Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose tab by Avantasia

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                 Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose - AVANTASIA
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Album: Ghostlights

Tabbed by: Scorpion-King

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb


Intro:        Main Riff:

eb|-----|-----|--13--12------|--13--12------|------|--------------10--|--13--12------|--13--12-13b--|
Bb|--1--|--1--|----------13--|----------13--|--10--|--10--12--13------|----------13--|--------------|
Gb|--2--|--2--|--------------|--------------|------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
Db|--2--|--2--|--------------|--------------|------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
Ab|--0--|--0--|--------------|--------------|------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
Eb|-----|-----|--------------|--------------|------|------------------|--------------|--------------|

                                                      We've played our roles in our passion plays...
eb|------|----------|---------------|-----------------|------------|
Bb|--13--|--13--12--|--13-----------|-----------------|------------|
Gb|------|----------|-----12-10-9~--|-----------------|--5---------|
Db|------|----------|---------------|-----------------|--5---------|
Ab|------|----------|---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3---------|
Eb|------|----------|---------------|-----------------|------------|

They've imposed on us right from the cradle  (F am)
Now matter what you dream beware of what you say
Until the cogwheel's out of control to burst out of place

              No time to breath don't have no time to waste, Bring on the night seize every drop of life away

eb|-----------------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|--------|-------|-----------------|--------|
Bb|-----------------|-1---------|--1----------------|-----------|-----1--|-------|-----------------|--------|
Gb|-----------------|-2---------|--2----------------|--5--------|-----2--|-------|-5---------------|--------|
Db|-----------------|-2---------|--2--------5-------|--5--------|--3--2--|--3--5-|-5---------------|--3-----|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------|--0--------2-------|--3--------|--3--0--|--3--5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-----|
Eb|-----------------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|--1-----|--1--3-|-----------------|--1-----|


Slice a tasty hour off from... A stranding future bring it on

CHORUS
             Mystery of a Blood Red Rose, Burning like a raging fire
eb|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
Bb|--------------6-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-----|--------------------|---------------|
Gb|--------------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|--5-----------------|---------------|
Db|--5-------------|-----------------|--5-----------------|--------5------|
Ab|--5-------------|-----------------|--3-----------------|--------5------|
Eb|--3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|--------------------|--------3------|

When the day is been torn apart we'll leave it behind         Mystery of a Blood Red Rose
                                                                                 Feasting on a blind desire
eb|------------------------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------|
Bb|-------1----------------------|---------------|-----------6-|-6-6-6-6-5-5--|-------------|---------|
Gb|-------2----------------------|--5------------|-----------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-----------|---------|
Db|-------2--------------3-------|--5---------5--|--3----5-----|--------------|-5-----------|------5--|
Ab|-------0--------------3-------|--3---------5--|--3----5-----|--------------|-3-----------|------5--|
Eb|----------------------1-------|------------3--|--1----3-----|--------------|-------------|------3--|

Let the scent of poisonous flowers tempt me away
eb|------------------------|-----------------|--13--12----|--13--12----|----|-------------------|----|
Bb|------------------------|-----------------|---------13-|---------13-|-10-|-10----------------|----|
Gb|-------7----------------|-----------------|------------|------------|----|----12-10-9-10-9---|----|
Db|-------7----------------|-3------5--------|------------|------------|----|-----------------12|12--|
Ab|-------5-------3--------|-3------5--------|------------|------------|----|-------------------|----|
Eb|---------------0--------|-1------3--------|------------|------------|----|-------------------|----|

A sweet temptation and a pure red rose
While the hour don't wait for a blink to cram the past      I'll get a move on

eb|--------13-13----12-12-----10-10-------15-15-------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------13-13------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|

No hesitation makes no one a better man    I can't wait to finally know now what is gonna show now in

eb|------------------------------|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|---|
Bb|--1-------------------1-------|----------|------------------------1-------------------------------|---|
Gb|--2-------------------2-------|----5-----|------------------------2-------------------------------|-5-|
Db|--2-------------------2-----5-|----5-----|--------3---------------2----------------3----------5---|-5-|
Ab|--0-------------------0-----2-|----3-----|--------3---------------0----------------3----------5---|-3-|
Eb|------------------------------|----------|--------1--------------------------------1----------3---|---|


Mystery of a Blood Red Rose, Burning like a raging fire
eb|------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
Bb|----6-|-6-6-6-6-5-5-----|--------------------|---------------|
Gb|----5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|--5-----------------|---------------|
Db|------|-----------------|--5-----------------|--------5------|
Ab|------|-----------------|--3-----------------|--------5------|
Eb|------|-----------------|--------------------|--------3------|

When the day is been torn apart we'll leave it behind         Mystery of a Blood Red Rose
                                                                                 Future glowing on a pyre
eb|------------------------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------|
Bb|-------1----------------------|----------------|-----------6-|-6-6-6-6-5-5--|-------------|---------|
Gb|-------2----------------------|---5------------|-----------5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-----------|---------|
Db|-------2--------------3-------|---5---------5--|--3----5-----|--------------|-5-----------|------5--|
Ab|-------0--------------3-------|---3---------5--|--3----5-----|--------------|-3-----------|------5--|
Eb|----------------------1-------|-------------3--|--1----3-----|--------------|-------------|------3--|

Let the scent of poisonous rose tempt me away
eb|------------------------|-------------------|
Bb|------------------------|-------------------|
Gb|-------7----------------|-------------------|
Db|-------7----------------|------3--------5---|
Ab|-------5-------3--------|------3--------5---|
Eb|---------------0--------|------1--------3---|

Solo (Just Beginning)                                           Boy, reach out for what is due
eb|--13-------12-------13----|----12-------13-------13b---12-13------|
Bb|-----13-------13-------13-|-------13-------13----------------13---|
Gb|--------12-------12-------|-12-------12-------12------------------|
Db|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Bridge
Or you'll lap up what's left for you
Throw ourselves into the
waves,       And as the grinding wheel of time,  Is grinding out the chimes,   To echo in the night
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
Gb|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|??--|
Db|-7------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------------5--|--5-|
Ab|-5-------------------------------------3----------------------------3---------------------------5--|--5-|
Eb|---------------------------------------0----------------------------1---------------------------3--|--3-|

We're off into the moonshine

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|---------------5-|
Ab|---------------5-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Mystery of a Blood Red Rose, Burning like a raging fire
eb|----------------------------------------|---------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|---------------|
Gb|----------------------7-----------------|--------2------|
Db|----------------------7-----------------|--------2------|
Ab|----------------------5-----------------|--------0------|
Eb|----------------------------------------|---------------|

When the day is been torn apart we'll leave it behind         Mystery of a Blood Red Rose
                                                                                 Future glowing on a pyre
eb|------------------------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------|
Bb|-------3----------------------|----------------|-----------8-|-8-8-8-7-7----|-------------|---------|
Gb|-------4----------------------|---7---------2--|-----------7-|-7-7-7-7-7----|-7-----------|------2--|
Db|-------4--------------5-------|---7---------2--|--5----7-----|--------------|-7-----------|------2--|
Ab|-------2--------------5-------|---5---------0--|--5----7-----|--------------|-5-----------|------0--|
Eb|----------------------3-------|----------------|--3----5-----|--------------|-------------|---------|

Let the scent of poisonous rose tempt me away
eb|------------------------|-------------------|
Bb|------------------------|-------------------|
Gb|------------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------2----------------|------5--------7---|
Ab|-------2-------5--------|------5--------7---|
Eb|-------0-------2--------|------3--------5---|

And I will waste no time tonight

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--2---------2--------------5-------7---------------------------------------|
Ab|--0---------2------5-------5-------7---------------------------------------|
Eb|------------0------2-------3-------5---------------------------------------|


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend