FUTURE WORLD (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1987 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT. 1)
Words and Music by Kai Hansen
Arranged by Helloween
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=193
4/4
Gtr I
W 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q H
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||o----------o||-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
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||------------||-0-----0-----|-0----------|-3-----3-----|-3----------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
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|-------------|------------|-------------|---------------|
|-5-----5-----|-5----------|-------------|---------5-5-5-|
|-------------|------------|-0-----0-----|-0-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
Verse
Wx7 H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|--------5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Pre-Chorus
$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q
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||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|---------------|
||o-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-----------------|---------------|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)--3--2--0--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-------------|
Chorus
$$ To Dbl. Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|------------------|
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1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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2.
To Coda
E E E E E E E E +Q Q Q Q E E Q H
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|-----------------|---------------o||-------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)--0--------o||-2-----------|
|-----------------|---------4--2---||-------------|
Bridge
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q
|-----------------|-------------9\--|-----5-----5-----|-----9-----9-(9)\--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-3-3---3-3---3/--|-7-7---7-7---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----5-----5-----|-----9-----9-(9)\--|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3---3-3---3/--|-7-7---7-7---------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-----------5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Interlude
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-------2-4---2---|-----------------|-------------2-4--o||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---------5---5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-------2-5------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-2-5-----------||
Guitar Solo
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2--4--5-4-2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1. 2.
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-3-2--2-3-2--o||-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|----------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
Interlude
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------0-0-0-0-|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1. 2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-----0-2-----0-o||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|---0-2-----0-2---o||-------------------|
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Guitar Solo 2
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-------------|
Outro
&&
E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---2-4p2---------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------4p2-----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----------5-0-|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2------5---5--|-----------------|---------5---5--|
|-----------------|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5---5--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q H
|-----------------|----------------|------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|------------*|
|-----------------|---------5---5--|------------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--------|-0----------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths