Dont Say A Word by Sonata Arctica #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ************************************************************************ * SONATA ARCTICA - DON'T SAY A WORD (From the ALBUM: RECKONING NIGHT) * ************************************************************************ Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/T.Kakko Transcribed from GP3 file made by Needled and then corrected by: Jan Lazur Day transcribed: 11.2.2005 email: janny1985@zoznam.sk Please mail me if you can find mistakes! ---------------------------------------------------- Jani plays with 7-strings guitar tuned in dropped eb /0:00 Intro Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|*---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|*-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------------| Ab|------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5--------5----| Eb|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------5----| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3| ...| .....| .....| .....| .....| .....| .....| .....| ......| ... _________________________________ ____________ / 1. |/ 2. Eb|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------*|-------------| Db|---------------------------|---------------------------------*|-------------| Ab|-5---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---|-----3------3| Eb|-5---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---|-----3------3| Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1--1-1-1| .| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| .| ...| .| ...| ...| __________________________ |/0:17 Verse Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------|*-----------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------|*-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-| Ab|-------3---1--3--1--0------|------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-| Eb|-------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-| Bb|---1-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------------------| ...| ............| ...| .....| .....| .....| .....| .....| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------5-------5--------5-----5---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3----| Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------5-----5---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3----| Bb|--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1| .....| .....| ......| ...| .| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| ...| /0:34 Pre-Chorus a Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------*|--------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------------*|--------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-----3---3---|-6------3------3------5-------------------------6-----6---6---| Eb|-----3---3---|-6------3------3------5-------------------------6-----6---6---| Bb|-1-1-1-1-1-----4------1------1------3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| ...| .| p.m............| ...| ...| .| .. Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---6-----6---6------3-----3---3---3--1--0------------------3-----3---3-----3| Eb|---6-----6---6------3-----3---3------------3--2------------3-----3---3-----3| Bb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------5--4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1| .| ...| .| ...| ...| .| .| ...| ...| .| ...| /0:52 Verse 2 /1:09 Pre-Chor Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------|-----Verse-----|-----Pre-Choru| Db|---------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------| Ab|-----3---3------5-----5---5-----5-----5---5--|---------------|--------------| Eb|-----3---3------5-----5---5-----5-----5---5--|---------------|--------------| Bb|-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------| ...| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| us a 2 /1:26 / Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| Bb|-------|-----These-first-two-chords-are-the-last-of-the-Pre-Chorus-a----|-----| Gb|-s-a---|---/------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----| Ab|-------|-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3------5-----5---5-----5---5---5-------| Eb|-------|-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3------5-----5---5-----5---5---5-------| Bb|---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4--| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| ...| .| .| ..| Pre-Chorus b /1:29 Chorus Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------|*---------------------A.H.------------| Db|-------------------------------------|*-----5--5----------5-5~---------5--5-| Ab|-6-------6---5--3-----------3--------|------5--5----------5------------5--5-| Eb|-6-------6---------6--5--6-----6--5~-|--3-3-3--3--3-3-3---3--------3-3-3--3-| Bb|-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------------------| .....| .| ...| .....| .| ...| /1:4 Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------*|----| Db|-------3------3-------5---5-------------------------------------------*|----| Ab|-------3------3-------5---5-----6------6-------3------3------8----8----|----| Eb|---1-1-1--1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3-----6------6-------3------3------6----5----|----| Bb|------------------------------4-4--4-4-4---1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-----------|----| ...| ...| ...| .| .| ...| ...| ...| ...| 6 Verse 2 /2:04 Pre-Chorus a 3 with P-C b 2 /2:23 Chorus Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--At-first------------|---------------------------------------|-------------| Gb|--Just-keyboard.------|----------Pre-Chorus-a-with-b----------|-----Chorus--| Db|--Guitar-is-quiet-----|---------------------------------------|-------------| Ab|--and-then-continues--|---------------------------------------|-------------| Eb|--in-verse.