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STRATOVARIUS - "The Kiss of Judas"

Transcribed by Luca Giomi (e-mail Giomi@cdq.it)

Bass 1/2 step down



Intro (bass solo)
                                                 4 times
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|



riff 1

                           8 times
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|--0--0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|



Pre-Verse (bass solo)

                           4 times
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|--0--0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|



Verse 1

                  I hear        footsep...       3 times
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

   ...early days
Gb|--------------------------|-\------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|--\-----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|---\----------------------|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|----\--3--3---5--5---8----|

              the time are different...          3 times
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

   ...remembering the neame
Gb|--------------------------|-\------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|--\-----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|---\----------------------|
Eb|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|----\--3--3---5--5---8----|



Pre-chorus

                approcching        visions          of
Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|--7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-|-8-7----7------------|

    thing   I can't    recal
Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|--------------h-h----|
Eb|-5-----5/8----5-----5/8---5--|--5----7-8--5-7-8-8--|

         a familiar smile...
Gb|-----------------------------|---------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|--7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7--7-7-|-8-7----7------------|


Gb|-------5-4-------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|------------5-4--------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--3-3------------3-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|



Chorus

                                                 Unkept
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--0--0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|--0--0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|

    promisses...                                           4 times
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--0--0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|--0--0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|



Repeat Verse 1

Repeat Pre-chorus

Repeat Chorus



Interlude 1

                                                                  2 times
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|--0--------------|--(0)------------|--(0)------------|--(0)------------|
    let ring

Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


Gb|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|-------------2------------------2---|
Eb|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0----------0---0-0-0-------|


Gb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


Gb|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|--------7-8-9-8-7-------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|-7-9-10-----------10-9-7----3-2-----|
Eb|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-------------------------10-----5-3-|



Keyboard solo


Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|--2--2-/-3--0-3-\-2--2-/-3---3--|--2--2-/-3--0-3-\-2--2-/-3---3--|


Gb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|--------h-------p-------h-------|--------h-------p-------h-------|
Eb|--0--0--1---0-1-0----0--1----1--|--0--0--1---0-1-0----0--1----1--|



Guitar solo

                                                                      3 times
Gb|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Db|--0-----0---0-0--|-0-0-----0---0-0--|-0-0-----0---0-0--|-3-3-----3---3-3--|
Ab|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Eb|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


Gb|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Db|--0-----0---0-0--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Ab|-----------------|-1-1-----1---1-1--|-2-2-----2---2-2--|-2-2-----2--2-2---|
Eb|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|



Interlude 2


Gb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|--0-------------|--(0)-----------|--(0)-----------|--(0)-----------|
    let ring

Gb|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|- ---------------|-----------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|--0------------|--(0)----------|-----------------|-----------------|
    let ring



Repeat Chorus



Chorus 2

                                                 Unkept  the
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--3--3--3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|--3--3--3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|

    promisses...                                        ad libitum
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Eb|--3--3--3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|--3--3--3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--||


_______________________________________________________________________________
TABLATURE EXPLANATIONS


Gb|----------------|          Ghost Note
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Eb|--(0)-----------|



Gb|----------------|          hammer on
Db|------h---------|
Ab|---5--7---------|
Eb|----------------|



Gb|----------------|          pull off
Db|------p---------|
Ab|---7--5---------|
Eb|----------------|



Gb|----------------|          Slide
Db|----------------|
Ab|-----5-/-7------|
Eb|----------------|
          The Kiss of Judas

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