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* STRATOVARIUS - ELEMENTS (From the album: ELEMENTS PT. 1) *

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 Music and words by: Timo Tolkki







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 Tune Down 1/2 Step! 

                         (0:12)                              (0:31)

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

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

G---Choir-&-Keyboard---|------------|---Choir-&-Keyboard---|-----------|---Keyboard-|

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

A----------------------|---2~-------|----------------------|---2~------|------------|

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



          (1:18)

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

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

G-Riff---|*-------------------------2-4-5-4-2~---------------------2-4-5-/7-5-4-----|

D--------|*--2-4-5~-----------2-4-5-------------2-4-5~-------2-4-5--------------7~-\|

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

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

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



                                                       x2

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

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

G--------------------2-4-5-4-2---------------------------*|*------------------------|

D-2-4-5~-------2-4-5-----------5-4-2~~-------------2~~---*|*------5~-4~--2~---------|

A--------------------------------------5-3-2-------2~~----|----2------------2--5~-3~|

E--------0-0-0-------------------------------5-3-2-0~~-------0----------------------|

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



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

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

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

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

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

E-0-------------------------5-3-2----------------------0----------------------------|

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



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

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

G------------------------------------5~---------------------------------------------|

D-4--5~-4~-----4--5~-4~-----4--5~-4~----4--5~-4~------4--5~-4~-----4--5~-4~-----4--5|

A-----------3~-----------3~----------------------\-3~-----------3~-----------3~-----|

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

 pm           pm           pm          pm            pm           pm           pm



                                Verse 1 (Acoustic Guitar)

E---------------------------||-----------0----------------0----------------2--------|

B---------------------------||---------0---0---0--------0---0---0------------2h3----|

G-----5~--------------------||*------0-------0--------0-------0----------4-------4--|

D~-4~----4--5~-4~--\--2~~---||*----------------------------------------4------------|

A------------------\--2~~---||-------------------------------------/2~--------------|

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

        pm



E--------2----------------0---------------0----------------3----------------2-3-2---|

B----------3------------1---1---1-------1---1---1--------3---3---3--------3-------3-|

G------4-----4--------4-------4-------4-------4--------4-------4--------2-----------|

D----4---------4---------------------------------------------------/-0~-------------|

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

E--------------------------------------------------\3~------------------------------|



     x2

E-2~~---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|

B-------|---------1---1---1-------1---1---1-------1---1---1-------1---1---1---------|

G------*|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----------0|

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

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

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



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

B-0---0---0------------0---0--------0---0------------0---0--------------1---1---1---|

G-------0----------0-----0--------0---------0------0---------0--------0-------0-----|

D--------------2/4--------------4---------4------4---------4--------2---------------|

A---------------------------------------------------------------\-3---------------3-|

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



E-------0---------------0---------------0-----------------2----------------2--------|

B-----1---1---1-------1---1---1-------1---1---1---------0---0---0--------0---0---0--|

G---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------2-------2--------2-------2----|

D-2---------------2---------------2-----------------1----------------1--------------|

A---------------3---------------3---------------\-2----------------2----------------|

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



            Riff 1

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

B---------|---Dist.-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------|*------------------------2-4-5-4-2~--------------------2-4-5-/7-5-4------|

D---------|*--2-4-5~----------2-4-5------------2-4-5~-------2-4-5--------------7~-\-|

A-\-2~~---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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



                                                      x2   Verse 2

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

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

G--------------------2-4-5-4-2--------------------------*|*---7-----7-----7-----7---|

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

A--------------------------------------5-3-2-------2~~---|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E--------0-0-0-------------------------------5-3-2-0~~------------------------------|

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



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

B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/-6-|

G---7---7-7-\-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5-5-\-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-3-/-5-|

D---7---7-7-\-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5-5-\-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-3-/-3-|

