Mirror Mirror
Blind Guardian
This song has a very big arrangemet with a lot of guitars and stuff
so guess it's impossible for me to get the song all right. There for
example lot of places were gutars are doubled with a guitar that's a
octave higher/lower, and I also think I've missed some of the harmonies.
The rhtyhm guitars is also hard to hear, so I've written down the chords
so you can play whatever you think it is.
There's a lot of tempo changes here, so pay attention to the timing
h: hammer-on
p: pull-off
/: slide up
\: slide down
bf: bend a whole step
bh: bend a half step
r: release the previous bend
INTRO
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Riff 1A End riff 1A
play twise
A5 G5 A5 B5 C5 H5 C5
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
H|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------2----4---|-5-------------------4---5--------|
D|-2-------------------5---2----4---|-5-------------------4---5--------|
A|-0-------------------5---0----2---|-3-------------------2---3--------|
E|---------------------3------------|----------------------------------|
Then
Riff 1B - two guitars arr. for one (With Riff 1A)
Riff 1B: end riff 1B
play twise
A5 G5 A5 B5 C5 H5 C5
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
H|------------------------------8---|----------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------7---9----9---|-9-------------------7---9--------|
D|-10------------------9---10-------|-10------------------9---10-------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Then
Riff 2 end riff 2
play twise
A C G F
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
H|--------------8--7h8p7------------|-----5----------------------------|
G|-9-------9-------------7---9------|-5-------7-----5-4---7---5-4------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------5----|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
VERSE 1
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Rhy. fig 1
A
pm-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-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|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
C G F
pm-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
A
pm-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-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|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
end rhy. fig 1
C G A
pm-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
VERSE 2
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Riff 3
A
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-7----------10-9--|-10--7---9--------|-7----------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-------------10---|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
end riff 3
C G
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|---------------7--|-9-------7--------|------------------|------------------|
D|-10---------10----|-----10------9----|-------------7----|-9---10--9--------|
A|------------------|------------------|-10---------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
repeat Riff 3
VERSE 3
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Play Riff 2 twise
Chorus 1
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Rhy. fig. 2
A G
pm-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
end rhy. fig. 2
D F G
pm-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Just a riff
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Riff 4
A C G A C D
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-------------5-7--|-9---5---7--------|------------------|-5---7------------|
D|-7----------------|-------------9----|-7-----------7-9--|---------9--------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
end riff 4
A C G A C G A
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-------------5-7--|-9---5---7--------|------------------|-5----------------|
D|-7----------------|-------------9----|-7-----------7-9--|-----5---7--------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Repeat Riff 4
VERSE 4
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I'm not sure how this is played. I mean it's not too easy to hear what's played.
But I think the chords should be correct.
Rhy. fig. 3
A5 C5 B5 C5
e|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|
G|-2----------------|-5-------4/5------|
D|-2----------------|-5-------2/5------|
A|-0----------------|-3-------2/3------|
E|------------------|------------------|
Reapeat rhy. fig. 3 three times
VERSE 5
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I'm not sure how to tab this verse because of the strumming.
But if you listen to the album, you'll figure it out
E
pm---------------|
e|------------------|
H|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|------------------|
Repeat this bar 15 times
VERSE 6
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Play rhy. fig. 1 once.
VERSE 7
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Odd verse this one. It's just some "soloing" in the background that's
pretty hard to hear, but I think it should be correct. I also think
there's a guitar that plays the chords I've notated
C G
e|--------------------12--|--15----13----13----12----|----------------------|--------------------|
B|--13------------15------|--------------------------|--15------------13----|--15b------r--------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
C G
e|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|--13--------------------|--13----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------12--14--|--------14----12----------|--12------------12----|
D|------------------------|--------------------15----|----------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
C
e|------------12--------|--------------------12--|--15----13----13----12----|
B|--15------------------|--13------------15------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
G C
e|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
H|--15------------13----|--15b------r--------|--13--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|----------------12--14--|
D|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
G
e|--------------------------|----------------------|------------------------12--|
B|--13----------------------|----------------------|--13--------12--13--15------|
G|--------14----12----------|--12------------12----|----------------------------|
D|--------------------15----|----------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
CHORUS 2
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Same as chorus 1, but with a bit different lyric.
GUITAR SOLO(S)
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Play twise
A D A E
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
H|----------------------------------|---------7-------7bh---5h7p5------|
G|---------7bf-----7-------5p4------|-9---------------------------7p5--|
D|-7---------------------------7----|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
H|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9--10-9------------------------------------|
D|-7--10-------------10-7---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
| |
|Keyboard, organ or whatever: |
e|--------------------------------------------------|
H|-------------------------------7--8--7------------|
G|----------------------------9--------------9------|
D|-------------------------7--------------------10--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the bar above
G F
e|--------------------------------------------------|
H|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----9--10-12---10h12p10p9----------------------|
D|----12----------------------12--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------|
H|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------12-14-12-10----9------|
D|-------------------------12-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
F G
e|-------------------------------------12-10--------|
H|-------------------------------------------13-12--|
G|-12----9--10-12---10h12p10p9----------------------|
D|----12----------------------12--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------|
H|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------12-14-12-10----9------|
D|-------------------------12-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Faster
A
e|-------12-10--------------|-------10-----------------|----------------------10--|
B|-10----------13----12-----|-10----------12-----------|-10----------10-12-13-----|
G|--------------------------|-------------------12-----|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-12----------12-10--------|-------12-10--------------|-------10-----------------|
B|-------------------13-12--|-10----------13----12-----|-10----------12-----------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------12-----|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-------------15-12----12--|-12-----------------------|
B|-10----------------13-----|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D# D D#
e||----------------------------|-18----20----18p20h18h16--|--------------------------|
B||---18bf-------16-----20-----|--------------------------|-18bf--------16----20-----|
G||-*--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D||-*--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A||----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E||----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
F G
e|-17----18----17h18p17-------||
B|----------------------18----||
G|--------------------------*-||
D|--------------------------*-||
A|----------------------------||
E|----------------------------||
G D#
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------15-13--------------|-------------------13-----|-------15-13--------------|
G|-12----------15----14-----|-12----14----15-----------|-12----------15----14-----|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A# C
Git. 1
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------13-----------------|-------------13-----------|--------------------------|
G|-12----------14-----------|-15-14-15----------15-14--|-15----14----------12-----|
D|-------------------15-----|--------------------------|-------------15-----------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| |
| Git. 2 |
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-15-13-15----16----15-13--|-15----13-----------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------14----15-----|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G
e|--------------------------|-13-----------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------13-15-16--|-------------15-13--------|--------------------------|
G|-15----------15-----------|-------------------15-14--|-12----------12----14-----|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| |
e|-------------------13-15--|-?------------------------|
B|-15----------15-16--------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D#
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------11-10--------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-14bh--------------12-10--|-8-----------8-----10-----|-10bf---------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A# C G
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----|
B|--------------------------|-13-----------------------|--------------------------|-----|
G|-15-14-12----14----15-----|-------14----12----14-----|-15-14-12----14-----------|-12--|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------15-----|-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----|
| |
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----|
B|-15-13-------13----15-----|-16----13----------13-----|-15-13-------13-----------|-----|
G|-------15-----------------|-------------15-----------|-------15----------14-----|-15--|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----|
A# D#
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-18-------15--------|-------15-18----18bf|(18)r---------------|----------------15--|
G|--------------------|-15-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A# F
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-18-------15--------|----------15----16--|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|-15----17-----------|-17-----------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
VERSE 8
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Riff 5
G
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-5----------8--7--|-8---5---7--------|-5----------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-------------8----|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
end riff 5
A# F
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
H|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|---------------5--|-7-------5--------|------------------|------------------|
D|-8----------8-----|-----8-------7----|-------------5----|-7---8---7--------|
A|------------------|------------------|-8----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Repeat riff 5
Verses 9
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I'm not quite sure 'bout this one, but it goes something like this:
D#5 F5 D#5 F5 D#5 F5 D#5 F5
e|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|-3--------|-3--------|-3--------|-3--------|
D|-3---3----|-3---3----|-3---3----|-3---3----|
A|-1---3----|-1---3----|-1---3----|-1---3----|
E|-----1----|-----1----|-----1----|-----1----|
VERSE 10(There is a lot of them, yes)
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Similar to verse 7
CHORUS 3
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Similar to chorus 2, even the lyric
OUTRO
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A F A G
e||------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------||
H||----------------------------------- |-------------------10-------------------------------||
G||-*-9--9h10p9-12--9------------------|-9----9h10p9-12----------------9--10--------------*-||
D||-*------------------10--------------|-------------------------10-12-------12-----------*-||
A||---------------------------10-------|----------------------------------------------------||
E||------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------||
A F A F
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
H|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9-10-9------------------------|-9-----9--10-9-----------------9-10---------------|
D|-------------12--10---------------|-------------------12----10-12-------12-----------|
A|-------------------------12-------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A F A G A
e|----------------------------------|----|--------------------------------------------------|
H|----------------------------------|----|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9-10-9------------------------|----|-9-----9--10-9------------------------------------|
D|-------------12--10---------------|----|-------------------12----10-12-9-10---------------|
A|-------------------------12-------|----|-------------------------------------12-----------|
E|----------------------------------|----|--------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Far, far beyond the island
We dwelt in shades of twilight
Through dread and weary days
Through grief and endless pain
Verse 2
It lies unknown
The land of mine
A hidden gate
to save us from the shadow fall
Verse 3
The lord of water spoke
In the silence
Words of wisdom
I've seen the end of all
Be aware the storm gets closer
Chorus 1
Mirror, mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind,
can't you see that the winds will cange
Mirror, mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind,
can't you see that tomorrow bears insanity
Verse 4
Gone's the wisdom of thousand years
A world in fire and chains and fear
Leads me to a place so far
Deep down it lies, my secret vision
I better keep it safe
Verse 5
Shall I leave my frieds alone
Hidden in my twilight hall
(I) know the world is lost in fire
Sure there is no way to turn it back
to the old days
Verse 6
Of bliss and cheerful laughter
We're lost in barren lands
Caught in the running flames
Alone
Verse 7
How shall we leave the lost road
Time's getting short, so follow me
A leaders task so clearly
To find the path out of the dark
Chorus 2
Mirror, mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind,
can't you see that the winds will cange
Mirror, mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind,
can't you see that the winds will cange
Verse 8
Even though the storm calmed down
The bitter end
It's just a matter of time
Verse 9
Shall we dare the dragon
Mercyless he's poisening our hearts
...our hearts
Verse 10
How shall we leave the lost road
Time's getting short, so follow me
A leaders task so clearly
To find the path out of the dark
Chorus 3
Mirror, mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind,
can't you see that the winds will cange
Mirror, mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind,
can't you see that the winds will cange
