Blinded No More

Sonata Arctica

Composição de: Tonny Kakko

Tom:

Afinação:

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Music and words: Tony Kakko
Day tabbed: *
Transcribed by: Martin Steinkopf
E-mail: M*ail

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Tuning: Drop B (B-F#-B-G-B-E)

Jani Liimatainen uses an 7-string guitar where the 7th string is darker
 (B).
But I have tabbed this in drop B so people with 6 strings can play it!

Intro 1a (00:00):
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
|*---------------------------------*|*-------------------------| 
|*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-*|*-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\5-5-5-5-| 
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3\2-2-2-2-| 
|------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--|--------------------------| 

  Verse 1 (00:19):
|----------|--------------------------------------------------| 
|----------|--------------------------------------------------| 
|---------*|--------------------------------------------------| 
|-5-5-5-5-*|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
|-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
|-5-5-5-5--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
                . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   

|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3----0----| 
|--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3----0----| 
|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3----0----| 
   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Verse 2(00:38): | Bridge 1a(00:57):
|---------------|--------------------------------------------| 
|---------------|--------------------------------------------| 
|--SAME AS------|--------------------------------------------| 
|--VERSE 1------|-5----5----2-----5-----1----5----8--10--9--5| 
|---------------|-5----3----2-----3-----1----3----6--8---7--3| 
|---------------|-5---------2-----------1--------------------| 

|
| Guitar Solo 1 (01:20):                            HOLD

|--------11-------------------------------------------\------| 
|-----------10b(12)10-9-7h9p7--------------------------\-----| 
|--11\8----------------------9-9/11---------------------\----| 
|-----------------------------------12-9b(10)9-7---------\---| 
|------------------------------------------------10-10/12-\--| 
|---------------------------------------------------------12-| 
|                                                              

| Rhythm guitar solo 1:
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-| 
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-| 
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| 
|                                                                

|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|--2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--| 
|--0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--| 
|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------| 

 End of verse(01:34): | Bridge 2a(01:39):
|---------------------|----------------------------------------| 
|---------------------|----------------------------------------| 
|---------------------|----------------------------------------| 
|--3--------0---------|--5----5----2-----5-----1----5----8--10-| 
|--3--------0---------|--5----3----2-----3-----1----3----6--8--| 
|--3--------0---------|--5---------2-----------1---------------|

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          Chorus 1 (02:00):
|--------|---------------------------------------------------| 
|--------|---------------------------------------------------| 
|--------|---------------------------------------------------| 
|--9--5--|-5---3---5---7/10-5--3---5---3---8--7--3-3-8--5--10| 
|--7--3--|-5---1---3---5/8--5--1---3---1---6--5--3-3-6--3--8-| 
|--------|-5----------------5--------------------3-3---------| 

Riff 1 (02:19):             (two guitars)
|-----------------------------\--------------------------------| 
|------------------------------\-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------A.*|                             
|-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-0-9--0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-| 
|-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-0-10-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-| 
|-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-0----0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-| 
        .  .           .  .              .  .           .  .     

|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---A.*|                                                        
|--10b(12)--55-55--88-88-8--01-01-1-00-00--55-55-5--33-33-33--| 
|-----------55-55--88-88-8--01-01-1-00-00--55-55-5--33-33-33--| 
            .  .   .  .     .  .  . .  .   .  .     .  .  .     

                         Bridge 3b (02:38):
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
|--88-88-8--77-77-777--|--1-11-11-11-1-11--5-55-55-55-5-55--2------| 
|--88-88-8--77-77-777--|--1-11-11-11-1-11--5-55-55-55-5-55--2------| 
|--88-88-8--77-77-777--|--1-11-    11-11-1-11--5-55-55-55-5-55--2--| 
   .  .     .  .  ..        .  .  .    .     .  .  .    .            

                                    bridge 4a (02:47):
|----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
|----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
|----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--22-22-22-2-22--1-11-11-11-1-11--|--5----5----2-----5-----1-| 
|--22-22-22-2-22--1-11-11-11-1-11--|--5----3----2-----3-----1-| 
|--22-22-22-2-22--1-11-11-11-1-11--|--5---------2-----------1-| 
   .  .  .    .     .  .  .    .

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                           Riff 2 (03:21):               x2
|------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|------------------------|-*--------------------------------*| 
|---5----8---10---9---5--|-*2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-*| 
|---3----6---8----7---3--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--| 
|------------------------|------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--| 

|----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
|----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
|----------------------------------|-*------------------------| 
|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-*2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3\2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-| 
|--------------------------5-5-5-5-|------------------2-2-2-2-| 

         x2                                       x2
-------------|---------------------------------------|--------| 
-------------|---------------------------------------|--------| 
----------*--|*-------------------------------------*|--solo--| 
---5-5-5-5*--|*---7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---*|--part:-| 
---5-5-5-5---|----5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3\2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5----|--------| 
---5-5-5-5---|----------------------------5-5-5-5----|--------| 

Keyboard solo and guitar solo rhythm (03:40):
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---2------4---0------2------4---0---2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| 
|---2------2---0------2------2---0---0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| 
|---2----------0------2----------0-----------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|

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                                      x2
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--------------------| 
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--------------------| 
|-0-0-0-0---------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-| the guitar solo--| 
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||time is the  
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||cond time is 
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                    Chorus (04:24):
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------| 
|--Only guitar----|-------------------------------------------| 
|--and keyboard---|-5---3---5---7/10-5--3---5---3---8--7--3-3-| 
|--(04:19-04:23)--|-5---1---3---5/8--5--1---3---1---6--5--3-3-| 
|-----------------|-5----------------5--------------------3-3-| 

            Outro verse (04:43):
|--------|----------------------------------------------------| 
|--------|----------------------------------------------------| 
|--------|----------------------------------------------------| 
|8--5--10|----5--------5--------5--------5-------8--7--3--3---| 
|6--3--8-|----5--------3--------5--------3-------6--5--3--3---| 
|--------|----5-----------------5----------------------3--3---|

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               Outro (04:49):
|-------------|--------------------------------------| The outro pa
|-------------|--------------------------------------| Repeated man
|-------------|--------------------| 05:25. At 05:25-| Jani uses   
|--8--5--10---|--------------------------------------| a kind of a 
|--6--3--8----|--------------------------------------| Listen to it
|-------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-------------------| find it out 
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||y
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||times until 
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||lay effect. 
||nd try to   
||th your own 

                 . . . . . . .       Delay effect. It’s kind
                                     of hard to tab how it
                                     goes with the delay. The
                                     Delay goes slower and
                                     Slower until it stops at
                                     05:32.

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--------------------TABELATURE EXPLANATION--------------------------| 
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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

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\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x\ = Pick Slide

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

--12---| = Staccato 
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|*   *| = repeat from * to * 
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