-2-1------4-4-4-2-1--|
. . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-6-4------8-8-8-6-4--|
A|--8-8-8-6-4------8-8-8-6-4--|
E|--6-6-6-4-2------8-8-8-6-4--|
. . . . . . . . . .
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-8-6------9-9-9-8-6--|
A|--9-9-9-8-6------9-9-9-8-6--|
E|--7-7-7-6-4------7-7-7-6-4--|
. . . . . . . . . .
here just make some noise ;O)
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--8----11-----6-----8----4--|----------------------------|
D|--8----11-----6-----8----4--|----------------------------|
A|--6-----9-----4-----6----2--|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
...and shred the hell out of your guitar
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--6-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--6-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--4-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
This is the right time for the lead to get a bit virtuosic!
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--8-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--8-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--6-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
and finally:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--8----11-----6-----8\\\----|
D|--8----11-----6-----8\\\----|
A|--6-----9-----4-----6\\\----|
E|----------------------------|
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| ~ tremolo (trembling the finger, thus bending the string up and down)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| p pull-off
| . staccato (palm mute)
|\_/ legato (play as one note, no accent for subsequent notes)
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