Blinded No More

Sonata Arctica

Composição de: Tonny Kakko

Tom:

Afinação:

E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

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!

E|--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-| 
B|------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--|--------------------------| 

  Verse 1 (00:19):
E|----------|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------*|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|-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-| 
A|-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-| 
E|-5-5-5-5--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
                . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    

E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--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----| 
A|--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----| 
E|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3----0----| 
   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              

Verse 2(00:38): | Bridge 1a(00:57):
E|---------------|--------------------------------------------|   
B|---------------|--------------------------------------------|   
G|--S| AME AS------|--------------------------------------------| 

|--VERSE 1------|-5----5----2-----5-----1----5----8--10--9--5|
E|---------------|-5----3----2-----3-----1----3----6--8---7--3| 
B|---------------|-5---------2-----------1--------------------| 

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

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E|--------11-------------------------------------------\------| 
B|-----------10b(12)10-9-7h9p7--------------------------\-----| 
G|--11\8----------------------9-9/11---------------------\----| 
D|-----------------------------------12-9b(10)9-7---------\---| 
A|------------------------------------------------10-10/12-\--| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------12-| 
|                                                               

| Rhythm guitar solo 1:
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|| 
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|| 
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|| 
|--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-------------|    
|                                                                   

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

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

          Chorus 1 (02:00):
E|--------|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|--9--5--|-5---3---5---7/10-5--3---5---3---8--7--3-3-8--5--10| 
A|--7--3--|-5---1---3---5/8--5--1---3---1---6--5--3-3-6--3--8-| 
E|--------|-5----------------5--------------------3-3---------|

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Riff 1 (02:19):             (two guitars)
E|-----------------------------\--------------------------------|   
B|------------------------------\-------------------------------|   
G|-------------------------------| A.H.---------------------------| 
D|-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-0-9--0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-|   
A|-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-0-10-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-|   
E|-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-0----0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-|   
        .  .           .  .              .  .           .  .        

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|   
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|   
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|   
D|---| A.H.----55-55--88-88-8--01-01-1-00-00--55-55-5--33-33-33--| 
A|--10b(12)--55-55--88-88-8--01-01-1-00-00--55-55-5--33-33-33--|   
E|-----------55-55--88-88-8--01-01-1-00-00--55-55-5--33-33-33--|   
            .  .   .  .     .  .  . .  .   .  .     .  .  .        

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

                                    bridge 4a (02:47):
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
D|--22-22-22-2-22--1-11-11-11-1-11--|--5----5----2-----5-----1-| 
A|--22-22-22-2-22--1-11-11-11-1-11--|--5----3----2-----3-----1-| 
E|--22-22-22-2-22--1-11-11-11-1-11--|--5---------2-----------1-| 
   .  .  .    .     .  .  .    .                                 

                           Riff 2 (03:21):               x2
E|------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
B|------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
G|------------------------|-*--------------------------------*| 
D|---5----8---10---9---5--|-*2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-*| 
A|---3----6---8----7---3--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--| 
E|------------------------|------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--|

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E|----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------|-*------------------------| 
D|--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-| 
A|--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-| 
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5-|------------------2-2-2-2-| 

         x2                                       x2
E|-------------|---------------------------------------|--------|  
B|-------------|---------------------------------------|--------|  
G|----------*--| *-------------------------------------*|--solo--| 
D|---5-5-5-5*--| *---7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---*|--part:-| 
A|---5-5-5-5---|----5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3\2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5----|--------|  
E|---5-5-5-5---|----------------------------5-5-5-5----|--------|  

Keyboard solo and guitar solo rhythm (03:40):
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---2------4---0------2------4---0---2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| 
A|---2------2---0------2------2---0---0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| 
E|---2----------0------2----------0-----------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|

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                                      x2
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--------------------| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--------------------| 
E|-0-0-0-0---------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-| the guitar solo--| 
E|The 
B|Goes
G|Firs
D|keyb
A|the 
E|    
E|s
B| 
G|t
D|o
A|s
E| 
E|olo rhythm    
B|on twice; the 
G| time is the  
D|ard solo and  
A|econd time is 
E|              

                    Chorus (04:24):
E|-----------------|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------|-------------------------------------------| 

|--Only guitar----|-------------------------------------------|
E|--a| nd keyboard---|-5---3---5---7/10-5--3---5---3---8--7--3-3-| 
B|--(04| :19-04:23)--|-5---1---3---5/8--5--1---3---1---6--5--3-3-| 
G|-----------------|-5----------------5--------------------3-3-|   

            Outro verse (04:43):
E|--------|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|8--5--10|----5--------5--------5--------5-------8--7--3--3---| 
A|6--3--8-|----5--------3--------5--------3-------6--5--3--3---| 
E|--------|----5-----------------5----------------------3--3---|

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               Outro (04:49):
E|-------------|--------------------------------------| The outro 
B|-------------|--------------------------------------| Repeated m
G|-------------|--------------------| 05:25. At 05:25-| Jani uses 
D|--8--5--10---|--------------------------------------| a kind of 
A|--6--3--8----|--------------------------------------| Listen to 
E|-------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-------------------| find it ou
E|pa
B|an
G|  
D|a 
A|it
E|t 
E|r
B|y
G| 
D|d
A| 
E|w
E|t is         
B| times until 
G|             
D|elay effect. 
A|and try to   
E|ith 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.

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----
--------------------TABEA TUD  EXPA NATION--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----
E|-| 
-|   
E|-| 

A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

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/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x\ = Pick Slide

E|--------|                
B|--------|                
G|---12---| = Tremolo pick 
D|----/---|                
A|----/---|                
E|----/---|                

E|---.---|            
B|--12---| = Staccato 
G|-------|            
D|-------|            
A|-------|

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