#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature Taken with permission from The Stratovarius Network ~ truemetal.org/stratovarius TIMO TOLKKI - LORD OF THE RINGS (From classical variations and themes) Music By: Timo Tolkki Transcribed by: Niclas Buss (Tabbed:30.10-1.11.98) Email: Nbjbuss@hotmail.com Dabuss@xoom.com If you find any mistakes, please mail me! Tune Down Ѕ Step Clean sound x4 E---------0-----------------0-------------0-1-----------0-1-----------0-1-----------0-------4-| B-------0---0-----------0-1---0-1-|-----3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3---------------0---| G-----2-------2-------2-----------|---2---------2---2---------2---2---------2-----4-----1-----| D---2-----------2---2-------------|-0-------------------------------------------2-----2-------| A-0---------------0---------------|---------------3-------------2-----------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0---------------| E------------0--------------3---------------0---------------3-----------1-------1-------2-----| B-------0-1----0-1------------0-----------1---1-----------2---2-------3-------3-----1---------| G-----2-------------------0-----0-------0-------0-------2-------2---2-------2---------4-------| D---2-------------------0---------0---2-----------2---2-----------0-------0-----------------4-| A-0------------------2--------------3---------------4-----------------------------2-------2---| E------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---2---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-| B-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------0---0-----------0---| G-4-------2-------2-------2-------2-------1-------1-------1-----| D-------2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E-----0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------| E-1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0--| B---3---1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------4---2---1-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------3---2---0---3---2---0-------2---0-----------0-------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------3-----------3---2-------3---2---0---3----2---0| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Dist. E---0---0---0---0---0-----------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------9--------10--7--9---------12--10-| D----------------------9--------10--7--9---------12--10-| A-----2---0------------7---------8--5--7---------10---8-| E-4-----------4---1----0----0-0-------------0-0---------| Pm...| Pm...| Riff 1 x3 w/Riff 1 (4 times) E----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------|-17---18-18-17-17h18p17-15h17p15-13-12---13-13-12-12h13p13| G-9--------10--7--9---------12--10-|*---------------------------------------------------------| D-9--------10--7--9---------12--10-|*---------------------------------------------------------| A-7---------8--5--7---------10---8-|----------------------------------------------------------| E-0----0-0-------------0-0---------|----------------------------------------------------------| Pm...| Pm...| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-10h12p10-9h10p9-6-6-5-5--6-6-5-5-3-3----------------------------18-17h18p17p15h17--18-18-17-| G--------------------------------------5-5-4-4-2-2--------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------5-5-3-3-2-2~~------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-17h18p17-15h17p15-13-12---13-13-12-12h13p12-10h12p10-9h10p9-6-6-5-5--6-6-5-5-3-3------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-4-4-2-2| D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr.1 E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------10---9--12-13--15-17b18r17-15---10---9--12-13~~--| G----------------10---9--13-14--16-17b19r17-16---10---9--13-14~~-*| D-5-5-3-3-2-2~~--------------------------------------------------*| A-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------| | Gtr.2 | E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------10---9--13------4--5--7---------10---9--13-------| D----------------10---9--13--7---4--5--7---------10---9--13--7----| A-----------------8---7--11--7---2--3--5----------8---7--11--7----| E----------------------------5-------------------------------5----| Clean sound E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----6-----6-------------------5-----5-------------------3-----3---------------1-0---1-0---| G-7-9---7-9----0-2-4-0-2-4--5-7---5-7--------2-----2--4-5---4-5--------1-----1------2-----2-| D----------------------------------------3-5---3-5-----------------2-4---2-4----------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------5---------------3---------------1-0------------------| B-5-3-2-5-3-2----5-6---3-1-0-----3-5---1-0---------4--1--0--------0-| G------------------------------------------2----------------2-1-2---| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm guitar during solo Vol. <<<< Riff 2 x 4 Riff 3 (play until end) E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G-9---|-9-9---7------7-10-7---9-9---7------7-12-10--|*-11-11-----9-------9-12-9---11-11-----| D-9---|-9-9---7------7-10-7---9-9---7------7-12-10--|*-11-11-----9-------9-12-9---11-11-----| A-7---|-7-7---5------5--8-5---7-7---5------5-10--8--|---9--9--9--7--9-9--7-10-7----9--9--9--| E-----------0----0-0--------------0----0-0--------------------------------------------------| Pm Pm..| Pm Pm..| Pm Pm..| Pm E------------------| B------------------| G-9-------9-14-12-*| end Riff 3 D-9-------9-14-12-*| A-7--9-9--7-12-10--| E------------------| Pm..| Guitar Solo w/Riff 2 E--------------12-13-16---19-16-13-10b12--10p8p7---13-12-10-12-10---------------------------| B--15b17--r15-----------------------------------------------------13-12-10----12-10---------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------------13-------13-10-9-| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------15-17-17b18--18-17-15--------------------------------18b20--18-| G--------------------------------------------------17-16-14-----------------14-16-----------| D-12-10-9---------------------------------------------------18-15-14--14-18-----------------| A---------12-11~~--5-7~~-5-7----------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pm Pm..| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-17-18--17-18-17-15----------------------------------------------------------------15-17-18| G--------------------17-16-14----------17-16-14-16-14----------------------14-16-17---------| D-----------------------------18-15-14----------------18-15-14~~--14-15-17------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-17-15----------------15-17-18-17-15-------------------------------------------------------| G-------17-16-14-16-17----------------17-15-14----------17-15-14----------------------------| D----------------------------------------------18-15-14----------18-15-14-------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------17-15-14----------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-16-13-| w/Riff 3 E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-16-| B-------------------------------------16-17-19-17-16---------------------|-18b20--r18-------| G----------------------------14-16-17----------------17-16-14------------|------------------| D------14b15r14-14--14-15-17----------------------------------17-16-14~~-|------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------| E-12~~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pm..........| E-19-20~~--19-16-15-13-11~~-10-8-7b7Ѕr7~~---------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------8-8---9-8-9p8h9p8--8-9-11-12--11-9-8-15-13-12-13-| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-12------------------------------------------12-13-15-16-19b20~~-r19--20-19--20p19h20p19-17| G----13-12-10------------------------10-12-13-----------------------------------------------| D-------------13-12-10-9~~--10-12-13--------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pm............................| Fade Out (On this part I'm not really sure) E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-19-17-15h17p15-14-15-14-12h14p12-11---------------------------------------------------10-12| G-------------------------------------12-11-12-11-9h11p9-7--6-12-11~~-11-12-11-10-11-12------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-10----10-12-14-15-14-12-14-15-17-19-17-15-17-19-17-15----------15-17-19-17-15-14-15-14----| G----12-------------------------------------------------18-16-18-------------------------16-| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------12-14b15-14-14--15-15-18-18-19-19b21--19-19-21-21-22-22| B-14-15-14-12-11----------11-12-14-15------------------------------------/-------------------| G----------------12-11-12------------------------------------------------/-------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------------/-------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-23-23-21-21-22-22-24-24-24b26-24b26--24-24-24b26-24b26--24-24-24b26-24-24-24-24-23-23-21-21| B-----/-----------------------------/------------------/-------------------------------------| G-----/-----------------------------/------------------/-------------------------------------| D-----/-----------------------------/------------------/-------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-21b22r21---21\---------------------------|| B------------------19-17-15----17-15-------|| G---------------------------18-------18-16-|| D------------------------------------------|| end A------------------------------------------|| E------------------------------------------|| TABLATURE EXPLANATION ********************** pm..| = Plam mute p = Pull off h = Hammer on b = bend ~~~~ = vibrato | | |* *| = Repeat from * to * |* *| 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