Song: The Islander Artist: Nightwish Album: Dark Passion Play Tuning: Standard I looked at all the other tabs of this song, and I felt that there was always something with the intros. I found out the other tabs just had part of it. There are two guitars of just one, as well as in the verses. So, here's my tab: I transcribed as much as I This is one of my favorite songs in the world, and I hope this will help. Thanks to Damaged Roses for the Chords in the Verse and Chorus. Notes: this might all not be 100 percent correct, but a lot of it's hard to hear. And strumming patterns are what I use. It sounds right to me. Key --- - = Palm Mute b = Bend h = hammer on p = pull of / = slide up \ = slide down v = vibrato ~ = hold note x = mute note Intro Wood Flute |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------11~--------\---11~-----11p9h11h12~----11~-----\---| |-9~-----------7--------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| This whole section played four times: Guitar I |-------------------------------------------------------| |---2-3-2-0h2p0---0-------------------------------------| |-4-------------2---------------------------------------| |-4-----------------4~------0-0h2p0---0-----------------| |-2---------------------------------2---4-0-2~----------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Guitar II |-------------------------------------------------------| |-0-2-3-2-0h2p0---0-------------------------------------| |-4-------------2-----------------------------4-------2-| |-4-----------------4~------0-0h2p0---0---------2---4---| |-----------------------------------2---4-0-------------| |-------------------------------------------3~----0~----| Wood Flute (coming in on the 2nd time) |-------------------------------------------------------| |-0-2-3-2-0h2p0---0-------------------3-2---------------| |---------------2-------------------4-----2-0~----------| |-------------------4~------0-0h2p0---------------2~----| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Piano (coming in on the 3rd time) |-2-2-2-2---2---0-2-------2---0-2---2-0-------0-2---2-0-| |-0-2-3-2-------------0-3---0-----0---------0-----0-----| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------4-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Pre-Verse Piano |-------7-----------7---| |---5-7---7-5---5-7---5-| |-4-----------4---------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| Verse 2x Guitar 1 |-2----2-----2----2----3--3-3-3-3-3----3---------------------------------------------| |-3--3-3-----2--2-2----3--3-3-3-3-3----3----2--2-2-----3--3-3-----2--2-2-------------| |-4--4-4-----4--4-4-xx-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-xx-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-xx-4-4-4-4--| |-4--4---4-4-4--4---xx-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---xx-2--2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-xx-4-4-4-4--| |-2------2-2-2------xx-2----------2------xx-0--0-------0----------0------xx-2-2-2-2--| |----------------------3----------3--------------------------------------------------| - - - - - - Guitar II |-2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----------------------------2-----------| |---3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-----3-----2-----2-------3---------| |-----4-----4-----4-----4-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-----2-------4-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2-------4-----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus Guitar I |-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----| |-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----| |-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----| |-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----| |-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----| |--------------------------------------------------------| Guitar II |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----| |---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---| |-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-| |-------------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar I and II - 4x |-3~-------2~-------0~-------2~-------| |-3~-------3~-------0~-------3~-------| |-0~-------2~-------0~-------4~-------| |-0~-------0~-------2~-------4~-------| |-2~----------------2~-------2~-------| |-3~----------------------------------| Repeat Intro Repeat Verse and Pre-Chorus Second time in Verse 2 Wood Flute First Pre-Chorus Verse |-----------14~----|-14~---12~---15~---14~---14~---12~---------14~---15p12h14-| |------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |-11h12p11---------|----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| |-14~---12~---15~---14~---14~---12~---10~---7~-------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| Repeat Chorus With Strings and Wood Flute |-15----14----17----------15----14----17-----12h14h15---------17--17p14h15----17--------| |-------------------15------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------14-------------------------14~-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge Guitars play the Intro Wood Flute |-19~-------\--------------------------15~-------17~-----15h17h19~----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Bagpipes at 3:20 |----12-14-19-14-12----12-14-19b~-----19p17h19p17-12h14----15---14-15-14--------------| |-12----------------12---------------------------------------------------15-10/12~----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Violin |----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14-| |-12----------------12----------------12----------------12----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15-14-12-----------------------------12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19---12h14-| |----------15-14-10-12~-------------12----------------12------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Violin and Bagpipes |-15-14-12-------------------------------12-------14---------------12-14-| |----------15-14-10-12~----14----15-----------------------------12-------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------2---------2---------2--2-----------| |-------------------------------------3---------3---------3--3-----------| |--------------------------------4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4--4--4--| |--------------------------------4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4--4--4--| |--------------------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--2--| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Guitar I comes In Final Chorus Bag Pipes |-19----15v---17----14----15----14-12----15--14------------| |-------------------------------------15-------------------| |-----------------------------------------------11v--------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-15----14--------------12h14h15----14v----14--------------| |-------------15----14---------------------------12~-------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| Outro Bag Pipes |-/19------17-15p14p12h14-/17--------------15p14-12h14-14~----| |------------------------------------------------------12~----| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Then Violin |----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14--------| |-12----------------12----------------12----------------12----------------12~----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then Wood Flute |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------h8h10~------12p10----------10----h10h12~------10h12p10---------| |-(9)/11~-----11p9h11-----------------9/11~-------11p9---------------------h9/11~---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|