Helloween

Helloween - A Little Time guitar tab

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Band:  Helloween
Album: Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 1
Song:  A Little Time

Copyright (c)  (Noise) (1987)
Version 1.0 - (20/04/06)

Transcribed By: Steve
Email:          stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - harmonic

Tunning E A D G B E

  [-PM-]                             [-PM-]               [--PM-]
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------4----2--------------7----2-2-------4----2-----------------2-2-2|
A-2-2-2-2----0----5---/7----5----0-0-2-2-2-2----0----5------------0-0-0|
E-----------------3---/5-----------------------------3----3-3-3-3------|

  Guitar 1
  [-PM-]                             [-PM-]               [--PM-]
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------4----2--------------7----2-2-------4----2-----------------2-2-2|
A-2-2-2-2----0----5---/7----5----0-0-2-2-2-2----0----5------------0-0-0|
E-----------------3---/5-----------------------------3----3-3-3-3------|
 Guitar 2
  [-PM-]                                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------4-----------------(4)------------------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-----------------(2)----To feedback---------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Main Riff

  [-PM-]                             [-PM-]               [--PM-]
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------7------------------------------------------|
D-------4----2--------------7----2-2-------4----2-----------------2-2-2|
A-2-2-2-2----0----5---/7---------0-0-2-2-2-2----0----5------------0-0-0|
E-----------------3---/5-----------------------------3----3-3-3-3------|

 Main Riff end harmonised fill

 Guitar 1
 [-PM-]
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------4-6-7-|
D-------2-4-5-------|
A-2-4-5-------------|
E-------------------|
 Guitar 2
 [-PM-]
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G---------------0-2-|
D---------0-2-4-----|
A---0-2-4-----------|
E-3-----------------|

 Rpt Main Riff 4 X

 Bridge

  [------------------PM----------------------]
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D-7-7-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-7-7-7-7-77-|
A-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-|
E---------------------------------------------|

  [------------------PM----------------------]
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-44-4-4-4-4-44-4-4-4-4-44-4-4-4-4-44/|
E-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-22/|

  [------------------PM----------------------]
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-55-|
E-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3-3-33-|

    [--PM-]     [PM-]     [PM-]
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A-4--------4--4------4--4------4--4--4-|
E-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-|

E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-7--------------(7)-------------------|
A-5--------------(5)-------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A-4--------------(4)-------------------|
E-2--------------(2)-------------------|

E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A-5--------------(5)-------------------|
E-3--------------(3)-------------------|

E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-2-----(2)-------3--------(3)---------|
A-0-----(0)-------1--------(1)---------|
E--------------------------------------|

 Rpt Verse and Bridge

 Chorus

  Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------|
D[-4------(4)----------------2---(2)-----|
A[-2------(2)------5---(5)---0---(0)-----|
E[-----------------3---(3)---------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[----22fb22fb\--------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------------|
A[---------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 3
E[----17fb17fb\--------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------------|
A[---------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------| Rpt 3 X


E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D-4------(4)--------2------(2)---------|
A-2------(2)--------0------(0)---------|
E--------------------------------------|

 Guitar solo

     ~~~~~~~~trem  ~~~~~~~               h
E-------------------------------14-15-14-15p14-------------|
B---14b----------15fb-----r--17----------------15-13p12-12-|
G-x-14b-------0\-------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

               ~~~~~~~~~~      pull on trem   h trem dive
E----------------20-b-----22\------------------------------|
B----11----12----------19----------------------------------|
G-12----13----19b-------------x\-6b-------r-2-4p2\---------|
D-----------------------------x\---------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

      h     h  ~~~~~~                       h            h
E-------10-12-13b---r---------14-16-17--16-17p16-14-16--17p16-|
B-10-12-----------------13-12---------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
    ~~~       ~~~~~~~                                        trem dive
E[-16br16-14-19fb---------------------trem dive----------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------trem dive------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------------------0\--|
 [Guitar 2
E[-----------------------17-19p17-19--trem dive----------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Backing for guitar solo

  [PM]   [PM]         [PM]         [PM]     [PM][PM]
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-222----------------------------------------------7-7--|
A-000-5-------2-2--5-------2-2--5-------2-2--4-4-4-5-5--|
E-----3--0000-0-0--3--0000-0-0--3--0000-0-0--2-2-2------|

     [PM]         [PM]         [PM]
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-2---------------------------------------2-2-2-|
A-0-------4-4--0-------4-4--0-------5-5-5-0-0-0-|
E----2222-2-2-----2222-2-2-----2222-3-3-3-------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-2---------------------------(2)-----------------------------------|
E-0---------------------------(0)-----------------------------------|

 Interlude

 Backward guitar, trem dives and clock effects


 Clean guitar
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  Guitar 1
     h                              h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-4-5----------------------------4-5--------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [          h                               h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------4-5-----------------------------4-5------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

  trem dive
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0\----------------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
     h                              h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-5-7----------------------------5-7--------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [          h                               h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------5-7-----------------------------5-7------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|



E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12-13-12-10-12-13-12-10-12-13-12-10-13-12-10----------------------|
G----------------------------------------------12-11-10-9-7-5-4-2-0-|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
     h                              h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-4-5----------------------------4-5--------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [             trem dive
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------0\------------------------------------------------|


  Guitar 1
  Depress trem and pull up      pull up on trem  pull up on trem
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------0/--------------\/--------------|
D[-2/----------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-2/----------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-0/----------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----12----------------------(12)----------------------------------|
D[-----12----------------------(12)----------------------------------|
A[-----10----------------------(10)----------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Alarm Clock noise

 Rpt Chorus to fade replacing chorus ending 2nd time with below.


 Chorus ending
                    [-----------PM----------]
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D-4------(4)--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A-2------(2)--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E----------------------------------------------|

 Outro solos

E---------------------9-10-9-10p9---|
B-10fb------10fb--------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~~~         ~~~~                                       ~~~~
E------------------------------------------------------12-14-15p14---|
B-10fb-----------------------------------------8-10-12---------------|
G------------11-9-----------6-7-6----6---7-6-------------------------|
D-----------------12-11---9--------9---9-----9-----------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~          ~~~~       ~~~~~~          h
E-17fb----r-17b--r17-19-21-21fbr-19-17-17fb---r-15-14-15p14----------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------17-17b-r-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

               ~~~~~~~~       ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-14-15----21-21fb---r-19-21-19-----------19-21-22b-fb--|
B-------17----------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

               h        h              ~~~~~
E-22-21-17-17-19p17\15-17p15-14-15-12--------|
B-------------------------------------12-----|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

 Fade out
                                 ~~~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------|
B-10fb-12fb-13fb-15fb-17fb-19fb-20fb------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|



END
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Copyrights:

Author: Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen

Composer: ?

Publisher: Maldoror Musikverlag, Wintrup Musikverlag

Details:

Released in: 1987

Language: English

Appearing on: Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I (1987) , Live in the U.K. (1989) , Keepers Live (1989) , Treasure Chest (2002)

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