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/ Helloween / Better Than Raw (1998) / Hey Lord! guitar tab

Song : Hey Lord!
Band : HELLOWEEN
Album: Better Than Raw

Tabbed by Steve Begin, Pierre Begin & Gilles Labbe

(All guitars tuned down 1/2 step)

    (Synthesizer arranged for guitar)
    (Fade in)			   	   x times!
Eb |----------------------|----------------------|
Bb |--10---10---10---10---|-10---10---10---10----|
Gb |o---------------------|---------------------o|
Db |o----7----7----7----7-|----7----7----7----7-o|
Ab |----------------------|----------------------|
Eb |----------------------|----------------------|
      PM_______________________________________|

    The two last times of the previous synth lick, the first gtr add this:
Eb |----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb |----------------|-------------|---------------|------------10-| <- GTR 2
Gb |----------------|-------------|---------------|-------------2-|
Db |-------------/5~|-------------|-----------/5~-|-------------2-|
Ab |---0----2-3-----|------2-3--0-|------2-3------|-------------0-| <- GTR 1
Eb |----------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|

                                                __________________
   Drums enter here:                           |1.
Eb |----------/15|-------------|----------/15--|-----------------|
Bb |----12-13----|-----12-13-10|----12-13------|------------10---| <- GTR 2
Gb |o------------|-------------|---------------|-------------2--o|
Db |o---------/5~|-------------|-----------/5~-|-------------2--o|
Ab |-----2-3-----|------2-3--0-|------2-3------|-------------0---| <- GTR 1
Eb |-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|

    _____________
   |2.What is it all about?
Eb |-------------||                  (Over all this Intro riff, there's
Bb |-------------||                   a 3rd GTR that plays staccatoed
Gb |-------------||                   16th notes.  It's very hard to hear!
Db |-------------||                   That's why it isn't transcribed here)
Ab |-------------||
Eb |-------------||


VERSES:
   1. Pleasure or pain, Cold or fire...
   2. Good or profane, Odd or even...      2 times
Eb |-------|-1----|-------|-------------------|
Bb |-------|-1----|-------|-------------------|
Gb |o------|------|-------|--------5--7--5---o|
Db |o-3----|------|-7-----|--5--7------------o|
Ab |--3----|------|-7-----|--------3--5--3----|
Eb |--1----|------|-5-----|--3--5-------------|
   |                         .  .  .  .  .
   |
Eb |-------|------|-------|-------------------|
Bb |-------|------|-------|-------------------|
Gb |o------|------|-------|--------5--7--5---o|
Db |o-3----|------|-7-----|--5--7------------o|
Ab |-------|------|-------|--------3--5--3----|
Eb |--1----|------|-5-----|--3--5-------------|
                             .  .  .  .  .


PRE-CHORUS:

   Do you know what to choose? It can't happen you lose...
   (Accoustic)                                                   (Dist.)
Eb |-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-----0-----------|-3---------------|
Bb |-----0-----------|----(0)----------|-----0-----------|-3---------------|
Gb |---2-------------|---0-------------|---2-------------|-0---------------|
Db |-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-------------9---|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---7---|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|
   |                                                                       |
   |                                                                       |
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9---|
Ab |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---7---|
Eb |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
     PM___________________________________________________________|


CHORUS:
   Hey lord, hey lord, Life is striking as you taught
Eb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Gb |-------------|----11--9----|----------------|------------------|
Db |-------5----7|----9---7----|-10-10-12--12---|12--12--/14-12----|
Ab |--7----3----5|-------------|---8--8--10--10-|--10--10-------14-|
Eb |--5----------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
                                 PM______________________|

   Hey lord, hey lord, Time is running, time is short
Eb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Gb |-------------|----11--9----|----------------|------------------|
Db |-------5----7|----9---7----|-10-10-12--12---|12--12--/14-12----|
Ab |--7----3----5|-------------|---8--8--10--10-|--10--10-------14-|
Eb |--5----------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
                                 PM______________________|

   Hey lord
Eb |---------|-----------|
Bb |---------|-----------|
Gb |---------|-----------|
Db |---------|-----------|
Ab |--7------|-----------|
Eb |--5------|-----------|


