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San Sebastian

Sonata Arctica
Tab
★4.3(4)

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Bass2

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Song

* SONATA ARCTICA - SAN SEBASTIAN (From the EP: SUCCESSOR) *

***********************************************************

Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/T.Kakko

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss

Days tabbed: 18-19.8.2000

email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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Tune down 1/2 step!

Intro (Gtr.1 & Keyboards)

E--14~----14--12-\11-h12p11--------------12-/-17-16~-\14-16-17-16-14~-16-17~-16-14~|
B------14-------------------14-12-\10-14-------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Two Guitars*

E--16-17-16-14-----------14-16-\14-----14--12-11--------------12-/-21-19~--17-19-21|
B--------------\-17-17~-------------14-----------14-12-\10-14---*(-22-21~--19-21-22|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(*=Gtr.2 is actually the keyboard)

Intro (Gtr.2)

E-19-17~-19-21~-19-17~-19-21-19-17-/-19-19~----------------------------------------|
B-21-19~-21-22~-21-19~-21-22-21-19-/-21-21~-)--|-----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|-------6---------9---9--9-\-7---7--|
A----------------------------------------------|--4----4----7----7---7--7-\-5---5--|
E-------------------------------------------------2---------5----------------------|

(end Intro)

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D-/11--11-\-7---7---9---9--9--------6---------9---9--9--\--7--/-11--\-7----9~~----||
A-/9---9--\-5---5---7---7--7-\-4----4----7----7---7--7--\--5--/-9---\-5----7~~----||
E----------------------------\-2---------5----------------------------------------||

Verse 1

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------/-6-------------------------------------------|
A--4---------------------------------/-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-\-4-------|
E--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------\-2-2-2-2-|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bridge (1)

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

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------/11-------------9-------9------------------------------------|
D-------9-------9-----/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\-7-------------7-------7------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Chorus

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

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

x2 Verse 2

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------*|--------------------------------------|
D---------9~---7~--/-11~--\-7~--/-9~---9~--*|------------------------------------/-|
A--\-7~---7~---5~--/-9~---\-5~--/-7~---7~---|--4---------------------------------/-|
E--\-5~----------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-------------6-------6-----------------------------------/-6-------------6------|
A-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|
E-----------------------------\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-----/-7-------------7-------7-----------------------------------/-4------------|
A-4-4-4-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-\-7-------------7-------7-----/-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E-------------------------------------\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-4-------4-----------------------------------------------------/-6-------------6--|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/-7-5-4---7-4-----\-4-------------4-------4-----/-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
E-----------------------5-----5-4-\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|

pm....| pm..| pm..........| pm..........| pm....| pm..| pm...........| p

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----6-----------------------------------/-6-------------6-------6------7~--------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-\-4-------------4-------4-----/-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5~---7~---|
E-----------\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------5~---|

m...| pm..| pm..........| pm....| pm..| pm..........| pm....| pm..|

Bridge (2)

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

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------/-11------------9-------9------------------------------------|
D-------9-------9-----/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\-7-------------7-------7------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

Guitar & Keyboard Interlude

E----------------13p10----10h13p10----10h13p10----15p12----17p13----13h17p13----13h|
B------------|---------10----------10----------10-------13-------13----------13----|

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

D------------|*--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E17p13----13h17-15-13-------/13p10----10h13p10----10h13p10----15p10----/17p13----13|
B------13-------------17-15--------11----------11----------11-------11--------13---|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eh17p13----13h17p12----12h17p12----/17p13----13h17p13----13h17p13----15p12----20p17|
B-------13----------14----------14--------15----------15----------15-------13------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----17h20p17----17h20p17----17h20-18-17-------\13p10----10h13p10----12p9----9h12p9|
B-18----------18----------18-------------20-18--------11----------11------10-------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

___________ ___________________________________

|1. |2. | Gu

E----9h12p9/10----------------|-/5h7h9~---|-------/18-15----------------------||--/|
B-10-----------8-10-8-\6h8h10-|-----------|-/-11~--------16~-15~-14~-15~-17~--||---|
G-----------------------------|----------*|-----------------------------------||---|
D-----------------------------|----------*|-----------------------------------||---|
A-----------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------||---|
E-----------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------||---|

itar Solo

E17p0-0-0-15p0-0-0-13p0-0-12p0-0-12p0-0-13p0-0-12p0-0-10p0-0-0-9p0-0-0-10p0-0-0-12p|

