Crimson Tide Deep Blue Sea Tab by Nightwish

Crimson Tide Deep Blue Sea tab by Nightwish

Guitar Tab

CRIMSON TIDE/DEEP BLUE SEA
As recorded by Nightwish

Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com)


Music by Nightwish

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Tuomas (Synth 2) '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Emppu (Lead Guitar)'

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 Intro
  Moderately Q=170
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|----------|------||


 Tuomas enters!
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


 Emppu kicks in!
  E5
  Gtr II
  W          +W           W          +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)----|


  W          +W           W          W
|----------|------------|----------|-------||
|----------|------------|----------|-------||
|----------|------------|----------|-------||
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-------||
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-x\----||
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-x\----||


 Band Breaks In!
  G5                        F5   G5              C5    Bb
     PM|    PM|      PM|            PM|    PM|         ~
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-5------------|
|-5------5------|-5------5--3--|-5-------------|-5------------|
|-5------5------|-5------5--3--|-5-------------|-3--3-----8\--|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--1--|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------6------|


  G5                        F5   G5              C5   Bb5
     PM|    PM|      PM|            PM|    PM|
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   H    H
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-5----3----|
|-5------5------|-5------5--3--|-5------5------|-5----3----|
|-5------5------|-5------5--3--|-5------5------|-3----1----|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--1--|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-----------|


  B5                                                  D
     PM|    PM|      PM|            PM|    PM|   ~~~~~~~
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   H    Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
|-4------4------|-4------4--2--|-4------4------|-------------|
|-4------4------|-4------4--2--|-4------4------|-2-------7\--|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--0--|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|------5------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|


  B5                        A5   B5
     PM|    PM|      PM|            PM|    PM|
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   H.      E   E
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------||
|-4------4------|-4------4--2--|-4------4------|---------------||
|-4------4------|-4------4--2--|-4------4------|-4-------4-/14-||
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--0--|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|---------------||
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------||


 Main Theme I
  N.C.
                             ~                         ~~
   H.       E  E    H     Q  Q     Q.    E  Q.    E    W
|----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------|
|----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------|
|----------12-11-|-12----11--9--|-------12-12----14-|-14----|
|-14-------------|--------------|-12----------------|-------|
|----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------|
|----------------|--------------|-------------------|-------|


   H.       E  E    H     Q   Q
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------12-11-|-12----11------|
|-14-------------|-----------14--|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|


                       ~~
   Q.    E  Q.    E    H     S  S  S  S  E.  S
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------12-12----10-|-10--------------------13---|
|-------------------|-------------12-13-14-------|
|-12----------------|-------12-15----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|


                                                        \1_______/
                              ~~
   H.       E  E    H     Q   Q     Q.    E  Q.    E    H       +H
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------13-12-|-13----12------|-------13-13----15-|-15------(15)----|
|-14-------------|-----------14--|-12----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|


