Stratosphere by Stratovarius #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# STRATOSPHERE As recorded by Stratovarius (From the 2002 Album 1996) Transcribed by Bruno Di Giorgi Music by Stratovarius Arranged by Stratovarius Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Timo Tolkki' Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Timo Tolkki Right' Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Timo Tolkki Left' Q=160 4/4 Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x ||--12-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-5-0-0-0--|| ||o----------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------|| ||o----------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--12-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-| ||o----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-13-12-10----------------------10-12-13-12-10--| |-------------13-12-10----10-12-13-----------------| |----------------------13--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x |-12-13-12-10----------------------10-12-13-12-10--|| |-------------13-12-10----10-12-13----------------o|| |----------------------13--------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------------|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--12p9----9h12p9h13p9h12p9----9h12p9----| ||o------10------------------10--------10-| ||----------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-17p13----13h17p13h18p13h17p13----13h17p13----| |-------15----------------------15----------15-| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-10p7---7h10p7h12p7h10p7---7h10p7---| |------8------------------8--------8-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-15p12----12h15p12h17p12h15p12----12h15p12-----| |-------13----------------------13----------13--| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |----------------------------------------------| |-13p10----10h13p10h15p10h13p10----10h13p10----| |-------10----------------------10----------10-| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-14p11----11h14p11h15p11h14p11----11h14p11-----| |-------12----------------------12----------12--| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-19p16----16h19p16h20p16h19p16----16h19p16----16h| |-------17----------------------17----------17----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-19p16----16h19p16h20p16h19p16----16h19----|| |-------17----------------------17---------o|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|| $ S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------------------| ||o-10-13-12-10-9-12-10-9-10-13-12-10-9-12-10-9-| ||----------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------10-------8-12-10-8-9-12-10-9--| |-10-13-12-10-12----13-12----------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10-13-12-10-9-12-10-9-10-13-12-10-9-12-10-9-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| 1. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10-13-12-10-11-14-12-11-12-13-12-10--------------|| |-------------------------------------13-12-10----o|| |----------------------------------------------13--|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------------|| 2. D.S. 3/4 TP TP TP S S S S S S S S H Q Q Q |-10-13-12-10-11-14-12-11-12----|-19--16--12--| |-------------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------------|-------------| TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-12----------|-------------|-------------| |-----14--13--|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-14----------|-------------| |-------------|-----14--12--|-11----------| |-------------|-------------|-----13--10--| Q=120 Q=90 Q=60 4/4 Gtr II H H H H H H H H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-12----13----|-10----12----|--8----10----|--7-------8------| | | Gtr III | \1/ \1/ | H H H H H H H H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-13----14----|-------13----|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-15----------|-14----15----|-12------14------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| Q=40 Q=110 Gtr I > \7 W Wx3 H. Q |-----------|------------|-------------| |-----------|------------|-------------| |-----------|------------|-------------| |-----------|------------|-------------| |-----------|------------|---------/7--| |-5---------|------------|-------------| |-3--| H. Q H Q Q Q Q E H +E +H. Q ||---------------|-------------|----------------|--------------| ||o--------------|-------------|----------------|--------------| ||-----------/9--|-7-----------|----------------|--------------| ||--10-----------|------9------|-----7-7----(7)-|-(7)----------| ||o--------------|--------10-5-|-/7-------------|----------/7--| ||---------------|-------------|----------------|--------------| H. Q H. Q W +H. Q |--------------|--------------|-----------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------|--------------| |----------/9--|-7-------/12--|-\9--------|-(9)------/9--| |-10-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|-----------|--------------| 1. Gtr III H. Q H Q Q H +E. S +Q H. Q |---------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |---------------|-/10----12--13--|-12b13=====(12)-12r(12)--|-10-------12b13--| |-10-------/12--|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr I | H. Q H Q Q H +E. S +Q H. Q |---------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------10--|-------------------------|-----------------| |--7--------/9--|-/10----12------|-12b14=====(12)-12r(12)--|-10-------12b14--| |---------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| W +H E E E E W +H. Q |-----------|--------------------|----------|---------------|| |-12--------|-(12)---------------|----------|--------------o|| |-----------|---------/10-9-7-10-|-9--------|-(9)-----------|| |-----------|--------------------|----------|---------------|| |-----------|--------------------|----------|----------/7--o|| |-----------|--------------------|----------|---------------|| | | W +H H W W |-----------|--------------------|----------|---------------|| |-----------|--------------------|----------|--------------o|| |-13--------|-(13)---------------|----------|---------------|| |-----------|--------------------|----------|---------------|| |-----------|--------------------|----------|--------------o|| |-----------|--------------------|----------|---------------|| 2. H. Q W |-----------------|-----------| |-10-------12b13--|-12--------| |-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------| | | H. Q W |-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------| |-10--------9b10--|--9--------| |-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|-----------| +H S +S +E E E H. +E E W |---------12-(12)b13r(12)-10-13-|-12-------(12)--12-|-12----| |-(12)--------------------------|-------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------------------|-------| | | +H H H. E E W |-------------------------------|---------------/19-|-19----| |-------------------------------|-------------------|-------| |--(9)--------------------------|-------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------------------|-------| Gtr I Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q W ||--/12--9---------|----------|-/10--7--------|----------| ||o---------10--8--|-6--------|---------8--6--|-5--------| ||-----------------|----------|---------------|----------| ||-----------------|----------|---------------|----------| ||o----------------|----------|---------------|----------| ||-----------------|----------|---------------|----------| Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q W |-----------------|----------|---------------|-------|| |-/13--10---------|----------|---------------|------o|| |----------10--9--|-7--------|-/8--11--8-----|-9-----|| |-----------------|----------|------------9--|-------|| |-----------------|----------|---------------|------o|| |-----------------|----------|---------------|-------|| Q=160 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--12-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-| ||o----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-13-12-10----------------------10-12-13-12-10--| |-------------13-12-10----10-12-13-----------------| |----------------------13--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6x |-12-13-12-10----------------------10-12-13-12-10--|| |-------------13-12-10----10-12-13----------------o|| |----------------------13--------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------------|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--12-13-12-10----------------------10-12-13-12-10--|| ||o-------------13-12-10----10-12-13----------------o|| ||-----------------------13--------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------------------------o|| ||---------------------------------------------------|| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-12--13--10--12--|-----10----------| |-----------------|-13------12--13--| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| Q=120 Q=100 Q=90 Q=70 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------| |-10--12------10--|--------------|---------------|-------------| |---------13------|-9--10--7--9--|-----7---------|-------------| |-----------------|--------------|-10-----9--10--|-7--9--6--7--| |-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------| |-----------------|--------------|---------------|-------------| Q=60 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W |-------------|-------------|----------|--------| |-------------|-------------|----------|--------| |-------------|-------------|----------|--------| |-------------|-------------|----------|--------| |-7--8--5--7--|----5--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-------------|-8-----7--8--|-1--------|-(1)----| Q=160 6/4 4/4 |---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5---| |---5---| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q H. |-------------------------------------------------------------|-5--------*| |-------------------------------------------------1-3-5-1-3-5-|----------*| |-------------------------------------0-2-4-0-2-4-------------|----------*| |-------------------------0-2-3-0-2-3-------------------------|----------*| |-------------0-2-3-0-2-3-------------------------------------|----------*| |-0-1-3-0-1-3-------------------------------------------------|----------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com