Blinded No More

Sonata Arctica

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E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Tuning: Drop B (B-F#-B-G-B-E)

Jani Liimatainen uses an 7-string guitar where the 7th string is darker (B).
But I have tabbed this in drop B so people with 6 strings can play it!

Intro 1a (00:00):
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|*---------------------------------*| *-------------------------|
|*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-*|*-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\5-5-5-5-|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3\2-2-2-2-|
B|------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--|--------------------------|

  Verse 1 (00:19):
E|----------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------*|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-*|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3----0----|
A|--3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3----0----|
E|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3----0----|
   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Verse 2(00:38): | Bridge 1a(00:57):
E|---------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|--S| AME AS------|--------------------------------------------|
|--VERSE 1------|-5----5----2-----5-----1----5----8--10--9--5|
E|---------------|-5----3----2-----3-----1----3----6--8---7--3|
B|---------------|-5---------2-----------1--------------------|



|
| Guitar Solo 1 (01:20):                            HOLD
E|--------11-------------------------------------------\------|
B|-----------10b(12)10-9-7h9p7--------------------------\-----|
G|--11\8----------------------9-9/11---------------------\----|
D|-----------------------------------12-9b(10)9-7---------\---|
A|------------------------------------------------10-10/12-\--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------12-|
|
| Rhythm guitar solo 1:
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------||
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------||
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------||
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|
|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--|
A|--0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|

 End of verse(01:34): | Bridge 2a(01:39):
E|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--3--------0---------|--5----5----2-----5-----1----5----8--10-|
A|--3--------0---------|--5----3----2-----3-----1----3----6--8--|
E|--3--------0---------|--5---------2-----------1---------------|

          Chorus 1 (02:00):
E|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--5--|-5---3---5---7/10-5--3---5---3---8--7--3-3-8--5--10|
A|--7--3--|-5---1---3---5/8--5--1---3---1---6--5--3-3-6--3--8-|
E|--------|-5----------------5--------------------3-3---------|

Riff 1 (02:19):             (two guitars)
E|-----------------------------\--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------\-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| A.H.---------------------------|
D|-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-0-9--0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-|
A|-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-0-10-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-|
E|-0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-0----0--\--00-00\---0--\--00-00\-|
        .  .           .  .              .  .           .  .

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---| A.H.----55-55--88-88-8--01-01-1-00-00--55-55-5--33-33-33--|
A|--10b(12)--55-55--88-88-8--01-01-1-00-00--55-55-5--33-33-33--|
E|-----------55-55--88-88-8--01-01-1-00-00--55-55-5--33-33-33--|
            .  .   .  .     .  .  . .  .   .  .     .  .  .
                         Bridge 3b (02:38):
E|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|--88-88-8--77-77-777--|--1-11-11-11-1-11--5-55-55-55-5-55--2------|
A|--88-88-8--77-77-777--|--1-11-11-11-1-11--5-55-55-55-5-55--2------|
E|--88-88-8--77-77-777--|--1-11-| 11-11-1-11--5-55-55-55-5-55--2--|
   .  .     .  .  ..        .  .  .    .     .  .  .    .

                                    bridge 4a (02:47):
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--22-22-22-2-22--1-11-11-11-1-11--|--5----5----2-----5-----1-|
A|--22-22-22-2-22--1-11-11-11-1-11--|--5----3----2-----3-----1-|
E|--22-22-22-2-22--1-11-11-11-1-11--|--5---------2-----------1-|
   .  .  .    .     .  .  .    .

                           Riff 2 (03:21):               x2
E|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------|-*--------------------------------*|
D|---5----8---10---9---5--|-*2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-*|
A|---3----6---8----7---3--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--|
E|------------------------|------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--|

E|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-*------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-*2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3\2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5-|------------------2-2-2-2-|
         x2                                       x2
E|-------------|---------------------------------------|--------|
B|-------------|---------------------------------------|--------|
G|----------*--| *-------------------------------------*|--solo--|
D|---5-5-5-5*--| *---7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---*|--part:-|
A|---5-5-5-5---|----5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3\2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5----|--------|
E|---5-5-5-5---|----------------------------5-5-5-5----|--------|

Keyboard solo and guitar solo rhythm (03:40):
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2------4---0------2------4---0---2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
A|---2------2---0------2------2---0---0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
E|---2----------0------2----------0-----------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
                                      x2
E|------------------------------------------------------------| The solo rhythm
B|------------------------------------------------------------| Goes on twice; the
G|------------------------------------------------------------| First time is the
D|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--------------------| keyboard solo and
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0--------------------| the second time is
E|-0-0-0-0---------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-| the guitar solo--|

                    Chorus (04:24):
E|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--Only guitar----|-------------------------------------------|
E|--a| nd keyboard---|-5---3---5---7/10-5--3---5---3---8--7--3-3-|
B|--(04| :19-04:23)--|-5---1---3---5/8--5--1---3---1---6--5--3-3-|
G|-----------------|-5----------------5--------------------3-3-|

            Outro verse (04:43):
E|--------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|8--5--10|----5--------5--------5--------5-------8--7--3--3---|
A|6--3--8-|----5--------3--------5--------3-------6--5--3--3---|
E|--------|----5-----------------5----------------------3--3---|
               Outro (04:49):
E|-------------|--------------------------------------| The outro part is
B|-------------|--------------------------------------| Repeated many times until
G|-------------|--------------------| 05:25. At 05:25-| Jani uses
D|--8--5--10---|--------------------------------------| a kind of a delay effect.
A|--6--3--8----|--------------------------------------| Listen to it and try to
E|-------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-------------------| find it out with your own
                 . . . . . . .       Delay effect. It’s kind
                                     of hard to tab how it
                                     goes with the delay. The
                                     Delay goes slower and
                                     Slower until it stops at
                                     05:32.

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|------|
--------------------TABEA TUD  EXPA NATION--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|------|

A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x\ = Pick Slide

E|--------|
B|--------|
G|---12---| = Tremolo pick
D|----/---|
A|----/---|
E|----/---|

E|---.---|
B|--12---| = Staccato
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|