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* SONATA ARCTICA - WHITE PEARL, BLACK OCEANS (From the ALBUM: RECKONING NIGHT) *
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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/T.Kakko
Transcribed from GP3 file of Anonym and then
corrected by: Jan Lazur
Day transcribed: 12.2.2005
email: janny1985@zoznam.sk

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

   /0:01 Intro Verse 1 /0:40 Guitars enter
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----|
Gb|-----Keyboards-----|*-7------7-----------------3-----5----------------*|-7--|
Db|-------------------|*-7------7---7----3---2----3-----5--3------7------*|-7--|
Ab|-------------------|--5------5---7----3---3----1-----3--3------7-------|-5--|
Eb|---------------------------------5----1---0-------------1------5------------|

        /1:12 Verse 2 (clean)
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----|--------------6~---------------6~---------------6~---------------6~----|
Gb|----|*-------7----------------5----------------7----------------5-----------|
Db|----|*----7-----7----------7-----7----------7-----7----------7-----7--------|
Ab|----|--5----------------8----------------5----------------8-----------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
                                                     __________________________
                                                    / 1.
Eb|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-----------3~--------------------------------3~-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------7~------------------|--------------------------*|
Db|-----5----------------8----------------5--------|-------8~----------10~----*|
Ab|--5-----5----------8-----8----------5-----5----------8----------10----------|
Eb|----------------6----------------3----------------6----------8--------------|
    _________________________________________
   / 2.                                      |
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------1~---------------1~-|
Bb|-------------6~---------------3-----------|---------------------------------|
Gb|-------5----------------5--------5-----5--|------(3)--------------(3)-------|
Db|----5-----5----------5-----5--------5-----|----3----(3)---------3----(3)----|
Ab|-3----------------3-----------------------|-1----------------1--------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------1~---------------1~------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------(3)--------------(3)------------------------------------------1-----|
Gb|------2----(2)---------2----(2)-------------3------------3---------------2--|
Db|---0----------------0--------------------3-----3------------5---------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------1---------------5------------3--------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------3------------1-----------|

                           /1:58 Verse 3 (dist. on)
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------|-------|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------5------|-2--5--|--7------------------7------10-----------------10---|
Db|-----5-----5~--|-2--5--|--7------------------7------10-----------------10---|
Ab|--3------------|-0--3--|--5--5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-8---8--8--8--8--8--8---8|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                p.m...........|    ...|    p.m..........|     .

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---7-----------------7------10-----------------10---------------------------|
Db|---7-----------------7------10-----------------10------5-----------------5--|
Ab|-8-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-8---8--8--8--8--8--8---8-8-5-----------------5--|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
    .|   p.m..........|    ...|    p.m..........|     ...|   p.m..........|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----8-----------------8------5-----------------5------8----8----10----10---|
Ab|-----8-----------------8------5-----------------5------8----8----10----10---|
Eb|-3-3-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-6----6----8-----8----|
    ...|   p.m..........|    ...|   p.m..........|    ...|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7-----------------7------10-----------------10------7-----------------7---|
Db|--7-----------------7------10-----------------10------7-----------------7---|
Ab|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-8---8--8--8--8--8--8---8-8-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        p.m..........|    ...|    p.m..........|     ...|   p.m..........|    .

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---10-----------------10----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---10-----------------10------5-----------------5------8-----------------8--|
Ab|-5-8---8--8--8--8--8--8---8-8-5-----------------5------8-----------------8--|
Eb|------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
    .|    p.m..........|     ...|   p.m..........|    ...|   p.m..........|

                                           /2:32 Chorus
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------5~-------|--5------5---------8----7-----------|
Db|-----5-----------------5------5~-------|--5------5----5----8----8----6-----8|
Ab|-----5-----------------5------3~-------|--3------3----5----6----5----6-----8|
Eb|-6-6-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-------------3------3----3--------------4-----6|
    ...|   p.m..........|    ...|

                                                            /2:55 Interlude a
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
Gb|---8-------------3~-----------7~------------------------|-----3---5----3-3--|
Db|---8------5------3~-----------7~-----------5~-----------|--5--3---5----3-3--|
Ab|---6------5------1~-----------5~-----------5~-----------|--5--1---3----1-1--|
Eb|----------3--------------------------------3~--------------3----------------|

           4x   /3:12 Verse 4
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------4.-|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------(3)*|*--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---3-3~-(3)*|*-5---------5---------5------8---------8---------8------5------|
Ab|---3-3~-(1)-|--5---------5---------5------8---------8---------8------5------|
Eb|---1-1~--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3|
                    p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m..

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------5---------5---------5------8-|
Db|---5---------5------8---------8---------8------5---------5---------5------8-|
Ab|---5---------5------8---------8---------8------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------|
    .|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|
                                                         ___________  _________
                                                        / 1.        |/ 2.
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
Gb|---------8---------8------5---------5---------5-----|8----10----*|----------|
Db|---------8---------8------5---------5---------5-----|8----10----*|-3-------3|
Ab|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6----8------|-3-------3|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------1----1--1|
    p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|
    ____
        |/3:39 Chorus 2                                       /3:49 Verse 5
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----|--5------5---------8----7-------------8-------------|*----------------|
Db|-----|--5------5----5----8----8----6-----8--8------5------|*-5--------5-----|
Ab|-----|--3------3----5----6----5----6-----8--6------5------|--5--------5-----|
Eb|--------3------3----3--------------4-----6---------3---------3--3--3--3--3--|
                                                                   p.m.|    p.m

