The Martyr Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays488

The Martyr by Blind Guardian is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: 
               Part 1 
E|------------|--------------------------------------------| 
B|------------|--------------------------------------------| 
G|-5--4-------|--------------------------------------------| 
D|-3--2--5----|-------2-----------2-----------2-----3--2---| 
A|-------3--5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-5-| 
e|----------3-|------------------------------------------3-| 
             P.M{_________________________________} 
 Part 2         
E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------2-----------2-----------2-----3---2-| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---0-| 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
P.M{_________________________________} 
   
Play Part 1 and Part 2 another time in the same order and then put 
this piece just after Part 2 
 
E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|-3---2----3---2----3--2-----| 
A|-1---0----1---0----1--0-5---| 
e|------------------------3---| 
 
Riff 1 
 
E|------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|-2---------3--2--3--2---------2p0---0-2-3-2---------3--2--0- 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----3-------0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0- 
A|------------------------------------------------------------ 
e|------------------------------------------------------------ 
  P.M{_____}            {_____}               {_____}      
          
E ---------------------------------| 
B ---------------------------------| 
G ---------------------------------| 
D -3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| 
A ---------------------------------| 
e ---------------------------------| 
P.M{_____________________________} 
 
Repeat this Riff four times, the two latter during verse. 
The Riff above is arragned for one guitar play only. To  
get a more correct sound, let guitar 1 play high notes,  
and guitar 2 constantly on P.M.ed loose D string. 
 
Riff 2 
             {Fill-1-------}           {Fill-2-------} 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-7-------------------------8-------------------------| 
e|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 
P.M{_________________________________________________} 
 
First time playing Riff 2, do not use the fill, use the 
fill during the second time. 
 
 Fill 1                            Fill 2 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-----------------|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------| 
A|-----------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------8-8-8-8-| 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
Riff 3 
 
This part 4x            -- with --               This part 2x 
E|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------| 
G|-------------15-14--------------------15-14----|-------------------| 
D|-12-14-------------15-14--12-14-------------15-|-7---5---7-------5-| 
A|-------12-13--------------------12-13----------|-5---3---5---8---3-| 
e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------6-----| 
 
Riff 4 2x 
                          {Fill-1-&-2------} Fill 1 
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------|-(19)-14-(19)-14-(19)-14-| 
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
 
Fill 2 
E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-14-12-14-12-14-12-| First time use Fill 1, second time Fill 2 
D|-------------------| 
A|-------------------| 
e|-------------------| 
 
 
Riff 5 
 
Part 1 2x                         Part 2 2x 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------|----------------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| 
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
P.M{____________}                   {____________} 
 
Riff 6 2x     
                            
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-16-------14-17-16-------| 
D|----16-17----------17-16-| 
A|-------------------------| 
e|-------------------------| 
 
Before playing Riff 6 two times, play this short fill: 
 
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
P.M{____________} 
 
Do also use this once after Riff 6 
 
Play: Riff 6 1x (w/o any fills 'n stuff like that) 
 
During the coming verse, there's just a dull loose A string humming, 
exept the caracteristic "The Martyr" riff coming up 
 
Riff 7 1x 
 
E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-----------------| 
D|---4-2-4---2-----| 
A|-2-------5---4-5-| 
e|-----------------| 
 
Some more A-S humming 
 
Play: Riff 7 3x 
 
Now break into Chorus 
 
Riff 8 
 
    March off...                                 End 1 
E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------| 
D|-4-------------4---5---------------------------|-4-------------| 
A|-2-------------2-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
e|---0-0-0-0-0-0---3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------| 
  P.M{_________}       {_________}   {_________}     {_________} 
 
 End 2 
E|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|-2--4--5----| 
A|-0--2--3--5-| 
e|----------3-| 
 
First two times use End 1, during the third use End 2. 
 
Riff 9 
                       {Fill-1-&-2----------------}    
                                   End 1    End 2 
E|---------------------------------|--------|-------| 
B|---------------------------------|--------|-------| 
G|---------------------------------|--------|-------| 
D|-4---------4---------4---------4-|--------|-4---2-| 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4---5--|-5---4-| 
e|---------------------------------|-5---7--|-------| 
P.M{_____________________________} 
 
First time use End 1 and Fill 1, second time use End 2 and Fill 2 
Maybe to obvious??? 
 
 Fill 1 
E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------7-7---------| 
G|-4---2---0---------------------------7p4-6h7-| 
D|---5---4---2-4-------------2~~---------------| 
A|---------------5-2/4---4-5-------------------| 
e|---------------------------------------------| 
 
 Fill 2 
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-4---2---0-----0-2-4~~~-2-----| 
A|---5---4---2-4------------5-4-| 
e|------------------------------| 
 
Repeat the Huge Riff 9 procedure 
 
Play: Riff 7 2x 
 
Riff 10 
 
E|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|------------------| 
A|-5-5-5-4--5-5-5-7-| 
e|-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-5-| 
 
Play: Riff 7 2x 
Play: Riff 10 1x 
 
Riff 11 2x 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-4-------------4-------------4-------------4------------- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
e|--------------------------------------------------------- 
P.M{_____________________________________________________} 
 
E ---------------------------------------- 
B ---------------------------------------- 
G ---------------------------------------- 
D -5---------5---------5---------5-------- 
A -3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3- 
e ---------------------------------------- 
P.M{____________________________________} 
 
 
E -------------------------------------------------------| 
B -------------------------------------------------------| 
G -------------------------------------------------------| 
D -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 
A ---------------------------------2-------------2-2-2-2-| 
e -------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Riff 12 2x                           Riff 13 4x 
 
E|----------------------------------||----------| 
B|----------------------------------||----------| 
G|----------------------------------||----------| 
D|-4-----5-4-x-5---4-----5-4-x-7--5-||--4-------| 
A|-2-4-5-3-2-x-3---2-4-5-3-2-x-5--3-||--2----5--| 
e|---2-3-------------2-3------------||-------3--| 
 
Riff 14 4x (2x solo) 
                                                   End 1 
E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
A|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------5-------5-|-------5-------5-| 
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
P.M{_____________________________________________}   {_____________} 
 
 End 2 
E|---------| First 3 times use End 1, on the last one use End 2. 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|-5---7---| 
e|-3---5---| 
 
SOLO          (not transcribed) 
 
Riff 15 
 
E|--------------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-4-------------4-------------4-------------4------------- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
e|--------------------------------------------------------- 
P.M{_____________________________________________________} 
 
E ---------------------------------------------------------| 
B ---------------------------------------------------------| 
G ---------------------------------------------------------| 
D ---------------------------------------------------------| 
A -5-------------5-------------5-------------5-------------| 
e -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
P.M{_____________________________________________________} 
 
Play Riff 15 with the combination thing below 
 
Combi thing::: 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Play: Riff 7 2x 
 
Riff 16 2x 
 
E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|---4-2-4---2-----| 
D|---------5---4-5-| 
A|-2---------------| 
e|-----------------| 
 
Play: Riff 7 2x 
Play: Riff 16 2x 
 
In the last riff, skip the last tone 
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Now there is a kind of bridge back to Riff 1 
 
E|--------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------------------- 
D|--------------------------------------------- 
A|-4-------------4----------------------------- 
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2- 
P.M{_________________________} 
 
E -------------------------------------| 
B -------------------------------------| 
G -------------------------------------| 
D -------------------------------------| 
A -5---------5-------------------------| 
e -3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--6p3-5p3-6p3-5p3-| 
P.M{________________} 
 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-4-------------5-4-5-4-------------4p2-0-2-4-5-4-------------5-4-2- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  P.M{___________}       {_________}               {_________} 
 
E ---------------------------------| 
B ---------------------------------| 
G ---------------------------------| 
D ---------------------------------| 
A -5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| 
e ---------------------------------| 
P.M{_____________________________} 
Play: Riff 1 3x 
Play: Riff 2 2x 
 
SOLO          (not transcribed) 
 
Play: Riff 8 5x 
 
The third and the fith time has second ending 
 
Outro 
 
 Part 1 2x	         Part 2 2x 
E|-----------------|-----------------| 
B|-----------------|---5-3-5---3-----| 
G|---4-2-4---2-----|---------5---4-5-| 
D|-2-------5---4-5-|-2---------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------| 
e|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
Play Part 1 3x and end on first tone 
 
There's actually some backrground humm here, but that should not be 
escpecially hard to figure out I use to do the easy things in a song 
first, therefore the solos ain't transcribed yet, It'll do without 
them right now, they usually take some time to transcribe and i feel 
like a sick mushroom right now... 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BYE                                     and go on tabbing out your brains 
 
transcribed by Axel Hallingbäck                mailto:[email protected] 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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