   ~~~
   H.       E  E    H     Q   Q     Q.    E  Q.   E    W
|----------------|---------------|------------------|-------||
|----------13-12-|-13----12--10--|-------17-17S==15-|-15----||
|-14-------------|---------------|-12---------------|-------||
|----------------|---------------|------------------|-------||
|----------------|---------------|------------------|-------||
|----------------|---------------|------------------|-------||


 Main Theme II
  N.C.
                                ~~
   E E Q   E E  E E    Q.    E  H
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|---------12---11---|-12----11-------|
|-14----------------|----------14----|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|


   Q.    E  Q.    E    E.  S  +E   E  +S   E.  +Q
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------12-12----14-|-14--14-(14)-14-(14)-14--(14)--|
|-12----------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------|


   E E Q   E E  E E    Q.    E  H
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|---------12---11---|-12----11-------|
|-14----------------|----------14----|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|


   Q.    E  Q.    E    H     S  S  S  S  E.  S
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------16-16----14-|-14-------------13-14--17---|
|-12----------------|----------15-17-------------|
|-------------------|-------17-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|


   E E Q   E E  E E    Q.    E  H
|-------------------|----------------|
|---------13---12---|-13----12-------|
|-14----------------|----------14----|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|


   Q.    E  Q.    E    E.  S  +E   E  +S   E.  Q
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------13-13----15-|-15--15-(15)-15-(15)-15--15--|
|-12----------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|


                                                            ~~
   E Q.    E E  E E    Q.    E  H       Q.    E  Q.    E    W
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------||
|-10sx----13---12---|-13----12-10----|-------17-17----15-|-15----||
|-------------------|----------------|-12----------------|-------||
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------||
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------||
|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------||


  Gtr I
   H.       E  E    H     Q   Q     Q.    E  Q.    E    W
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------|
|----------12-11-|-12----11------|-------12-12----14-|-14----|
|-14-------------|-----------14--|-12----------------|-------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------|
|
| Gtr II
|  ~~~                                                  ~~
|  H.       E  E    H     Q   Q     Q.    E  Q.    E    W
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------|
|----------12-11-|-12----11------|-------12-12----14-|-14----|
|-14-------------|-----------14--|-12----------------|-------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------|


   H.       E  E    H     Q   Q
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------12-11-|-12----11------|
|-14-------------|-----------14--|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|
|  H.       E  E    H     Q   Q
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------12-11-|-12----11------|
|-14-------------|-----------14--|
|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|


   Q.    E  Q.    E    H     S  S  S  S  S   S  S  S
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------15-|
|-------16-16----14-|-14----------------14--16-17----|
|-12----------------|----------14-16-17--------------|
|-------------------|-------17-----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|  Q.    E  Q.    E    H     S  S  S  S  E.        S
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------16-16----14-|-14-------------13-14--------17-|
|-12----------------|----------15-17-----------------|
|-------------------|-------17-----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------|


   H.       E  E    W               Q.    E  Q.    E    H.          +Q
|----------12-10-|-12------------|-------12-12----14-|-12tr14------(12)--|
|-10-------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-12----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|  H.       E  E    H     Q   Q     Q.    E  Q.    E    H.          +Q
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------13-12-|-13----12--10--|-------13-13----15-|-15tr13------(15)--|
|-14-------------|---------------|-12----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|


   H.       E  E    W               Q.    E  Q.    E    W
|----------12-10-|-12------------|-------12-12----10-|-10----||
|-10-------------|---------------|-------------------|-------||
|----------------|---------------|-12----------------|-------||
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------||
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------||
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------||
|
|  H.       E  E    H     Q   Q     Q.    E  Q.    E    W
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------||
|----------13-12-|-13----12--10--|-------17-17----15-|-15----||
|-14-------------|---------------|-12----------------|-------||
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------||
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------||
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|-------||


 Synth Solo
  E                C5              G5                 D5                 EbE5
  Gtr I
  E E Q  E E E E   Q.     E H      Q.     E Q.    E    W
|----------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
|--------8---7-8-|-8-------------|--------8-8----10-|-10---------------------|
|-9--------------|--------9------|-7----------------|------------------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q   Q  H         E  E Q   H      E  E Q   H          E. S +E  E +S  E. E E
|----------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
|----------------|---------------|------------------|------------------------|
|----------------|-5--5----------|------------------|--7--7-(7)-7-(7)-7--8-9-|
|----------------|-5--5----------|-5--5-------------|--7--7-(7)-7-(7)-7--8-9-|
|----------------|-3--3----------|-5--5-------------|--5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5--6-7-|
|-0--------------|---------------|-3--3-------------|------------------------|


    A5             C5                   G5                 A5
  E E Q  E E E E   Q.     E  H          Q.     E Q.    E    W
|----------------|--------------------|--------7-7-------|-------|
|--------8---7-8-|-8------------------|---------------10-|-10----|
|-9--------------|--------9-----------|-7----------------|-------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|-------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|-------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|-------|
|
| E E Q  H         E  E Q    E E E E    E  E Q   H          W
|----------------|----------/xSxSxSx\-|------------------|-------|
|----------------|----------/xSxSxSx\-|------------------|-------|
|-9-2------------|-5--5-----/xSxSxSx\-|------------------|--2----|
|-9-2------------|-5--5-----/xSxSxSx\-|-5--5-------------|--2----|
|-7-0------------|-3--3-----/xSxSxSx\-|-5--5-------------|--0----|
|----------------|----------/xSxSxSx\-|-3--3-------------|-------|


  A5                F5               C5
   E E Q  E E E E   Q.      E H      Q.     E Q.    E    W
|---------8---7-8-|-8--------------|--------8-8----10-|-10-------------------|
|-10--------------|--------10------|-8----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|
|                                                                         ~
|  E E Q  H         E  E Q    H      E  E Q   H          E. S +E  E +S  E.Q
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|--2-2------------|----------------|-5--5-------------|----------------------|
|--2-2------------|-3--3-----------|-5--5-------------|--5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5----|
|--0-0------------|-3--3-----------|-3--3-------------|--5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5s7--|
|-----------------|-1--1-----------|------------------|--3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3----|


                     C5               G5
   E  E Q  E E E E   Q.      E H      Q.      E  H      W
|----------8---7-8-|-8--------------|--------12-12----|---------------||
|-10---------------|--------10------|-8---------------|---------------||
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|
|  ~~~
|                                                       |-3-| |-3-|
| +Q    Q  H         E  E Q    H      E  E Q     H      Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------||
|------------------|-5--5-----------|-----------------|---------------||
|------------------|-5--5-----------|-5--5------------|-5-4-3---------||
|-(7)--------------|-3--3-----------|-5--5------------|-------7-6-5---||
|------------------|----------------|-3--3------------|---------------||


 Outro
  E5                        D5   E5 D5  E5       A5
  Gtr II
     PM|    PM|      PM|              PM   PM|         ~
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-----------7--|-9--7---9------|-2--------7\--|
|-2------2------|-2------2--7--|-9--7---9------|-2-----5------|
|-2------2------|-2------2--5--|-7--5---7------|-0--0---------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-----|------0----0-0-|--------------|


  E5
     PM|    PM|      PM|
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    W          +W
|---------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|--------------|----------|--------|
|-2------2------|-2------2--2--|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-2------2------|-2------2--2--|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0--|-0--------|-(0)----|


  G5                        F5   G5                    Bb
     PM|    PM|      PM|            PM|    PM|         ~
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-5------5------|-5------5--3--|-5-------------|--------------|
|-5------5------|-5------5--3--|-5-------------|-3--3-----8\--|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--1--|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-------6------|


  G5                        F5   G5              C5   Bb5
     PM|    PM|      PM|            PM|    PM|
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   H    H
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-----------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-5----3----|
|-5------5------|-5------5--3--|-5------5------|-5----3----|
|-5------5------|-5------5--3--|-5------5------|-3----1----|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--1--|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-----------|


  B5                        A5   B5                   D
     PM|    PM|      PM|            PM     PM|        ~
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   H    Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
|-4------4------|-4------4--2--|-4------4------|-------------|
|-4------4------|-4------4--2--|-4------4------|-2-------7\--|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--0--|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|------5------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|


  B5                        A5   B5                   D        B5
     PM|    PM|      PM|            PM|    PM|        ~
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  Q    Q  E E Q  E E   H    Q  Q     W
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|------*|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|------*|
|-4------4------|-4------4--2--|-4------4------|-------------|-4----*|
|-4------4------|-4------4--2--|-4------4------|-2-------7\--|-4----*|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--0--|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|------5------|-2----*|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|------*|



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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