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                               Fire Dance Suite

                                by Timo Tolkki
                From the album "Classical Variations and Themes"

Tabbed by : J-P Pusa
E-mail : kon7jupu@kyamk.fi

This track is taken from the solo album by STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki.
If you like "old" Stratovarius or are just a friend of good guitar playing,
then you should consider checking this album out. This may not be a completely
accurate transcription, but I hope you like it.

Note: GUITAR TUNED 1/2 STEP DOWN!!

/ \    =Slide up/down
p.m. =palm muting
p = pull off
h = hammer on

intro repeat 4 times

        p.m.........    p.m............    p.m.........     p.m..............
Eb||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb||----------------/10-9-7-----7-9-10-|-9----------------------------------|
Db||(7)---------------------10---------|----------------/10-9----------9----|
Ab||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0--------12-11-12---11-|
Eb||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|


        p.m..........     p.m.............    p.m..........
Eb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Bb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Gb|------------------/10---9-7-----7-9-10-|-9------------------------------||
Db|-----------------------------10--------|------------------10------9-----||
Ab|-12---0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----12-----11-||
Eb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------||



verse riff:
   |   repeat 7 times |
   |  p.m...........  |                      verse riff end
Eb||-----------------||-------------------|----------------|
Bb||-----------------||-------------------|----------------|
Gb||-----------------||-------------------|-intro1 time----|
Db||-----------------||-2h3p2p0-----------|----------------|
Ab||-----------------||-----------3h5p3p2-|----------------|
Eb||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-------------------|----------------|


1st verse: (play verse riff 2 times)

Dancing around the fire
We've gothered here tonight
Flames are getting higher
Memories are filling my mind
As I look back through the time
Nothing left to find

bridge riff:

     You're just a memory from the past now                  and now it's
Eb||--------------|---------------|--------|---------------|-------------|
Bb||--------------|---------------|--------|---------------|-------------|
Gb||--------------|---------------|--------|-/10-9-7-5-4-2-|-------------|
Db||-7------------|-7-------------|--------|---------------|-7-----------|
Ab||-5------------|-5-------------|-2------|-/8--7-5-3-2-0-|-5-----------|
Eb||--------------|---------------|-0------|---------------|-------------|


       time for fire dance
Eb|-----------------|-------------|----------------------||
Bb|-----------------|-------------|----------------------||
Gb|-----------------|-------------|----------------------||
Db|-7---------------|-------------|----------------------||
Ab|-5---------------|-2-----------|---------2--/7----\---||
Eb|-----------------|-0-----------|--0---4---------------||



chorus riff:

repeat 2 times
        p.m..........         p.m........................................
Eb||-----------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb||-----------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Gb||-----------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Db||-2-----------------2---|2------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3|
Eb||---------------------0-|-------------|---------------|---------------|

    p.m............
Eb|-----------------|---------|----------------------||
Bb|-----------------|---------|----------------------||
Gb|-----------------|---------|----------------------||
Db|-----------------|---------|---------2-0h2p0------||
Ab|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-------|------------------3-2-||
Eb|-----------------|-0-------|-0-1-3----------------||

chorus:

Fire is burning my soul
I'll be lost forever
Fire is burning my heart
Until the end of time

play intro 2 times





2nd verse:

In this mysterious place
The fire is showing it's face
Secrets are revealed
There is no turning back now
And as the hour draws near
I will burn with fear


Bridge

Chorus

Guitar Solo

Chorus

End:
intro riff 4 times

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