Avantasia – Memory (Guitar Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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As recorded by Avantasia
(From the 2002 Album THE METAL OPERA PT.II)
Transcribed by Ivan - ([email protected])
Words and Music by Tobias Sammet
E5
x 7 9 9 x x
A5
5 7 7 x x x
F5
1 3 3 x x x
G5
3 5 5 x x x
E5open
0 2 2 x x x
D5
x 5 7 7 x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jens Ludwig (Edguy) - Rhythm '
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jens Ludwig (Lead 1)'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jens Ludwig (Lead 2)'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Intro
Moderately Fast Q=169
N.C.(E)
4/4
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------0---|---0-------------|-------------0---|---0-------------|
|-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|
|-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|
|---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|
C5 D5 B5 C5 A5 B5
PM PM PM PM PM PM ~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------||
|-------------0---|---0-------------|--------------|----------------------||
|-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|-5----7----4--|-(4)-5-(5)--2----4----||
|-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-3----5----2--|-(2)-3-(3)--0--([2])--||
|---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|--------------|----------------------||
N.C.(E)
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||--------------0---|---0-------------|-------------0---|---0--------------|
||--2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0------|
||o-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0------|
||----0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0--|
1.,2.
C5 D5 B5 C5 A5 B5 B5
PM PM PM PM PM PM ~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------o||
|-------------0---|---0-------------|--------------|-----------------------||
|-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|-5----7----4--|-(4)-5-(5)--2----4-----||
|-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-3----5----2--|-(2)-3-(3)--0--([2])--o||
|---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|--------------|-----------------------||
3.
C5 B5 C5 D5
PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q Q Q H
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------------||
|-------------0---|---0-------------|--------------|------------||
|-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|-5----4----5--|-7----------||
|-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-3----2----3--|-5----------||
|---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|--------------|------------||1st and 2nd Verses
N.C.(E)
PM------------------------------| PM PM| PM PM----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-2-----0---3---2-|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-2-----0---3---2-|------------------| ||--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--|
C5 D5 B5 C5 A5 B5
PM----------------------------| ~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------| |-2---------------|-----------------|-5----7----4--|-(4)-5-(5)--2----4----| |-2---------------|-----------------|-3----5----2--|-(2)-3-(3)--0--([2])--| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|----------------------|
PM------------------------------| PM PM| PM PM----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-----0---3---2-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-----0---3---2-|-----------------| |-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-|
C5 D5 B5 C5 A5 B5
PM----------------------------| ~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q +E E +Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|| |-2---------------|-----------------|-5----7----4--|-(4)-5-(5)--2----4----|| |-2---------------|-----------------|-3----5----2--|-(2)-3-(3)--0--([2])--|| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|----------------------|| (A) 4/4 PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|-------5---------| |-7-----5-----7---|-8-----------8---|-7-----5-----7---|-8-----------8---| |---5-5---5-5---5-|---5-5---5-5---5-|---5-5---5-5---5-|---5-5---5-5---5-| (B) (C) B5 D5 PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------4--7--|| |-9-----7-----9---|-10-----9-----10---|-9-----7-----9---|-10-----2--5--|| |---7-7---7-7---7-|----7-7---7-7----7-|---8-8---8-8---8-|--------------|| Chorus $ E5 C5 D5 B5 4/4 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-9--------|-5--------|-7--------|-4----| |-7--------|-3--------|-5--------|-2----| |----------|----------|----------|------| To Coda C5 A5 D5 B5 D5 W W W +H Q Q |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |-5--------|-2--------|-7--------|-(7)----4--7--| |-3--------|-0--------|-5--------|-(5)----2--5--| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| E5 C5 D5 B5 4/4 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-9--------|-5--------|-7--------|-4----| |-7--------|-3--------|-5--------|-2----| |----------|----------|----------|------| C5 A5 D5 W W W +W |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-2--------|-7--------|-(7)----| |-3--------|-0--------|-5--------|-(5)----| |----------|----------|----------|--------|
1. 2.
C5 C5
PM--------------|
W +W E E E E S S E E E E E Q H E E Q H |----------|------------|-------------------|--------------||-------------|| |----------|------------|-------------------|-------------o||-------------|| |----------|------------|-------------------|--------------||-------------|| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-------------------|-5------------||-5-----------|| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------o||-3-----------|| |----------|------------|-------------------|--------------||-------------|| Bass Solo N.C. W W W W ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| Bridge G5 F5 W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-1--------|-(1)----| Eb5 W +W W +W |----------|------------||----------|--------| |----------|------------||----------|--------| |----------|------------||----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------||-8--------|-(8)----| |-3--------|-(3)--------||-6--------|-(6)----| |----------|------------||----------|--------| Bb5 C5 W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|-5--------|-(5)----| |-8--------|-(8)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-6--------|-(6)--------|----------|--------| G5 F5 W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-1--------|-(1)----| G5 F5 W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-1--------|-(1)----|
E5 E
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ o / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II W W |---------------------|---------------------| |-8tr9----------------|-8tr9----------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr III | W W |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-9tr10---------------|-9tr10---------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |-10p8---10p8---10p8---10p8---10p8---10-| |------9------9------9------9------9----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9-| |------9------9------9------9------9----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------|| |-10p8---10p8---10p8---10p8---10p8---10-|| |------9------9------9------9------9----|| |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| |--9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9-|| |------9------9------9------9------9----|| |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------||
Guitar Solo - J.Ludwig
A5 F5
Gtr I
W W
| |
/ /
Gtr II
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
a +H E +E E E +E a +E E E Q. E
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-12b13==(12)----12r(12)p10-12-|-(12)-12b13-(12)-12-10-12----12-|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------||
| Gtr III | ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ | a +H E +E E E +E a +E E E Q. E |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--8b10===(8)-----8r=(8)p=6--8-|--(8)--8b10--(8)--8--6--8-----8-| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G5 E5
W W
| |
/ /
~~ E E E E E E E E a +Q +E S S H |----------------------|------------------------------| |-12-10-10-8-8---------|------------------------------| |--------------10-10-9-|-10b12==(10)r=(10)-10p9-10----| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~ | E E E E E E E E a +Q +E S S H |----------------------|------------------------------| |--8--6--6-------------|------------------------------| |----------9-9--7--7-5-|--7b9====(7)r==(7)--7p5--7----| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------|
F5 D5 G5
W W W +W
| | | |
/ / / /
~~ Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q a +H +Q. S S W |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| |------------13--|-12----10--------|----------------------------|-------| |-------9--------|-------------12--|-10b12==(10)r===(10)---10p9-|-------| |-10-------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-12----| |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------|
|
| ~~ | Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q a +H +Q. S S W |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| |------------10--|--8--------------|----------------------------|-------| |-------5--------|-------10-----9--|--7b9====(7)r====(7)----7p5-|--4----| |--7-------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------|
A5 F5
W W
| |
/ /
~~ S S E E S S E E E E W |-------------------------------|-----------| |-15h17p15----15h17p15----15-17-|-15--------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |----------17----------17-------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------|
|
| ~~ | S S E E S S E E E E W |-------------------------------|-----------| |-12h13p12----12h13p12----12-13-|-12--------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |----------14----------14-------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------|
G5 E5
W W
| |
/ /
~~ S S E E S S E E E E W |-------------------------------|-------| |-15h17p15----15h17p15----15-17-|-------| |-------------------------------|-------| |----------17----------17-------|-17----| |-------------------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------|
|
| ~~ | S S E E S S E E E E W |-------------------------------|-------| |-12h13p12----12h13p12----12-13-|-------| |-------------------------------|-------| |----------14----------14-------|-14----| |-------------------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------|
F5
W
|
/
S S E E S S E E E E |-------------------------------| |-15h17p15----15h17p15----15-17-| |-------------------------------| |----------17----------17-------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S E E E E |-------------------------------| |-12h13p12----12h13p12----12-13-| |-------------------------------| |----------14----------14-------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
D5 G5
W W +W
| | |
/ / /
~~ ~~ ~~ H a +H H e q T T S W |-------19b20-(19)----|-19----19-17--15h17p15-|-------| |-15------------------|-----------------------|-18----| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------|
|
| ~~ | H a +H H e q T T S W |-------15b17-(15)----|-15----15-13--12h13p12-|-------| |-12------------------|-----------------------|-15----| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------|
F5
W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------15-17-15----15-20p15----15-17-15-------| |-15-17-18----------18----------18----------18-17-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |----------17-18-17----17-20p17----17-18-17-------| |-16-17-19----------19----------19----------19-17-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
G5 F5
W W
| |
/ /
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------15-17-15----15-22p15----15-17-15-------|----------15-17-15----15-20p15----15-17-15-----| |15-17-18----------18----------18----------18-17-|-15-17-18----------18----------18----------18-17| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |----------17-18-17----17-22p17----17-18-17-------|----------17-18-17----17-20p17----17-18-17-----| |16-17-19----------19----------19----------19-17-|-16-17-19----------19----------19----------19-17| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G5 F5
W W
| |
/ /
S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------15-17-15-------------|-----------------------------------------| |-15-17-18----------18-17-15----|-8p6h8h10p6h8h10p8h10p8h10S12p8h10h12p10S| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------17-18-17-------------|-5p3h5h=6p3h5h=6p5h=6p5h=6S=8p5h=6h=8p=6h| |-16-17-19----------19-17-16----|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G5
W
|
/
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------| |-12p10h12h13p10S12h13p12h13p12h13S15p12h13h15S17--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------| |--8p=6h=8h10p=6S=8h10p=8h10p=8h10S12p=8h10h12S13--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
A5
W
|
/
a +H E +E E a +E
|-19b20-(19)----19b20r(19)-17-------------|
|-----------------------------20b22==(20)-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------||
| a +H E +E E a +E
|-15b17-(15)----15b17r(15)-13-------------|
|-----------------------------17b18==(17)-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|+W
|
/
~~~~ +E E a +E E a H |--------------17--------------------17---------17-----|| |-(20)r------------20b22-(20)------------20b22-(20)----|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------||
|
| ~~~~
| +E a +E a +E a +E a +H
|------------------------------------------------------||
|-(17)r-17b18-(17)-17b18-(17)-17b18-(17)-17b18-(17)----||
|------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------||
D.S. al Coda
D5 Bb5 C5
Q Q H W W
|------------|----------|-------||
|------------|----------|-------||
|-7----------|-3--------|-5-----||
|-7----------|-3--------|-5-----||
|-5----------|-1--------|-3-----||
|------------|----------|-------||
Outro-Chorus
&
E5 C5 D5 B5
W W W W
||-----------|----------|----------|------|
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||-----------|----------|----------|------|
||--9--------|-5--------|-7--------|-4----|
||o-7--------|-3--------|-5--------|-2----|
||-----------|----------|----------|------|
C5 A5 D5 B5 D5
W W W +H Q Q 3x
|----------|----------|----------|---------------||
|----------|----------|----------|--------------o||
|----------|----------|----------|---------------||
|-5--------|-2--------|-7--------|-(7)----4--7---||
|-3--------|-0--------|-5--------|-(5)----2--5--o||
|----------|----------|----------|---------------||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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths