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* RHAPSODY - THE WIZARD'S LAST RHYMES (From the EP: RAIN OF A THOUSAND FLAMES) *
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 Music and Words By: Turilli & Staropoli/Turilli

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Day tabbed: 19.2.2002
Homepage: http://www.metalprovider.com/thedarktower
email: thetabber@yahoo.se

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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 Normal Tuning!!

  Intro
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------10---11--/-12~-13\-|
G--------------------------------------------------9---11---12----------------------|
D--9~-10\---9~-10\---9-10\--9-10\-9-10-9-11-9-13-9---9----9----9----9---------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------A.H.-----------------------------------------|
B-12~-10\--12~-14\--12~-16\---16--14-14-13~-----------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------2\----------4\---------------|
D----------------------------------------------2\------2\-----2\---4\---2\-----2\---|
A----------------------------------------------2\------0\-----2\---2\---2\-----2\---|
E----------------------------------------------0\-------------0\--------0\-----0\---|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--2\-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--2\----5\---4\---2~~--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--0\----5\---4\---2~~------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2-------|
E--------3\---2\---0~~---/--\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-|
                             pm.....................................................

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------/3-3-3-3----------0~-0~-2-\-0~-0~-2\--0~-0-2--0~-0-2--0|
E-0-0-0-/3~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
 ......|    pm................................|

          end Intro    Verse 1
E-------------------||--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------||--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------||*-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------\-2~~---||*---------------------------------------------------3~--------|
A~--2p0-----\-2~~---||----------------------------------------------------3~--------|
E-------3p2-\-0~~---||--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--1~--0--0-0|
                       pm...............................................|    pm.....

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------8--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------8~-------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------6~-------------------------------------|
E-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--6~--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
 ..........................................|    pm..................................
                       _________________________________________________ ___________
                      |1.                                               |2.
E---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G---------------------|---------------------------------------------8~-*|-----------|
D----------------3~---|---------------------------------------------8~-*|-----------|
A----------------3~---|---------------------------------------------6~--|-----------|
E-0--0-0-0--0-0--1~---|--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--6~--|--0--0-0-0-|
 ..............|        pm........................................|       pm........
 ______________________________________________
                                               |   Bridge
E----------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------/-4~--||---5------------4\------2\--4\-----|
D----------------------------------------/-4~--||---5------3-----4\--2\--2\--4\-----|
A----------------------------------------/-2~--||---3------3-----2\--2\--0\--2\-----|
E-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-------||----------1---------0\----------4~-|
 .......................................|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
D-------------------------------5~-4~-----------------------------3-----------------|
A----------------------3~-5~-7~-------0~-2~-2~--------------------1-----------------|
E-5~-6~-7~-4~-5~-6~-7~-------------------------\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
                                                pm..............|     pm............

E------------------------------------------7----------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------/-7~--7----------------------------------------|
G----6-------------------------------/-8~----8------------2\--------4\--------------|
D----6--------------------\3----2~---/-9~------9~---2\----2\----2\--4\--2\----2\----|
A----4---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--\3----2~---/-6~-----------2\----0\----2\--2\--2\----2\----|
E-0-----------------------\1----0~------------------0\----------0\------0\----0\----|
 ..|    pm..............|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--2\-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--2\----5~--4~--2~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A--0\----5~--4~--2~-------------------------------------------------------/-3-3-3-3-|
E--------3~--2~--0~-/--\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------|
                       pm...........................................................

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6-6-6/8-8-8|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ...................................................................................

                                                                            Chorus
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------4~---|---------|
D-----------------------------------------------4-4-4/7-7-7---2~-----4~---|---------|
A-8-8-8-----------------------------3-3-3/6-6-6---------------2~-----2~---|---------|
E-------\-2-2-2-2-2-2-/-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------0~-------------0-0-0-0|
 ...........................................................|               pm......

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------/0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-2----------------------------------/3-3-3-|
E-0-0-0-0------------------\0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0--3~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
 ......................................................|    pm......................

