Wishmaster - Nightwish
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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NIGHTWISH-"Wishmaster"
From the album "Wishmaster"
Written by Tuomas Holopainen

Added To Ultimate-Guitar.com by Mikhailo (mikhailo_@tut.by)

Chorus 1
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------|
G:-5----3-3--5------3-3--5----3-3--5------3-3-------------|
D:-5-3--3-3--5-3--6-3-3--5-3--3-3--5-3--6-3-3-------------|
A:-3-3--1-1--3-3--6-1-1--3-3--1-1--3-3--6-1-1-------------|
E:---1---------1--4--------1---------1--4-----------------|

Chorus 2
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------6-------------8---------------------8--------|
D:-----------6-------------8-------------6-6-6---8--------|
A:-3-------3-4---3-------3-6---3-------3-4-4-4-6-6--------|
E:-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-------4----------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . .
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------6-----------8-----------------------8--------|
D:-----------6-----------8-3-------------6-6-6---8--------|
A:-3-------3-4---3-------6-3---3-------3-4-4-4-6-6--------|
E:-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1-------4----------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 1 (play it 3 times)
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------3------------------|
D:-5-----5-----6-----3-6-3-5-----5-------6-3-5------------|
A:---3-3---3-3---3-3---------3-3---3-3--------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------|
D:-5-----5-----6-----3-6-3-5-----5-----6-6-8--------------|
A:---3-3---3-3---3-3---------3-3---3-3-4-4-6--------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 2
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------8-----------------------------8-----|
D:----------------------------6-8-----------------------------8-----|
A:-3--------3--------3--------6-6--3--------3--------3--------6-----|
E:-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--4----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------8-------------------------------8---|
D:----------------------------6-8-----------------------------8-8---|
A:-3--------3--------3--------6-6--3--------3--------3--------8-6---|
E:-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--4----1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--6-----|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------4/6~~--------|
G:--------------8--5-----5-----6-----3-6-3-5-----5------------------|
D:------------6-8----3-3---3-3---3-3---------3-3---3-3--------------|
A:-3----------6-6---------------------------------------------------|
E:-1-1-1-1...-4-----------------------------------------------------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Between parenthesis = keyboard arranged for guitar
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------8---------------------------------------------------|
D:------------6-8---------------(1----)-----------------------------|
A:-3----------6-6--3--------8-6-(1-4-3)-6-----8-4-------------------|
E:-1-1-1-1...-4----1-1-1-1--6-4-(--2-1)-4-4-4-6-2-------------------|
p.m. . . . . . .

Chorus 1
Verse 1 (play the riff 3 times)
Verse 2
Chorus 1
Chorus 2

e:----------------|
B:----------------|
G:----------------|
D:-3--------------|
A:-3--(let ring)--|
E:-1--------------|

Guitar solo 1
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------6-6-6---------------6-6-6---------------6-6-6---6-8-8-8-6---6------|
G:-8-8-8-7-8-------8-7-8-8-8-7-8-------8-7-8-8-8-7-8-------8-----------8---8-7-5|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------2 TIMES------|

e:------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------11-11-11-------11-13-13-13-14-16-14-13-11---------------------|
G:-13-13-13-12-13----------13...----------------------------13-12---------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------2 TIMES------|

Rhythm under guitar solo 1
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------2 TIMES---------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-5-----5-----5-----5-----------------------6---8------------------------|
A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-----6-----5-----6---8------------------------|
E:-------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-4---6------------------------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------8--6--5--------------8-------------------------------------|
D:-3-----6-----8--6--5--3-----6-----8-------------------------------------|
A:-3-----6-----6--4--3--3-----6-----6-------------------------------------|
E:-1-----4--------------1-----4-------------------------------------------|

e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------2 TIMES---------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-5-----5-----5-----5-----------------------6---8------------------------|
A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-----6-----5-----6---8------------------------|
E:-------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-4---6------------------------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tarja sings
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------5-----6-----3-----------5-----6-----3----------------------------|
D:-3-----5-----6-----3-----3-----5-----6-----3----------------------------|
A:-3-----3-----4-----1-----3-----3-----4-----1----------------------------|
E:-1-----------------------1----------------------------------------------|