VERSE 2 : Same as Verse 1
PRECHORUS 2 : Same as Prechorus 1


CHORUS 2:
   Hey lord, hey lord, Life is striking as you taught
Eb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb |-------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
Gb |-------------|----11--9----|----------------|------------------|
Db |-------5----7|----9---7----|-10-10-12--12---|12--12--/14-12----|
Ab |--7----3----5|-------------|---8--8--10--10-|--10--10-------14-|
Eb |--5----------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
                                 PM______________________|

   Hey lord, hey lord, Time is running, time is short
Eb |-------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------|
Bb |-------------|-------------|----------------|-----------------10-|<-GTR2
Gb |-------------|----11--9----|----------------|------------------2-|
Db |-------5----7|----9---7----|-10-10-12--12---|12--12--/14-12----2-|
Ab |--7----3----5|-------------|---8--8--10--10-|--10--10-------14-0-|<-GTR1
Eb |--5----------|-------------|----------------|--------------------|
                                 PM______________________|

                                _________________________________
                               |1.
Eb |----------/15|-------------|----------/15--|-----------------|
Bb |----12-13----|-----12-13-10|----12-13------|------------10---| <- GTR 2
Gb |o------------|-------------|---------------|-------------2--o|
Db |o---------/5~|-------------|-----------/5~-|-------------2--o|
Ab |-----2-3-----|------2-3--0-|------2-3------|-------------0---| <- GTR 1
Eb |-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|

    _____________
   |2.
Eb |-------------||           (Same thing here as in the intro
Bb |---12-13---13||           riff about the 3rd guitar.)
Gb |-------------||
Db |-----------3-||
Ab |----2--3---3-||
Eb |-----------1-||




Eb |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Bb |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Gb |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Db |---------|-------|-7----------------------|--------------------|
Ab |---------|-------|-7----------------------|--------------------|
Eb |---------|-------|-5----------------------|--------------------|
   |
   |                     P    P     P     P      P  H
Eb |---------|-------|---/\\---/\\----/\\----/\\--|--/\\-/\\-------------|
Bb |---12-13-|----15-|-15-13-13-12-12-10-10-8-|-8-6 6-8------15(B)-|
Gb |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Db |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Ab |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|
Eb |---------|-------|------------------------|--------------------|


Eb |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Bb |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Gb |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Db |-3-------|-------|-2----------|---------------|
Ab |-3-------|-------|-2----------|---------------|
Eb |-1-------|-------|-0----------|---------------|
   |
   |
Eb |---------|---15--|------------|---------------|
Bb |---------|-----15|------------|----------15-15|
Gb |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Db |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Ab |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
Eb |---------|-------|------------|---------------|
        Let Ring____|


Eb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Db |-3-------------------|-------------------|-7-------------------|
Ab |-3-------------------|-------------------|-7-------------------|
Eb |-1-------------------|-------------------|-5-------------------|
   |
   |
Eb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Bb |-15--13-13-13--12-12-|-12--10-10---15-15-|-15--13-13-13--12-12-|
Gb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Db |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Ab |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|


Eb |-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
Bb |-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
Gb |-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
Db |-----------------|-3------------------|-------------|
Ab |-----------------|-3------------------|-------------|
Eb |-----------------|-1------------------|-------------|
   |
   |
Eb |--------------16-|-16---15-15---14----|----14-------------|
Bb |-12--10-10----17-|-17---17-17---15-17-|-15-15-17----13-15-|
Gb |-----------------|----------------\\/--\\/--------------\\/--|
Db |-----------------|-----------------H--|P---------------H--|
Ab |-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
Eb |-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|


Eb |------------|------------------------------------------------|
Bb |------------|------------------------------------------------|
Gb |------------|------------------------------------------------|
Db |--2---------|------------------------------------------------|
Ab |--2---------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--0---------|------------------------------------------------|
   |
   |
Eb |------------|-12-13-15-13-12-12h13p12------------------------|
Bb |-17---------|-----------------------15-13-12-13-12h13p12--12-|
Gb |------------|-------------------------------------------14---|
Db |------------|------------------------------------------------|
Ab |------------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb |------------|------------------------------------------------|


BRIDGE:

   Hey lord, hey lord, Time is running, time is short
   Hey lord, hey lord, Life is striking, life is short
    (Accoustic)
Eb |-1------|--------|-0------|--------|-1------|--------|-0------|--------|
Bb |-1-(13)-|--------|-1------|--------|-1------|--------|-0------|--------|
Gb |-2---(Solo's-----|-2------|--------|-2------|--------|-1------|--------|
Db |-3-----End)------|-2------|--------|-3------|--------|-2------|--------|
Ab |--------|--------|-0------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
   |
   |(Accoustic)
Eb |-------0|-3-0----|----0---|--------|-------0|-3-0----|--------0--------|
Bb |---0----0----0---|---1-1-0|0-1-0---|---0----0----0---|----0---|0---0---|
Gb |--2-2---|2----2--|--2---2-2-----2--|--2-2---|2----2--|---1-1--|-1-1-1--|
Db |-3---3--|----- 3-|--------|------2-|-3---3--|----- 3-|--2---2-|--2-----|
Ab |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Eb |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

((A whole) note from Steve!: It's Gilles Labbe who transcribed this acoustic
          part so I'm not really sure where the bars really go.  Just keep
          in mind that there's 2 bars for each chords and arpeggios)



   Hey lord, hey lord, Time is running, time is short
   Hey lord, hey lord, Why did you want us so wayward?
                                                          (Distortion)
Eb |-1------|--------|-0------|--------|-1------|--------|-------|---------|
Bb |-1------|--------|-1------|--------|-1------|--------|-------|---------|
Gb |-2------|--------|-2------|--------|-2------|--------|-------|---------|
Db |-3------|--------|-2------|--------|-3------|--------|-3-----|-5-------|
Ab |--------|--------|-0------|--------|--------|--------|-3-----|-5-------|
Eb |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-1-----|-3-------|
   |                                                                       |
   |                                                      (Distortion)     |
Eb |-------0|-3-0----|----0---|--------|-------0|-3-0----|-------|---------|
Bb |---0----0----0---|---1-1-0|0-1-0---|---0----0----0---|-------|---------|
Gb |--2-2---|2----2--|--2---2-2-----2--|--2-2---|2----2--|-------|---------|
Db |-3---3--|----- 3-|--------|------2-|-3---3--|----- 3-|-3-----|-5-------|
Ab |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-3-----|-5-------|
Eb |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-1-----|-3-------|


CHORUS 3 (same as chorus 2)

OUTRO:
                                                _________________
                                               |1.2.
Eb |----------/15|-------------|----------/15--|-----------------|
Bb |----12-13----|-----12-13-10|----12-13------|------------10---| <- GTR 2
Gb |o------------|-------------|---------------|-------------2--o|
Db |o---------/5~|-------------|-----------/5~-|-------------2--o|
Ab |-----2-3-----|------2-3--0-|------2-3------|-------------0---| <- GTR 1
Eb |-------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|

    _____________
   |3.         Hey lord!(repeat)
Eb |-------------||           (Same thing here as in the intro
Bb |-------------||           riff about the 3rd guitar.)
Gb |-----------2-||
Db |-----------2-||
Ab |-----------0-|| <- Fade this chord out until the other guitar begins to
Eb |-------------||    play the last arpeggios


   What is it all about?

                           4 times
Eb |------------0--|-----0-------|
Bb |--------4------|---------4---|
Gb |o---2-----2----|---2---2----o|
Db |o-----2--------|-2----------o|
Ab |--0------------|-------------|
Eb |---------------|-------------|


-----

Last updated : January 22nd, 99

(Note from Steve : Because I only wrote 2 digits for the year,
 this tab will self-destruct when the Year 2000 will arrive!)

Please e-mail us any comments, corrections or extras.

Transcribed by Steve "tabac" Begin (tabac@altavista.net)
               Pierre "bedg" Begin (pbegin@videotron.ca)
               Gilles "barney" Labbe (glabbe@videotron.ca)	


See latest version at : http://pages.infinit.net/begin/hanker/tabs.htm


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1999 Metal Jukebox
1998 Better Than Raw
1996 The Time of the Oath
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1987 Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1
1986 Walls of Jericho
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