Picturing The Past Tab by Sonata Arctica ******************************************************************* * SONATA ARCTICA - PICTURING THE PAST (From the album: ECLIPTICA) * ******************************************************************* Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica Transcribed By: Niclas Buss Days tabbed: 23,25.3.2000 email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com Please mail me if you can find mistakes! ----------------------------------------- Tune down 1/2 step! Intro (Gtr.1) E--17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15-13------| B-----------17-15----------17-15----------17-15-------------------------------17-15| G*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-17-15-13----17-15-13-------------------------------------------------------------| B----------17----------17-15-13----------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------15-14-12----------14-12----------14-12----------14-| D----------------------------------------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------15-14-12----| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------15-13----| G-12----------/15-14-12-/14-12-10-/14-12----------14-12----------14-12-10-------14-| D----15-14-12----------------------------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 Intro (Gtr.2) E----/13-12-10-/17-15-13--||-------------------------------------------------------| B-13----------------------||-------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------*||-------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------*||--7\------8\----7\-----7\-------8\----7\-----7-----8---| A-------------------------||--5\------6\-7\-5\-----5\-------6\-7\-5\-----5-----6--7| E-------------------------||-------------5\--------------------5\-----------------5| end Intro Verse 1 E------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------| G-----------5--------------------------5---||------------------------5-------------| D--7----\5--3-----7-----8-----7----\5--3---||---7----8-----7----\-5--3----7-----8--| A--5----\3--------5-----6--7--5----\3------||---5----6--7--5----\-3-------5-----6--| E--------------------------5---------------||-----------5--------------------------| Bridge (1) w/Fill 1 E----------------------------------------------/17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15| B---------------------|----------------------------------17-15----------17-15------| G----------------5----|----------------/5------------------------------------------| D-----7-----\-5--3----|----------------/3--5---------------------------------------| A--7--5-----\-3-------|---8--------5-------3---------------------------------------| E--5----------------------6---5h6--3-----------------------------------------------| E-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------------| B----17-15-------------------------------17-15----------17-15----------17-15-13----| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge (2) w/Fill 1 E--------------------------------------------------------------17-15-13-------17-15| B---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------17-15------| G-14-12---------------|--Verse-2--|--------------------\5--------------------------| D-------15-14-12~-\---|-----------|--------------------\3--5-----------------------| A---------------------|-----------|--8-------------5-------3-----------------------| E------------------------------------6--h8p6\5h6---3-------------------------------| E-13-------17-15-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-| B----17-15----------17-15-------------------------------17-15----------17-15-------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----17-15-13-------------------------------------------------------------13-15-17-| G-------------15-14-12---------------------------------------------/14-15----------| D----------------------15-14-12-\---------------------/8---------------------------| A----------------------------------\8------------5----/6-----7~~-------------------| E----------------------------------\6--8-6-5h6---3-----------5~~-------------------| Chorus E-13-15~~\------------------------------------------------------------------------/| B-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--| G-----------|--------------------------------------------------5----------------|--| D-----------|--7----5----7-----10--------------7----5----7-----3----------------|--| A-----------|--5----3----5------8----\5---7----5----3----5----------\5---7-/-4--|--| E----------------------------0-------\3---5-------------------------\3---5---------| w/Fill 2 E-17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15-13-------| B----------17-15----------17-15----------17-15-------------------------------17-15-| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----15-14-12----------15-14-12----------------------------------------------------| D-------------15-14-12----------15-14-12\10-----------------------------------2----| A-------------------------------------------13-12-10--------------\-3-----5---0----| E----------------------------------------------------13-12-10~~---\-1-----3--------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D--9\----9-9-9--7\-----9~~-----9-9-9--7--7--7--7-----------------------------------| A--7\----7-7-7--5\-----7~~-----7-7-7--5--5--5--5----\5-----------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------\3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-\1-1-1--1-1--| pm........................... E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------/-5-----------------------------------/3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-| E-1-1-1--1-1--/-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------| ...........| pm................................................................ E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------/3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3---------------------| E-\3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--------------------------------\3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3| .................................................................................. Verse 3 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------8--7----------------------------|------------------| G-------------------------------7--7----------------------------|------------------| D-------------/8-----------5----7--7----7-----5-----------------|--7----8-----7----| A-------------/6-----8-----3----5--5----5-----3-----8-----7~~---|--5----6--7--5----| E-3-3--3-3-3---------6------------------------------6-----5~~--------------5-------| ...........| w/Fill 3 T E----------------------------------------------------13h17h22p17p13----------12-13-| B-------------------------------------------------15----------------15----15-------| G-----5----------------------12----------------14----------------------14----------| D--5--3-------------12-14-15----15-14-12-12h15-------------------------------------| A--3------/12-13-15----------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| w/Fill 4 E-15-13-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------15-13-11----11/13\11----------------------------------------------------| G-------------------14----------14-12-10----------10-12-14~~-----------------------| D----------------------------------------14\12/14----------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------7-----8----/12-13-15-| E-------------------------------------------------------------5-----6--------------| T E----------------------------------13h17h22p17p13----------12-13-15-13-12----------| B-------------------------------15----------------15----15----------------15-13-11-| G----------12----------------14----------------------14----------------------------| D-12-14-15----15-14-12-12h15-------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| w/Fill 5 E--------------------------------------------------------------------/-17-15-13----| B----11/13\11-----------------------------------------------8--7---|------------17-| G-14----------14-12-10-----/12~~--10-9----------------------7--7---|---------------| D----------------------14----------------\-8-----------5----7--7---|---------------| A----------------------------------------\-6-----8-----3----5--5---|---------------| E------------------------------------------------6---------------------------------| E----17-15-13-------17-15-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15-13-------17-15-13----| B-15----------17-15----------17-15-------------------------------17-15----------17-| G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----17-15-13----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-15----------17-15-13-------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------15-14-12----------14-12----------14-12----------14-12-------| D-------------------------------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------15-14-| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----/15-14-12-/14-12-10-/14-12----------14-12----------14-12----------------------| D-12----------------------------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------15-13-12\10-| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------/15-13-----------------------------------------| B----------|--Verse-4--|----------|--------17-15-14-----------------------|--------| G----------|---with----|--Bridge--|-----------------\15-14-12-------------|--Chorus| D----------|--verse-1--|---(2)----|---------------------------15-14-12-\--|--------| A----------|---riff----|----------|---------------------------------------|--------| E-13-12-\--------------------------------------------------------------------------| w/Fill 6 E-----------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15| B-------|------------17-15----------17-15----------17-15---------------------------| G-(x2)--|*-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------|*-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------------------------------------------------| B----17-15----------17-15----------17-15-13----------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------15-14-12----------14-12----------14-12-| D----------------------------------------------------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| _____ |1. E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| G----------14-12----------/15-14-12-/14-12-10-/14-12----------14-12----------|-/14-| D-15-14-12-------15-14-12----------------------------15-14-12-------15-14-12-|-----| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----| _________________________________________ _________________________________ |2. | E------------------------------/17-15-13--|---------------------------------|| B-------/15-13----13-/18-17-15------------|---------------------------------|| G-12-10--------14------------------------*|---------------------------------|| end D----------------------------------------*|-\10-----------------------------|| A-----------------------------------------|-----13-12-10--------------------|| E-----------------------------------------|--------------13-12-10~~~~---\---|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fill 1 Fill 2 Fill 3 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------| G------------------------5---|-------------------------------|---------------------| D--7~~----8-----7---\-5--3---|---7----5----3-------------2---|-------7--5--3-------| A--5~~----6--7--5---\-3------|---5----3----1---\3----5---0---|--7----5--3--1--\5--7| E------------5---------------------------------\1----3----------5-------------\3--5| Fill 4 Fill 5 Fill 6 E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B----|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| G----|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| D----|--------7--5--3-------------|--7----5----3----------|--7-----5-----3-----2---| A~~--|--7-----5--3--1--\5--/5-----|--5----3----1----0~~---|--5-----3-----1-----0---| E~~-----5--------------\3-----6----------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------|| B---------------------------|| G---------------------------|| end D---/-7----5-----3-----7-\--|| A---/-5----3-----1-----5-\--|| E---------------------------|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================= =TABLATURE EXPLANATION= ======================= A.H. = Artificial Harmonic pm..| = Palm mute h = hammer on p = pull off / = slide up \ = slide down ~ = Vibrato T = Tap b() = Bend x\ = Pick Slide -------- -------- ---12--- = Tremolo pick ----/--- ----/--- ----/--- ---.--- --12--- = Staccato ------- ------- ------- | | | | |* *| = repeat from * to * |* *| | |