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* SONATA ARCTICA - AIN'T YOUR FAIRYTALE (From the ALBUM: RECKONING NIGHT) *
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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/T.Kakko
Transcribed By: Jan Lazur
Day tabbed: 10.2.2005
email: janny1985@zoznam.sk

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!
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Tuned down 1/2 in Eb


   /0:00 Main Chorus
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-2---------2---------2------6---------6---------6---------------------------|
Db|-2---------2---------2------6---------6---------6------4---------4---------4|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4---------4---------4|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
      p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------6---------6---------6------2---------2---------2------6---------6-----|
Db|------6---------6---------6------2---------2---------2------6---------6-----|
Ab|------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Eb|-2-2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m.

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----6------4---------4---------4---------------------------------2---------|
Db|-----6------4---------4---------4------4---------4---------4------2---------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4---------4---------4------0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
    ...|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-2---------2------6---------6---------6------4---------4---------4----------|
Db|-2---------2------6---------6---------6------4---------4---------4------2---|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2---|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-|
      p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------2---------2---------2------6---------6---------6----|
Db|-------2---------2------2---------2---------2------6---------6---------6--4-|
Ab|-------2---------2------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------2-|
    m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|

                               2.                                       /0:26 V
Eb|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-6-----|
Db|---------4---------4------------------------------------------------|-6-----|
Ab|---------4---------4------------------------------------------------|-4-4-4-|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-----------|
    p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m..................................|      p.m.

    erse
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------6--------------------6--------------------------------6--|
Db|-------------------6--------------------6--------------------------------6--|
Ab|-4-4-7--6--4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6--4~---4-4-4-4-4-7--6--4~---2--6--4--2--4-4|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------0--4--2--0-----|
    ...|          ...|  p.m....|             p.m....|                         p

                                                                           /0:3
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
Gb|-----------------6-6-6-6--------------6--------------------------------|-2--|
Db|-----------------6-6-6-6-------A.H.---6--------------------------------|-2--|
Ab|-4-4-4-7--6--4~--4-4-4-4-7--6--4~-----4-4-4-4-4-7--6--4~---2--6--4--2--|-0-0|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------0--4--2--0-------|
    .m...|                                 p.m....|                           p

    7 Pre-Chorus
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------4-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------4------------------------2----------------------4-----|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2----------------------4-----|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-|
    .m.................|   p.m..................|   p.m................|   p.m.

                                                                          /0:46
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|--------------------2------------------------4------------------------|-----|
Db|--------------------2------------------------4------------------------|-----|
Ab|--------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-----|
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
    .................|   p.m..................|   p.m..................|

   Verse 2     /0:58 Pre-Chorus 2                            /1:09 Chorus
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------|
Gb|-Verse-----|-----Pre-Chorus-----|------------------------|*-2------4------9-|
Db|-----------|--------------------|-6--6--6--6--6-----6--6-|*-2------4------9-|
Ab|-----------|--------------------|-6--6--6--6--6-----6--6-|--0------2------7-|
Eb|----------------------------------4--4--4--4--4-----4--4--------------------|

                                                                          /1:34
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----|
Gb|---8---6---4---2------4----------------------*|-6--6--6--6--4----6----|-----|
Db|---9---6---4---2------4------6-------6-------*|-6--6--6--6--4----6----|-----|
Ab|---6---4---2---0------2------6-------6--------|-4--4--4--4--2----4----|-----|
Eb|-----------------------------4-------4----------4--4--4--4--2----4----------|


    Verse 3    /1:45 Pre-Chorus 3                                            /1
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------|--|
Gb|-Verse-----|-----Pre-Chorus-----|----------------------------------------|*-|
Db|-----------|--------------------|-6---------6---------6---------6---6----|*-|
Ab|-----------|--------------------|-6---------6---------6---------6---6----|--|
Eb|----------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
                                       p.m....|  p.m....|  p.m....|  .|  .|
                                              _______________    ______________
    :57 Chorus 2                             | 1.            \  | 2.
Eb|------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-----------------||--------------|
Gb|-2------4------9---8---6---4---2------4--------------------*|---------------|
Db|-2------4------9---9---6---4---2------4------6------6------*|--6---------6--|
Ab|-0------2------7---6---4---2---0------2------6------6-------|--6---------6--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------4------4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
                                                                    p.m....|  p

                                /2:20 Interlude
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|*-6--------4-------9--9---6--4--------6--------|
Db|-------6---------6----------|*-6--------4---6---9--9---6--4---6----6--------|
Ab|-------6---------6----------|--4-4-4-4--2---6---7--7---4--2---6----4-4-4-4--|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4--2---4---7--7---4--2---4----4-4-4-4--|
    .m...|  p.m....|  p.m....|      p.m..|                              p.m..|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-4-------11--11---6--4--------6--------4-------9--9---6--4-------11--11---6-|
Db|-4---6---11--11---6--4---6----6--------4---6---9--9---6--4---6---11--11---6-|
Ab|-2---6---9---9----4--2---6----4-4-4-4--2---6---7--7---4--2---6---9---9----4-|
Eb|-2---4---9---9----4--2---4----4-4-4-4--2---4---7--7---4--2---4---9---9----4-|
                                   p.m..|

                                 /2:44 Bridge
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-------4--4------4-------*|-2------6-------------6------2------6------4--|
Db|--4---6---4--4---6--4---6---*|-2------6------4------6------2------6------4--|
Ab|--2---6---2--2---6--2---6----|-0------4------4------4------0------4------2--|
Eb|--2---4---2--2---4--2---4--------------------2------------------------------|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------2------6------4-------------2------6----------------------------|
Db|-----4------2------6------4------2------2------6------4------6------6-------|
Ab|-----4------0------4------2------2------0------4------4------6------6-------|
Eb|-----2---------------------------0--------------------2------4------4-------|


   /3:08 Keyboard solo
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------Rythm-guitar-plays----|
Gb|-2------6-------------6------2------6------4----------further-chords-of-----|
Db|-2------6------4------6------2------6------4------4---second-part-of-bridge-|
Ab|-0------4------4------4------0------4------2------4---during-guitar-solo.---|
Eb|---------------2----------------------------------2-------------------------|


   /3:20 Guitar Solo
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-17p14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------16p13-16p13-------13p11--------------------11h13-11------------------|
Db|-------------------16p14-------14p11-14p11-----------------14-11------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------14p11-----------------14-11-11p9-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|----------------------------------12--11--10--9-----------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------12--11-----------------12--11--9------9-----------|
Gb|------------9------11--9------------------------------------11-----11--9--11|
Db|---------9-----11-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-12-9~----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|--------------16p12-14p12--------14p9-12p9-------12p7-9p7-------------------|
Bb|--------------------------14p12------------12p9-----------9p7--14p9-12p9----|
Gb|--9------9~--------------------------------------------------------------11p|
Db|-----11---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----12p9--------A.H.--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9-------9--11--9~----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------11p9---------------------------------------6-8-9--6-8|
Ab|-----------------------------11--9--7----------------4-6-7--6-7-9-----------|
Eb|---------------------------------------7--9~---4-6-7------------------------|
                                                  p.m........|

                                  /3:32 Verse 4
Eb|-------------------------9~-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------9-11-12------|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---6-8-9--8-9-11--------------|-6------------------------6------------------|
Db|-9----------------------------|-6------------------------6------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-7--6--4~---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6--4~-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                     p.m....|           ...|  p.m....|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---6---------------------------------------------------------------------6--|
Db|---6--------------------------------------4-6p4-------9p7p6---7p6--------6--|
Ab|---4-4-4-4-4-7--6--4~---2--6--4--2--4-6-7-------7p6~--------9-----9p7~---4-4|
Eb|------------------------0--4--2--0------------------------------------------|
        p.m....|                                                              p

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------6------------------------6----------------------------|
Db|-------------6--------6---------------6--------6---------------6------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-7--6--4~---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6--4~---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6--4~---2--6--4-|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------0--4--2-|
    .m...|           ...|  p.m....|           ...|  p.m....|

         /3:45 Pre-Chorus 4                                                  /3
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----|--------------------|----------------------------------------------|--|
Gb|-----|-----Pre-Chorus-----|----------------------------------------------|--|
Db|-----|--------------------|-6---------6---------6-----6-----6-----6------|--|
Ab|--2--|--------------------|-6---------6---------6-----6-----6-----6------|--|
Eb|--0-------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
                                 p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|  ...|  ...|  ...|

    :57 Chorus 3       /4:20 Main chorus 2
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----Chorus---------|-----Main-Chorus-----|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------|----(without-2.-)----|-6---------6---------6---------6--|
Ab|-------------------|---------------------|-6---------6---------6---------6--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
                                                p.m....|  p.m....|  p.m....|  p

                                    /4:46 Interlude 2
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------||
Gb|--------------------------------|-----Interlude------|-----the-----------||
Db|-------6-----6-----6-----6------|--------------------|----------end.-----||
Ab|-------6-----6-----6-----6------|--------------------|-------------------||
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------||
    .m...|  ...|  ...|  ...|  ...|

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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
=======================

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

--------
--------
---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---

---.---
--12--- = Staccato
-------
-------
-------

|     |
|     |
|*   *| = repeat from * to *
|*   *|
|     |
|     |

* - also notes

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