Dragonforce - Once In A Lifetime
Standard Tuning - EADGBE
Very long and complex so I will give you timestamps throughout the tab based on
this youtube link. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNcX4dFvcHs
Key
h = Hammer on
p = Pull off
b = Bend
r = Release Bend
tr = Trill
/ \ = Slide
T = Tap
* = Pinch Harmonic
4:22 - Sweep tapping. Tap the highest notes of the arpeggio. T T T TE|-19h20p19p15------15h19h22p19p15------15h17h19p17p14------14h17h20p17p14------14-|B|------------17--17--------------17--17--------------15--15--------------15--15---|G|--------------16------------------16------------------14------------------14-----| x4D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:32 - Two guitars. Tabbed seperately.
Guitar 1
E|---------------------19h20p19-15---------------------------------17h19p17-14-------------|\B|----------------20p17------------17-------------------------19p15------------15----------| \ G|-----------21p16--------------------16-----------------19p14--------------------14-------| \D|------21p17----------------------------17---------19p16----------------------------16----| \A|-22p19------------------------------------19-21p17------------------------------------17-| \E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| \
\Guitar 2 x4 /E|---------------------15h17p15-12---------------------------------14h15p14-10-------------| /B|----------------17p12------------12-------------------------15p10------------10----------| / G|-----------16p12--------------------12-----------------14p11--------------------11-------| /D|------17p14----------------------------14---------16p12----------------------------12----| /A|-19p14------------------------------------14-17p12------------------------------------12-| /E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|/
4:41 - Again two guitars.
Guitar 1
E|--------------15h19--------------14h17-|\B|------------17-----------------15------| \G|----------16-----------------14--------| \D|--------17-----------------16----------| \A|------19-----------------17------------| \E|-15h19--------------14h17--------------| \
\Guitar 2 x3 /E|--------------12h15--------------10h14-| /B|------------12-----------------10------| /G|----------12-----------------11--------| /D|--------14-----------------12----------| /A|------14-----------------12------------| /E|-12h15--------------10h14--------------|/
4:45 - End with
E|-19----19----19----|B|-22b24-22b14-22b24-|G|-------------------|D|-------------------|A|-------------------|E|-------------------|
4:46
E|-16----16----16-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-19b21-19b21-19b21-19-17-19-21-19-17----17-17-------19-19-------21-21-------22-22-------|G|-------------------------------------18-------18-18-------18-18-------18-18-------18-18-|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:51 Pick rakesE|-21-19-21-19-21-24-21-|-12p9--9h12p9h11p9--9h12p9h11p9--9--x-x-x-x-x-|B|----------------------|-----10-----------10-----------10---x-x-x-x-x-|G|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|D|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|A|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
4:53
E|-16h17p16--16-----------------14h16p14--------------------------------|B|---------19--19p17p16p14h16h17--------17p16-17-19-17-14-17-17-14-14---|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------16*|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:56
/--x4--\ /--x2--\ /--x2--\ /--x3--\ /--x3--| /--x2--\ E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|B|-17tr14-|-17tr12-|-17tr14-|-21tr17-|-19tr14-|-21tr14-|G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
4:58
E|----------12-------12-14----12-14-16-14-12-14-16-12----------------|B|-12-14-16----14-16-------16-------------------------14-12-14-12-14-|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:00
/--x3--\ /--x3--\ /--x2--\ /--x3--\ /--x3--\ /--x2--\E|-24tr21-|-24tr19-|-24tr19-|-21tr19-|-21tr16-|-21tr19-|B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
5:03
E|-19-19-19-19-16-19-16-16-16-16-14-16-----------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------10h14p10h14-14h17p14--12h16p12h16-16h19p16h19-|G|---------------------------------------------------------16------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:05 T T T T T T T TE|--------------------------------------14p9h14p9h14p9\5/19\5-14p9p5-|B|-17p14h17p14h17p14\10/22\10-17p14p10-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:08 - Another guitar harmony.
