My Selene

Sonata Arctica

key:
Jani plays with 7-strings guitar tuned in dropped eb
E|----------------------------------------------------|

   /0:01 Intro                                                                   1.     2.
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--/12~--10~--12~------------------10~--------------------------------7------|-7-10-|--------|
Gb|*-----------------11~--7-9~--11~-------------9~---7~---6~----7~--9~-----9~-*|------|-7-6----|
Db|*--------------------------------------12~---------------------------------*|------|-----9~-|
Ab|E|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------|--------|
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


   /0:25 Pre-Verse 1                                                                    
V
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------7---------------------------------------|-----4-|
Db|-4------------------------4-----------------5---4------------------------4--2-------|---4---|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-----2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--0--6--5-|-2-----|
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------4--3---------|
    *  * * * * *  * * * * *  *  * * * * *  * *     *  * * * * *  * * * * *  *  *  *  *

   erse 1a (clean)
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-3--------------3--------------3-----------------3---------------3--------------3-----------|
Gb|----4---4----------4---4----------0---0--------2----2---2------4----4---4---------4-----4---|
Db|------4-------5------5-------2------2--------2--------2------4--------4-------5-----5-------|
Ab|------------5--------------2---------------0---------------2----------------5---------5---0-|
Eb|----------3--------------0------------------------------------------------3-----------------|


                                    /0:44 Verse 1b (clean)
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3----------------0-------0-|-------3-------------3--------------3--------------3-------|
Gb|---2---2-----2------2-------2---|-----4----4---4---------4---4----------0---0-----2----2---2|
Db|-2---------2------4-------4-----|---4--------4------5------5-------2------2-----2--------2--|
Ab|---------0------0-------0-------|-2---------------5--------------2------------0-------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------3--------------0----------------------------|
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Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------dist. on-----------|E|----------------------------------------------------|-------|
Gb|-2.-gtr.------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
Db|-------------2--4---4---4---4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
Ab|-------------0--4---4---4---4---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
Eb|----------------2---2---2---2--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
                    *   *   *   *      * *   * *      * *   * *      * *   * *      * *  
* *


Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|------------|
Bb|-------3--------------3---------------3---------------2---------|
Gb|-----4----4---4---------4-----4-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-|
Db|---4--------4-------5-----5-------2---------2-----2---------2---|
Ab|-2----------------5---------5---0---------0-----0---------0-----|
Eb|----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                |/0:57 Pre-Chorus
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|----------------2----------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2----4----5----2----2----4|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-2----4----5----0----2----4|
Eb|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------0----2----3---------0----2|
      * *   * *      * *   * *       * *   *         * *   *

               /1:03 Chorus 1
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|------2----|*-4----7---------4E|----------------------------------------------------|----------|
Db|-5----2----|*-4----7----7----4----2---------2-------2-4---------4-------4-5---------5-------|
Ab|-5----0----|--2----5----7----2----2---------2-------2-4---------4-------4-5---------5-------|
Eb|-3----------------------5---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
                                       * * * *   * * *     * * * *   * * *     * * * *   ** *

                                   /1:29         /1:36 Verse 2
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------*-|--Pre-Verse--|--Verse-1-(2-gtrs)-In-1a-2.gtr-plays-one-time-|
Db|-5-7-----------------------7-*-|-------------|-------------------------each-chord-from-1b---|
Ab|-5-7-----------------------7---|-------------|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5E|----------------------------------------------------|------------|
        * * * * * * * * * * *

   /2:01 Pre-Chorus 2   /2:07 Chorus 2               /2:36 Bridge
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------------|-----------|------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----Pre-Chorus-----|-----Chorus-----|-4---------|*-----------4---------4-------4-----4-----|
Db|--------------------|----------------|-4---------|*-5----4----4---------4-------4-----4-----|
Ab|--------------------|----------------|-2---------|--5----4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|3----2----------------------------------|
                                                                   * * * *   * * *   * * 
 * *

                                                         /3:01 Guitar Solo (change 
to ne
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|-|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----4-----4---------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-*-|-------------------------16h18-19~--17|
Db|---4-----4-----4---------4-----4-----4-----4-----4-*-|-------------------16-17--------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-17-17----16-17-19--------------------|
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|---------19-----------------------------|
    *   * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * *   * *   * *

   ck position)                       (pickup back to bridge position)
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|------------17~E|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-~16~-------------19~---18~E|----------------------------------------------------|-7-9-10------|
Db|-------17~--------------------19~----------------------------------------7-8-10--------8-10-|
Ab|------------------------------------------5-7-------5-7-8/-7-8-10-7-8-10--------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------5-7-8-----5-7-8-----------------------------------------|
                                     pm........................................................


Eb|---------------------------------------10-12-13~----------12-13-15~----------15h17p15-------|
Bb|---------------------10-12-13-10-12-13-----------12-13-15-----------15-17-18----------18-17~|
Gb|----9-10-12--9-10-12E|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
Db|-12E|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
    ..|


Eb|-13-12-10E|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|----------13-12-10-13-12-10------------------------------8h10p8-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------12-10-12-10-9---------7-9-10--------10-9-7-9-7------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------12-10----------------------------10-8--7-5--------|
Ab|E|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------8-7-5--|
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
                                                     p.m.......................................

               /3:14 Interlude
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|-----------|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-----------|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-7-5-------|-4-4---4-4--4-4----4-4---4-4--4-4----4-4---4-4--4-4----4-4---4-4--4-4-----------|
Eb|-----8-7-5---2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----5-5---5|
   ........ Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------3-3---3|
            .  p.m.............................................................................


Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|E|----------------------------------------------------|-------------2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2|
Eb|-5--5-5----5-5---5-5--5-5----5-5---5-5--5-5----5-5---5-5--5-5----0-0---0-0--0-0----0-0---0-0|
Bb|-3--3-3----3-3---3-3--3-3----3-3---3-3--3-3----3-3---3-3--3-3-------------------------------|
    ...........................................................................................

                                              /3:34 Bridge a
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|*------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|*-2h4--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2----2-2---2-2--2-2-|--------------------------2h4--0h2---------------|
Eb|--0-0----0-0---0-0--0-0----0-0---0-0--0-0-|------2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
    ........................................|       p.m................|         p.m...........

                                                                             /3:47 
b
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
Gb|E|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------*|------------------|
Db|--------------2h4E|----------------------------------------------------|5--*|------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------2h4--0h2-----------------------3---|------------------|
Eb|-2-2-2--2-2-2-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2----------2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-------|-0h2--------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-|
    ............|    p.m................|         p.m................|            p.m..........


Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|E|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------3---|
Eb|----------------------------------------0h2---------------------------------------------1---|
Bb|-0--0-0-3h5--3h5-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3h5--3h5-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-----|
    ......|         p.m..................|     p.m................|         p.m...........|

   /3:53        /3:59 Harmony solo
E|--------------14----------------14-----------------------14----------------14----15---------|
B|------------|----15-14----14-15----15-14--------------------15-14----14-15-------------17---|
Gb|--Bridge-a--|*---------16----------------16-14-16-----------------16----------16----16----16|
Db|------------|*------------------------------------18-16-------------------------------------|
Ab|------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

                                                            1.
Eb|-14---------14----------------14------------------------14----------------14----------------|
Bb|-------15~-----15-14----14-15----15-14-----------------|---15-14----14-15-------17----15----|
Gb|----16---------------16----------------16-14-16-------*|---------16----------16----16----16-|
Db|------------------------------------------------18-16-*|------------------------------------|
Ab|E|----------------------------------------------------|---|------------------------------------|
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

                 2.
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|-14----12~--|E|----------------------------------------------------|-----------17-19--20~------|
Gb|----16------|---------------------------------------------16-18-19-16-18-19-----------------|
Db|------------|-----------14-16----------16-17-19--16-17-19-----------------------------------|
Ab|------------|--14-16-17-------16-17-19E|----------------------------------------------------|--|
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

   /4:12 Pre-Chorus 3   /4:19 Chorus 3   /4:44 Chorus 4
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|--|
Gb|-----Pre-Chorus-----|-----Chorus-----|*-7----10----------7----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------|----------------|*-7----10----10----7----5---------5---------5---7-----|
Ab|--------------------|----------------|--5----8-----10----5----5---------5---------5---7-----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------8----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
                                                                   * * * *   * * * *   * 
 * *

                                                                                  /5:10 Ending
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------|
Gb|E|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------*|*------------|
Db|-----7---------7---8---------8---------8----10-------------------10-------10-*|*------------|
Ab|-----7---------7---8---------8---------8----10-------------------10-------10--|--5----------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------5----------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------3--3-3-3-3-|
    * *   * * * *   *   * * * *   * * * *    *    *  *  *  *  *  *     *  *       pm...........
                                         3x
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
Bb|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
Gb|----------------------------------------*-|-----------------------------------------the-end.||
Db|-------------------------------------8--*-|-------------------------------------------------||
Ab|-----------------5-------------------8----|--5--------------------------5-------------------||
Eb|-5--5-5-5--5-5---5----------------5--6----|--5----------5--5-5-5--5-5---5----------5--------||
Bb|-3--3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3----------3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3--------||
    ......................................|    pm.......................................|

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

Rhythm Guitar during Intro

Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gb|*-4----7---------4E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Db|*-4----7----7----4----2---------2---------2---4---------4---------4---5---------5---------5-|
Ab|--2----5----7----2----2---------2---------2---4---------4---------4---5---------5---------5-|
Eb|------------5---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
                           * * * *   * * * *   *   * * * *   * * * *   *   * * * *   * * **

E|----------------------------| |
B|----------------------------| |
G|---------------------------*| |
D|---7-------------------7---*| |
A|---7-------------------7----| |
E|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |
    *   * * * * * * * * *   *


Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo
E|--------------------------| |
B|--------------------------| |
G|-5-----------7-----7------| |
D|-5-----7-----7-----7------| |
A|-3-----7-----5-----5------| |
E|-------5------------------| |


Rhythm Guitar during Harmony Solo                        3x
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|E|----------------------------------------------------|------|---------------------------------|
Gb|*E|----------------------------------------------------|--7-*|---------------------------------|
Db|*-4------------------------------4---------------------5-*|-4------------------------------4|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2|
Eb|E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
    p.m.................................................|      p.m.............................

E|-----------------| |
B|-----------------| |
G|-----------------| |
D|-----------------| |
A|--2-2-2-2-2------| |
E|-----------------| |
    ..........|


E|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
=======================
=TABA TUD  EXPA NATION=
=======================

* = palm mute

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|-------|

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

LYRICS:
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Nocturnal poetry:
Dressed in the whitest silver you'd smile at me
Every night I wait for my sweet Selene

But still...

Solitude's upon my skin
A Life that's bound by the chains of reality
Would you let me be your Endymion?

I would
Bathe in your moonlight and slumber in peace
Enchanted by your kiss in forever sleep

But until we unite
I live for that night
Wait for time
Two souls entwine

In the break of new dawn
My hope is forlorn
Shadows they will fade
But I'm always in the shade
Without you...

Serene and silent sky
Rays of moon are dancing with the tide
A perfect sight, a world devine

And I...

The loneliest child alive
Always waiting, searching for my rhyme
I'm still alone in the dead of night


Silent I lie with a smile on my face
Appearance deceives and the silence betrays

As I wait for the time
My dream comes alive
Always out of sight
But never out of mind

And under waning moon
Still I long for you
Alone against the light
Solitude am I

In the end I'm enslaved by my dream
In the end there's no soul who'd bleed for me

Hidden from daylight I'm sealed in my cave
Trapped in a dream that is slowly turning to nightmare,
Where I'm all alone
Venial is life when you're but a dream,
The book is still open the pages as empty as me

[G  O]

I cling to a hope that's beginning to fade
Trying to break the desolation I hate

But until we unite
I live for that night
Wait for time
Two souls entwine

In the break of new dawn
My hope is forlorn
We will never meet
Only Misery and me

This is my final call
My evenfall
Drowning into time
I become the night

By the light of new day
I'll fade away
Reality cuts deep
Would you bleed with me
My Selene?
E|----------------------------------------------------|--------------