Bless The Child - Nightwish
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Dropped-D tuning : DADGBe

(0:31)
[Intro]
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-----2-2---------0---------------0----------|
A|-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----|
D|-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----|
pm. . pm. . . pm. . pm. .

(1:07)
(You have to listen to get the rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
pm. . . . . . . pm. . . . . . . . .

(1:38)
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5--------------------------------------2-----------5--|
D|-0---3---5------------------------------3---5---2---2-2-2-3-5--|
A|-0---3---3---3-2-0-0-0-0--3-2-0-0-0-0---3---5---0---0-0-0-3-3--|
D|-0---3-------3-2-0-0-0-0--3-2-0-0-0-0---3---5-------------3----|
pm. . . . . .pm. . . . . . pm. . .

(1:54)
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------5-------------2----------|
D|-0---2---3---5-5---0---5---2----------|
A|-0---0---3---3-5---0---5---0------3-2-|
D|-0-------3-----5---0---5----------3-2-|
pm. .

(2:10)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
pm. . . . . . . . . .

(2:26)
[Verse]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5---------------2--------------2-----------2-----------5-|
D|-0---3---5---------------0--------------0---3---5---2---2-2-2-3-5-|
A|-0---3---3---3-2-0-0-0-0----3-2-0-0-0-0-----3---5---0---0-0-0-3-3-|
D|-0---3-------3-2-0-0-0-0----3-2-0-0-0-0-----3---5-------------3---|
pm. . . . . . pm. . . . . . pm. . .

(2:41)
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------5-------------2---------2-------5-------------2-|
D|-0---2---3---5-5---0---5---2-----0---2---3---5-5---3---5---2-|
A|-0---0---3---3-5---0---5---0-----0---0---3---3-5---3---5---0-|
D|-0-------3-----5---0---5---------0-------3-----5---3---5-----|

(3:15)
[Bridge]
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|----------------5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
pm. . . . . . .

(3:22)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----3--5-----------3--5-----------3----5-----------3----5--3----|
D|-0--3--5--0-----0--3--5--3-----5--3--3-5--0-----5--3--3-5--3--3-|
A|-0--1--3--0-----0--1--3--3-----5--1--3-3--0-----5--1--3-3--1--0-|
D|-0--------0-----0--------3-----5-----3----0-----5-----3---------|

(3:45)
(Play always the same chord)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5...----3-2--|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5...----3-2--|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4:03)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2---0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-2-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2---0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-2-|
pm. . . . . . . . . . pm. . . . . . . . . .

(4:15)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-|
D|---------------------------3-2-0-|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4:45)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-------2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|
D|-------------------3-2-|
pm. . . . . .

(4:50)
[Chorus]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------5-----|
D|--------------------2-----2-----2-------------------------5---5-|
A|-0-----0-----0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-----3-----3------3---5-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------5-|
pm. . . . . . . . .pm. . . . . . . . .pm. . . . . . . . .

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3------5-----5-----5-----|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
pm. . . . . . . . .pm. . . . . . . . .

(5:02)
(Fill in after chorus)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2-----------------3---2------------|
A|-0-0-2-0-3-0-5-0---0-5-0-3-0-2-0-0---0---0-3-0--3-2-|
D|------------------------------------------------3-2-|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5:06)
(Play this two times)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0--2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0--2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0--2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-|
D|-2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0--2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0--2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0--2h3-0-0-0-0-0-0--6-6-|
pm. . . . . . pm. . . . . . pm. . . . . . pm. . . . . .

[Outro]
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-----2-2---------0---------------0----------|
A|-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----|
D|-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0----|
pm. . pm. . . pm. . pm. .

(1:07)
(You have to listen to get the rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
pm. . . . . . . pm. . . . . . . . .



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| . Staccato
| h Hammer-on
| ...

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist – Nightwish
Track - Bless the Child (Live)
Tuning – D
Taken from the Live concert, End of An Era, as played by Emppu on the new DVD.

. = Palm Mute

0:31 Intro
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------|
C-4-4-----4-4-4----4\2-2-2----2-2-2\---2-2-2--2-2-------|
G-4-4-----4-4-4----4\2-2-2----2-2-2\---2-2-2--2-2-------|
D-2-2-----2-2-2----2\0-0-0----0-0-0\---0-0-0--0-0-------|
. . . . . . . . . .