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----11-13-16-13-11----11----14b16----14--14-14-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-------------|D|-14----------------14----11--------------------------------------------14-14-13-13-|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----13-14-16-14-13----13----16b18----16--16-16-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-------------|A|-14----------------16----16--------------------------------------------16-16-14-14-|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:12
E|------------------------------------------|B|-12*b14r12--------------------------------|G|--------------9*--9*-11*-11*b13r11-----9*-|D|-----------11----------------------11*----|A|------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
5:15
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------14-15-17-15-------------------------------------|G|-------------13-14-13----13----------13-14-16-------------16-14-13----13----------------------|D|-------14-16----------16----16-14-16-------------------------------16----16-14-13-14-13-------|A|-14-16----------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-14-|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------14-16~|B|-------------------------------------------------16-17-14----14-16-17-------|G|----------------13-14-13----------13-14-16-14-16----------16----------------|D|-------------14----------16-14-16-------------------------------------------|A|-13-14-13-14----------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:20
E|-------------12/16-12----12-16-19-17-16--------------------------------------------|B|----------14----------12----------------19-17-16----16----------16-17-19-17-16-22*-|G|-------13----------------------------------------18----18-16-18--------------------|D|-11-14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:22
E|-16-17-16----16-------------------------17-14----------------14-20-17----------------17-21*|B|----------17----17-16-17-14-16-13-16-14-------16----------16----------19----------19-------|G|-------------------------------------------------17-14-17----------------20-17-20----------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:25 - With wah
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-17-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-19-19b21-19-17-19-17-17-12-12-14-12-14-17-14-12-|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:29 - Another harmony
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------17-21-17----17-21-17-21-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-21-17-|B|-12-16-12-16-12-16-19-16-19-16-19----------19----------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------14-17-14----14-17-14-17-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-17-14-|B|-7--12-7--12-7--12-16-12-16-12-16----------16----------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:32
E|-------------------------------------16-14-12-------------12-----------|B|--------------------14-----14-17-14-----------14-14-12-14-----14-12-14-|G|-13-11-13-16--13-16-----16---------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:36
E|-------------12-------12-14----12-14-16-14-12-16-14b16-19-16-16b19-|B|-14-12-14-16----14-16-------16-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:39 5:41E|------------------------------12--14-14-12-14-12-14-|-14p11--11h16p12--12h17p14--14h19p14-----19-|B|-14-12----12---12-14-14-12-14-----------------------|------12--------14--------16--------16------|G|-------13-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
5:43 - Yet another harmony. The rest of the solo is harmonized.
Guitar 1
|----------14-17-16---------14-16-17-19-17-16-19brbrb-19-19--19-17-16-17-||-17-17-17----------17---17----------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------16-19-17---------16-17-19-21-19-17-21brbrb-21-21--21-19-17-19-||-16-16-16----------16---16----------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:48
Guitar 1
|-19-17-16----16----------16----------------------------------------------16-16-16-16-17b19-||----------19----19-17-16----19-17-16-17-16----------------17-17-17-19-19-------------------||-------------------------------------------18-16-16-16-16----------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-21-19-17----17----------17----------------------------------------------17-17-17-17-19b21-||----------20----20-18-16----20-18-16-18-16----------------18-18-18-20-20-------------------||-------------------------------------------19-18-18-18-18----------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:53
Guitar 1 T T T T T T T T T T T T|-16p12p9-----------------------------------------------------------------21-||--------17p14p9-----------------------------------------------------21p17---||---------------18p13p9-----------------------------------------21p16--------||----------------------18p14p11----------------------18p14h21p18-------------||------------------------------19p14p11p7h14p11h19p14------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 T T T T T T T T T T T T|-12p9p4------------------------------------------------------------------12-||--------14p10p5-----------------------------------------------------17p12---||---------------13p9p6------------------------------------------16p13--------||----------------------14p11p7-----------------------14p11h18p14-------------||------------------------------14p11p7p4h11p7h14p11--------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:56
Guitar 1
|-17brbrb-17-16-14h16p14p12-19-----------12----12-14-16-12-14-16-17-14-16-17-19-17-16-14-12-||-------------------------------12-14-16----16----------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|---------------------------16--------------------------------------------------------------||-19brbrb-19-17-16h17p16p14--------------14----14-16-17-14-16-17-19-16-17-19-21-19-17-16-14-||-------------------------------13-14-16----16----------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 6:00|-------------------------19b21--19-19-19-19-17-16-17-16------------------------||-16-14-16-14-12-14-12-14--------------------------------12-9-12-16-17-19-16-14-||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------21b22--21-21-21-21-19-17-19-17------------------------||-16-14-16-14-13-14-13-14--------------------------------13-9-13-16-18-20-16-13-||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There's the solo. Extremely hard. I may tab out the entire song if I ever get enough time.
