Speed Of Light Tab by Stratovarius SPEED OF LIGHT As recorded by Stratovarius (From the 1995 Album EPISODE) Words by Timo KotipeltoMusic by Timo Tolkki Transcribed by Jorge Carrillo (Lead_guitar666@hotmail.com) Intro Fast Rock Q=165 4/4 Gtr I PM| PM| PM--- S S Q S S S S S S E S S ||----------------------------| ||o---------------------------| ||----------------------------| ||------9------9h10p9-7-9-----| ||o-7-7----7-7------------7-7-| ||----------------------------| ---| PM--------------------------| PM| S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S Q |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----9------7-7-----------------|-----9------9h10p9-7-9---| |-7-7----7-7-----10-10-9-9-10-10-|-7-7----7-7--------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------||--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------o||--------------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------------||-7------------------------------------| |---10-9-7-10-9-7----9-7------7---------||---10-9-7-10-9-7----9-7------7--------| |-----------------10-----10-9---10-9-7-o||-----------------10-----10-9---10-9-7-| |---------------------------------------||--------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q |--------------------------------------|-------------|| |--------------------------------------|-------------|| |--------------------------------------|-------------|| |--------------------------------------|-------------|| |-10-9-7----9-7------7-----------------|-------------|| |--------10-----10-8---10-8-7-10-8-7-5-|-7--5--3--2--|| Verse W +W W +H Q Q |----------|------------|----------|--------------| |----------|------------|----------|--------8-----| |----------|------------|----------|--------7-----| |----------|------------|-5--------|-(5)----5--7--| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-3--------|-(3)-------5--| |-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|--------------| W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------|| |----------|------------|----------|--------|| |-9--------|-(9)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |-7--------|-(7)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| |-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|--------|| Bridge PM------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------|-7-----------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H |-------------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |-9-----------------------------|-9----7----| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7----5----| |-------------------------------|-----------| W W W |----------|----------|----------| |----------|----------|----------| |----------|----------|----------| |-5--------|-7--------|-7--------| |-3--------|-4--------|-5--------| |----------|----------|----------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S |----------------------------15-17-19s20-------|| |-------------------15-17-19-------------------|| |----------14-16-17----------------------------|| |-14-16-17-------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| Verse 2 W +W W +H Q Q |----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------|-----------8------| |----------|------------|-------------------|-----------7------| |-9--------|-(9)--------|-5-----------------|-(5)-------5---7--| |-7--------|-(7)--------|-3-----------------|-(3)-----------5--| |----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| | | Gtr II | W W H Q +Q Q Q Q Q |----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------|------------|------14b16r=(14)--|-12---11--12--14--| |----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------|------------------| W +W W +W |-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| |-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| |-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| |--9--------|--(9)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |--7--------|--(7)--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| |--0--------|--(0)--------|----------|--------|| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | W +W W W |-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| |-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| |-12--------|-(12)--------|----------|--------|| |-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| |-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| |-----------|-------------|----------|--------|| Bridge PM------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------|-7-----------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| PM------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H |-------------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |-9-----------------------------|-9----7----| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7----5----| |-------------------------------|-----------| W W W |----------|----------|----------| |----------|----------|----------| |----------|----------|----------| |-5--------|-7--------|-7--------| |-3--------|-4--------|-5--------| |----------|----------|----------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S |----------------------------15-17-19s20-------|| |-------------------15-17-19-------------------|| |----------14-16-17----------------------------|| |-14-16-17-------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| Chorus PM| PM| PM--- S S Q S S S S S S E S S ||----------------------------| ||o---------------------------| ||----------------------------| ||------9------9h10p9-7-9-----| ||o-7-7----7-7------------7-7-| ||----------------------------| ---| PM-------------------| S S Q S S S S S S S S S S W Q Q Q Q |--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| |--------------------------------|----------|-------------o|| |--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| |-----9------7-7-----------------|-5--------|----------1---|| |-7-7----7-7-----10-10-9-9-10-10-|-3--------|-0--3--2-----o|| |--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------------15-17-15----------------------------| |----------------------15-17-19----------19-17-15-------------------| |----------14-16-17-19----------------------------17-16-14----------| |-14-16-17-------------------------------------------------17-16-14-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E H |--------------|| |--------------|| |-------9------|| |---9---9------|| |---9---7------|| |---7----------|| Solo part 1 Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||------------------------------------------------| ||o---------10-12-10---------13-12-10-12-10-------| ||--9-11-12----------12-11-9----------------12-11-| ||------------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | PM--------------------------------------------- | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||------------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------| ||o-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-| ||------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------10-12-10----------13-12-10-12-10--------| |-10-12-13----------13-12-10----------------13-12--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | |----------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------12-14-12----------16-14-12-14-12-------| |-12-14-16----------16-14-12----------------16-14-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | PM---------------------------------------------- | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| |-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S |----------------10-------10-11-12s14-15--------|| |-------10-12-13----12-13----------------------o|| |-11-12-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------------|| | |--------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------o|| |--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7--|| |--------5--------| |--------5--------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-------------------------------------------------14-15-17-------|| |-----------------------------------15---17-15-17----------------|| |---------14---16---17-14-16---17--------------------------------|| |-16-17----------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------|| | | PM----------------------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------|| |--7----7----7----7-----7----7----7----7-----7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-|| Solo