Walking in the air

Nightwish

Composição de: David Blake
Tom:
Afinação: 
Chord Progression for Piano Intro:
Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm

Dm
We're walking in the air
Dm                                              C
We're floating in the moonlit sky
    Gm                                  Bb                          Dm
The people far below are sleeping as we fly

Dm
I'm holding very tight
Dm                                        C
I'm riding in the midnight blue
Gm                                      Bb                          
I'm finding I can fly so high above with you
    Dm


Strings Solo:
F|Dm|Bb|Gm


Electric Guitar (w/dist)
e|-----------|                            
B|-----------|                            
G|--7--------|                            
D|--7--------| Hold for 2 bars then tacet 
A|--5--------|                            
E|-----------|                            

Dm
Far across the world
Dm                                  C
The villages go by like trees
Gm
the rivers and the hills
Bb                                  Dm
The forest and the streams
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A                   Dm
Children gaze open mouth
G           C
Taken by surprise
Cm        F          Bb         A
Nobody down below believes their eyes

Dm
We're surfing in the air
Dm                                          C
We're swimming in the frozen sky
      Gm
We're drifting over icy
Bb                                Dm
Mountains floating by

Flute/Strings Solo
F | Dm | F | Dm | Bb | Gm | Dm | Dm

A           Dm            G                 C
Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep
Cm                  F                       Bb     A
Arousing of a mighty monster from its sleep

2 bars drums beginning on 'sleep’
Pick up note on beat 4 of the second bar, leads into solo.

Guitar Solo:

Guitar 1: Sounds like there’s a very faint delay setting on it, as 
every note is
2 beats after it’s played, very quietly.
    4 +| 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|-----|------------------------|------------------| 
B|-----|-15-15-13-13------------|------------------| 
G|-/14~|-------------14~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~14-| 
D|-----|------------------------|------------------| 
A|-----|------------------------|------------------| 
E|-----|------------------------|------------------| 

e|---------------------|-------------------|------------| 
B|15-15-13-13----------|-------------------|------------| 
G|------------14----10/|12------------12h14|12----12h14-| 
D|---------------------|-------------------|------------| 
A|---------------------|-------------------|------------| 
E|---------------------|-------------------|------------|
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e|---------------------|-------------------| 
B|---------------------|-------------------| 
G|--/15--\14-12--------|-------------------| 
D|---------------12h14-|15----14-12--------| 
A|---------------------|---------------15--| 
E|---------------------|-------------------| 

e|------------|--------| 
B|------------|--------| 
G|------------|--------| 
D|12----------|--------| 
A|-----15-12--|--------| 
E|------------|--------| 

Harmonized Guitar Solo:
  Gtr 1
   1 + 2 +  3  +  4  +     1  +     2 + 3 + 4 +

e|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
B|-----15---17-18-17-15--|-13-15p13--------------| 
G|---14—-14--------------|----------14-----------| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 

 |Gtr 2                                                             |
 | 1 + 2 + 3  +  4  +     1  +      2 + 3 + 4 +  |

e|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
B|---------13-15-13------|-----------------------| 
G|-----14-----------14---|-14-15p14--------------| 
D|---15--15--------------|----------15-----------| 
A|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 

e|-----------------------|-15----------/17-------| 
B|-----15--17-18-17-18---|-----------------------| 
G|---14—-14--------------|-----------------------| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 

 |Gtr 2                                                             |
 | 1 + 2 + 3  +  4  +     1  + 2 + 3 + 4  +     |
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e|-----------------------|-20----------/22-------| 
B|---------13-15-17-18---|-----------------------| 
G|-----14----------------|-----------------------| 
D|---15--15--------------|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 

e|-15-----------15-17----|-18-----17-15----------| 
B|-----------------------|----------------15-17--| 
G|-----—-----------------|-----------------------| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 

 |Gtr 2                                                             |
 | 1 + 2 + 3 +  4  +              1  + 2 +  3  + 4  +   |

e|-20-----------18-20----|-22-----20-18----------| 
B|-----------------------|----------------18-20--| 
G|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 

e|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
B|-18-----17-15----------|-15--------------------| 
G|-----—-------------17--|--------17-14----------| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 

 |Gtr 2                                                             |
 | 1 + 2 +   3 +  4  +     1  + 2 +  3  + 4  +   |

e|-17--------------------|-----------------------| 
B|-------20--18------17--|-18-----17-------------| 
G|-----------------------|-----------19----------| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 

