Blank File by Sonata Arctica *********************************************************** * SONATA ARCTICA - BLANK FILE (From the album: ECLIPTICA) * *********************************************************** Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica Transcribed By: Niclas Buss Day Tabbed: 29.1.2000 email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com (or nbjbuss@hotmail.com) Please mail me if you can find mistakes! ----------------------------------------- Normal Tuning Verse 1 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G--Intro---|-----|--/6-----------6------------7-----------7------------6-----------| D-(Drums)--|-----|--/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-| A----------|--5--|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| pm........| pm.........| pm.......| pm.......| pm........| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-6------------7-----------7--------------------6-----------6------------7---------| D-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-| A---------------------------------------2---2--------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------0---0--------------------------------------| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm....... E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--7-------------6-----------6------------7-----------7------------6-----------6---| D4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| .| pm........| pm.........| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm. Bridge E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| G----------7-----------7---------------------------|-------------------------------| D-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------7---|--9----------------------------| A------------------------------------2----7----5---|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| E------------------------------------0----5----------------------------------------| ........| pm........| pm........| pm.......................... E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G------/6-----------6-------7-----------6-----------4-------6----------------------| D------/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---9-----7-----7------| A-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------7-----5-----5------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ....| pm........| pm....| pm........| pm........| pm....| Chorus Chor E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|----------|-----| G------------------------------------------|--Verse-2--|--Bridge--|--Chorus--|-----| D--7---------6---------7---------6----9----|-----------|----------|----------|--7--| A--5----7----4----4----5----7----4----7----|-----------|----------|----------|--5--| E-------5---------2---------5------------------------------------------------------| us (2) Guitar Solo 1 E------------------------------------------------9---------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------|--9--9-------9----------------------| G---------------------------------------------|--9--9b(11)-r9--9-------------------| D--------6----------------7---------6----9----|-------------------11--11p9----9-9h1| A---7----4----4--------4--5----7----4----7----|----------------------------11------| E---5---------2--2-4-5---------5---------------------------------------------------| T E-----------------------------------------------------------9h11h12h14h16p14p12p11p| B-----------------------------7h9-7------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------6h8h9-------9-8-6------------------------------------------| D1--------------------6-------------------9-7-6h9p6---6----------------------------| A--9~~----------6-7-9-------------------------------9---9-7~~----------------------| E-------4/6-7-9--------------------------------------------------------------------| pm................| T E9h11h12h14h16p14p12p11p9----------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------12pp10p9---------9h10h12p10p9----------------------------| G----------------------------------11p9h11--------------11p9p8---------8h9p8-------| D--------------------------------------------------------------11p9h11-------11p9p7| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo 2 (2 Guitars) E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------14b(16)~~--|------------|---------------------------| G----------/11-13b(14)-r13p11-------------|--Keyboard--|--9--9-9-9-11-13-\11b(13)-r| D-----------------------------------------|----Solo----|---------------------------| A-\7-4------------------------------------|-----1------|---------------------------| E------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------12-14-16--121416--19~~------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-r11--9-11--\8--8-8-9-11-/11-9-8-9------8--9-----8-9-----------------13h14h16-----| D------------------------------------11--------11------------13h14h16----------13-1| A------------------------------------------------------14h16-----------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E~~---------------------------------------12-14-16-14-12---------------------------| B--------------12-14-16----------12-14-16----------------16-14~~--|----------------| G-----13-14-16----------13-14-16----------------------------------|----Keyboard----| D4-16-------------------------------------------------------------|-----Solo-2-----| A-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmony Solo (Gtr.1) x6 Harmony Solo (Gtr.2) E--12-0-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-14-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-11-0-0-12-0-0-----16-0-0-0-0-14-0-0-0-0-| B---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| G*-------------------------------------------------------*|------------------------| D*-------------------------------------------------------*|------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x6 E-17-0-0-0-0-16-0-0-14-0-0-16-0-0-----19-17-16----17-16--------16------------------| B-----------------------------------|----------19--------19-17----19-17-16-19-17-16| G----------------------------------*|----------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------*|----------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----17-16-------16-----------------------------------------|----------------------| G-18-------18-17----18-17-14\13----13-14-16-14-13-----------|----------------------| D-------------------------------16----------------16-14-13--|--------7----6---6----| A-----------------------------------------------------------|--4-----5----4---4----| E--------------------------------------------------------------2-------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------| G---------------------|--Chorus--|-------------------------------------------------| D------7----6---------|----------|-------------------------------------------------| A--4---5----4---4~~---|----------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| E--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| pm.............................................. E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/-7| .................................................................................. E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------5-4-5-4-2-4---2----| E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------5---4--| ...........................................................| pm pm E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------6------6-----------------------| D------7------7----------------------6------6---4-4-4--4-4-4-------7------7--------| A--5-5-5--5-5-5-------7------7---4-4-4--4-4-4------------------5-5-5--5-5-5------7-| E-----------------5-5-5--5-5-5-----------------------------------------------5-5-5-| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------| G-----------------------------|--Chorus--|-----------------------------------------| D-------------6------6--/9~---|----------|-------6---------3----------6------------| A-----7---4-4-4--4-4-4--/7~---|----------|--4----4----3----1----\4----4----3----6~~| E-5-5-5-------------------------------------2---------1---------\2---------1----4~~| pm..| pm..| pm..| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------/6--6--6--6---------------/3--3--3--3---------------/6--6--6--6-----| A--4--4--4--4--/4--4--4--4--\3--3--3--3--/1--1--1--1--\4--4--4--4--/4--4--4--4--\3-| E--2--2--2--2---------------\1--1--1--1---------------\2--2--2--2---------------\1-| E--------------------------------|| B--------------------------------|| G--------------------------------|| end D--------------------------------|| A-3--3--3--/-6--6--6--6---8-\----|| E-1--1--1--/-4--4--4--4---6-\----|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rhythm Guitar during Guitar and Keyboard Solo 1 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--6---------6-------------4-----------4--------------/6-----------6------------/9~| A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--/7~| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| pm......| pm........| pm........| pm..........| pm........| pm........| E-------------------------------------------------------------------|| B-------------------------------------------------------------------|| G-------------------------------------------------------------------|| end D--6-----------6------------4-----------4-------------/9--9--6--4---|| A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---/7--6--4--2---|| E-------------------------------------------------------------------|| pm.......| pm........| pm........| pm........| Rhythm Guitar during Guitar and Keyboard Solo 2 E----------------------------------------------------|| B----------------------------------------------------|| G----------------------------------------------------|| end D----------4----------4--6----4--2----2-----4----4---|| A--7----2--2----6-----2--4----2--0----0-----2----2---|| E--5----0-------4------------------------------------|| Rhythm Guitar during Harmony Solo E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--6--------------------------------------------6----------------------------------| A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7~~----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4| E----------------------------------------5~~---------------------------------------| pm................................| pm................................ E------|| B------|| G------|| end D------|| A-4\---|| E------|| ..| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================= =TABLATURE EXPLANATION= ======================= A.H. = Artificial Harmonic pm..| = Palm mute h = hammer on p = pull off T = Tap / = slide up \ = slide down ~ = Vibrato b() = Bend x\ = Pick Slide -------- -------- ---12--- = Tremolo pick ----/--- ----/--- ----/--- | | | | |* *| = repeat from * to * |* *| | | www.TAB6.com