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Stratovarius - "Stratofortress" Guitar Tab

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Hits: 8144
Rated: 4.33 out of 5 (9 votes)
Updated: 2004-03-06 11:30:50

By:

adrenaline


#----------------------------------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.#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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Band:  ( Stratovarius )
Album: ( Elements Pt.1 2003)
Song:  ( Stratofortress )
Transcribed By: ( Adel Restom (Adrenaline Detonator) ) on 15-9-2003
Email:          ( adrenaline@ureach.com )
Location: Syria->Damascus.
Hi guys I hope that u'll enjoy playing this tab cause this instrumental
is just great...
Tune your guitar a half step down, like all other Stratovarius songs.
6th : D#.
5th : G#.
4th : C#.
3d  : F#.
2nd : A#.
1st : D#.
x : palm muted.
p : pull of.
h : hammer on.
v : strike down.
^ : strike up.
sd: slide down to low notes.

Repeat next 2 measurements 4 times:

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--x-7-7-x-8-7-5-7----x-7-7-x-8-7-5-7----x-7-7-x-8-7-5-7p5s3h5p3s2--|
|--5-----5---------5--5-----5---------5--5-----5--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3p2p0-2p0-0------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat next 2 measurements twice: no need 2 say tremolo picking..

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|--0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-2-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx-x-x-x-xx------|
|--0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-12------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat next 2 measurements twice:

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
|--0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-2-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx-x-x-x-xx------|
|--0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-12------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--17(repeat)-17-15-13-15-17-13-15-17--17(repeat)-17-15-13-15-17----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--13-15-17--18(repeat)-18-17-15-17-18-15-17-18--18(repeat)-18-17-15|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--17-18-15-17-18--17(long repeat)-17-15-13-15-17-13-15-17----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--18(repeat)-18-17-15-17-18-15-17-18--18(repeat)-18-17-15-17-18----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--15-17-18---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next 4 measurements 4 times :

|--18-20-22-18-20-22-20-22------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------17-18-20-17-18-20-18-20------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--17-18-20-17-18-20-18-20------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------15-17-18-15-17-18-17-18------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--15-17-18-15-17-18-17-18------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------14-15-17-14-15-17-15-17------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--13-15-17--15-17-18--17-18-20--17-18-20---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

the fast part is a bit tricky but don't loose hope cause with time
u'll find it easy, play everything tremolo now...

repeat next measurement 4 times:
fingering:

    4  1  3  2  3  1
|--17p13----------13------------------------------------------------|
|--------15-14-15---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

    4  1  4  1  4  1  2  1
|--17p13-18p13-17p13-15p13------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement 4 times:
    4  1  3  2  3  1
|--17p13----------13------------------------------------------------|
|--------15-14-15---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    4  1  4  1  4  1  4  1
|--17p13-18p13-17p13-18p13------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement 4 times:
fingering:

    4  1  3  1  3  1
|--15p12----------12------------------------------------------------|
|--------14-12-14---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   4  1  4  1  4  1  2  1
|--15p12-17p12-15p12-13p12------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement 4 times:
fingering:

    4  1  3  1  3  1
|--15p12----------12------------------------------------------------|
|--------14-12-14---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   4  1  4  1  4  1  4  1
|--15p12-17p12-15p12-17p12------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement 4 times:
fingering:

    4  1  3  2  3  1
|--17p13----------13------------------------------------------------|
|--------15-14-15---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

    4  1  4  1  4  1  2  1
|--17p13-18p13-17p13-15p13------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement 4 times:
    4  1  3  2  3  1
|--17p13----------13------------------------------------------------|
|--------15-14-15---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    4  1  4  1  4  1  4  1
|--17p13-18p13-17p13-18p13------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement 4 times:
fingering:

    4  1  3  1  3  1
|--15p12----------12------------------------------------------------|
|--------14-12-14---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   4  1  4  1  4  1  2  1
|--15p12-17p12-15p12-13p12------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement 4 times:
fingering:

