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LAST DROP FALLS (Bassline)
As recorded by Sonata Arctica
(From the 2001 Album SILENCE )
Transcribed by Rogelio Dionicio (transylvania9@hotmail.com)
Words by Tony Kakko. Music by Sonata Arctica
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass - Marko Paasikoski'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard - Mikko Harkin'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard (Pad) - Mikko Harkin'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard 2 - Mikko Harkin'
Intro
Moderately Slow Rock Q=130
E Em G D
4/4
Gtr II
W +W W H H
|----------|------------|-7------------|-10----10----|
|----------|------------|-8------------|-12----10----|
|----------|------------|-9------------|-12----11----|
|----------|------------|--------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|--------------|-10----------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0------------|-------10----|
|
| Gtrs III, IV
| W W H E E E E W
|----------|------------|--------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|------8-7-5---|-------------|
|----------|------------|------------4-|--7----------|
|----------|------------|--------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|--------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|--------------|-------------|
Em G D Em G
W H H W W
|-7------------|-10------10------|--7-------------|-10------------|
|-8------------|-12------10------|--8-------------|-12------------|
|-9------------|-12------11------|--9-------------|-12------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------|-10--------------|----------------|-10------------|
|-0------------|---------10------|--0-------------|---------------|
|
| < >
| H E E E E Q E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E H +H
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|------8-7-5---|--------------7s=|=10s=7--8-7-5---|---------------|
|------------4-|--7--4-----------|--------------4-|--7----(7)S====|
|--------------|-------7-(7)-----|----------------|---------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
Am C D Em G
W H H W W
|-12--------|-8----5----|-7----------|-10----|
|-13--------|-8----7----|-8----------|-12----|
|-14--------|-9----7----|-9----------|-12----|
|-----------|-----------|------------|-------|
|-12--------|------5----|------------|-10----|
|-----------|-8---------|-0----------|-------|
|
| W H H H. Q W
|-----------|-----------|------------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|------------|-------|
|--9--------|-9----7----|-4----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|---------7--|--5----|
|-----------|-----------|------------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|------------|-------|
Am C D Em G
W H H W W
|-12------------|-8-----5-----|-7----------|-10----------|
|-13------------|-8-----7-----|-8----------|-12----------|
|-14------------|-9-----7-----|-9----------|-12----------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|-12------------|-------5-----|------------|-10----------|
|---------------|-8-----------|-0----------|-------------|
|
| H E E E E Q Q Q Q H. Q H. Q
|---------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|---------------|-5--8--7-----|------------|-------------|
|---------4-5-7-|----------7--|-4----------|--4-------7--|
|--7------------|-------------|---------7--|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
Am C D Em
W H H W +W
|-12----------|-8-----5-----|--7--------|--(7)---------||
|-13----------|-8-----7-----|--8--------|--(8)---------||
|-14----------|-9-----7-----|--9--------|--(9)---------||
|-------------|-------------|-----------|--------------||
|-12----------|-------5-----|-----------|--------------||
|-------------|-8-----------|--0--------|--(0)---------||
|
| H. Q Q Q Q Q W +H. Q
|-------------|-------------|-12--------|-(12)---------||
|-------------|----5-----7--|-----------|--------------||
|--5-------4--|-5-----7-----|-----------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-----------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-----------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|-----------|--------------||
Verse
Em G D Em G D
W H H W H H
|-7--------|-10----10----|-7--------|-10----10----|
|-8--------|-12----10----|-8--------|-12----10----|
|-9--------|-12----11----|-9--------|-12----11----|
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|----------|-10----------|----------|-10----------|
|-0--------|-------10----|-0--------|-------10----|
Em G D Am C D
W H H W H H
|-7--------|-10----10----|-12--------|-8----5----|
|-8--------|-12----10----|-13--------|-8----7----|
|-9--------|-12----11----|-14--------|-9----7----|
|----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|-10----------|-12--------|------5----|
|-0--------|-------10----|-----------|-8---------|
Em G Am C D
W W W H H
|-7--------|-10--------|-12--------|-8----5----|
|-8--------|-12--------|-13--------|-8----7----|
|-9--------|-12--------|-14--------|-9----7----|
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|-10--------|-12--------|------5----|
|-0--------|-----------|-----------|-8---------|
Em G Am C D
W W W H H
|-7--------|-10--------|-12--------|-8----5----|
|-8--------|-12--------|-13--------|-8----7----|
|-9--------|-12--------|-14--------|-9----7----|
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|-10--------|-12--------|------5----|
|-0--------|-----------|-----------|-8---------|
Pre-Chorus
Em G G D F
<
W W +H H W
|-7--------||-10--------|-(10)----10----|--8----|
|-8--------||-12--------|-(12)----10----|-10----|
|-9--------||-12--------|-(12)----11----|-10----|
|----------||-----------|---------------|-------|
|----------||-10--------|-(10)-----5----|--8----|
|-0--------||-----------|---------------|-------|
W
C Em D G D F
W H H H H W
|-8--------|-7----10----|-10----10----|--8----|
|-8--------|-8----10----|-12----10----|-10----|
|-9--------|-9----11----|-12----11----|-10----|
|----------|------------|-------------|-------|
|----------|------------|-10----------|--8----|
|-8--------|-0----10----|-------10----|-------|
C D
W W
|-8--------|-10----||
|-8--------|-10----||
|-9--------|-11----||
|----------|-------||
|----------|-------||
|-8--------|-10----||
W W
2nd Verse
E G F# E G D
W H H W H H
|-7-------------|-10----10----|-7-------------|-10----10----|
|-8-------------|-12----10----|-8-------------|-12----10----|
|-9-------------|-12----11----|-9-------------|-12----11----|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-10----------|---------------|-10----------|
|-0-------------|-------10----|-0-------------|-------10----|
|
| Gtr I
| Q. E Q E E H H Q. E Q E E H H
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-0----0-0--0-0-|--3-----2----|-0----0-0--0-0-|--3-----2----|
E G D Am C D
W H H W H H
|-7-------------|-10----10----|-12-----------|-8----5----|
|-8-------------|-12----10----|-13-----------|-8----7----|
|-9-------------|-12----11----|-14-----------|-9----7----|
|---------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|-10----------|-12-----------|------5----|
|-0-------------|-------10----|--------------|-8---------|
|
| Q. E Q E E H H H. E E H H
|---------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|-------------|--------------|-3----5----|
|-0----0-0--0-0-|--3-----2----|--5-------5-7-|-----------|
Em G Am C D
W W W H H
|-7-------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|-8----5----|
|-8-------------|-12-------------|-13-----------|-8----7----|
|-9-------------|-12-------------|-14-----------|-9----7----|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|------5----|
|-0-------------|----------------|--------------|-8---------|
|
| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E H. E E H H
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-3----5----|
|-0----0-0--0-0-|--3----3-3--3-3-|--5-------5-7-|-----------|
Em G Am C D
W W W H H
|-7-------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|-8----5----|
|-8-------------|-12-------------|-13-----------|-8----7----|
|-9-------------|-12-------------|-14-----------|-9----7----|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|------5----|
|-0-------------|----------------|--------------|-8---------|
|
| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E H. E E H H
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-3----5----|
|-0----0-0--0-0-|--3----3-3--3-3-|--5-------5-7-|-----------|
Pre-Chorus
E E G D F
W +W H H W
|-7--------|-(7)-----------||-10----5----|--8------------|
|-8--------|-(8)-----------||-12----7----|-10------------|
|-9--------|-(9)-----------||-12----7----|-10------------|
|----------|---------------||------------|---------------|
|----------|---------------||-10----5----|--8------------|
|-0--------|-(0)-----------||------------|---------------|
|
| W Q. E Q Q H H Q. E Q Q
|----------|---------------||------------|---------------|
|----------|---------------||------------|---------------|
|----------|---------------||-------5----|---------------|
|-0--------|--0----0-0--0--||--3---------|--1----1-1--1--|
C E D G D F
W H H H H W
|-8-----------|-7----10----|-10----10----|--8------------|
|-8-----------|-8----10----|-12----10----|-10------------|
|-9-----------|-9----11----|-12----11----|-10------------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|------------|-10----------|--8------------|
|-8-----------|-0----10----|-------10----|---------------|
|
| H. E E H H H H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|---------------|
|-3-------3-3-|-------5----|--------5----|---------------|
|-------------|-0----------|--3----------|--1----1-1--1--|
Chorus
C Em D Am C
W H H W W
|-8-----------|-7----10-----||--12------------|--8------------|
|-8-----------|-8----10-----||o-13------------|--8------------|
|-9-----------|-9----11-----||--14------------|--9------------|
|-------------|-------------||----------------|-10------------|
|-------------|-------------||o-12------------|---------------|
|-8-----------|-0----10-----||----------------|--8------------|
|
| H. E E H Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-------------|-------------||----------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------||o---------------|---------------|
|-3-------3-3-|-------5--7--||o---------------|--3----3-3--3--|
|-------------|-0-----------||---5----5-5--5--|---------------|
Em G Am C
W W W W
|-7------------|-10-------------|-12------------|--8------------|
|-8------------|-12-------------|-13------------|--8------------|
|-9------------|-12-------------|-14------------|--9------------|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|-10------------|
|--------------|-10-------------|-12------------|---------------|
|-0------------|----------------|---------------|--8------------|
| W
|
| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|----------------|---------------|--3----3-3--3--|
|-0----0-0--2--|--3----3-3--3-3-|--5----5-5--5--|---------------|
1. 2.
Em D Em B5 A5 G F#5
W H H H H H H
|-7------------|-10-------7--------||-7------5------|-7------2-----|
|-8------------|-10-------8-------o||-7------5------|-8------------|
|-9------------|-11-------9--------||---------------|--------6-----|
|--------------|-------------------||---------------|--------4-----|
|--------------|------------------o||---------------|--------------|
|-0------------|-10-------0--------||-7------5------|-3------2-----|
| H H H H
|
| Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------|-------------------||---------------|--------------|
|--------------|------------------o||---------------|--------------|
|--------------|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-o||---------------|--------------|
|-0----0-0--0--|-------------------||-7--7\--5--5\--|-3--3\--2--2--|
Guitar Solo
Em G D
Gtr II
W H H
|-7-----------------|-10--------10--------|
|-8-----------------|-12--------10--------|
|-9-----------------|-12--------11--------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-10------------------|
|-0-----------------|-----------10--------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--------3--------|--3---------2--------|
|----0---0----0---0-|-----3---0-----3---3-|
|------0--------0---|-------0---------2---|
|-------------------|------------0--------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-0-----------------|--3------------------|
| H H
|
| Gtr I
| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-0------0-0------0-|--3------3--2------2-|
Em G D
W H H
|-7-----------------|-10--------10--------|
|-8-----------------|-12--------10--------|
|-9-----------------|-12--------11--------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-10------------------|
|-0-----------------|-----------10--------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0---------3-------|--3---------2--------|
|-----0---0---0---0-|-----3---0-----3---3-|
|-------0-------0---|-------0---------2---|
|-------------------|------------0--------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-0-----------------|--3------------------|
| W H H
|
| H.. E Q. E Q. E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-0---------------0-|--3------3--2------2-|
Em G D Am C D
W H H W H H
|-7-----------------|-10--------10--------|-12-----------|-8------5------|
|-8-----------------|-12--------10--------|-13-----------|-8------7------|
|-9-----------------|-12--------11--------|-14-----------|-9------7------|
|-------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------------|-10------------------|-12-----------|--------5------|
|-0-----------------|-----------10--------|--------------|-8-------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W
|-0---------3-------|--3---------2--------|--------------|---------------|
|-----0---0---0---0-|-----3---0-----3---3-|--------------|---------------|
|-------0-------0---|-------0---------2---|--------------|---------------|
|-------------------|------------0--------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------|
|-0-----------------|--3------------------|--------------|---------------|
| W H H
|
| H.. E Q. E Q. E H. E E Q. E Q. E
|-------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|--------------|-3----3-5----5-|
|-0---------------0-|--3------3--2------2-|--5-------5-7-|---------------|
E G Am C D
Gtr II
W W W H H
|-7-----------|-10-------------|-12-----------|-8------5------|
|-8-----------|-12-------------|-13-----------|-8------7------|
|-9-----------|-12-------------|-14-----------|-9------7------|
|-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|--------5------|
|-0-----------|----------------|--------------|-8-------------|
|
| Gtr I
| H.. E Q. E Q E E H. E E Q. E Q. E
|-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------|----------------|--------------|-3----3-5----5-|
|-0---------0-|--3----3-3--3-3-|--5-------5-7-|---------------|
E G A C D
W W W H H
|-7-------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|-8----5----|
|-8-------------|-12-------------|-13-----------|-8----7----|
|-9-------------|-12-------------|-14-----------|-9----7----|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|------5----|
|-0-------------|----------------|--------------|-8---------|
|
| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E H. E E H H
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-3----5----|
|-0----0-0--0-0-|--3----3-3--3-3-|--5-------5-7-|-----------|
3rd Verse
Em Em Em G D
W +W W H H
|-7--------|-(7)--------||-7--------|-10----10----|
|-8--------|-(8)--------||-8--------|-12----10----|
|-9--------|-(9)--------||-9--------|-12----11----|
|----------|------------||----------|-------------|
|----------|------------||----------|-10----------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------||-0--------|-------10----|
| W
|
| W +W W H H
|----------|------------||----------|-------------|
|----------|------------||----------|-------------|
|----------|------------||----------|-------------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------||-0--------|--3-----2----|
Em G D Em G D
W H H W H H
|-7--------|-10----10----|-7--------|-10----10----|
|-8--------|-12----10----|-8--------|-12----10----|
|-9--------|-12----11----|-9--------|-12----11----|
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|----------|-10----------|----------|-10----------|
|-0--------|-------10----|-0--------|-------10----|
|
| W H H W H H
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|-0--------|--3-----2----|-0--------|--3-----2----|
Am C D Em G
W H H W W
|-12--------|-8----5----|-7--------|-10----|
|-13--------|-8----7----|-8--------|-12----|
|-14--------|-9----7----|-9--------|-12----|
|-----------|-----------|----------|-------|
|-12--------|------5----|----------|-10----|
|-----------|-8---------|-0--------|-------|
|
| W H H W W
|-----------|-----------|----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|----------|-------|
|-----------|-3----5----|----------|-------|
|--5--------|-----------|-0--------|--3----|
Am C D Em G
W H H W W
|-12--------|-8----5----|-7--------|-10----|
|-13--------|-8----7----|-8--------|-12----|
|-14--------|-9----7----|-9--------|-12----|
|-----------|-----------|----------|-------|
|-12--------|------5----|----------|-10----|
|-----------|-8---------|-0--------|-------|
|
| W H H W W
|-----------|-----------|----------|-------|
|-----------|-----------|----------|-------|
|-----------|-3----5----|----------|-------|
|--5--------|-----------|-0--------|--3----|
Am C D Em D Em
W H H W H H
|-12--------|-8----5----|-7--------|-10-------7-------|
|-13--------|-8----7----|-8--------|-10-------8-------|
|-14--------|-9----7----|-9--------|-11-------9-------|
|-----------|-----------|----------|------------------|
|-12--------|------5----|----------|------------------|
|-----------|-8---------|-0--------|-10-------0-------|
|
| W H H W E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------|----------|------------------|
|-----------|-----------|----------|------------------|
|-----------|-3----5----|----------|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|--5--------|-----------|-0--------|------------------|
Chorus
A C Em G
W W W W
||--12------------|--8-------------|-7------------|-10--------------|
||o-13------------|--8-------------|-8------------|-12--------------|
||--14------------|--9-------------|-9------------|-12--------------|
||----------------|-10-------------|--------------|-----------------|
||o-12------------|----------------|--------------|-10--------------|
||----------------|--8-------------|-0------------|-----------------|
|
| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E
||----------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
||o---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
||o---------------|--3----3-3--3-3-|--------------|-----------------|
||---5----5-5--5--|----------------|-0----0-0--2--|--3----3-3--3-3--|
1.,2.,3.
A C Em D Em
W W W H H 4x
|-12-------------|--8------------|-7-------------|-10-------7--------||
|-13-------------|--8------------|-8-------------|-10-------8-------o||
|-14-------------|--9------------|-9-------------|-11-------9--------||
|----------------|-10------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-12-------------|---------------|---------------|------------------o||
|----------------|--8------------|-0-------------|-10-------0--------||
|
| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------||
|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------o||
|----------------|--3----3-3--3--|---------------|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-o||
|--5----5-5--5-5-|---------------|-0----0-0--0-0-|-------------------||
Outro
4.=H
Em
W +W +W
|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----|
|-8--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----|
|-9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)----|
|----------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|
| W +W +W
|----------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
Q=100
Em
>
+W +W W
|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|------*|
|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|------*|
|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|------*|
|------------|------------|------*|
|------------|------------|------*|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|------*|
|
| W +W W
|------------|------------|------*|
|------------|------------|------*|
|------------|------------|------*|
|--0---------|-(0)--------|------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
