The islander
Nightwish
Track 10 From the Album: Dark Passion Play (2007)
Music & Lyrics: Marco Hietala
Tabbed by: Mariano Arnaiz
Anything to: marianoarnaiz@hotmail.com
Tunning: 1 & 1/2 Step down
On acoustic guitar with metal strings, Use a pick (folk guitar)

So. This song has been in my mind for a while and i learned it like all of us from the 
tabs.
But the licks and chords they didn't feel right. There was some mandolin kind of thin on 
guitar
But i just guess it was the 2 guitars and the piano and all that sh*t. I saw a video in 
internet
From a dude that recorded Marco playing ut live, i had the chance to see a little bit 
i figure out
From there the tuning and fact that the guitar lick has a top line and a bottom line in 
high strings.


It aint that hard but it takes time. I hope you like it


Intro and Main riff

c#||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
G#||--10-10-10-10-10-----8--10-----|--------------10-10-8-6-8-------||
E ||--7--9--10-9--9h10p9-5--7--7---|--5--7-7------10-9--5-3-5-------||
B ||---------------------------7---|--3./5-5h6p5---------------3/5--||
F#||--------------------------(5)--|--------------------------------||
C#||-------------------------------|---------------------------1/3--||

Verse Example: Verses all the same (Dm Dsus2 Bb Bb Csus2 F C D5)


   Dm (xx0231@1)         Dsus2 (xx0230@1)    BbAn (x1333x@1)old man by a seashore at the end of days

Csus2 (x35533@1)    F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)             D5Gazes (xx023x@1)the horizon with sea wind in his face

Dm (xx0231@1)           Dsus2 (xx0230@1) BbTempest-tossed (x1333x@1)island, seasons all the same

Csus2 (x35533@1)     F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)            D5Anchorage (xx023x@1)unpainted and a ship without a name


Chorus


D5 (xx023x@1)           Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1)         F (133211@1)        Csus2 (x35533@1)  This is the long for-got-ten  light at the end of the world

D5 (xx023x@1)  Bd F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Dm (xx0231@1)     Bd             F (133211@1)         Csus2 (x35533@1)D5 (xx023x@1)  Ho-ri-zon cry-ing  the tears we left behind long ago


Chords

      Dm (xx0231@1)Dsus2 (xx0230@1)Bb (x1333x@1)Csus2 (x35533@1)name="chord_133211@1">F  D5c#||--5----5-----6---3-----1--5---|| (xx023x@1)G#||--6----5-----6---3-----1--3---||
E ||--7----7-----7---5-----2--2---||
B ||--7----7-----8---5-----3--0---||
F#||--5----5-----8---3-----3--0---||
C#||-------------6---------1------||