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-0-13p0-0-15p0-0-/17p13----------------------------------15-17-18-17-17-17~--18-|
B--------------------------15----------------------15-17-18------------------------|
G-----------------------------14----------14-16-18---------------------------------|
D--------------------------------15----15------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------17---------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E17-15-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------18-17-15\14/15------------------------------------------------|-------------|
G---------------------15-14-12----------------12-14-15-14-15---------|--Keyboard-So|
D------------------------------15-14-12-14-15----------------15-14~~-|-------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harmony Solo

E-------18-20-18-17/18\17-15-17-15----------------15-17-18-15-17-18-17\15/17-15-13-|
B----|-----------------------------18-17-15-17-18----------------------------------|
Glo--|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-15-13----------------13-15-17-13-15-17-15\13/15-13-11-13-11-------------13-15-17/|
B-------17-15-14-15-17----------------------------------------15-14-15-17----------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Two Guitars: (Gtr.2 = Keyboards)

E18\17-15-17-15-13~-/-17-18-17-15\13/15-17~~-/-18-20-18-17/18\17-15-17-15----------|
B-------------------/-18-20-18-17\15/17-18~~-/-20-22-20-18/20\18-17-18-17-18-17-15-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------19-17-15-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------15-17-18-15-17-18-17\15/17-15-13-15-13----------------13-15-17-13-15-17-15\|

B-17-18-17-18-20-17-18-20-18\17/18-17-15-17-15-17-15-14-15-17-15-17-18-15-17-18-17\|

G-17-19----------------------------------------17-15-14-15-17----------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E13/15-13----/18-17-15-------------------17-18-20/22\20-18-17----------------------|
B15/17-15-16-/20-18-17-18-17-15-17-18/20-18-20-22/23\22-20-18-20-18-17-18~---|-----|
G---------17-----------19-17-15-17-19/21----------------------21-19-18-19~---|-----|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--8~-|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--6~-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----/-9--9--|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--8-/-7--7--|------------------------------/-6-------------6-------6--------------|
A--6---------|--4-------------4-------4-----/-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-\-4------|
E---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------\-2-2-2-2|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chorus (2) x4

E----------------------<5>~~~------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|*------------------------------------------------*|
D-------------------------------|*-------7~--------10~--\--8~--/-12~---8~---10~---*|
A-7-5-4-5\----7-----------------|---5~---5~---8~----8~--\--6~--/-10~---6~----8~----|
E----------------0~-----------------3~--------6~-----------------------------------|
E--------------------||
B--------------------||
G--------------------|| end
D--------------------||
A-\--5~~----~---~----||
E-\--3~~----~---~----||

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Rhythm Guitar during Guitar & Keyboard Interlude at (2:28)

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7~---9-/-10~---------5~----7~----7~---9-/-10~----------------------------/-8~--8|
A--5~---7-/-8~----8~----3~----4~----5~---7-/-8~----8~---7~---5--------------/-6~---|
E-----------------6~-------------------------------6~---5~-----3-5-3-\1h3h5--------|
E------------------||
B------------------||
G------------------|| end
D-5----------------||
A---6-5~-4~-5~-7~--||
E------------------||

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo & Keyboard Solo

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*--2-----------------------------------------------/-7----------------------------|
A---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

x2

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

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

Rhythm Guitar during Harmony Solo

E---------------------------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D------7~--7~-\-3~--/--8~------7~--------7~--7~-\-3~--/-8~------7~~---||
A--5~--4~--5~-\-1~--/--6~--7~--5~--\-5~--4~--5~-\-1~--/-6~--7~--5~~---||
E--3~----------------------5~------\-3~---------------------5~--------||

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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

x\ = Pick Slide

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--------

---12--- = Tremolo pick

----/---

----/---

----/---

---.---

--12--- = Staccato

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-------

-------

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|* *| = repeat from * to *

|* *|

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