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/ Savatage / Hall Of The Mountain King (1987) / The Price You Pay guitar tab

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			     THE PRICE YOU PAY - Savatage
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Tabbed by: Benjamin Gheysels
Date: 2005-7-12
Album: Hall of the mountain king

Tuning: standard tuning

| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| .  Mute note

This is not completely accurate, but it's close.

Play with distortion and chorus. I've added between brackets when a riff starts
(e.g. Riff 2 starts after 23 seconds)

Riff 1: play 4 times
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2---------------------------------------|
A|--0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       . .	

Solo riff 1 (15"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2--2-2-2----------------2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2--2-2-2----3-3--5------2-2-2--2-2-2----3-3--5----------------------|
A|--0-0-0--0-0-0----3-3--5------0-0-0--0-0-0----3-3--5----------------------|
E|-----------3------1-1--3---------------3------1-1--3----------------------|

Riff 2 (23"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2---------------------------------12--10--10--9--9--10--9---------|
D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----------------5---------------10---8---8--7--7---8--7---------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
        I know you're all alone tonight

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------------9--11--11--12--12\-------------|
D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----------------5----------------7---9---9--10--10\----0-2------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
	And I hear...   beyond these lives

Riff 3 (38")
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------------------------|
D|--------3----------5-------------------2-2-2-2----------2-----------------|
A|--------3----------5-------------------0-0-0-0----0h2h3---3---------------|
E|--------1----------3-----------------------3------------------------------|
	You've got dreams inside	They cut...

e|-----------------------------------------------------17~------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------9--11--12-------------------------|
D|--------3------5-----------12--10--9--------------------------------------|
A|--------3------5-----------10---8--7----7---9--10-------------------------|
E|--------1------3----------------------------------------------------------|
	Cut so deep but you never show

Chorus: Riff 1, play 2 times (52"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
			 . .
That's the price you pay

Riff 2 (1'01"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------------12--10--10--9--9--10--9--------|
D|--------2------------------5----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0------------------5---------------10---8---8--7--7---8--7--------|
E|---------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
        Is your soul on the line my dear

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------------9--11--11--12--12\-------------|
D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----------------5----------------7---9---9--10--10\----0-2------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
	As you take ...	  that never hears

Riff 3 (1'17"): note that the last part is different
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------------------------|
D|--------3----------5-------------------2-2-2-2----------2-----------------|
A|--------3----------5-------------------0-0-0-0----0h2h3---3---------------|
E|--------1----------3-----------------------3------------------------------|
	Close your eyes for now and leave your rage

e|------------------------------------------17~-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3------5------------12--10--9-------------------------------------|
A|--------3------5------------10---8--7-------------------------------------|
E|--------1------3----------------------------------------------------------|
	Take my hand and walk the stage

Chorus: Riff 1, play 4 times (1'30"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
			 . .
That's the price you pay

Riff 4 (1'47"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7--------------7-9-10---------------------------------------------|
A|--------5--------------5-7--8----------10-------------10-8-7--------------|
E|----------------------------------------8--------------8-6-5-----1hold-0-1|
	There's no need to worry	Cause you have tomorrows

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7------7-9-10-----------------------9---9--11--14--12--12--10-----|
A|--------5------5-7--8------------10---10-8--7---7---9--12--10--10---9-----|
E|----------------------------------8----8-6--------------------------------|
	Another phase of life has begun	Am I getting through to you


Solo riff 2 (2'04"): play this riff 3 times, but on the third time you hold
		     the chord with an * before you play the rest
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-----5-5-5--------7-7-7----------------------------|
A|---3-3---0-0-0-3--2-2-2--5--3-3-3---2-3--5-5-5-----3p2p0h2hold-p0h3p2p0---|
E|-----------------------------------------*--------------------------------|
	     . .      . .       . .          . .

Riff 1, play 2 times (2'28"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
			 . .

Riff 2 (2'36"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------------12--10--10--9--9--10--9--------|
D|--------2------------------5----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0------------------5---------------10---8---8--7--7---8--7--------|
E|---------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
        Can your mind reach beyond tonight

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------------9--11--11--12--12\-------------|
D|--------2-----------------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----------------5----------------7---9---9--10--10\----0-2------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
	I believe your... never die


Riff 3 (2'50"): note that the last part is different
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------2-2-2-2----------------------------|
D|--------3----------5-------------------2-2-2-2----------2-----------------|
A|--------3----------5-------------------0-0-0-0----0h2h3---3---------------|
E|--------1----------3-----------------------3------------------------------|
	So my 	  child you ask what...

e|------------------------------------------17~-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3------5------------12--10--9-------------------------------------|
A|--------3------5------------10---8--7-------------------------------------|
E|--------1------3----------------------------------------------------------|
	Cut the chains and...

Chorus: Riff 1, play 4 times (3'04"):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--5------2--2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|----------3--5------2--2-2---3p2p0----------------2-----------------------|
A|--------------------0--0-0---------0 hold---0h2h3---3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
			 . .
That's the price you pay


Solo riff 2 (3'21"): play this riff 3 times,but on the third time you hold
		     the chord with an * before you play the rest
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5---2-2-2-2--4-4-4-----5-5-5--------7-7-7----------------------------|
A|---3-3---0-0-0-3--2-2-2--5--3-3-3---2-3--5-5-5-----3p2p0h2hold-p0h3p2p0---|
E|-----------------------------------------*--------------------------------|
	     . .      . .       . .          . .

That's it! Enjoy!!!


Structure of the song:

Riff 1: 4x
Solo riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 1: 2x (chorus)
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 1: 4x (chorus)
Riff 4
Solo riff 2: 3x
Riff 1: 2x
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 1: 4x (chorus)
Solo riff 2: 3x


Savatage albums
1997 The Wake Of Magellan
1996 Dead Winter Dead
1994 Handful Of Rain
1993 Edge Of Thorns
1991 Streets
1989 Gutter Ballet
1987 Hall Of The Mountain King
1985 Power Of The Night
1983 Sirens
Hall Of The Mountain King tabs
03Legions tabbass tab
04Strange Wings tabbass tab
06Hall Of The Mountain King tabbass tab
07The Price You Pay tabbass tab

 

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