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Cold Winter Nights

Stratovarius
Tab

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Song

Location: Season of Change - http://www.sci.fi/~jnevala/stratovarius/

Cold Winter Nights

by Stratovarius

from "Destiny"

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Tabbed by: Fredrik Olsson

e-mail: fredrik.olsson@mbox329.swipnet.se

Tune 1/2 step down

Intro:

1 st guitar

A-string muted

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x2

D:-7--9--10-12--14--15-14--12--9-7--6---7--9--10-12--14--15-17--15--14-12--10--9----------
A:--00-00--0--00--00--0--00--00-0-00-----00-00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00-----------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd guitar

A-string muted

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-10--12--14-15--17--19-17--15--14-12--10-9--10--12--14-15--17--19-21--19--17-15--14--12-
A:---00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--0-----00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00---

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:--------------------

B:--------------------

G:--------------------

D:-10----10-9-10-8\---
A:-8------------------

E:--------------------

1st verse

Summer's gone...

e:---------------------------------------

B:---------------------------------------

G:--------------------------------------- x4

D:--------------------------10-9-10-8\-(not last time)
A:-7-7-7-7-7-7-7...----------------------
E:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5...----------------------

I'm lightning...

e:---------------------

B:---------------------

G:---------------------

D:-------------2-------
A:-3---5---3---2---5---
E:-1---3---1---0---3---

chorus

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:----5--------------5--9------------------------------------5--------------2--
A:-7--3--5--7--5--3--3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------7--3--5--5--5--3--2--
E:-5-----3--5--3--1-----------------------------10-18-7---5-----3--7--3--1--0--

1st guitar

A-string muted

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-7--9--10-12--14--15-14--12-9--7-6---7--9--10-12--14--15-17--15--14-12--10--9-----------
A:--00-00--0--00--00--0--00--0-00-------00-00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd guitar

A-string muted

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-10--12--14-15--17--19-17--15--14-12--10-9--10--12--14-15--17--19-21--19--17-15--14--12-
A:---00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--0-----00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00---

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:--------------------

B:--------------------

G:--------------------

D:-10----10-9-10-8\---
A:-8------------------

E:--------------------

2nd verse

And in the morning...

e:---------------------------------------

B:---------------------------------------

G:--------------------------------------- x4

D:--------------------------10-9-10-8\-(not last time)
A:-7-7-7-7-7-7-7...----------------------
E:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5...----------------------

I'm lightning...

e:---------------------

B:---------------------

G:---------------------

D:-------------2-------
A:-3---5---3---2---5---
E:-1---3---1---0---3---

chorus

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:----5--------------5--9------------------------------------5--------------2--
A:-7--3--5--7--5--3--3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------7--3--5--5--5--3--2--
E:-5-----3--5--3--1-----------------------------10-18-7---5-----3--7--3--1--0--

1st guitar

A-string muted

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-7--9--10-12--14--15-14--12-9--7-6---7--9--10-12--14--15-17--15--14-12--10--9-----------
A:--00-00--0--00--00--0--00--0-00-------00-00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd guitar

A-string muted

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-10--12--14-15--17--19-17--15--14-12--10-9--10--12--14-15--17--19-21--19--17-15--14--12-
A:---00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--0-----00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00---

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

solo

e:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:-12--12-12-12-12-12-12--------15--14-14-12-12---------------------------------------
G:-------------------------14-12----------------14-14-12-12-11-11-9-9-----------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-11-11-9-9-

A:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(this is my own improvisation)

e:--------------------------------------9----12-
B:---------------10---------------10-12---10----
G:-------9-11-12----12-11-9-11-12---------------   keyboard solo..
D:-11-12----------------------------------------

A:----------------------------------------------

E:----------------------------------------------

2nd guitar

e:-------------------------

B:-------------------------

G:-------------------------

D:-4-----4-----------7--9--
A:-2--5--2--5--7--3--5--7--
E:----3-----3--5--1--------

2nd solo

1 st guitar

e:-5-00-7-8-00-10-12-00-13-12-00-10-8-00-7-5-00-4-5-00-4-5-0-7-0--------

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------

D:----------------------------------------------------------------------

A:----------------------------------------------------------------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------

x4

e:-5-00-7-8-00-10-12-00-13-15-00-13-12-00-10-8-00-7-5-0-4-0-5-----------

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------

D:----------------------------------------------------------------------

A:----------------------------------------------------------------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd guitar

e:-8-00-10-12-00-13-15-00-17-15-00-13-12-00-10-8-00-7-5-00-4-5-0-7-0----

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------

D:----------------------------------------------------------------------

A:----------------------------------------------------------------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------

x3

e:-8-00-10-12-00-13-15-00-17-19-00-17-15-00-13-12-00-10-8-00-7-8-0-10-0-

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------

D:----------------------------------------------------------------------

A:----------------------------------------------------------------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------

1st guitar

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------

B:---------------------------------------------8------------------------
G:--------7-9-10-9-7-5------------------7-9-10---10-9-7-----------------
D:-7-9-10--------------10-9-7-5--7-9-10-----------------10-9------------         x2

A:----------------------------------------------------------------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd guitar

e:------------------------------

B:------------------------------

G:------------------------------

D:----------2------------2------
A:-7--5--3--2---7--5--3--2------
E:-5--3--1--0---5--3--1--0------

chorus

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:----5--------------5--9------------------------------------5--------------2--
A:-7--3--5--7--5--3--3--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------7--3--5--5--5--3--2--
E:-5-----3--5--3--1-----------------------------10-18-7---5-----3--7--3--1--0--

1 st guitar

A-string muted

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-7--9--10-12--14--15-14--12-9--7-6---7--9--10-12--14--15-17--15--14-12--10--9-----------
A:--00-00--0--00--00--0--00--0-00-------00-00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd guitar x3

A-string muted

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-10--12--14-15--17--19-17--15--14-12--10-9--10--12--14-15--17--19-21--19--17-15--14--12-
A:---00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--0-----00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00--0--00--00---

E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:--------------------------------------------------------------

B:--------------------------------------------------------------

G:--------------------------------------------------------------

D:-3--10--------------------------------------------------------
A:-1--8(3)---------------------------------------3-3-2-2--------
E:-----(1)-----5-5-4-4-5--5-5-4-4-5--5-5-4-4-5-5---------3-3-5--

e:--------------------------------------------------------------

B:--------------------------------------------------------------

G:--------------------------------------------------------------

D:--------------------------------------------------------------

A:-----------------------------------3-3-2-2--------------------
E:-5-5-4-4-5--5-5-4-4-5--5-5-4-4-5-5---------3-3-5--------------

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