SPEED OF LIGHT As recorded by Stratovarius (From the 1995 Album EPISODE) Words by Timo KotipeltoMusic by Timo Tolkki Transcribed by Jorge Carrillo ([email protected]) [Intro] Fast Rock Q=165 4/4 Gtr I PM| PM| PM--- S S Q S S S S S S E S S e||----------------------------| B||o---------------------------| G||----------------------------| D||------9------9h10p9-7-9-----| A||o-7-7----7-7------------7-7-| E||----------------------------| ---| PM--------------------------| PM| S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S Q e|--------------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------------|-------------------------| G|--------------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----9------7-7-----------------|-----9------9h10p9-7-9---| A|-7-7----7-7-----10-10-9-9-10-10-|-7-7----7-7--------------| E|--------------------------------|-------------------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. 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 e|---------------------------------------||--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------o||--------------------------------------| G|-7-------------------------------------||-7------------------------------------| D|---10-9-7-10-9-7----9-7------7---------||---10-9-7-10-9-7----9-7------7--------| A|-----------------10-----10-9---10-9-7-o||-----------------10-----10-9---10-9-7-| E|---------------------------------------||--------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q e|--------------------------------------|-------------|| B|--------------------------------------|-------------|| G|--------------------------------------|-------------|| D|--------------------------------------|-------------|| A|-10-9-7----9-7------7-----------------|-------------|| E|--------10-----10-8---10-8-7-10-8-7-5-|-7--5--3--2--|| [Verse] W +W W +H Q Q e|----------|------------|----------|--------------| B|----------|------------|----------|--------8-----| G|----------|------------|----------|--------7-----| D|----------|------------|-5--------|-(5)----5--7--| A|-2--------|-(2)--------|-3--------|-(3)-------5--| E|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|--------------| W +W W +W e|----------|------------|----------|--------|| B|----------|------------|----------|--------|| G|----------|------------|----------|--------|| D|-9--------|-(9)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| A|-7--------|-(7)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| E|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|--------|| [Bridge] PM------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-7-----------------------------|-7-----------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H e|-------------------------------|-----------| B|-------------------------------|-----------| G|-------------------------------|-----------| D|-9-----------------------------|-9----7----| a|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7----5----| E|-------------------------------|-----------| W W W e|----------|----------|----------| B|----------|----------|----------| G|----------|----------|----------| D|-5--------|-7--------|-7--------| A|-3--------|-4--------|-5--------| E|----------|----------|----------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S e|----------------------------15-17-19s20-------|| B|-------------------15-17-19-------------------|| G|----------14-16-17----------------------------|| D|-14-16-17-------------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------------------|| E|----------------------------------------------|| [Verse 2] W +W W +H Q Q e|----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| B|----------|------------|-------------------|-----------8------| G|----------|------------|-------------------|-----------7------| D|-9--------|-(9)--------|-5-----------------|-(5)-------5---7--| A|-7--------|-(7)--------|-3-----------------|-(3)-----------5--| E|----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| | | Gtr II | W W H Q +Q Q Q Q Q e|----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| B|----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| G|----------|------------|------14b16r=(14)--|-12---11--12--14--| D|----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| A|----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| E|----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| W +W W +W e|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| B|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| G|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| D|--9--------|--(9)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| A|--7--------|--(7)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| E|--0--------|--(0)--------|----------|--------|| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W +W W W e|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| B|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| G|-12--------|-(12)--------|----------|--------|| D|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| A|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| E|-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| [Bridge] PM------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-7-----------------------------|-7-----------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H e|-------------------------------|-----------| B|-------------------------------|-----------| G|-------------------------------|-----------| D|-9-----------------------------|-9----7----| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7----5----| E|-------------------------------|-----------| W W W e|----------|----------|----------| B|----------|----------|----------| G|----------|----------|----------| D|-5--------|-7--------|-7--------| A|-3--------|-4--------|-5--------| E|----------|----------|----------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S e|----------------------------15-17-19s20-------|| B|-------------------15-17-19-------------------|| G|----------14-16-17----------------------------|| D|-14-16-17-------------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------------------|| E|----------------------------------------------|| [Chorus] PM| PM| PM--- S S Q S S S S S S E S S e||----------------------------| B||o---------------------------| G||----------------------------| D||------9------9h10p9-7-9-----| A||o-7-7----7-7------------7-7-| E||----------------------------| ---| PM-------------------| S S Q S S S S S S S S S S W Q Q Q Q e|--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| B|--------------------------------|----------|-------------o|| G|--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| D|-----9------7-7-----------------|-5--------|----------1---|| a|-7-7----7-7-----10-10-9-9-10-10-|-3--------|-0--3--2-----o|| E|--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| |--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 E e|-------------------------------15-17-15----------------------------| B|----------------------15-17-19----------19-17-15-------------------| G|----------14-16-17-19----------------------------17-16-14----------| D|-14-16-17-------------------------------------------------17-16-14-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E H e|--------------|| B|--------------|| G|-------9------|| D|---9---9------|| A|---9---7------|| E|---7----------|| Solo part 1 Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e||------------------------------------------------| B||o---------10-12-10---------13-12-10-12-10-------| G||--9-11-12----------12-11-9----------------12-11-| D||------------------------------------------------| A||o-----------------------------------------------| E||------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | PM--------------------------------------------- | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e||------------------------------------------------| B||o-----------------------------------------------| G||------------------------------------------------| D||------------------------------------------------| A||o-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| E||------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|----------10-12-10----------13-12-10-12-10--------| B|-10-12-13----------13-12-10----------------13-12--| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| | |----------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----------12-14-12----------16-14-12-14-12-------| D|-12-14-16----------16-14-12----------------16-14-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| | | PM---------------------------------------------- | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| E|-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S e|----------------10-------10-11-12s14-15--------|| B|-------10-12-13----12-13----------------------o|| G|-11-12-----------------------------------------|| D|-----------------------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------------------o|| E|-----------------------------------------------|| | |--------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-----------------------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------------------o|| G|-----------------------------------------------|| D|-----------------------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------------------o|| E|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--|| |--------5--------| |--------5--------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q e|-------------------------------------------------14-15-17-------|| B|-----------------------------------15---17-15-17----------------|| G|---------14---16---17-14-16---17--------------------------------|| D|-16-17----------------------------------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------------------------------------|| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|| | | PM----------------------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|----------------------------------------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------------------------------------|| G|----------------------------------------------------------------|| D|----------------------------------------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------------------------------------|| E|--7----7----7----7-----7----7----7----7-----7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-|| Solo part 2 TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q e|-----------------|-------------19--| B|-------------17--|-16--19--17------| G|-----18----------|-----------------| D|---------18------|-----------------| A|-16--------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| | | W H H e|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|--6--------------|-----------------| D|--6--------------|--7-------9------| A|--4--------------|--7-------9------| E|-----------------|--5-------7------| ~~ |--3--| |--3--| Q. E +Q E +E E E E E E E H |-16----16pb17r(16)--16pb17r(16)-|-14-16-14----------------| |--------------------------------|----------17-16-14-16----| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| | | W H H e|--------------------------------|-------------------------| B|--------------------------------|-------------------------| G|--6-----------------------------|--9----------------------| D|--6-----------------------------|--9-----------------9----| A|--4-----------------------------|--7-----------------9----| E|--------------------------------|--------------------7----| S S S S T S T T S T S S T T T T T T S S S e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------19h21h22p21p19----------------------------------------| G|-18h20h21----------------21p20s17h18h20p18p17p16h17p16-------16h| D|-------------------------------------------------------18h19----| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| | | W e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-------------------------------------------------------------| A|--4-------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| T S T T S T S S S S T T S S +S S S S S e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-17h18p16h18p16h18p17p16-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------19p18h19p18p16------------16h18h19p=| A|----------------------------------------18-(18)-19-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| | | H H e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7-----------------------------9----------------------------| A|--7-----------------------------9----------------------------| E|--5-----------------------------7----------------------------| T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------16-------16h18h20p18h20-| D|-18h19p18h19p18p16----------16h18h19----18h19----------------| A|-------------------19p18h19----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| | | W e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6----------------------------------------------------------| D|--6----------------------------------------------------------| A|--4----------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T e|-------------------------------------------------------------|| B|-17h19h21p19p17-------------17h19h21p19p17----------17h19h21-|| G|----------------20p18-18h20----------------20p18h20----------|| D|-------------------------------------------------------------|| A|-------------------------------------------------------------|| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|| | | H H e|-------------------------------------------------------------|| B|-------------------------------------------------------------|| G|-------------------------------------------------------------|| D|--2-----------------------9----------------------------------|| A|--2-----------------------9----------------------------------|| E|--0-----------------------7----------------------------------|| [Solo part 3] PM------------------------------------------| W e|-19----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S | | PM| PM| PM---- | S S Q S S E E E S S e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------16----------------16----14----16----------| D|--x--x--------------x--x--------------------x--x-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| PM----------| PM--| PM--------------| PM------------------------------| +Q. E H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-(19)------------(19)\----------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---8--8--8-8-8-8---8---8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-|-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S | |------| PM--| PM------| PM| PM| e| S S Q S S E E E S S S S Q S S E E E S S B|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|--------16---------------16---14---16-------|-----16-----------16---14---16-------| A|---x--x------------x---x----------------x-x-|-x-x----------x-x----------------x-x-| E|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| PM---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H H e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-14---------------------------------------| D|-------------------------16---------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| 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 e|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-| | | PM| PM| ~~~~ PM| PM| PM| | S S Q S S E E Q S S Q S S E E E S S e|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------[17]----------|-------------------------------------| G|-------16----------------16----14------------------|-----16-----------16---14---16-------| D|--x--x--------------x--x---------------------------|-x-x----------x-x----------------x-x-| A|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H H H e|-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| B|-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| G|-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| D|-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| A|-------------------------------------|--9--------9----|-----9--------9----|| E|-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|--7--------7----|-----7--------7----|| | | PM| PM| PM| ~~ | S S Q S S E E E S S H a H a H a H e|-------------------------------------|----------------|----------17s19----|| B|-------------------------------------|----------------|-17s19-------------|| G|-----16-----------16---14---16-------|-------18s20----|-------------------|| D|-x-x----------x-x----------------x-x-|-16-------------|-------------------|| A|-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| E|-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| Solo part 4 |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-19-17-15----15-19-15-------------15-------------------------15-17-15----| B|----------19----------19-17-17-19----19-17-15-17-19-17----17----------19-| G|-------------------------------------------------------19----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------6--------| |--------6--------| |------6-------| |------6-------| S S S T T S S S T S T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-19-20-19p17----17-15-17s19-19s17-17-------------19-19-------17-19-20-19-17----| G|----------------19----------------------19-17-16-17-------19-18-------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----17-19-17-------------17-17-------------------------------------------| |-19----------19-17-17-19-------19-17-16-16-16-17s19-17-16-18-19-17-16-17-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-19-17----------17------------------------------------------| G|----------19-17-19----19-17-16-17-19-17-16----16-17-16---------| D|-------------------------------------------19----------19-16---| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H H H e|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|| B|-12--10----------|-12--10----------|-12----10----|-------------|| G|---------12--11--|---------12--11--|-------------|-12----11----|| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|| A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|| E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|| Out-Chorus PM| PM| PM--- S S Q S S S S S S E S S e||----------------------------| B||o---------------------------| G||----------------------------| D||------9------9h10p9-7-9-----| A||o-7-7----7-7------------7-7-| E||----------------------------| ---| PM-------------------| S S Q S S S S S S S S S S W Q Q Q Q 4x e|--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| B|--------------------------------|----------|-------------o|| G|--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| D|-----9------7-7-----------------|-5--------|----------1---|| A|-7-7----7-7-----10-10-9-9-10-10-|-3--------|-0--3--2-----o|| E|--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| Q Q Q Q H H H H e|-------------|-----------|-----------| B|-------------|-----------|-----------| G|-------------|-----------|-----------| D|----------1--|-----------|------1----| A|-0--3--2-----|-0----3----|-2---------| E|-------------|-----------|-----------| TP TP TP TP W W W W e|----------|----------|----------|----------| B|----------|----------|----------|----------| G|----------|----------|----------|----------| D|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------| A|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------| E|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------| W +W +W +W e|----------|------------|------------|--------| B|----------|------------|------------|--------| G|----------|------------|------------|--------| D|-9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|-(9)----| A|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----| E|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |--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 E e|-------------------------------15-17-15----------------------------| B|----------------------15-17-19----------19-17-15-------------------| G|----------14-16-17-19----------------------------17-16-14----------| D|-14-16-17-------------------------------------------------17-16-14-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E H e|--------------*| B|--------------*| G|-------9------*| D|---9---9------*| A|---9---7------*| E|---7----------*|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