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|---Verse-2---|
D--------------------------------------------------------------\-2~~--|-------------|
A-3----------0~-0~-2\--0~-0~-2\--0~-0-2\--0~-0-2\--0~--2p0-----\-2~~--|-------------|
E---3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------3p2-\-0~~----------------|
 ..........|

               Chorus (2)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---Bridge---|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------|------------------/0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-2-------------------|
E---------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------\0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0--3~--0|
               pm............................................................|    pm

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------/3-3-3-3----------0~-0~-2\--0~-0~-2\--0~-0-2\--0~-0-2\--0~-0-2\--0~-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|
 ...............................|

              Interlude
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------|--2-----2-----2-------------------------2-----2-----2------------------|
A--2p0------|-----2-----2--------------5--5--5--5~------2-----2--------------2--2---|
E------3p2--------------------2--3--5-------------------------------2--3--5--------\|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----/-2-----2-----2------------------------/-2-----2-----2------------------------|
A----------2-----2--------------5--5--5--5~-------2-----2--------------2--2--/--7~--|
E-0~-------------------2--3--5--------------------------------2--3--5---------------|
 
  Guitar Solo 1
E-------------------------------------11--------------------------------------------|
B--8-------12-------9-------12-----------7-7-7-h12-7-7-7-h11-7-7-7------------------|
G----9p8h9----9p8h9---9p8h9----9p8h9-------------------------------11-12-11-9-------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-11-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------13-----------17p0-0-0-12p0-0-0-9p0-0-0-------|
B----/-6-------10--------/-15--------------------------------------------------10-8-|
G--------7p6h7----7h6p7-------14p13h14----14p13h14----------------------------------|
D-9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------11--------------------------------------|
B-7------8-------12-------8-------12-----------7-7-7-h12-7-7-7-h11-7-7-7------------|
G---9-7----9p8h9----9p8h9---9p8h9----9p8h9--------------------------------11-12-11-9|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------13----------/-17p0-0-0-12p0-0-0-9p0-0-0-|
B----------/-6-------10-------/-15--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------7p6h7----7p6h7------14p13h14----14p13h14-----------------------------|
D-12-11-9---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                              Guitar Solo 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10-8-7----------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G--------9-7-9\---|--Bass-Solo-&-Orchestra--|------10--9--10-10b(12)r-10-9h10p9p7---|
D-----------------|-------------------------|---8----------------------------------\|
A-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----10--9--10-10b(12)r-10-9h10p9p7------9--7--9-10b(12)r10-p9--------------------14|
D-7----------------------------------\6------------------------9-9-/-11--11h12h14---|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G~---------------------------10--9--10-10b(12)r-10-9h10p9p7------10--9--10-10b(12)r-|
D---14-12h14p12p11------/-8-----------------------------------7---------------------|
A------------------12~--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-10-9h10p9p7-----9--7--9-10b(12)r-10-p9----------------------14--------------------|
D--------------6-------------------------9--9-/-11~--11h12h14-----14p12p11-----12h14|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------12-/-17--18--15--18------18--------------/-15--17--13--17--|
B---------------------14----------------------18------17-15-17-18-------------------|
G-14---------------14---------------------------------------------------------------|
D----14p12p11-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------12~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----17---------------/-13--15------15------13--12h13p12-------13-12h13p12---------|
B-17------15-14-15-17------------15------14---------------15-14-------------15--/-17|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----15-17--18--15--18------18--------------/-15--17--13--17------17-------------/--|
B-18--------------------18------17-15-17-18-------------------17-----15-14-15-17----|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-13--15------15------13--12h13p12-------12-----------------------------------------|
B---------15------14---------------15-14----15~~--|---------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|--------2---------4----------2---|
D-------------------------------------------------|---2----2----4----4-----2----2---|
A-------------------------------------------------|---2----0----4----2-----2----0---|
E-----------------------------------------------------0---------2----------0--------|

                Riff 1
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------4---|*--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----4----4---|*--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----4----2---|----------------------------------/-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E----2-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
                pm..................................................................

                                                                    x2   Riff 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------*|------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------*|---3~~----/-|
A----------------------------------/-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---3~~----/-|
E--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------1~~----/-|
 ...................................................................|

E-----5--------------------3----------------------5--------------------3------------|
B-------5--------------------4----------------------5--------------------4-----|----|
G--5------5------------5-------5---------------5------5------------5-------5---|--Ri|
D--7----------3~~------5------------3~~-----/--7-----------3~~-----5-----------|----|
A--7----------3~~------3------------3~~-----/--7-----------3~~-----3-----------|----|
E--5----------1~~------3------------1~~-----/--5-----------1~~-----3----------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Gff-1--|--Keyboard-Solo-with-Riff-2--|---------2\--------4\---------------2\--------|
D------|-----------------------------|---2\----2\----2\--4\--2\-----2\----2\----5~--|
A------|-----------------------------|---2\----0\----2\--2\--2\-----2\----0\----5~--|
E----------------------------------------0\----------0\------0\-----0\----------3~--|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-4~--2~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-4~--2~-----------------------------------------------------/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-2~--0~--/--\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------|
             pm.....................................................................

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/6-6-6-6-6-6/8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------\-2-2-2|
 ...................................................................................

                                                              Chorus (3)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------4~--|-----------------------|
D----------------------------------4-4-4/7-7-7----2~----4~--|-----------------------|
A----------------------3-3-3/6-6-6----------------2~----2~--|------------------/0-0-|
E-2-2-2-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------0~-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
 ..............................................|              pm....................

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2----------------------------------/3-3-3-3-----------|
E-------------\-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0--3~--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------3-3-3-3---|
 ..........................................|    pm................................|

                                                           Guitar Solo 3 (with Riff 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|---17~--19-20-20b(22)~~---|
G--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A-0~-0~-2\--0~-0~-2\--0~-0-2\--0~-0-2\--0~-0-2\-0-2-0-2--|--------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 1, two times)
E-------18----/22b(24)r22-21-19-----------------------------------------------------|
B--19~-----19---------------------17~--19-20-20b(22)~~--\17b(19)--(19)r17--15-------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------16---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------18----/22b(24)r22-21-19-----------------------------|
B--/17~--19-20-20b(22)~~---19~-----19--------------------\17~--19-20-20b(22)~~--\17b|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B(19)--(19)r17p15--------|-------------|---------------------------|----------------|
G------------------16~---|--Interlude--|-----------------------4~--|---Chorus-(3)---|
D------------------------|-------------|---------------\-2~----4~--|----------------|
A------------------------|-------------|----------7~---\-2~----2~--|----------------|
E------------------------------------------7~-7~-------\-0~-------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------|--------------------------------------------||
G---------------------------|--Orchestra-plays-theme-of------and-fades---|| end
D----2~~~~---------------\--|--"Rain-Of-A-Thousand-Flames"--------out----||
A----2~~~~---------------\--|--------------------------------------------||
E----0~~~~---------------\-----------------------------------------------||

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  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 1
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---9----8----7---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---9----8----7-----7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---7----6----5-----7-----7-7-7-7-7--9--10--\6-6-6-6-6--6-\5-5-5-5-5--7--8----------|
E-------------------5-------------------------------------------------------5-5-5--5|
                         pm.........................................................

E----------------||
B----------------||
G----------------|| end
D----------------||
A----------------||
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-\--||
 ............|

  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 2 (Acoustic Sound)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---3----2----0----0-----2----3------------6--7~--------3----2----0----0----2---3---|
A---1----1----1----0-----0----0---------7---------------1----1----1----0----0---0---|
E----------------------------------4~-------------5~--------------------------------|

E-----------------------||
B-----------------------||
G-----------------------|| end
D--------6--7~---7~-----||
A------7----------------||
E-4~--------------------||

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=======================
=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
-------
-------
-------

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|*   *| = repeat from * to *
|*   *| 
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