Run For the Night (live) by Blind Guardian off Tales from the Twilight World Transcribed by Stefan Gabriel e-mail: [email protected] * Words and music by Blind Guardian (1991) Legend fb - full bend fbr - full bend then release hb - half bend ~ - vibrato h p - hammer-on, pull-off {{ - tremolo picking T - tap tr - trill Fast Tempo Intro x3 |---------------------------------|-------|| |---------------------------------|-------|| |---------------------------------|-------|| |-7-------------------------------|-9-7-9-|| |-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-7-5-7-|| |---------------------------------|-------|| P.M........................} Riff A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |*-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |*-9-----------------------------|------------------------------7-| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| P.M.......................................................} |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-5-----------------------------|--------------------------5--4-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--2-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| P.M..................................................} |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-----------------------------2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------| P.M........................................................} |------------|-------------| |------------|-------------| |------------|------------*| |-12--11--12-|-14--12--11-*| |-10--9---10-|-12--10--9---| |------------|-------------| Riff B |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |*-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |*-6-----------------------------|-----------------------------4-| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| P.M......................................................} |-------------------------------|----|---------|-----------| |-------------------------------|----|---------|-----------| |-------------------------------|----|---------|----------*| |-2---------------------------4-|-6\-|-9--8--9-|-11--9--8-*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-4\-|-7--6--7-|-9---7--6--| |-------------------------------|----|---------|-----------| P.M.....................} |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------|------------------------------7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| P.M......................................................} |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-5-----------------------------|--------------------------5--4-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--2-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| P.M.................................................} |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| P.M.........................................................} |------------|------------|| |------------|------------|| |------------|------------|| |-12--11--12-|-14--12--11-|| |-10--9---10-|-12--10--9--|| |------------|------------|| Riff C with fill (high fret notes) |---|-----|---|-----|---|------------|-----------------|----------------| |---|-----|---|-----|---|-15fb 15fbr-|-(15)p13p12----12|-----------tr---| |---|-----|---|-----|---|------------|------------14---|-12-14--11h12p11| |-9-|-(9)-|-7-|-(7)-|-5-|-(5)--------|-7---------------|-12------11-----| |-7-|-(7)-|-5-|-(5)-|-3-|-(3)--------|-5---------------|-10------9------| |---|-----|---|-----|---|------------|-----------------|----------------| Run for the night.... |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|--------|| |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|--------|| |-14~--|------|------|------|------|------|------|--------|| |-9----|-(9)--|-7----|-(7)--|-5----|-(5)--|-7----|-12--11-|| |-7----|-(7)--|-5----|-(5)--|-3----|-(3)--|-5----|-10--9--|| |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|--------|| Riff D |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------7-6-| |-5-------5-------5-------4-5-|-7-------7-------7-------5-4-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| P.M.. ..... ..... ..... ..... .....} |-----------------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------7---6-|| |-5-------5-------5-------4-5-|-7-------7-------5---4-|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------|| P.M.. ..... ..... ..... ....} Riff E |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|------------------4---5---| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-3-3-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| P.M............................................. .. ..} |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------7---6---| |-7-------------------------------|------------------5-5-4-4-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| P.M............................................ .. ..} |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-5-------------------------------|------------------4---5---| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-3-3-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| P.M............................................. .. ..} |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------|-7--6------*--------| |-7-------------------------------|-5--4-----(7)-------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------(5)-------| |---------------------------------|--------------------| P.M.........................} *2nd time only Riff F |-------------------------------|-------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------|----------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------|-9-7-9-|-12-------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-------------------------------|-------|----------------------------------| P.M........................ ............................} |----------|-----------------------------------|---------| |----------|-----------------------------------|---------| |----------|-----------------------------------|---------| |-14-12-11-|-12-11-9---------------------------|-9--7--9-| |-12-10-9--|-10-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--5--7-| |----------|-----------------------------------|---------| P.M......................} |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-5---------------5-------------|-4---------------7---------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|| P.M............ ......... ............. .............