The Headless Game Chords
by Edguy
The Headless Game by Edguy is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Ebm. It uses the chords Ebm, Cb, Db and Bbm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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h = hammer on . = Palm mute
p = pull off A.H = Artificial harmonics
b = Bend pb = prebend
r = release bend s = slide
All guitars are 1/2 downed
{Intro & verse:}
Keyboard:
Ebm Cb Db Bbm
eb||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db||----------------|----------------|----------------|444-4-444-4-444-|
Ab||222-2-222-2-222-|222-2-222-2-222-|222-2-222-2-222-|222-2-222-2-222-|
Eb||000-0-000-0-000-|000-0-000-0-000-|000-0-000-0-000-|----------------|
p.m ... . ... . ... ... . ... . ... ... . ... . ... ... . ... . ...
{Bridge 1:}
eb||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Repeat X 2
Db||----------------|----------------|----------------|777-7-777-7-777-|
Ab||222-2-222-2-222-|222-2-222-2-222-|555-5-555-5-555-|555-5-555-5-555-|
Eb||000-0-000-0-000-|000-0-000-0-000-|333-3-333-3-333-|----------------|
p.m ... . ... . ... ... . ... . ... ... . ... . ... ... . ... . ...
{Bridge 2:}
eb||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Bb||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Gb||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Db||--------|--------|5-------|7-------|5-------|--------|
Ab||7-------|5-------|3-------|5-------|3-------|--------|
Eb||5-------|3-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
{Chorus:}
eb||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Bb||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Gb||--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Repeat X 2
Db||--------|5-------|--------|7-------|--------|5-------|7-------|--------|
Ab||2-------|3-------|5-------|5-------|2-------|3-------|5-------|--------|
Eb||0-------|--------|3-------|--------|0-------|--------|--------|--------|
{Short lead:}
eb||----------15-------17---19-------19b20---r19------------------------|
Bb||17----19------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb||--------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb||----------15-------17---15---------------------------------------------------|
Bb||17----19-----------------------19--19-------15b17---r15----------15---17s5---|
Gb||----------------------------------------------------------16-----------------|
Db||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Bridge
Bridge 2
Chorus
{Solo:}
Part 1:
eb||---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
Bb||6--5-----------|6--5-----------|6--5-----------|----------------------|
Gb||------5--------|------5--------|------5--------|------5-----7-----4---|
Db||---------7-----|---------7-----|---------5-----|--------5-5---5-5---5-|
Ab||---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
Eb||---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
|| |
eb||---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
Bb||---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
Gb||---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
Db||---------------|7--------------|---------------|------5-----7---------|
Ab||7--------------|5--------------|5--------------|------3-----5-----5---|
Eb||5--------------|---------------|3--------------|------------------3---|
eb||---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
Bb||6--5-----------|6--5-----------|---------------|--------------------------------|
Gb||------5--------|------5------4-|---------------|------------------------7-9-10--|
Db||---------7-----|---------7-----|5----------2-0-|2-------2s7-9-10---9-10---------|
Ab||---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
Eb||---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
|| |
eb||---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
Bb||---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
Gb||---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
Db||---------------|7--------------|---------------|-----------------5--------------|
Ab||7--------------|5--------------|3--------------|3---------5------3-----5--------|
Eb||5--------------|---------------|1--------------|1---------3------------3--------|
Part 2:
I know this part of the solo is correct, coz I watched Jens play it.
eb||5h8p5--5h8p5--5h8p5--5h8p5--|5h10p5--5h10p5--5h10p5--5h10p5-|
Bb||-----5------5------5------5-|------5-------5-------5--------|
Gb||----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db||----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab||----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb||----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|| |
eb||----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb||----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb||----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db||----------------------------|7------------------------------|
Ab||7---------------------------|5------------------------------|
Eb||5---------------------------|-------------------------------|
eb||8h12p8--8h12p8--8h12p8--8h12p8--|13p8-12p8-10p8-12p8-10p8-12p8-|
Bb||------8-------8-------8-------8-|----8----8---------8----8-----|
Gb||--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db||--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab||--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb||--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|| |
eb||--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb||--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb||--------------------------------|------------------------------|
Db||--------------------------------|--------5------7--------------|
Ab||5-------------------------------|--------3------5------5-------|
Eb||3-------------------------------|----------------------3-------|
Part 3:
eb||-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------|
Bb||8---8s10---------|10s12---10-12-----|12s13---12-13-----13s1-|0-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-|3h5-------|
Gb||-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------|
Db||-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------|
Ab||-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------|
Eb||-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------|
|| |
eb||-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------|
Bb||-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------|
Gb||-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------|
Db||-----------------|7-----------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|----------|
Ab||7----------------|5-----------------|3----------------------|5-------------------------------|7---------|
Eb||5----------------|------------------|1----------------------|3-------------------------------|5---------|
eb||--------------------------------|----------|
Bb||5b6---5b6---5b6---5b6---r---3---|5---------|
Gb||--------------------------------|----------|
Db||--------------------------------|----------|
Ab||--------------------------------|----------|
Eb||--------------------------------|----------|
{Verse 2:}
eb||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gb||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab||222-2-222-2-222-|222-2-222-2-222-|222-2-222-2-222-|222-2-222-2-222-|
Eb||000-0-000-0-000-|000-0-000-0-000-|000-0-000-0-000-|000-0-000-0-000-|
p.m ... . ... . ... ... . ... . ... ... . ... . ... ... . ... . ...
Bridge 2
Chorus
Repeat and fade out