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* SONATA ARCTICA - BLANK FILE (From the album: ECLIPTICA) *

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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss

Day Tabbed: 29.1.2000

email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

(or nbjbuss@hotmail.com)

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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Normal Tuning

Verse 1

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--Intro---|-----|--/6-----------6------------7-----------7------------6-----------|
D-(Drums)--|-----|--/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A----------|--5--|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm........| pm.........| pm.......| pm.......| pm........|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-6------------7-----------7--------------------6-----------6------------7---------|
D-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|
A---------------------------------------2---2--------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------0---0--------------------------------------|

pm........| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm.......

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7-------------6-----------6------------7-----------7------------6-----------6---|
D4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

.| pm........| pm.........| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm.

Bridge

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G----------7-----------7---------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------7---|--9----------------------------|
A------------------------------------2----7----5---|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E------------------------------------0----5----------------------------------------|

........| pm........| pm........| pm..........................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------/6-----------6-------7-----------6-----------4-------6----------------------|
D------/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---9-----7-----7------|
A-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------7-----5-----5------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

....| pm........| pm....| pm........| pm........| pm....|

Chorus Chor

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|----------|-----|
G------------------------------------------|--Verse-2--|--Bridge--|--Chorus--|-----|
D--7---------6---------7---------6----9----|-----------|----------|----------|--7--|
A--5----7----4----4----5----7----4----7----|-----------|----------|----------|--5--|
E-------5---------2---------5------------------------------------------------------|

us (2) Guitar Solo 1

E------------------------------------------------9---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|--9--9-------9----------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|--9--9b(11)-r9--9-------------------|
D--------6----------------7---------6----9----|-------------------11--11p9----9-9h1|
A---7----4----4--------4--5----7----4----7----|----------------------------11------|
E---5---------2--2-4-5---------5---------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------9h11h12h14h16p14p12p11p|
B-----------------------------7h9-7------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------6h8h9-------9-8-6------------------------------------------|
D1--------------------6-------------------9-7-6h9p6---6----------------------------|
A--9~~----------6-7-9-------------------------------9---9-7~~----------------------|
E-------4/6-7-9--------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm................|

E9h11h12h14h16p14p12p11p9----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------12pp10p9---------9h10h12p10p9----------------------------|
G----------------------------------11p9h11--------------11p9p8---------8h9p8-------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------11p9h11-------11p9p7|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo 2 (2 Guitars)

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------14b(16)~~--|------------|---------------------------|
G----------/11-13b(14)-r13p11-------------|--Keyboard--|--9--9-9-9-11-13-\11b(13)-r|

D-----------------------------------------|----Solo----|---------------------------|

A-\7-4------------------------------------|-----1------|---------------------------|
E------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------12-14-16--121416--19~~------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-r11--9-11--\8--8-8-9-11-/11-9-8-9------8--9-----8-9-----------------13h14h16-----|
D------------------------------------11--------11------------13h14h16----------13-1|
A------------------------------------------------------14h16-----------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E~~---------------------------------------12-14-16-14-12---------------------------|
B--------------12-14-16----------12-14-16----------------16-14~~--|----------------|
G-----13-14-16----------13-14-16----------------------------------|----Keyboard----|
D4-16-------------------------------------------------------------|-----Solo-2-----|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harmony Solo (Gtr.1) x6 Harmony Solo (Gtr.2)

E--12-0-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-14-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-11-0-0-12-0-0-----16-0-0-0-0-14-0-0-0-0-|
B---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
G*-------------------------------------------------------*|------------------------|
D*-------------------------------------------------------*|------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-17-0-0-0-0-16-0-0-14-0-0-16-0-0-----19-17-16----17-16--------16------------------|
B-----------------------------------|----------19--------19-17----19-17-16-19-17-16|
G----------------------------------*|----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------*|----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----17-16-------16-----------------------------------------|----------------------|
G-18-------18-17----18-17-14\13----13-14-16-14-13-----------|----------------------|
D-------------------------------16----------------16-14-13--|--------7----6---6----|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|--4-----5----4---4----|
E--------------------------------------------------------------2-------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------|--Chorus--|-------------------------------------------------|

D------7----6---------|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
A--4---5----4---4~~---|----------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm..............................................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/-7|

..................................................................................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------5-4-5-4-2-4---2----|
E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------5---4--|

...........................................................| pm pm

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------6------6-----------------------|
D------7------7----------------------6------6---4-4-4--4-4-4-------7------7--------|
A--5-5-5--5-5-5-------7------7---4-4-4--4-4-4------------------5-5-5--5-5-5------7-|
E-----------------5-5-5--5-5-5-----------------------------------------------5-5-5-|

pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------|

G-----------------------------|--Chorus--|-----------------------------------------|

D-------------6------6--/9~---|----------|-------6---------3----------6------------|
A-----7---4-4-4--4-4-4--/7~---|----------|--4----4----3----1----\4----4----3----6~~|
E-5-5-5-------------------------------------2---------1---------\2---------1----4~~|

pm..| pm..| pm..|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------/6--6--6--6---------------/3--3--3--3---------------/6--6--6--6-----|
A--4--4--4--4--/4--4--4--4--\3--3--3--3--/1--1--1--1--\4--4--4--4--/4--4--4--4--\3-|
E--2--2--2--2---------------\1--1--1--1---------------\2--2--2--2---------------\1-|
E--------------------------------||
B--------------------------------||
G--------------------------------|| end
D--------------------------------||
A-3--3--3--/-6--6--6--6---8-\----||
E-1--1--1--/-4--4--4--4---6-\----||

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Rhythm Guitar during Guitar and Keyboard Solo 1

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--6---------6-------------4-----------4--------------/6-----------6------------/9~|
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--/7~|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm......| pm........| pm........| pm..........| pm........| pm........|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------||
B-------------------------------------------------------------------||
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D--6-----------6------------4-----------4-------------/9--9--6--4---||
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---/7--6--4--2---||
E-------------------------------------------------------------------||

pm.......| pm........| pm........| pm........|

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar and Keyboard Solo 2

E----------------------------------------------------||
B----------------------------------------------------||
G----------------------------------------------------|| end
D----------4----------4--6----4--2----2-----4----4---||
A--7----2--2----6-----2--4----2--0----0-----2----2---||
E--5----0-------4------------------------------------||

Rhythm Guitar during Harmony Solo

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

pm................................| pm................................

E------||
B------||
G------|| end
D------||
A-4\---||
E------||

..|

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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=

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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

T = Tap

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x\ = Pick Slide

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---12--- = Tremolo pick

----/---

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|* *| = repeat from * to *

|* *|

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