Past And Future Secret Tab

Transcribed by damagalhaes@mail.telepac.pt Joao Pedro Magalhaes
         This is "A Past and Future Secret" by Blind Guardian
 
 
 
         I took this from a performance at VIVA Metalla but it's pretty
 
         much like the album version.
 
         I think that he tune's 1/2 step down but I'm not sure.
 
         Always rythm guitar on top and lead guitar on bottom.
 
 
 
         Note: Capoeded at 3rd fret
 
 
 
         I'll just put all riffs first and then explain the music.
 
 
 
                                  INTRO
 
         E?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------5--3----------------------
 
         B?-3-----------6-3-----6-|-3------------6--4----------------------
 
         G?-3-----------5-3-----5-|-3------------7--3------Rythm guitar----
 
         D?-5-----------3-5-----3-|-5------------7--5----------------------
 
         A?-5-------------5-------|-5------------5--6----------------------
 
         E?-3-------------3-------|-3------------5--3----------------------
 
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         E?----10-11-10-8-10----8-|----------------------------------------
 
         B?------------------11---|-8-10-11-10-8------8----Lead Guitar-----
 
         G?-----------------------|--------------10-7----------------------
 
         D?-----------------------|----------------------------------------
 
 
 
                                   MAIN1
 
         E?-3-------3-----5-3-------3-------3-3-5-6-5-3-3------------------
 
         B?-3-3---3---3-----3-3---3---3---3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6------------------
 
         G?-3---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------------
 
         D?-5---------------5---------------5-5-3-3-3-3--------------------
 
         A?-5---------------5---------------5-5----------------------------
 
         E?-3---------------3---------------3------------------------------
 
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         E?-3-------------5-3-------FILL----3-3-5-6-5-3--------------------
 
         B?-------------------------GOES----------------6------2X----------
 
         G?-------------------------HERE-----------------------------------
 
 
 
         FILL1
 
         E?-10-8-6-5
 
         B?---------
 
         G?---------
 
                                    MAIN2
 
                                     H P
 
         E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3----------------------------------
 
         B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6---6----------------------------
 
         G?-3-3-5-5-5---5-----------5------------------------------
 
         D?-5-5-5-5-3----------------------------------------------
 
         A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal-
 
         E?-3------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
         This part I'll just put the chords. The lead part althought I knew
 
         part of it I prefer to improvise in the Gm scale. Just listen to
 
         the record to get the rythm.
 
 
 
                                    MAIN3
 
         Gm                F        Gm
 
         listen crowd I'll tell you everything though I have to say
 
           F          Gm                            F      Gm
 
         I don't know much talking about a past and future secret
 
                                Dm     D#    Gm                    F
 
         most call him once and future king far back in the past I saw his
 
         Gm                              F        Gm
 
         ending long before It started I knew his name he's the one who
 
                  F         Gm                         Dm      D#   Cm
 
         took the sword out of the stone it's how that ancient tale began
 
 
 
                                    FILL3
 
                                     H P
 
         E?-3-3-3-3-5-----6-3-5-3---5-3----------------------------
 
         B?-4-4-4-4-6-6-----------6-----6--------------------------
 
         G?-3-3-5-5-5---5------------------------------------------
 
         D?-5-5-5-5-3----------------------------------------------
 
         A?-6-6-3---------------------------2 guitars almost equal-
 
         E?-3------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
                                   MAIN4
 
         Just Lead part. The rythm guitar is just like INTRO
 
                    P H                             P H
 
         E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8--------
 
         B?--------------------11---------|--------------------11----------
 
         G?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
 
         D?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
 
         A?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
 
         E?-------------------------------|--------------------------------
 
                    P H
 
         E?-10-11-10-8-10-8-10----8-10-11-|-10-11-10-8----------3----------
 
         B?--------------------11---------|------------11-8-6-3-3----------
 
         G?-------------------------------|---------------------3----------
 
         D?-------------------------------|---------------------5----------
 
         A?-------------------------------|---------------------5----------
 
         E?-------------------------------|---------------------3----------
 
 
 
                                       MAIN5
 
         I'm not sure about this one, if you think it's bad e-mail me and
 
         I'll check it out again.
 
 
 
         Gm               F   Gm                F          D#
 
         Take him back to avalon dwell on for a new age so long sleep well
 
            Gm                      F   Gm                 F
 
         my friend Take him back to avalon I will wait and guard the future
 
         D#    Cm
 
         king's crown
 
 
 
         The music goes like this:
 
         INTRO(2X)
 
         MAIN1(2X, first time with FILL1)
 
         INTRO(2X)
 
         MAIN2(3X)
 
         MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in
 
              MAIN2)
 
         FILL2
 
         MAIN3(2X)
 
         MAIN4
 
 
 
         The VIVA Metalla version would now end so I'm not sure about the
 
         rest.
 
 
 
         MAIN1(with FILL1)
 
         MAIN5
 
         MAIN3(2X, the first time don't play Cm cause you've played it in
 
              MAIN2)
 
         FILL2
 
         MAIN3(4X)
 
         MAIN4
 
 
 
         Chords: Gm E?-3 F E?-5  Dm E?-3 D# E?-3 Cm E?-3
 
                    B?-3   B?-6     B?-4    B?-4    B?-4
 
                    G?-3   G?-5     G?-5    G?-3    G?-5
 
                    D?-5   D?-3     D?-5    D?-5    D?-5
 
                    A?-5   A?--     A?-3    A?-6    A?-3
 
                    E?-3   E?--     E?-3    E?-3    E?--
 
 
 
         Notes: H - Hammer-On
 
                P - Pull-Off
 
                A? - Means it's a A string, I'm just not sure if it's
 
                downed 1/2 step.
 
 
 
         To contact me just mal to: damagalhaes@mail.telepac.pt
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