#----------------------------------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
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.......
Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature