Madness Strikes At Midnight

Stratovarius

Tom: C

Music&Words By: Timo Tolkki

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss *(*)
                                                (D*)

Please Mail me if you find mistakes!

Tune Down 1/2 step !

Acoustic Intro
        

                x4                                        x4                                                                x4
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------|--------------------------------|----------9------------9-----------9-----------9-|
G------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D--------9---|-------9------9--------9-----9--|-------9------------9-----------9-----------9----|
A-----9------|----9-----10--------9-----8-----|----9-----------10-----------9-----------8-------|
E--7-----------7---------------7----------------7-----------7------------7-----------7----------|



                                          x3                                            Dist.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-5b(7)--r5--3--10b(12)-r10--|
G--------------------------10-----|-------------------------10-----|----------------------------|
D---------9----------10--9--------|--------9----------10--9--------|----------------4-----------|
A------8----------8---------------|-----8----------8------------8--|-5--------------2-----------|
E-7----------7-----------------7----7---------7----------------------3--------------------------|



E-------------------------5---5---5-----------------------------------------------15--/17-15-14-|
B-8-10-7-8-5-7-3-5--5b(7)---7---7---r5-3-5b(7)--7-8-5-8-7-5-8-7-5---14b(15)r14-12---------------|
G------------------------hold-bend--------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------4-----------------------------------------------|
A-------------------5---------------------------2---------------------5-------------------------|
E-------------------3-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------|


E--------------12-10-12-14-12-14-15-14-15-17-15-17-19-17-19-21b(22)--r21~~---\------------------|
B-12--15-14-15----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--2------------------------------5------------------------------------4--2-2--4--4/5-5--4--2-2-|
E---------------------------------3------------------------------------2--0-0--2--2/3-3--2--0-0-|
                                        

                                                        Verse
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|-4-------4-------2---4---4-------4-------2------4---4-|
A-4-4--2---4--2-2--4--4/5-5--4--2-2--4--|-2---2-2-2---2-2-0---2---2---2-2-2---2-2-0--2-2-2---2-|
E-2-2--0---2--0-0--2--2/3-3--2--0-0--2---------------------------------------------------------|


                                                          pm..|    pm..|           pm..|   pm..|  pm..|

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



                      Pre Chorus
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------|-------------------4---------------------4------------------------------------|
D-4--------------|-2---2---4--4---4----4-5-------4--4---4----4-5-------2---2--------------------|
A-2--4b(5)r4--2--|-0---0---2--2-2-2--------4-5---2--2-2-2--------4-5---0---0---5---4--2-2--4-4/5|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---2--0-0--2-2/3|

                                         pm                          pm         

                                                                                                  Chorus
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|-Verse-2-|-Pre-Chorus-|-----------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|----4--2h4-4-4--2h4-4-4|
A-5--4--2-2--4-4-2---4--2-2--4-4/5-5--4--2-2--4---|---------|------------|-5--2--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2|
E-3--2--0-0--2-2-0---2--0-0--2-2/3-3--2--0-0--2----------------------------3---------------------|

                                                                                                                pm..|    pm..|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----4--2h4-4-4--2h4-4-4------4--2h4-4-4--2h4-4-4----------------------------------------------|
A--5--2--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2---5--2--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2---5--4--2-2--4-4/5-5--4--2-2--4-4-2---4--2-2-|
E--3------------------------3------------------------3--2--0-0--2-2/3-3--2--0-0--2-2-0---2--0-0-|
              pm..|    pm..|             pm..|    pm..|    
                                
                                Interlude

**-------------------------------------------/13-----/19~~-|
B----------------------|-------------------------------------/12------/15----/-------/------|
G----------------------|---/4------/7------/10------/13-----/--------/------/-------/-------|
D----------------------|--/-------/-------/--------/-------/--------/-----------------------|
A-4-4/5-5--4--2-2--4---|-/-------/-------/--------/-----------------------------------------|
E-2-2/3-3--2--0-0--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|


*=Press Tremolo Bar before striking tone


 Guitar During Keyboard Riff
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5---5---5-5---5---4-4---4---4-4---4---5-5---5---5-5---5---4-4---4--|
A-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     pm        pm              pm            pm    pm        pm        pm     



                     Guitar Solo
E-----------------15-14-12-------14/15-14-12--17-15-14--15-14-12-14-15-14h15p14-12h14p12-10h12p10|
B---------------|----------13~~------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-Keyboard-riff-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



E-------------------------------------------------------------------------14h19p14h19p14h19p14h19|
B-14h15p14-12h14p12------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------15h16p15-12h15p12-11h12p11---------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------14h16p14-12h14p12-11h12p12------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



E-15p12----15p12----15-/17-15-14-15-14-12-14-12----12---------------------------------------------|
B-------13-------13-----------------------------15----15-14-15-14-12-14-12----12------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------15----15-12-15-12-11-12|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-------------14--19--21--17--19--15--17--14--15-14-12-------------------------------------------|
B-12-12~~--12--/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/--/--/-15-14--------|------------|---------------|
G--------------/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/--/--/--/--/--14~~--|-Pre-Chorus-|---------------|
D--------------/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/--/--/--/--/--------|------------|----4--2h4-4-4-|
A-------------------------------------------------------/--/--------|------------|-5--2--0h2-2-2-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------|

                                                                                                                          pm..|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
D-2h4-4-4------4--2h4-4-4--2h4-4-4-------4--2h4-4-4--2h4-4-4-------4--|-Chorus-| ends with sound
A-0h2-2-2---5--2--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2----5--2--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2----5--2--|--------| effects
E-----------3-------------------------3-------------------------3--------------|


     pm..|           pm..|    pm..|            pm..|    pm..|

 Rhythm Guitar During Guitar Solo                                                       x2
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5---5---5-5---5---4-4---4---4-4---4---5-5---5---5-5---5---4-4---4--4--|
A-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--2--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     pm        pm              pm            pm    pm        pm        pm     


TABLAURE EXPLANATION
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pm..| = Plam mute

p = Pull off

h = Hammer on

b() = bend

/ = Slide up

\ = Slide down

~~~~ = vibrato

12 = Tremolo picking
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