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* SONATA ARCTICA - MY LAND (From the album: ECLIPTICA) *
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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Days Tabbed: 4 - 5.2.2000
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--15-14----------/12-10--------------10~~-------------12~~-----15-14-----15-14----|
B--------15----12-----------------------------------------------------15--------15-|
G------------------------12~----11-12--------\12-11-12-----------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro (Gtr.2 with clean sound)
E-\12-10-------15-14-----15-14----\12-10-/19~~-------------------------------------|
B--------------------15--------15----------------|--------3-------3---------3------|
G--------12~-------------------------------------|----------0-------------0----0---|
D-----------------------------------(Gtr.3:)-x\--|------4-----4---------4--------4-|
A--------------------------------------------x\--|----2---------2-----3------------|
E---------------------------------------------------0------------------------------|

E---0-----------------------------0~~----------------------------------------------|
B-------------3--------------3------------------3--------------3--------------3----|
G---------------0----------0----0-----------------0--------------0----------0---0--|
D-----------4-----4------4--------------------4-----4--------4-----4------4-------4|
A-3-------2------------3--------------------2---------2----2---------2-/3----------|
E-------0---------------------------------0--------------0-------------------------|

end Intro
E--0-------------------------------------------------------0------------||---------|
B----3---3-------------3--------------3--------------3-------3---3------||---------|
G------0---0-------------0--------------0----------0---0-------0---0----||*--------|
D------------4-------4-----4--------4-----4------4-------4-----------4--||*--------|
A------------------2---------2----2---------2-/3------------------------||---2-----|
E---------------\0--------------0---------------------------------------||---0-0-0-|
pm..|
x2 Verse 1
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------*|*------------------|
D-----------------------------/5-----5-----5-5---5------------*|*------------------|
A-2-----2-2---2-----2---2-----/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/5-3-2----|-------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------3-----0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
pm..| pm pm..| pm pm pm..| pm..| pm pm pm................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-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--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0|
..................................................................................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-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--0-0-0-0-0-0|
..................................................................................

______________________ __________
|1. |2.
E------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|
B------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-Wah-wah..|
G------------------------------------------------|--------7------------*|--/12-\-11|
D----------------------------------/7-7--5---9~~-|--\5----5---\4~~--\--*|----------|
A----------------------------------/5-5--3---7~~-|--\3----5----------\--|--/10-\-9-|
E--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0----------------|----------------------|----------|
................................|
____________________
| Chorus
E--------------------||------------------------------------------------------------|
B......|-------------||------------------------------------------------------------|
G--\-4---------------||------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------5----/5--4~~||---------------------------------/5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
A--\-2---3-----------||--2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2--/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E--------------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---5----------------------------------/5-----5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-5----2---4---|
A-3-3--\2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2--/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\2-0---2---|
E------\0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
pm pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|

Guitar Solo
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|------------------/12-11-9-9--7-/-9-7-7|
D--9---7---5----2---4----------------------|------9--7-5h7-------------------------|
A--7---5---3----0---2----3-2---2-----------|--7~~----------5-----------------------|
E----------------------------5---3-5-2-3-\-----------------------------------------|
pm..........| pm pm

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------/13-12-10--------------------------------------------------------12-14-15~~-|
G----------------12-11-9\8----------------9-11-12~~--/12-14-12-11-12-14------------|
D-7h9----------------------10--10-9-10-12------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15-13-12----12-13-12----12-------------------------------------------------------|
G----------14----------14----14-12-11-14-12-11----12-11-------11-------------------|
D----------------------------------------------14-------14-12----14-12-10-14-12-10-|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------15b(17)---17r15-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----12-10-------10----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-14-------14-12----14-12-10-14-12-10----12-10-------10----------------------------|
E-------------------------------------14-------14-12----14-12-10-------------------|
pm..........................................................|

E----15--14h15p14----A.H.----------------------------------------------------------|
B\12--------------15-15~~------T-----T-----------T-----T-----------T-----T---------|
G--------------------------12h16p12h16p12p9--12h17p12h17p12p9--12h16p12h16p12p9--12|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------Two-guitars:----------------|
B--T-----------T-----------------------------------------------------------------13|
Gh16p12p9--12h17p12p9--12-/16-17-16-14----------------------------------12-14-15-14|
D--------------------------------------17-16-14----------------12-13-15-14-15-17---|
A-----------------------------------------------17-15~~--13-15-14-15-17------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------15-17---------------------|

end Guitar Solo Harmony Solo Verse 3
E----------15-17-----18~~--17-18-\15~--p13h15~----18~------------------------------|
B-15-16/18-17-18--|--20~~--18-20-\16~--p15h16~----20~----------15---------|--------|
G-14-17/19--------|-------------------------------------14/15--15---12~~--|--------|
D-----------------|-------------------------------------15/17-------13~~--|--------|
A-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--2-----|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-|
pm...

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------/5-----5-----5-5---5----------------------------------|
A-2-----2-2---2-----2---2----/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/5-3-2----2-----2-----2-2---2--|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
pm..| pm pm..| pm pm pm..| pm..| pm pm pm..| pm..| pm pm

Bridge
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D------------/5-5-5-----4---------5-/-7-\-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--|--5----9-----------9-7-|
A---2---2----/3-3---3-2---3-2-3-2-3-/-5-\-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|--3----7----7-9-10-----|
E-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
..| pm pm pm...........| pm..|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|----------|---------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|--Chorus--|---------------------------------------|
D------7------------5---5--4~~--|----------|-------5---------5----/10--10----------|
A-10-9---10-9-7-9---3-----------|----------|--2----3----2----3----/8----8---7-7-7-7|
E---------------------------------------------0---------0--------------------------|
pm..| pm..| pm......

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---9-----------9-----------9-----------9----10-------------9-----------9----------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----8----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
..| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm........| pm........|

Keyboard & Guitar Lead Riff
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------15-|
G-----------------|---------------------14-16-17\16~-------------------14-16-17----|
D-9-----------9---|--14-16-17-\16-17-19--------------14-16-17\16-17-19-------------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm........|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-17~-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
G------------------------14-16-17\16~---17-16-14~--16-14----------------|--Keyboard|
D------14-16-17\16-17-19---------------------------------17-17--16-14\--|----------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------Gtr.2:---------------Gtrs.2&3:--------------------|
B------------|-----------------------------------------15-13-11--------------------|
Gs-&-Vocals--|-----------------------17-14----------14-15-14-12-14-12--------------|
D------------|--7---------7----/10---------15----15-------------15-13-15-14-15~~---|
A------------|--5----8----5----/8----10-------15-------10-------------17-15-17~~---|
E--------------------6----------------8-----------------8--------------------------|

Bridge Chorus
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------6--------------------------|--------------------------|
G----------------------------5--------------------------|--------------------------|
D------7---7---7---7----\5---5---5---5---------5---/7---|--------------------------|
A--8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---8---3---/5---|--5-----5-----5-----5-----|
E--6---------------------------------------6---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------8------------------------------------------------|
D--------/8-----8-----8-----8-----8---8----------------------------------/8-----8--|
A-5---5--/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--\5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5--/6-6-6-6-6|
E-3-3-3----------------------------------\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|
pm pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm pm..| pm

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---8-----8------8--7--5----7----12--10--8----5----7--------------------5-----7---/|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--5--3----5----10---8--6----3----5---6-5---5----------3-----5---/|
E----------------------------------------------------------8---6-8-5-6-------------|
..| pm..| pm..| pm..........|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-12--10--8---\5---7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A-10--8---6---\3---5----6-5---5----------5-6-5---5--------6-5---5-----------5---5-\|
E---------------------------8---6-8-5-6--------8---6-8-5------8---6-8-5-6---3---3-\|
pm pm......| pm pm....| pm pm......|

E------||
B------||
G------|| end
D------||
A-\----||
E-\----||

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Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------7----------------------------------7----------------------------------|
D-------7----5-----10-9-7------------------7----5----10-9-7-9----7-----------------|
A--2----5-----------------10-9-7\6----2----5------------------10---9-10-\-3-2---2--|
E--0-------------------------------8--0---------------------------------------5---3|
pm....| pm....

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------/5------------------------------------------------|
A--------2-----------------------/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-----------------|
E-5-2-3--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
......| pm..................| pm..........................| pm...............

E-------------------------------------------||
B-------------------------------------------||
G-------------------------------------------|| end
D----------5--------------------------------||
A----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
E-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------||
........| pm............................|

Rhythm Guitar during Harmony Solo
E----------------------------------------||
B----------------------------------------||
G----------------------------------------|| end
D---------8-----------8------------------||
A---5-----6-----5-----6----\6-5-3--------||
E---3-----------3-----------------6-5-3--||
pm........|

Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard & Guitar Lead Riff
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D----------------9-----------------9----------------9---------------/11--9\----||
A----------------7-----------------7----------------7-----7----5-5--/9---7\----||
E--7-7-7--7-7-7------7-7-7--7-7-7-----7-7-7--7-7-7--------5----3-3-------------||
pm...........| pm............| pm...........|

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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

T = Tap

/ = 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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|* *| = repeat from * to *
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