Chord/Tab song: The Metal Age

HAMMERFALL 'The Metal Age'

From the album Glory to the brave

Transcribed by Richard Maulini
(e-mail : [email protected])

Tune down 1/2 step
Each single note is muted and each chord isn't

Intro :

Guitar 1
Rhy.fig.1a end Rhy.fig.1a

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|.----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|.-7-----------10-----------8-------|-----7-----------8-------5-------|
|--5---5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| |
| Guitar 2 |

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|.-7--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|.-7--(2nd time only)---------------|---------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Guitar 1
Rhy.fig.1b end Rhy.fig.1b

|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------.|
|-7-----------10-----------8------|-(8)---------------------------.|
|-5---5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5------|-(5)----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| |
| Guitar 2 . . |

|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------5------5--.|
|---------------------------------|----(1st time only)--5------5--.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------3------3---|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Guitar 1

|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|.---------------------------------|---------------------------------.|
|.-5---5---------------------------|-------------------------6-------.|
|--3---3---------------------------|-------------------------3--------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

| |
| Guitar 2 |
| Rhy.fig.2 end Rhy.fig.2 |

|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|.---------------------------------|---------------------------------.|
|.-5-----------6-----------5-------|-----3-----------5-------6-------.|
|--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--|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

From now until outro both guitars play the same

|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-----------10-----------8-------|-----7-----------8-------5-------|
|-5---5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7-----------10-----------8------|-(8)--------------3-------2-----|
|-5---5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5------|-(5)--------------3-------2-----|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 1,2,3 :

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|.----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|.-7-----------10-----------8-------|-----7-----------8-------5-------|
|--5---5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------.|
|-7-----------10-----------8-------|-----7-----------3-------2-------.|
|-5---5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-3-------2--------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Rhy.fig.1a x3
Rhy.fig.1b
Rhy.fig.2 x2
Rhy.fig.1a
Rhy.fig.1b

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-----------6-----------5-------|-----3-----------5-------6-------|
|-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-----------4-----------3-------|-2-----------3-----------2-------|
|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-5----------3-----2-----|
|-5----------3-----2-----|
|-3----------1-----0-----|

After Verse 1 : Go back and play verse 2
After Verse 2 : Go to Coda 1
After Verse 3 : Go to Coda 2 (Outro)

Coda 1

|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|.-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|-5-----5-----5---|-0-----0-----0---.|
|.-2-----2-----2---|-3-----3-----3---|-2-----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-|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-3---3-3---3--|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|.-5-----5-----5---|-5-----5-----5---|-8-----8-----8---|-3-----3-----3---.|
|.-5-----5-----5---|-6-----6-----6---|-5-----5-----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-|---1-1---1-1---1--|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

(4) (2) (4) these are the fingers used
[(3)] [(3)] [(2)]