-----------|---------------------------------------|-------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| _________________ 2 /2:40 Bridge / 1. Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------| Bb|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----|*---------------------------------------------------|------------------| Db|----|*-----7-x-7------7-x-7------7------7-x-7------5---5-|-----7-x-7------3-| Ab|----|------7-x-7------7-x-7------7------7-x-7------5---5-------7-x-7------3-| Eb|----|--5-5-5-x-5--5-5-5-x-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-x-5--5-5-3---3---5-5-5-x 5--5-5-1-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| _______________________________ ______________ |/ 2. |/2:58 Saying Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------*|---------------|*--------------------------| Db|---3-------------------5---5---*|-7----3--------|*--------------------------| Ab|---3-----------5-x-5---3---2----|-7----3--------|----------5---5----5----5--| Eb|---1---1-1-----5-x-5------------|-5----1--------|----------5---5----5----5--| Bb|-----------3-3-3-x-3------------------------3-3--------3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--| p.m....| ...| ...| .| .| .| __ / 1 Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---| Db|------------------------9---8------------------8----8------8------5---5-|---| Ab|-----5-------5---5------9---8--------5---5-----8----8------8------5---5-----| Eb|-----5-------5---5------7---6--------5---5-----6--6-6--6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3--3-3| Bb|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-7---6----3-3-3-3-3--3-------------------------------| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| .| .| ...| ...| .| ... ____________ _________________ . |/ 2. |/3:15 /3:24 Guitar enters Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------| Gb|------------*|------------------|-----Keyboard-----|------------------------| Db|-----A.H.---*|------------------|------------------|------------------------| Ab|-----5~------|------------------|------------------|------------------------| Eb|-3-3---------|-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0~-|------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...| p.m.............| p.m.................... Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------//\-----| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------//\-----| Eb|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-//\-----| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ....................................................................| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---7-----7-------------------7-----7---------------------7-----7------------| Eb|-5---5-5---5--5--5--5--5---5---5-5---5--5-5-5--5-5-5---5---5-5---5--5--5--5-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| .| ...| p.m..............| ...| p.m............| .| ...| p.m........ Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------5-----5-------9-----9-----------------------------------------------| Ab|------3---3-3---3---7---7-7---7-----7-----7--------------------7-----7------| Eb|--5-------------------------------5---5-5---5--5--5--5-5-5---5---5-5---5--5-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| .| .| ...| .| .| ...| .| .| ...| p.m...........| .| ...| p.m.. Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------5-----5-------9-----9-----7~--| Ab|----------------7-----7---------------------3---3-3---3---7---7-7---7---7~--| Eb|-5-5--5-5-5---5---5-5---5--5--5--5--5-5-5-------------------------------5~--| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ..........| .| ...| p.m..............| .| ...| .| .| ...| .| /3:55 Interlude Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------|-----------------------------------------------3------3--------------| Db|------|-----------------------------------------------3------3--------------| Ab|------|-----3------3------3------3------3------3--1-1-1--1-1-1------3------3| Eb|------|-----3------3------4------4------3------3--------------------3------3| Bb|--------1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1----------------1-1-1--1-1-1| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|------6------6------3------3------------------------------------------------| Ab|------6------6------3------3------6------5-------6------6------6------6-----| Eb|--4-4-4--4-4-4--1-1-1--1-1-1------6------6-------6------6------7------7-----| Bb|------------------------------4-4-4--3-3-3---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------4------4-------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------4------4------6------6------4----| Ab|-6------6------4------4------6------6--2-2-2--2-2-2------6------6------4----| Eb|-6------6------4------4------6------6----------------4-4-4--4-4-4--2-2-2--1-| Bb|-4--4-4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-4---------------------------------------| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| .. /4:12 Keyboard solo Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---3--|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---4--|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-1-1--|-1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1---1-1-1--1--1-----------------1-1-1--1--1-| Bb|------------------------------------------------4--4-4--4-4-4---------------| .| p.m................................................................. Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|---------------------3--3---------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------3--3------6---5-------3--3----3----3------3-------3--3-| Ab|-4--4-4--4-4-4---1-1-1--1--1-1-6---6-------3--3----3----3------3-------3--3-| Eb|-------------------------------4---3---1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1---1-1-1--1-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...................