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Song
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EPISODE
As recorded by Stratovarius
(From the 1996 Album EPISODE)
Transcribed by an unregistered user
Music by Timo Tolkki
Gtr I (C# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Jens Johannson (Synth)'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Timo Tolkki'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Jens Johannson (Strings)'
Q=95
Em
6/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------| ||o----------20-------|----------20-------| ||--------21----21----|-------21----21----| ||-----21----------21-|----21----------21-| ||o-19----------------|-19----------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|
Bsus4/F# B
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|| |----------19-------|----------19-------o|| |-------21----21----|-------20----20-----|| |----21----------21-|----21----------21--|| |-21----------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|-21-----------------||
Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------17-------|----------17-------| |-------17----17----|-------17----17----| |----17----------17-|----17----------17-| |-19----------------|-19----------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
B
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------19-------|----------19-------| |-------19----19----|-------19----19----| |----20----------20-|----20----------20-| |-21----------------|-21----------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------17-------|----------17-------| |-------17----17----|-------17----17----| |----17----------17-|----17----------17-| |-19----------------|-19----------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
B B7
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------19-------|----------17-------|| |-------19----19----|-------19----19----|| |----20----------20-|----20----------20-|| |-21----------------|-21----------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------||
Em
6/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------20------------|-----------20------------| |--------21-----21--------|--------21-----21--------| |-----21-----------21-----|-----21---------------21-| |-19----------------------|-19----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q. +Q S S S Q. +E S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-/8--------(8)-----7h8p7-|-------------------------| |-------------------------|--9--------(9)--7h9p7--5-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bsus4/F# B
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------| |-----------19--------|-------------19--------| |--------21-----21----|----------20-----20----| |-----21-----------21-|-------21-----------21-| |-21------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|---21------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. +E E E a Q. +E Q
|---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |--4--------(4)--5----|-----------------------| |-------------------7-|-7s=9--------(9)-------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|
Em
6/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------20------------|-----------20------------| |--------21-----21--------|--------21-----21--------| |-----21-----------21-----|-----21---------------21-| |-19----------------------|-19----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q. +Q S S S Q. +E S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-/8--------(8)-----7h8p7-|-------------------------| |-------------------------|--9--------(9)--7h9p7s=5-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bsus4/F# B
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|----------------------|| |-----------19--------|-------------19-------|| |--------21-----21----|----------20----20----|| |-----21-----------21-|-------21----------21-|| |-21------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|---21-----------------||
|
| ~~~
| Q. +E E E a H.
|---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |--4--------(4)--5----|----------------------|| |-------------------7-|-7s=9-----------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------||
Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------17--------|-----------17---------| |--------17-----17----|--------17------17----| |-----17-----------17-|-----17------------17-| |-19------------------|-19-------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
|
| ~~~
| Q. +Q E Q. +E E E
|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |--5--------(5)h====7-|--9--------(9)\--7p=5p| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
B
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------19--------|-------------19---------| |--------19-----19----|----------19-----19-----| |-----20-----------20-|-------20-----------20--| |-21------------------|---21-------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. +E E E a Q. +E Q
|---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |--4--------(4)--5----|------------------------| |-------------------7-|-7s=9--------(9)--------| |---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------|
Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------17--------|-----------17---------| |--------17-----17----|--------17------17----| |-----17-----------17-|-----17------------17-| |-19------------------|-19-------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
| Q. +Q E Q. +E E E
|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-/5--------(5)-----7-|--9--------(9)\--7--5-| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
B B7
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------19-------|-----------17--------|| |--------19----19----|--------19-----19----|| |-----20----------20-|-----20-----------20-|| |-21-----------------|-21------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. Q. +Q E
|--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|-/7--------(7)-------|| |--4-----------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------||
Em
6/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------20--------------|------------20--------------| |---------21------21----------|--------21------21----------| |------21------------21-------|-----21------------------21-| |--19-------------------------|-19-------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |--3--| |--3--|
| Q. +Q S S S Q. +E S S S E
|-/15--------(15)----14h15p14-|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-17--------(17)-15h17p15-13-| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H. H.
|-----------------------------|-19-------------------------| |--20-------------------------|----------------------------| |--21-------------------------|-21-------------------------| |--21-------------------------|-21-------------------------| |--19-------------------------|-19-------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bsus4/F# B
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------------| |------------19--------|------------19---------| |--------21------21----|--------20------20-----| |-----21------------21-|-----21------------21--| |-21-------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-21--------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. +E E E Q. +E Q
|----------------------|-----------------------| |-12--------(12)-13----|-12--------(12)--------| |-------------------14-|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|
|
| H. H.
|----------------------|-----------------------| |-22-------------------|-22--------------------| |-21-------------------|-20--------------------| |-21-------------------|-21--------------------| |-21-------------------|-21--------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|
Em
6/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------20------------------|------------20--------------| |-----------21-------21-------------|--------21------21----------| |--------21---------------------21--|-----21------------------21-| |-19--------------------------------|-19-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| Q. +Q a +E Q. +E S S S E
|-14b15========(14)r----14pb15r(14)-|-12--------(12)-------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------15h17p15s13-| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| H. H.
|-----------------------------------|-19-------------------------| |-20--------------------------------|----------------------------| |-21--------------------------------|-21-------------------------| |-21--------------------------------|-21-------------------------| |-19--------------------------------|-19-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bsus4/F# B
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------------|| |------------19--------|---------------19---------|| |--------21------21----|-----------20------20-----|| |-----21------------21-|--------21------------21--|| |-21-------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------|----21--------------------||
|
| Q. +E E E a Q. +E Q
|----------------------|--------------------------|| |-12--------(12)-13----|--------------------------|| |-------------------14-|-14s16--------(16)--------|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------------||
|
| H. H.
|----------------------|--------------------------|| |-22-------------------|----22--------------------|| |-21-------------------|----20--------------------|| |-21-------------------|----21--------------------|| |-21-------------------|----21--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------------||
G
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------15-------|------------15--------| |---------15----15----|--------15------15----| |------16----------16-|-----16------------16-| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |--17-----------------|-17-------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. Q. +E E E
|---------------------|----------------------| |-/15-----------------|-15--------(15)-13-12-| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
|
| H. H.
|--19-----------------|-19-------------------| |--20-----------------|-20-------------------| |--19-----------------|-19-------------------| |--17-----------------|-17-------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
D
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------14--------|-----------14-------| |--------15------15----|--------15----15----| |-----14------------14-|-----14----------14-| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |-12-------------------|-12-----------------|
|
| ~~~
| Q. +E E E H.
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------12----|--------------------| |-14--------(14)----12-|-14-----------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
|
| H. H.
|-17-------------------|-17-----------------| |-20-------------------|-19-----------------| |-19-------------------|-19-----------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |-17-------------------|-17-----------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------17--------|---------------17------------------| |--------16------16----|-----------16---------------16-----| |-----17------------17-|--------17----------------------17-| |----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-14-------------------|-14--------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q E Q. +E a +E E
|----------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-12--------(12)----14-|-14b16========(14)r-14pb16r(14)-12-|
|----------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| H. H.
|----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-22-------------------|-20--------------------------------| |-21-------------------|-21--------------------------------| |-21-------------------|-21--------------------------------| |-19-------------------|-19--------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bm
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------|| |------------15--------|---------------15--------|| |--------16------16----|-----------16------16----|| |-----16------------16-|--------16------------16-|| |-14-------------------|----14-------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. +E E E a Q. +E Q
|----------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------|| |-11--------(11)-12----|-------------------------|| |-------------------14-|-14s16--------(16)-------|| |----------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------||
|
| H. H.
|-14-------------------|----14-------------------|| |-17-------------------|----15-------------------|| |-16-------------------|----16-------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------|| |-14-------------------|----14-------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------||
C
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------17--------|------------17-----------| |---------17------17----|--------17------17-------| |------17------------17-|-----17---------------17-| |--15-------------------|-15----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. +Q E Q. +E S S E
|-----------------------|-------------------14-15-| |--------------------15-|-17--------(17)-17-------| |-/17--------(17)-------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| H. H.
