'Picturing The Past' by Sonata Arctica - Guitar Tutorial

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* SONATA ARCTICA - PICTURING THE PAST (From the album: ECLIPTICA) *
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 Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Days tabbed: 23,25.3.2000
email: [email protected]

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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 Tune down 1/2 step!

  Intro (Gtr.1)
E--17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15-13------|
B-----------17-15----------17-15----------17-15-------------------------------17-15|
G*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

		       x2    Intro (Gtr.2)
E----/13-12-10-/17-15-13--||-------------------------------------------------------|
B-13----------------------||-------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------*||-------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------*||--7------8----7-----7-------8----7-----7-----8---|
A-------------------------||--5------6-7-5-----5-------6-7-5-----5-----6--7|
E-------------------------||-------------5--------------------5-----------------5|

				 end Intro    Verse 1
E------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------|
G-----------5--------------------------5---||------------------------5-------------|
D--7----5--3-----7-----8-----7----5--3---||---7----8-----7-----5--3----7-----8--|
A--5----3--------5-----6--7--5----3------||---5----6--7--5-----3-------5-----6--|
E--------------------------5---------------||-----------5--------------------------|

		        Bridge (1)	       w/Fill 1
E----------------------------------------------/17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15|
B---------------------|----------------------------------17-15----------17-15------|
G----------------5----|----------------/5------------------------------------------|
D-----7------5--3----|----------------/3--5---------------------------------------|
A--7--5------3-------|---8--------5-------3---------------------------------------|
E--5----------------------6---5h6--3-----------------------------------------------|

E-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------------|
B----17-15-------------------------------17-15----------17-15----------17-15-13----|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

				    Bridge (2)		       w/Fill 1
E--------------------------------------------------------------17-15-13-------17-15|
B---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------17-15------|
G-14-12---------------|--Verse-2--|--------------------5--------------------------|
D-------15-14-12~----|-----------|--------------------3--5-----------------------|
A---------------------|-----------|--8-------------5-------3-----------------------|
E------------------------------------6--h8p65h6---3-------------------------------|

E-13-------17-15-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-|
B----17-15----------17-15-------------------------------17-15----------17-15-------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----17-15-13-------------------------------------------------------------13-15-17-|
G-------------15-14-12---------------------------------------------/14-15----------|
D----------------------15-14-12----------------------/8---------------------------|
A----------------------------------8------------5----/6-----7~~-------------------|
E----------------------------------6--8-6-5h6---3-----------5~~-------------------|

	      Chorus
E-13-15~~------------------------------------------------------------------------/|
B-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
G-----------|--------------------------------------------------5----------------|--|
D-----------|--7----5----7-----10--------------7----5----7-----3----------------|--|
A-----------|--5----3----5------8----5---7----5----3----5----------5---7-/-4--|--|
E----------------------------0-------3---5-------------------------3---5---------|

 w/Fill 2
E-17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15-13-------|
B----------17-15----------17-15----------17-15-------------------------------17-15-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----15-14-12----------15-14-12----------------------------------------------------|
D-------------15-14-12----------15-14-1210-----------------------------------2----|
A-------------------------------------------13-12-10---------------3-----5---0----|
E----------------------------------------------------13-12-10~~----1-----3--------|

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--9----9-9-9--7-----9~~-----9-9-9--7--7--7--7-----------------------------------|
A--7----7-7-7--5-----7~~-----7-7-7--5--5--5--5----5-----------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-1-1-1--1-1--|
						      pm...........................

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------/-5-----------------------------------/3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E-1-1-1--1-1--/-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------|
 ...........|    pm................................................................

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

								  Verse 3
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------8--7----------------------------|------------------|
G-------------------------------7--7----------------------------|------------------|
D-------------/8-----------5----7--7----7-----5-----------------|--7----8-----7----|
A-------------/6-----8-----3----5--5----5-----3-----8-----7~~---|--5----6--7--5----|
E-3-3--3-3-3---------6------------------------------6-----5~~--------------5-------|
 ...........|

	    w/Fill 3					    T
E----------------------------------------------------13h17h22p17p13----------12-13-|
B-------------------------------------------------15----------------15----15-------|
G-----5----------------------12----------------14----------------------14----------|
D--5--3-------------12-14-15----15-14-12-12h15-------------------------------------|
A--3------/12-13-15----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

									 w/Fill 4
E-15-13-12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------15-13-11----11/1311----------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------14----------14-12-10----------10-12-14~~-----------------------|
D----------------------------------------1412/14----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------7-----8----/12-13-15-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------5-----6--------------|

					  T
E----------------------------------13h17h22p17p13----------12-13-15-13-12----------|
B-------------------------------15----------------15----15----------------15-13-11-|
G----------12----------------14----------------------14----------------------------|
D-12-14-15----15-14-12-12h15-------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

								     w/Fill 5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------/-17-15-13----|
B----11/1311-----------------------------------------------8--7---|------------17-|
G-14----------14-12-10-----/12~~--10-9----------------------7--7---|---------------|
D----------------------14-----------------8-----------5----7--7---|---------------|
A-----------------------------------------6-----8-----3----5--5---|---------------|
E------------------------------------------------6---------------------------------|

E----17-15-13-------17-15-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15-13-------17-15-13----|
B-15----------17-15----------17-15-------------------------------17-15----------17-|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----/15-14-12-/14-12-10-/14-12----------14-12----------14-12----------------------|
D-12----------------------------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------15-13-1210-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------/15-13-----------------------------------------|
B----------|--Verse-4--|----------|--------17-15-14-----------------------|--------|
G----------|---with----|--Bridge--|-----------------15-14-12-------------|--Chorus|
D----------|--verse-1--|---(2)----|---------------------------15-14-12---|--------|
A----------|---riff----|----------|---------------------------------------|--------|
E-13-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

	    w/Fill 6
E-----------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------/18-17-15-/17-15-13-/17-15|
B-------|------------17-15----------17-15----------17-15---------------------------|
G-(x2)--|*-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------|*-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-13-------17-15-13-------17-15-13-------------------------------------------------|
B----17-15----------17-15----------17-15-13----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------15-14-12----------14-12----------14-12-|
D----------------------------------------------------15-14-12-------15-14-12-------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
									      _____
									     |1.
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G----------14-12----------/15-14-12-/14-12-10-/14-12----------14-12----------|-/14-|
D-15-14-12-------15-14-12----------------------------15-14-12-------15-14-12-|-----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
 _________________________________________ _________________________________
					  |2.				    |
E------------------------------/17-15-13--|---------------------------------||
B-------/15-13----13-/18-17-15------------|---------------------------------||
G-12-10--------14------------------------*|---------------------------------|| end
D----------------------------------------*|-10-----------------------------||
A-----------------------------------------|-----13-12-10--------------------||
E-----------------------------------------|--------------13-12-10~~~~------||

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  Fill 1		       Fill 2			       Fill 3
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
G------------------------5---|-------------------------------|---------------------|
D--7~~----8-----7----5--3---|---7----5----3-------------2---|-------7--5--3-------|
A--5~~----6--7--5----3------|---5----3----1---3----5---0---|--7----5--3--1--5--7|
E------------5---------------------------------1----3----------5-------------3--5|

       Fill 4			    Fill 5		    Fill 6
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G----|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D----|--------7--5--3-------------|--7----5----3----------|--7-----5-----3-----2---|
A~~--|--7-----5--3--1--5--/5-----|--5----3----1----0~~---|--5-----3-----1-----0---|
E~~-----5--------------3-----6----------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------||
B---------------------------||
G---------------------------|| end
D---/-7----5-----3-----7---||
A---/-5----3-----1-----5---||
E---------------------------||

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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

T = Tap

b() = Bend

x = Pick Slide

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

---.---
--12--- = Staccato
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|*   *| = repeat from * to *
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