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San Sebastian Revisited

Sonata Arctica
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* SONATA ARCTICA - SAN SEBASTIAN (REVISITED, from the Album: SILENCE) *

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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/T.Kakko

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss

Days tabbed: 25.12.2001

Homepage: http://www.metalprovider.com/thedarktower/enter.htm

email: thetabber@yahoo.se

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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Tune down 1/2 step!

Keyboard Intro arranged for Guitar 1

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

..........................................| Intro (Guitar 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---------------------------------------------|*-------6--------------7---------7--|
D---------------------------------------------|*--4----6----7----2----7----4----7--|
A---------------------------------------------|---4----4----7----2----5----4----5--|
E-------------------------------------------------2---------5----0---------2-------|

(end Intro) Verse 1

E-------x2-||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------*||*------------------------------------/-6-6----------------------------|
D---2~----*||*--4---------------------------------/-6-6----------------------------|
A---2~-----||---4---------------------------------/-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-----4------|
E---0~-----||---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------7-5---7-5-4|

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

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

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

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

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

___________________ _________________

|1. |2. | Bridge (1)

E----|-------------------|-----------------||---------------------------------------|
B----|-------------------|---------9--9~---||---------------------------------------|
G----|-9--------9--9~~--*|--9------9--9~---||--7-----------------7-----7-----/-6----|
D----|-9--------9--9~~--*|--9------9--9~---||--7-----------------7-----7-----/-4-4-4|
A----|-7--------7--7~~---|--7---77-7--7~---||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
E-7--|---\10-9-----------|-----------------||---------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

Chorus (1)

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

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

x2 Verse 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Guitar & Keyboard Interlude

E------------------------------------13p10----10h13p10----10h13p10----/15p13----/17|
B---9--9~--|----------|----------|---------10----------10----------10--------12----|
G---9--9~--|--Bridge--|--Chorus--|*------------------------------------------------|
D---9--9~--|----------|----------|*------------------------------------------------|
A7--7--7~--|----------|----------|-------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ep13----13h17p13----13h17p13----13h17-15-13-------/13p10----10h13p10----10h13p10---|
B----13----------13----------13-------------17-15--------11----------11----------11|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-/15p10----/17p13----13h17p13----13h17p12----12h17p12----/-17p13----13h17p13----13|
B--------11--------13----------13----------14----------14---------15----------13---|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eh17p13----\15p12----/20p17----17h20p17----17h20p17----17h20-18-17-------\-13p10---|
B-------15--------13--------18----------18----------18-------------20-18---------11|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

_____________ ________

|1. |2. Two

E10h13p10----\12p9----9h12p9----9h12p9-/10------------------|-------------|---Gtrs.|

B---------11-------10--------10------------8-10-8-----------|-/10h12h14---|--/11---|
G-------------------------------------------------\10h12h14-|------------*|--------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|------------*|--------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|---\6---|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------|

______________________

| Guitar Solo

E18-15-----------------||---17p0-0-0-15p0-0-0-13p0-0-0-/18p0-17p0-15p0-13p0-17p0-15|
B-----16-15-14-15-17~--||-Gtr.1----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|
D8--5------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|
A------6--5~-4~-5~-7~--||----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|

| Gtr.2 |

                       E|--13p-0-0-0-12p0-0-0-10p0-0-0-/15p0-13p0-12p0-10p0-13p0-12|
                       B|----------------------------------------------------------|
                       G|----------------------------------------------------------|
                       D|----------------------------------------------------------|
                       A|----------------------------------------------------------|
                       E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ep0-13p0-12p0-15p0-13p0-12p0--------------------18-------18-20----18-20-22-20-18---|
B----------------------------/18-20-22-18-20-22----20-22-------22----------------22|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

Ep0-10p0--9p0-12p0-10p0-9p0---------------------15-------15-17----15-17-18-17-15---|
B----------------------------/15-17-18-15-17-18----17-18-------18----------------18|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Harmony So

E----------------------------------------------------|--------------------18-20-18-|
B-20-18\17----------17-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|
G----------19-18-19----19-18-\15-14----------14~~----|--Keyboard-Solo--|-----------|
D-----------------------------------17-15-14---------|-----------------|-----------|
A----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|
E----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|

E---------------------------------------------------||
B-17-15\14----------14------------------------------||
G----------15-14-15----15-14-\12--------------------|| end
D--------------------------------15-14-12\11-14~~---||
A---------------------------------------------------||
E---------------------------------------------------||

lo

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

Two Guitars: (Gtr.2 = Keyboards)

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

B-17-18-20-18\17/18-17-15-17-15-17-15-14-15-17-15-17-18-15-17-18-17\15/17-15-16-/20|

G-------------------------------17-15-14-15-17-------------------------------17----|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-17-15-------------------17-18-20/22\20-18-17-------------------------------------|
B-18-17-18-17-15-17-18/20-18-20-22/23\22-20-18-20-18-17-18~---|--------------------|
G-------19-17-15-17-19/21----------------------21-19-18-19~---|--8~----------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|--8~------8-\--7-7--|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|--6~------8-\--7-7--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------6-\--5-5--|

Chorus (2)

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--Verse-3--|----------|--------------|--------------------------------------------|
G---same----|--Bridge--|--Drum-Fills--|*---------7---------/-10---8---/-12---8--/--|
D----as-----|----------|--------------|*---5-----7-----8---/-10---8---/-12---8--/--|
A--Verse-1--|----------|--------------|----5-----5-----8---/--8---6---/-10---6--/--|
E------------------------------------------3-----------6---/--8-------/-10------/--|

x4

E--------------------------||
B-------|------------------||
G-10~--*|------------------|| end
D-10~--*|---5~~-------\----||
A--8~---|---5~~-------\----||
E--8~-------3~~-------\----||

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar & Keyboard Interlude at (2:25)

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7~---9-/-10~---------5~----6~----7~---9-/-10~----------------------------/-8~---|
D--7~---9-/-10~---8~----5~----7~----7~---9-/-10~---8~---7~------------------/-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*--2-----------------------------------------------/-7----------------------------|
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------6~--7~-\-3~--/--8~------7~-----------6~--7~-\-3~--/-8~------7~~---|| end
D--5~--7~--7~-\-3~--/--8~--7~--7~-\-4-/-5~--7~--7~-\-3~--/-8~--7~--7~~---||
A--5~--4~--5~-\-1~--/--6~--7~--5~-\-5-/-5~--4~--5~-\-1~--/-6~--7~--5~~---||
E--3~----------------------5~-----\-2-/-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

--------

--------

---12--- = Tremolo pick

----/---

----/---

----/---

---.---

--12--- = Staccato

-------

-------

-------

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|* *| = repeat from * to *

|* *|

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