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Band: Blind Guardian
Song: Theatre Of Pain
Album: Somewhere Far Beyond
Transcribed by: Siddhartha Barnhoorn
Email: jedisidbarn@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.members.tripod.com/jedisidbarn/
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Notation:
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b   =  Bend
bfr =  Bend full and release
x   =  Fret-hand muting
.   =  Pick-hand muting
h   =  Hammer-on
p   =  Pull-off
~   =  Vibrato
t   =  Tap-on
/   =  Slide up
\   =  Slide down
A.H =  Artificial Harmonics
N.H =  Natural Harmonics
P.M =  Palm Muting
(9) =  Ghost note
"   =  Trem picking
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INTRO:
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  4X	      2X 
|---|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---|-----------|A.H-------------------------------------------------------|
|---|-----------|-8~-----------------------------8-10-11-11--10-11-11p10p8-|
|-3-|-3---4---3-|-----11-10-11-11p10p8---8h10-11---------------------------|
|-1-|-1-6-2-6-1-|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---|---4---4---|----------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-A....H----------------------A.H---A...H--------11-9--------------------------------------------------|
|-13-13p11p10-11-10-8-11-10---11p14-------------------11-10-8-10-8----------------A.H------------------|
|-----------------------------------13-13b(15)---------------------11-10h11p10p8---8-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11--p9-9---11p9p8-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-A.H--------------------------A.H---------------|
|-13-11-10h11p10---------------13-11-10h11p10----|
|----------------13-11-11h13------------------13-|
|------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
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						       2X
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6---------------------------------6-------------|
|-8-------4-4-4-4-4-------6---------8-------4---4-------6-|
|-6-6-6-6---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-----2-2-2-2-4-|
PM  .....   .....   .....   .....     .....       .....
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Verse 2:
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						       2X   at end
|---------------------------------------------------------|---|
|---------------------------------------------------------|---|
|---------------------------------------------------------|---|
|-----------------------------8-----------8-6-----------6-|-6-|(one extra chord)
|-8-----------8-6-----------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|---|

          2X
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-3---4---3-|
|-1-6-2-6-1-|
|---4---4---|
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Corus 1:
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          4X
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-3-3-------|
|-1-1---6-6-|
|-------4-4-|
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Verse 3:
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                      2X
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|---------6-6--6-6-6-8-8-|
|-6/8-8\--4-4--4-4-4-6-6-|
|-4/6-6\-----------------|

          4X
|------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|------------|----10-8------------|---------------------|----10-8------------|
|-1----------|-8--------10-8--10~-|-8--11-10------------|-8--------10-8--10~-|
|-3--6--4--6-|--------------------|-----------11-9--11~-|--------------------|
|----4--2--4-|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8---------8---------8--6---------6---------6--4---------4---------4-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
PM  .......   .......      .......   .......      .......   .......
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Solo:
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|---------------------------|-------13bfr-14bfr-15bfr-|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-16bfr~-|(maybe a bit
|-16bf\---16bf-14bf\---16bf-|-16bfr-------------------|-----------------------------------| more 18's.)
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------14-13-------------------16------------16bfr-p14h16-14h16p14p13h14-|
|-11--15-13-------15-13---15--18-17----18-17-15-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-16-13-16bfr-p13h16--13------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------16-16bfr-p14p13h14-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------15-13-15-13----13----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------15----15-13-11-13----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------13\11-11-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------13\-|
|------------------------------------ A.H---------------------14-13-14-16-14-16-----|
|-------------------------------------13\---15-13-15-17-15-17-----------------------|
|-------------------11-10-11-13-11-13-----------------------------------------------|
|-13-11-13-15-13-15-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-13-11-13--11----------------------13-11-13--11----------------------14-13-14-13h14p13p11----------11------|
|--------------13-11--13b(14)r-11----------------13----------------------------------------13-14-13----9-11-|
|---------------------------------------------------11--13b(15)r-11-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd guitar
|---------------------------------------------------9~-|
|-------------------------------------------11p9h11----|
|-------------------------6~-------6p5-10p8------------|
|-------------------8p6h8------8p6---------------------|
|-------4p3h4-8p6h8------------------------------------|
|-6p4h6------------------------------------------------|

1st Guitar
|--------------------------------|
|-----------9bfr-9---------------|
|-8-10-11~---------11---13p11p10-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
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Verse 4:
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Like Verse 2

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Corus 2:
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          4X
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-3-3-------|
|-1-1---6-6-|
|-------4-4-|

|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------20p18~-|
|----------------------------------------------16-|-------------------16-14-16-18-16-18-19~--------|
|-------------------15-13-15-17-15-17-18-17-18----|-15-13-15-18-17-18------------------------------|
|-16-15-16-18-16-18-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
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Outro:
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|-13h16p13~-|----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------|----------------|-9bf-(11)-(11)-(11)-r(9)~-|
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------|-10--8--6--5--8-|--------------------------|
|-----------|-8---6--4--3--6-|--------------------------|
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------|
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Lyrics:
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Intro:
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Verse 1:
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The giant's lost
And all round him
Destructed for what
They all knew what it meant
But they couldn't change it
Lord they had gone too far
Leave them alone
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Verse 2:
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It's all gone
What is left behind
On a desert we called earth
When the last whale went away
Did they ever see the tears
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Corus 1:
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Don't fear Your last step
From the theatre of pain
And the children will love Your singing
From the sea
The sea is calling
Now we've to leave it
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Verse 3:
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The sea was clear
On the day I was stranded
Answers I'd known
To keep this all alive
But I can't change it
Forever
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Solo
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Verse 4:
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Now I'm gone 
And it seems that life had never existed
So we left the dark and cold
All I left behind are my tears
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Corus 2:
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Don't fear Your last step
From the theatre of pain
And the children will love Your singing
From the sea
The sea is calling
I hear them calling
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Outro:
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THE END
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