*************************************************************** * SONATA ARCTICA - LETTER TO DANA (From the album: ECLIPTICA) * *************************************************************** Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica Transcribed By: Niclas Buss Days tabbed: 1.4.2000 email: [email protected] Please mail me if you can find mistakes! ----------------------------------------- Tune down 1/2 step! Clean Sound E------0----------3----------0-----------3------------0---------3----------0-------| B--------0----------3----------1-----------2------------0---------3----------1-----| G----------0----------4----------0-----------3------------0---------4-----------0--| D----------------------------------2-\0--------0----------------------------------2| A-----------------------5-3-------------------------------------------5-3----------| E--0-----------3-----------------------------------0---------3---------------------| E--------0---------3----------0----------3------------0---------3----------------0-| B----------0---------3----------1----------2------------0---------3------------1---| G------------0---------4----------0----------3------------0---------4--------0-----| D~~---------------------------------2\-0-------0---------------------------2-------| A------------------------5-3------------------------------------------5-\3---------| E----0----------3----------------------------------0---------3---------------------| end Intro Verse 1 E----------------0----------||-------0--------3-----------0-----------------3------| B-1------------1---1--------||----------0-------2-----------0----------3------3----| G---0~-------0-------0~~----||--------------------3-----------0----------0------0--| D----------2----------------||-------------0--------0-----------2------------------| A--------3------------------||-----------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------||---0---------------------0-----------/3--------------| E-------------------0-------------0--------------------0---------------------3-----| B-----1---------------0-------------1----1---------------0-------------3--------3--| G-------2---------------0--------------2----2--------------0-------------0---------| D---------2---------------2--------------------2--------------2~~------------------| A--0--------0-----------------0----------------------------------------------------| E---------------0---------------------------------\0----------------3--------------| E----------3-----/3p2-------------0-------------3---------0----------------------3-| B------------2--------3--------------0------------2---------0-----------3----------| G--0-----------3--------2~~-------------------------3---------0-----------0--------| D-------0----------------------------------/0-------------------2-------------0----| A----------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------0------------------------0------------/3-------------| E-----------------------0----------0-------------------0---------------------3-----| B-3--------1--------------0----------1----1--------------0-----------3----------3--| G----0-------2--------------0-----------2----2-------------------------0-----------| D--------------2--------------------------------2--------------------------0-------| A-------0--------0--------------0----------------------------2~--------------------| E-------------------0------------------------------\0-------------3----------------| Two Guitars: E-------------2--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------3---3---3~~---|------------10-----/12-10h12p10-------------------------| G-0-------2-------2-------|---9-11-12-----12---------------12--9--11-12-11~~--\9-11| D------\0-----------------|------------------------------------5---------7---------| A-------------------------|---------2-----------5--------------3---------5---------| E-----------------------------------0-----------3----------------------------------| Three Guitars: E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----10-----/12-10h12p10-------------8-10-12--13-12--/15-13h15p13--12--8--10-12-10| G-12-----12---------------12---9~~----9-11-12--14-12--/16-14h16p14--12--9--11-12-11| D------------------------------5~~--------------------------------------5---------7| A--2----------5----------------3~~----------2-----------5---------------3---------5| E--0----------3-----------------------------0-----------3--------------------------| Verse 2 E-----------------------------------------------Guitar-enters-at-<1:59)------------| B~~--8-10-12--13-12--/15-13h15p13-\12--8~~----|------------------------------------| G~~--9-11-12--14-12--/16-14h16p14-\12--9~~----|------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------5~~----|--------x--\-----/9-----7---9-------| A----------2-----------5---------------3~~----|--------x---\----/7-----5---7---\-5-| E----------0-----------3-------------------------------------------------------\-3-| Chorus E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------|-------7--------------------7---------| D---------9-----------9-----------5/7~~-----|--9----5----5----7-----9----5----5----| A----7----7-----7-----7----\-5----3/5~~-----|--7---------3----5-----7---------3----| E----5----------5----------\-3-----------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| G-----------7-------------------7---------|----------------------------------------| D-5---/9----5----5----7----9----5----5----|--5--4--2~~---/9-----5---------------2~-| A-3---/7---------3----5----7---------3----|--3--2--0~~---/7-----3-----5-----0-2-0~-| E---------------------------------------------------------------------3---3--------| Guitar Solo 1 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------|-------------10--12-b(13)--r12--10h12p10----10~~---------| G------------------------|--/9--11-12------------------------------12--------------| D--9----\7---7---7---7---|--------------------------------------------------0~~----| A--7----\5---5---5---5---|------------------------------------------------------5/7| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-slight---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--A.H----------------------------------------------------------/9--7-9-7----------| D---4~-5\4--/5b(7)--r5-4-5~~--/-9--9h10-9-7-9--9--9h10-9-7-7~--------------9~--7-7b| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo 2 E----------------------10-10b(12)-r10-----/14~~---------------14~~---12h14---------| B--------------8-10-12----------------12----------|-------14-----------------15-14-| G--------7---9------------------------------------|--/11---------------------------| D(r9)-r-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------/5p4------------------| B-15~--14b(15)-r14-\12-10--h12--\9~---10-\-7~---------------------5----/7----------| G-----------------------------------------------6~------------------4------7~~---9b| D--------------------------------------------------10-9-7--------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------9------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------7----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| G(11)-----\9p6----------------------|----------------------------------------------| D--------------9p7-6h7----9-7-9~~---|--9----9--\-7-----7--\-5----------------9----9| A----------------------9~-----------|--7----7--\-5-----5--\-3----2-----2-----7----7| E----------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--7----5----5----5---\-4---2-----------5----/-7----/-9-----2---------5--5-5-5---9-| A--5----3----3----3---\-2---0-----5-----3----/-5----/-7-----0----5----3--3-3-3---7-| E---------------------------------3------------------------------3-----------------| Guitar Solo 3 E----------------------------------------------------------------10~---------------| B----------|--/8-----/8---10--b(11)-r10-\8--------------------11------13--11-\10---| G----------|------7------------------------10--------------10--------------------12| D--9-9-9---|----------------------------------12p10~---/12-------------------------| A--7-7-7---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------/15~--18b(20)~-r18-\17-18~------15/17-18-17-b(18)-r17-p15-------------| B---------15-------------------------------15-.--.--.--.---------------18p15h18-/20| G-11-/12---------------------------------15----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (2) E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B~---|-----------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------| G----|--Keyboard-Solo--|----Verse-3----|-------------------------------------------| D----|-----------------|--(No-Guitar)--|--x\------------8----10---------------8~~--| A----|-----------------|---------------|--x\--5----8----6-----8-----5----8----6~~--| E---------------------------------------------3----6----------------3----6---------| x3 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------|*----------------------------------------*| D------------8----10--------------8~~---|*------------8---10--------------8----8--*| A--5----8----6----8-----5----8----6~~---|---5----8----6----8----5----8----6----6---| E--3----6---------------3----6--------------3----6--------------3----6-------------| E----------------------------------------------|| B----------------------------------------------|| G----------------------------------------------|| end D------------8----10----------------8~~--------|| A--5----8----6----8-----5-----8-----6~~--------|| E--3----6---------------3-----6----------------|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rhtythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 1 x2 E--------------------------------------------|| B--------------------------------------------|| G*-------7-------------------7--------------*|| end D*--9----5----5----7----9----5----5----5----*|| A---7---------3----5----7---------3----3-----|| E--------------------------------------------|| Rhythm Guitar During Guitar Solo 2 E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| G--6-------------------6-------------------6-------------------6------------------|| end D--4----7----2----4----4----2----9---------4----7----2----4----4----2----9----9---|| A-------5----0----2---------0----7----9---------5----0----2---------0----7----7---|| E-------------------------------------7-------------------------------------------|| Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 3 E-----------------------------------------------------------------|| B-----------------------------------------------------------------|| G----------------------------------/7---7-------------------------|| end D--------------3-----5---5----7----/5---5--------------3---/-7----|| A--5-----3-----1-----3---3----5-------------\-3---3----1---/-5----|| E--3-----1----------------------------------\-1---1---------------|| Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------Two-Guitars....|-------------------------------Two| G---------------------------------7------4-4--2-----------------------------------7| D--/-9----7----5----4----2---/4-2----5-7----------/-9----7----5----4----2----/4-2--| A--/-7----5----3----2----0--------5------2-3--5---/-7----5----3----2----0---------5| E------------------------------------3-5-------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-Guitars......|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G------4-5-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D--5-7-------7-----------/-5--4--2---------/-5--4--2---------/-5--4--2---/-7~~---7~| A------2-3-2----\-2~~----/-3--2--0---2~~---/-3--2--0---2~~---/-3--2--0---/-5~~---5~| E--3-5-------5--\-0~~----------------0~~---------------0~~-------------------------| E-------------|| B-------------|| G-------------|| end D~---9~~--\---|| A~---7~~--\---|| E-------------|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================= =TABLATURE EXPLANATION= ======================= A.H. = Artificial 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 ------- ------- ------- | | | | |* *| = repeat from * to * |* *| | |
