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Holy Thunderforce Tab

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* RHAPSODY - HOLY THUNDERFORCE (From the single: Holy Thunderforce) *
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 Music and Words By: Turilli & Staropoli/Turilli

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Day tabbed: 16.10.2000
email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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 Normal Tuning!!

  Intro (Gtr.1)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------/-|
D*--15p0-14p0-0-0-0-12p0-0-0-08p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-8p0-0-0-0-7p0-0-0-0-5p0-3p0-2p0-/-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

			    x4    Intro (Gtr.2)
E------------------------------||--at-0:10------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------|
G-10~--10-10--7~--7------7--*||*------7--------------------------7----------------|
D-10~--10-10--8~--8--7--7--*||*-x/---7--------------------------7----------------|
A-8~---8--8---5~--5------5---||--x/---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------|
					 pm......................|  pm..............
					_____________ _________________
				       |1.           |2.    (end Intro)|
E--------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------||-----------|
B--------------------------------------|-------------|-----------A.H.--||-----------|
G------------------/-10~--10-10---7~-|--7------7--*|--7------7--7~---||-----------|
D------------------/-10~--10-10---8~-|--8--7--7--*|--8--7--7-------||--------7-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--/--8~---8--8---5~-|--5------5---|--5------5-------||--5-5-5-5-|
E--------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------||-----------|
 ................|							  pm....|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------A.H.--------------------------------5~---5----5-------------|
D-------8-------7------8~----------7-------8-------7---5~---5----5---/-------7|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7----7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3~---3----3---/-5-5-5-5|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 pm....|  pm....|   pm..|     pm....|  pm....|  pm....|			   pm....|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------A.H.---------------------------------------------------7~---|
D-------8-------7------8~----------7-------8-------7--5~---5----5--/-8~---7~---|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7----7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4~---4----4--/-7~---5~---|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 pm....|  pm....|   pm..|     pm....|  pm....|  pm....|

	Verse 1
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----|--7----7--------3---5~------------7----7--------3---5~--------7--7--7-|
D-~--|--7----7----3---3---5~------------7----7----3---3---5~--------7--7--7-|
A----|--5----5----3---1---3~--3h5h7-3---5----5----3---1---3~--15---5--5--5-|
E--------5----5----1---------------------5----5----1-----------------5--5--5-|

      w/Fill 1				     w/Fill 2	        Chorus
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
G--7-------3---5~------------7--7--7--7-------3---5~-----|------5-------7------|
D--7---3---3---5~------------7--7--7--7---3---3---5~-----|--3---5---7---7---8--|
A--5---3---1---3~--3h5h7-3---5--5--5--5---3---1---3~--/--|--3---3---7---5---8--|
E--5---1---------------------5--5--5--5---1-----------------1-------5-------6--|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G-----5---5~--------5-------7-----------5~---6~--|----------------------------------|
D-3---5---5~---3---5---7---7---8---3---5~---5~--|--------7-------8-------7------|
A-3---3---3~---3---3---7---5---8---3---3~---4~--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-|
E-1------------1-------5-------6---1-----------------------------------------------|
						   pm....|  pm....|  pm....|   pm..|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GA.H.--------------------------------5~---5----5------------------------------------|
D-8~----------7-------8-------7---5~---5----5--/-------7-------8-------7------|
A----7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3~---3----3--/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-7-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       pm....|  pm....|  pm....|                   pm....|  pm....|  pm....|   pm..|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------|
GA.H.---------------------------------------------------7~------|--Verse-2--|--Chor|
D-8~----------7-------8-------7--5~---5----5--/-8~---7~-----|-----------|------|
A----7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4~---4----4--/-7~---5~-----|-----------|------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       pm....|  pm....|  pm....|

       (w/Riff 1 third time)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gus--|*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----|*--15p0-14p0-0-0-0-12p0-0-0-08p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-8p0-0-0-0-7p0-0-0-0-5p0-3p0-2|
A----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

				 x4   Guitar Solo
E--------------------------------------13----------13-17p13-------/-22-17----------|
B-----------------------------------|-----15----15----------15------------18-17~----|
G----/-10~--10-10--7~--7------7--*|--------14----------------14-------------------|
Dp0--/-10~--10-10--8~--8--7--7--*|-----------------------------------------------|
A----/--8~--8--8---5~--5------5---|-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-9---------9-12p9------/-17-12--------/10----------13----------10----------13------|
B---10---10--------10-----------14---------11-10-11----11-10-11----11-10-11----11-10|
G------9--------------9------------14~----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----14-----------17----------14----------17----------/-15----------19----------15-|
D--------15-14-15-----15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15------17-16-17----17-16-17----|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------/-13----------17----------13----------17----------/-17~--18-|
B----------------------------15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15-----------|
G----------19-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-17-16-17----17-16-17--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-18~-/-22--21h22p2118-17-16-17~--18--17h18p17-15------------18--17h18p17-15-------|
B--------------------------------------------------18-17-14~------------------18-17-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

									       Choru
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15~~--|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------|----------|------|
G-------|--Keyboard-Solo--|--Guitar-Solo-with-Violin--|--Verse-3--|--Chorus--|------|
D-------|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------|----------|--3---|
A-------|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------|----------|--3---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------1---|

 s (2)									   w/Riff 1
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|
G--5-------7-----------5~--------5-------7-----------5~---6~--|--Chorus--|*---------|
D--5---7---7---8---3---5~---3---5---7---7---8---3---5~---5~--|---(1)----|*-15p0-14p|
A--3---7---5---8---3---3~---3---3---7---5---8---3---3~---4~--|----------|----------|
E------5-------6---1--------1-------5-------6---1----------------------------------|
 								       _____________
  (and w/Riff 2 third time)					      |1.2.
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|--/-10~--10-|
D0-0-0-0-12p0-0-0-0-8p0-10p0-12p0-10p-8p0-0-0-0-7p0-0-0-0-5p0-3p0-2p0-|--/-10~--10-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|--/--8~---8-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
 ______________________ _______________________________ ____________________________
		       |3.                             |4.
E----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G-10---7---7------7--*|--/-10~--10---7---7------7--*|--/-10~--10---7-----------|
D-10---8---8--7--7--*|--/-10~--10---8---8--7--7--*|--/-10~--10---8--7------7|
A--8---5---5------5---|--/--8~---8---5---5------5---|--/--8~---8---5--8--7--7|
E----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------5------5|

E---------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------||
G-------6~-------------------7--------|| end
D~--7~--5~--/8-7-5---7-5-----7--------||
A~------4~---------8-----8-7-5--------||
E~--------------------------------------||

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  Fill 1       Fill 2
E--------------------------||
B------------|-----6~-8~---||
G-----7~-9~--|--5~---------|| end
D--7~--------|-------------||
A------------|-------------||
E--------------------------||
									 ___________
  Riff 1								|1.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G*--7--------------------------7--------------------------/-10~--10-10-|--7---7---|
D*--7--------------------------7--------------------------/-10~--10-10-|--8---8--|
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--/-~8~--8--8--|--5---5---|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
     pm......................|  pm......................|
 _________ _________________________
          |2.			    |
E---------|-------------------------||
B---------|------------------A.H.---||
G----7~--*|--7~--7-------7---7~----|| end
D-7--7~--*|--8~--8-~-7--7---------||
A----5~---|--5~--5-------5---------||
E---------|-------------------------||
				      _____________ _____________________________
  Riff 2			     |1.	   |2.				 |
E------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------||
B------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------||
G*--7-------7--7---/-10~--10---7-|-7------7~--*|---------------6~----7~-----||
D*--7-------7--7---/-10~--10---8-|-8--7--7~--*|--7------7----5~----7~-----||
A---5-------5--5---/--8~---8---5-|-5------5~---|--8--7--7----4~----5~-----||
E------------------------------------|-------------|--5------5------------------||

  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo
E----------(2-Gtrs:)-----------------------------------------||
B------------------------------------------------------------||
G--------------------------3--------/-7~----7~--------7~-----|| end
D-----2~-3~----------2~----3----3---/-5~----7~--------7~-----||
A--5~--------4~--5~--4~----1----3-----------5~--------5~-----||
E------------5~--7~-------------1----------------------------||

  Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G------5-------7-----------5-----------------5-------7-----------5~---6~----|| end
D--3---5---7---7---8---3---5------------3---5---7---7---8---3---5~---5~----||
A--3---3---5---5---8---3---3--3-3-1-0---3---3---7---5---8---3---3~---4~----||
E--1-------4-------6---1----------------1-------5-------6---1--------------||
			     pm......|
 