part 2 TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------19--| |-------------17--|-16--19--17------| |-----18----------|-----------------| |---------18------|-----------------| |-16--------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| | | W H H |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |--6--------------|-----------------| |--6--------------|--7-------9------| |--4--------------|--7-------9------| |-----------------|--5-------7------| ~~ |--3--| |--3--| Q. E +Q E +E E E E E E E H |-16----16pb17r(16)--16pb17r(16)-|-14-16-14----------------| |--------------------------------|----------17-16-14-16----| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| | | W H H |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--6-----------------------------|--9----------------------| |--6-----------------------------|--9-----------------9----| |--4-----------------------------|--7-----------------9----| |--------------------------------|--------------------7----| S S S S T S T T S T S S T T T T T T S S S |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------19h21h22p21p19----------------------------------------| |-18h20h21----------------21p20s17h18h20p18p17p16h17p16-------16h| |-------------------------------------------------------18h19----| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| | | W |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-------------------------------------------------------------| |--6-------------------------------------------------------------| |--4-------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| T S T T S T S S S S T T S S +S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-17h18p16h18p16h18p17p16-------------------------------------| |-------------------------19p18h19p18p16------------16h18h19p=| |----------------------------------------18-(18)-19-----------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| | | H H |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--7-----------------------------9----------------------------| |--7-----------------------------9----------------------------| |--5-----------------------------7----------------------------| T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------16-------16h18h20p18h20-| |-18h19p18h19p18p16----------16h18h19----18h19----------------| |-------------------19p18h19----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| | | W |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--6----------------------------------------------------------| |--6----------------------------------------------------------| |--4----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |-17h19h21p19p17-------------17h19h21p19p17----------17h19h21-|| |----------------20p18-18h20----------------20p18h20----------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------|| | | H H |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------|| |--2-----------------------9----------------------------------|| |--2-----------------------9----------------------------------|| |--0-----------------------7----------------------------------|| Solo part 3 PM------------------------------------------| W |-19----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S | | PM| PM| PM---- | S S Q S S E E E S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------16----------------16----14----16----------| |--x--x--------------x--x--------------------x--x-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| PM----------| PM--| PM--------------| PM------------------------------| +Q. E H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-(19)------------(19)\----------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---8--8--8-8-8-8---8---8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-|-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S | |------| PM--| PM------| PM| PM| | S S Q S S E E E S S S S Q S S E E E S S |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------16---------------16---14---16-------|-----16-----------16---14---16-------| |---x--x------------x---x----------------x-x-|-x-x----------x-x----------------x-x-| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| PM---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H H |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-14---------------------------------------| |-------------------------16---------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-| | | PM| PM| ~~~~ PM| PM| PM| | S S Q S S E E Q S S Q S S E E E S S |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------[17]----------|-------------------------------------| |-------16----------------16----14------------------|-----16-----------16---14---16-------| |--x--x--------------x--x---------------------------|-x-x----------x-x----------------x-x-| |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H H H H |-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|--9--------9----|-----9--------9----|| |-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-9-9-|--7--------7----|-----7--------7----|| | | PM| PM| PM| ~~ | S S Q S S E E E S S H a H a H a H |-------------------------------------|----------------|----------17s19----|| |-------------------------------------|----------------|-17s19-------------|| |-----16-----------16---14---16-------|-------18s20----|-------------------|| |-x-x----------x-x----------------x-x-|-16-------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------|| Solo part 4 |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-19-17-15----15-19-15-------------15-------------------------15-17-15----| |----------19----------19-17-17-19----19-17-15-17-19-17----17----------19-| |-------------------------------------------------------19----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------6--------| |--------6--------| |------6-------| |------6-------| S S S T T S S S T S T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-17-19-17----------17------------------------------------------| |----------19-17-19----19-17-16-17-19-17-16----16-17-16---------| |-------------------------------------------19----------19-16---| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H H H |-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|| |-12--10----------|-12--10----------|-12----10----|-------------|| |---------12--11--|---------12--11--|-------------|-12----11----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|| Out-Chorus PM| PM| PM--- S S Q S S S S S S E S S ||----------------------------| ||o---------------------------| ||----------------------------| ||------9------9h10p9-7-9-----| ||o-7-7----7-7------------7-7-| ||----------------------------| ---| PM-------------------| S S Q S S S S S S S S S S W Q Q Q Q 4x |--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| |--------------------------------|----------|-------------o|| |--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| |-----9------7-7-----------------|-5--------|----------1---|| |-7-7----7-7-----10-10-9-9-10-10-|-3--------|-0--3--2-----o|| |--------------------------------|----------|--------------|| Q Q Q Q H H H H |-------------|-----------|-----------| |-------------|-----------|-----------| |-------------|-----------|-----------| |----------1--|-----------|------1----| |-0--3--2-----|-0----3----|-2---------| |-------------|-----------|-----------| TP TP TP TP W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------| |----------|----------|----------|----------| |----------|----------|----------|----------| |-9--------|-9--------|-9--------|-9--------| |-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------| |-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------| W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|-(9)----| |-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-------------------------------15-17-15----------------------------| |----------------------15-17-19----------19-17-15-------------------| |----------14-16-17-19----------------------------17-16-14----------| |-14-16-17-------------------------------------------------17-16-14-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E H |--------------*| |--------------*| |-------9------*| |---9---9------*| |---9---7------*| |---7----------*|Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash