Destruction Preventer

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* SONATA ARCTICA - DESTRUCTION PREVENTER (From the album: ECLIPTICA) *

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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss

Days tabbed: 4,16-17.3.2000

email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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Tune down 1/2 step!

Clean Sound

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G--Keyboard-Intro--|--7-----9-----10-----9------7-----9-----10-----9-------------7-|
D-----(28-Sec.)----|----7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7----8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8--\10-10---|
A------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------9-------7------------10-----9-----7------------/7-----9-----10-----9-----7-|
D-10-10---10-10---10-10-------------------------10--------8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8---|
A-----------------------\8-8----8-8---8-8---8-8----8-8-----------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----9-----10-----9------\6-6------6-6----6-6-----6-6----6-6-----6-6----6-6-----6-|
D-8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8-------7-7-------------7-7------------7-7------------7-7---|
A---------------------------------------7~-------------7~-------------7~-----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

x4 Dist.on

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
G-6-----|*--/7-----7/9-----9/10-----10\9-----9--*|--Keyboard-Riff--|---------------|
D-------|*-----7-7-----7-7------7-7------7-7----*|-----------------|-----------7-/8|
A---7~--|----------------------------------------|-----------------|--x\--/5-8-----|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------x\-----------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------7-\5--------------------------------------7-\5------------------7-|
D-7-5----------7------8-7-5-7-8-------7-8-\7-5-----------7------8-7-5-7-8---\5-8---|
A-----8\7--5-8--------------------5-8----------8-7---5-8---------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm pm pm

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-6-\5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------7-5-----------------6-7-9~~-------------------------------------------------|
D----------8--\7-8-7-5-7-8------------\7-----------8~~------7-----------8~~------7-|
A-------------------------------------\5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~------5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~------5-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Verse 1

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|*-----------------------------------------|
D-----------8~~-------7-----------8~~---|*--7-----------7-7--------------7---------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5~~-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~---|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

x2 Bridge

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------*|-----------------------------------------------|
D---7-7---------------\5----2~~---*|-----------------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-5---\3----0~~----|-----------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

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

Verse 2

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D----------------/10----------------|--7-----------7-7--------------7-----------7-7|
A----------------/8------7---7---7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------5---5---5-------------------------------------------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------\5----2~~---7-----------7-7--------------7-----------7-7------------|
A-5-5-7-8-7-5--\3----0~~---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-5|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Chorus (1)

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

G------------------------------|--Bridge--|----------------------------------------|

D--\-5-----------5-5~~---2~~---|----------|---7---------------------10-------------|
A--\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~~---0~~---|----------|---5----5-------/10-------8---\--8----8-|
E--------------------------------------------------6---6-6-/8----8-------\--6----6-|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---/10---10-------/7-----------7-------------8-----------8------------------------|
A---/8----7---10---/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-----------5------------/10---------|
E-------------8-------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--/8-8-8-8-8-|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
D-----------------/10-----------10-------------------------------------|-------7-8-|
A---10-------------/8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---\8-----8-----7----7~~--|--/5-8-----|
E-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-------------------------------\6-----6-----5----5~~--------------|

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

Guitar Solo 1

E----------------------------/17------/18-17-15------------------------------------|
B-------------------------|----/----------------18-17-15\14-15-17-15-14------------|
G-------------------------|----/----------------------------------------15-14-12---|
D-\7-5-------7\------7\---|----/-------------------------------------------------15|
A------8-7---5\--7\--5\---|--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------5\----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------12-14-15-14-12----------15-14-12----------------12-14-12-------------|
D-14-12-14-15----------------15-14-12----------15-14-12-14-15----------15-14-12-\10|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm....

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G-------14-12-10-----------------------------------------------|--Keyboard-Solo-1--|
D-12-14----------14-12-10--------------------------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------------13-12-10----10-12-13-12-10-----------|-------------------|
E----------------------------------13----------------13-12-\-----------------------|

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

Guitar Solo 2

E--/18-15----------------15-/17-15----------------15-/18-15-------/17-15-----------|
B---------15----------15-----------15----------15-----------15-----------15--------|
G------------15----15-----------------15----15-----------------15-----------15-----|
D---------------17-----------------------17------------------------------------17~-|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo 3

E--------------------------------------------------------------/-22-20-18----------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------22-20-18\|
G-14/15-\12---------------------/14h15p14p12-14~~-------\---|----------------------|
D-----------12----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
A--------------13----/12~~----------------------------------|----------------------|
E-----------------15---------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-17-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----19-17-15\14----------14-15-17-15-14\12----------------------------------------|
D----------------17-15-17-------------------15-14-12\10----------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------13-12-10----------------10-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-12-13----|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------12-14-15-14-12\10----------------------------------------------|
D-------10-12-14/15-------------------14-12-10-------------------------------------|
A-12-13----------------------------------------13-12-10-------------------------10-|
E-------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-12-13-10-12-13----|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------10-12-14-10-12-14-12----------------12-14~~~~-\-|
D----------------10-12-14-10-14-12----------------------15-14-12-14-15-------------|
A-12-13-10-12-13-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...............|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--Keyboard-Solo-2--|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------|--Verse-3--|-------------------------------------|-------------|

G------------------|---with----|-------------------------------------|-------------|

D-/10--------------|--Verse-1--|--3~~---/10--------------------------|--7---7------|
A-/8-----7-----7---|---riff----|--1~~---/8-----7--------------7~~----|--5---5----7-|
E--------5-----5-------(x2)--------------------5--/6-5-3-5----5~~-------5---5----5-|

w/Fill 1

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------/5------------------------------------------------------------/5-----------|
D-------/3--5-3--------------7----------------------7---7-------------/3-----------|
A-7--7-----------5-----8-----5---------------4-5-7--5---5---7--7--7--------5--5--5-|
E-5--5-----------3-----6-----------5-6-5-3-5--------5---5---5--5--5--------3--3--3-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------/15~~|
B--------------------------------Gtr.2:-----------/10~~-----/15~~-----/18~~--------|
G----------------------------------10~~---/12~~------------------------------------|
D--------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--8-----5----------------4--5--7--5-----------------------------------------------|
E--6----------5-6-5-3--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
E---/17~~---/20b(22)~~--\----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------\--|-----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------|--7\----7---8---\5-----------------------------------|
A----------------------------|--5\----5---6---\3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------8---\5----------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-3---5\-----5---6---\3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-------------------------------3\-----3-------------------------------------------|

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

Guitar & Keyboard Harmony Solo 1

E-------------------------------------/17-18-17-15---------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|---------------18-17-15----15-17-18-17-15\14---|
G----------------------------------|------------------------18-------------------15|
D----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

................................|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-14-12--------------------------------------------/14b(15)-r14p12-14~--12h14h15-p-|
D-------15-14-12\11-12-14-12-11----------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------13-12-10-------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------13-12-10----------------------------------|
E---------------------------------/17-18-17-15-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------15~~---------------18-17-15----15-17-18-17-15\14-------|
G14p12-/14--12-----------14-----------------------------18-------------------15-14-|
D--------------15-14-/15-----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-|
G-12--------------------------------------------/14b(15)-r14\-12h14----14-15-17----|
D----15-14-12\11-12-14-12-11-------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------13-12-10----------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------13-12-10-------------------------------------|

Guitar & Keyboard Harmony Solo 2

E-------15-/18-17-15----------------15p10----10-13p10----10-12p10----10-13p10----10|
B-17-18--------------18-17-15-\--|--------10----------10----------10----------10---|
G--------------------------------|*------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|*------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-\10p5---5-8p5---5-7p5---5-8p5---5--8p3---3-/7~~-/13p8---8-/12~~--/15p11----11-13p|
B-------5-------5-------5-------5--------3--------------8-----------------11-------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E11----11-/15-17-18~~------/18p11----11-17p11----11-/18-20-20b(22)~~--(22)r20-18-20|
B---11------------------|---------11----------11-----------------------------------|
G----------------------*|----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------*|----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Clean Sound (with Chorus

E~-18h20p18p17-18-17h18p17p15-17-15h17p15p13~~-----\----------------1--------------|
B----------------------------------------------------\---|------3--------3-------3-|
G--------------------------------------------------------|----2---2----2---2---3---|
D--------------------------------------------------------|--0----------------0-----|
A--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

effect)

E---0----------------1---------------0----------------1---------------0------------|
B-------3--------3-------3-------3-------3--------3-------2-------3-------3--------|
G-3---3---3----2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3----2---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----0|
D------------0---------------0----------------0---------------0--------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------\3--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---0-1--0-------------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0----------|
B-1---------1-------|----------------------------------------1-------------1-------|
G-------------------|------3----3--------3----3---------0------0------0------0-----|
D-------------2~~---|----3--------3----3--------3-----2-------------2--------------|
A-------------------|--1-------------1-------------/3-------------3-------------\1-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----0-------------0--------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----|
B-------------------------------------1--------1---1-------------------------------|
G---3----3--------3----3---------0------0----0-------0-------3----3--------3----3--|
D-3--------3----3--------3-----2---------------------------3--------3----3--------3|
A-------------1-------------/3-------------3------------\1-------------1-----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (2)

E---------0-------------0-----------Dist.on----------------------------------------|
B------------1-------------1--------------------------------|----------------------|
G-------0------0------0------0------------------------------|----------------------|
D-----2-------------2--------------------------------5~~----|--7--------------/10--|
A--/3-------------3--------------------------\8~~----3~~----|--5----5----10---/8---|
E--------------------------------------------\6~~-------------------6----8---------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------10----10-------/7-----------7-------------8-------------8------------|
A--\8----8----8-----7---10---/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-------------5------------|
E--\6----6--------------8-------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------10-----------10----------------------------------------|
A-10----------10-------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8--\8-----------8------------|
E--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8------------------------------\6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-|

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

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

G---------------------------------------|--Chorus-(1)--|---------------------------|

D---------------------------------------|--------------|------7-8--7-5-----------7-|
A--8-----------8-------------\7----7----|--------------|--5-8----------8-7---5-8---|
E--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--\5----5-----------------------------------------------|

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

Clean Sound

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
B---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------3---|
G---------------------------------------------------|--Total-Silence--|----------3-|
D-8--7-5-----------7-8--7-5-------7\--------7-7\----|----(18-Sec.)----|------------|
A--------8-7---5-8----------8-7---5\--------5-5\----|-----------------|------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------|

E-----6-----------------------------------------3---------6---------------------3~~|
B-------6---------8-------------10----------------3---------6----------------4-----|
G-------------------8--------------10---------------3---------------------3--------|
D---------8-----------8---------------10----------------------8--------5-----------|
A-----------/8-6--------/10-8------------8----------------------8--\6--------------|
E--6-------------------------------------------\3---------6------------------------|
E~~-----||
B-------||
G-------|| end
D-------||
A-------||
E-------||

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Fill 1

E--------------------------------------------------------------||
B--------------------------------------------------------------||
G--------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D--------/7----------------------------------------------------||
A--5-7-8----7~~---7-8--10-7-------------------4--5--7--5~~-----||
E----------------------------------5-6-5-3-5-------------------||

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 1

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|

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

E---------||
B---------||
G---------|| end
D---------||
A-5-5-5-\-||
E---------||

......|

Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo 1

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
E-\8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------|

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

E-----------------||
B-----------------||
G-----------------|| end
D-----------------||
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\-||
E-----------------||

..............|

Rhytym Guitar during Guitar Solo 2

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E-\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8h10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A-10-\8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---||
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

.............................................................................|

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 3

E---------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------------|| end
D--7-7-7\----7-7\---7-7-7\---5~~---2~~--||
A--5-5-5\----5-5\---5-5-5\---3~~---0~~--||
E---------------------------------------||

Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo 2

E---------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------------|| end
D--7-7-7\----7-7\---7-7-7\---5~~---2~~--||
A--5-5-5\----5-5\---5-5-5\---3~~---0~~--||
E---------------------------------------||

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar & Keyboard Harmony Solo 1 x2

E----------------------------------------------------------------||
B----------------------------------------------------------------||
G*--------------------------------------------------------------*|| end
D*-------------------------------------------------------/7~~---*||
A---7----------------------------------------------------/5~~----||
E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------||

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

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar & Keyboard Harmony Solo 2

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D--7-------------5-----8----8-8---\-7---------------5-----8----8-8----8----8-8~~--||
A--5----7----5---3-----6----6-6---\-5-----7-----5---3-----6----6-6----6----6-6~~--||
E-------5----3----------------------------5-----3---------------------------------||

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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=

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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend