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Coming Home
Stratovarius
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COMING HOME (Bassline)
As recorded by Stratovarius
(From the 1994 Album "VISIONS")
Words and Music by Timmo Tolkki
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboards'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass'
Intro
Moderately Q=70
4/4
Gtr II
W W W W
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
W W W W
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
Verse
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
W Q. E H W Q. E Q Q
|----------|-------------|----------|---------------|
|----------|-------------|----------|---------------|
|----------|-5----0-5----|----------|-5------5--x\--|
|-0--------|-------------|-0--------|------5--------|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
Gtr I
W W W W
||-----------|--------------|----------|--------|
||-----------|--------------|----------|--------|
||-17--------|-16-----------|----------|--------|
||-19--------|-18-----------|----------|--------|
||--8--------|--7-----------|----------|--------|
||-----------|--------------|----------|--------|
|
| Gtr II
| W Q. E H W +W
||-----------|--------------|----------|--------|
||-----------|--------------|----------|--------|
||--3--------|--2----0-2----|----------|--------|
||-----------|--------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
Bridge
Gtr II
Q. E H H H H Q. E W
|--------------|-----------|-------------|------|
|--------------|-----------|-------------|------|
|-7----7\-2----|-3---------|-0----3----3-|-5----|
|--------------|------3----|-------------|------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
|-7----7\-2----|-3----3------|-0----2-3----|-5----0-5----||
|--------------|--------3----|-------------|-------------||
Verse
Gtr I
Q Q +H W Q Q +H W
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
|---------16--(16)-------|-16--------|---------16---(16)----|-15----|
|---------18--(18)-------|-18--------|---------18---(18)----|-16----|
|---------19--(19)-------|-18--------|---------19---(19)----|-16----|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S Q E E Q W S S S S H. W
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------|
|-3-3-3-3--3----3--3\----|-----------|-3-3-3-3--3-----------|--5----|
|------------------------|--0--------|----------------------|-------|
W W W W
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-16---------------|-15---------------|-16---------------|-15---------------|
|-18---------------|-16---------------|-18---------------|-16---------------|
|-18---------------|-16---------------|-18---------------|-16---------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|--5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|------------------|--5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
Chorus
W W W W
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|
|-16---------------|-15---------------|-13---------------|-12-----------|
|-18---------------|-16---------------|-14---------------|-13-----------|
|-18---------------|-16---------------|-14---------------|-13-----------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E H
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|--5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2----0-2----|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|------------------|--------------|
Bridge
H H W H H
|-11-------13-------|-14-------------------------------|-11-------13--------|
|-12-------14-------|-16-------------------------------|-12-------14--------|
|-11-------13-------|-15-------------------------------|-11-------13--------|
|-13-------15-------|-16-------------------------------|-13-------15--------|
|-14-------16-------|-18-------------------------------|-14-------16--------|
|-14-------16-------|-18-------------------------------|-14-------16--------|
|
| E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|
|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|----------------------------------|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------|--3-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------|
H. Q H H Q Q Q Q
|-14------------------------13-------|-11-------13-------|----------------|
|-11------------------------14-------|-12-------14-------|--7---6--4--2---|
|-11------------------------15-------|-11-------13-------|-11--10--8--6---|
|-13------------------------15-------|-13-------15-------|----------------|
|-14------------------------16-------|-14-------16-------|----------------|
|---------------------------16-------|-14-------16-------|----------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------|--5---4--2------|
|------------------------------------|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|------------5---|
|--3--2-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-------------------|----------------|
W W W W
|-11--------|-10--------|------------------|------------------|
|-12--------|-11--------|------------------|------------------|
|-11--------|-10--------|-11---------------|-10---------------|
|-13--------|-12--------|-13---------------|-11---------------|
|-14--------|-13--------|-13---------------|-11---------------|
|-14--------|-13--------|------------------|------------------|
|
| W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------|-----------|------------------|------------------|
|--3--------|--2--------|------------------|--5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------|-----------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
Q=134
W W W W
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-6---------------|
|-8---------------|-7---------------|-8---------------|-6---------------|
|-9---------------|-8---------------|-8---------------|-6---------------|
|-9---------------|-8---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-----|-----------------|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-------------3-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
Q=67
+W W +W W
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-(6)---------------|-4---------------|-(4)---------------|-3---------------|
|-(6)---------------|-4---------------|-(4)---------------|-3---------------|
|-(6)---------------|-4---------------|-(4)---------------|-3---------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-----|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-------------------|-------------3-2-|
Guitar Solo
W W W W
|-2---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|
W W W W
|-2---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|
W W W W
|-2---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|
Outro
W W W W
|-2---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|
W W W W
|-2---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-|
W W W W
|-2---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-4---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------*|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-3---------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-0-2-0-----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-2-*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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
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