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

 = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x = Pick Slide

--------
--------
---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---

---.---
--12--- = Staccato
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|*   *| = repeat from * to *
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Zane Rhythm Player	#1 by Zane Haight at May 7, 1973 at 10:58 AM EST
	Rhapsody and Hammerfall sounds nothing alike! And I would say that Hammerfall is at the border of being Power Metal. It's just as much standard Heavy Metal.. Rhapsody is much better to! I like Hammerfall, but it would be much better with more powerful vocals... This song is great though! Rhapsody makes me in such a great mood nomatterwhat!

No Picture Mark Wanna Be	#2 by Mark masta at Apr 19, 1977 at 4:05 PM EST
	Kickass, sounds great, love the chorus, Rhapsody are good. If you like this try Hammerfall.

No Picture Patrick Wanna Be	#3 by Patrick Wade at Apr 14, 1980 at 4:37 AM EST
	hammerfall are an awesome power metal band, but i prefer rhapsody (cos theyre fellow italians w00t!!) and because they're so damn OTT, its an escape from reality.

No Picture The Four String Lead Player	#4 by The Four String Mother Fucker at Feb 19, 1981 at 5:09 AM EST
	I think this song is about a feast before a Tolkien ish world battle between the forces of good (dwarves,elves, maybe humans) and the forces of evil. This is a great song and perfect for fantasy books.

No Picture ALEX Lead Player	#5 by ALEX FOWLER at Apr 5, 1982 at 7:56 AM EST
	This is my favorite, along with Rain Of A Thousand Flames. It has so many instrumental parts that are both beautiful and agressive. I love this band.

No Picture jacob Average	#6 by jacob ap at Sep 8, 1984 at 7:13 PM EST
	This Is The Most Powerful Symphonic Rock Song Ever. And To Show My Respect For It I Have Written My Entire Comment Using Capital Letters To Begin Each Word.

No Picture Scott Average	#7 by Scott Muir at Aug 8, 1986 at 4:26 AM EST
	This song just keeps kicking my ass.

No Picture Matt Average	#8 by Matt at Apr 23, 1988 at 11:31 PM EST
	I love the saga a great idea done well with cool tuning. Well worth visiting www.mightyrhapsody.com just to read the story which in itself is epic. Rhapsody Rule

No Picture The Random Rock Average	#9 by The Random Rocker at Jan 16, 1989 at 10:43 AM EST
	Not my favourite, 'tis good, but I prefer Dawn of Victory. The video is very very cheesey for this.... (BTW NihilisticIdol what is mid-evil, or do you mean medievil)

No Picture julius Average	#10 by julius vaisanen at Sep 12, 1991 at 10:23 PM EST
	If power metal were a country, this song would be its national anthem. I can just see people standing up for the chorus, hands on hearts, belting it out at the tops of their voices. ...oh wait, that's me. My mistake.

No Picture FUCK Rhythm Player	#11 by FUCK OFF at Mar 16, 1994 at 6:01 AM EST
	Probably my favorite Rhapsody song, its damn awesome between being power-metal with great melody, and the chorus and mid-evil influences make this song so damn cool. Extremely original!

No Picture phil Average	#12 by phil gdfgr at Feb 24, 2000 at 4:39 PM EST
	Emerald Sword has NOTHING on this!!

No Picture Lucas Average	#13 by Lucas Lawrey at Jan 4, 2003 at 5:03 AM EST
	I love this song. I think it it the best song by this group. I love this group good blend of Heavy Metal and Opera Style singing :) I love how they blend Italian into there songs :) gives it a mystical feel :)

No Picture PJVILL Professional Badass	#14 by PJVILL at Jan 2, 2004 at 1:00 AM EST
	Very nice song. It is also rather obvious what it is about.

No Picture brandon Rhythm Player	#15 by brandon q at Aug 1, 2006 at 11:15 AM EST
	That song is powerful Greatly represent the Power Metal soul

No Picture James Wanna Be	#16 by James Pigott at Sep 8, 2006 at 8:47 PM EST
	The end of the first part of the Emerald Saga Lots of story in this so read lyric carefully Well placed instrumental and good rhytm all long Quite nice