1:07 Find a good rhythm, it is hard to tab correctly. Listen to emppu’s playing, and you will understand.
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
F------------------------------------------------------|
C-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------| x2
G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1:22 Again, find the right rhythm
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G---------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1:38 Verse
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
F----4-7------------------------------------------------|
C-2--5-7--5\4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5\4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G-2--5-5--5\4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5\4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D-0--3----3\2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3\2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D--------------------------------------------|
A-----3--------------------------------------|
F-4-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--------------------------|
C-5-7-4-4-4-4-4-5-4--------------------------|
G-5-7-2-2-2-2-2-5-4--------------------------|
D-3-5-----------3-2--------------------------|
. . . .
1:54 Chorus
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A----3-----------------3------------------------------|
F----4--4--7--6-----6--4-4-4-4-4-4-3------------------|
C-2--4--5--7--7--2--7--4-4-4-4-4-5-4------------------|
G-2--2--5--5--7--2--7--2-2-2-2-2-5-4------------------|
D-0-----3-----5--0--5------------3-2------------------|
. . . .

2:09 Find Rhythm
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G---------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2:25 Verse
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
F----4--7--4\3------------------------4\3----------------------|
C-2--5--7--5\4-2-2-2-2----------------5\4-2-2-2-2--------------|
G-2--5--5--5\4-2-2-2-2-7---------7p5--5\4-2-2-2-2-7---------7p5|
D-0--3-----3\2-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------3\2-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------3----------------3-----------3---------3---------------|
F-4--6--4-4-4-4-4-4-3----4-4-7-6---6-4---------4-4-7-6--4--6---|
C-5--7--4-4-4-4-4-5-4--2-4-5-7-7-2-7-4-------2-4-5-7-7--5--7-9\|
G-5--7--2-2-2-2-2-5-4--2-2-5-5-7-2-7-2--5/---2-2-5-5-7--5--7-9\|
D-3--5------------3-2--0---3---5-0-5---------0---3---5--3--5-7\|
. . . .

3:14 Interlude
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-----|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-\-----|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-\-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A------4-6---3-4-------------4-------------4-6-4-3----|
F------5-7---4-5-9-2---2-----5-7-9---2-----5-7-5-4----|
C-2----5-7-2-4-5-9-2---2-----5-7-9---2-----5-7-5-4----|
G-2----3-5-2-2-3-7-0---0-0-2-3-5-7---0-0-2-3-5-3-2----|
D-0--------0------------------------------------------|
. . . .

Here, slowly fade from a full power chord to single string.
Find the right rhythm
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
F-2-2-2-2-----------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
C-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
C-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
F-4-3------------------------------------------------------|
C-5-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
G-5-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D-3-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
F-4-3-------------------------------------|
C-5-4-2-\\\-------------------------------|
G-5-4-2-\\\-------------------------------|
D-3-2-0-\\\-------------------------------|

4:45 Chorus
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
F-----------------------------------------4-3--|
C-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4--|
G-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-4--|
D-////\\\\\///\\\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .

D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
C-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
F-4---------4---------4-----7-6—-4--6----------------|
C-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7--5--7----------------|
G-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--5--7----------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5--3--5----------------|
. . . . . . . . . .

D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
F---------------------------------2---------------4-3--|
C-------------2---4---2---------------5---4---2---5-4--|
G-2-0-4-0-5-0---0---0---0-5-0-4-0---0---0---0---0-5-4--|
D-------------------------------------------------3-2--|

D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
F-3-4-------------------------|
C-4-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| x3
G-4-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
D-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
. . . . . . . . .

D----------------------------------------|
A--------------3-3-----------------------|
F-3-4----------4-4-----------------------|
C-4-5--2-2-2-2-4-4-----------------------|
G-4-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D-2-3--0-0-0-0---------------------------|
. . . .

D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
F-3-4-------------------------|
C-4-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| x3
G-4-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
D-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
. . . . . . . . .

D----------------------------------------|
A--------------3-3-----------------------|
F-3-4----------4-4-----------------------|
C-4-5--2-2-2-2-4-4-----------------------|
G-4-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D-2-3--0-0-0-0---------------------------|
. . . .

Outro
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------------------|
C-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--|
G-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--|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
F--------------------------------------------------------------|
C-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

||D-----------------------------------------------------------|
||A-----------------------------------------------------------|
||F-----------------------------------------------------------|
||C-----------------------------------------------------------|
||G-----------------------------------------------------------|
||D-0-0-0-0-0-0-2h3-0-0-0-0-2h3-0-0-0-0-2h3-0-0-2h3-0-0-0-0-0-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D-----------------------------------------------||
A-----------------------------------------------||
F-----------------------------------------------||
C-----------------------------------------------|| x2
G-----------------------------------------------||
D-2h3-0-0-0-0-2h3-0-0---------------------------||
. . . . . .

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-6h7---------6h7---------6h7-----6h7---------6h7---------6h7-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
F-------------------------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-4h5-4-4-4-4-4h5-4-4-4-4-4h5-4-4-4h5-4-4-4-4-4h5-4-4-4-4-4h5-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Song info
Bless The Child
Nightwish
2001
  • Rock
  • Heavy Metal
  • Symphonic Rock
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