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* STRATOVARIUS - THE CURTAINS ARE FALLING (From the Album: INTERMISSION) *

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Music and Words By: Jens Johansson

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss

Dys tabbed: 16.5.2001

email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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Tune Down 1/2 Step!

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G--Drum-Intro--|-----------------------------------------------------------------5~-|

D----(3-sec)---|--7----5---------------7----5~---5----4---------------5----4~---5~-|

A--------------|--7--7-7---------------7--7-7~---5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5~---3~-|

E-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------|

pm pm..........| pm pm pm...........| pm

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G--5--4--2--------------------------------------------------------------------5~----|

D--5--4--2---/--7----5---------------7----5~--5----4---------------5----4~---5~----|

A--3--2--0---/--7--7-7---------------7--7-7~--5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5~---3~----|

E-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|

pm...........| pm pm pm..........| pm

Verse 1

E--------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B--------||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G--------||*---2--------------------------------------------------------------------|

D--2----||*---2--------------------------------------------------------------------|

A--2----||----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--0----||---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

pm...............................................................|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G--5--------------------------------------------------------------------/-2---------|

D--5--------------------------------------------------------------------/-2---------|

A--3--------------------------------------------------------------------/-0---------|

E------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------0-0-|

pm...............................................................| pm......

___________

|1.

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|

G------------------------------------------------------------/--7----5--|-----------|

D------------------------------------------------------------/--7----5--|-----------|

A------------------------------------------------------------/--5----3--|-----------|

E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|-3-3-3-3-3|

..........................................................| pm.........

________________________________________________ ____________

|2. | Chorus

E------------------------------------------------|------------||--------------------|

B------------------------------------------------|------------||--------------------|

G-----------------------------------------------*|------------||--------------------|

D-----------------------------------------------*|--5----5----||--7----5------------|

A------------------------------------------------|--5----5----||--7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|

E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3----3----||--------------------|

..............................................| pm pm.........

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------------------------------5~---5--4--2--------------------------|

D----7----5~--5----4---------------5----4~---5~---5--4--2--/--7----5---------------|

A-7--7--7-7~--5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5~---3~---3--2--0--/--7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

..| pm pm pm...........| pm pm pm...........|

Riff 1

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

G------------------------------------------5~---2----|*----------------------------|

D-7----5~--5----4---------------5----4~---5~---2----|*-----9~--9--9-/10--10--9~--|

A-7--7-7~--5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5~---3~---0----|------7~--7--7---7---7---7~--|

E---------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------|

pm pm pm..........| pm

x4

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|

G-7-----------------------------------5---------------------------------*|---------|

D-7-----------------------------------5---------------------------------*|---T.bar-|

A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|---------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------0~-\\|

pm..............................| pm..............................|

Verse 2

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-------------|--2------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-------------|--2------------------------------------------------------------------|

A--dive-------|--0------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-\\\\-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

pm.............................................................|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G--5-----------------------------------------------------------------/-2------------|

D--5-----------------------------------------------------------------/-2------------|

A--3-----------------------------------------------------------------/-0------------|

E-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------0-0-0-|

pm.............................................................| pm........

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|

G--------------------------------------------------------/--7----5------------|--Cho|

D--------------------------------------------------------/--7----5----5---5---|-----|

A--------------------------------------------------------/--5----3----5---5---|-----|

E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------3---3---------|

......................................................|

Guitar Solo

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------15-17-|

B-----|----------|---------------------------------------------------15-17-19-------|

Grus--|--Riff-2--|---------T.bar---------/-16~~-------------14-16-17----------------|

D-----|---(x2)---|----------dive-------------------14-16-17-------------------------|

A-----|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------0~--\\\\\\\---------------------------------------------|

E-19~~---19-20-19-17----------17-19-17----------------17-19-20-19-17----------------|

B--------------------20-19-20----------20-19-17-19-20----------------20-19-17-19-20-|

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-17-19-20----------------17-19---17------------------------------------------------|

B----------20-19-17-19-20------------20-19-1716----------------16-17-16------------|

G------------------------------------------------17-16-14-16-17----------17-16-14---|

D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------17|

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard

E----------------------------------------15-17-19~~---------------------------------|

B-------------------------------16-17-19-------------|------------------------------|

G----------------------14-16-17----------------------|-------------7-------------/--|

D-16-14-17-16-14-16-17-------------------------------|----5--------7--------7----/--|

A----------------------------------------------------|----5--------5--------7----/--|

E---------------------------------------------------------3-----------------5-------|

Solo Two Guitars:

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B--------|---------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------|

G--4~~---|---------------------------------------------------|--Chorus--|---Riff-1--|

D--4~~---|---------------------------------------------------|----------|----(x4)---|

A--2~~---|--7~~--/9~----10~---3~~--7~~--/-9~----10~---3~---|----------|-----------|

E----------------10~----8~----5~--------10~-----8~----5~--------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G--/-7---------------------------------5--------------------------------/-7--------|

D--/-7---------------------------------5--------------------------------/-7--------|

A--/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--/-5-5-5-5-5|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm............................| pm............................| pm......

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------------5---------------------------------2-------------------|

D---------------------------5---------------------------------2-------------------|

A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

.........................| pm............................| pm.................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

G----------------/-4-----------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9--9-----|| end

D----------------/-4-----------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9--9-----||

A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--/-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7--7-----||

E------------------------------------------------------------------------0--0-----||

...............| pm...............................|

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Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G--4~----5-/-7-/-4-/-6-/-7-/-9--7--6--4---7--5--4~~---2-/-4-/-5-/-7-/-9-/-11-|

D--4~----5-/-7-/-2-/-4-/-5-/-7--5--4--2---7--5--4~~---2-/-4-/-5-/-7-/-9-/-11-|

A--2~----3-/-5--------------------------------5--3--2~~---0-/-2-/-3-/-5-/-7-/-9--|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------||

B-----------------||

G-9--7--5--4---|| end

D-9--7--5--4---||

A-7--5--3--2---||

E-----------------||

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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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---12--- = Tremolo pick

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----/---

----/---

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--12--- = Staccato

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