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* SONATA ARCTICA - MY SELENE (From the ALBUM: RECKONING NIGHT) *
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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/Jani Liimatainen
Transcribed By: Jan Lazur
Days tabbed: 27.,29.1.2005
email: janny1985@zoznam.sk
Please mail me if you can find mistakes!
Jani plays with 7-strings guitar tuned in dropped eb
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/0:01 Intro 1. 2.
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--/12~--10~--12~------------------10~--------------------------------7------|-7-10-|--------|
Gb|*-----------------11~--7-9~--11~-------------9~---7~---6~----7~--9~-----9~-*|------|-7-6----|
Db|*--------------------------------------12~---------------------------------*|------|-----9~-|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|--------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/0:25 Pre-Verse 1
V
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------7---------------------------------------|-----4-|
Db|-4------------------------4-----------------5---4------------------------4--2-------|---4---|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-----2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--0--6--5-|-2-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------4--3---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
erse 1a (clean)
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-3--------------3--------------3-----------------3---------------3--------------3-----------|
Gb|----4---4----------4---4----------0---0--------2----2---2------4----4---4---------4-----4---|
Db|------4-------5------5-------2------2--------2--------2------4--------4-------5-----5-------|
Ab|------------5--------------2---------------0---------------2----------------5---------5---0-|
Eb|----------3--------------0------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
/0:44 Verse 1b (clean)
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3----------------0-------0-|-------3-------------3--------------3--------------3-------|
Gb|---2---2-----2------2-------2---|-----4----4---4---------4---4----------0---0-----2----2---2|
Db|-2---------2------4-------4-----|---4--------4------5------5-------2------2-----2--------2--|
Ab|---------0------0-------0-------|-2---------------5--------------2------------0-------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------3--------------0----------------------------|
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Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------dist. on-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-2.-gtr.------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
Db|-------------2--4---4---4---4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
Ab|-------------0--4---4---4---4---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
Eb|----------------2---2---2---2--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* *
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------3--------------3---------------3---------------2---------|
Gb|-----4----4---4---------4-----4-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-|
Db|---4--------4-------5-----5-------2---------2-----2---------2---|
Ab|-2----------------5---------5---0---------0-----0---------0-----|
Eb|----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
| |/0:57 Pre-Chorus
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|----------------2----------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2----4----5----2----2----4|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-2----4----5----0----2----4|
Eb|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------0----2----3---------0----2|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
/1:03 Chorus 1
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------2----|*-4----7---------4--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-5----2----|*-4----7----7----4----2---------2-------2-4---------4-------4-5---------5-------|
Ab|-5----0----|--2----5----7----2----2---------2-------2-4---------4-------4-5---------5-------|
Eb|-3----------------------5---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** *
/1:29 /1:36 Verse 2
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------*-|--Pre-Verse--|--Verse-1-(2-gtrs)-In-1a-2.gtr-plays-one-time-|
Db|-5-7-----------------------7-*-|-------------|-------------------------each-chord-from-1b---|
Ab|-5-7-----------------------7---|-------------|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
/2:01 Pre-Chorus 2 /2:07 Chorus 2 /2:36 Bridge
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------------|-----------|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----Pre-Chorus-----|-----Chorus-----|-4---------|*-----------4---------4-------4-----4-----|
Db|--------------------|----------------|-4---------|*-5----4----4---------4-------4-----4-----|
Ab|--------------------|----------------|-2---------|--5----4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------3----2----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
* *
/3:01 Guitar Solo (change
to ne
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----4-----4---------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-*-|-------------------------16h18-19~--17|
Db|---4-----4-----4---------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-*-|-------------------16-17--------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-17-17----16-17-19--------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------19-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
ck position) (pickup back to bridge position)
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------17~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-~16~-------------19~---18~-----------------------------------------------------7-9-10------|
Db|-------17~--------------------19~----------------------------------------7-8-10--------8-10-|
Ab|------------------------------------------5-7-------5-7-8/-7-8-10-7-8-10--------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------5-7-8-----5-7-8-----------------------------------------|
pm........................................................
Eb|---------------------------------------10-12-13~----------12-13-15~----------15h17p15-------|
Bb|---------------------10-12-13-10-12-13-----------12-13-15-----------15-17-18----------18-17~|
Gb|----9-10-12--9-10-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
..|
Eb|-13-12-10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------13-12-10-13-12-10------------------------------8h10p8-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------12-10-12-10-9---------7-9-10--------10-9-7-9-7------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------12-10----------------------------10-8--7-5--------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8-7-5--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m.......................................
/3:14 Interlude
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-7-5-------|-4-4---4-4--4-4----4-4---4-4--4-4----4-4---4-4--4-4----4-4---4-4--4-4-----------|
Eb|-----8-7-5---2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----5-5---5|
........ Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3-3---3|
. p.m.............................................................................
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2|
Eb|-5--5-5----5-5---5-5--5-5----5-5---5-5--5-5----5-5---5-5--5-5----0-0---0-0--0-0----0-0---0-0|
Bb|-3--3-3----3-3---3-3--3-3----3-3---3-3--3-3----3-3---3-3--3-3-------------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sonata_arctica/my_selene_tab_ver_2.html ]
/3:34 Bridge a
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|*------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|*-2h4--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2-|--------------------------2h4--0h2---------------|
Eb|--0-0----0-0---0-0--0-0----0-0---0-0--0-0-|------2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
........................................| p.m................| p.m...........
/3:47
b
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------*|------------------|
Db|--------------2h4----------------------------------------------------5--*|------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------2h4--0h2-----------------------3---|------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2--2-2-2-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-------|-0h2--------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-|
............| p.m................| p.m................| p.m..........
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---|
Eb|----------------------------------------0h2---------------------------------------------1---|
Bb|-0--0-0-3h5--3h5-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3h5--3h5-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
......| p.m..................| p.m................| p.m...........|
/3:53 /3:59 Harmony solo
Eb|--------------14----------------14-----------------------14----------------14----15---------|
Bb|------------|----15-14----14-15----15-14--------------------15-14----14-15-------------17---|
Gb|--Bridge-a--|*---------16----------------16-14-16-----------------16----------16----16----16|
Db|------------|*------------------------------------18-16-------------------------------------|
Ab|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1.
Eb|-14---------14----------------14------------------------14----------------14----------------|
Bb|-------15~-----15-14----14-15----15-14-----------------|---15-14----14-15-------17----15----|
Gb|----16---------------16----------------16-14-16-------*|---------16----------16----16----16-|
Db|------------------------------------------------18-16-*|------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2.
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-14----12~--|---------------------------------------------------------------17-19--20~------|
Gb|----16------|---------------------------------------------16-18-19-16-18-19-----------------|
Db|------------|-----------14-16----------16-17-19--16-17-19-----------------------------------|
Ab|------------|--14-16-17-------16-17-19------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/4:12 Pre-Chorus 3 /4:19 Chorus 3 /4:44 Chorus 4
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----Pre-Chorus-----|-----Chorus-----|*-7----10----------7----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------|----------------|*-7----10----10----7----5---------5---------5---7-----|
Ab|--------------------|----------------|--5----8-----10----5----5---------5---------5---7-----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------8----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * *
* *
/5:10 Ending
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*|*------------|
Db|-----7---------7---8---------8---------8----10-------------------10-------10-*|*------------|
Ab|-----7---------7---8---------8---------8----10-------------------10-------10--|--5----------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------5----------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * pm...........
3x
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Bb|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
Gb|----------------------------------------*-|-----------------------------------------the-end.||
Db|-------------------------------------8--*-|-------------------------------------------------||
Ab|-----------------5-------------------8----|--5--------------------------5-------------------||
Eb|-5--5-5-5--5-5---5----------------5--6----|--5----------5--5-5-5--5-5---5----------5--------||
Bb|-3--3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3----------3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3--------||
......................................| pm.......................................|
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Rhythm Guitar during Intro
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|*-4----7---------4--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|*-4----7----7----4----2---------2---------2---4---------4---------4---5---------5---------5-|
Ab|--2----5----7----2----2---------2---------2---4---------4---------4---5---------5---------5-|
Eb|------------5---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **
Eb|----------------------------||
Bb|----------------------------||
Gb|---------------------------*||
Db|---7-------------------7---*||
Ab|---7-------------------7----||
Eb|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
* * * * * * * * * * *
Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo
Eb|--------------------------||
Bb|--------------------------||
Gb|-5-----------7-----7------||
Db|-5-----7-----7-----7------||
Ab|-3-----7-----5-----5------||
Eb|-------5------------------||
Rhythm Guitar during Harmony Solo 3x
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gb|*------------------------------------------------------7-*|---------------------------------|
Db|*-4------------------------------4---------------------5-*|-4------------------------------4|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m.................................................| p.m.............................
Eb|-----------------||
Bb|-----------------||
Gb|-----------------||
Db|-----------------||
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2------||
Eb|-----------------||
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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* = 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
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--------|
---12---| = Tremolo pick
----/---|
----/---|
----/---|
---.---|
--12---| = Staccato
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|* *| = repeat from * to *
|* *|
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LYRICS:
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Nocturnal poetry:
Dressed in the whitest silver you'd smile at me
Every night I wait for my sweet Selene
But still...
Solitude's upon my skin
A Life that's bound by the chains of reality
Would you let me be your Endymion?
I would
Bathe in your moonlight and slumber in peace
Enchanted by your kiss in forever sleep
But until we unite
I live for that night
Wait for time
Two souls entwine
In the break of new dawn
My hope is forlorn
Shadows they will fade
But I'm always in the shade
Without you...
Serene and silent sky
Rays of moon are dancing with the tide
A perfect sight, a world devine
And I...
The loneliest child alive
Always waiting, searching for my rhyme
I'm still alone in the dead of night
Silent I lie with a smile on my face
Appearance deceives and the silence betrays
As I wait for the time
My dream comes alive
Always out of sight
But never out of mind
And under waning moon
Still I long for you
Alone against the light
Solitude am I
In the end I'm enslaved by my dream
In the end there's no soul who'd bleed for me
Hidden from daylight I'm sealed in my cave
Trapped in a dream that is slowly turning to nightmare,
Where I'm all alone
Venial is life when you're but a dream,
The book is still open the pages as empty as me
[SOLO]
I cling to a hope that's beginning to fade
Trying to break the desolation I hate
But until we unite
I live for that night
Wait for time
Two souls entwine
In the break of new dawn
My hope is forlorn
We will never meet
Only Misery and me
This is my final call
My evenfall
Drowning into time
I become the night
By the light of new day
I'll fade away
Reality cuts deep
Would you bleed with me
My Selene?
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