'Crimson Tide' by Nightwish - Guitar Tutorial

            Nightwish: Crimson tide/Deep blue sea
Album: From wishes to eternity
tab made by: Kimmo Heiskanen ([email protected])


Intro:

|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|--2-2-2-2---|
|--2-2-2-2---|
|--0-0-0-0---|

Riff:1a 
       . .   . .   . .        . .   . .                  2x
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|*--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--5-5-5-5-5-5---(3)-------------|
|*--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-------(6)---(8)---|
|*--3-3-3-3-3-3-3 3-3-3-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------6-------|
*Dive using your pick to strings... well you know

Riff:1b
     . .   . .   . .        . .   . .                  2x
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---(2)-(0)---------|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------0-(7)---|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

Riff:2a (NOTICE: turn micks to up to get smoother sound)
                       1st time               2nd time
|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-----12-12-12-10-10------------10-12-13---|
|--/9--12-11-12--11-9-|-----12-12--14-14~~---|-----------------------9-11-12------------|
|---------------------|-12-------------------|-12-----------------12--------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|

Riff:2b
                         1st time            2nd time
|-----------------------|-------------------|-----12-12-12--10-10---|
|---10--13-12-13--12-10-|-----13-13-15-15~--|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-12----------------|-12--------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

Riff:2ah (NOTICE: turn micks back down to get A.H:s. Not necessary)
                       1st time                          2nd time
|---------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------|----12-12-12--10-10~------------10-12-13---|
|---9--12-11-12--11-9-|-----12-12-14-14-(14)-14-(14)~~--|------------------------9-11-12------------|
|---------------------|-12------------------------------|-12------------------12--------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Riff:2bh
                         1st time                          2nd time
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|----12-12-12--10-10~---|
|---10--13-12-13--12-10-|-----13-13-15-15-(15)-15-(15)~~--|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-12------------------------------|-12--------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|

                         1st time *just go this 13-15 fast and continuously
Riff:2a again           |-----------------------------------|
                        |----13-13-15-13*15*13*15*13*15...--|
Riff:2b again but -->   |-12--------------------------------|
                        |-----------------------------------|
                        |-----------------------------------|
                        |-----------------------------------|

Riff:3a (NOTICE: Turn micks back down to get better quality)
|------------------------------------------*--------------|
|------------------------------------------*--------------|
|--------5-5---------7-7-7-7-8-9------5-5--*--------7-7---|
|--2-2---5-5---5-5---7-7-7-7-8-9-(9)--5-5--*--5-5---7-7---|
|--2-2---3-3---5-5---5-5-5-5-6-7------3-3--*--5-5---5-5---|
|--0-0---------3-3-------------------------*--3-3---------|


Riff:3b  
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------5-5----------------------------5-5---**---|
|--7-7---3-3---5-5---5-5-5-5-5----------3-3---5-5---**---|
|--7-7---3-3---3-3---5-5-5-5-5--(7~~*)--3-3---3-3---**---|
|--5-5---1-1---------3-3-3-3-3----------1-1--------------|


Riff:4
     . .   . .   . .        . .   . .                   2x
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-2---(2)-(0)----------|
|-----------------------------------------------0-(7~)---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

Riff:1a again   
Riff:1b again
(ends to B5)

Improvise dives and vibratos while doing Riffs:2