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NIGHTWISH - "Beauty and the beast"
	From the album "Angels Fall First"
	Written by Tuomas Holopainen

This is only my interpretation of the song.
I'm sure there are mistakes but I think it sounds well.
If you have suggestions or corrections please e-mail me :
rx650@free.fr or rx650@aol.com

INTRO (0:00)

(0:06)
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-5-7-------5-7-------5-7-----------------------------------------------------|
D:-5-7-2-----5-7-2-----5-7-2---------------------------------------------------|
A:-3-5-2-----3-5-2-----3-5-2---------------------------------------------------|
E:-----0---------0---------0---------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-5-7---------8-5---------8-5-------------------------------------------------|
D:-5-7-5-------8-5-5-------8-5-5-----------------------------------------------|
A:-3-5-5-------6-3-5-------6-3-5-----------------------------------------------|
E:-----3-3..-------3-3..-------3-3..-------------------------------------------|
       p.m.        p.m.        p.m.
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------5-7-------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------5-7------2 TIMES------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------3-5-------------------|
E:-7-5-3-2-0-5-7---8-7-5-7/6/5/4/3/2-0---7-5-3-2-0-5-7-------------------------|
  p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-8--10-----8--10---...-------------------------------------------------------|
D:-8--10-----8--10---...----Play it faster and faster-------------8------------|
A:-6---8-----6---8---...---------12 times-------------------------8------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------6------------|

(1:12)
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------7-9------------------5-5--4-------------------------------------|
D:-7--3--5-5---7-9------7--3--5-----5-5--4-------------------------------------|
A:-7--3--5-5---5-7------7--3--5-----3X3--2-------------------------------------|
E:-5--1--3-3------------5--1--3------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1 (Tuomas) (1:31)
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------7---------------------------------------|
D:-7-7-7-----------3-3-3-------5-5-5-5-7---------------------------------------|
A:-7-7-7-0-5-3-2-3-3-3-3-5-3-0-5-5-5-5-5----5-7-7-7----5-7-7-7-----------------|
E:-5-5-5-----------1-1-1-------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
        p.m. . . .      . . . .

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------5-5-4-----------------------------------|
D:-7-7-7-----------3-3-3-------5-5-5-5-5-5-4-----------------------------------|
A:-7-7-7-0-5-3-2-3-3-3-3-5-3-0-5-5-5-5-3X3-2-----------------------------------|
E:-5-5-5-----------1-1-1-------3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
        p.m . . . .     . . . .

VERSE 2 (Tarja) (1:48)
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-7---7---3---7---5-5-5-5-----------------------2 TIMES-----------------------|
A:-7---5---3---7---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
E:-5-------1---5---3X3-3X3-----------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1 (2:04)

VERSE 2 (2:21)

Then at 2:46
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-8--10-----8--10-----8--10-----8--10-----------------------------------------|
D:-8--10-----8--10-----8--10-----8--10-----8-----------------------------------|
A:-6---8-----6---8-----6---8-----6---8-----8-----------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------6-----------------------------------|

GUITAR SOLO (3:11)  That's how I play it
e:--------------------------------------------14-13----------------------------|
B:----------------------------16-14-13-14-16--------16-14----------------------|
G:-13-11-10-8~--8-10-11-13-15-----------------------------11-11-13-11-10-------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:----------------------------------14-13--------------------------------------|
B:----11----13----16-14~~--13-14-16-------16-14-14~~-13-14-13~~----------------|
G:-10----10----10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3:32
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------3---------------5---3-5---------------------------------------------|
D:-5---3---3---3---5---3---5---3-5---5---------2 TIMES-------------------------|
A:-5---3---1---3---5---3---3---1-3---5-----------------------------------------|
E:-3---1-------1---3---1-------------3-----------------------------------------|

4:09
e:------------|
B:------------|
G:------------|
D:-4---2------|
A:-4---2------|
E:-2---0------|

4:29
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------5---2------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-2----------5---2----------------------------4 TIMES-------------------------|
A:-2----------3---0------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-0-0...--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   p.m . .

4:50   * = harmonic
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----3--2------3--2*-----3--------------------------------2-------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------2-------------------|
E:-1---------1---------1-----1--12/11/10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1/0-------------------|
                                p.m. . . . . . . . . . . .

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------5*------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----3--2------3--2*-----3--------------------------------2-------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------2-------------------|
E:-1---------1---------1-----1--12/11/10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1/0-------------------|
                                p.m. . . . . . . . . . . .

5:11
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------5---2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-2--------5---2---2---------2/xxx/14/xxx/2-----------------------------------|
A:-2--------3---0---2----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-0-0-0...---------0-0-0...---------------------------------------------------|
        		      p.m. . . . . .

e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------5---2----------------2---------------------------------------------|
D:-2--------5---2---2--------5---2---------------------------------------------|
A:-2--------3---0---2--------5---0---------------------------------------------|
E:-0-0-0...---------0-0-0...-3-------------------------------------------------|

5:33
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------3---5---------------------------------------------|
D:-5----------3-----5--------3---5-------------4 TIMES-----END-WITH--5---------|
A:-5----------3-----5--------1---3-----------------------------------5---------|
E:-3-3-3...---1-----3-3-3...-----------------------------------------3---------|

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