Sonata Arctica - "The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Real Puppet" Guitar Tab
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** SONATA ARCTICA - THE BOY WHO WANTED TO BE A REAL PUPPET **
** (From the ALBUM: RECKONING NIGHT) **
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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/T.Kakko
Transcribed By: Jan Lazur
Day tabbed: 31.1.2005
email: janny1985@zoznam.sk
Please mail me if you can find mistakes!
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Tuned down 1/2 in Eb
/0:01 Intro /0:24 Main Riff
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----Keyboard-----|-5--5--5------------------------5--5--5-----------3b(5)~-|
Db|------------------|-5--5--5-----------------3------5--5--5------------------|
Ab|------------------|-3--3--3--6--3--3--5--3---------3--3--3--6--3--3--------3|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------6~---------------------------|
/0:30 Verse 1
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5--5--5------------------------|-5-----------------------8-----------------|
Db|-5--5--5-----------------3------|-5--5-5-5-5--5-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--|
Ab|-3--3--3--6--3--3--5--3---------|-3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8|
Eb|----------------------------6~----------------3--3-3-3-3-----------------6-6|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------5-------------------------5---7--------------5--------------------|
Db|----------5-5-5-5-5-5--5------------5---8---8---3~-----5-5-5-5-5-5--5-------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5--3---5---8---3~-----3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-6-6-6-6---------------3-3-3-3-3-3----------6---1~------------------3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------8-------------------------5-------------------------5---7-------------|
Db|------8-8-8-8-8-8--8------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5------------5---8---8---3~----|
Ab|-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5--3---5---8---3~----|
Eb|-3-3---------------6-6-6-6-6-6---------------3-3-3-3-3-3----------6---1~----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
/0:48 Pre-Chorus 1 4x /1:06
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|*-8-----8------12-------12--------10-------10-------8-----8----------*|-5~--|
Db|*-8-8-8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8------*|-5~--|
Ab|--6-6-6-6-6-6--10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-------|-3~--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
| 2.(2.guitar) \
Eb|----------------------|
Bb|-----------------/----|
Gb|-------8-7h8p7\5~v----|
Db|-8-8-7-----------/-8~-|
Ab|----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|
Chorus 1
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------8~-----7~-----5~------------5---7------------5-----5--------------|
Db|---5~-----8~-----8~-----5~-----5~-----5---8---8---3----5-5-5-5-5-5--5-----5-|
Ab|---5~-----6~-----5~-----3~-----5~-----3---5---8---3----3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|
Eb|---3~--------------------------3~-------------6---1-----------------3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * *
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------8-----8------7-----7------5-----5--------------------5---7------------|
Db|------8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-----5-------5---8---8---3----|
Ab|-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5---3---5---8---3----|
Eb|-3-3-----------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------6---1----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
/1:24 Pre-Chorus 2 /1:42 Bridge a 4x /2:00 Bridge b
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|-----Pre-Chorus-----|*-6-----10-----8-----6-----*|*-6~----10~----8~----10~--|
Db|--------------------|*-6-----10-----8-----6-----*|*-6~----10~----8~----10~--|
Ab|--------------------|--4-----8------6-----4------|--4~----8~-----6~----8~---|
Eb|-----------------------4-----8------6-----4---------------------------------|
__________________________ _______________________
|1. \ |2. \ /2:17 Bridge c
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
Gb|---6~----10~----8~----3~---*|-6~----8~----3~----------|-8~----------5~-----|
Db|---6~----10~----8~----3~---*|-6~----8~----3~----5~----|-8~----3~----5~-----|
Ab|---4~----8~-----6~----1~----|-4~----6~----1~----5~----|-6~----3~----3~-----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------3~------------1~-----------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-8~----------7~-----5~----8~----12~----10~----12~----8~----10~----7~--------|
Db|-8~----3~----7~-----5~----8~----12~----10~----12~----8~----10~----7~----5~--|
Ab|-6~----3~----5~-----3~----6~----10~----8~-----10~----6~----8~-----5~----5~--|
Eb|-------1~---------------------------------------------------------------3~--|
/2:35 Guitar Solo
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---|---------------------------------------13--15~-----15b(16)r15--13~------|
Gb|---|------------------------------12-14-15-----7~------7b(8)r7-----5~--15~--|
Db|---|---------------------10-12-13---------------------------------------8~--|
Ab|---|------------10-12-13----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----10-8-10-11-------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m.......|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----15---13~-----13----15---13-----------------13~---13h15------13~--------|
Gb|-----7----5~------5-----7----5----15--12~-------5~----5h7----15--5~---------|
Db|----------------------------------8---5~---------------------8--------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------11h13p11----|
Bb|----------------------------13-11h15h20p15p11----------------15----------15-|
Gb|-------------------------12-------------------12----------12----------------|
Db|-13-15-13-12----------13-------------------------12----12-------------------|
Ab|-------------15-13-15-------------------------------13----------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T T
Eb|----------------------------11-13-15-11-------------------------------------|
Bb|-20p16p11----------------11--------------20p15p11----------------11-13-15-13|
Gb|----------12----------12--------------------------12----------12------------|
Db|-------------12----12--------------------------------12----12---------------|
Ab|----------------13--------------------------------------13------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/2:53 Keyboard Solo
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-p11--------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Gb|------15b(17)r15~--12--14b(15)15r14--12------------12~|-----Pre-Chorus------|
Db|-----------------------------------------15~---12-----|---------4-x---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/3:11 Interlude a /3:36 Interlude b
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5~----then-keyboard-----|*-5-----------------------------------8-----------|
Db|-5~----------------------|*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8---8-------|
Ab|-3~----------------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6---8---4-4-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------6---2-2-|
p.m................................| p.m.
