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* STRATOVARIUS - SEASON OF CHANGE (From the album: EPISODE) *
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 Music & Words By: Timo Tolkki

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Day tabbed: 24.7.2000
Email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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 Tune Down 1/2 step!

		     Clean Guitar (at 0:26)
E------------------------------0------------------------0--------------------------|
B------------------|--------------0------------------------0---------------------6-|
G--Piano-&-Vocals--|--------5--------5-----5---------4--------4-----4---------3----|
D------Intro-------|-----7--------------7---------6--------------6---------5-------|
A----(Verse-1)-----|--0------------------------0------------------------0----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-0------------------------0------------------------0---------------------2--------|
B----6------------------5-----5------------------5-----5---------------------1-----|
G-------3------------2-----------2------------2-----------2------------2--------2--|
D----------5------4-----------------4------3-----------------3------1--------------|
A--------------0------------------------0------------------------0-----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

							 w/Fill 1
E-----------------2--------------------------------------------5---0-------------0-|
B--------------0--------------------------1p0----------|---------5---5---------8---|
G----2-----------------------1----------------2--------|---------------5-----9-----|
D-1---------1-------------2-----2------2--------2------|----7----------------------|
A--------2--------------------------0-------------0~---|--0---------------0--------|
E--------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|

						     Verse 2
E------------0-------------0-----------0------------------------0------------------|
B-8~-------6---6---------5---5-------3---3---------|--------------0----------------|
G--------7-------7-----5-------5-\-4---------2)~---|*--------5-------5----------4--|
D--------------------------------------------2(~---|*-----7------------------6-----|
A-----0-------------0------------------------0)~---|---0------------------0--------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-0---------------------0--------------------0--------------------0----------------|
B---0----------------6----6---------------5----5---------------5----5--------------|
G------4----------3-----------3--------2-----------2--------2----------2-----------|
D--------------5--------------------4--------------------3----------------3-----1--|
A-----------0--------------------0--------------------0----------------------0-----|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
			__________________________________ ________________________
		       |1.				  |2.
E----2-----------------|-2--------------------------------|-2----------------------|
B------1---------------|---0----------------0--------3~~--|------------------------|
G-2-------2----------2-|------2-------1-------1--/4------*|-----------1----------2-|
D-----------------1----|-----------------2---------------*|--------2-----2-----2---|
A--------------2-------|----------------------------------|-----------------/0-----|
E----------------------|---------\-0----------------------|----\-0-----------------|
 _____________
	      |  ?Bridge? (1)				  w/Fill 2
E-------------||------------------------------------------Dist.on------------------|
B-1p0---------||-----------1~------------1~------------1---------------------------|
G-----2-------||--------4-------------4-------------4------------------------------|
D-------2-----||-----2-------------3-------------0---------/7-7-----10-10-\-9-9-\-7|
A---------0~--||--0-------------0-------------------------------7-7----------------|
E-------------||------------------------------3------------------------------------|
							       pm..|
		       w/Riff 1
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7-----10-10-\-9-9----------------------------------------------------------------|
A---8-8----------------7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--7---7--\-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3---3--/-|
E----------------------5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--\-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--/-|
   pm..|	      pm......|              pm     pm......|              pm

									     ?Bridg
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|*------|
D-----------------------------/7-7-----10-10-\-9-9-\-7-7-----10-10-\-9-9---|*--5-5-|
A-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5---5-------7-7-------------------8-8---------------|---3-3-|
E-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------|
 pm......|		pm        pm..|			pm..|		      pm...

 e? (2) (w/Fill 3)
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5---5--------------------------------/3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3---3|
A-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--\-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6---6--/1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1|
E-------------------------\-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-----------------------------|
 ....|		    pm	   pm......|		  pm   pm.......|	       pm

					 x2			Guitar Solo
E----------------------------------------------------------------15p13p11----------|
B-------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------15p13p11-|
G--/5-5-----8-8-\-7-7-\5-5-----8-8-\-7-7---*|--Keyboard-Solo--|--------------------|
D-------5-5----------------6-6-------------*|-----------------|--------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      pm...|		 pm...|

