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                                                              Firewind
Tuning: D Standard (DGCFAD)

Intro 1 (chord stabs) x2

     Gm                                                  
     Q     E  E  E  E  E  E     Q     E  E  E  E  E  E   
D||--------------------------|--------------------------|
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|
F||--7~----0--7--0--7--0--8--|--5~----0--5--0--5--0--7--|
C||--------------------------|--------------------------|
G||--------------------------|--------------------------|
D||--------------------------|--------------------------|


  Q     E  E  E  E  E  E     Q     E  E  E  E  E  E   
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--3~----0--3--0--3--0--5--|--2~----3--2-----3--2-----|
--------------------------|--------------3--------3--|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|


Intro 2 (different chords) x3

  Gm                         Cm                       
  Q     E  E  E  E  E  E     Q     E  E  E  E  E  E   
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--7~----0--7--0--7--0--8--|--5~----0--5--0--5--0--7--|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|


  Bb                         F                        
  Q     E  E  E  E  E  E     Q     E  E  E  E  E  E   
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--3~----0--3--0--3--0--5--|--2~----3--2-----3--2-----|
--------------------------|--------------3--------3--|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|


Intro ending x1

  Eb                                                  
  Q     E  E  E  E  E  E     Q     E  E  E  E  E  E   
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--7~----0--7--0--7--0--8--|--5~----0--5--0--5--0--7--|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|


  Cm                         Gm                       
  Q     E  E  E  E  E  E     Q     E  E  E  E  E  E   
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--3~----0--3--0--3--0--5--|--2~----3--2-----3--2-----|
--------------------------|--------------3--------3--|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|


Verse Riff x2

          PM PM    PM PM    PM    PM PM PM           
  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|
--3----5--------5--------|-----5--------------------|
--3----5--------5--------|-----5-----------1--0-----|
--1----3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--------1--|


          PM PM    PM PM    PM                       
  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|
--3----5--------5--------|--------------------------|
--3----5--------5--------|--------------0--1--0-----|
--1----3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--0--1--3-----------1--|


          PM PM    PM PM    PM    PM PM PM           
  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|
--3----5--------5--------|-----5--------------------|
--3----5--------5--------|-----5-----------1--0-----|
--1----3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--------1--|


          PM PM    PM PM    PM                       
  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------|--------------------------|
--3----5--------5--------|--------------------------|
--3----5--------5--------|-----1--0--1--3--1--0-----|
--1----3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--------------------1--|


Pre-Chorus

  Q    E  E  H           Q    E  E  Q    E  E   
----------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|
--6----6--6-----------|--6----6--6-------6--5--|
--6----6--6-----------|--6----6--6-------6--5--|
--4----4--4-----------|--4----4--4-------4--3--|


  Q    E  E  H           Q    E  E  Q    E  E   
----------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|
--3----3--3-----------|--3----3--3-------3--5--|
--3----3--3-----------|--3----3--3-------3--5--|
--1----1--1-----------|--1----1--1-------1--3--|


  Q    E  E  H           Q    E  E  H         
----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|
--6----6--6-----------|--6----6--6-----------|
--6----6--6-----------|--6----6--6-----------|
--4----4--4-----------|--4----4--4-----------|


  W                   W                 
-------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|
--8----------------|--5----------------|
--8----------------|--5----------------|
--6----------------|--3----------------|


Chorus
(play all these chords with a 'pushed' feel, so they land on the & of 4)

  W                   W                 
-------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|
--5----------------|-------------------|
--5----------------|--6----------------|
--3----------------|--6----------------|
-------------------|--4----------------|


  W                   W                   W                 
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|--3----------------|--5----------------|
--3----------------|--3----------------|--5----------------|
--3----------------|--1----------------|--3----------------|
--1----------------|-------------------|-------------------|


  W                   W                   W                 
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|--8----------------|-------------------|
--6----------------|--8----------------|--8----------------|
--6----------------|--6----------------|--8----------------|
--4----------------|-------------------|--6----------------|


repeat the first 4 bars - Cm Ab Fm Bb
End chorus with this riff:


        PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|
--6--6--------------------|--------------------------|
--6--6--------------------|--------------------------|
--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|


     PM PM    PM PM    PM    PM                    
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  Q     E  H         
--------------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------|
--3--3--3--5--5--5--6--6--|--6--8\----------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------|



Go back and repeat intro riff, verse, pre-chorus and chorus


Pre- solo break (in 9/8 for one bar)

       PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
--5-------------------------|
--5----3--2-----2--3--5-----|
--3----------3-----------3--|



Guitar Solo 1

   Am                                              
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--10----------------10-12-14-12-10----------10-12-|
-----14-12-10-12-14----------------14-12-14-------|
--------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--10----------------------------------------------|
-----14-12-10-14-12-10----12-10-------10----------|
-----------------------14-------14-12----14-12-10-|
--------------------------------------------------|


   F                                               
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--10----------------10-12-14-12-10----------10-12-|
-----14-12-10-12-14----------------14-12-14-------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--------------------------------------------------|
--12----------------------------------------------|
-----14-12-10-14-12-10----12-10-------10----------|
-----------------------14-------14-12----14-12-10-|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


   Dm                                              
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--12----------------12-14-16-14-12----------12-14-|
-----15-14-12-14-15----------------15-14-15-------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--------------------------------------------------|
--12-13-12-------12-------------------------------|
-----------14-12----14-12----14-12-------12-------|
--------------------------15-------15-14----15-14-|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


  Em                                               
  S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
-----------------------------10-12-13----12-13-15-|
-----------10-12-13-10-12-13----------15----------|
--9--10-12----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--19-15-------17-13-------15-12-------13-10-------|
--------17-18-------15-17-------13-15-------12-13-|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|




Repeat first 6 bars of solo, and end on this lick:


  E   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
-----22----19-22-19----19----16-19-16----16----|
--------21----------21----18----------18----15-|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--13-16-13----17-16-13----------------------------|
-----------15----------17-15-13-------------------|
--------------------------------16-14-13----13-14-|
-----------------------------------------15-------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|

                      
   W                  
---------------------|
---------------------|
--13~----------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|



Keyboard Solo backing part


                  PM PM                 PM PM  
     H.           E  E     H.           E  E   
E||---------------------|---------------------|
B||---------------------|---------------------|
G||--4------------------|--5------------------|
D||--6------------------|--7------------------|
A||--7------------7--7--|--8------------8--8--|
E||---------------------|---------------------|


               PM PM                           
  H.           E  E     Q    E  E  Q    E  E   
---------------------|------------------------|
---------------------|------------------------|
--2------------------|--7----7-----5----5-----|
--3------------------|--9----9-----7----7-----|
--5------------5--5--|------------------------|
---------------------|------------------------|


     PM PM    PM    PM PM        PM PM     PM     PM PM  
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E      E  E  E   E  E   E  E  E   
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
--9--------9-----9--------|--10--------10-----10--------|
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|---7--7--7---7--7---7--7--7--|
--------------------------|-----------------------------|


      PM PM     PM     PM PM        PM PM     PM     PM PM  
   E  E  E   E  E   E  E  E      E  E  E   E  E   E  E  E   
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
--10--------10-----10--------|--12--------12-----12--------|
---5--5--5---5--5---5--5--5--|---7--7--7---8--8---8--8--8--|
-----------------------------|-----------------------------|



Guitar Solo 2 (over pre-chorus chords)

          PM  PM  PM  PM  PM  
  Q.      E   E   E   E   E   
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
---------------------15--17--|
---------15--16--18----------|


   PM  PM  PM                          
   E   E   E   E   E   E   S   S   E   
--------------------------------------|
----------------------16--18p-16p-15--|
--------------15--17------------------|
--15--15--17--------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|


   E   E  E   E   Q.      E      Q        S  E.    Q.      S  S  
-------------------------16--|----------------------------------|
--16--18-----18b--L----------|--18pbr----16-18~----L------15-16-|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--15----------15----------15----------15----------|
-----16-15-16----16-15-16----16-15-16----16-15-16-|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E   
--15----------15----------15----15--------------|
-----16-15-16----16-15-16----16----16-18-16-16--|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|


   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E      W                   
----------16------16--18--16--18--|--18b----------------||
--18--20------20------------------|---------------------||
----------------------------------|---------------------||
----------------------------------|---------------------||
----------------------------------|---------------------||
----------------------------------|---------------------||


Repeat chorus for outro



Structure
---------------
Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Intro riff
verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Pre-solo break
Guitar Solo 1
Keyboard Solo
Guitar Solo 2
Chorus/Outro



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-|  - n-tuplets


Tablature Legend
----------------
L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ -  slide into from below or out of upwards
\ -  slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down
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