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Song
Distant skies
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By Stratovarius
Tabbed by Sami Rikala
email=rikala@pp.qnet.fi
From album 4th Dimension
Intro
2x
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--2-----------------------3--2------------------------------------------------------------| |--------5--3--1---0--1--0----------5--3--1---/5--3--1--0-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------3---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| P.m--> |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------5----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------3--3-----5----5--------------------------------| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----1--3--3----3--------------------------------| |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------1----------------------------------------|
1st verse
2x
|-----------------|<-------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|<-------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|<--4x---|--------|---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------5-|<-------|--------|----------5--3--1--0-------------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|<-------|--------|--3-------------------3----------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|<-------|3-5-6-5-|--1------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----7-----3-----7-----3---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\---------------------------------------------| |----5-----1-----5-----1---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3\---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Silhouets in the sky....
Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------5--3----3-------------10--8-7--10----------------------------------------------------| |--------------5------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--10---5--3--1--0------------------------------| |--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6---8---------------3---------------------------| |--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro
2nd verse
chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7---5--7--8--10--8--7--8--7--5--7--8-------------------------------------------------------| |--5---3--5--6---8--6--5--6--5--3--5--6-------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
solo P.m---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------b-----------| |---------------------------------------------------½-----------½----------------18--18--16---| |-----------------------5-7-8-5-7-8-7~-------/12~---14--14--12--14--14--12--12----------------| |-----------5-7-8-5-7-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---6-5-6-8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------15--13--16--15--13---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------15--14--12--15--14--12--15--14--12--11--11~------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
½
|--17--17----------------11-13-15^13^11-13^11^10-11^10^11-------------------------------------| |----------15~--11-13-15----------------------------------13-11-10----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-12-10~---------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------10^11^10----------------------------10^11^10----------------------10^11^10---------| |-10-11-13----------13-11-10--------- 10-11-13----------13-11-10----10-11-13----------13-11-10| |----------------------------12-11-12----------------------------12---------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m
|-------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------10-11-13-11-10----------------------------13^15^16^15^13-15~-----------------------| |-12-11-12-----------------11-9-8-----------11-12-14------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------10-12-13---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2x
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5---| |--8--8--8-8-8-8--8--8--8-8-8-8--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3---| |--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6--1--1--1-1-1-1--1--1--1-1-1-1---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
End.
Rhythm gtr for solo
2x
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------8--8--8-8-8-8--8--8--8-8-8-8---| |--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6---| |--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3--1--1--1-1-1-1--1--1--1-1-1-1---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------------| |---5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ = Hammer / pull-off
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
½ = bend ½ step
b = bend 1 whole step
~ = Vibrato
P.m = Palm mute
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