|-----------------------|-------------------------| |--19-------------------|-17----------------------| |--17-------------------|-17----------------------| |--17-------------------|-17----------------------| |--15-------------------|-15----------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
G
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------15--------|------------15-----------------| |--------15------15----|--------15------15-------------| |-----16------------16-|-----16----------------16------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |-17-------------------|-17----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. +E Q Q. +E E. +S
|----------------------|-15--------(15)-17pb19r===(17)-| |----------------15----|-------------------------------| |-16--------(16)-------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Q. +E Q H.
|----------------15----|-15----------------------------| |-15--------(15)-15----|-15----------------------------| |-16--------(16)-17----|-16----------------------------| |-17--------(17)-------|-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------| |-15--------(15)-15----|-15----------------------------|
Bsus4
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------| |------------17--------|------------17-----------| |--------16------16----|--------16---------16----| |-----16------------16-|-----16---------------16-| |-14-------------------|-14----------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. +E Q Q. +E a Q
|-14--------(14)-15----|-17--------(17)-17s19----| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------|
|
| H. Q. +E Q
|-14-------------------|-14--------(14)----14----| |-17-------------------|-17--------(17)----17----| |-16-------------------|-16--------(16)----16----| |----------------------|-------------------------| |-14-------------------|-14--------(14)----14----| |----------------------|-------------------------|
B
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------------|| |------------16--------|------------16-----------------|| |--------16------16----|--------16------16-------------|| |-----16------------16-|-----16----------------16------|| |-14-------------------|-14----------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. +E Q Q. +E E. +S
|-20--------(20)-23----|-24--------(24)-24pb26r===(24)-|| |----------------------|-------------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| Q. +E Q H.
|-14--------(14)-19----|-19----------------------------|| |-16--------(16)-19----|-19----------------------------|| |-16--------(16)-20----|-20----------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------------|| |-14--------(14)-------|-------------------------------|| |----------------19----|-19----------------------------||
B
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------| |-----------16-------|-----------16--------| |--------16----16----|--------16-----16----| |-----16----------16-|-----16-----------16-| |-14-----------------|-14------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. H.
|-19-----------------|-19------------------| |-19-----------------|-19------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|
|
| H. Q. Q.
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-16-----------------|-17--------19--------| |-19-----------------|-19--------21--------| |-19-----------------|-19--------19--------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------| |-----------16-------|-----------16-------| |--------16----16----|--------16----16----| |-----16----------16-|-----16----------16-| |-14-----------------|-14-----------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. H.
|-19-----------------|-19-----------------| |-19-----------------|-19-----------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
|
| H. H.
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-16-----------------|-16-----------------| |-16-----------------|-16-----------------| |-19-----------------|-18-----------------| |-19-----------------|-19-----------------|
B
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------| |-----------16-------|-----------16-------| |--------16----16----|--------16----16----| |-----16----------16-|-----16----------16-| |-14-----------------|-14-----------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. H.
|-19-----------------|-19-----------------| |-19-----------------|-19-----------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
|
| H. H.
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-16-----------------|-19-----------------| |-19-----------------|-21-----------------| |-19-----------------|-19-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------*| |-----------16-------|-----------16-------*| |--------16----16----|--------16----16----*| |-----16----------16-|-----16----------16-*| |-14-----------------|-14-----------------*| |--------------------|--------------------*|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. H.
|-19-----------------|-19-----------------*| |-19-----------------|-19-----------------*| |--------------------|--------------------*| |--------------------|--------------------*| |--------------------|--------------------*| |--------------------|--------------------*|
|
| H. H.
|--------------------|--------------------*| |--------------------|--------------------*| |-16-----------------|-16-----------------*| |-16-----------------|-16-----------------*| |-19-----------------|-18-----------------*| |-19-----------------|-19-----------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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