Angels Fall First Nightwish
As recorded by Nightwish
(From the 2004 Album ANGELS FALL FIRST)
Transcribed by Eoin Moriarty
Words and Music by Tuomas Holopainen
Arranged by Tuomas Holopainen
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steel Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Nylon Acoustic'
Intro
[Em] [G] [C] [Asus2]
[4/4] Gtr I
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------0-------|-----------------|-0----------------| |-----------0-----|---------------1-|---1-----------0--| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----0-------2----| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|-------2---2------| |---2-------------|---2-----3-------|---------0--------| |-0---------------|-3---------------|------------------|
[Em]Gtr I[G] [C] [Asus2]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------0-------|---------------------|-0---------------| |-----------0-----|-------------------1-|---1-----------0-| |-------0-----0---|-------0---------0---|-----0-------2---| |-----2---------2-|-----0---------2-----|-------2---2-----| |---2-------------|---2--------3--------|---------0-------| |-0---------------|-3-------------------|-----------------|
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| Gtr II
| W H H W
|-----------------|---------^-------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------^-------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------^-------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Guitar solo
[Em] [G] [C] [Asus2]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------0-------|-----------------|--0----------------| |-------------0-----|---------------1-|-----1-----------0-| |---------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-------2---| |-------2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|---------2---2-----| |-----2-------------|---2-----3-------|-----------0-------| |--0----------------|-3---------------|-------------------|
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| H. E E H E E Q +W
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-^2----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-^2----------------|---------0-2-3---|-(3)---------------| |-^0------------0-2-|-3---------------|-------------------|
[Em] [G] [C] [Asus2]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------0-------|-----------------|--0--------------------| |---------------0-----|---------------1-|-----1---------------0-| |-----------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-------2-------| |---------2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|---------2---2---------| |---2-----------------|---2-----3-------|-----------0-----------| |-0-------------------|-3---------------|-----------------------|
|
| E T S T E E H Q E E E E E E +H E E T S T E
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------5-8-7h8p7-5-| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |-5-4h5p4-2-0---------|-----------------|-----------------------| |-------------2-------|-----2-2-4-4S5-5-|-(5)-------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
[Em] [G] [C] [Asus2]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------0-------|-----------------|-0---------------| |-----------0-----|---------------1-|---1-----------0-| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----0-------2---| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|-------2---2-----| |---2-------------|---2-----3-------|---------0-------| |-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E H W W
|-3S5-5S7-7-------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Em] [G] [C] [Asus2]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------0-------|-----------------|-0---------------| |-----------0-----|---------------1-|---1-----------0-| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----0-------2---| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|-------2---2-----| |---2-------------|---2-----3-------|---------0-------| |-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
Verse
[Em]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------0-------|---------0-------| ||o-----------0-----|-----------0-----| ||--------0-----0---|-------0-----0---| ||------2---------2-|-----2---------2-| ||o---2-------------|---2-------------| ||--0---------------|-0---------------|
[G]E E E E E E E E [D]E [D/A] E E T S T E E E E
|---------3-------|---^2-(2)-2h3p2----------| |-----------0-----|---^3--3--------3--------| |-------0-----0---|---^2-------------2------| |-----0---------0-|-0------------------0-0--| |---2-------------|-------------------------| |-3---------------|-------------------------|
[Em] [G] [B7]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------3-------|---------2--------|| |-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-------4---------o|| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----2-----2------|| |-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|-----0---------0-|---4---------4----|| |---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|-2-------------2-o|| |-0---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|------------------||
Pre-Chorus
Wx4
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Chorus
[Em] [C] [Dadd11] [Am]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------0-------|---------3---0---|---------0-------|-------0-----------|| ||o-----------0-----|-------1---1---1-|-----------------|---------1---0----o|| ||--------0-----0---|-----0-----------|-----0-7---7-----|-----2-----2---0---|| ||------2---------2-|---2-------------|---4---------4---|---2---------------|| ||o---2-------------|-3---------------|-5-------------0-|-0----------------o|| ||--0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
[F] [C] [G]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------1-------|-------3-----0---|---------3-------| |-----------1-----|---------1-----1-|-----------0-----| |-------2-----2---|-----0-----0-----|-------0-----0---| |-----3---------3-|---2-------------|-----0---------0-| |---3-------------|-3---------------|---2-------------| |-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
