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Dont Say A Word

Sonata Arctica

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* SONATA ARCTICA - DON&#039;T SAY A WORD  (From the ALBUM: RECKONING NIGHT) *
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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!
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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---||
    .|  .|  ...|  ...|  .|   ...|  ...|  .|  ...|  ...|  .|


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=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

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