------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walking in the Air - Nightwish ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: RainbowBassist Email: Just message Tuning: Standard Time Signature: 4/4 By the way, the harmonies in the end and in the solo might be a little off from the recording, but they sound fine on their own, so it should work okay. Chord Progression for Piano Intro: Dm|Dm|Dm|Dm Dm We're walking in the air Dm C We're floating in the moonlit sky Gm Bb Dm The people far below are sleeping as we fly Dm I'm holding very tight Dm C I'm riding in the midnight blue Gm Bb Dm I'm finding I can fly so high above with you Strings Solo: F|Dm|Bb|Gm Electric Guitar (w/dist) e|-----------| B|-----------| G|--7--------| D|--7--------| Hold for 2 bars then tacet A|--5--------| E|-----------| Dm Far across the world Dm C The villages go by like trees Gm the rivers and the hills Bb Dm The forest and the streams A Dm Children gaze open mouth G C Taken by surprise Cm F Bb A Nobody down below believes their eyes Dm We're surfing in the air Dm C We're swimming in the frozen sky Gm We're drifting over icy Bb Dm Mountains floating by Flute/Strings Solo F|Dm|F|Dm|Bb|Gm|Dm|Dm A Dm G C Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep Cm F Bb A Arousing of a mighty monster from its sleep 2 bars drums beginning on ‘sleep’ Pick up note on beat 4 of the second bar, leads into solo. Guitar Solo: Guitar 1: Sounds like there’s a very faint delay setting on it, as every note is 2 beats after it’s played, very quietly. 4 +| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-----|------------------------|------------------| B|-----|-15-15-13-13------------|------------------| G|-/14~|-------------14~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~14-| D|-----|------------------------|------------------| A|-----|------------------------|------------------| E|-----|------------------------|------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1+2+3+4 + e|---------------------|-------------------|------------| B|15-15-13-13----------|-------------------|------------| G|------------14----10/|12------------12h14|12----12h14-| D|---------------------|-------------------|------------| A|---------------------|-------------------|------------| E|---------------------|-------------------|------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|---------------------|-------------------| B|---------------------|-------------------| G|--/15--\14-12--------|-------------------| D|---------------12h14-|15----14-12--------| A|---------------------|---------------15--| E|---------------------|-------------------| 1 + 2 + 3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ e|------------|--------| B|------------|--------| G|------------|--------| D|12----------|--------| A|-----15-12--|--------| E|------------|--------| Harmonized Guitar Solo: Gtr 1 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|-----15---17-18-17-15--|-13-15p13--------------| G|---14—-14--------------|----------14-----------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| |Gtr 2 | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | e|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|---------13-15-13------|-----------------------| G|-----14-----------14---|-14-15p14--------------| D|---15--15--------------|----------15-----------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-----------------------|-15----------/17-------| B|-----15--17-18-17-18---|-----------------------| G|---14—-14--------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| |Gtr 2 | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | e|-----------------------|-20----------/22-------| B|---------13-15-17-18---|-----------------------| G|-----14----------------|-----------------------| D|---15--15--------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-15-----------15-17----|-18-----17-15----------| B|-----------------------|----------------15-17--| G|-----—-----------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| |Gtr 2 | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | e|-20-----------18-20----|-22-----20-18----------| B|-----------------------|----------------18-20--| G|-----------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|-18-----17-15----------|-15--------------------| G|-----—-------------17--|--------17-14----------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| |Gtr 2 | | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | e|-17--------------------|-----------------------| B|-------20--18------17--|-18-----17-------------| G|-----------------------|-----------19----------| D|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|-----------------------| Bars of synth, then string solo (Here is the chord structure for the last verse) Dm (We're walking in the air C We're floating in the midnight sky Gm Bb C And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly Dm I'm holding very tight Dm C I'm riding in the midnight blue Gm Bb C Dm I'm finding I can fly so high above with you) Electric Guitar (w/dist) during last verse 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------| B|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------| G|-7-----|-let----|--------|--------|\5----5/7|-5~~----| D|-7-----|-chord--|--------|--------|\5-------|--------| A|-5-----|-ring---|--------|--------|\3-------|--------| E|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e|-------|---------|--------|--------| B|-------|---------|--------|--------| G|-------|-----5---|-7------|--------| D|-5-----|-8---5---|-7------|--------| Repeat x2 A|-5-----|-8---3---|-5------|--------| E|-3-----|-6-------|--------|--------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| D|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| A|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| E|---mm---mm---mm---mm-|---mm---mm---mm---mm--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-7-77-7-\\-7-77-7\\|-5-------------5/7----| D|-7-77-7-\\-7-77-7\\|-5--------------------| A|-5-55-5-\\-5-55-5\\|-3--------------------| E|---mm--------mm----|----------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-5~~~~~~-----------|---mm---mm---mm---mm--| D|-------------------|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| A|-------------------|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| E|-------------------|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33--| 1 2 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------------------|----------------------| B|------------------|----------------------| G|----------5-------|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| D|--8-------5-------|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| A|--8-------3-------|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| E|--6---------------|---mm---mm---mm---mm--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-| D|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-| A|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-| E|---mm---mm---mm---mm-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| D|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--| A|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| E|---mm---mm---mm---mm-|---mm---mm---mm---mm--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-7-77-7-\\-7-77-7\\|-5-------------5/7----| D|-7-77-7-\\-7-77-7\\|-5--------------------| A|-5-55-5-\\-5-55-5\\|-3--------------------| E|---mm--------mm----|----------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-5~~~~~~-----------|---mm---mm---mm---mm--| D|-------------------|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| A|-------------------|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--| E|-------------------|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------------------| B|------------------| G|---------------5--| D|------8-----------| A|-----------3-3----| E|--6-6-------------| (One gtr plays top, one plays bottom) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------------------|------------------| B|------------------|------------------| G|-7------------5---|------------------| D|-7------------5---|-7----------------| A|------------------|-5----------------| E|------------------|------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|------------------|------------------| B|------------------|--7---------------| G|/5-------/7-------|---7--------------| D|-3--------2-------|-0--7-------------| A|------------------|-----5-~~~~-------| E|------------------|------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================