<7 strings guitar> /3:54
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|------|------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------4-------*|------|-----only-keyboard------|
Db|-----------------------------------5-------*|------|------------------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2---3----|-3----|------------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-----3----|-3----|------------------------|
Bb|----------4-4-4-4-4-4------------------1------1-----------------------------|
.................................|
*Jani plays with 7-strings guitar, but you can play this part of song also with
6-strings guitar... and it would goes like this:
<6-strings> /3:54
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|------|------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------4-------*|------|-----only-keyboard------|
Db|----------1-1-1-1-1-1--------------5-------*|------|------------------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-2---3----|-3----|------------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2-2---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----3------3-----------------------------|
.................................|
/4:01 Guitar enters
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-6~---10~---8~---10~---6~---10~---8~---3~---6~---10~---8~---10~---6~---8~---|
Db|-6~---10~---8~---10~---6~---10~---8~---3~---6~---10~---8~---10~---6~---8~---|
Ab|-4~---8~----6~---8~----4~---8~----6~---1~---4~---8~----6~---8~----4~---6~---|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-3~--------8~---10~---5--------------------------8~---10~---7~---5~---8~----|
Db|-3~---5~---8~---10~---5----------1h3p1-----------8~---10~---7~---5~---8~----|
Ab|-1~---5~---6~---8~----3--3-3-3-3-------5p3-1h3~--6~---8~----5~---3~---6~----|
Eb|------3~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m....|
/4:25 Main Riff 2
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-12~----10~----12~----8~----10~----7-------12---12-|*-5--5--5---------------|
Db|-12~----10~----12~----8~----10~----7--7-7--12---12-|*-5--5--5---------------|
Ab|-10~----8~-----10~----6~----8~-----5--5-5--10---10-|--3--3--3--6--3--3--5--3|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m.| * *
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------5--5--5-----------3b(5)~----5--5--5-----------------------3b(5)~-----|
Db|-3-----5--5--5---------------------5--5--5-----------------3----------------|
Ab|-------3--3--3--6--3--3---------3--3--3--3--6--3--3--5--3---------------3---|
Eb|----6---------------------------------------------------------6-------------|
___ ___
|1. \ |2. \
Eb|------------------------------------||
Bb|-----------------|-----the----------||
Gb|----------------*|-5--------end.----||
Db|-5--3--5--3--5--*|-5----------------||
Ab|-3--1--3--1--5---|-3----------------||
Eb|-------------3----------------------||
p.m.......|
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Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo:
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------8-----8------7-----7------5-----5------7-----7-------5---7----------|
Db|-5~-----8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8---5---8---8---3--|
Ab|-5~-----6-6-6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5---3---5---8---3--|
Eb|-3~------------------------------------------------------------------6---1--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5-----5-------------------8-----8-------------------5-----5----------------|
Db|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-----5------8-8-8-8-8-8--8-----8------5-5-5-5-5-5--5-----5---|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|--------------3-3-3-3-3-3---------------6-6-6-6-6-6---------------3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Eb|-------------------------||
Bb|-------------------------||
Gb|-------------------------||
Db|----8---7---5---3~-------||
Ab|-5--8---8---5---3~-------||
Eb|-3--6---5---3---1~-------||
*
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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
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--------
---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---
---.---
--12--- = Staccato
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|* *| = repeat from * to *
|* *|
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* - also notes
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