Stratovarius - Awaken the Giant guitar tab
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* STRATOVARIUS - AWAKEN THE GIANT (From the Album: ELEMENTS PART II) *
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Music and Words By: Timo Tolkki
Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Day tabbed: 12.1.2004
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Tune Down 1/2 Step!
Riff 1
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------|---8--7--5---5~----------------------8--7--5---5~-------------|
G---Drum-Intro---|*--7--6--4---4~---9-7--5--4---4~---7--6--4---4~---9-7--5-/-|
D----(13-sec)----|*--5--4--2-2-2~---9-7--5--4---4~---5--4--2-2-2~---9-7--5-/-|
A----------------|--------------------7-5--3--2-2-2~--------------------7-5--3-/-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm pm pm
x4
E---------------------------------------------------------------------(end-Riff-1)--|
B----------8--7--5---5~----------------------8--7--5---5~---5-/10--8--7---7~--|
G-7---7~---7--6--4---4~---9-7--5--4---4~---7--6--4---4~---4-/-9--7--6---6~-*|
D-7---7~---5--4--2-2-2~---9-7--5--4---4~---5--4--2-2-2~---2-/-7--5--4-4-4~-*|
A-5-5-5~--------------------7-5--3--2-2-2~----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm pm pm pm pm
Riff 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------.------------------------------.--------------------------|
A---------7~-----5h7------7-h2---------7~-----5h7------7-h2----------7~-----5h7-|
E--0~-0-0----0-0------0-0---------0~-0-0----0-0------0-0---------0~--0-0----0-0-----|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
end Intro Verse 1
E--------------------------------(end-Riff-2)-||------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------||------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------||*-----------------------------------|
D-----.------------------------------.--------||*---2~------------------x-x--2~-----|
A-----7-h2---------7~-----5h7------7-h2---||----2~----2-2---2-2---x-x--2~----2|
E-0-0---------0~-0-0----0-0------0-0----------||----0~----0-0---0-0---x-x--0~----0|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm................| pm
x4 Bridge
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G-----------------/5~----------------------2~-----------------------*|--4~------5~--|
D-------------x-x-/5~----5-5--5-5---x-x--2~---2-2---2-2---x-x---*|--4~------5~--|
A-2---2-2---x-x-/3~----3-3--3-3---x-x--0~---0-0---0-0---x-x----|--2~--0h2-3~--|
E-0---0-0---x-x-/3~----3-3--3-3---x-x---------------------x-x-------------------|
................| pm................| pm................|
Verse 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------|----------------------------------|------------|-------------|
G--4~------5~--/-7~---|---Chorus-with-Riff-1-(2-times)---|---Riff-2---|*------------|
D--4~------5~--/-7~---|----------------------------------|------------|*--2~--------|
A--2~--0h2-3~--/-5~---|----------------------------------|------------|---2~----2-2|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------0~----0-0|
pm...
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------/5~------------------------2~----------------|
D---------x-x--2~------------------x-x-/5~----5-5---5-5---x-x---2~----2-2---2-2-|
A--2-2---x-x--2~----2-2---2-2---x-x-/3~----3-3---3-3---x-x---0~----0-0---0-0-|
E--0-0---x-x--0~----0-0---0-0---x-x-/3~----3-3---3-3---x-x---------------------|
............| pm................| pm................| pm...........
