'Time Stands Still' by Blind Guardian - Guitar Tutorial

                             Time Stands Still (At The Iron Hill)
                     Nightfall In Middle Earth
                              by
                         Blind Guardian

Intro Riff
                                     Part 1 3x          Part 2 (end)
E|----------------------------------|-------------------|--------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------13-11-13-|--------------|
G|----------------------------------|-12-11-12----------|-12-/-10--10~-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-------12--13-15-13-|-------------------|--------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-1-3--15----------------|-------------------|--------------|
e|----------------------------------|-------------------|--------------|
                                    |                   |              |
                                    |-------------------|--------------|
                                    |-------------------|--------------|
                                    |-------------------|--------------|
                                    |-5--5--5-----------|---------3----|
                                    |-3--3--3--6--6--6--|---3-----1----|
                                    |----------4--4--4--|---1----------|
E|---------------------|  Verse 1
B|---------------13----|
G|-12--11-12-12-----13-|    Light fails at dawn
D|---------------------|    The moon is gone
A|---------------------|    And deadly the night reigns
e|---------------------|
 |                     |
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-|
e|-------------------4-|
P.M[_______________]
                       Verse 2
E|------------------|
B|------------------|    Finally I've found myself
G|-----------8~-7---|    In these lands
D|-5--------------8-|    Horror and madness I'v seen here
A|-3-6-3--6---------|    For what I became a king of the lost?
e|--------4---------|    Barren and lifeless the land lies

Now, when ended Verse 2, play intro riff again, however, 
also add Part 2 in the beginning.

Now there's this synt bridge coming, wich I've also transcribed.

Bridge

  Lord of all Noldor
  A star in the night
  And a bearer of hope
  He rides into his glorious battle alone
  Farewell to the valiant warlord

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------14--------------------------------|
G|-12-12-13-12-------13-12--12-12-13-12----10-12-12-|
D|-------------13-----------------------13----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 4x

  The Fate of us all
  Lies deep in the dark
  When time stands still at the iron hill

It was EXTREMLY hard to figure out the chorus, and I don't think it's
really right, but anyway, it sounds pretty nice.

     The Fate of us all... Lies deep in the Dark...
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5-5-5-------------------3-3-3-|
A|----5----5----5----3-3-3----3-----3-----3--1-1-1-|
e|----3----3----3-------------1-----1-----1--------|

Keep on playing that riff throught the whole chorus, the timing is,
well, worthless. Actually, I don't think the fast A# and C powerchords
really should be there. I just thought it sounded well, without them
the chorus would be too dull on guitar.

Solo 1

E|----------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------
G|---------12-13-12-13-12h13p12----------10-10b(12)---
D|-10--12-----------------------13-12-13--------------
A|----------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------

   C5                      D7
E -------------------------------------------------
B -15----------------------15----------------------
G ----15-13-12----12-13-15----15-13-12-------------
D -------------15----------------------15-13-12----
A ----------------------------------------------15-
e -------------------------------------------------

   D#8                           G#6                  F3
E ---------------------------------------------------------
B -15----------------------15~-----------------------------
G ----15-13-12----12-13-15------17-15----------------15-17-
D -------------15---------------------18-17-15-17-18-------
A ---------------------------------------------------------
e ---------------------------------------------------------

    C#6                A#3
E ----------------------------|
B ----------------------------|
G -18-17-15----------15-17-18-|
D ----------18-17-18----------|
A ----------------------------|
e ----------------------------|

Verse 3 2x

  I stand alone
  Noone's by my side
  I'll dare you
  Come out
  You coward
  Now it's me or you

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------11-9h11p9----------|
G|-12-10-12h13p12----12-12h13p12p10----12-10-12h13p12-----------12-10----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------13-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                       |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------5---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------------------3---------------------4-----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------4------|

Verse 4 4x

  He gleams like a star
  And the sound of his horn's
  Like a raging storm
  Proudly the high lord
  Challenges doom
  Lord of slaves he cries

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------13--------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12-13-12----15-13-12-----12----12----12-15-13h15p13-12-------|
D|----15-----------------------15----------15-------------------15-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 5 4x

  Slowly in fear
  The dark lord appears
  Welcome to my lands
  You shall be damned

Is almost like Verse 1, just that it's played one whole and a half step higher.

