Ensiferum – Guardians Of Fate (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Ensiferum
(From the 2001 Album ENSIFERUM)
Transcribed by Bryan Zamzow
Words and Music by Jari Mäenpää ?/ Ensiferum
Arranged by Jari Mäenpää ?/ Ensiferum
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=160
4/4
Gtr I
Wx7 H E E Q
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|------------|---------------|
|------------|--------2s12\--|
Theme
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
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S 3x
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----||
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S H
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Verse
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------|-------------------------------|
||o---------------------|-------------------------------|
||o---------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--o||
|---------------------------|-------------------------------||
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-------------------------------|
|------------------7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H
|-------------------------------|-----------|
|-------------------------------|-----------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0----4----|
|-------------------------------|-----------|
Bridge
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q
|--------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|-------2--2--|---------------|
|--------0--0--|---------------|-0--0--------|-0-0-0--4--4---|
|-2--2-2-------|-0-0-0--2--2-4-|-------------|---------------|
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q H
|--------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------2--2--|-------------|
|--------0--0--|---------------|-0--0-0-------|-4-4-4-------|
|-2--2-2-------|-0-0-0--2--2-4-|--------------|--------2----|
Pre-Chorus
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
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------o||
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
Chorus
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S H
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Verse
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0--|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S E S S H H
|---------------------------|-----------|
|---------------------------|-----------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0----4----|
|---------------------------|-----------|
Bridge
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q E E Q Q E E Q Q Q
|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------2--2--|---------------|
|--------0--0--|---------------|-0--0-0-------|-0-0-0--4--4---|
|-2--2-2-------|-0-0-0--2--2-4-|--------------|---------------|
Q E E Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E Q H
|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|--------------|---------------|-------2--2--|-------------|
|--------0--0--|---------------|-0--0--------|-4-4-4-------|
|-2--2-2-------|-0-0-0--2--2-4-|-------------|--------2----|
Pre-Chorus
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
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------o||
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
Chorus
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S H
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Guitar Solos
W W W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-2--------|----------|----------|-4--------|-2--------|------|
|----------|-0--------|-2--------|----------|----------|-0----|
H H H H Q Q Q E S S Q E E Q Q
|-----------|-----------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------|-----------|----------------|--------------|
|------4----|-0---------|-2--------------|-4------------|
|-2---------|------0----|----0--2----2-2-|------0-2-----|
Breakdown
E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E S S E S S Q
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-------------------0--|
|-------------------0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|------------------------------|
|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E S S Q Q Q H.
|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-4--------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-------------------0--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--7--|----------|
|-------------------0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-------------------|----------|
Pre-Chorus
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
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------o||
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
Out-Chorus
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
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S 3x
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----||
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S H
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----||-3-| |-3-|
+W E E E Q E E E Q W W |------------|--------------------|----------|------*| |------------|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4\--|----------|------*| |------------|--------------------|----------|------*| |-(2)--------|--------------------|----------|------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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