E-----------------------------------------11--slight-------------------------------|
B--------------------------------13b(15)~-----r13b(15)~--r13-13--------------------|
G-13p12p10--------------------12---------------A.H.-------------12-12--------------|
D----------13p12p10~----12-13-----------------------------------------13-13-12-12-\|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------slight-A.H.-----(13)r12~--------------/15-15-13-13-|
G-------/12b(13)r12~~------12----12b(13)r12~-------------\13-13-12-12--------------|
D-10-10-----------------12----12-------------12------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     pm

E-----------------/15b(16)~---r15~~------------------------------------------------|
B-12-12-------------------------------18--18--16-----15~~--13-15-16----13~---13-15-|
G-------13-13-12-----------------------.---.-----17-----------------16-------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----15-/-20b(22)~-r20--20b(22)--r20~~---22-b(23)-r22~~--\-------/16~---p15~----16-|
B-16-------------------------------------------------------\-----------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------\---------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-15-13----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------16-15-13/15\13----13-15-13-------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------16----------16-13-12----12-13-16-13\12/13-12----------------|
D-------------------------------------------15----------------------15-13-12----12-|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------15----|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D-13-15-13\12/13-12-------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------15-14~~--\--|------8---9---6---8---8---8---8---8------8---9---6|
E----------------------------------6-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6----6-6---6---6--|
				  pm..| pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm   pm..| pm  pm

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------6---7---4---6---6---6---6---6------6---7---4---6---6---|
A---8---8---8---8---8--/4-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4----4-4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E-6---6---6---6---6----------------------------------------------------------------|
 pm  pm  pm  pm  pm   pm..|  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm   pm..| pm  pm  pm  pm  pm

						   x4		  Interlude (with C
E------------------------------------------------------------------------7-8-7-----|
B------------|----------------------------------------|---------|------5-------5---|
G------------|*--------------------------------------*|---------|*-----------------|
D-6---6---6--|*------9---10---7---9---9---9---9---9--*|---------|*--7-------------7|
A---4---4----|---7-7---7----7---7---7---7---7---7-----|---------|------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------0~------------------------|
   pm  pm       pm..| pm   pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm

 lean Sound)
E---7-8-7----------7-8-7---------7-8-7------------5-6-5---------5-6-5-----------5-6|
B-5-------5~-----5-------5-----5-------5~-------3-------3-----3-------3~------3----|
G-------------------------------------------\0-------------0---------------0-------|
D-------------7-------------7------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

		     x2
E-5---------5-6-5----------------10-11-10--------10-11-10-----------10-11-10-------|
B---3-----3-------3~----|------8----------8----8----------8~------8----------8----8|
G------0---------------*|----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------*|--/10--------------10-----------------10--------------10--|
A-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-10-11-10------------8-9-8---------8-9-8-----------8-9-8---------8-9-8------------|
B----------8~-------6-------6-----6-------6~------6-------6-----6-------6~-------3-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------\0----|
D---------------\8-------------8---------------8-------------8---------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-5-6-5---------5-6-5-----------5-6-5---------5-6-5------------2-3-2---------2-3-2-|
B-------3-----3-------3~------3-------3-----3-------3~-------0-------0-----0-------|
G----------0---------------0-------------0-----------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------\2-------------2----------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

				       w/Fill 4
E------------2-3-2---------2-3-2------------2-3-2---------2-3-2--------2-3-2-------|
B-0~-------0-------0-----0-------0~-------0-------0-----0-------0----0-------0----0|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------2-------------2----------------2-------------2-------------2------------2--|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

						    Riff 2 (with Distortion)
E-2-3-2---------2-3-2---------2-3-2--------2-3-\-----------------------------------|
B-------0-----0-------0-----0-------0----0--------|--------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|*-------------------------------|
D----------2-------------2-------------2----------|*--9------9----10~--9---9-\-7---|
A-------------------------------------------------|---7--7-7-7--7-7~---7-7-7-\-7---|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
							pm..|  pm       pm

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-9------9----10~--9---9-\-7-------------------------------------------------------|
A-7--7-7-7--7-7~---7-7-7-\-7--\10------10----12--10---10-\-9---10------10----12--10|
E-----------------------------\8---8-8-8---8-8----8-8-8--\-8---8---8-8-8---8-8----8|
    pm..|  pm	  pm              pm..|   pm       pm             pm..|   pm

	   x4
E----------------------------------------------||
B-------------|--------------------------------||
G------------*|---Repeat-Riff-2-and-fade-out---|| end
D------------*|--------------------------------||
A---10-/12----|--------------------------------||
E-8-8--/8--------------------------------------||
 pm

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  Fill 1				 Fill 2 (with Clean Sound)    Fill 3
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10~---\-8~--------------------------|---------1-----------1------|--/13~~--\-8~-|
G---------------10~--9--\-7--\--5~~----|------------4-----------4---|--------------|
D--------------------------------------|------2-----------3---------|--------------|
A--------------------------------------|---0-----------0------------|--------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------/15~~---15b(16)-r15~~--------------------------|
B--/15--13---------------------------------------------------13---\-8~-----/15--13-|
G------------\12-----/-13~---12----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

				Fill 4 (w/Distortion)	      x3
E--------------------/15~~~~-----------------------------------------------------||
B--------15-/-16~-------------|---------7h8p7----------7h8p7-----|-------7h8-\---||
G-\12~------------------------|*--------------------------------*|---------------|| end
D-----------------------------|*------9--------9-----9-------9--*|-----9---------||
A-----------------------------|----7--------------7--------------|--7------------||
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

  Riff 1 (with Clean Sound)
E------------------------------------------------------------------||
B-----------1------------1------------1----------1-----------1-----||
G--------4------------4------------4----------------4-----------4--|| end
D-----2------------3------------0-------------2-----------3--------||
A--0------------0--------------------------0-----------0-----------||
E----------------------------3-------------------------------------||

  Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo					   x4
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------*|| end
D---------------------------------------------------------------------/3h5---*||
A--5-5-5-5--5--3-3-/-5-5--5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5--5------------/2h3-/5h6---------||
E--3-3-3-3--3--1-1-/-3-3--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3--1-1-/-3h4-------------------||
  pm......|		       pm    pm......|

  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*------5---6---3---5---5---5---5---5------5---6---3---5---5---5---5---5-----------|
A---3-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----3-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------5---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------\3-3---3-|
   pm..| pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm   pm..| pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm    pm..| pm

							       x2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------||
B-----------------------------------------------------------------||
G----------------------------------------------------------------*|| end
D----------------------------------------------------------------*||
A-6---3---5---5---5---5---5------5---6---3---5---5---5---5---5----||
E---3---3---3---3---3---3----3-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------||
   pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm   pm..| pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm  pm

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=======================
=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
=======================

A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

<12> = Natural 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
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-------
-------

|     |
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|*   *| = repeat from * to *
|*   *| 
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LYRICS:
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Season of change life feels so strange
Look into my eyes do you see the truth
I'm lost and alone feelings unknown
They come to me stronger that before

Of winds of time my soul will fly
The angels are knocking at my door
Oh now I need to be free
From all this hatred I feel inside

Let it be my dreams
Let it be me thoughts
All those things in my head
One too many days
One too many years
I wasted for nothing

I never realized 
The truth is inside
Of every man for all to see
Listen to me now
I'm so close to you
Never felt like this before

The caruosel is spinning fast
Better enjoy while it lasts
Every moment is like gold
You're remember when you're old

And the meaning of this life
Is to live and is to die
Make the best out of your dreams
They are the world where you are free

All the sorrow and all the pain
Will be washed away by rain
An eternal joy will come
I can be found by everyone

Though the end is drawing near
I'm not feeling any fear
I have found the truth inside
After all the tears I cry

Season of change ...

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