} Riff G half tempo |---------|---------|---------|---------|---|-----|---|-----|| |---------|---------|---------|---------|---|-----|---|-----|| |---------|---------|---------|---------|---|-----|---|-----|| |---------|---------|---------|---------|-5-|-(5)-|-7-|-(7)-|| |-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3-|-(3)-|-5-|-(5)-|| |-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|---|-----|---|-----|| Solo E5 E5 D5 E5 |-------||------|---|---|-15fb~-12|-17-12-12-12-17-12-12-12-| |-12-15-||-15fb-|---|---|---------|-------------------------| |-------||--{{--|---|---|---------|-------------------------| |-------||------|-%-|-%-|---------|-------------------------| |-------||------|---|---|---------|-------------------------| |-------||------|---|---|---------|-------------------------| |-17-12-12-12-17-12-12-12-|-17fb--17fb--17fb-|-17fb~-15-| |-------------------------|------------------|----------| |-------------------------|------------------|----------| |-------------------------|------------------|----------| |-------------------------|------------------|----------| |-------------------------|------------------|----------| |-19p15----15h17p15----15-|---|---|-20fb~-|-19-17-15-|-17-15-14-| |-------17----------17----|---|---|-------|----------|----------| |-------------------------|---|---|-------|----------|----------| |-------------------------|-%-|-%-|-------|----------|----------| |-------------------------|---|---|-------|----------|----------| |-------------------------|---|---|-------|----------|----------| |-15-17-15-|-----17p15p|14-15-----|------17p15p|14-15--------| |----------|-17~-------|------17~-|-(17)-------|------15~----| |----------|-----------|----------|------------|-------------| |----------|-----------|----------|------------|----------14-| |----------|-----------|----------|------------|-------------| |----------|-----------|----------|------------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|-----|---------------| |-13-12----|-15-13-12-|-13-12----|----------|-----|---------------| |-12-11-14-|-14-12-11-|-12-11-14-|-12-11-12-|-12~-|-(12)-12-14-16-| |-------14-|----------|-------14-|-12----12-|-14~-|-(14)-14-16-17-| |----------|----------|----------|----14----|-----|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|-----|---------------| |-----|---------------|-----|------------|-------------------| |-----|---------------|-----|------12-13-|-15-13h15p13-12----| |-14~-|-(14)-14-12-11-|-12~-|-(12)-11-12-|-14-12h14p12-11-14-| |-16~-|-(16)-14-12-14-|-14~-|-(14)-------|----------------14-| |-----|---------------|-----|------------|-------------------| |-----|---------------|-----|------------|-------------------| |-------------|-----|---------------|---------|------------| |-12----------|-----|------12h15p12-|-15fb-15-|-12~-15-----| |-11-14-12-11-|-12~-|-(12)--11-12---|-11------|-(11)-------| |----14-12-11-|-14--|-(14)----------|---------|------14-12-| |-------------|-----|---------------|---------|------------| |-------------|-----|---------------|---------|------------| |---------------------|-----------|--T--------T--------T--------T-------| |-15fb-15fb-15fb-15fb-|-15fb~--12-|-19p15p12-20p15p12-19p15p12-20p15p12-| |---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------| |-10~-----------------|-----------|-7-----------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------|-5-----------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------| |--T--------T--------T-----|| |-19p15p12-20p15p12-19p12~-|| |--------------------------|| |-12-------11--------------|| |-10--------9--------------|| |--------------------------|| Outro Solo (starts at fill from Riff C) |------------|------------------|-----------------|-----|---------------| |-15fb 15fbr-|-(15)p13p12----12-|-----------tr----|-----|---------------| |------------|-------------14---|-12-14--11h12p11-|-----|---------11-12-| |------------|------------------|-----------------|-14~-|-(14)-14-------| |------------|------------------|-----------------|-----|---------------| |------------|------------------|-----------------|-----|---------------| |-----|------------|-----|------|----------------------|-------------------| |-----|------------|-----|------|----------------------|---12h13h15p13p12~-| |-11~-|-(11)-------|-----|------|----11h12p11----11h12h|14-----------------| |-----|------14-12-|-10~-|-(10)-|-14----------14-------|-------------------| |-----|------------|-----|------|----------------------|-------------------| |-----|------------|-----|------|----------------------|-------------------| |-----|------------|-----|------------|-----|------------| |-----|------------|-----|------------|-----|------12-13-| |-----|------11-12-|-11~-|-(11)-------|-----|------------| |-14~-|-(14)-------|-----|------14-12-|-14~-|-(14)-------| |-----|------------|-----|------------|-----|------------| |-----|------------|-----|------------|-----|------------| |-------------------|-------------|-----|------------|-----|------------| |-15-13h15p13p12----|-12----------|-----|------------|-----|------------| |----------------14-|----14-12-11-|-12~-|-(12)-11-12-|-11~-|-(11)-------| |-------------------|-------------|-----|------------|-----|------14-12-| |-------------------|-------------|-----|------------|-----|------------| |-------------------|-------------|-----|------------|-----|------------| |--------|--------|--------------|-------------|| |--------|--------|-------12-13--|-15fb~-(15)r-|| |--------|-----11-|-12-14-{{-{{--|-------------|| |-10--12-|-14--{{-|-{{-{{--------|-------------|| |-{{--{{-|-{{-----|--------------|-------------|| |--------|--------|--------------|-------------|| Coda |-------------------------------|-------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------|----------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------|-9-7-9-|-12-------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-5-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-------------------------------|-------|----------------------------------| P.M........................ ............................} |----------|-----------------------------------|---------| |----------|-----------------------------------|---------| |----------|-----------------------------------|---------| |-14-12-11-|-12-11-9---------------------------|-9--7--9-| |-12-10-9--|-10-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--5--7-| |----------|-----------------------------------|---------| P.M......................} |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-----------------5-----------|-4---------------7---------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| P.M............ ......... ............. .............} half tempo |---|----|----|---------|----|| |---|----|----|---------|----|| |---|----|----|---------|----|| |-9-|-12-|-5--|-*-------|-9--|| |-7-|-10-|-3--|-10-\\---|-7--|| |---|----|----|-{{------|----|| P.M..} *slide down neck while tremolo picking Song Structure Intro - intro x6 Verse 1 - with Riff A Verse 2 - with Riff B Chorus - with Riff C Interlude - with intro Verse 3 - with Riff A Verse 2 Chorus 1 Interlude - with Riff D Verse 4 - with Riff E Chorus 2 - with Riff F Interlude - with Riff F, Riff G Solo Chorus 1 (x2) - with outro solo Coda - with coda Intro Verse 1 There comes the last part and end of our old age with thunder and lightning the dark lord is taking the crown of the whole world his creatures will kill me and poisons my soul to the end I'll fight Verse2 but I know that the things that I do are so meaningless - Oh no I see the hill but it's so far away I know I can't reach it but I try it again and again in my dark dreams he's wasting my last will how long can I stay here when the mightiest of all will now Chorus 1 Run for the Night burn away the times of his fall I've to pay Interlude Verse 3 Visions of darkness prepared for the last strike and bloodlust their weapons and madness you see to their eyes there's no way out I'm lost in a dark dream and losing control to the end I'll fight Verse 2 Chorus Interlude Verse 4 You see them running in the shadows of the night It is not what it used to be they've been scared and they've been anxiously tonight you see them running with the wind they Chorus 2 Run for the Night (x3) Interlude Solo Chorus 1 (x2) Coda The End

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