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* SONATA ARCTICA - MY SELENE (From the ALBUM: RECKONING NIGHT) *
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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/Jani Liimatainen
Transcribed By: Jan Lazur
Day tabbed: 27.,29.1.2005
email: janny1985@zoznam.sk
Please mail me if you can find mistakes!
Jani plays with 7-strings guitar tuned in dropped eb
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/0:01 Intro
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--/12~--10~--12~------------------10~---------------------------7--------|
Gb|*-----------------11~--7-9~--11~-------------9~---7~----7~--9~-----9~---*|
Db|*--------------------------------------12~------------------------------*|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1. 2. /0:25 Pre-Verse 1
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-7-10-|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------|-7-6----|--------------------------------------------7------------|
Db|------|-----9~-|-4------------------------4-----------------5---4--------|
Ab|------|--------|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-----2--2-2-2-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m.......................................| p.m......
/0:32 Verse 1a (clean)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------3--------------3--------------3------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----4----4---4----------4---4----------0---|
Db|-----------------4--2-------|---4--------4-------5------5-------2------2-|
Ab|-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--0--6--5-|-2----------------5--------------2----------|
Eb|-----------------------4--3------------------3--------------0------------|
p.m.......................|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------3---------------3--------------3---------------3-------------|
Gb|-0--------2----2---2------4----4---4---------4-----4-----2---2-----2-----|
Db|--------2--------2------4--------4-------5-----5-------2---------2------4|
Ab|------0---------------2----------------5---------5---0---------0------0--|
Eb|-------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
| |
Eb|-------------------|
Bb|-----------dist.-on|
Gb|-2.-gtr.-----------|
Db|-------------2--4--|
Ab|-------------0--4--|
Eb|----------------2--|
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/0:44 Verse 1b (clean)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---0-------0-|-------3-------------3--------------3--------------3-------|
Gb|-2-------2---|-----4----4---4---------4---4----------0---0-----2----2---2|
Db|-------4-----|---4--------4------5------5-------2------2-----2--------2--|
Ab|-----0-------|-2---------------5--------------2------------0-------------|
Eb|-----------------------------3--------------0----------------------------|
| |
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
Db|-4---4---4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
Ab|-4---4---4---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
Eb|-2---2---2--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------3--------------3---------------3---------------2---------|
Gb|-----4----4---4---------4-----4-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-|
Db|---4--------4-------5-----5-------2---------2-----2---------2---|
Ab|-2----------------5---------5---0---------0-----0---------0-----|
Eb|----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
| |/0:57 Pr
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
Gb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|--------|
Eb|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------|
e-Chorus /1:03 Chorus 1
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|----------------2-------------------2----|*-4----7---------4-------------|
Db|-2----4----5----2----2----4----5----2----|*-4----7----7----4----2--------|
Ab|-2----4----5----0----2----4----5----0----|--2----5----7----2----2--------|
Eb|-0----2----3---------0----2----3----------------------5---------0-0-0-0-0|
* * * *
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-2-------2-4---------4-------4-5---------5-------5-7---------------------|
Ab|-2-------2-4---------4-------4-5---------5-------5-7---------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
/1:29 Pre-Verse 2 /1:36 Verse 2
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----*-|-----Pre-Verse-----|--Verse-1-(2-gtrs)-In-1a-2.gtr-plays-one-time|
Db|---7-*-|-------------------|-------------------------each-chord-from-1b--|
Ab|---7---|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-5-5---------------------------------------------------------------------|
*
/2:01 Pre-Chorus 2 /2:07 Chorus 2 /2:36 Bridge
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------------|-----------|-----------------------|
Gb|-----Pre-Chorus-----|-----Chorus-----|-4---------|*-----------4---------4|
Db|--------------------|----------------|-4---------|*-5----4----4---------4|
Ab|--------------------|----------------|-2---------|--5----4----2-2-2-2-2-2|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------3----2---------------|
* * * *
/3:01 Guit
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
Gb|-------4-----4-----4---------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-*|----------|
Db|-------4-----4-----4---------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-*|----------|
Ab|-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--|17-17---16|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------19--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
ar Solo (change pickup to neck position) (pickup
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------17~---------------------------|
Gb|-------------16h18--19~---17~---16~--------------19~---18~---------------|
Db|-------16-17--------------------------17~--------------------19~---------|
Ab|-17-19-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------5-7-8-|
p.m...
up back to bridge position)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------10|
Gb|---------------------------------------7-9-10---------9-10-12--9-10-12---|
Db|--------------------------------7-8-10--------8-10-12--------------------|
Ab|-5-7-------5-7-8/-7-8-10-7-8-10------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----5-7-8---------------------------------------------------------------|
....................................................|
Eb|----------------10-12-13~----------12-13-15~----------15h17p15--------13-|
Bb|-12-13-10-12-13-----------12-13-15-----------15-17-18----------18-17~----|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-12-10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------13-12-10-13-12-10------------------------------8h10p8-------------|
Gb|-------------------------12-10-12-10-9---------7-9-10--------10-9-7-9-7--|
Db|---------------------------------------12-10~----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m.......................
/3:14 Interlude
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-10-8--7-5------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------8-7-5--7-5-------|-4-4---4-4--4-4----4-4---4-4--4-4----4-4---4|
Eb|----------------------8-7-5---2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2|
........................ Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-4--4-4----------------------------------------------------------2-2---2-|
Eb|-2--2-2----5-5---5-5--5-5----5-5---5-5--5-5----5-5---5-5--5-5----0-0---0-|
Bb|-----------3-3---3-3--3-3----3-3---3-3--3-3----3-3---3-3--3-3------------|
/3:34 Brid
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|*---------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|*-2h4-----|
Ab|-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2-|----------|
Eb|-0--0-0----0-0---0-0--0-0----0-0---0-0--0-0----0-0---0-0--0-0-|------2-2-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m.
ge a
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------2h4---------------|
Ab|-----------------2h4--0h2------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-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|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...............| p.m.........................| p.m...........
/3:47 Bridge b
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------*|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------5--*|-------------------------------|
Ab|------2h4--0h2-----------------------3---|-------------------------------|
Eb|--2-2----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-------|-0h2---------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3h5--3|
....| p.m................| p.m................|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------0h2-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-h5-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3h5--3h5-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
p.m..................| p.m................| p.m..........
/3:53 /3:59 Harmony solo
Eb|-----------------------------14----------------14------------------------|
Bb|-------|------------------|-----15-14----14-15----15-14------------------|
Gb|-------|-----Bridge-a-----|*----------16----------------16-14-16---------|
Db|-------|------------------|*-------------------------------------18-16---|
Ab|---3---|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|---1---|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
.|
Eb|-14----------------14----15----------14---------14----------------14-----|
Bb|----15-14----14-15-------------17----------15~-----15-14----14-15----15--|
Gb|----------16----------16----16----16----16---------------16--------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1. 2.
Eb|----------------------14----------------14-------------------------------|
Bb|-14-----------------|----15-14----14-15-------17----15----14----12~--|---|
Gb|----16-14-16-------*|----------16----------16----16----16----16------|---|
Db|-------------18-16-*|------------------------------------------------|---|
Ab|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|-14|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------17-19--20~----|
Gb|-----------------------------------------16-18-19-16-18-19---------------|
Db|-------14-16----------16-17-19--16-17-19---------------------------------|
Ab|-16-17-------16-17-19----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/4:12 Pre-Chorus 3 /4:19 Chorus 3 /4:44 Chorus 4
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----Pre-Chorus-----|-----Chorus-----|*-7----10----------7---------------|
Db|--------------------|----------------|*-7----10----10----7----5---------5|
Ab|--------------------|----------------|--5----8-----10----5----5---------5|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------8----------3-3-3-3-3-3|
* * * *
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------5---7---------7---------7---8---------8---------8---10----------|
Ab|---------5---7---------7---------7---8---------8---------8---10----------|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
/5:10 Ending
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------*|*------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------10-------10-*|*------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------10-------10--|--5--------------------------5-------------------|
Eb|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|--5----------5--5-5-5--5-5---5----------------5--|
Bb|--------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
* * * * * p.m..........................................|
3x
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Bb|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------||
Gb|-----*|-----------------------------------------------the---------------||
Db|-8---*|-----------------------------------------------------end.--------||
Ab|-8----|--5--------------------------5-----------------------------------||
Eb|-6----|--5----------5--5-5-5--5-5---5----------5------------------------||
Bb|---------3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3------------------------||
p.m.....................................|
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Rhythm Guitar during Intro:
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|*-4----7---------4-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|*-4----7----7----4----2---------2---------2---4---------4---------4---5--|
Ab|--2----5----7----2----2---------2---------2---4---------4---------4---5--|
Eb|------------5---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Eb|----------------------------------------------||
Bb|----------------------------------------------||
Gb|---------------------------------------------*||
Db|-------5---------5---7-------------------7---*||
Ab|-------5---------5---7-------------------7----||
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo:
Eb|--------------------------||
Bb|--------------------------||
Gb|-5-----------7-----7------||
Db|-5-----7-----7-----7------||
Ab|-3-----7-----5-----5------||
Eb|-------5------------------||
Rhythm Guitar during Harmony Solo: 3x
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
Gb|*------------------------------------------------------7-*|--------------|
Db|*-4------------------------------4---------------------5-*|-4------------|
Ab|--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|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m.................................................| p.m..........
Eb|-----------------------------------||
Bb|-----------------------------------||
Gb|-----------------------------------||
Db|------------------4----------------||
Ab|-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-----||
Eb|-----------------------------------||
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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* = palm mute
A.H. = Artificial Harmonic
pm..| = Palm mute
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = Vibrato
b() = Bend
x\ = Pick Slide
--------
--------
---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---
---.---
--12--- = Staccato
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-------
-------
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|* *| = repeat from * to *
|* *|
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