Guitar Solo
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------|------------|------------|-----------------|--/8~~---10b(12)r10-10~----12b|
G-------*|---Bridge---|---Chorus---|---Riff-2-(x2)---|--/9~~---11b(12)r11-11~----12b|
D--x-x--*|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
A--x-x---|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
E--x-x------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B(13)r12-12~---13b(15)r13-13~--10~---7-7h8~---10b(12)r10-10~-----12b(13)r12-12~---13|
G(14)r12-12~---14b(16)r14-14~--11~---7-7h9~---11b(12)r11-11~-----12b(14)r12-12~---14|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------A.H...|--------------------19-------15----14----------------------|
Bb(15)r13-13~--/-19-19~----15/17~---17~---17----1712----12----12-15-12----15-12----|
Gb(16)r14-14~--/-19-19~~------------------------------------------------14-------14-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------A.H.--------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------20----19-15~---------------------|
G-12p11----11--------/14b(16)-r14~-16b(17)r16~--16----16--------16p14h16p14---------|
D-------12----12p9~---------------------------------------------------------17p16---|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------17|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------19----17p14----20-19----14-------15-14----------------------15p14----|
B----------/15----15-------15-------15----15h17-------17-15p13h15p13-12----------15-|
G-17-16~~---------------------------------------------------------------14----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------19-------15-------12-------|
B----------------12b(13)r12~-p10---------------------/15----1512----1210----108p7|
G-16-14p1211--------------------12p11p9----9---------------------------------------|
D-------------12-------------------------12---10p9~---------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------.--.--.-------|
B------------------/-17b(19)~--(19--19-19-19-19-19)r-17-17-19b(20)~-r19-17-15-------|
G-9p7-------------------------------------------------------------------------14b(16|
D-----10p9p7h9-9~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------15-17~------------15-17-19~------------15-17~----------15-17-19~---|
B-------15-17-19----------15-17-19-------------15-17-19--------15-17-19-----------17|
G)r14~------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------17-19-20~--20-19-17----------20-19-17----------19-17------------------------|
B-19-20---------------------20-19-17----------20-19-17-------20-19-1716/1716------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-16|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-14/1614----------------14-16-17-16-14----------------14-16-17-16-14-16~~--------|
D----------17-16-14-16-17----------------17-16-14-16-17----------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------||
B-----------------------------------------------||
G---Chorus-(2)-with-Riff-1-many-times-til-end---|| end
D-----and-start-fade-out-the-4th-time-----------||
A-----------------------------------------------||
E-----------------------------------------------||
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Rhythm Guitar during Gutiar Solo
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*------------------------.------------------------------.--------------------------|
A---------7~-----5h7------7-h2---------7~-----5h7------7-h2----------7~-----5h7-|
E--0~-0-0----0-0------0-0---------0~-0-0----0-0------0-0---------0~--0-0----0-0-----|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
x4
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
G--------------------------------------------*|---4~------5~----4~------5~---7~---|| emd
D-----.------------------------------.-------*|---4~------5~----4~------5~---7~---||
A-----7-h2---------7~-----5h7------7-h2---|---2~--0h2-3~----2~--0h2-3~---5~---||
E-0-0---------0~-0-0----0-0------0-0----------------------------------------------||
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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A.H. = Artificial harmonic
> = Volume decrease effect
pm..| = Palm mute
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
= slide down
~ = Vibrato
b() = Bend
x = Pick slide
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---x--- = dead tone
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---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---
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--12--- = Staccato
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|* *| = repeat from * to *
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LYRICS:
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I'm starting at the wall
Sick and tired of all
Manic depression makes me crawl, it makes me small.
I need some peace of mind
The pressure makes me blind
The labyrinth of pain, the exit I must find.
It's all inside of me, the answers lie within
And all that I can win I take for myself.
I'm the one who holds the key
To all that I can be
My spirit yearns for the truth, it's learning to be free
Through the years
I was doing things the wrong way
But now I've changed, it is time to say
Awaken the Giant
Don't let it sleep
Awaken the Giant
Look deep within
I won't give up the fight
Until I see the light
I won't give in to the gloominess of life.
The end is in my sight
In the middle of darkest night
I see my future's bright, I'm reaching for new heights.
Through the years
I was doing things the wrong way
But now I've changed, it is time to say
Awaken the Giant
Don't let it sleep
Awaken the Giant
Look deep within
Awaken the Giant
Don't let it sleep
Awaken the Giant
Look deep within
Awaken the Giant
Don't let it sleep
Awaken the Giant
Look deep within
Awaken the Giant
Don't let it sleep
Awaken the Giant
Look deep within
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