Forever Stratovarius
(Acoustic)
(Live)
FOREVER ACOUSTIC (LIVE) (Live)
As recorded by Stratovarious
(From the 1999 Double Album VISIONS OF EUROPE)
Words and Music by Tolkki & Kotippelto
Arranged by Israel Velasco
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Timo Tolkki'
Intro
Ballad slow Q=64
[Bm] [F#5] [G] [G] [A]
[4/4] Gtr I
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E
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[Bm/F#] E S S E E [F#/C#] E E E E [Bm] E S S S S E [F#5] E S S S S E [G] E S S E E E E S S E
|-^2---2--------7-9----|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------| |-^3-------2-^2-0-0-11-|-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---| |-^4-4---4---^3--------|-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-| |-^4---------^4--------|-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------| |------------^4--------|-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------| |----------------------|--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|
1st Verse
[G] E S S E E [A] E S S E E [B]S S S S S S S S H [Bm] E S S S S E [F#5] E S S S S E
|-----------------------|---2---2--------------||--------2------------2-----| |------------^2---------|-----0---3------------||-^3-------3---^2-------2---| |-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|-4---------4----------||-^4-4-------4----2-------2-| |-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|-------------4--------||-^4---4-------^4---4-------| |-^5-5-------^0---------|---------------5-2----||-^2-----------^4-----------| |-^3---3----------------|----------------------||--------------^2-----------|
[G] E S S E E E E S S E [G] E S S E E [A] E S S E E [Bm/F#] E S S E E [F#/C#] E E E E
|--------5-3-5---------|-----------------------|-^2---2--------7-9----| |-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2---------|-^3-------2-^2-0-0-11-| |-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|-^4-4---4---^3--------| |-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|-^4---------^4--------| |-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0---------|------------^4--------| |-^3-------------------|-^3---3----------------|----------------------|
[Bm] E S S S S E [F#5] E S S S S E [G] E S S E E E E S S E [G] E S S E E [A] E S S E E
|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------|-----------------------| |-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2---------| |-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-| |-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----| |-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0---------| |--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|-^3---3----------------|
Chorus
[B]S S S S S S S S H [Gsus2]Q E S S [A]Q E E [D]Q E S S [Bm]Q E E
|---2---2--------------||-3--3-3---5--5---|------5-5-7--7-7--| |-----0---3------------||-3--3-3---5--5---|-7----5-5-7--7-7--| |-4---------4----------||-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-7--6-6-6-7--7-7--| |-------------4-0------||-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7-9--9-9--| |-----------------2----||-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-|-5--7-7-7-9--9-9--| |----------------------||-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----5-5-5-7--7-7--|
[Gsus2]Q E S S [A]Q E E [B]S S S S S S S S H [G5]Q E S S [A]Q E E
|-3--3-3---5--5---|-------2--------------|-3--3-3---5--5----| |-3--3-3---5--5---|---------3------------|-3--3-3---5--5----| |-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-----4-----4----------|-0--0-0-0-6--6-6--| |-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|---4---------4-0------|-0--0-0-0-7--7-7--| |-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-|-2---------------2----|-x--x-x-x-7--7-7--| |-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----------------------|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5--|
[D]Q [A]E S S [Bm]Q E E [Gsus2A]H H [B]S S S S S S S S H
|------5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|-------2--------------|| |-7----5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|---------3------------|| |-7--6-6-6-7--7-7-|-0----6----|-----4-----4----------|| |-7--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----|---4---------4-0------|| |-5--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----|-2---------------2----|| |----5-5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|----------------------||
2nd Verse
[Bm] E S S S S E [F#5] E S S S S E [G] E S S E E E E S S E [G] E S S E E [A] E S S E E
|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------|-----------------------| |-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2---------| |-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-| |-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----| |-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0---------| |--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|-^3---3----------------|
[Bm/F#] E S S E E [F#/C#] E E E E [Bm] E S S S S E [F#5] E S S S S E [G] E S S E E E E S S E
|-^2---2--------7-9----|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------| |-^3-------2-^2-0-0-11-|-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---| |-^4-4---4---^3--------|-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-| |-^4---------^4--------|-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------| |------------^4--------|-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------| |----------------------|--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|
Chorus
[G] E S S E E [A] E S S E E [B]S S S S S S S S H [Gsus2]Q E S S [A]Q E E
|-----------------------|---2---2--------------||-3--3-3---5--5---| |------------^2---------|-----0---3------------||-3--3-3---5--5---| |-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|-4---------4----------||-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-| |-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|-------------4-0------||-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-| |-^5-5-------^0---------|-----------------2----||-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-| |-^3---3----------------|----------------------||-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|
[D]Q [A]E S S [Bm]Q E E [Gsus2]Q E S S [A]Q E E [B]S S S S S S S S H
|------5-5-7--7-7-|-3--3-3---5--5---|-------2--------------|| |-7----5-5-7--7-7-|-3--3-3---5--5---|---------3------------|| |-7--6-6-6-7--7-7-|-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-----4-----4----------|| |-7--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|---4---------4-0------|| |-5--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-|-2---------------2----|| |----5-5-5-7--7-7-|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----------------------||
Outro Chorus
[G5]Q E S S [A]Q E E [D]Q [A]E S S [Bm]Q E E [Gsus2A]H H
|-3--3-3---5--5---|------5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----| |-3--3-3---5--5---|-7----5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----| |-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-7--6-6-6-7--7-7-|-0----6----| |-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----| |-x--x-x-x-7--7-7-|-5--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----| |-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----5-5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|
H.=H
[B]S S S S S S S S H [Gsus2A]H H [B]S S S S S S S S H
|-------2--------------|-3----5----|-------2--------------| |---------3------------|-3----5----|---------3------------| |-----4-----4----------|-0----6----|-----4-----4----------| |---4---------4-0------|-0----7----|---4---------4-0------| |-2---------------2----|-0----7----|-2---------------2----| |----------------------|-3----5----|----------------------|
H.=H
[Gsus2F#m]H H [B]S S S S S S S S [Bm] H W
|-3----2----|-------2---------^7----|------*| |-3----2----|---------3-------^7----|------*| |-0----2----|-----4-----4-----^7----|------*| |-0----4----|---4---------4-0-^9----|------*| |-0----4----|-2---------------^9----|------*| |-3----2----|-----------------^7----|------*|
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
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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
<n> - 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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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