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Revontulet

Sonata Arctica

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REVONTULET
As recorded by Sonata Arctica
(From the 2001 Album SILENCE)

Transcribed by /\X/\M
	

Music by Tony Kakko

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'

   Intro
    Q=180
   4/4
    Gtr I
     |----6-----|  |----6-----|  |----6-----|
     S  S  S  S E  S  S  S  S E  S  S  S  S E Q
||--20p19p17-------------------------------------|
||o----------17----------------------------------|
||----------------17p16p14-----------------------|
||-------------------------14--------------------|
||o-----------------------------15p14p12---------|
||---------------------------------------12------|


  |---6---| |---6----|  |----6-----|
  S S S S E S S  S S E  S  S  S  S E  E  +E
|-------------------------------12---19-(19)\-|
|----------------------10h12h13---------------|
|------------------9--------------------------|
|-----------7h9h10----------------------------|
|-------7-------------------------------------|
|-5h7h8---------------------------------------|


   |----6-----|  |----6-----|  |----6-----|
   S  S  S  S E  S  S  S  S E  S  S  S  S E Q
|----17h19h20----------------------------------|
|-17-------------------------------------------|
|------------------14h16h17--------------------|
|---------------14-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------12h14h15------|
|-----------------------------12---------------|


  |---6---| |---6----|  |----6-----|
  S S S S E S  S S S E  S  S  S  S E  E  +E    4x
|----------------------12------------16-(16)\--||
|-------------------------13p12p10------------o||
|-----------9----------------------------------||
|-------------10p9p7---------------------------||
|-7-------------------------------------------o||
|---8p7p5--------------------------------------||


  Slower Q=135
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q
|-20-19-17--------------------------------||
|----------17-----------------------------||
|-------------17-16-14----------------12--||
|----------------------14-------------12--||
|-------------------------15-14-12----10--||
|----------------------------------12-----||


   Verse
   4/4
    S  S S S S S S  S S  S  S  S S  S S  S
||-----------------------------------------|
||o---------------------13-12-10-----------|
||-------------------------------9---------|
||----10-9-7---7-9-10--------------10-9----|
||o-0--------7--------0-----------------12-|
||-----------------------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  S  T T T  T  T  T  E  E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-10-12--------------------------13----|
|-10-12-12-12-------9-9h11h12h14-13-14-|
|--8-10-12-12-11h12--------------11-14-|
|-------10-10-----------------------12-|


                                          7/8
  S  S S S S S S  S S  S  S  S S  S S  S    E  E  E  E  S  T T T  T  T  T  E
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|---------------------13-12-10-----------|-----------------------------------o||
|------------------------------9---------|-10-12--------------------------13--||
|---10-9-7---7-9-10--------------10-9----|-10-12-12-12-------9-9h11h12h14-13--||
|-0--------7--------0-----------------12-|--8-10-12-12-11h12--------------11-o||
|----------------------------------------|-------10-10------------------------||


 Interlude
 4/4                  7/8
   e.  e.  e.  e. q     e.  e.  e  e q
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|-14--12--10--12--9--|-14--12--10-12-9--|
|-14--12--10--12--9--|-14--12--10-12-9--|
|-12--10---8--10--7--|-12--10---8-10-7--|
|--------------------|------------------|


 4/4
   e.  e.  e.  e. q     E.  E.  E.  E. Q
|--------------------|---------------------||
|--------------------|---------------------||
|-14--12--10--12--9--|-14--12--10--12--9---||
|-14--12--10--12--9--|-14--12--10--12--9---||
|-12--10---8--10--7--|-12--10---8--10--7---||
|--------------------|---------------------||


 Interlude
 4/4
   S   S  S S   S  S S  S S S   S  S S  S  S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-10--------9--------7------9------------------|
|-----12-------10-------8------10----8-------8-|
|--------12-------10------8-------10---10-10---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  E.       E.       E.     E.       E     S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--8--------7--------5------7------------------|
|------------------------------------8-----6---|


 7/8
   S   S  S S   S  S S S S S S  S  S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-10--------9--------7---9-------------|
|-----12-------10------8---8-8-------8-|
|--------12-------10-----------10-10---|
|--------------------------------------|
|
|  E.       E.       E   E   E     S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--8--------7--------5---7-------------|
|----------------------------8-----6---|


