STRATOVARIUS - ABYSS Music&Words: Tolkki/Lassila Transcribed By: Niclas Buss email: nbjbuss@hotmail.com Normal tuning Intro (Sitar) x3 Riff 1 E--11---15---10---11---7---11---6---7---3---7---2---3---7~---2---3---7~------2---3---7~-| B------------------------0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0---0-----|-----0---0----| G*----0----0----0----0--------------------------------------------------*|*-------------| D*----------------------------------------------------------------------*|*-------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x6 w/Riff 1 (2 times) E----2---3---7~-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--0---0---0----0----|-Dist.on------------|---------------------------------------------| G-------------------*|--------------------|*----------------------------------------A.H.| 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B---A.H.--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| G-----7~--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| D-5---7-----------------------------------------------------------2---4--5--|-101010--9\| A-3---5-----------7/8\7---------8-5---------7/8\7---------5/8\----0---2--3--|--8-8-8--7\| E----------0--0-0--------0--0-0------0--0-0--------0--0-0-------------------------------| pm.....| pm.....| pm.....| pm.....| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------|*------------------------| D--9-9-9-10\--101010--9\-----9-9-9-9\---9-9-9-10\-101010--9\--|*-9-9-9--9------9--9-9-9-| A--7-7-7--8\--8-8-8---7\-----7-7-7-7\---7-7-7--8\--8-8-8--7\--|--7-7-7--7--7\--7--7-7-7-| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------0\-----------| x2 E--------------------------------------------------------12------10-----5---------------| B-------------------------------------------|----------------12------8-----3----------5-| G------------------------------------------*|----------------------------------2---2----| D-10--9\--9--9-9-9--9------9--9-9-9--7--9--*|--9--9-9-9--9~~----------------------------| A-8---7\--7--7-7-7--7--7\--7--7-7-7--5--7---|--7--7-7-7--7~~----------------------------| E-----0\---------------0\---------------0----------------0~~----------------------------| Guitar Solo E--------------------------------16-16-18-18b(19)r18-16-16~-----------------------------| B--13~---13-13-15-15b(16)r15-13--------------------------------13-----15---15b(16)r15-13| G------------------------------------------------------------------12-------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------16-14-12----14-12-------12------------------------------| B-13-11-------------14---16-17-----------16-------16-14----16-14-12-16-14-12----14-12---| G-------13-13~---13----------------------------------------------------------14-------14| D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----14---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-13----14-13-11-14-13-11----13-11-------11----------------------------------------8h11p| D-------------------------14-------14-13----14-13-11-14-13-11-------/11-9-9---9h11------| A-------------------------------------------------------------14~-----------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------11h14p11------------------------------11-12-11----------11-12-| B-------------------12h14----------14p12h14h16p14p12~-----12-13----------13-12-13-------| G8------------13p11---------------------------------------------------------------------| D--11p8--9h11---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-/14-15-17-19-17-14--------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------17-16-17-16-13-16-13-12-13-12----12--------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------14----14-12-14-12-11----Trem.bar-----| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------14~--\----------| A------------------------------------------------------------------------------\--------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------\-----| Chorus x3 E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| G*---------------------------------------A.H.---------------------------*|--------------| D*-9--9---------7-9---9---------7-9---10---9~--7---------------9-9-9-9--*|--9--9--------| A--7--7--7-9-10-------7--7-9-10--------------------10---9-\6---7-7-7-7---|--7--7--7-9-10| E-------------------0---------------0----0---0---0----0---------------------------------| pm pm pm pm pm pm E---------------------------------------------------------|| B---------------------------------------------------------|| G--------------------------A.H.---------------------------|| end D-7-9---9---------7-9---10---9~--7---------------9\-------|| A-------7--7-9-10--------------------10---9-\6---7\-------|| E-----0---------------0----0---0---0----0-----------------|| pm pm pm pm pm pm Rhythm during Guitar Solo x2 E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| G*-------7-------------9\8---8--*|--------8---------------------------------------------| D*-5-----5-------------6---6-6--*|--6---6---6---6----------------4----------------------| A--3-----------6-----6-----------|--4---------4---4-4--4-4--7----2--------6-7-6-----6-7-| E--------------4-----4--------------------------------------5---------7-8-------8-7-----| pm pm pm pm..| E-------------------------------------------------|| B-------------------------------------------------|| G-------------------------------------------------|| D---5-7-9-7---------------------------------------|| A-9---------9-7-6-7-6---6-------------------------|| E---------------------8---8-7-8-7-5-7-5-3-5-3-2\--|| ====================== =TABLAURE EXPLANATION= ====================== pm..| = Palm mute h = Hammer on p = Pull off b() = Bend << = Volume swell A.H. = Artificial Harmonic / = Slide up \ = Slide down ~~~~ = vibrato | | | | |* *| = repeat from * to * |* *| | | ********************************************* LYRICS: I'm out on the open sea The wind is embracing me I'm watching the setting sun Far far away from you There's not much that I could do Do you know what's the only way for me Into the depths I fall Into the unknown darkness I go Down down down Down down down Falling into the abyss A morning of no recall No memory at all The sun is blinding my eyes The pain I feel in my head I think I'll go back to bed Or should I have just one more Into the depths I fall Into the unknown darkness I go Down down down Down down down Falling into the abyss Down down down Down down down Down down down Down down down Falling into the abyss *********************************************