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Band:  Wintersun
Album: Wintersun
Song:  Starchild

Copyright (c)  Nuclear Blast 2004
Version 1.0 -  20.8.2005

Transcribed By: theoldman
Email:          swordbearing@hotmail.com
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.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tuning E A D G B E

Solo 1 (0:00-0:30)
|------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------5-7-9-7-------5-----------------------|5-----7-5-7-----|
|7---5-7-5-----------7-----------9---7-------7-9-|------------9---|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------|

|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------5---5---5-7-9-7-9--------------|
|10-9-7---5---5-5-7---9---10-9-|7---7---7---7-----------10-9-7---7-9-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------9---7--------------------9---7----------------------------|
|10-----------------10-9---7-----------------10-9---7---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Riff 1 (0:31-0:46)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7------------------------------5---------------------7-------------|
|5--------3-------------7-------3-------2-------------5-------------|
|---------1-----1-1-1---5---------------0-----0-0-0-----------------|
                . . .                         . . .


Riff 2 (0:48-1:07)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|7------------9-5-7------------5---3----------------3---7---|
|5-5555555555-7-3-5-5555555555-3---1-111111---11111-1---5---|
   ..........       ..........       ......   .....

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------5-------|
|7------------9-5-7------------5---3----------------3---2---|
|5-5555555555-7-3-5-5555555555-3---1-111111---11111-----0---|
   ..........       ..........       ......   .....


Riff 3 (1:08-1:17)
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|22222---|
|00000---|
 .....


Solo 1 (1:18-1:33)

Riff 2 (1:34-1:43)



Riff 4 (1:44-2:20)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|7-------7-------7---7-----------------------------|
|5---55555---55555---5---3-------------------------|
|------------------------1------------111111111111-|
     ....    ....                     ............

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------5---------------5---|
|7--------------------7-------7-------7---3-----------33333---|
|5------------555555555---55555---55555-----------------------|
              ........    ....    ....                ....

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---(1:54)--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-------------------7---5-------5---5-------5---|
|2------------------2---5---------------55555---3---33333---3---33333---|
|0---0000000000000000---------------------------------------------------|
     ...............                    ....        ....        ....

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------7---5-------5-------7---7---------------------------------------|
|5---55555---3---33333-------5---5---3-------5---7-----------7-------7---|
|------------------------0-0---------1---11113---5---555555555---55555---|
     ....        ....    . .             ....        ........    ....

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|----(2:05)-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|5----------------------------------|
|3----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----(2:07)-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|5-------------------5---7-------7---5-------5---7-----------3-5-|
|3-333-333-333-3333333---5---55555---3---33333---5---555555551-3-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
   ... ... ... ......        ....        ....        ......... .

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------7---7-------7---5-------5-------5-------5---7-----------|
|5---55555---5---55555---3---33333---33333---33333---5-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
     ....        ....        ....    ....    ....

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----(2:17)---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|9------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Solo 1 (2:21-2:50)

Solo 1 (3:07-3:22)



Riff 5 (3:24)
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|----5---|
|7---3---|
|5-------|



Riff 6 (3:25-3:40)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-----------------------------------5----------------------5-------|
|5------------------7------------8---3-------7-------5------3-------|
|-------------------5------------6-----------5-------3--------------|



Riff 7 (3:41-3:55)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-----------------------------------5----------------------7-------|
|5------------------7------------8---3-------7-------5------5-------|
|-------------------5------------6-----------5-------3--------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-----------------------------------5----------------------5-------|
|5-------8-------7---------------8---3-------7-------5------3-------|
|--------6-------5---------------6-----------5-------3--------------|



Riff 6 (3:56-4:10)



Riff 8 (4:11-4:26)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7---------------7----------------------5--------------------5------|
|5-----------5-5-5---7--------------8---3------7------5------3------|
|--------------------5----------5-5-6----------5------3-------------|
             . .                . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------7--------------------------5--------------------5------|
|5-5-5-5-5---5-------7--------------8---3------7------5------3------|
|--------------------5--------------6----------5------3-------------|
 . . . . .



Riff 9 (4:27)
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|7----------------------------|
|5----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|



Riff 10 (4:42-4:53)
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|7-----------------------5-------------------5---|
|5---5-5-5-5-7-------8---3---3-3-3-3-7---8---3---|
|------------5---5-5-6---------------5---6-------|
     . . . .     . .         . . . .



Riff 11 (4:54-5:03)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|5---5-5-5-5-7-------8---7-------7---8-------8-------7---5--------|
|------------5---5-5-6---5---5-5-5---6---66666---5-5-5---3---3333-|
     . . . .     . .         . .         ....    . .         ....
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------5------------|
|3---5-------5---/7----------------7------7---3------------|
|1---3---33333---/5------------5-5-5------5----------------|
         ....                  . .



Solo 2 (5:04-5:10)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8-----------------------------|
|7------9---10----------10---9---7----------------|
|------------------------------------10------7----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8--------10---8---------------|
|7------9---10----------10------------10----------|
|--------------------------------------------10---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|



Solo 3 (5:11-5:29)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8-----------------------------|
|7------9---10----------10---9---7----------------|
|------------------------------------10------7----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8---10---8-----------------|
|7------9---10-------------------10------12-10-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------10---------12---------|
|-------10----------------13---11-------------------------|
|9-----------7--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|10---------12---131213-----10---------13---12--------10-------|
|----------------------13------------------------13------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|10---13---121312-----10\----|
|----------------13----------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|



Riff 12 (5:29-5:38)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------7---7-------7-----------5--------------------------------|
|5---55555---5---55555-------8---3---5-------7---8----------------|
|------------------------55556-------3---33335---6---3-333-333-33-|
     ....        ....    ....            ....        . ... ... ..
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------7---7-------7-----------5--------------------------------|
|5---55555---5---55555-------8---3---3-333-33-5---7---8-----------|
|------------------------55556----------------3---5---6-----------|
     ....        ....    ....        . ... ..



Riff 13 (5:39-6:20)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------5---7-------------------5--------------------------------|
|5---55553---5-------8-------8---3---5-------5---5----------------|
|----------------55556---66666-------3---33333---3---333333333333-|
     ....        ....    ....            ....        ............
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------5---7-------------------7-------7---5---------------5---|
|5---55553---5-------8-------8---5---55555---3---7-------7---3---|
|----------------55556---66666-------------------5---55555-------|
     ....        ....    ....        ....            ....



There's a solo at 6:20-7:06 but it's impossible to hear that.



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