• Song:

    Playing With Fire

  • Artist:

    Stratovarius

  • Album:

    Destiny

Location: Season of Change - http://www.sci.fi/~jnevala/stratovarius/

Artist: Stratovarius
Title:  Playing with Fire
Album:  Destiny
Transcribed by Roger H. Beck
e-mail address: roger_h_beck@hotmail.com
 
Tune down a half step
 
 
 
Intro/Main Theme
Riff 1 (2x)
 
e(---------------------------------------------------------------------
B(---------------------------------------------------------------------
G(-9-7---9-7---9-7-9-7---9-7---10-9---9-7---9-7---9-7-9-7---9-7---10-9-
D(-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-
A(---------------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M.   .     .         .     .          .     .      . .     .     .
 
e(----------------------------------------------------------------------
B(----------------------------------------------------------------------
G(-9-7---9-7---10-9-7-9-9-7---9-7---10-9-9-7---9-7---9-7-9-7---9-7--10-9
D(-8-8-8-8-8-8----------8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
A(----------------------------------------------------------------------
E(----------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M.   .     .{a.h.}. .     .     .          .     .         .     .
 
e(----------------------------------------------------------------------
B(----------------------------------------------------------------------
G(-9-7---9-7---9-7-9-7---9-7---10-9-9-7---9-7---10-9-7-9-9-7---9-7--10-9
D(-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
A(----------------------------------------------------------------------
E(----------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M.   .     .         .     .          .     .{a.h.}. .     .     .
 
e(---------------------------------------------------------------------)
B(---------------------------------------------------------------------)
G(-9-7---9-7---9-7-9-7---9-7---10-9---9-7---9-7---9-7-9-7---9-7---10-9-)
D(-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-)
A(---------------------------------------------------------------------)
E(---------------------------------------------------------------------)
P.M.   .     .         .     .            .     .         .     .
 
 
Verse
Riff 2
 
e(------------------------------------------------------------------
B(------------------------------------------------------------------
G(------------------------------------------------------------------
D(-7---------------------------------------------------------7-7-7/-
A(-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-
E(------------------------------------------------------------------P.M.  
       . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
e(------------------------------------------------------------------)
B(------------------------------------------------------------------)
G(------------------------------------------------------------------)
D(-3-----------------------------------------------------------3-3/-)
A(-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1/-)
E(------------------------------------------------------------------)
P.M.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
Verse
Riff 3
 
e(--------------------------------------------------------------------
B(--------------------------------------------------------------------
G(--------------------------------------------------------------------
D(-7----------------------------5-5/-7------------------------------3-
A(-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-3-3/-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-1-
E(--------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M.   . . . . . . . . . . . .           . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
e(---------------------------------)
B(---------------------------------)
G(-9-7---9-7---9-7-9-7---9-7---9-7-)
D(-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-)
A(---------------------------------)
E(---------------------------------)
P.M.   .     .         .     .
 
 
Pre-Chorus
Riff 4
 
e(---------------------------------------------------)
B(---------------------------------------------------)
G(-5=---3=---5=---3=---5=---3===---5---------------5-)
D(-5=---3=---5=---3=---5=---3===---5---------------5-)
A(-3=---1=---3=---1=---3=---1===---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-)
E(---------------------------------------------------)
P.M.                                 . . . . . . .
 
 
Verse 2    - Riff 3 (2x)
Pre-Chorus - Riff 4
 
 
Chorus
Riff 5a
 
e(----------------------------------------------------------------------
B(-11-10---11-10---11-10-11-10---11-10----------------------------------
G(-10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10---12---10-----9-7---9-7---9-7-9-7
D(--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8-8--8--8-8----8----(8)-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
A(----------------------------------------------------------------------
E(----------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M.     .       .             .       .  . .  . (.)     .     .
 
                     Riff 5b
 
e(-----------------)(---------------------------------------------------
B(-----------------)(--11-10---11-10---11-10-11-10---11-10--------------
G(-----9-7---10-9--)(--10-10---10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10---12---10----
D(---8-8-8-8--8-8--)(---8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8-8--8--8-8----8----(8)
A(-----------------)(---------------------------------------------------
E(-----------------)(---------------------------------------------------
P.M. .     .         P.M.    .       .             .       .  . .  . (.)
 
e(-------------------------------------)
B(-------------------------------------)
G(-9-7---9-7---9-7---5---------------5-)
D(-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---5---------------5-)
A(-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-)
E(-------------------------------------)
P.M.   .     .         . . . . . . .
 
 
Guitar Solo - Rhythm Part (2x)
 
e(---------------------------------------------------------------------
B(---------------------------------------------------------------------
G(---------------------------------------------------------------------
D(-7----------------------------5/-7-7----------------------------5/-3-
A(-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-3/-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-3/-1-
E(---------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M.   . . . . . . . . . . . .           . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
1st ending
e(-----------------------------------------------------------------)
B(-----------------------------------------------------------------)
G(-----------------------------------------------------------------)
D(-3-------------------------------3-------------------------------)
A(-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-)
E(-----------------------------------------------------------------)
P.M.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
2nd ending
e(----------------------------------------------------)
B(----------------------------------------------------)
G(----------------------------------------------------)
D(-3--------------------------------5---------------5-)
A(-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1/-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-)
E(----------------------------------------------------)
P.M.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    . . . . . . .
 
Chorus - Riff 5a (2x)
 
 
Outro
Riff 6 (5x)
 
e(----------------------------------------------------------------------
B(10-9--10-9--10-9-10-9--10-9-------------------------------------------
G(-9-9---9-9---9-9--9-9---9-9---11---9---8-6---8-6---8-6-8-6---8-6---9-8
D(-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7----7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
A(----------------------------------------------------------------------
E(----------------------------------------------------------------------
P.M.   .     .          .     .  . . . .     .     .         .     .
 
Keyboards arranged for Guitar
 
e(----------------------------------------------------------------------
B(----------------------------------------------------------------------
G(-9=-6-8-9-8-6-8-9-9=-6-8-9-11-9-8-6-6=-6-8-9-8-6-8-9-9=-6-8-9-11-9-8-6
D(----------------------------------------------------------------------
A(----------------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
Symbol explanation:
 
P.M.  Palm Mute (notes marked with dot)
/     slide
=     sustained
 
 
 
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