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* SONATA ARCTICA - BLINDED NO MORE (From the ALBUM: RECKONING NIGHT) *
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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/T.Kakko
Transcribed By: Jan Lazur
Day tabbed: 8.2.2005
email: janny1985@zoznam.sk
Please mail me if you can find mistakes!
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Jani plays with 7-strings guitar tuned in dropped eb
/0:00 Intro a /b
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|*-------------------------------------------------*|*-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3|
Db|*-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------3--3--3--3--*|*-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3|
Ab|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3---|--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1|
Eb|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--1--1--1--1----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------3--3--3--3----------------------------------------|
/0:19 Verse
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-2--2--2--2-------------*|*-5-|*----------------------------------*|--------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-*|*-5-|*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--------3--*|-5-5-5-5|
Ab|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--|--3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--5-5-5-1---|-3-3-3-3|
Eb|-------------1--1--1--1--|-------------------------------3-3-3--------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m........................................
/0:57 Pre-Chorus
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------*|------3----7----3---------3----6---|
Db|-5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3-3-------------*|-3----3----7----3---------3----6---|
Ab|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1--6-----3-----|-3----1----5----1----4----1----4---|
Eb|----------3-3-3-3-----------6-----3-----|-1---------5---------4-------------|
Bb|----------------------------4-----1---------------------------2-------------|
.........................|
/1:20 Guitar Solo 1 (Pickup to bridge position)
Eb|----------------------------------------12~---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------11b(13)r11~----10~----8h10p8-|
Gb|--8----7----3-----s----|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--8----7----3-----s----|-11h12p11\9~----------------------------------------|
Ab|--6----5----1-----s----|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|------------>->->----s-e-c-o-n-d--g-u-i-t-a-r--p-l-a|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/1:39 Pre
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
Gb|--10~------10/12~------------3--3--2------------------------------|-----Pre-|
Db|-------------------12\10~-------------3~---------3--5~------------|---------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------5~------------3~~~~~~--|---------|
Eb|-y-s--V-e-r-s-e----<-<-<------------------------------------------|---------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-Chorus 2 /1:59 Chorus
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-Chorus-----|---------------------3----3----5----8------------------------3-|
Db|------------|-3----3----6----6----3----3----6----8----3----3----6----6----3-|
Ab|------------|-3----3----6----6----1----1----3----6----3----3----6----6----1-|
Eb|--------------1----1----4----4------------------------1----1----4----4------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----3--3--5---------6----6----5----5------------------------6----6----3----3|
Db|----3--3--6----5----6----6----5----5------------------------6----6----3----3|
Ab|----1--1--3----6----4----4----3----3----6----6----6----6----4----4----1----1|
Eb|---------------3------------------------6----6----6----6--------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------4----4----4----4--------------------|
/2:18 Bridge a
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|---------------------------------------------A.H.-------|
Gb|-------------------|---------------------------------------------3~~--------|
Db|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----6----6----6---|-///-\\\--3--3---3-3--3-3---3--3---3-3--3-3---------3--3|
Eb|-----6----6----6---|-///-\\\--3--3---3-3--3-3---3--3---3-3--3-3---------3--3|
Bb|-----4----4----4-----///-\\\--1--1---1-1--1-1---1--1---1-1--1-1---------1--1|
* * * * * *
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------A.H.----------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------3b(4)~~---3--3---3--3---6-6---6-6---6-6-6---|
Ab|----3-3--3-3---3--3---3-3--3-3------------3--3---3--3---6-6---6-6---6-6-6---|
Eb|----3-3--3-3---3--3---3-3--3-3------------1--1---1--1---4-4---4-4---4-4-4---|
Bb|----1-1--1-1---1--1---1-1--1-1----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------3--3---3--3------------------------6--6-|
Ab|-3--3---3--3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3----3--3---3--3---6-6---6-6---6-6-6----6--6-|
Eb|-3--3---3--3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3----1--1---1--1---6-6---6-6---6-6-6----4--4-|
Bb|-1--1---1--1---1-1---1-1---1-1-1------------------4-4---4-4---4-4-4---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
/2:38 Bridge b
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---6--6---5-5---5-5---5-5-5---|---------------------------3-------3---------|
Ab|---6--6---5-5---5-5---5-5-5---|-4-------4---------4-------3--3-3--3---------|
Eb|---4--4---3-3---3-3---3-3-3---|-4--4-4--4---------4-------1--1-1--1--1-1-1--|
Bb|--------------------------------2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2--------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
/2:47 Pre-Chor
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----Pre-Choru|
Db|-3---------------------------------8-------8---------8-------|--------------|
Ab|-3-------5-------5---------5-------8--8-8--8---------8-------|--------------|
Eb|-1--1-1--5--5-5--5---------5-------6--6-6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6--|--------------|
Bb|---------3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
us 2 /3:07 Interlude /3:40 Keyboard solo
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-s-----|--------Intro-2x--------|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------|-(in-1.repeating-play-b-|--------7----------------7---------5--5--5-|
Ab|-------|---part-just-one-time)--|-5------7----3----5------7----3----5--5--5-|
Eb|-------|------------------------|-5------5----3----5------5----3----3--3--3-|
Bb|----------------------------------3-----------1----3-----------1------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--------------5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-|
Ab|--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Eb|--3--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0-|
Bb|-----------------------------1--1--1--1-------------------------------------|
/4:00 Guitar solo 2
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------|-12b(14)~---------------A.H.----------------------A.H.-------|
Gb|--------------|-12b(14)~--12p10-12p10~-(10)--9--10-9~------------12~---9-9-9|
Db|--3--3--3--3--|---------------------------------------12--10----------------|
Ab|--3--3--3--3--|----------------------------------------------10-------------|
Eb|--1--1--1--1----------------------------------------------------------------|
* *
Eb|-----------------------------------------------/-/15--12~-------------------|
Bb|----------------------A.H.---------12h13------------------14-15-------13-14-|
Gb|-h10p9~--9-9-9h10p9~--9h10p9~------------12h14------------------14-14-------|
Db|--------------------------------14------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------12---------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* *
Eb|--------------------------------------------------20-18---------------------|
Bb|-------12-13-------11-12-11-11--------------18-20-------20-18-20-18---------|
Gb|-13-13-------12-12-----------------17-18-19-------------------------19-18-19|
Db|--------------------------------20------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------14-15--------13-14--------12-13--------11-12-11-11~--18b(20)r|
Gb|-18----17------------14-14--------13-13--------12-12------------------------|
Db|----20----20~---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------20-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18--15~----20-22-23--------------20----------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------19-21-22-----------19-21-22~-----22b(23)-----((23b-|
Db|--------------------------------------20-22---------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/4:23 Chorus 2 /4:43 Outro
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-25))~-r22~----|-----Chorus-----|-------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Db|---------------|----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Ab|---------------|----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
Eb|----------------------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------------------|
Ab|-1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Eb|-------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--------------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------3--3--3--3--------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------3--3--3--3--------------------------|
Ab|-4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--1--1--1--1--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
Eb|-4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
Bb|-2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------||
Bb|-----------------------------------------||
Gb|--------------------until----------------||
Db|---------------------------the-----------||
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6...-----------------end.-----||
Eb|-6-6-6-6-6-6...--------------------------||
Bb|-4-4-4-4-4-4...--------------------------||
p.m..................................|
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Rythm guitar during guitar solo 2:
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------7----------------7---------5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2-------|
Ab|-5------7----3----5------7----3----5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Eb|-5------5----3----5------5----3----3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--3--3-|
Bb|-3-----------1----3-----------1----------------------------------------1--1-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------||
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------||
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------||
Db|--------5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--------------||
Ab|--3--3--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||
Eb|--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--||
Bb|--1--1--------------------------------------1--1--1--1--||
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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s = silent in the song
* = 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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-------
-------
| |
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|* *| = repeat from * to *
|* *|
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* - also notes
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