    4  1  3  1  3  1
|--15p12----------12------------------------------------------------|
|--------14-12-14---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   4  1  4  1  4  1  4  1
|--15p12-17p12-15p12-17p12------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

by the way i just found out that this instrumental is played on a 24
frets guitar, SHIT i got only 22.
here comes a small arpegio, repeat it 4 times, i wrote the fingering
and the strikes:

    v     ^  ^  v  v
    4  1  2  3  2  1
|--22p17----------17------------------------------------------------|
|--------18----18---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------19------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    4  1  4  1  4  1  3  1
|--22p17-24p17-22p17-21p17------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat 4 times:

    v     ^  ^  v  v
    4  1  2  3  2  1
|--22p17----------17------------------------------------------------|
|--------18----18---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------19------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    4  1  4  1  4  1  4  1
|--22p17-24p17-22p17-24p17------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat the next arpegio 4 times: use roll technique when using finger 1.

//TIP: roll technique is used when using the same finger 2 play the
//same note on different sequential strings, it is done by moving the
//pressure of the finger when moving from string 2 string, 4 example:
//play this with the point finger by laying it on the fret board like
//a bar then start the pressure from the tip of the finger with the down
//stroke and move the pressure along with the single stroke that plays these
//notes in a sweep or arpegio.If u're playing up stroke move the pressure
//towards up.The reason for moving the pressure is 2 mute the string after
//moving 2 the next one (the golden rule 4 playing sweeps and arpegios).
//
//|------3--|
//|------3--|
//|------3--|

    v     ^  ^  v  v
    4  1  1  2  1  1  (roll when using finger 1 on 17 frets)
|--21p17----------17------------------------------------------------|
|--------17----17---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------18------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    4  1  4  1  4  1  2  1
|--21p17-22p17-21p17-19p17------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat 4 times:

   v     ^  ^  v  v
    4  1  1  2  1  1
|--21p17----------17------------------------------------------------|
|--------17----17---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------18------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    4  1  4  1  4  1  4  1
|--21p17-22p17-21p17-22p17------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next 4 measurements 4 times :

|--18-20-22-18-20-22-20-22------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------17-18-20-17-18-20-18-20------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--17-18-20-17-18-20-18-20------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------15-17-18-15-17-18-17-18------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--15-17-18-15-17-18-17-18------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------14-15-17-14-15-17-15-17------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--13-15-17--15-17-18--17-18-20--17-18-20---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15h17h18~----18p17p15h17~sd--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------10--------------9---------------------------------------|
|-----------8---------------7---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

now the arpegios 2 play:
repeat next measurement twice:

    v     v  v  v
    4  1  3  2  3  1
|--17p13------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------15---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------14------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15-12------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15-14-12-12------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement twice:

   v     v  v  v  v
   4  1  2  1  3  4
|--12p9-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------10----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------9--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------11-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------12--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------9-11-12-12-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement twice:

    v     v  v  v
    4  1  3  2  3  1
|--17p13------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------15---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------14------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15-12------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15-14-12-12------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement twice:

   v     v  v  v  v
   4  1  2  1  3  4
|--12p9-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------10----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------9--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------11-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------12--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------9--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------11-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------12-12-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement twice:

   v     v  v  v  v
   4  1  2  1  2  3
|--22p18------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------20---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------19------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------20---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------22------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------19------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------20---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------22-22---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement twice:

    v     v  v  v
    4  1  3  2  3  1
|--17p13------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------15---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------14------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15-12------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15-14-12-12------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement twice:

   v     v  v  v  v
   4  1  2  1  3  4
|--12p9-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------10----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------9--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------11-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------12--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------9-11-12-12-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat next measurement twice:

    v     v  v  v
    4  1  3  2  3  1
|--17p13------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------15---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------14------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15-12------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15-14-12-12------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

i'm very sorry guys but it seems that timo tuned his guitar a whole
step down not a half,so to play the three final chords u should do
the same or play your own chords.

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10------9------2-------------------------------------------------|
|--8-------7------0-------------------------------------------------|

Hail 2 all metal listeners.......

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