E|---------------------|
B|---------------16----|
G|-15--14-15-15-----16-|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
e|---------------------|
 |                     |
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-|
e|-------------------7-|
P.M[_______________]

Play: Bridge
Play: Chorus

Pre Solo 2

 Part 1
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----12-------------------------------------|
D|-------15-13-12--------12-13-12----13b(14)-|
A|-15-------------15--15----------15---------|
e|-------------------------------------------|

 Part 2
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----15-13-12--------------12-------11b(12)-|
D|-13----------15-13--13-15----15-13---------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|

Play Part 1 4x, during the last 2x also play Part 2 with guitar 2.

Solo 2

Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------|----|
B|-------------------------13----|----|
G|-13-12h13p12----------15----13-|-12-|
D|-------------15-13-12----------|----|
A|-------------------------------|----|
e|-------------------------------|----|
                                 |Guitar 2
                                E|-------------------------------------
                                B|-------------------------------------
                                G|-------------------------12----------
                                D|-13-12h13p12----------12----15-13----
                                A|-------------15----15-------------15-
                                e|----------------15-------------------

 Guitar 2
E --------------------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------10-10b(12)--------------------------12----------------|
D -12-13--12-12b(13)--13-12h13p12----------12----15-13----12-13-|
A --------------------------------15----15-------------15-------|
e -----------------------------------15-------------------------|
  
  Guitar 2
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-12b(13)b12----------------|
D|------------13-10-12-13-10-|
A|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
 |Guitar 1                   |
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-13b(15)b13-13-10-12-13-10-|
A|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|

  Guitar 1 2x
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-15-13h15p13-12----------15-13h15p13-12----12-|
D|----------------15-13-15----------------15----|
A|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 2 2x
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-15-13h15p13-------------15-13h15p13----------|
A|-------------16-15-13-15-------------16-15-16-|
e|----------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12----------------------------12----12-13-15-13h15p13-12-------------|
D|------15-13-12-------------12-13----13----------------------15-13-12----|
A|-15------------14----14-15-------------------------------------------13-|
e|------------------15----------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|-13-15-15b(17)b15-13-12-------------12--12-13-12h13p12---------
D|------------------------15-12-13-15--------------------13-12---
A|------------------------------------------------------------13-
e|---------------------------------------------------------------

Solo End 2x

E|--------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------
G|-----12-13-12h13p12p10-12-------------------------
D|-10-----------------------13-10-------10-12-13-10-
A|--------------------------------10-13-------------
e|--------------------------------------------------

E --------------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------------|
G -----12-13-12h13p12p10-12-------------------------|
D -10-----------------------13-10-------10-12-------|
A --------------------------------10-13-------13----|
e -----------------------------------------------13-|

Verse 6 2x

  The iron crowned
  Is getting closer
  Swings his hammer
  Down on him
  Like a thunderstorm
  He's crushing
  Down on Noldor's
  Proudest king
                      End 1                  End 2
E|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----12-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-------13-12-13-15-|----12-------13-12----|-12-13-15-12----------|
A|-15----------------|-------13----------15-|-------------13----13-|
e|-------------------|-15-------15----------|----------------15----|

Verse 7 (same riff as Verse 5)

  Under my foot
  So hopeless it seems
  You've troubled my day
  Now feel the pain

Play: Bridge
Play: Chorus

Outro

  The Elvenking's broken
  He stumbles adn falls
  The most proud and most valiant
  His spirit survives

  Part 1 4x
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----------14---------------12-------------------|
D|----12-13-12----12-13-12--15-----15-14h15p14-12----|
A|------------------------------------------------15-|
e|---------------------------------------------------|

  Part 2 4x
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|    Praise our king...
G|-15-17-15h17p15-14----------|    Praise our king....
D|-------------------17-15-17-|    Praise our king.....
A|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|

Last time playing Part 2, slow down the speed and end
with a last - Praise our king......



Check out my other BG tabs --- *Into the storm*
                                 *The martyr*

BG tabs coming soon --- *By the gates of Moria*
                         *Batallions of fear*

Transcribed by Axel Наllingвдск
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