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The End of This Chapter

Sonata Arctica
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Song

* SONATA ARCTICA - THE END OF THIS CHAPTER (From the ALBUM: SILENCE) *

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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/T.Kakko

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss

Day tabbed: 12,26.8.2001

email: thetabber@yahoo.se <---- new MAIL!!

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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Tune down 1/2 step!

Verse 2 (at 1:25)

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------|
G--Intro-(1-min.)--|----Verse-1----|---2----------------2---------------------------|
D------------------|--(no-guitar)--|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------/-3-3|
A------------------|---------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------/-3-3|
E--------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-/-1-1|

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

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------/-2------------------------------------------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--/-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------/-3-3-3-3-3|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--/-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------/-3-3-3-3-3|
E-1-1-1-1-1-1-/-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--/-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-/-1-1-1-1-1|

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

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

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

Chorus

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
GA.H.----------|---7----------------------5---\-5--/--7----------------/-10-----\---|
D-10~----------|---7---------7-------3----5---\-5--/--7--------7-------/-10-----\---|
A------8p7-----|---5--5~-----7-------3----3---\-3--/--5---5----7-------/--8-----\---|
E----------8~------5-----5---5--5-7--1-------------/--5-----5--5---5-5--------------|

Verse 3 w/Fill 1

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

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

Bridge

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

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

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------9------------------------|
G---------6-------------------------------------6------------A.H.--8----------------|
D-----5~--6-------6-----5~---3-------6-----5~---6-----6~------6~-----6p5h6---6------|
A-3-3-----4---4-4---4-4------3---3-3---3-3------4-----6~-------------------6----x-\-|
E---------4------------------1------------------4-----4~------------------------x-\-|

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

Chorus (2)

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

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

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------5\-----------3------------------------------------------------|
D-3-3-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\---3~~-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A-1-1-/-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3\---3~~-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-/-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E--------------------------1~~------------------------------------------------------|

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

Guitar Solo 1

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
G-------------------------3--------------------------------|------------------------|
D-7-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5/6-6-6-----------|
A-5-\-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-/-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--------------6-6\5-5-5-|
E---\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-/-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------|

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

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

Guitar Solo 2

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------|----------------------10~--10b(12)r10--8---------12-|
D------------------------------|--------8h10------------------------------8-10~-----|
A-8-\6-6-6-6-6p5h6~---b-(7)~---|---8h10------8b(9)r8--------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Two Guitars:

E------------------------------------------15-13------------------------------------|
B---A.H.------------------------------13----------16-15--16-13------8-6-------------|
G-13-12~-10b(12)-r10~---7-8-7--------------12-10-----------------5-------8-7--8-5--\|
D-----------------------------10--8---10~---------13-12--13-10------5-3-------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------3-------6-5--6-3--\|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3~---|----------------------------8\-------------------------------------8\-------|
D------|-----3-3-----5\----6-6------8\---------------3-3-----5\----6-6-----8\-------|
A-1~---|---------3-3-----4------6-6-6\--------1h3--------3-3-----4-----6-6-6\-3h4p3p|
E---------1-----------------------------1h3h4------1--------------------------------|

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

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------8-----8\-----------------------------8-----8-\----|
D------------------------6-6------8-----8\--------------------6-6------8-----8-\-\--|
A1-----------1-3-4-3\--4------6-6-6-6-6-6\--------1-3-4-3\--4------6-6-6-6-6-6-\-\--|
E--4p3p1-3-4--------------------------------1-3-4--------------------------------\--|

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

Verse 4 (Guitars enters at 4:45)

E---------------|---Gtr.1-----------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------|--pm.....|---------7--------------pm.....|--------10---------------|
D---------------|---5-5-5\----------7---------------8-8-8\---------10---------------|
A-------1-3-4\--|---5-5-5\----------5---------------8-8-8\----------8---------------|
E-1-3-4---------|---3-3-3\----------5---------------6-6-6\----------8---------------|

pm...........| | Gtr.2 (Clean Sound)

               E|---5-----6---------0-----1-----3~--1-----3-----3~--3-----5-----5~--|
               B|-----3-----3---6~----3-----3---------4-----4---------6-----6-------|
               G|-------0-----0---------2-----2---------3-----3---------5-----5-----|
               D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
               A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
               E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (3)

E-------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------|
G------------------7------------------------------10~---------------||---5----------|
D--5-5-5\----------7---------------8-8-8\---------10~---------------||---5-----5----|
A--5-5-5\----------5---------------8-8-8\----------8~---------\-----||---3-----5----|
E--3-3-3\----------5---------------6-6-6\----------8~---------\-----||---3-----3----|

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

E--5-----6---------0-----1-----3~--1-----3-----3~--3-----5-----5~---||
B----3-----3---6~----3-----3---------4-----4---------6-----6--------||
G------0-----0---------2-----2---------3-----3---------5-----5------||
D-------------------------------------------------------------------||
A-------------------------------------------------------------------||
E-------------------------------------------------------------------||

w/Fill 2

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

w/Fill 2

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
G---7--------------------5----/--7-----------------------7-7-7---|*---------------5-|
D---7------7------3------5----/--7-----7-----3-----5-----7-7-7---|*----7-----3----5-|
A---5------7------3------3----/--5-----7-----3-----5-----5-5-5---|-----7-----3----3-|
E---5------5------1-----------/--5-----5-----1-----3-----5-5-5---------5-----1------|

pm....|

E------------------------------------||

B------------------------------------|| Repeat many times and

G---/-7------------------------7----*|| fade out and the piano
D---/-7-----7-----3-----5------7----*|| will end the song
A---/-5-----7-----3-----5------5-----||
E---/-5-----5-----1-----3------5-----||

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Fill 1 Fill 2

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------A.H......|--------|---13--13~-\12--13~--13~--15~--13~--13~----13----12b(|
G--8---------7b(8)r7~---------|*---------------------------------------14----14-----|
D----8-\5-/8----------8---8---|*----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------8-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat many times,

and why not improvise!!

E---------------------||
B13)~-r12----13-12----||
G---------12---------*|| end
D--------------------*||
A---------------------||
E---------------------||

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 1

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

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 2

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/|
D--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------/-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--/|
A--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------/-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--/|
E--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-/-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--/|

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

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

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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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|* *| = repeat from * to *

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