A-5-5-5-5-5-\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|

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

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



                                 x2   Bridge

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

B-----6-----6-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

G-----5-----5--------5-----5~--5~--*|------------3~--------------3~--/-9~--10~----7~|

D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------5-----5~--5~--*|---2~--3~---3~----2~--3~----3~--/-7~---7~-77-7~|

A---------------\3-3-3-3-3-3~--3~---|---1~--1~-1-1~----1~--1~--1-1~-----------------|

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

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



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

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

G--9~--10~-----7~---------------3~--------------3~---/-4~~----/-4~~---|---Chorus-wit|

D--7~---7~--77-7~--\--2~--3~----3~----2~--3~----3~---/-4~~-\--/-4~~---|-------------|

A------------------\--1~--1~--1-1~----1~--1~--1-1~---/-2~~-\--/-2~~---|-------------|

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

           pm.|              pm              pm



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

B-----------|--------------------------3-4-3--------------------------3-4-/6-4-3----|

Gh-Riff-1---|--0-2-3~----------0-2-3-5-------5~-\0-2-3~-------0-2-3-5------------5~-|

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

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

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

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



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

B----------------------3-4-3-----------------------------------------------------7-8|

G-0-2-3~-------0-2-3-5-------5-3----------------------------6-7~-----------6-7-9----|

D--------5-5-5-------------------7-5~~-3-----------5~---/-9------9-9-9-9-9----------|

A----------------------------------------6-5-3-----5~-------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------6-5-3~-------------------------------|

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



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

B-7--------------------------7-8-/10-8-7--------------------------7-8-7-------------|

G---9~----6-7~---------6-7-9-------------9~----6-7~---------6-7-9-------9-7-6-------|

D------\9------9-9-9-9----------------------\9------9-9-9-9-------------------9~--7-|

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

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

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



                   Guitar Solo 1

E---------------------------------13-16-17~-----13-16-17~-----13-16-17~-----13-16-17|

B----------------|-5-/-17~~~---17------------17------------17------------17---------|

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

D-5---------9~~--|------------------------------------------------------------------|

A---9-7-5---9~~--|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------9-7~~---------------------------------------------------------------------|

       pm..|



7~--------16-17-19~~---19-19b(20)~--r19-17-16-17-19-(17)-r16~~----------------------|

B--\17-18---------------.-------------------.--.--.------------\-18-17~---15b(17)r15|

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

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

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

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



E------------------------------------/16~~-15p13------------------------------------|

B~--13h15p13p12~-h13p12--------------------------16p15p13-16p15p13----------16p15p13|

G-----------------------14p13~-\-----------------------------------16p13p12---------|

D--------------------------------\--------------------------------------------------|

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

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



E------------------------------------------------------------------------trill----/-|

B-/15p13p12--------------------------------------------------trill-----15h16p15~----|

G-----------13p12----------------------------------trill----12h13p12~---------------|

D-----------------15p13p12--------------trill----12h13p12~--------------------------|

A--------------------------15p14~~-\-/10h11p10~-------------------------------------|

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



      trill           Two Guitars:

E-15h16p15h16p15~~~----19-19-19-19h20p19~--\--14-14-14-14h15p14~--12-11h12p11-------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-|

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

D-----------------------9--9--9--9h10p9~---\---4--4--4--4h-5p4~---------------------|

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

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



                                                              little

E-11----------------------------------------------------------T.bar-----------------|

B----13-12-11/13-12-11----12-11-------11-----------------------dive-----------------|

G----------------------13-------13-12----13-12-11--10--9-\8~-\\-------------/--16-17|

D-----------------------------------------------.---.--.------\\\-/-10-p9~----------|

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

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



E--/-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------------------------/-----------/--|

B-15----------15----------15----------15----------15-16-15----------15----------15--|

G--/-17-16-17--/-17-16-17--/-17-16-17--/-17-16-17----------17-16-17--/-17-16-17--/-\|

D--/-----------/-----------/-----------------------------------------/-----------/--|

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

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



                         Interlude (Acoustic Guitar)

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

B----------15-16-17~~--|---0-----0-----0~--------0-----0-----0~--------0-----0-----0|

G-17-16-17-------------|*----4-----4-----4~--------5-----5-----5~--------4-----4----|

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

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

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



                             x2

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

B~--------0-----0-----0~--------|----8-----8----8-----8-----\6-----6-----/8-----8---|

G-4~--------2-----2-----2~-----*|*----------------7-----7------7-----7------7-----7-|

D---2~--------2-----2-----2~---*|*-----8-----8------8-----8------5-----5------8-----|

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

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



E----/5-----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-------8-----8---8-----8-----\6----6-----/8-----8-------------6-----------6--------|

G-------------------7-----7------7----7------7-----7---------7---7-------7---7------|

D-8-------8-----8-----8-----8------5----5------8-----8-----7-------7---7-------7----|

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

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



E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1|

B-----5------------5------------6-----------6------------5-----------5-----------1--|

G---5---5--------5---5--------7---7-------7---7--------5---5-------5---5-------2----|

D-5-------5----5-------5----7-------7---7-------7----5-------5---5-------5--\3------|

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

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



E-----------1-------------6-----------6-------------1-----------1------------6------|

B-1-------1---1---------6---6-------6---6---------1---1-------1---1--------6---6----|

G---2---2-------2-----7-------7---7-------7-----2-------2---2-------2----7-------7--|

D-----3------------/8-----------8-----------\-3-----------3-----------/8-----------8|

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

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



E-----6------------7-----------7-----------7-----------7----------Dist.-------------|

B---6---6--------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-----|--------------------|

G-7-------7----8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8~--|---9~-------5~----5-|

D-----------/9-----------9-----------9-----------9-------------|---9~-------5~----5-|

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

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



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

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

G-5-/-7~----5-\-4~----2-4-5~-----4~-\2~----2-2-/-3~-----3--/--4~--/--9~------5~-----|

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

A-3-/-5~----3-\-2~----0-2-3~-----2~-\0~----0-0-/-1~-----1--/--2~--/--7~------3~-----|

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



                                                            Guitar Solo 2 (with Wah

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

B---------------------------------------------------------|-----------/17~--13~--12h|

G---/---7~----5-\-4~------5~----4~-\2~------3~------4~----|-------12----------------|

D---/---7~----5-\-4~------5~----5~-\2~------4~------4~----|---14--------------------|

A---/---5~----3-\-2~------3~----2~-\0~------1~------2~----|-------------------------|

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



 Wah)

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

B13p12---------------------15~--12~-------------------------------------------------|

G------14~~---\--------11------------14--12h14p12-11-9h11p9----------------------9--|

D---------------\-12----------------------------------------12~~-10~-\-----/10~-----|

A----------------------------------------------------------------------\-/----------|

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



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

B-13~--p10~~----------------------------------------------------------/20~---16~--15|

G-------------12-11~--h12p11p9-9~--11~-12~-12~~--11-9-11~~--------15----------------|

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

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

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



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

Bh16p15-----------------/18~--15~------------------------------------16--13~--------|

G--------17~~-------14-------------17-15h17p15-14----------------12-----------15-14~|

D---------------15--------------------------------17-15-13~--13---------------------|

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

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



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

B------------------------------13------------|-------------------|------------------|

G--h15p14p12-12~--14~-15~-15~~----15-14~~----|---Keyboard-Solo---|----Chorus-(x2)---|

D--------------------------------------------|-------------------|----with-Riff-1---|

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

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



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

B--------------------------3-4-3-------------------------3-4-/6-4-3-----------------|

G*--0-2-3~---------0-2-3-5-------5-\0-2-3~-------0-2-3-5------------5-\0-2-3~-------|

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

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

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

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



                                         x2   Outro

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

B---------3-4-3-----------------------------|---------------------------7-8-7-------|

G-0-2-3-5-------5-3------------------------*|*-----7-6~------------6-7-9-------9----|

D-------------------7-5~~-3-----------5~---*|*---9-------9-9-9-9-9---------------\9-|

A---------------------------6-5-3-----5~----|---------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------6-5-3~--------------------------------------------|

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



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

B--------------------7-8-/10-8-7-------------------------7-8-7----------------------|

G-6-7~---------6-7-9-------------9----7-6~---------6-7-9-------9-7-6----------------|

D------9-9-9-9---------------------\9------9-9-9-9-------------------9~~~-7-5-------|

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------9-7-5-|

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

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



       x4˝

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

B----------|| repeat

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

D---9~----*|| fade out

A---9~-----||

E-9-7~-----||

 ..|



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  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 1            x2

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

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

G*-------------------9~----------------------9~---*|*-------------------------------|

D*----------10p9-----9~------------10p9------9~---*|*--5------5------5~---5------5--|

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

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

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



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

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

G----------*|--4------4------4~----4------4------4~---4-------4------4~----4-------4|

D------5~--*|--4------4------4~----4------4------4~---4-------4------4~----4-------4|

A------5~---|--2--2-2-2--2-2-2~----2--2-2-2--2-2-2~---2---2-2-2--2-2-2~----2---2-2-2|

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

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



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

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

G------4~---------------|| end

D------4~---\---2~~-----||

A--2-2-2~---\---2~~-----||

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

  pm..|



  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 2

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

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

G---9~-----5~-----7~----5-\-4~-----5~-----4-\-2~-----3~-----4~---/--12~---10-\-8~---|

D---9~-----5~-----7~----5-\-4~-----5~-----5-\-2~-----4~-----4~---/--12~---10-\-8~---|

A---7~-----3~-----5~----3-\-2~-----3~-----2-\-0~-----1~-----2~---/--10~----8-\-6~---|

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



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

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

G--10~----8-\-7~-----8~----7-\-5~-------6~------7~~---|| end

D--10~----8-\-7~-----8~----8-\-5~-------7~------7~~---||

A---8~----6-\-5~-----6~----5-\-3~-------4~------5~~---||

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



  Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo

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

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

G---8~---10~---11~---12~--\-10~---\8~----7-\-5~-----6~---\-4~~---------|| end

D---8~---10~---12~---12~--\-10~---\8~----8-\-5~-----7~---\-4~~---------||

A---6~----8~---10~---10~--\--8~---\6~----5-\-3~-----4~---\-2~~---------||

E--------------9~------------------------------------------------0~----||



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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=

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A.H. = Artificial harmonic



<<<< = Volume swell effect



>>>> = Volume decrease effect



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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|*   *| = repeat from * to *

|*   *| 

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LYRICS:

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Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth

Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy



Pools of sounds fill my mind

A universe of shapes

Kaleidoscope of colours

Stargardens blossom in their solitude

Spiral architecture

Here I'm standing

Here I'm wondering

Curiosity, thirst for knowledge



Eye for an eye and the whole world will be blind

Oceans of madness drowning the hope of mankind

What kind of man kills because of ideology?

What kind of god justifies violence?



I am begging for comprehension

While agression tears the world apart



Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements

(We are star children)

Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements

(That's what we are made of)

Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements

(That's what life's made of)

Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements

(That's what I'm made of)



Wind -- Bringer of fright

Fire -- Protector

Water -- Cleanse my soul

Earth -- Be my guide



And in the darkest night

I won't give up the fight

I won't be losing hope

I hold on to what is true



Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements

(We are star children)

Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements

(That's what we are made of)

Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements

(That's what life's made of)

Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements

(That's what I'm made of)



Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements

(That's what life's made of)

Elements -- Wind, Fire, Water, Earth -- Elements

(That's what life's made of)

Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements

(That's what I'm made of)

Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements

(That's what I'm made of)



Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements

Elements -- Fear, Anger, Sorrow, Joy -- Elements

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