Forever Acoustic Live 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# FOREVER ACOUSTIC (LIVE) (Live) As recorded by Stratovarious (From the 1999 Double Album VISIONS OF EUROPE) Transcribed by Israel Velasco Words and Music by Tolkki & Kotippelto Arranged by Israel Velasco Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Timo Tolkki' Intro Ballad slow Q=64 Bm F#5 G G A 4/4 Gtr I E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E |--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------|------------------------| |-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2----------| |-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2--| |-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2------| |-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0----------| |--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|-^3---3-----------------| Bm/F# F#/C# Bm F#5 G E S S E E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E |-^2---2--------7-9----|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------| |-^3-------2-^2-0-0-11-|-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---| |-^4-4---4---^3--------|-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-| |-^4---------^4--------|-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------| |------------^4--------|-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------| |----------------------|--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------| 1st Verse G A B Bm F#5 E S S E E E S S E E S S S S S S S S H E S S S S E E S S S S E |-----------------------|---2---2--------------||--------2------------2-----| |------------^2---------|-----0---3------------||-^3-------3---^2-------2---| |-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|-4---------4----------||-^4-4-------4----2-------2-| |-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|-------------4--------||-^4---4-------^4---4-------| |-^5-5-------^0---------|---------------5-2----||-^2-----------^4-----------| |-^3---3----------------|----------------------||--------------^2-----------| G G A Bm/F# F#/C# E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E |--------5-3-5---------|-----------------------|-^2---2--------7-9----| |-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2---------|-^3-------2-^2-0-0-11-| |-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|-^4-4---4---^3--------| |-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|-^4---------^4--------| |-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0---------|------------^4--------| |-^3-------------------|-^3---3----------------|----------------------| Bm F#5 G G A E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E |--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------|-----------------------| |-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2---------| |-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-| |-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----| |-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0---------| |--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|-^3---3----------------| Chorus B Gsus2 A D Bm S S S S S S S S H Q E S S Q E E Q E S S Q E E |---2---2--------------||-3--3-3---5--5---|------5-5-7--7-7--| |-----0---3------------||-3--3-3---5--5---|-7----5-5-7--7-7--| |-4---------4----------||-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-7--6-6-6-7--7-7--| |-------------4-0------||-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7-9--9-9--| |-----------------2----||-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-|-5--7-7-7-9--9-9--| |----------------------||-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----5-5-5-7--7-7--| Gsus2 A B G5 A Q E S S Q E E S S S S S S S S H Q E S S Q E E |-3--3-3---5--5---|-------2--------------|-3--3-3---5--5----| |-3--3-3---5--5---|---------3------------|-3--3-3---5--5----| |-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-----4-----4----------|-0--0-0-0-6--6-6--| |-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|---4---------4-0------|-0--0-0-0-7--7-7--| |-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-|-2---------------2----|-x--x-x-x-7--7-7--| |-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----------------------|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5--| D A Bm Gsus2A B Q E S S Q E E H H S S S S S S S S H |------5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|-------2--------------|| |-7----5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|---------3------------|| |-7--6-6-6-7--7-7-|-0----6----|-----4-----4----------|| |-7--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----|---4---------4-0------|| |-5--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----|-2---------------2----|| |----5-5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|----------------------|| 2nd Verse Bm F#5 G G A E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E |--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------|-----------------------| |-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2---------| |-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-| |-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----| |-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0---------| |--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|-^3---3----------------| Bm/F# F#/C# Bm F#5 G E S S E E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E |-^2---2--------7-9----|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------| |-^3-------2-^2-0-0-11-|-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---| |-^4-4---4---^3--------|-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-| |-^4---------^4--------|-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------| |------------^4--------|-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------| |----------------------|--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------| Chorus G A B Gsus2 A E S S E E E S S E E S S S S S S S S H Q E S S Q E E |-----------------------|---2---2--------------||-3--3-3---5--5---| |------------^2---------|-----0---3------------||-3--3-3---5--5---| |-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|-4---------4----------||-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-| |-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|-------------4-0------||-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-| |-^5-5-------^0---------|-----------------2----||-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-| |-^3---3----------------|----------------------||-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-| D A Bm Gsus2 A B Q E S S Q E E Q E S S Q E E S S S S S S S S H |------5-5-7--7-7-|-3--3-3---5--5---|-------2--------------|| |-7----5-5-7--7-7-|-3--3-3---5--5---|---------3------------|| |-7--6-6-6-7--7-7-|-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-----4-----4----------|| |-7--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|---4---------4-0------|| |-5--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-|-2---------------2----|| |----5-5-5-7--7-7-|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----------------------|| Outro Chorus G5 A D A Bm Gsus2A Q E S S Q E E Q E S S Q E E H H |-3--3-3---5--5---|------5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----| |-3--3-3---5--5---|-7----5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----| |-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-7--6-6-6-7--7-7-|-0----6----| |-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----| |-x--x-x-x-7--7-7-|-5--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----| |-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----5-5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----| H.=H B Gsus2A B S S S S S S S S H H H S S S S S S S S H |-------2--------------|-3----5----|-------2--------------| |---------3------------|-3----5----|---------3------------| |-----4-----4----------|-0----6----|-----4-----4----------| |---4---------4-0------|-0----7----|---4---------4-0------| |-2---------------2----|-0----7----|-2---------------2----| |----------------------|-3----5----|----------------------| H.=H Gsus2F#m B Bm H H S S S S S S S S H W |-3----2----|-------2---------^7----|------*| |-3----2----|---------3-------^7----|------*| |-0----2----|-----4-----4-----^7----|------*| |-0----4----|---4---------4-0-^9----|------*| |-0----4----|-2---------------^9----|------*| |-3----2----|-----------------^7----|------*| 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