Artist: Avantasia Song: The Wicked Symphony Album: The Wicked Symphony Tuning: BGCFAD Tabbed by: shah These are mostly the power chords throughout the song. Listen for strumming pattern. I skipped the solos and the harmonics and some other parts i cant quite get my ear on. guitar starts at 01:24 x2 palm mute at the zeros on b string D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------| C|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----| G|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----| B|--3-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-23233-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-2~-----| 01:40 p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------| C|-7-----5-----8-----7-----57535-----3-----7-----5-----5---7---| G|-7-----5-----8-----7-----57535-3-3-3-3-3-7-3-3-5-3-3-5---7---| B|-7-3-3-5-3-3-8-3-3-7-3-3-57535-----3-----7-----------5---7---| 01:48 palm mute on the 5s on b string D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------| C|-8-----7-----10-----8-----7---8---7~-----7~------------------| G|-8-----7-----10-----8-----7---8---7~-----7~---10---8---7-----| B|-8-5-5-7-5-5-10-5-5-8-5-5-7---8---7~-----7~------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE: You'll be running out of miracles. Like I'm running out of dreams. Madness lurking to my left. Angels faint in front of me.... 02:11 And I see eyes to the right..... I hear a promise resound.. D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------| C|-5~~~~~-------------------------------8~~~~~------------------| G|-5~~~~~-------------------------------8~~~~~------------------| B|-5~~~~~-------------------------------8~~~~~------------------| Gold and diamonds love and fame...and music meant to remain... D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-7-7---7-7---7----5-5----5---------3-3---3-3---3-------------------| C|-7-7---7-7---7----5-5----5---------3-3---3-3---3-----------2-3-2-0-| G|-5-5---5-5---5----3-3----3---------1-1---1-1---1-----------2-3-2-0-| B|-----------------------------------------------------------2-3-2-0-| You've been dying for glory You've been looking for love D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| p.m all why dont we read the signs that we're about to get lost.... D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| F|-7---x-7------xx---5-5--x--5-------xx-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---| C|-7---x-7------xx---5-5--x--5-------xx-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---| G|-5---x-5------xx---3-3--x--3-------xx-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| A seeker enthralled by flame eventually home to his 02:49 pain .... you'll reach for the final stage D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------| C|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------ CHORUS (best part of the song....amazing) Hey man in your hideaway where do we go.. from here..heroes in the tragedy D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------8~-----------------------------------5---------------| C|-5~-----------8~------------------------8----3-----5-------------6-| G|-5~-----------6~------------------------8----3-----3-------------6-| B|-5~-------------------------------------8----3-------------------6-| down home just a memory where do we go when the world gets in the way... D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------8-8-8-8------------------------------| C|-5---3-----------8--------8-8-8-8-------5---3-------3---1-1---1| G|-5---3-----------8--------6-6-6-6-------5---3-------3---1-1---1| B|-5---3-----------8----------------------5---3-------3---1-1---1| way down to the hideaway afflatus divine your hands and the wicked symphony D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------8~-----------------------------------5---------------| C|-5~-----------8~-------------------------8---3-----5-------------6-| G|-5~-----------6~-------------------------8---3-----3-------------6-| B|-5~--------------------------------------8---3-------------------6-| hey now to the hideaway lock up the rain. for a wicked symphony. D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------8-8-8-8--------------------------| C|-5---3-----------8-10-8------8-8-8-8------5---3-------3---1-1-| G|-5---3-----------8-10-8------6-6-6-6------5---3-------3---1-1-| B|-5---3-----------8-10-8-------------------5---3-------3---1-1-| repeat guitar intro, verse, then chorus... --------------------------------------------------------------------- 05:40 chords during first solo... p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-| C|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 05:48 p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-8-7---7---7-5---3---2-| G|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-8-7---7---7-5---3---2-| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7---7---7-5---3---2-| p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-| C|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-7---5--7-7----3-2-| G|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-7---5--7-7----3-2-| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5--7-7----3-2-| the second part of the solo....go slow. 06:11 06:18 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------6-| C|-0~~------0---7---8~----------7---3---5~-------3---5---7-------6-| G|-0~~------0---7---8~----------7---3---5~-------3---5---7-------4-| B|-0~~------0---7---8~----------7---3---5~-------3---5---7---------| 06:33 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-7-----------------------------------------------------7---5------------| C|-7-----------2-----3------8~---------7-----5---7---8---7---5------2---3-| G|-5-----------2-----3------8~---------7-----5---7---8---5---3------2---3-| B|-------------2-----3------8~---------7-----5---7---8--------------2---3-| this is when he moans ' i cant hear.... ahhh ahhh...' i dont know what they're playing in this part. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- now im just gona skip to the heavy headbanging part @07:22 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2-0-| G|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2-0-| B|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2-0-| i cant figure out what they play after this part D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-12-0-11-10-0-9-0-8-7-| G|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-12-0-11-10-0-9-0-8-7-| B|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-12-0-11-10-0-9-0-8-7-| just repeat those parts throughout next solo... last verse... D|-----------------------------------| x2 A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-7------5------2------3------------| G|-7------5------2------3------------| B|-7------5------2------3------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-7------5------2------3------2---3-| G|-7------5------2------3------2---3-| B|-7------5------2------3------2---3-| p.m D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|-------------7------------------| C|-7------5----7------7-7-7-7-7-7-| G|-7------5----5------5-5-5-5-5-5- B|-7------5------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- hey man in ur hideaway....where do we go... D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-5\----------------------5-7-8-8-| G|-5\----------------------5-7-8-8-| B|-5\----------------------5-7-8-8-| repeat chorus then.... D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------| C|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----| G|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----| B|--3-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-23233-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-2~-----| last D|----------------------| A|----------------------| F|----------------------| C|-10-7-10-10-----------| G|-10-7-10-10-----------| B|-10-7-10-10-----------| so thats it. some parts i wasn't really sure so i just tabbed what sounds best to me... if anyone can tab the solos and the interlude and the little fills that i missed pls post. btw this song has one the best choruses of any song ive ever heard. :D