Bass tabs
Band: Nightwish
Album: Oceanborn (with some thinks of live versions)
Bassist: Sami Vanska
Composer: T. Holopainen
Tunning: Standard Tuning
INTRO (Get away from me...):
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A|-5-5----5-5--------5-5----5-5-------|
E|---------------------------------4--|
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D|------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5----5-5--------5-5----5-5----------6--|
E|---------------------------------3h4p3----|
G|-----------------|x4
D|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---|
E|-----------------|
MAIN RIFF:
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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A|---------------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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D|-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1--3--|
E|-------------------------------|
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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D|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1--3--|
E|-------------------------------|
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D|------------------------------|
A|-5--------5-5--------/8--6--5-|
E|------------------------------|
VERSE (A constelation of...):
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D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5h6p5--3--5h6-3--5---5--5h6p5--5h6----3--5--|
E|------------------------------------1--------|
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D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2h3p2-0--0-0-2-2h3-3--2h3p2--0-5--3--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-5h6p5--3--5h6-3--5---5-5--5h6p5--3-/8--6--5--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--0--0-0-2-2-2h3-3--2h3p2-0-5--5-5-5-3--2--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
MAIN RIFF:
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D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1--3--|
E|-------------------------------|
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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D|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
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E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1--3--|
E|-------------------------------|
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D|------------------------------|
A|-5--------5-5--------/8--6--5-|
E|------------------------------|
VERSE:
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D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5h6p5--3--5h6-3--5---5--5h6p5--5h6----3--5--|
E|------------------------------------1--------|
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A|-2--2h3p2-0--0-0-2-2h3-3--2h3p2--0-5--3--2--|
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G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-5h6p5--3--5h6-3--5---5-5--5h6p5--3-/8--6--5--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--0--0-0-2-2-2h3-3--2h3p2-0-5--5-5-5-3--2--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
INTERLUDE:
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D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5---5---6-6-6--3--5---5---3-3-3--3--|
E|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5---5---6-6-6--3--5---5--5--3--|
E|--------------------------------|
VERSE 2 (Reveal you face...):
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D|---------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--|-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--|-----------------3--3-3-3--3--|
E|---------------------------|-1--1-1-1--1--1---------------|
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D|---------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3--3--|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
A|---------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5---5-3-------|
E|-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--|---------------------------5-3-5-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-------5-------5-------3-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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A|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-------5-------5-------3-------|
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A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|x3
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
E|---------------------------------|
INTERLUDE 2:
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D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3---3-3---3--4-4--------4-4--3---3-3-1-3-------|
E|--------------------1--0-0------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3--4-4--------4-4-3-3-1-3--1-3-------/-\-|
E|------------------1--0-0----------------------------|
VERSE 3 (Open thy veins...):
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
INTERLUDE 2
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D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3---3-3---3--4-4--------4-4--3---3-3-1-3-------|
E|--------------------1--0-0------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3---3--4-4--------4-4-3-3-1-3--1-3-------/-\-|
E|------------------1--0-0----------------------------|
KEYBOARD SOLO:
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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
INTERLUDE 3
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A|-5--------1-1----3---3-5\----1-1----3---|
E|----------------------------------------|
INTERLUDE 3 (PART 2) (x2):
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A|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
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A|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E|-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-----------------------------|
GUITAR ARPEGGIO:
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D|----------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--5----|
E|----------------------------|
VERSE (Sailing on the distant seas...):
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A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------3-------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5---5-3---|
E|-----------------------------------------------5-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
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D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|
E|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-3--3--3--3--3--3--4-------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
G|------/7---------------------------------------|
D|-7------------5---3---/8-------5-------7-------|
A|-5------------3---1------------3-------5-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
CAPTIONS:
/ : Slide Up
\ : Slide Down
h : Hammer On