Guitar solo 2
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-6-5*-------------4/6-6-6/8-8-8/9-9-9/11--11----------------------------|
G:------6-5-5p6h5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------8----8-10-------8----8-10-------8----8-10-8-10-11--------|
A:-8-10-11-10-11---11------10-11---11------10-11---11---------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------|
D:-10-11-13-8-10-11-10-11-13-8-10-11---|
A:-------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e:----------15--------------------------16~-------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------10-12~--------12-12-10---10-8-----8~--------|
D:-10-11-13----10-11-13-11-13-------------------------------10------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm under guitar solo 2
e:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------|
D:-5-----5-----6-----3-6-3-5-----5-----6-6-8--------------|
A:---3-3---3-3---3-3---------3-3---3-3-4-4-6--------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------8------------8--------------8--------------8----------|
D:-----------6-8------------8------------6-8------------8-8----------|
A:-3---------6-6--3---------6- 3---------6-6--3---------8-6----------|
E:-1-1-1-1-1-4----1-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1-1-4----1-1-1-1-1-6------------|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

* = artificial harmonic
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------8------------8--------------8-----------------------------------|
D:-----------8-8------------8------------6-8-----------------------------------|
A:-3---------6-6--3---------6--3---------6-6--3---------8-6-8*-7*----6-----8-4-|
E:-1-1-1-1-1-4----1-1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1-1-4----1-1-1-1-1-6-4-------9*-4-4-4-6-2-|
p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Play the chorus 1 then two times the chorus 2.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Nightwish | Wishmaster
Submitted By | Elminster
Album | Wishmaster
Normal tuning | EADGBE
I didn't transcribe this, so don't send me any suggestions/comments.0
Unfortunately, I've lost the name and mail of the guy who transcribed it...

You can play some chords (I marked them with $) one octave deeper
but in that case you must tune back your strings to D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#

[Chorus Riff 1]
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------8--8----------------8----8---|
D|-6--3------8--8------6--3------8----8-8-|
A|-6--3------6--6------6--3------6----6-8-|
E|-4--1----------------4--1-------------6-|

[Chorus Riff 2]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------8---------------------8---8---|
D|-3-----3-----3-----6-3-----3-----3-----8-3-----3-----3-----6-8---8-8-|
A|-3-----3-----3-----6-3-----3-----3-----6-3-----3-----3-----6-6---6-8-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-------6-|

[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------3----------------------------------3-3-5-|
D|-555-555--6--5-6-3-5--5555----6-3---555-555--6--5-6-3-6--5555--1-1-3-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
xxx xxx x x x x x xxxx xxx xxx x x x x x xxxx

[Verse]
e|----------------------------$----------------$----------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------8-----8-8--------8--------8-|
D|-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--6-8--3--8-8--3---6-8--3---6-8-|
A|-3---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--6-6--3--6-6--3---6-6--3---6-6-|
E|-1---1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--4----1*------1*--4----1*--4---|

e|-------$----------------$------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------8-----8-8--------8------8-----------------|
D|-3---6-8--3--8-8--3---6-8--3---8-8----6-6-6-8--4-|
A|-3---6-6--3--6-6--3---6-6--3---6-8----6-6-6-8--4-|
E|-1*--4----1*------1*--4----1*----6----4-4-4-6--2-|

[Solo 1]
e|------2x--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------6-6-6----------------6-6-6----------------6-6-6-----|
G|--------8-8-8-7-5-------8-7--8-8-8-7-5-------8-7--8-8-8-7-5-------8-7-|
D|-3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------2x-----------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-6---6------------------------------11-11-11-----------------------|
G|---------8---8-7-8-7-5-----13-13-13-12-10----------13-12--13-13-13-12-10-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------10-11--11-11-11-10----------------------------|
B|-11-11-11----11--13-13-13--------------------13--11-11-11-13-11---------|
G|----------13-----------------------------------------------------13--12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2x--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------6-6-6----------------6-6-6----------------6-6-6-----|
G|--8-8-8-7-5-------8-7--8-8-8-7-5-------8-7--8-8-8-7-5-------8-7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-8-8-8-6---6-----------|
G|---------8---8-7-8-7-5-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

[After Solo 1]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------8---------------------------8---------------|
D|-3------8------8------6------3------8------8------3-|
A|-3------6------8------6------3------6------8------3-|
E|-1-------------6------4------1-------------6------1-|

[Solo 2](It's not exactly that Emppu plays)|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-6~---5~-------------------6~---6/8~---8/9~---9/11~-|
G|-----------6-5~---5h6-5~----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------8----8-10-8-10-11--11-10-8-10-8----8---------------|
A|-8-10-11-10-11---11----------------------------11---11-10-11-10-8-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------8~-9~-9s8------|
G|-------------------------10~-----------------------------8-10-----------10~\-|
D|---------------8----8-10-------------------8-10-11-10-11---------------------|
A|-8-10-11-10-11---11----------8-10-11-10-11-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-11----8-10-8----------|
A|--------------11-10-8\-|

************************************

| * Natural harmonic
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down

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Song info
Wishmaster
Nightwish
2001
  • Rock
  • Gothic Metal
  • Heavy Metal
  • Symphonic Rock
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