Bars of synth, then string solo

(Here is the chord structure for the last verse)
Dm
(We're walking in the air
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                                              C
We're floating in the midnight sky
    Gm                          Bb        C
And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly

Dm
I'm holding very tight
Dm                                        C
I'm riding in the midnight blue
Gm                                      Bb      C                Dm
I'm finding I can fly so high above with you)

Electric Guitar (w/dist) during last verse
  1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4

e|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------| 
B|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------| 
G|-7-----|-let----|--------|--------|\5----5/7|-5~~----| 
D|-7-----|-chord--|--------|--------|\5-------|--------| 
A|-5-----|-ring---|--------|--------|\3-------|--------| 
E|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------| 

e|-------|---------|--------|--------|            
B|-------|---------|--------|--------|            
G|-------|-----5---|-7------|--------|            
D|-5-----|-8---5---|-7------|--------|  Repeat x2 
A|-5-----|-8---3---|-5------|--------|            
E|-3-----|-6-------|--------|--------|            

e|---------------------|----------------------| 
B|---------------------|----------------------| 
G|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| 
D|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| 
A|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| 
E|---mm---mm---mm---mm-|---mm---mm---mm---mm--| 

e|-------------------|----------------------| 
B|-------------------|----------------------| 
G|-7-77-7-\\-7-77-7\\|-5-------------5/7----| 
D|-7-77-7-\\-7-77-7\\|-5--------------------| 
A|-5-55-5-\\-5-55-5\\|-3--------------------| 
E|---mm--------mm----|----------------------|
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e|-------------------|----------------------| 
B|-------------------|----------------------| 
G|-5~~~~~~-----------|---mm---mm---mm---mm--| 
D|-------------------|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| 
A|-------------------|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| 
E|-------------------|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33--| 

e|------------------|----------------------| 
B|------------------|----------------------| 
G|----------5-------|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| 
D|--8-------5-------|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| 
A|--8-------3-------|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| 
E|--6---------------|---mm---mm---mm---mm--| 

e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-| 
D|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-| 
A|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-| 
E|---mm---mm---mm---mm-| 

e|---------------------|----------------------| 
B|---------------------|----------------------| 
G|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| 
D|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| 
A|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| 
E|---mm---mm---mm---mm-|---mm---mm---mm---mm--| 

e|-------------------|----------------------| 
B|-------------------|----------------------| 
G|-7-77-7-\\-7-77-7\\|-5-------------5/7----| 
D|-7-77-7-\\-7-77-7\\|-5--------------------| 
A|-5-55-5-\\-5-55-5\\|-3--------------------| 
E|---mm--------mm----|----------------------| 

e|-------------------|----------------------| 
B|-------------------|----------------------| 
G|-5~~~~~~-----------|---mm---mm---mm---mm--| 
D|-------------------|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| 
A|-------------------|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| 
E|-------------------|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33--|
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e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|---------------5--| 
D|------8-----------| 
A|-----------3-3----| 
E|--6-6-------------| 

(One gtr plays top, one plays bottom)
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|------------------|------------------| 
B|------------------|------------------| 
G|-7------------5---|------------------| 
D|-7------------5---|-7----------------| 
A|------------------|-5----------------| 
E|------------------|------------------| 

e|------------------|------------------| 
B|------------------|--7---------------| 
G|/5-------/7-------|---7--------------| 
D|-3--------2-------|-0--7-------------| 
A|------------------|-----5-~~~~-------| 
E|------------------|------------------| 

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
  • A
  • Bb
  • C
  • Cm
  • Dm
  • F
  • G
  • Gm
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