Nightwish - Crimson Tide guitar tab
Tabbed by: Vegard Giskehaug
Email: vegardgi@start.no
This is from Nightwish's live instrumental tune "Crimson Tide"
also called "Deep Blue Sea" and "Roll Tide"
Intro:
Synth starts intro, guitar joins at 0:25 with:
| + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + |
e|----------|---------|----------|---------|
b|----------|---------|----------|---------|
g|----------|---------|----------|---------|
d|-222------|-2-------|-222------|---*\----|
a|-222------|-2-------|-222------|---*\----|
e|-000------|-0-------|-000------|---*\----|
| + + + + | + + + + |
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|--5-5-5-5-5---(3)-------------| 2x
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|--5-5-5-5-5------(6)---(8)----|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3 3-3-1--|--3-3-3-3-3----------6--------|
| + + + + | + + + + |
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--|--4-4-4-4-4---(0)-(0)---------|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--|--4-4-4-4-4------------(7)----| 2x
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|--2-2-2-2-2----------5--------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------|
The +'s are the 4 beats per measure, or what it's called.
For example you count 1,2,3,4, and that's the four +'s
Don't bother looking at them if you can fix the timing
by listening to the song...
Verse 1 - Sologuitar at 0:59
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------12-12--10-10~-|
|-/9-9--12-11-12-11-9-----12-12-14-14~~-|-/9--12-11-12-11-9-----------------|
|----------------------12---------------|-------------------12--------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------10-12-|-10\-13-12-13-12p10~----13/15-15~~-|
|-------9-11-12-------|---------------------12------------|
|-11h12---------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------12-12-10-10~-|
|-10\-13-12-13-12p10~-----------------|
|----------------------12-------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Verse 2: (almost the same as verse 1, but with artificial harmonics)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-/9-9--12-11-12-11-9----12-12-14-14-(14)-14-(14~)--|
|---------------------12----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------12-12--10-10~--|
|-/9--12-11-12-11-9--------------------|
|--------------------12----------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------10-12-|-10\-13-12-13-12p10~~----13-13/15-15-(15)-15-(15~)-|
|-------9-11-12-------|----------------------12---------------------------|
|-11h12---------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------12-12-10-10~-|
|-10\-13-12-13-12p10~-----------------|
|----------------------12-------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------12-12--10-10~-|
|-/9-9--12-11-12-11-9-----12-12-14-14~~-|-/9--12-11-12-11-9-----------------|
|----------------------12---------------|-------------------12--------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------10-12-|-10\-13-12-13-12p10~----13-13/15-13h15p13h15p13h15p13h15*\-|
|-------9-11-12-------|---------------------12------------------------------------|
|-11h12---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
*The 13h15p13 etc.. is done lots of times, on the live video he does some tapping
with his pickinghand in the 5th fret at the same time. That's either to look cool,
or it actually makes some sounds that are not heard! Do what you like...
|------------------------12-12-10-10\-|
|-10\-13-12-13-12p10~-----------------|
|----------------------12-------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Verse 4: (synyh plays solo, guitar plays chords)
Em C G D Em C G D
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------5-5---------777777---|--9-9---5-5-****---------7-7----|
|-2-2---5-5---5-5---777777---|--9-9---5-5-****---5-5---7-7----|
|-2-2---3-3---5-5---555555*--|--7-7---3-3-****---5-5---5-5----|
|-0-0---------3-3------------|-------------------3-3----------|
*Play D lots of times **** Scratch strings with picking hand
Am F C G
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------------5-5--------------|
|-7-7---3-3---5-5---5555-------| 2x
|-7-7---3-3---3-3---5555--(5)--|
|-5-5---1-1---------3333*------|
*Play G some times
The outro is the same as the intro,
| .......P l a y t h i s o n c e......... | | then play this twice |
|---------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2--------(0)----| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|2x
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2---0-0---------| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-------3-------| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0-0----|
| .......P l a y t h i s o n c e......... | | then play this twice |
|---------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5---(3)---------| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|2x
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5------(6)---(8)| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 3-3-1-|-3-3-3-3-3----------6----| |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3 3-3-1--|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-4-4-4-4-4---(0)-(0)-----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|-4-4-4-4-4------------(7)| 2x
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2----------5----|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
ending: strum Bm....
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(2) : Artificial Harmonic (A.H)
\ : Slide down (towards guitarhead)
/ : Slide up (towards guitarbody)
2h4 : Hammer On
4p2 : Pull off
If you do not know how to do Artificial Harmonics, then check out these pages:
http://www.supersonic.net/guitar/lessons/lesson-11.htm
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/f/p/fpm108/glw/lessons/lesson49.htm
feb 03
