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/ Stratovarius / Episode (1996) / Stratosphere (instrumental) bass tab

This song is insanely fast, and it took me a long time to figure out. In similar
fashion to my last tab, the standard note is indicated by no space between notes,
double digit notes are bracketed.

Stratovarius
Stratosphere
Tabbed By : Evan
e-mail: evan_tc@hotmail.com

Tuning: A#EADG (One note for the A# string, that pissed me off)

Fast part 1 (Guitar starts, then you play a single note, rest, and fast run)
Play twice
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------1-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------1242----------------------------1242---|
E |4---restrestrestrestrest4----40-----restrestrestrestrest4----40-|
A#|-------------------------------5--------------------------------|

Fast part 2
Play twice
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------121---------121-1111111111111111121---------121-|
A |-------------------421---124---4-------------------421---124---4|
E |4444444444444444------434-----------------------------434-------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Fast part 3
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------11------------------44444444442211--------------11--|
A |333333333344--3344444444442211----------------33222222222244----|
E |------------------------------44------------------------------44|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Fast part 4
G |--------------------------------------------------------88886------|
D |222222222211--------------------111111111111111111111114-----9-----|
A |------------44221111111111111111------------------------------(11)7|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fast part 5 (Same as part 3)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------11------------------44444444442211--------------11--|
A |333333333344--3344444444442211----------------33222222222244----|
E |------------------------------44------------------------------44|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Fast part 6
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |222222222211--------------------11111111111111111111111111111111|
A |------------44221111111111111111--------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Fast part 7 (Fast guitar at least)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------0---1-------|
A |--------------------1---2---3---4-------4-------4---------------|
E |4-------4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------|
A#|----5-------5---------------------------------------------------|

Fast part 8 (Still just fast guitar)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------0---1-------|
A |--------------------1---2---3---4-------4-------4---------------|
E |4-------4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------|
A#|----5-------5---------------------------------------------------|

Fast part 9
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------00001-------|
A |----6666----6666----1111222233334444----4444----4444------------|
E |4444----4444----4444----------------4444----4444----------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Moving to slow part
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |1---restrest1---restrest1---restrest1---restrest1-------2-------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Still moving to slow part (*indicates how many measures to hold it for)
G |------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------1---------------------------------------------|
A |4---------------2-------4-------1-------2-------------|
E |------------------------------------------------0*****|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|

Slow part 1
Play six times
G |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|
E |4-------------4-4---4-----------|
A#|--------------------------------|

Slow part 2
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |4-------------4-4---4-------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------0-------------0-0---0----------|
A#|------------------------5---------------------------------------|

Slow part 3
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|5-------------5-5---5-----------5-------------5-5---5-----------|

Slow part 4 (same as slow part 1)
Play four times
G |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|
E |4-------------4-4---4-----------|
A#|--------------------------------|

Slow part 5 (same as slow part 2)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |4-------------4-4---4-------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------0-------------0-0---0----------|
A#|------------------------5---------------------------------------|

Slow part 6 (same as slow part 3)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|5-------------5-5---5-----------5-------------5-5---5-----------|

Slow part 7
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------4-------------------------------|
A |--------3-------4-------2---------------1-------2-------1-------|
E |4---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Slow part 8
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------0-------3-------1----------------|
A |----------------4-------2----------------------------------------|
E |0-------4--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------5-------|

Slow part 9 (same as slow part 7)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------4-------------------------------|
A |--------3-------4-------2---------------1-------2-------1-------|
E |4---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Slow part 10 (same as slow part 8)
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------0-------3-------1----------------|
A |----------------4-------2----------------------------------------|
E |0-------4--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------5-------|

Fast part 10 (same as fast part 1)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------1-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------1242----------------------------1242---|
E |4---restrestrestrestrest4----40-----restrestrestrestrest4----40-|
A#|-------------------------------5--------------------------------|

Fast part 11 (only guitar is fast)
Play twice
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------1---------------1---1-----------|
A |--------------------------1-2-4---------------1-----------4-2-1-|
E |4---------------4---4-------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------5-------------------------------------------------|

Fast part 12 (same as fast part 2)
Play twice
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------121---------121-1111111111111111121---------121-|
A |-------------------421---124---4-------------------421---124---4|
E |4444444444444444------434-----------------------------434-------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Fast part 13+Ending 1              Start slowing down here
G |--------------------------------8---9---6---8----------------------|
D |121---------121-121---------121-----------------9---(11)---8---9---|
A |---421---124---4---421---124---4-----------------------------------|
E |------434-------------434------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending 2
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |6---8---5---6---------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------6---7---4---6---2---6---1---2-------1-----------|
E |------------------------------------------------4-------3---4---|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending 3
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------112222|
A |----------------------------------------------------112244------|
E |----0---------------------------0-------------002244------------|
A#|5-------3---5---1---3---0---1-----------------------------------|

Ending 4
G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |2-----------21----------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------421-------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------420----------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending 5
G |------------------------1---|
D |restrestrestrestrest1-------|
A |----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|

Ok, that\\'s it. Of course, credits go to Timo Kotipelto, Timo Tolkki, Jens
Johansson, Jorg Michael (sorry, no accent available), and Jari Kainulainen


Stratovarius albums
2003 Elements, Pt. 2
2002 Elements, Pt. 1
2001 Intermission
2000 Infinite
1998 Destiny
1997 Visions
1996 Episode
1995 Fourth Dimension
1994 Dreamspace
1992 Twilight Time
1989 Fright Night
Episode tabs
01Father Time tabbass tab
02Will the Sun Rise? tabbass tab
03Eternity tabbass tab
04Episode (instrumental) tabbass tab
05Speed of Light tabbass tab
06Uncertainty tabbass tab
07Season of Change tabbass tab
08Stratosphere (instrumental) tabbass tab
09Babylon tabbass tab
10Tomorrow tabbass tab
11Night Time Eclipse tabbass tab
12Forever tabbass tab
13When the Night Meets the Day tabbass tab

 

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