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Band: Nightwish
Song: Wish I Had an Angel
Album: Once
Year: 2004
Transcribed by: Xanthus (SlayerXanthus@yahoo.com)
Tuning: Drop-D, though I know Emppu tunes to D. It's easier this way.
For the sake of stating the obvious, here is a notation key:
-Palm Mute: .
-Mute Strings: +
-Slide Up: /
-Slide Down: \
-Hammer: h
-Pull-Off: p
-Artificial Harmonic: *
-Tremolo: ~
(0:10, intro)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---3---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-3---2---3---2-----0-0-2-2-----------|
A|-2---3---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-3---2---3---2-----0-0-2-2-----------|
D|-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-0-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-3-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---3---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-3-----------------2---3-3-6-6-5-5-3-|
A|-2---3---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-3-----------------2---3-3-6-6-5-5-3-|
D|-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-0-2-3-2---2-3-2-5-2-0-2---3-3-6-6-5-5-3-|
. . . . .
(0:34, verse 1. start pick slide at 0:32)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(0:46, prechorus)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-2---0-2---0-2---0-2-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-0-2---0-2---0-2---0-2-----------|
D|-------------------------4-4-4-4-0-2---0-2---0-2---0-2---2-5-4-0-|
+ + + . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---0-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---0-----------|
D|-------------------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---0-----------|
+ +
(0:58, chorus)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------------------2-----2---2---|
A|-2-------------------------------------------------2-----2---2---|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------4-------------------------------|
D|-5-------------------------------4---------------0---------------|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---------------0---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------0---------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2---3---2-----0-0-2-2-----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-2---3---2-----0-0-2-2-----------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-----------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . +
(1:22, verse 2)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1:34, prechorus)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-2---0-2---0-2---0-2-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-0-2---0-2---0-2---0-2-----------|
D|-------------------------4-4-4-4-0-2---0-2---0-2---0-2---2-5-4-0-|
+ + + . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---0-----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---0-----------|
D|-------------------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---0-----------|
+ +
(1:46, chorus)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------------------2-----2---2---|
A|-2-------------------------------------------------2-----2---2---|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------4-------------------------------|
D|-5-------------------------------4---------------0---------------|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---------------0---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------0---------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-----------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
(2:07, bridge)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---0-3---0---0-2-------------------3---0---2---------5-4-3-|
A|-----2---0-3---0---0-2-------------------3---0---2---------5-4-3-|
D|-2-2-2---0-3---0---0-2---2--2--2-2--2--2-3---0---2---------5-4-3-|
. . + + + . . . . . . +
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-|
D|-0-0---0---0-----0-0---0---2-2-3-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---5-5-5-|
A|-0-0---0---0-----0-0---0---2-2-3-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---3-3-3-|
D|-0-0---0---0---000-0---0---2-2-3-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
+ + + .. + + + + + + + +
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
D|-0-0---0---0-----0-0---0---2-2-3-0-0---0---0---0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
A|-0-0---0---0-----0-0---0---2-2-3-0-0---0---0---0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-0-0---0---0---000-0---0---2-2-3-0-0---0---0---0-3-3-3-3---------|
+ + + .. + + + + +
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---------3-2---2---2---2-0-2---2-------2-3---3---0-2-3-0---|
A|-2---2---------3-2---2---2---2-0-2---2-------2-3---3---0-2-3-0---|
D|-2-2-2-2-222-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-222-2-3-3-5-5-0-2-3-0---|
. . ... . . . . . . ... . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3---------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---------3-2---2---3-------2---2-------2-3---3---0-2-3-6---|
A|-2---2---------3-2---2---1-------2---2-------2-3---3---0-2-3-6---|
D|-2-2-2-2-222-2-3-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-222-2-3-3-5-5-0-2-3-6---|
. . ... . . . . . ... . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-|
D|-0-0---0---0-----0-0---0---2-2-3-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---5-5-5-|
A|-0-0---0---0-----0-0---0---2-2-3-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---3-3-3-|
D|-0-0---0---0---000-0---0---2-2-3-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
+ + + .. + + + + + + + +
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5 5-|
D|-0-0-----0-----0---------------------------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
A|-0-0-----0-----0---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2~2~2~3~~~~-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------|
. . . . . * * * * * * * . . . . . .
(2:50, ready for breakdown)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------2-------0-------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------2-------0-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-------0-------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-----------------------------------------------5---------------|
D|-3-----------------------2-------3---------------5---------------|
A|-1-----------------------2-------3---------------3---------------|
D|-------------------------2-------3-------------------------------|
(3:16, more chorus)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------------------2-----2---2---|
A|-2-------------------------------------------------2-----2---2---|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------4-------------------------------|
D|-5-------------------------------4---------------0---------------|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---------------0---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------0---------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-----------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
(3:36, outro)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---3---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-3---2---3---2-----0-0-2-2-----------|
A|-2---3---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-3---2---3---2-----0-0-2-2-----------|
D|-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-0-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-3-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---3---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-3-----------------2---3-3-6-6-5-5-3-|
A|-2---3---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-3-----------------2---3-3-6-6-5-5-3-|
D|-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-0-2-3-2---2-3-2-5-2-0-2---3-3-6-6-5-5-3-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---3---2-----0-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-2---3---2-----0-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-|
A|-2---3---2-----0-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-2---3---2-----0-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-|
D|-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-|
. . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-2---2---2---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-2---|
A|-2---2---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-2---2---2---2-----0-0-2-2---0-2-2---|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-0-2-2---|
. . . . . . . . . . .
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