 4/4
   S   S  S S   S  S S  S S S   S  S S  S  S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-10--------9--------7------9------------------|
|-----12-------10-------8------10----8-------8-|
|--------12-------10------8-------10---10-10---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|  E.       E.       E.     E.       E     S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--8--------7--------5------7------------------|
|------------------------------------8-----6---|


                                     ~
   S   S  S  S   S S S  S S  S   S S Q
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|-10---------------9-7-------------9----||
|-----12--------10------8-------10---7--||
|--------12-10------------8-10----------||
|---------------------------------------||
|
|  E.        E.      E.      E.      Q
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|--8---------7-------5-------7----------||
|------------------------------------9--||


   Verse
   4/4
    S  S S S S S S  S S  S  S  S S  S S  S
||-----------------------------------------|
||o---------------------13-12-10-----------|
||-------------------------------9---------|
||----10-9-7---7-9-10--------------10-9----|
||o-0--------7--------0-----------------12-|
||-----------------------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  S  T T T  T  T  T  E  E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-10-12--------------------------13----|
|-10-12-12-12-------9-9h11h12h14-13-14-|
|--8-10-12-12-11h12--------------11-14-|
|-------10-10-----------------------12-|


                                          7/8
  S  S S S S S S  S S  S  S  S S  S S  S    E  E  E  E  S  T T T  T  T  T  E
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|---------------------13-12-10-----------|-----------------------------------o||
|------------------------------9---------|-10-12--------------------------13--||
|---10-9-7---7-9-10--------------10-9----|-10-12-12-12-------9-9h11h12h14-13--||
|-0--------7--------0-----------------12-|--8-10-12-12-11h12--------------11-o||
|----------------------------------------|-------10-10------------------------||


 6/8
   S  T  T T  T  T  T  E  S  T  T T  T  T  T  E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------13---------------------13-|
|----------9h11h12h14-13----------9h11h12h14-13-|
|-11-12h14------------11-11h12h14------------11-|
|-----------------------------------------------|


                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~
   S  T  T T  T  T  T  H       +H.
|---------------------------|---------||
|---------------------------|---------||
|---------------------------|---------||
|----------9h11h12h14-14----|-(14)----||
|-11-12h14------------------|---------||
|---------------------------|---------||


   Outro
    Faster Q=180
   4/4
     |----6-----|  |----6-----|  |----6-----|
     S  S  S  S E  S  S  S  S E  S  S  S  S E Q
||--20p19p17-------------------------------------|
||o----------17----------------------------------|
||----------------17p16p14-----------------------|
||-------------------------14--------------------|
||o-----------------------------15p14p12---------|
||---------------------------------------12------|


  |---6---| |---6----|  |----6-----|
  S S S S E S S  S S E  S  S  S  S E  E  +E
|-------------------------------12---19-(19)\-|
|----------------------10h12h13---------------|
|------------------9--------------------------|
|-----------7h9h10----------------------------|
|-------7-------------------------------------|
|-5h7h8---------------------------------------|


   |----6-----|  |----6-----|  |----6-----|
   S  S  S  S E  S  S  S  S E  S  S  S  S E Q
|----17h19h20----------------------------------|
|-17-------------------------------------------|
|------------------14h16h17--------------------|
|---------------14-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------12h14h15------|
|-----------------------------12---------------|


  |---6---| |---6----|  |----6-----|
  S S S S E S  S S S E  S  S  S  S E  E  +E
|----------------------12------------16-(16)\--||
|-------------------------13p12p10------------o||
|-----------9----------------------------------||
|-------------10p9p7---------------------------||
|-7-------------------------------------------o||
|---8p7p5--------------------------------------||


                                         |----6-----|  |----6-----|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  S  S  S  S E  S  S  S  S E
|-20-19-17----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------17-------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------17-16-14----|---------------------------16p14p12------|
|----------------------14-|------------------------------------12---|
|-------------------------|-15-14-12-------10h12h14-----------------|
|-------------------------|----------12-10--------------------------|


   H                                   H
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------20p19p17p16-------------------|
|-------------------------------------18h21-------------18p16p15-------15-|
|----------------------------17h19h21----------------------------17p16----|
|-------------------18h19h21----------------------------------------------|
|----------17h19h20-------------------------------------------------------|
|-17h19h20----------------------------------------------------------------|


   W
|------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|
|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  +E   +H
|------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------*|
|-17p16p14---------------------------------*|
|----------17p15p14------------------------*|
|-------------------17---------------------*|
|----------------------16-17-(17)-(17)\----*|



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