When the Night Meets the Day Stratovarius
WHEN THE NIGHT MEETS THE DAY (BONUS TRACK)
As recorded by Stratovarius
(From the 1996 Album EPISODE)
Transcribed by Argonaut (based on Niclas Buss' text tab)
Words and Music by Timo Tolkki
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Tolkki - Acoustic'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Tolkki - Distortion'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Tolkki - Distortion 2'
Intro
Moderate Ballad Q=90
[Emadd2] [Dadd11/C] [Emadd2] [Dadd11/C]
[4/4] Gtr I
Q E Q. Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q. Q Q E E +H
|--------------|------2-------|--------------|------2-(2)----| |--------------|---------3----|--------------|------3-(3)----| |------0-------|-----------0--|------0-------|---------------| |-----------4--|----4---------|-----------4--|----4----------| |----2---------|-3------------|----2---------|-3-------------| |-0------------|--------------|-0------------|---------------|
Verse 1
[Emadd2]Q E Q. Q [Dadd11/C]Q E Q E Q [Emadd2]Q E Q. Q [Dadd11/C]Q E Q E E E
||---------------|------2-------|--------------|------2----------|| ||o--------------|---------3----|--------------|---------3------o|| ||-------0-------|-----------0--|------0-------|-----------0-----|| ||------------4--|----4---------|-----------4--|----4--------4---|| ||o----2---------|-3------------|----2---------|-3--------------o|| ||--0------------|--------------|-0------------|-----------------||
Bridge
Cmaj7/A Dadd2add11 N.C.
E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------0-(0)----|-------0-(0)----|-------------------|-----0-0---0-0--| |-------0-(0)----|-------7-(7)----|---10-10---8-8---7-|-7---5-5---5-5--| |-----5----------|-----0----------|----9--9---9-9---7-|-7---------7-7--| |---5------------|---7------------|-------------------|----------------| |-0--------------|-5--------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|-0-------0-----0---|---0-----0------|
[C] [Dadd2add11] [B5]Gtr II[C5] [D5]
PM--------------------| PM| ~
E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S Q
|-------0-(0)----|-------0-(0)----|-----------------|----------------------| |-------5-(5)----|-------7-(7)----|-----------------|----------------------| |-----0----------|-----0----------|-----------------|----------------------| |---5------------|---7------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4S|=5-5-5-5-5s7-----7----| |-3--------------|-5--------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S|=3-3-3-3-3s5-5-5-5----| |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Chorus
$
[E5] PM| PM| PM| PM|
Q S S H S S E E E Q S S E S S
||------------------|-------------------------| ||o-----------------|-------------------------| ||------------------|-------------------------| ||---------5--------|-4s=5s==4----------7-----| ||o-2------7--------|-7-(7)-(7)-\2------7-----| ||--0--0-0------0-0-|-----------\0--0-0---0-0-|
[C5] PM| PM| PM|
Q S S H S S E E E H S S
|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-5------5--------|-4s=5s==4--2---------| |-3--3-3-3----3-3-|-3-(3)-(3)-3----3-3--| |-----------------|---------------------|
[A/C#] PM| PM| PM|
Q S S H S S E E E H S S
|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-7------5--------|-4s=5s==4--4--------| |-4--4-4-4----4-4-|-5-(5)-(5)-6----6-6-| |-----------------|--------------------|
To Coda
[E5] PM| PM|[D5] [C5] [B5]
Q S S Q. E S S Q. S S E S S Q
|-------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------o|| |-------------------|----------------------|| |-9------9----9-----|-7----5-5-5S4-4-4-----|| |-7--7-7-7----7-7-7-|-5----3-3-3S2-2-2----o|| |-------------------|----------------------||
Interlude
[E5]Gtr III
E E E E E S S Q E E E E E S S Q
||---------------------|--------------------| ||o---0-/12S8-7-7h8S5--|---0-/12S8-7-7h8S5--| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o-2------------------|-2------------------| ||--0------------------|-0------------------|
[C5] ~
E E E E E S S Q E E E S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|| |---0-/12S8-7-7h8S5--|---0-/12-12-13-10-13----13----13----o|| |--------------------|---------------------12----11----9---|| |--------------------|-------------------------------------|| |--------------------|------------------------------------o|| |--------------------|-------------------------------------||
|
| W W
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|| |--------------------|------------------------------------o|| |--------------------|-------------------------------------|| |-5------------------|-5-----------------------------------|| |-3------------------|-3----------------------------------o|| |--------------------|-------------------------------------||
Verse 2
[Em]Gtr I[Dadd2add11] [C] [Dadd2add11]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----0------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----0----------|-------7-------7-|-------5-(5)----|-------5-------7--o|| ||--------0-(0)----|-----0-------0---|-----0----------|-----0-------0-----|| ||-----------------|---7-------7-----|---5------------|---5-------7-------|| ||o----------------|-5-------4-------|-3--------------|-3-------5--------o|| ||--0--------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------||
Guitar Solo
[Esus2]Gtr III[F#6sus4/F]
H +Q +E E W
|------------------|------------| |------------------|------------| |-/9----(9)--(9)---|-/11--------| |----------------9-|------------| |------------------|------------| |------------------|------------|
|
| Gtr I
| W W
|------------------|------------| |--7---------------|---7--------| |--9---------------|---8--------| |--9---------------|---9--------| |--7---------------|---8--------| |------------------|------------|
[D] H +Q E A +E [A/C#] +E E Q +Q E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |-11----(11)--12-12b14==(12)r|=(12)-11-9--(9)--/9-11-| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| W W
|----------------------------|-----------------------| |--7-------------------------|---5-------------------| |--7-------------------------|---6-------------------| |--7-------------------------|---7-------------------| |--5-------------------------|---4-------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|
C Bb°7
E E Q +Q E E E E Q +Q E E
|---------------/12-14h|=15p14-12--(12)--14-14b15r| |----------------------|--------------------------| |-12-11-9--(9)---------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W W
|----------------------|--------------------------| |--5-------------------|--2-----------------------| |--5-------------------|--0-----------------------| |--5-------------------|--2-----------------------| |--3-------------------|--1-----------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------|
[Bsus4] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[B]
|-----3------|
+H +Q +E E S +S +S S S +H +Q
|-(14)----(14)--(14)---|----------------------------------------| |----------------------|-/12b14==(12)r(12)p10h12-(12)----(12)---| |----------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| W W
|----------------------|----------------------------------------| |---5------------------|---4------------------------------------| |---4------------------|---4------------------------------------| |---4------------------|---4------------------------------------| |---2------------------|---2------------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------------|
[Esus2] H +Q +E E [F#6sus4/F] W
|------------------|------------| |------------------|------------| |-/9----(9)--(9)---|-/11--------| |----------------9-|------------| |------------------|------------| |------------------|------------|
|
| W W
|------------------|------------| |--7---------------|---7--------| |--9---------------|---8--------| |--9---------------|---9--------| |--7---------------|---8--------| |------------------|------------|
[D] H +Q E A +E [A/C#] +E E Q +Q E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |-11----(11)--12-12b14==(12)r|=(12)-11-9--(9)--/9-11-| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| W W
|----------------------------|-----------------------| |--7-------------------------|---5-------------------| |--7-------------------------|---6-------------------| |--7-------------------------|---7-------------------| |--5-------------------------|---4-------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------|
C Bb°7
E E Q +Q E E E E Q +Q E E
|---------------/12-14h|=15p14-12--(12)--14-14b15r| |----------------------|--------------------------| |-12-11-9--(9)---------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W W
|----------------------|--------------------------| |--5-------------------|--2-----------------------| |--5-------------------|--0-----------------------| |--5-------------------|--2-----------------------| |--3-------------------|--1-----------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------|
[Bsus4] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [B] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+H +Q +E a +E +Q +Q +Q +Q
|-(14)----(14)--(14)-19b20==(19)r|=(19)--(19)--(19)--(19)--| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| W W
|--------------------------------|-------------------------| |---5----------------------------|---4---------------------| |---4----------------------------|---4---------------------| |---4----------------------------|---4---------------------| |---2----------------------------|---2---------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr III[C5] [G/B] [A5] [F#m]
~~~~
a +Q +Q +H Q. +E H
|----------------------------|-------------------| |-15b17==(15)--(15)r=(15)----|-13----(13)S10-----| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H H H Q Q
|----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------5-----------5-----|--2----------------| |----------3-----------2-----|--0----------0--0--| |----------------------------|-------------2--2--|
[E5] ~~~~
Q Q Q Q a +E +E +Q H
