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Sonata Arctica
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* SONATA ARCTICA - UNOPENED (From the album: ECLIPTICA) *

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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss

Day tabbed: 19.2.2000

email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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Tune down 1/2 step!

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

G--Keyboard-Intro--|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D-----(2-sec)------|--4--/-7---------/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---4-4----------/7-7----------|
A------------------|--2--/-5---\-5---/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-2-2--/5-5-5-5-5-5-\|
E------------------------------\-3------------------------------------------------\|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------/9-9----------\-4-4----------/7-7------------------------/9-9-------|
A-5-5----------/7-7-7-7-7-7--\-2-2-2-2-2-2--/5-5-5-5-5-5--\5-5----------/7-7-7-7-7-|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------\3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|

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

Verse 1

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------/6---7~~---|*-------------------------------------------|
D-----/-5-4-2--------------/4---5~~---|*--4-------------------2------2--/7---------|
A-7-----------5-4-2-------------------|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--\0-0-0--0-0-0--/5-5-5-5-5-|
E-------------------5-3-2----------------------------------------------------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------/4-------------------2------2--/7-------------------11----|
A-5-5-5-------5------5---/2-2-2-2-2-2-2--/0-0-0--0-0-0--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--/9-9-9---9-|
E--------\3-3-3--3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---11--\4-------------------2------2--/7------------------------------------------|
A-9-9---\2-2-2-2-2-2-2--\0-0-0--0-0-0--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------5------5---2-----------|
E------------------------------------------------------\3-3-3--3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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

____________ _____________

|1. |2. | Bridge

E------------|------------|-------------||-----------------------------------------|
B------------|------------|-------------||-----------------------------------------|
G------------|-----------*|-------------||-----------------------------------------|
D------------|------/2---*|------/4-~~--||---------------------4-------7-----------|
A------------|--4---/0----|--4---/1~~---||---7-x-5----7-x-5----2-/-4-/-5---7-x-5---|
E-0-0-0-0-0--|--2---------|--2----------||---5-x-3----5-x-3----------------5-x-3---|

..........|

Chorus

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------|*-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------|*--4---------7---\2----4--------------------------------------|
A-7-x-5---4----7\---|---2---\5----5---\0----2---\5---------------------------------|
E-5-x-3---2----5\-----------\3------------------\3---\2-3-2-0--2-3-2-0--2-3-2-0--2-|

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

x2 Guitar Solo

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------|-----------------|--------------12~~----/14-14b(15)-r14-/15-14----------|
G--------*|--Keyboard-Solo--|----------11----------------------------------11~-----|
D--------*|-----------------|--/9--12------------------------------------------14~-|
A---------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E-3-2-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

......|

T T T

E---------------10/12-/19p17p14p12-19p17p14p12-19p17p14p12\10----------------------|
B------------12-----------------------------------------------12-------------------|
G---------11-----------------------------------------------------11----------------|
D------12-----------------------------------------------------------12~~~-\11-12-14|
A--\14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3 Guitars:

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------12-14-15-14-12-----/14--12--------|---10~~---\8~----/10-12--10h|
G-11-12-14-11-12-14----------------14-----------14~~--|---11~~---\9~----/11-12--11h|
D-----------------------------------------------------|----7--------------9--------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|----5------7-------7--------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------5----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B12p10p8---7--/11~~-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G12p11p9---7--/11~~--11/12\11-9-------------------|--------------------------------|
D--------------11---------------12-11-9-----------|--4\---4--4\----4~---4--4\---4--|
A--------------9------------------------12-10-9\--|--2\---2--2\----2~---2--2\---2--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-4-/-7-------/9---9---9---9-----9------9---9---9---9-----9---\4----2--------------|
A-2-/-5---5-5-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---\2----0---5-----5----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------3-----3----|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
D------------|--5--------5----------9-----9----\5--------5--------/7-----7---|--4-4|
A-5/7----7\--|--3----3-3-3-----3-3--7-----7----\3----3-3-3----3-3-/5-----5---|--2-2|
E-3/5----5\-------------------------0-----0----------------------------------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------/7-7------------------------/9-9----------\4-4----------/7-7------------|
A-2-2-2-2--/5-5-5-5-5-5--\5-5----------/7-7-7-7-7-7--\2-2-2-2-2-2--/5-5-5-5-5-5--\5|
E------------------------\3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------\3|

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

Outro (

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------/8-7-5-----------------------------|----------|--------|
G----------------------------------7-6-4\3---------------------|--Bridge--|*-------|
D------------/9-9--------------------------5-4-2---------------|----------|*--4----|
A-5----------/7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------5-4-2---------|----------|---2---\|
E-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------5-3-2----------------------\|

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

Chorus)

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

G-------------------------------------------------------------*|| Repeat and

D-----7---\2---/4---------------------------------------------*|| Fade out
A-5---5---\0---/2---\5-----------------------------------------||
E-3-----------------\3---\2-3-2-0--2-3-2-0--2-3-2-0--2-3-2-0---||

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

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Rhythm Guitar during Keyoard Solo x2

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------||
G*-------------------------------------------------*|-----------------------|| end
D*--9----------------------\4----------------------*|--5---4-\2--/7----7----||
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--3---2-\0--/5----5----||
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------||

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

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--4---4---4---4-----4-4--\2---2---2---2-----2-2--/4---4---4---4-----4-4--\2---2---|
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--\0-0-0-0-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E-----------------||
B-----------------||
G-----------------|| end
D-2---2-----2-2---||
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
E-----------------||

pm pm..|

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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

T = Tap

\ = 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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