Stratovarius - "Mother Gaia" Guitar Tab
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* STRATOVARIUS - MOTHER GAIA (From the album: INFINITE) *
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Music and Words By: Timo Tolkki
Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Day tabbed: 1.3.2000
email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com
Please mail me if you can find mistakes!
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Tune Down 1/2 step!
Verse 2 (at 0:43)
E-------------------------------------0---0------0----------0---0-------0--------0-|
B-----------|------------------|------6----------6----------6-----------6--------6-|
G---Intro---|-----Verse-1------|------7-----7----7---7------7------7----7--------7-|
D--(Piano)--|-(Vocals-&-Piano)-|----7---------7-----------7----------7---------6---|
A-----------|------------------|--5---------------------5--------------------7-----|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------0-0------0-----------------0---0--0-------0-/3--------0---/3--------3|
B--6----------6-6------6--6--------------3---3----3-----3--3--------3----3--3-----3|
G------7------7-7------7-----7-----------3---3-------3--3--3--------3----3-----3--3|
D--------6-----------6---------6-------0--------------------------0----------------|
A----------7-------7-------------7-------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------3--------------------------3------------------|
With Riff 1A
E------0---0-------0----------0---0-------0------Dist.-----------------------------|
B------6---6-------6----------6---6-------6---|--13b(15)---r-13~~----10-b(11)---r10|
G------7---7-7-----7---7------7---7-7-----7---|------------------------------------|
D----7----------6-----------7----------7------|------------------------------------|
A--5----------------------5-------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3
E------------------------0---0-------0---0------0---0-------0-----------0---0------|
B~---\8-----------|------6-----------6---6------6-----------6---|-------6----------|
G--------10-9-7~--|------7--------7--7---7------7--------7--7---|*------7--------7-|
D-----------------|----7-------7--------------7-------7---------|*----7-------7----|
A-----------------|--5----------------------5-------------------|---5--------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--0--0------0---0-------0--------0----0-------0---0------0---0-------0--------0---|
B--6--6------6-----------6--------6----6-------6---6------6---6-------6--------3---|
G--7--7------7--------7--7--------7----7-------7---7------7---7-------7--------3---|
D----------7-------7------------6--------6--------------6-------6------------0-----|
A--------5-------------------/7-------------7---------7------------7---------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------\3-------|
___________________________________________
|1.
E-0-------0---0-/3------0--3-3------0--|-----------------------5-5-----------------|
B-3-------3---3--3------3--3-3------3--|-------5---5-------5---5-5-------5---5-----|
G-3-3-----3---3--3------3--3-3------3--|-------7---7-------7---7-7-------6---6-----|
D------0--------------0-----------0----|-------7---7-7-----7-------------7---7-7---|
A--------------------------------------|-----7----------7--------------7----------7|
E-------------------3-----------3------|--/5-------------------------5-------------|
_____ ______________________________________________
|2. | With Riff 1B
E-----|------0---0-------0---5------0---0-------5~---|--Dist.----------------------|
B-5---|------6-----------6---6------6-----------6~---|--13-b(15)---r-13~~--10-b(11)|
G-6--*|------7--------7--7---7------7--------7--7~---|-----------------------------|
D-7--*|----7-------7--------------7-------7----------|-----------------------------|
A-----|--5----------------------5--------------------|-----------------------------|
E-----|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dist.on w/Fill 1
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-r10~~--\8---10~~---|---------------------------------3---2-----------------------|
G--------------------|---------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
D--------------------|--------5----7----5---3----5-----2---2----3----7-----7-------|
A--------------------|---8----3----5----3---1----3-----0---0----1----4-----5----3~-|
E------------------------6---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------|---------------12--/15b(17)~~--~r15b(17)-r15--13--12-13|
G--------------------------|-------11--12------------------------------------------|
D------------------/7~~----|--/14--------------------------------------------------|
A--2~--1~---0~~----/5~~----|-------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12~~---------------12--/15b(17)~~---r15b(17)--r15--13--12-13--12~~---/12--\10-10-|
G------------11--12----------------------------------------------------------------|
D------\14-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------/14-----12----------------------|
B--------------10b(12)r10~---10-------10b(12)~~--r--------------12-----10----------|
G-12--9~~--12--------------------12----------------------------------------9----\8-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 4 Two Guitars
E--------------------------------------------------------at-4:07:--------at-4:21---|
B-----10--10b(12)~~-\--|---------------------|------------------------|------------|
G----------------------|--9~~----------------|------------------------|------------|
D--9-------------------|---------------------|------------------------|--*5~~--3~--|
A----------------------|--2~~---------2~~----|------------5~~----\----|--+5----3---|
E-------------------------0~~---------0~~-----------------3~~----\-------+3----1---|
*=Gtr.2 +=Gtr.1
Slow Solo
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|---/12~----9-----------9--12|
D--2~~---+7~~-+7-+7----*5~---3~----2~---+7~-----------|--------------9--10~--------|
A--2----*+5~~-+5-+5----+5----3-----2---*+5----/7~~----|----------------------------|
E--0-------------------+3----1-----0-----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-11~----\7----------7--11--\9~--------------------9--\8~~------------------/12~---|
D------------7--9~----------------10--9--7-----10------------9--7------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------10--------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--9-----------9---12----h14p12\11~--\7-----------7--/11---9------------------/9--8|