|-----------------|------------------------------| |-----10--12--13--|-13b15==(13)-(13)r(13)--12----| |-12--------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +W
|-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |--2--------------|---------(2)------------------| |--0--------------|---------(0)------------------|
[C5] [G/B] ~~~~[A5] [F#m]
a +Q +Q +H H Q Q
|----------------------------|---------------| |-15b17==(15)--(15)r=(15)----|-13----12--10--| |----------------------------|---------------| |----------------------------|---------------| |----------------------------|---------------| |----------------------------|---------------|
|
| H H H Q Q
|----------------------------|---------------| |----------------------------|---------------| |----------------------------|---------------| |----------5-----------5-----|--2------------| |----------3-----------2-----|--0-----0---0--| |----------------------------|--------2---2--|
[B5] H +Q E E W
|--------------------|------------------| |-/12----(12)--10----|------------------| |-----------------12-|-11---------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| W H +Q +Q
|--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |---4----------------|--4----(4)--(4)\--| |---2----------------|--2----(2)--(2)\--| |--------------------|------------------|
Bridge
Gtr I[Esus4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+B]
|-------------0-----------------------| |---------10------/8--(8)-------------| |---------------9---------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |----------0--------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| >
| a +H +E +S S Q
|-------------------------------------| |-17b19==(17)--------(17)r(17)-17-17--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
[Esus2] [Esus4] [Esus2]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+B]
|------0---0--(0)-----|----7-------------|---0---0-(0)----| |---7----7------------|-10------8-(8)----|-7---7----------| |---------------------|------------------|----------------| |---------------------|--7h==10----------|----------------| |---------------------|------------------|----------------| |---------------------|------------------|----------------|
| Q E E H
|
| +H +H W W
|---------------------|------------------|----------------| |-(17)-------(17)\----|------------------|----------------| |---------------------|------------------|----------------| |---------------------|------------------|----------------| |---------------------|------------------|----------------| |---------------------|------------------|----------------|
D.S. al Coda
[Esus4] [D] [Em] [C/E] [D5]Gtr I[C5]I[B5]
~~
E E E E +H E Q E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q. S S E S S Q
|----0------------|---------------|-8-----7---------|---------------------| |-10-----8-(8)----|-7----7-----7--|---0-----0---10--|---------------------| |------9----------|---7------8----|-----0-----0-----|---------------------| |-----------------|--------9------|-----------------|-7----5-5-5S4-4-4----| |--0--------------|-5-------------|-----------------|-5----3-3-3S2-2-2----| |-----------------|------7--------|-0---------------|---------------------|
Outro
&
[G5]Gtr II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
Q S S H S S E E E Q S S E S S
||---------------------|------------------------------| ||o--------------------|------------------------------| ||---------------------|------------------------------| ||----------8----------|--7s==8s===7---------10-------| ||o-5------10----10-10-|-10-(10)-(10)-5------10-10-10-| ||--3--3-3-------------|--------------3--3-3--3-------|
[Eb5] PM| PM| PM|
Q S S H S S E E E H S S
|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-8------8--------|-7s=8s==7--5--------| |-6--6-6-6----6-6-|-6-(6)-(6)-6----6-6-| |-----------------|--------------------|
[C/E] PM| PM| PM|
Q S S H S S E E E H S S
|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |-10------8--------|-7s=8s==7--7--------| |--7--7-7-7----7-7-|-8-(8)-(8)-9----9-9-| |------------------|--------------------|
[G5] PM| PM|[F5] [Eb5] [D5]
Q S S Q. E S S Q. S S E S S Q
|--------------------------|----------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------o|| |--------------------------|----------------------|| |-12--------12----12-------|-10----8-8-8S7-7-7----|| |-10--10-10-10----10-10-10-|--8----6-6-6S5-5-5---o|| |--------------------------|----------------------||
[G5] PM| PM| PM| PM|
Q S S H S S E E E Q S S E S S
|--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------| |---------8----------|--7s==8s===7---------10-------| |-5------10----10-10-|-10-(10)-(10)-5------10-10-10-| |-3--3-3-------------|--------------3--3-3--3-------|
[Eb5] PM| PM|
Q S S H S S E E E Q. Q
|-----------------|-------------------*| |-----------------|-------------------*| |-----------------|-------------------*| |-8------8--------|-7s=8s==7--5----5--*| |-6--6-6-6----6-6-|-6-(6)-(6)-6----6--*| |-----------------|-------------------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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