********************************************************* * TIMO TOLKKI - DEAR GOD (From the Album: HYMN TO LIFE) * ********************************************************* Music and Words By: Timo Tolkki Transcribed By: Niclas Buss Day tabbed: 26.6.2002 Homepage: http://www.metalprovider.com/thedarktower email: thetabber@yahoo.se Please mail me if you can find mistakes! ----------------------------------------- Normal Tuning!! Ver E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|----| G---Intro-(Keyboard)---|---Verse-1-(Piano-&-Vocals)---|---Chorus-(No-Guitar)---|----| D----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|----| A----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|--0-| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| se 2 (Dist.Gtr enters at 1:22) Chorus E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| G---2~---------2~----------2~---|----------------2~---------------------------------| D-2----------2-----------2------|--------------2------------------------------------| A-------------------------------|---5~-------0------------------3~--2~--0~----------| E---------3-----------1-----------------3~-----------1~---3~---------------3~---1~--| Guitar & Keyboard Interlude E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------|----------------------------------------10~------12~~-| G------------2~--------2~----|--------------9~------10~------12~--------------------| D----------2---------2-------|---------9h10----9h10-----9h10-----9h10-----9h10------| A--------0---------0---------|---x-\------------------------------------------------| E--0~~---------------------------x-\------------------------------------------------| 2 Gtrs...| E-----------------------------------/8~-7~---5~-------------------------------------| B--10-12b(13)~-r12~--10~----------------------------------------------------------10| G------------------------------/4h5---------------------9~------10~------12~--------| D--------------------------6h7------------------\--9h10----9h10-----9h10-----9h10---| A------------------------------/2h3-------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------4h5------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------12~--12-13-10-12----10---------------------------| B~------12~--10-12b(13)~--r12---10------------------13----12-13-10~-----------------| G~--------------------------------------------------------------------------9~------| D--9h10--------------------------------------------------------------\-9h10----9h10-| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2 Gtrs...| E-----------------------------------------------------------------/8~-7~--5~--------| B-------------------10~------12~---10-12b(13)~-12~--10~-----------------------------| G-10~------12~-----------------------------------------------/4h5-------------------| D-----9h10-----9h10-----9h10-----------------------------6h7------------------\9h10-| A------------------------------------------------------------/2h3-------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------4h5------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------10~------/12~~---------------| B---------------------------10~------12~------13~----------------------15b(17)--r15p| G-9~------10~------12~--------------------------------------------------------------| D----9h10-----9h10-----9h10-----9h10-----9h10-----9h10-----9h10---------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bp13~----|--------------------------------------------------------0---0\--0---------| G--------|*-------------------------------------------------------4---4\--5---5-p4~-| D--------|*--3---3\----3---2------------3---3\---3---2------------2---2\--2---2-----| A--------|---3---3\----3---2--2-/-3\----3---3\---3---2--2-/-3\----0---0\--0---0-----| E------------1---1\----1---0--0-/-1\----1---1\---1---0--0-/-1\----------------------| _________ |1. E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------| B--0---0\--0--------------------------------------------------------------|--0---0\-| G--4---4\--2---5-p4~------------------------------------------------------|--4---4\-| D--2---2\--2---2-------3---3\----3---2------------3---3\---3---2----------|--2---2\-| A--0---0\--0---0-------3---3\----3---2--2-/-3\----3---3\---3---2--2-/-3\--|--0---0\-| E----------------------1---1\----1---0--0-/-1\----1---1\---1---0--0-/-1\--|---------| ________________________________ ______________ |2. | Outro Solo (with chorus effect) E--------------------------------|--------------||----------------------------------| B--0----------0---0\--0----------|--------------||---10~-----/12~~---/13~~---/15~~--| G--5---5-p4---4---4\--2---5-p4--*|--------------||---------9------------------------| D--2---2------2---2\--2---2-----*|---5~~--------||----------------------------------| A--0---0------0---0\--0---0------|---5~~--------||----------------------------------| E--------------------------------|---3~~--------||----------------------------------| E--15~------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------\17~~-----13-15~~----------------------------------10~-----12-13-15-12-13~~| G----------------------------12--9--12/14~~----12h14--------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------14~~---------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------17-15-----------17-19-15-17------15-17-12-15------------------| B--15-17-18-15-17~~----.--.-18-17~~---------------17~~-------------15~~--15-17-13-15| G----------------------------.------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------12~-/-17~-\-12~-/19~-20--20b(22)p20-19| B\12~~---\8~~--8h10--------------10--12--/13~---------------------------------------| G-------------------9p7-/9~~--9-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-17--15/17-17\15--\-|| B--------------------|| G--------------------|| segue to "It's Xmas Morning" D--------------------|| A--------------------|| 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 * |* *| | | LYRICS: ************************************************************* Why is the sky so blue? Why are the trees so green? Why clouds exist? Where did all this come from? The nature, planets, universe It makes me wonder The things that I see and feel are they real? It's so hard for me to comprehend What life is all about In the middle of the chaos where's the truth? Tell that to me dear god Am I just a puppet or Do I have a will of my own? I'm asking now And tell me why a four year old dies in cancer? Please explain that to me What's the reason for all this suffering? Did you just fuck things up Or are you there at all? Why would we need you anyway? Tell that to me dear god Maybe all this is in vain You're not there so I create my own world I leave all bullshit to you I don't try to save the world anymore Do you hear me you fuck? Give me some answers and stop hiding! Am I just an air molecyle to you? What are we to you? Just ants? What are we doing here? *************************************************************