D-----9--10~-----------------------------7--9-----------------10--9--7----10-------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------12b(13)--r12-------|
G~~------------------/12----9------------9--12--11~~--/12--14------------------\12-|
D-----9--7---------------------9--10~~---------------------------------------------|
A---------~~10~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------/14-~b(15)--r14\12----------|
B-------------------------------------------10---8-------------------------12--13--|
G-------9~-----------------/9--8~~--9--11------------------------------------------|
D--12-------10--9--7---10----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--12--14-b(15)--r14~~--15---17---/19-b(20)---r19--\15-----------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------15---13---12---b(13)--r12--|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Two Gtrs
E------------------------------------------------------------------7-----/12-10-8--|
B--10~~-----------------------------/10-10~-------------------8-10-8-/12-----------|
G------\-12--11h12p11-9-\-8------------------\12-11-12-11-9-8-9-11-----------------|
D----------------------------10--9-------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro Solo
E-------------------------------------------/11h12---------------------------------|
B-12--12b(13)r12b(13)r12--10--------------|--------11h12---------------------------|
G----------------------------12-11-9-\-8--|--------------11h12-\-8h9-----8h9-/-11h-|
D-----------------------------------------|--------------------------8h9-----------|
A-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------12-------------------------------------------/9h10--------------------------|
B---12----13~--12-10h12p10--------------------------------9h10---------------------|
G12------------------------12-11h12p11-\-9h11p9----------------10h11---------------|
D-----------------------------------------------12-------------------11h12-------11|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------11h12---|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------10-------------------------------/7h8------------------------------8-|
B----------10----12~~--10-8h10p8-\7h8p7-------------7h8------------------------8---|
G----10h11------------------------------9--7------------8h9----------------8h9-----|
Dh12--------------------------------------------------------9h10------9h10---------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------9h10--------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------/11h12-|
B-10~~--8h10p8-7---------------/12~---10-------------------------------------------|
G-----------------9--8--------------------12--11--12b(14)-r12--11--9--9~~----------|
D-----------------------10-9-------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------12------------------------------------------|
B-11h12-----------------------------12----13~~--12-10h12p10------------------------|
G-------11h12-\-8h9-----8h9-/-11h12-------------------------12h14p12-11h12p11-9----|
D-------------------8h9---------------------------------------------------------12-|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--/9h10---------------------------------------10-------------------------------/7h|
B--------9h10-------------------------------10----12~~--10--8-10p8-\7-8p7----------|
G-------------10h11-------------------10h11-------------------------------9--7-----|
D-------------------11h12-------11h12----------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------11h12----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E8------------------------------8--------------------------------------------------|
B--7h8------------------------8---10~~--8--7~~----------/12--10--------------------|
G------8p9----------------8h9--------------------9--8------------12--11--12b(14)-r-|
D----------9h10------9h10----------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------9h10---------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------||
B-------------------------|--------------------||
G-12-12-\11-11-\9-9--\----|--Violins-Fade-Out--|| end
D----------------------\--|--------------------||
A-------------------------|--------------------||
E----------------------------------------------||
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Riff 1A Riff 1B
E--1(-------------------------------1)----------------------------5)----||
B--3)----1(-----3)----0(---------|--3(----1(-----3)---0)----------5(----||
G--2(----0)-----3(----2)---------|--2)----0)-----3(---2(----------7)----|| end
D--0)----2(-----3)----3(---------|--0(----2(-----3)---3)----------7(----||
A--------3)-----1(----0)---------|--------3)-----1(---0(----------5)----||
E--------------------------\3~~-----------------------------\3~~--------||
Fill 1 (Acoustic Guitar)
E----5-------------0------------0-----------0------------5)---||
B------5--------------3------------3-----------3---------5(---||
G--------7------2------------2-----------2---------------7)---|| end
D--0-----------------------------------------------------7(---||
A------------3------------2-----------1-----------\0~~---5)---||
E-------------------------------------------------------------||
Fill 2 (Acoustic Guitar)
E------7----------------2-------------2-----------2------------||
B---------7-----------------5------------5-----------5---------||
G------------9-------4-------------4-----------4---------------|| end
D-----------------0--------------------------------------------||
A--7----------------------------4-----------3-----------\2~~---||
E--------------------------------------------------------------||
Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo w/Fill 2
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------5---4--------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------4---4--------------------------------------|| end
D--5----7----9------7---5-----7---4---4----5----9---9------------------------||
A--3----5----7------5---3-----5---2---2----3----6---7---5~~--4~~--3~~--2~~---||
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic
<12> = Natural Harmonic
pm..| = Palm mute
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = 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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