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Taken with permission from The Stratovarius Network ~ truemetal.org/stratovarius
Artist: Stratovarius
Title: Years go by
Album: Destiny
Transcribed by Roger H. Beck
e-mail address: roger_h_beck@hotmail.com
Tune down a half step
Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Riff 1a
e(---------------------------------------------------------)
B(---------------------------------------------------------)
G(---4=-------------------------4=-------------------------)
D(---4=---7/-5=-----2-4-5=-4=---4=---7/-5=-----2-4-5=-4=---)
A(---2=---7/-5=---4--------4=---2=---7/-5=---4--------4=---)
E(--------5/-3=------------2=--------5/-3=------------2=---)
P.M. . . . . . .
Riff 1b
e(--------------------------------------------------)
B(--------------------------------------------------)
G(---4=-------------------------4=------------------)
D(---4=---7/-5=-----2-4-5=-4=---4=---7/-5=---4===---)
A(---2=---7/-5=---4--------4=---2=---7/-5=---4===---)
E(--------5/-3=------------2=--------5/-3=---2===---)
P.M. . . .
Guitar Solo 1
e(---------------------------------------------------------------------
B(-12(14)-12=------12(14)-12=------12(14)=-12(14)-12=------------------
G(--------------11--------------11----------------------11-9=---7-6=---
D(---------------------------------------------------------------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------------
b b b b
e(----------------------------------------------------------------------
B(----12(14)-12=-----12(14)=-12=-----12(14)-12(15)-12=--14(15)-14=12-14=
G(-11-------------11--------------11------------------------------------
D(----------------------------------------------------------------------
A(----------------------------------------------------------------------
E(----------------------------------------------------------------------
b b b b b
e(-----------14-15-----------14-15-------------------------------------
B(-15(17)=---------15(17)=---------15(17)=---15-14-14(15)-14=-12-14=---
G(---------------------------------------------------------------------
D(---------------------------------------------------------------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------------
b b b b
e(-------------------------------------------------------------
B(-22-22=-20-20=-19-19=-17-17=---22-22=-20-20=-19-19=-17-17=---
G(-------------------------------------------------------------
D(-------------------------------------------------------------
A(-------------------------------------------------------------
E(-------------------------------------------------------------
e(---------------------------------------------------------------
B(-22-22=-20-20=-19-19=-17-17=---15-14=---14(15)-14-14(15)-14=---
G(---------------------------------------------------------------
D(---------------------------------------------------------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------
b b
e(-----------------------------------------------)---------------------
B(-14(15)-14-14(15)-14=---14(15)-14-14(15)-14=---)-----12-14-14(15)=---
G(-----------------------------------------------)-11=-----------------
D(-----------------------------------------------)---------------------
A(-----------------------------------------------)---------------------
E(-----------------------------------------------)---------------------
b b b b b
Chorus - Riff 1a (2x)
Guitar Solo 2
e(---------------------------------------------------------------------
B(---------------------------------------------------------------------
G(-6(7)-6-4------------7-7(9)-7-6=---6(7)-6-4------------7-7(9)-7-6=---
D(----------4-7-5-5=--------------------------4-7-5-5=-----------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------------
b b/a.h. b b/a.h.
e(---------------------------------------------------------------
B(-12-14-14(15)-14-12----------------15-15-17-17(19)-17-15-14=---
G(--------------------11-14-12-12=-------------------------------
D(---------------------------------------------------------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------
b b
e(---------------------------------------------------------------
B(-12-14-14(15)-14-12----------------15-15-17-17(19)-17-15-14=---
G(--------------------11-14-12-12=-------------------------------
D(---------------------------------------------------------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------
b b
e(-21(22)-21-19---------------------------------------------------------
B(--------------19-20(22)-20-20=--20(22)=-20(22)-20(22)-20(22)-20-19-17=
G(----------------------------------------------------------------------
D(----------------------------------------------------------------------
A(----------------------------------------------------------------------
E(----------------------------------------------------------------------
b b b b b b
fade out
e(-19-21-21(22)-21-19------------------------------------)
B(--------------------19-19-20-20(22)-20-20=---20(22)=---)
G(-------------------------------------------------------)
D(-------------------------------------------------------)
A(-------------------------------------------------------)
E(-------------------------------------------------------)
b b b
Symbol explanation:
P.M. Palm Mute (notes marked with dot)
/ slide
= sustained
b bend (actual note in parentheses)
a.h. artificial harmonic
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