8th Commandment - Sonata Arctica
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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* SONATA ARCTICA - 8TH COMMANDMENT (From the album: ECLIPTICA) *
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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Day tabbed: 12.2.2000
email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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Tune down 1/2 step!

Intro (Gtr.1)
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*--0-0-0-0-3p0-0-2p0-0-5p0-0-0-0-3p0-0-2h3-0-0-0-0-8p0-0-7p0-0-5p0-0-3p0-0-0-0-2h3|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm...................................| pm..................................|

x4
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|--|
D--0-0-0-0-3p0-0-2p0-0-5p0-0-0-0-3p0-0-2h3--------2h3p2-------5p3p2---3p2------*|--|
A-------------------------------------------1h3h5-------5p3p1-------5-----5p4~--|--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm..................................|
w/Fill 1 Intro (Gtr.2)
E----------------------------------------------------------------||----------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------||----------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------||----------------|
D-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--||--5\-----5\-----|
E----------------------------------------------------------------||----------------|
pm..........................................................|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------6-6---7\-----7-7\---------6-6---7------------------------------------------|
A--5-5--4-4---5\-----5-5\----5-5--4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E--6-6-----------------------6-6---------------------------------------------------|
pm........................................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------/7---------------------------------------------------------|
A-5-5-5---------4-4-4-4-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------4-|
E-------6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6---|
.......................| pm.......................................................

end Intro Verse 1
E---------------------------------------------------------------||----------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------||----------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------||*---------------|
D---------/7----------------------------------------------------||*--7------------|
A-4-4-4-4-/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--||---5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E---------------------------------------------------------------||----------------|
.......| pm.................................................| pm..........

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7-7-----------------7-------------7-7---------------5---------------5-5---------|
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--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm............| pm..........| pm...........| pm............| pm......

x2 Bridge w/Fill 2
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------7--6~--*|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------7--7~--*|--5----5---0-0-3p0-0-2p0-0-5p0-0-0-0-3p0-0-2h3-0-0-8p0-0-7p0-0-5p0|
A-1-1----------|--3----3----------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...| pm..............................| pm..................

Chorus
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|-------|
G--------------------------------------------------|--Verse-2--|--Bridge--|*------|
D-0-3p0-00-7p0-0-5p0-0-3p0-0----5----5-------------|-----------|----------|*--7--5|
A-------------------------------3----3----7----7---|-----------|----------|---5--3|
E-----------------------------------------5----5----------------------------------|
...........................|

x2 Guitar Solo 1
E---------------------------------------------17-13----------12-13-/15-12---------|
B-----------------------------------------|---------15----15--------------13------|
G---------------------------------7--7---*|------------14--------------------12---|
D--3-----5----7---7--5--3----5----7--6---*|-------------------------------------14|
A--1-----3----5---5--3--1----3----7-------|---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|

E----------------12-15-12/13-10----------------------------------10-------9-------|
B-------------13----------------11----------------------------11----11------10----|
G----------12----------------------10----------10h12----10h12----------12------9--|
D-------14----------------------------12----12-------12--------------------------1|
A-15-15----------------------------------13---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------17-13----------12-13-/15-12-------------------|
B-----------------------------------------15----15--------------13----------------|
G-----/-7h9h10-7\6h7h9-6-/7------------------14--------------------12-------------|
D1--------------------------7---7--------------------------------------14-------14|
A--12-------------------------8~------------------------------------------15-15---|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------12-15-12/13-10----------------------------------10-------9----------------|
B----13----------------11----------------------------11----11------10-------------|
G-12----------------------10----------10h12----10h12----------12------9--------/-7|
D----------------------------12----12-------12--------------------------11--------|
A-------------------------------13-----------------------------------------12-----|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------8-10-8---------------------------------|-------------|----------|----------|
G-9-10--------10--9---------------------------|---Verse-3---|--Bridge--|--Chorus--|
D--------------------------5-7-8-7-5----------|-------------|----------|----------|
A--------------------5-7-8-----------8-7-5~-\-|-------------|----------|----------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo 2
E---------------15~--p13p12------15-17-18--17-15h17p15\13--12------15-12h15p12----|
B------------|--------------15---------------------------------15--------------13-|
G------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--7\--7-7\--|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--5\--5-5\--|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

T Guitar So
E-------------------12h15h20p15p12------------------------------------------------|
B----------------13----------------13--------------|-------------------|----------|
G-12~---------12----------------------12-----------|--Keyboard-Solo-1--|----------|
D----------14----------------------------14--------|-------------------|--------12|
A-------15----------------------------------15~~---|-------------------|--13-15---|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

lo 3
E----------------------------------------15-17-18~-17-15-------------/20--18-17h18|
B-------------------------------15-16-18------------------18-17-15----------------|
G-------12-14-15-------14-15-17---------------------------------------------------|
D-13-15----------15-17------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ep17-15---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------18-17--15-17-17b(18)-r17~~\15--16~~---|-------------------|---------------|
G---------------------------------------------|--Keyboard-Solo-2--|---------------|
D---------------------------------------------|-------------------|--7\---------\-|
A---------------------------------------------|-------------------|--5\---------\-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (2)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------|------7------5------3------3------5------5------7------7-----|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--5-5-5--3-3-3--1-1-1--1-1-1-/3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5|
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm..............| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm...| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|

Chorus (3)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------7--6---|*-------------------------------|
D-7------5------3------3-------5------5---7--7---|*--9--7--5----7----9---9--7--5--|
A-5--3-3-3--1-1-1--1-1-1--/3-3-3--3-3-3---7------|---7--5--3----5----7---7--5--3--|
E-----------------------------------------5---------------------------------------|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm...| pm..|

x2
E---------------------------||
B----------------|----------||
G-------9--8~---*|----------|| end
D--7----9--9~---*|----------||
A--5----9--------|---2-\----||
E-------7------------0-\----||

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Fill 1 Fill 2
E------12----12~~----------------------------------------------------------||
B---15----15-15~~----|-----------------------------------------------------||
G---14-------14~~----|-----------------------------------------------------|| end
D--------------------|--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--||
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
pm..............................................|

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 1 x2
E-----------------------------------------------||
B-----------------------------------------------||
G*---------------------------------------------*|| end
D*---7----7----5----3--------------7\----7~~---*||
A----5----4----3----1----5----7----5\-7\-5~~----||
E------------------------3----5-------5\--------||

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 2
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------3--------------------------/5----------------------|
A--5---------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------------|
pm......................| pm......................| pm....................

E---------------------||
B---------------------||
G---------------------|| end
D---------------------||
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
E---------------------||
..................|

Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo 1
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
A--7----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------|
pm....................................| pm...................................

E-------------||
B-------------||
G-------------|| end
D-------------||
A-5-5-5-5-5---||
E-------------||
..........|

Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo 3
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A--8-----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
pm.........................................................................|

Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo 2
E-------------------------------------||
B-------------------------------------||
G-------------------------------------||
D--8---8---8---8----------------------||
A--6---6---6---6--\-7---7---7---7-----||
E-----------------\-5---5---5---5-----||

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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x\ = Pick Slide

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---12--- = Tremolo pick
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----/---
----/---

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--12--- = Staccato
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8th Commandment
Sonata Arctica

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