| ...| ...| .| .| ...| ...| /4:30 Guit Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-11h13p11---| Gb|--------------------------------6----6------6-------3--3---6----|-------------| Db|------------------------3--3----6----6------6-------3--3---6\---|-------------| Ab|----6----6------6-------3--3----4--4-4--4-4-4---1-1-1--1---4\---|-------------| Eb|--1-6----6------6---1-1-1--1--1----------------------------------|------------| Bb|----4--4-4--4-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------| .| .| ...| ...| .| .| ...| ...| ar solo Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----------11h13p11-----------11h13p11-----------11h13p11-----------11h13p11| Gb|-14p12p10-----------14p12p10-----------14p12p10-----------14p12p10----------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----11h13p11---------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-14-----------14--10h12p10----------10h12p10----------10h12p10----------10h-| Db|---------------------------14p12p10----------14p12p10----------14p12p10-----| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------17h20p17-----------17h20p17-------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------20p18p15-----------20p18p| Gb|-12p10----------10h12p10-----10h12p10---------------------------------------| Db|-------14p12p10----------14-----------14------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----17h20p17-----------17h20p17-----------17h20p17-----17h20p17-----13h15p-| Bb|-15-----------20p18p15-----------20p18p15-----------20-----------20---------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-13-----------13h15p13-----------13h15p13-----------13h15p13----------------| Bb|----15p13p11-----------15p13p11-----------15p13p11-----------15p13p11-13b(15| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------12-13-15~| Bb|-)~----------------------------------------------------10-11-13/15----------| Gb|---------------------------------------------7-9-10/12----------------------| Db|----------------------------5-7-8/10--7-8-10--------------------------------| Ab|-----------3-5-6-5--3-5-6/8-------------------------------------------------| Eb|-----3-5-6------------------------------------------------------------------| p.m........................................................... Eb|-/18p15--------------15p10----------------------------------------------13~-| Bb|--------15-----------------11-----------------------------------------------| Gb|-----------15-----------------12----------------12-----------------12~------| Db|--------------17-----------------12----------12----12-----------12----------| Ab|-----------------17-----------------13-10-13----------13--10-13-------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| /4:47 Pre-Chorus a 4 Eb|----12~---------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------13~-----------------------------------------|---------------------| Gb|----------------12~---10~---9~------------------------|-----Pre-Chorus-a-wit| Db|---------------------------------10~------------------|---------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------10~----/13~~~--|---------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| with P-C b 3 /5:07 Chorus 3 /5:24 Last Chorus Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------| Gb|-h-b----------|-----Chorus-----|*-------------------------------------------| Db|--------------|----------------|*-----10--10---------10------10-------10--10| Ab|--------------|----------------|------10--10---------10------10-------10--10| Eb|--------------|----------------|--8-8-8---8---8-8-8--8---8-8-8----8-8-8---8-| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...| .....| ...| ...| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-----------8------8-------10---10-----6------6------------------------------| Ab|-----------8------8-------10---10-----6------6-------8------8---------------| Eb|--8-8--6-6-6--6-6-6---8-8-8--8-8----4-4--4-4-4-------8------8-------6----6--| Bb|-------------------------------------------------6-6-6--6-6-6---6-6-4----3--| p.m.....| ...| ...| .| .| ...| ...| ...| ...| Eb|-------------------------------|| Bb|----|--------------------------|| Gb|---*|----------The-------------|| Db|---*|---------------end.-------|| Ab|----|-3--3---------------------|| Eb|----|-3--3---------------------|| Bb|------1--1---------------------|| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rythm guitar during guitar solo: Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|*---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|*---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------5---6---3h5-----3-------3-5-------5---6---3h5-----3-------3-5------5--| Eb|--3-3---3---3-----3h6---3-5-6-------3-3---3---3-----3h6---3-5-6----------5--| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3| ...| . Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|| Bb|------------------------------------------------------------|| Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------*|| Db|-----------------------------------------------------------*|| Ab|---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---|| Eb|---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---|| Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|| .| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================= =TABLATURE EXPLANATION= ======================= s = silent in the song * = 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 --------| --------| ---12---| = Tremolo pick ----/---| ----/---| ----/---| ---.---| --12---| = Staccato -------| -------| -------| | | | | |* *| = repeat from * to * |* *| | | | | * - also notes ------------------------------------------------------------------- ************ * SLOVAKIA * ************ For more free tablature visit www.directTABS.com www.TAB6.com