Babylon

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Song

STRATOVARIUS - BABYLON (From Episode)

Music&Words: Timo Tolkki

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss

email: nbjbuss@hotmail.com

Tune Down 1/2 step!

Intro (Drums & Effects)

Verse 1 x2

E------------------------------------------------------------------7(----8)----7)----8)---|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|--7)----7(----7(----7(---|
G-------------------------------10-10-7-7-9-9-------------------|*-9(----9)----9)----9)--*|
D------------------------6-7-9----------------9-9-7-7-6---------|*-9)----9(----9(----9(--*|
A----------------6-7---8--------------------------------8-2~----|--7(----7)----7)----7)---|
E-0---1-4-5-7--8------------------------------------------0~-------0)----0(----0(----0(---|

Fill 1 Bridge

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G--10-10-7-7-9-9--------------|-----------------------------------10-10-7-7-9-9-----------|
D----------------9-9-7-7-6----|-7---9--9/10\9-9-9-9/10\9---7---9----------------9-9-7-7-6-|
A--------------------------8--|-5---7--7/8-\7-7-7-7/8-\7---5---7--------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------|

Chorus x2

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|
G-----|*--------------------------------10-10-7-7-9-9--------------*|--Verse-2--|--Fill-1-|
D-----|*-------------------------6-7-9----------------9-9-7-7-6----*|-----------|---------|
A--8--|--------------------7---8--------------------------------8---|-----------|---------|
E--------0--1-4-5-7----8-6----------------------------------------------------------------|

Acoustic Guitar

E---------------------------------------------0---------------0---------------0-----------|
B----------|----------|------------|--------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1---------|
G--Bridge--|--Chorus--|------------|*-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D----------|----------|------------|*---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-|
A----------|----------|---7~-------|--0---------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------5~--------------------------3---------------1----------------1--|

x3 Guitar Solo T

E---0------------------------0---------------0------------------------------12-13-16---19-|
B-----------0-----|--------1---1-----------1---1-----------|--15b(17)--r15----------------|
G-2-------2------*|------2-------2-------2-------2---------|------------------------------|
D-------2--------*|----2-----------2---2-----------2-------|------------------------------|
A-----------------|--0-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E-----3------------------------------3---------------1~-----------------------------------|
E-16-13-12-12b(13)---r12---12-10---------------10-12---10--------------10-12--10----------|
B--------------------------------13-12---12-13------------13-12--12-13-----------13-12-10-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10-12-13----13-12-10--------10-12-13--12-10--------------10-12--10-------------Trem.bar-|
G----------------------13--13-----------------13-10--10-13-----------13--10-9h10p9\-------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------15b(17)--17--r15-/21-------------13-12-12---13--------15-17--------17-|
B-----------------|-----------------------15-14~--10-----------------14-17------17--17----|
G--Keyboard-Solo--|------------------------------------------------14-------------14------|
D-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E18-17-15----------------------15-17-18-17-15---------------------------------------------|
B---------18-17-15----15-17-18----------------18-17-15-17-18-17-15------------------------|
G------------------18----------------------------------------------18-15-14----------14-15|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------17-15-17------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G18-15-14----------------------------14-15-14----------------------------------14-15-14---|
D---------17-15-14----------14-15-17----------17-15-14----------------14-15-17----------17|
A------------------17-16-17----------------------------17-16-19-17-16---------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------15-17-15----------------------15-17-b(20)|
B---------------------------------------15-17-18----------18-17-15-14-15-17-18------------|
G14-15-18-15-14----14-15-18-15-14-15-18---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------17------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

end Solos

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-Keyboard-Solo-|-------------10-10-7-7-9-9--------------|--Chorus--(repeat-and-fade-out-)|
D---------------|---------------------------9-9-7-7-6----|--------------------------------|
A---------------|-------------------------------------8--|--------------------------------|
E------------------0~---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar During Solos x2

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

D-----------------------------------------Trem.bar--|-------------------------------------|

A--2-2-----2-----2-----3--2-2-----2-----2-----2\----|--4-4-----4-----4-----5---4-4-----4--|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0\-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3---2-2-2-2-2-2|

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

x2 x2

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D------------|-------------------------------------------------|--5-5-----5-----5-----6---|
A---4-----2--|--7-7-----7-----7-----8---7-7-----7-----7-----5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4---|
E-2-2-2-2-0-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----------------------------|

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

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D--5-5-----5-----5-----3----|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1----|
E---------------------------|

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

TABLAURE EXPLANATION

======================

pm..| = Palm mute

p = Pull off

h = Hammer on

b() = bend

/ = Slide up

\ = Slide down

~~~~ = vibrato

| |

|* *| = repeat from * to *