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Taken with permission from The Stratovarius Network ~ truemetal.org/stratovarius

STRATOVARIUS - "Season of Change"

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

Bass 1/2 step down




         intro         bass enter                                  2 times
Gb|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|
Eb|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                        -m   -m  -m  ---m  -m     -m   -m  -m  ---m  -m



Verse 1


    On            wings  of   time                  my
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

  soul...
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|


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


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



   Oh                 now I   need...
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|


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

   The more...                                       I
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

    feel                 in - side
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-2----2---2---2----------|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|
Eb|----------------0---0----|-------------------------|




Verse 2

  ...dreams    let it be my    thoughs...
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--|--------------------------|
Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--|
Eb|--------------------------|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|


Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--|--0--0--0--0--------------|
Eb|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------1--1--1--1--|


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

                                                 I never
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--|--0--0--0--0--------------|
Eb|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------1--1--1--1--|


   realize...
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--|--------------------------|
Ab|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--|
Eb|--------------------------|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|


Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--|--3--3--3--3--------------|
Eb|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--------------4--4--4--4--|


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

                     ...like   this before
Gb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.--|--3--3--3--3--------------|
Eb|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--------------4--4--4--4--|




Keybord Solo

                                                                   4 times
Gb|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|------------------------------3-5-6-|
Ab|----------------------------------|--------------------------2-3-------|
Eb|--3-3-3-3-3---1-1 / 3-3-3-3----X--|-3---3-3-3-3---1-1/3--3-4-----------|
                                 (3)


Guitar Solo

Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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




Coda (after solo)


Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--1---1---1---1-1---1---1---1---1-|-1---1---1---1-1---1---1---1---1-|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Gb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Ab|--4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-|-4---4---4---4-4---4---4---4---4-|
Eb|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  |------------------------------------------------------------ 2 times

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

                          Guitar Interlude
Gb|-------------------||----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------||----------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------||----------------------------------|
Eb|--0----------------||----------------------------------|




Verse 3

          The carousel is spinnig fast...
Gb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------.-|-.---------------------------|
Eb|-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-|

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




_________________________________________________________________________________________
TABLATURE EXPLANATION

Gb|-------------------------|      Mute the note by the left hand lightly touching
Db|-------------------------|      the strings (play this pattern in all verse 1)
Ab|-0----0---0---0-0---0----|
Eb|-------------------------|
    -m   -m  -m  ---m  -m


Gb|-------------------------|      "Staccato": mute the note after having play it
Db|--.--.--.-----.--.--.--.-|
Ab|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
Eb|-------------------------|


Gb|-------------------------|      "Muffled string": a percussive sound is produced
Db|-------------------------|      by layng the left hand across the strings without
Ab|-(3)---------------------|      depressing it too much on the fretboard and
Eb|--X----------------------|      striking the string with the right hand



Gb|-------------------------|      Slide
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-----5-/-7---------------|
Eb|-------------------------|

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