[Em] [C] [Dadd11] [Am]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------0-------|---------3---0---|---------0-------|-------0---------| |-----------0-----|-------1---1---1-|-----------------|---------1---0---| |-------0-----0---|-----0-----------|-----0-7---7-----|-----2-----2---0-| |-----2---------2-|---2-------------|---4---------4---|---2-------------| |---2-------------|-3---------------|-5-------------0-|-0---------------| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse
[Em]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------0-------|---------0-------| ||o-----------0-----|-----------0-----| ||--------0-----0---|-------0-----0---| ||------2---------2-|-----2---------2-| ||o---2-------------|---2-------------| ||--0---------------|-0---------------|
[G]E E E E E E E E [D]E [D/A] E E T S T E E E E
|---------3-------|---^2-(2)-2h3p2----------| |-----------0-----|---^3--3--------3--------| |-------0-----0---|---^2-------------2------| |-----0---------0-|-0------------------0-0--| |---2-------------|-------------------------| |-3---------------|-------------------------|
[Em] [G] [B7]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------3-------|---------2--------|| |-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-------4---------o|| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----2-----2------|| |-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|-----0---------0-|---4---------4----|| |---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|-2-------------2-o|| |-0---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|------------------||
Pre-Chorus
Wx4
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
[Em] [C] [Dadd11] [Am]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------0-------|---------3---0---|---------0-------|-------0-----------|| ||o-----------0-----|-------1---1---1-|-----------------|---------1---0----o|| ||--------0-----0---|-----0-----------|-----0-7---7-----|-----2-----2---0---|| ||------2---------2-|---2-------------|---4---------4---|---2---------------|| ||o---2-------------|-3---------------|-5-------------0-|-0----------------o|| ||--0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
[F] [C] [G]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------1-------|-------3-----0---|---------3-------| |-----------1-----|---------1-----1-|-----------0-----| |-------2-----2---|-----0-----0-----|-------0-----0---| |-----3---------3-|---2-------------|-----0---------0-| |---3-------------|-3---------------|---2-------------| |-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
[Em] [C] [Dadd11] [Am]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------0-------|---------3---0---|---------0-------|-------0---------| |-----------0-----|-------1---1---1-|-----------------|---------1---0---| |-------0-----0---|-----0-----------|-----0-7---7-----|-----2-----2---0-| |-----2---------2-|---2-------------|---4---------4---|---2-------------| |---2-------------|-3---------------|-5-------------0-|-0---------------| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bridge
Wx4
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Guitar solo
[Em]Gtr I[G] [C] [Em/D] [Asus2]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------0-------|-------------------------------|-0--------------------| |------------0-----|-------------------------1-----|----1---------------0-| |--------0-----0---|---------0-------------0-------|------0-----------2---| |------2---------2-|-------0-----------2-----------|--------2-------2-----| |----2-------------|-----2-----3-------------------|----------0-----------| |-0----------------|--3----------------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q. Q E Q +E E E E T T T E Q +T E Q E T S T E E E
|-0------2---3-----|-------------------------------|---^0---3-2h3p2-0-----| |--------------0---|-(0)-0-1-3-1h3p1-0-------------|---^0-------------3-5-| |------------------|---------------------0-----(0)-|---^0-----------------| |------------------|-------------------------------|---^0-----------------| |------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| |------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
[Em] [G] [C] [Asus2]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------0-------|-----------------------------|-0--------------------| |-----------0-----|-----------------------1-----|-----1-------------0--| |-------0-----0---|-------0-------------0-------|-------0-------2------| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----------2-----------|---------2---2--------| |---2-------------|---2-----3-------------------|-----------0----------| |-0---------------|-3---------------------------|----------------------|
|
| E Q Q E Q E E E E T T T E Q +T H.. E
|-----------------|-----------------------------|------------------| |-5-5---7---8-0---|-0-0-1-3-1h3p1-0-------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-------------------0-----(0)-|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
[Em] [G] [C] [Asus2]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------0-------|-----------------|-0---------------| |----------------0-----|---------------1-|---1-----------0-| |------------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----0-------2---| |----------2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|-------2---2-----| |--------2-------------|---2-----3-------|---------0-------| |----0-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
|
| +W W W
|-()---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Em] [G] [C] [Am]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B]
|---------0-------|-----------------|-0-------0----| |-----------0-----|---------------1-|---1-----1----| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----0---2----| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|-------2-2----| |---2-------------|---2-----3-------|---------0----| |-0---------------|-3---------------|--------------|
Outro
Wx50
|---------*| |---------*| |---------*| |---------*| |---------*| |---------*|
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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