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The Wicked Symphony by Avantasia

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Song: The Wicked Symphony
Album: The Wicked Symphony
Tuning: BGCFAD
Tabbed by: shah

These are mostly the power chords throughout the song. Listen for strumming pattern.
I skipped the solos and the harmonics and some other parts i cant quite get my ear on.

guitar starts at 01:24                    x2
palm mute at the zeros on b string
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----|
Chord diagramG+G|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----|
Chord diagramBB|--3-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-23233-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-2~-----|

01:40
   p.m  p.m  p.m  p.m    p.m  p.m  p.m  p.m
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-7-----5-----8-----7-----57535-----3-----7-----5-----5---7---|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-----5-----8-----7-----57535-3-3-3-3-3-7-3-3-5-3-3-5---7---|
Chord diagramBB|-7-3-3-5-3-3-8-3-3-7-3-3-57535-----3-----7-----------5---7---|

01:48
palm mute on the 5s on b string
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-8-----7-----10-----8-----7---8---7~-----7~------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-8-----7-----10-----8-----7---8---7~-----7~---10---8---7-----|
Chord diagramBB|-8-5-5-7-5-5-10-5-5-8-5-5-7---8---7~-----7~------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE:
You'll be running out of miracles. Like I'm running out of dreams.
Madness lurking to my left. Angels faint in front of me....

02:11   And I see eyes to the right..... I hear a promise resound..
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-5~~~~~-------------------------------8~~~~~------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5~~~~~-------------------------------8~~~~~------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-5~~~~~-------------------------------8~~~~~------------------|

 Gold and diamonds love and fame...and music meant to remain...
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-7-7---7-7---7----5-5----5---------3-3---3-3---3-------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-7-7---7-7---7----5-5----5---------3-3---3-3---3-----------2-3-2-0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-5---5-5---5----3-3----3---------1-1---1-1---1-----------2-3-2-0-|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------------------------2-3-2-0-|

   You've been dying for glory  You've been looking for love
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| p.m all

why dont we read the signs that we're about to get lost....
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-7---x-7------xx---5-5--x--5-------xx-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---|
Chord diagramC majorC|-7---x-7------xx---5-5--x--5-------xx-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---|
Chord diagramG+G|-5---x-5------xx---3-3--x--3-------xx-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA seeker enthralled by flame eventually home to his
02:49  pain   ....   you'll reach for the final stage
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8|
Chord diagramG+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS (best part of the song....amazing)
Hey man in your hideaway where do we go.. from here..heroes in the tragedy
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|--------------8~-----------------------------------5---------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-5~-----------8~------------------------8----3-----5-------------6-|
Chord diagramG+G|-5~-----------6~------------------------8----3-----3-------------6-|
Chord diagramBB|-5~-------------------------------------8----3-------------------6-|

 down home just a memory where do we go when the world gets in the way...
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|--------------------------8-8-8-8------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-5---3-----------8--------8-8-8-8-------5---3-------3---1-1---1|
Chord diagramG+G|-5---3-----------8--------6-6-6-6-------5---3-------3---1-1---1|
Chord diagramBB|-5---3-----------8----------------------5---3-------3---1-1---1|

 way down to the hideaway afflatus divine your hands and the wicked symphony
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|--------------8~-----------------------------------5---------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-5~-----------8~-------------------------8---3-----5-------------6-|
Chord diagramG+G|-5~-----------6~-------------------------8---3-----3-------------6-|
Chord diagramBB|-5~--------------------------------------8---3-------------------6-|

 hey now to the hideaway lock up the rain. for a wicked symphony.
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-----------------------------8-8-8-8--------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-5---3-----------8-10-8------8-8-8-8------5---3-------3---1-1-|
Chord diagramG+G|-5---3-----------8-10-8------6-6-6-6------5---3-------3---1-1-|
Chord diagramBB|-5---3-----------8-10-8-------------------5---3-------3---1-1-|

repeat guitar intro, verse, then chorus...

---------------------------------------------------------------------
05:40 chords during first solo...
   p.m  p.m    p.m  p.m    p.m  p.m    p.m  p.m
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-|
Chord diagramC majorC|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------|

05:48
   p.m  p.m     p.m   p.m     p.m   p.m
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-8-7---7---7-5---3---2-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-8-7---7---7-5---3---2-|
Chord diagramBB|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7---7---7-5---3---2-|
   p.m  p.m    p.m  p.m    p.m  p.m    p.m  p.m
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-|
Chord diagramC majorC|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------------------|

   p.m  p.m     p.m   p.m     p.m   p.m
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-7---5--7-7----3-2-|
Chord diagramG+G|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-7---5--7-7----3-2-|
Chord diagramBB|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5--7-7----3-2-|

the second part of the solo....go slow.
06:11              06:18
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|---------------------------------------------------------------6-|
Chord diagramC majorC|-0~~------0---7---8~----------7---3---5~-------3---5---7-------6-|
Chord diagramG+G|-0~~------0---7---8~----------7---3---5~-------3---5---7-------4-|
Chord diagramBB|-0~~------0---7---8~----------7---3---5~-------3---5---7---------|

                    06:33
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-7-----------------------------------------------------7---5------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-7-----------2-----3------8~---------7-----5---7---8---7---5------2---3-|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-----------2-----3------8~---------7-----5---7---8---5---3------2---3-|
Chord diagramBB|-------------2-----3------8~---------7-----5---7---8--------------2---3-|

this is when he moans ' i cant hear.... ahhh ahhh...'
i dont know what they're playing in this part.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
now im just gona skip to the heavy headbanging part @07:22
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2-0-|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2-0-|
Chord diagramBB|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2-0-|
i cant figure out what they play after this part

Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-12-0-11-10-0-9-0-8-7-|
Chord diagramG+G|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-12-0-11-10-0-9-0-8-7-|
Chord diagramBB|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-12-0-11-10-0-9-0-8-7-|

just repeat those parts throughout next solo...

last verse...
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------|   x2
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-7------5------2------3------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7------5------2------3------------|
Chord diagramBB|-7------5------2------3------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-7------5------2------3------2---3-|
Chord diagramG+G|-7------5------2------3------2---3-|
Chord diagramBB|-7------5------2------3------2---3-|

           p.m
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-------------7------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-7------5----7------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramG+G|-7------5----5------5-5-5-5-5-5-
Chord diagramBB|-7------5-------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------
hey man in ur hideaway....where do we go...
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-5\----------------------5-7-8-8-|
Chord diagramG+G|-5\----------------------5-7-8-8-|
Chord diagramBB|-5\----------------------5-7-8-8-| repeat chorus

then....
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramFF|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----|
Chord diagramG+G|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----|
Chord diagramBB|--3-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-23233-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-2~-----|

last
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------|
Chord diagramFF|----------------------|
Chord diagramC majorC|-10-7-10-10-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-10-7-10-10-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-10-7-10-10-----------|

so thats it. some parts i wasn't really sure so i just tabbed what sounds best to me...
if anyone can tab the solos and the interlude and the little fills that i missed pls post.

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