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Thunder and Lightning - Metalforce
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Song: Thunder and Lightning
Album: Metalforce
Artist: Metalforce (formerly and currently known as Majesty)
(P)&(C): 2009 Medieval Steel
Tabbed by: Michael "The Elder" Schreiber
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-e
Comment: Feel free to enhance the solo, e.g. by bending strings,
or running up and down the scales as you please ;O)
Intro:
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e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--9--------------------------|--7----9--9------------------|
D|--9--------------------------|--7----7--7------------------|
A|--7--------------------------|--5----7--7------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
.
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--5--------------------------|--7----9--9------------------|
D|--5--------------------------|--7----7--7------------------|
A|--3--------------------------|--5----7--7------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
.
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--9--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------|-10------9------7------5-----|
A|--7--------------------------|-10------9------7------5-----|
E|-----------------------------|--8------7------5------3-----|
. .
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--9--------------------------|--7----9--9\\\\\\\-----------|
D|--9--------------------------|--7----7--7\\\\\\\-----------|
A|--7--------------------------|--5----7--7\\\\\\\-----------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
.
Bridge:
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e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--9-------------9------------|-11------------11------------|
D|--9-------------9------------|-11------------11------------|
A|--7-------------7------------|--9-------------9------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
. . . .
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-12------------12--------16--|-14------------14------------|
D|-12------------12--------16--|-14------------14------------|
A|-10------------10--------14--|-12------------12------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
. . . . .
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--5--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
D|--5--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
A|--3--------------------------|--5--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--9--------------------------|------------------(9)////\\\\|
D|--9--------------------------|------------------(9)////\\\\|
A|--7--------------------------|------------------(7)////\\\\|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
(now the same but without the sliding at the end)
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--9-------------9------------|-11------------11------------|
D|--9-------------9------------|-11------------11------------|
A|--7-------------7------------|--9-------------9------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
. . . .
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-12------------12--------16--|-14------------14------------|
D|-12------------12--------16--|-14------------14------------|
A|-10------------10--------14--|-12------------12------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
. . . . .
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--5--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
D|--5--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
A|--3--------------------------|--5--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--9--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--7--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Verse:
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The 'M'-noted parts not played originally, just what I like to play:
[MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM]
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--12--11--9------------9-----|--11--9----------------------|
D|--------------------12-------|---------12----12-12-12---12-|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
\_______/ . .
[MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM]
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--9-------12--11--9----9-----|--12--11--9----9--11--9------|
D|-----------------------------|------------12---------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
\______/ \______/
Chorus: (Repeat Intro)
(Repeat Bridge)
(Repeat Verse)
Chorus: (Repeat Intro)
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------9----9----------------|
G|--12-12-12-11--9-------------|-------9----9----------------|
D|-----------------------------|--12-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
. .
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------9----9----------------|
G|--12-12-12-11--9-------------|-------9----9----------------|
D|-----------------------------|--12-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
. .
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--17-17-17-16\14----11~------|
D|--9--------------------------|
A|--7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Solo:
This is just roughly the way I like to play it -
you, just play as it suits you!
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--12b--------12b-------9--11-|--14p12--9-11--12h11--9-11-9-|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
. \________/ \___________/
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------12p11--11---9------|----------12p11--9--11-------|
D|--12b~-------------------12--|--12b~------------------12---|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
. .
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------12b---12b--|
G|-----------------------------|--12b---12b-------12b---12b--|
D|--9--------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
. .
Chorus: (Repeat Intro, but this time let it ring as dissonant/shrill as needed ;O)
| ~ tremolo (trembling the finger, thus bending the string up and down)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| b bend string
| . staccato (play note/chord promptly without sustain)
|\_/ legato (play as one note, no accent for subsequent notes)