Against The Wind 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# AGAINST THE WIND As recorded by Stratovarius (From the 1994 Album FOURTH DIMENSION) Transcribed by StrungOut219 Words and Music by Stratovarius Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. I' Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. II' Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. III' Intro Q=135 E5 4/4 Gtr I S S S S E S S E. S +E E S S S S E S S E. S +E E ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o--------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||----------------9--7-(7)-9-|---------------/12--10-(10)----| ||o-2-2-2-2-2----------------|-2-2-2-2-2------------------12-| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| S S S S E S S E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E |--------------------------|------------------------------|| |--------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |--------------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------9--7-(7)-9-|-/12--10-(10)-9-\7--9-(9)-10--|| |-2-2-2-2-2----------------|-----------------------------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|------------------------------|| Full Band S S S S E S S E. S +E E S S S S E S S E. S +E E ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o--------------------------|-------------------------------| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------| ||----------------9--7-(7)-9-|---------------/12--10-(10)----| ||o-2-2-2-2-2----------------|-2-2-2-2-2------------------12-| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| S S S S E S S E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E |--------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |--------------------------|--------------------------------|| |---------------9--7-(7)-9-|-/12--10-(10)-9-\7--9-(9)-10----|| |-2-2-2-2-2----------------|-------------------------------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|--------------------------------|| B5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +Q +Q Q +E E W +H Q +E E |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| |-10b12=========|=(10)--(10)r---7b9r===(7)--5-|--4--------|--(4)---------------| |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|---------4b5r=(4)-2-| |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W +Q +Q Q +E E W +H Q +E E |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| |-14b16=========|=(14)--(14)r-----------------|-----------|--------------------| |---------------|--------------14b16r=(14)-12-|-11--------|-(11)----8b9r=(8)-6-| |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| | | Gtr III | W +H Q +E E W +H Q +E E |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| |--4------------|--(4)------------------------|--4--------|--(4)---------------| |--2------------|--(2)----------2b3r===(2)--0-|--2--------|--(2)----2b3r=(2)-0-| |---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ W +H Q +E E W |----------|----------------------|----------| |----------|---------7b8r===(7)-5-|-4--------| |-4--------|-(4)------------------|----------| |----------|----------------------|----------| |----------|----------------------|----------| |----------|----------------------|----------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ | W +H Q +E E W |----------|----------------------|----------| |-4--------|-(4)----10b12r=(10)-8-|-7--------| |----------|----------------------|----------| |----------|----------------------|----------| |----------|----------------------|----------| |----------|----------------------|----------| | | W +H Q +E E W |----------|----------------------|----------| |----------|----------------------|----------| |----------|----------------------|----------| |-4--------|-(4)------------------|-4--------| |-2--------|-(2)-----2b3r===(2)-0-|-2--------| |----------|----------------------|----------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-20--19-17----19-17-------17-----------------------| |-----------20-------20-19----20-19-17-20-19-17-----| |-----------------------------------------------20--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| | |~~~~~ | +W |---------------------------------------------------| |-(7)-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| | | +W |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-(4)-----------------------------------------------| |-(2)-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Verse E5 PM----| PM------------| PM----| PM------------| 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 S S ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o-5h7---------5h7-----------------|-5h7---------5h7------------------| ||------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| A5 PM----| PM------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W |---------------------------------|----------| |---------------------------------|----------| |---------------------------------|-2--------| |---------------------------------|-2--------| |-5h7---------5h7-----------------|-0--------| |-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------| C5 PM----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-----------------------------------| E5 PM----------------------------| PM----| PM------------| 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 S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5h7---------5h7-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 1. 2. PM----| PM| PM| PM----| PM--------------| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------||-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------o||-----------------------------------|| |------------------------------||-------------------------------7-9-|| |---------------------5-----5--||------------------------7-9-10-----|| |-5h7---------5h7-----3-----3-o||-5h7---------5h7-7-9-10------------|| |-----0-0-0-0-----0-0---0-0----||-----0-0-0-0-----------------------|| Pre-Chorus B5 C5 W +H Q E E W +H Q E E |----------|--------------------|----------|--------------------| |----------|--------------------|----------|--------------------| |----------|--------------------|----------|--------------------| |-4--------|-(4)----------------|-5--------|-(5)----------------| |-2--------|-(2)-------2b3--2-0-|-3--------|-(3)----------------| |----------|--------------------|----------|-----------2b3--2-0-| | | Gtr II | ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W Q E E H W Q Q Q Q |----------|--------------------|----------|--------------------| |-7--------|--7b8r=7-5-7--------|-8--------|--8b10--8--7----5---| |----------|--------------------|----------|--------------------| |----------|--------------------|----------|--------------------| |----------|--------------------|----------|--------------------| |----------|--------------------|----------|--------------------| B5 C5 D5 W +H Q E E W W |----------|--------------------|----------|------|| |----------|--------------------|----------|------|| |----------|--------------------|----------|------|| |-4--------|-(4)----------------|-5--------|-7----|| |-2--------|-(2)-------2b3--2-0-|-3--------|-5----|| |----------|--------------------|----------|------|| | | ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W Q E E H W W |----------|--------------------|----------|-5----|| |-7--------|--7b8r=7-5-7--------|-8--------|------|| |----------|--------------------|----------|------|| |----------|--------------------|----------|------|| |----------|--------------------|----------|------|| |----------|--------------------|----------|------|| Chorus G5 D5 A5 E5 G5 D5 W W W W W W ||-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|-7--------|-2--------|----------|----------|-7----| ||o-5--------|-5--------|-0--------|-2--------|-5--------|-5----| ||--3--------|----------|----------|-0--------|-3--------|------| 1. 2. ~ Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q |-------------|-----------||-------------| |-------------|----------o||-------------| |-------------|-----------||-------------| |-------------|-----------||-------------| |----------6--|-7--------o||----------6--| |-8--5--7-----|-----------||-8--5--7-----| ~ ~ ~ Q +E S S Q +E S S H +H |-----------------------|--------------|| |-----------------------|--------------|| |-----------------------|--------------|| |-----------------------|--------------|| |-7--(7)-7-7-7--(7)-7-7-|-7----(7)\----|| |-----------------------|--------------|| Guitar Solo ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ |-----3-----| H. E +E +E |----------------------------| |-17b19------17b19r(17)-(17)-| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| ~~~~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| +Q +E S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S |------------14-15-18p15p14S12h15p14p12----------15p14p12-15p==| |-(17)--(17)----------------------------15-14-12---------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S |-14p12----------15p14p12h14p12----------------------------------------------| |-------15-14-12----------------15-14-12----14p12----------15p14p12h14p12----| |----------------------------------------15-------15-14p12----------------15-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S +E +H |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-14-12p11h12p11--------------------------|| |----------------14-12-11-----------------|| |-------------------------13-(13)-(13)----|| |-----------------------------------------|| ~~ |--3--| Q. +E Q +E S S S |------------------------10-11-14-| |-13b15====(13)r13--(13)----------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| T |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3--| S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S |-14p11p10h17p14p11p10h11p10S8h11p10p8---------11p10p8h10p8----------| |--------------------------------------11-10-8--------------11-10-8--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-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 |-11p10p8------------------------------------------------| |---------11-10p8p7-10-8p7-----11p10p8-8p7--------10p8p7h| |--------------------------8p7-------------10p8p7--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ |-3-| |-3-| S S S S S S S S E +H |--------------------------|| |-8p7----------------------|| |-----8p7p5----------------|| |-----------8p7p5-4-(4)----|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| Interlude G5 D5 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ |---3----| Q +E S S Q Q Q Q. E Q E E ||-----------------------------|----------------------| ||o-12--(12)-12-13-13b15-13-12-|-10----8-10--10b12-10-| ||-----------------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------------|----------------------| | | Gtr II | W Q. E H ||-----------------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------------|--7-------------------| ||o--5-------------------------|--5----5--6-----------| ||---3-------------------------|----------------------| E5 B5 ~~~~~~~ ~ ~ |---3---| |-3-| Q +E S S Q Q Q Q S S S E Q Q |------------------------|-------------------| |-8--(8)-8-10-10b12-10-8-|-7--7h8p7----------| |------------------------|----------7----7---| |------------------------|------------9------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| | | W W |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |-9----------------------|-4-----------------| |-7----------------------|-2-----------------| |------------------------|-------------------| 1. C5 G5 A5 D5 ~~~~~~~ ~~ ~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| Q +E S S Q Q Q Q. E Q E E Q +E S S Q Q Q Q +E S S Q Q Q |--------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|| |-5--(5)-5-7-7b8-7-5-|---------------|------------------|--------------5-7-o|| |--------------------|-7----5-4--5-4-|-2--(2)-2-2-2-4-5-|-7--(7)-7-7-7------|| |--------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|---------------|------------------|------------------o|| |--------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|| | | W W W W |--------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|---------------|------------------|------------------o|| |--------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|| |-5------------------|---------------|------------------|-7-----------------|| |-3------------------|-5-------------|-7----------------|-5----------------o|| |--------------------|-3-------------|-5----------------|-------------------|| 2. A5 D5 ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~~ Q +E S S Q +E S S H +Q +E S S H +Q. E W |-----------------------|---------------------|------------/10-|-10-----|| |-----------------------|-----------------7-7-|-7----(7)-------|--------|| |-2--(2)-2-2-2--(2)-5-5-|--5-----(5)--(5)-----|----------------|--------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------|--------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------|--------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------|--------|| | | W +W W +W |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------|--------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------|--------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|----------------|--------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|-7--------------|-(7)----|| |-7---------------------|-(7)-----------------|-5--------------|-(5)----|| |-5---------------------|-(5)-----------------|----------------|--------|| Out-Chorus G5 D5 A5 E5 W W W W ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|-7--------|-2--------|------| ||o-5--------|-5--------|-0--------|-2----| ||--3--------|----------|----------|-0----| 1.,2.,3. G5 D5 ~ W W Q Q Q Q W |----------|----------|-------------|-------|| |----------|----------|-------------|------o|| |----------|----------|-------------|-------|| |----------|-7--------|-------------|-------|| |-5--------|-5--------|----------6--|-7----o|| |-3--------|----------|-8--5--7-----|-------|| 4. H.=H G5 A5 E5 W Q Q Q Q H E E Q W |----------|-------------|-------------|------*| |----------|-------------|-------------|------*| |----------|-------------|-------------|------*| |----------|-------------|-------------|-2----*| |-5--------|----------6--|-7-----------|-2----*| |-3--------|-8--5--7-----|-5----3-2-0--|-0----*| 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