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----5------8--------8--------8------5--------5--------5------8--------8-----|
Ab|----5------8--------8--------8------5--------5--------5------8--------8-----|
Eb|-3--3--3-3-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-6--6--6--6--6--|
    .|    ...|   p.m.|    p.m.|    ...|   p.m.|    p.m.|    ...|   p.m.|    p.m
               ________________________________________________________________
              / 1.
Eb|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------|5--------5--------5------8--------8--------8------5--------5-----|
Db|----8-----|5--------5--------5------8--------8--------8------5--------5-----|
Ab|----8------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-6-3--3--3--3--3--|
Eb|-6--6--6-6------------------------------------------------------------------|
    .|    ...|   p.m.|    p.m.|    ...|   p.m.|    p.m.|    ...|   p.m.|    p.m
    _______________________  __________________________________________________
                           |/ 2.
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----5------8----10-----*|-5---------5---------5------8---------8---------8--|
Db|----5------8----10-----*|-5---------5---------5------8---------8---------8--|
Ab|-3--3--3-3-6----8-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    .|    ...|                 p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|   p.m....|  p.m....|  .
    _________________________________________
                                             |/4:14 Bridge
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|----5---------5---------5-----------------|*-5---------5---------5----------|
Db|----5---------5---------5------3--3--5--5-|*-5---------5---------5------3--3|
Ab|-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--5--5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3|
Eb|-------------------------------1--1--3--3-------------------------------1--1|
    .|   p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|                 p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|
                           _______________  __________________
                          / 1.            |/ 2.               |/4:27 Chorus 3
Eb|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Gb|----------8--8---7--7-|--------------*-|-10--10---11--11---|-----Chorus-2-2x|
Db|---5--5---8--8---8--8-|3--3---5--5---*-|-10--10---12--12---|----------------|
Ab|---5--5---6--6---5--5--3--3---5--5-----|-8---8----9---9----|----------------|
Eb|---3--3----------------1--1---3--3------------------------------------------|

         /4:46 Chorus 4
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----|*-7---------7---------7------7--7--7-------------10---------10--9-----|
Db|-----|*-7---------7---------7------7--7--7---7--7--7---10---------10--10----|
Ab|-----|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5---7--7--7---8--8-8-8-8-8---7--7-7|
Eb|---------------------------------------------5--5--5------------------------|
             p.m....|  p.m....|  ...|                        p.m....|       p.m

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----9--------------------------------10---------10---------10--------------|
Db|-----10--8---------8----------10------10---------10---------10------7-------|
Ab|-7-7-7---8---------8----------10------8--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8--8-8--7-------|
Eb|---------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8-8--------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
    ...|      p.m....|  p.m....|    ...|    p.m....|   p.m....|   ...|   p.m...

                                        /5:06           /5:26 Verse 6
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------------|
Gb|--------------------*|--7~----------|-----Piano-----|*-7--------------------|
Db|---7---------7------*|--7~----------|---------------|*-7--------------------|
Ab|---7---------7-------|--5~----------|---------------|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------|
    .|  p.m....|  ...|                                       p.m...............

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----8------------------------------------------------7---------------------|
Db|-----8------------------------7-----------------------7----------8----------|
Ab|-5---6--6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6---7-----------------------5--5--5-5--8----------|
Eb|------------------------------5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-------------6--6--6-6--|
    .|     p.m................|     p.m................|    p.m...|    p.m...|

                                                                      /6:04 Bri
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
Gb|--8-------------------------------------------------7-------7----*|*-------6|
Db|--8------------------------7------------------------7---7---7----*|*-7-----6|
Ab|--6--6--6--6-6-6--6--6-6---7------------------------5---7---5-----|--7-----4|
Eb|---------------------------5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-------5------------5------|
        p.m................|     p.m................|
                                 ______  ______
    dge a                       / 1.   |/ 2.   |/6:25 Interlude b
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|-------|-------------------------------|
Gb|---7---------------7----5---|------*|-------|*------------------------------|
Db|---7---5------7----7----5---|3-----*|-5-----|*-5---8---10--------8------3---|
Ab|---5---5------7----5----3----3------|-5-----|--5---8---10--------8------3---|
Eb|-------3------5--------------1--------3--------3---6---8-----6-6-6--1-1-1---|
                                                                ...|   ...|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------*|*-5---8---10--------8------3-----5---8-|
Db|----5---8---10--------8------10----*|*-5---8---10--------8------3-----5---8-|
Ab|----5---8---10--------8------10-----|--3---6---8-----6-6-6--1-1-1-----3---6-|
Eb|----3---6---8-----6-6-6--8-8-8----------------------------------------------|
                     ...|   ...|                        ...|   ...|

                                        /6:49 Chorus 5      /6:59 Guitars enter
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-~~~---|-------------------|-------------------|
Gb|----10--------8------10----*|-~~~---|-----Keyboards-----|-----Chorus-4-3x---|
Db|----10--------8------10----*|-~~~---|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|----8-----6-6-6--8-8-8------|-~~~---|-------------------|-------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
             ...|   ...|

                     /7:31 Keyboard part     /7:59 Guitars enter
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Bb|---|-------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------||
Gb|---|--7~---------|-------Keyboards-------|-----Verse-6----Until------------||
Db|---|--7~---------|-----------------------|-----------------------the-------||
Ab|---|--5~---------|-----------------------|----------------------------end.-||
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||


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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

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

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

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

* - also notes

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