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/------------------Blind Guardian
----------Batallions of Fear--------------
The Martyr------------------/
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Intro:
Part 1
E|------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-5--4-------|--------------------------------------------|
D|-3--2--5----|-------2-----------2-----------2-----3--2---|
A|-------3--5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-5-|
e|----------3-|------------------------------------------3-|
P.M[_________________________________]
Part 2
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----3---2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---0-|
e|-------------------------------------------|
P.M[_________________________________]
Play Part 1 and Part 2 another time in the same order and then put
this piece just after Part 2
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-3---2----3---2----3--2-----|
A|-1---0----1---0----1--0-5---|
e|------------------------3---|
Riff 1
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-2---------3--2--3--2---------2p0---0-2-3-2---------3--2--0-
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----3-------0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-
A|------------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------------------
P.M[_____] [_____] [_____]
E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D -3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
A ---------------------------------|
e ---------------------------------|
P.M[_____________________________]
Repeat this Riff four times, the two latter during verse.
The Riff above is arragned for one guitar play only. To
get a more correct sound, let guitar 1 play high notes,
and guitar 2 constantly on P.M.ed loose D string.
Riff 2
[Fill-1-------] [Fill-2-------]
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------8-------------------------|
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
P.M[_________________________________________________]
First time playing Riff 2, do not use the fill, use the
fill during the second time.
Fill 1 Fill 2
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-----------------|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|
A|-----------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------8-8-8-8-|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Riff 3
This part 4x -- with -- This part 2x
E|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------15-14--------------------15-14----|-------------------|
D|-12-14-------------15-14--12-14-------------15-|-7---5---7-------5-|
A|-------12-13--------------------12-13----------|-5---3---5---8---3-|
e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------6-----|
Riff 4 2x
[Fill-1-&-2------] Fill 1
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-(19)-14-(19)-14-(19)-14-|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Fill 2
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-14-12-14-12-14-12-| First time use Fill 1, second time Fill 2
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
e|-------------------|

Riff 5
Part 1 2x Part 2 2x
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
P.M[____________] [____________]
Riff 6 2x
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-16-------14-17-16-------|
D|----16-17----------17-16-|
A|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
Before playing Riff 6 two times, play this short fill:
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
P.M[____________]
Do also use this once after Riff 6
Play: Riff 6 1x (w/o any fills 'n stuff like that)
During the coming verse, there's just a dull loose A string humming,
exept the caracteristic "The Martyr" riff coming up
Riff 7 1x
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|---4-2-4---2-----|
A|-2-------5---4-5-|
e|-----------------|
Some more A-S humming
Play: Riff 7 3x
Now break into Chorus
Riff 8
March off... End 1
E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------|
D|-4-------------4---5---------------------------|-4-------------|
A|-2-------------2-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
e|---0-0-0-0-0-0---3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|
P.M[_________] [_________] [_________] [_________]
End 2
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-2--4--5----|
A|-0--2--3--5-|
e|----------3-|
First two times use End 1, during the third use End 2.
Riff 9
[Fill-1-&-2----------------]
End 1 End 2
E|---------------------------------|--------|-------|
B|---------------------------------|--------|-------|
G|---------------------------------|--------|-------|
D|-4---------4---------4---------4-|--------|-4---2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4---5--|-5---4-|
e|---------------------------------|-5---7--|-------|
P.M[_____________________________]
First time use End 1 and Fill 1, second time use End 2 and Fill 2
Maybe to obvious???
Fill 1
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------7-7---------|
G|-4---2---0---------------------------7p4-6h7-|
D|---5---4---2-4-------------2~~---------------|
A|---------------5-2/4---4-5-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
Fill 2
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4---2---0-----0-2-4~~~-2-----|
A|---5---4---2-4------------5-4-|
e|------------------------------|
Repeat the Huge Riff 9 procedure
Play: Riff 7 2x
Riff 10
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-4--5-5-5-7-|
e|-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-5-|
Play: Riff 7 2x
Play: Riff 10 1x
Riff 11 2x
E|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|-4-------------4-------------4-------------4-------------
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
e|---------------------------------------------------------
P.M[_____________________________________________________]
E ----------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------
D -5---------5---------5---------5--------
A -3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-
e ----------------------------------------
P.M[____________________________________]

E -------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A ---------------------------------2-------------2-2-2-2-|
e -------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 12 2x Riff 13 4x
E|----------------------------------||----------|
B|----------------------------------||----------|
G|----------------------------------||----------|
D|-4-----5-4-x-5---4-----5-4-x-7--5-||--4-------|
A|-2-4-5-3-2-x-3---2-4-5-3-2-x-5--3-||--2----5--|
e|---2-3-------------2-3------------||-------3--|
Riff 14 4x (2x solo)
End 1
E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
A|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------5-------5-|-------5-------5-|
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
P.M[_____________________________________________] [_____________]
End 2
E|---------| First 3 times use End 1, on the last one use End 2.
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-5---7---|
e|-3---5---|
SOLO (not transcribed)
Riff 15
E|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|-4-------------4-------------4-------------4-------------
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
e|---------------------------------------------------------
P.M[_____________________________________________________]
E ---------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------------------------------|
A -5-------------5-------------5-------------5-------------|
e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
P.M[_____________________________________________________]
Play Riff 15 with the combination thing below
Combi thing:::
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Play: Riff 7 2x
Riff 16 2x
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---4-2-4---2-----|
D|---------5---4-5-|
A|-2---------------|
e|-----------------|
Play: Riff 7 2x
Play: Riff 16 2x
In the last riff, skip the last tone
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now there is a kind of bridge back to Riff 1
E|---------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------
A|-4-------------4-----------------------------
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-
P.M[_________________________]
E -------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------|
G -------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------|
A -5---------5-------------------------|
e -3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--6p3-5p3-6p3-5p3-|
P.M[________________]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-4-------------5-4-5-4-------------4p2-0-2-4-5-4-------------5-4-2-
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M[___________] [_________] [_________]
E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------|
A -5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
e ---------------------------------|
P.M[_____________________________]
Play: Riff 1 3x
Play: Riff 2 2x
SOLO (not transcribed)
Play: Riff 8 5x
The third and the fith time has second ending
Outro
 Part 1 2x Part 2 2x
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|---5-3-5---3-----|
G|---4-2-4---2-----|---------5---4-5-|
D|-2-------5---4-5-|-2---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
Play Part 1 3x and end on first tone
There's actually some backrground humm here, but that should not be
escpecially hard to figure out I use to do the easy things in a song
first, therefore the solos ain't transcribed yet, It'll do without
them right now, they usually take some time to transcribe and i feel
like a sick mushroom right now...

BYE and go on tabbing out your brains

transcribed by Axel Hallingbäck mailto:oedward@hotmail.com