Helloween – Steel Tormentor (Bass Tab)
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STEEL TORMENTOR (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1996 Album THE TIME OF THE OATH)
Transcribed by Pete (Delirium_Veil)
Words by Andi Deris Music by Michael Weikath
Arranged by Helloween
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Markus Grosskopf'
Intro
Q=200
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3-|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5-5-|-----------------|---------5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q Q H H E E E E +Q Q H H E E E E
|------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
|-7----------|------9-7----7-|-(7)----------|------9-7----7-|
|------------|----------10---|--------------|----------10---|
+Q Q H H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-(7)----------|------9-7------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------|----------10-8-|-(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------4-------|-----------------|---------4-------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---7-5-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+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 Q
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|---------4-------|-------------------|------------------||
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-5-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
||------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------3------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-1--1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3----3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----4-4-5-----|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-7-7--------5--|-3--3--2-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|---------------|---------5-3---|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------3-----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-1--1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3----3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----4-4-5-----|---------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-7-7--------5--|-3--3--2-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-----------------|---------------|---------5-3---|-------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------|---------------|-------------------||Bridge
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------4-4-4-5-5-5----| |-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-7-7-7----------------| |-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|----------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4----------| |-3-3-3-------------------|-------------------7-7-7----| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------4-4-4-5-5-5----| |-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-7-7-7----------------| |-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|----------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------|
|-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----7--5--4--|--------------||
|-------------|-7--5--4------||
|-3-----------|----------5---||
|-------------|--------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5--|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5--|
|-----------------|----------------|-------------3-3-|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+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
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|---------4-------|-------------------|---------4-------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---7-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-5-3-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
1. 2.
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|-------------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------o||-----------------|------------------||
|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-------------------|-------------------||-----------------|------------------||
Harmony section
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-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1.
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||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------------------||
2.
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
||------------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------3------|
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-1--1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3----3---|
1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----4-4-5-----|---------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-7-7--------5--|-3--3--2-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
|-----------------|---------------|---------5-3---|-------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------|---------------|--------------------||
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----4-4-5-----|---------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-7-7--------5--|-3--3--2-----5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-----------------|---------------|---------5-3---|-------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------|---------------|-------------------||
Solo - Michael Weikath
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|---------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3--5--|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|---------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-5-5-3--5--|
|-----------------|----------------|-------------3-3-|---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|---------5-5-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-----------------|-----------------||Solo - Roland
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------4-4-4-5-5-5----| |-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-7-7-7----------------| |-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|----------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4----------| |-3-3-3-------------------|-------------------7-7-7----| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------5-5-5-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------4-4-4-5-5-5----| |-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-7-7-7----------------| |-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|----------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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 Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|----------------------|----7--5--4--|---------------|
|-------------------------|-------5-5-5-4-4-4----|-------------|-7--5--4-------|
|-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------5--|-3-----------|----------7----|
|-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|----------------------|-------------|---------------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5---|
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-5-5-5-5-3-3-5--|
|-----------------|----------------|-------------3-3-|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5-5-5--|-----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
1.
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||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||Outro
2.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
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-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| ||o-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| ||--------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------4-4-4-5-5-5---| |-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-7-7-7---------------| |-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|---------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------------------| |-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|-------------------------|
1.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-----------------------------|| |-------------------------|-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4----------o|| |-3-3-3-------------------|-------------------7-7-7----o|| |-------------------------|-----------------------------|| 2. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W |----7--5--4--|-------------|----------|--------| |-------------|-7--5--4-----|----------|--------| |-3-----------|----------5--|-7--------|-(7)----| |-------------|-------------|----------|--------| W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)----| |----------|------------|----------|--------| W +H H W +W |----------|-------------|----------|--------| |----------|-------------|----------|--------| |-3--------|-(3)----5----|-7--------|-(7)----| |----------|-------------|----------|--------| W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)----| |----------|------------|----------|--------| W H H H. E E E E E E Q E E |----------|-----------||-------------|------------9-7-| |----------|-----------||-------------|-----5-7-9------| |-3--------|-3----5----||-7-----------|-5-7------------| |----------|-----------||---------5-7-|----------------| E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E |---7-----------7-|---7---------------------| |-9---9-7-5-/9----|-9---9-/14-(14)-12-11----| |-----------------|----------------------12-| |-----------------|-------------------------|
|--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-11h12p11----12-------------|-------------------| |----------14----14-12-14-12-|-------------------| |----------------------------|-12-14-12----------| |----------------------------|----------12-12----|
|--3--|
+W H E E E E Q E E E E E E E W |-------------|-------------------|--------------------------|-------| |-------------|-------14p12h14p12h|=14--12h14p12-------------|-------| |-------------|-------------------|--------------14-13-12----|-------| |-(12)--------|-12----------------|-----------------------15-|-12----| +W W W W |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-------------|----------|----------|------| |-(12)--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0----|
|--3--| |-3-|
+W Q +Q Q Q Q Q W Q Q H |------------|--------9-7---7-|----------|-------------*| |------------|-/9-(9)-----9---|-9--------|-------------*| |------------|----------------|----------|-7\----------*| |-(0)--------|----------------|----------|-------------*|
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
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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