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A Million Light Years Away

Stratovarius

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* STRATOVARIUS - A MILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY (From the album: INFINITE) *
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 Music and Words By: Timo Tolkki

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss (nbuss@ironmaiden.com)
Added By Mikhailo
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Tune Down 1/2 Step!!! + Dropped Eb to Db: (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)

  Intro (Gtr.1)
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*--9-7----9--7-----9-7----9--7-----10-9----10--9-----10-9----10--9-----\9-7----9--|
D*------7--------7------7--------7-------8---------8-------8---------8-------7-----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

						              x2   Dist. off    Int
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------||----|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|--3~~------||----|
G-7-----9-7----9--7-----/10-9----10--9----/12-10-----12--10-----*|--2~~------||----|
D----7------7--------7--------8--------8---------10---------10--*|--0~~------||----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|--0~~------||----|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------||----|

 ro (Gtr.2)
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
A------x\\\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--\-|
D------x\\\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------\-|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--\0-0-0-0-0-0|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--\0-0-0-0-0-0|

							    end Intro	 Verse 1
E---------------------------------------------------------------------||-----------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------||-------3---|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------||*----2-----|
D----------------------/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---/0~~----||*--0-------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------||---------1-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------||-----------|

		       x8   Bridge
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----3------3-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
G--2------2---------7----*|--------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------7---7--*|--------/6-----6------8----------/6-----6-----8----8----|
A------3------------------|---3----/4-----5------6----\3----/4-----5-----6----6----|
D--------------5--------------3~~---------------------\3---------------------------|

 	     Chorus (With Riff 1)
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------|*--9-7----9--7-----9-7----9--7-----10-9----10--9-----10-9----10--9-----|
D-8----8---|*------9--------9------9--------9-------8---------8-------8---------8--|
A-6----6---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

									 x2
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
G\9-7----9--7-----9-7----9--7-----/10-9----10--9----/12-10-----12--10------*|--Vers|
D-----7--------7------7--------7--------8--------8---------10----------10--*|------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

			      Guitar Solo (with Wah Wah)
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----|----------|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
Ge-2--|--Bridge--|--Chorus--|--14b(15)----r14--10--------14b(15)----r14--10-------1|
D-----|----------|----------|-------------------------10-----------------------10--|
A-----|----------|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G4b(15)----r-14--10--10-10-12-14----/14--b(15)---r14--12--\---14b(15)-----r14--10--|
D--------------------------------10------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------------------------17---15-13-12-13-12|
B--/13b(15)--r13--/18b(20)---r18~~---\13b(15)---t13--13------18--------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------17-----------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eh13p12----12-----------12---------------------------------------------------------|
B-------15----15-\13-15-----11/13-13~~---\11-11-\-10-10----------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------\12-12---12b(14)-r12b(14)-r|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------/15~---15-17-18-17-15h17p15-\13h15p13----13--------------------------------|
G12~~-----------------------------------------14----14-12h14-12----12--------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------15----15~----------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------17-17\|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------13-/17-15-13-17-15-13-------------------------------|
B------------------------15-17-----------------------17-15-13-17-15-13-------------|
G---------------14-15-17-----------------------------------------------15-14-12----|
D------14-15-17-----------------------------------------------------------------15-|
A15/17-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------13-15-17-/18~~-------------15|
B--------------------------------------------13-15-17-------------------15-17-18---|
G------/14~~------------12-14-------12-14-15---------------------------------------|
D14-12---------12-14-15-------14-15------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-17-18-17-15----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------18-17-15-18-17-15----------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------17-15-14----17-15-14----------------14/15\14-------|
D----------------------------------------17----------17-15-14-15-17----------17-15-|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------13-13-13-/17~----/22-22-22--\20-20-20-\|
B----------------------------------13-15-17----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------14-15-17-------------------------------------------------|
D-14-17-15-14----14-15-17----------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------17-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-18-18-18-\17-17-17-\15-15-15-\13-13-13-\12-12-12---------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------\15-15-15-\13-13-13-------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------\15-15-15-\-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-14h15p14p12----------------------12-14-15-14-12----------------------12-14-15--/-|
D-------------15p14p12----12-14-15----------------15-14-12----12-14-15-------------|
A----------------------15----------------------------------15----------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------12-13-/15-15-15--17-17-17-/18--17--15------------------------|
B------------------13---------------------------------------18-17-15-18-17-15------|
G-17~~----------12------------------------------------------------------------17-15|
D------------14--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------\15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------13|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-15-17---|
G-14-/15-17-15-14----------------14/15\14----------------14-15-17------------------|
D-----------------17-15-14-15-17----------17-15-14-15-17---------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

							   end Guitar Solo
E-15-17-15-13----------------13-/15-/17--/22--22b(24)~---r22-22~~----\-------------|
B-------------17-15-13-15-17-------------------------------------------\---|-------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--Repea|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------||
B------------------------||
Gt-Chorus-And-Fade-Out---|| end
D------------------------||
A------------------------||
D------------------------||

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  Riff 1
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------|*--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------|*-----------------------------------/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
A--x\--|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--\-0|
D--x\------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--\-0|

								    x2
E----------------------------------------------------------------------||
B----------------------------------------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------------------------------------------*|| end
D------------------------------/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--\--*||
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--\---||
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------||

  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------/9---10---7------------------------------------------|
D--10--10--10----8---8---8----/7---7----7----\5---5---5----/10--10--10----8---8---8|
A---8---8---8----6---6---6--------------5----\3---3---3-----/8---8---8----6---6---6|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

								      x3
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
G-/9---10---7-------------|*---/9----7----9----7----\5----3----5----5----*|--------|
D-/7---7----7---\5---5~~--|*---/7----7----7----7----\3----3----3----3----*|--\5~~--|
A-----------5---\3---3~~--|-----------------------------------------------|--\3~~--|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------||
G---------------------------------------|| end
D--5---5---5---5--5----5~~~~----\-------||
A--3---3---3---3--3----3~~~~---~\--\----||
D----------------------------------\----||

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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
=======================

A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

 = Natural 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
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-------
-------

|     |
|     |
|*   *| = repeat from * to *
|*   *|
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