Artist: Avantasia
Song: The Wicked Symphony
Album: The Wicked Symphony
Tuning: BGCFAD
Tabbed by: shah
These are mostly the power chords throughout the song. Listen for strumming pattern.
I skipped the solos and the harmonics and some other parts i cant quite get my ear on.
guitar starts at 01:24 x2
palm mute at the zeros on b string
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----|
G|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----|
B|--3-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-23233-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-2~-----|
01:40
p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7-----5-----8-----7-----57535-----3-----7-----5-----5---7---|
G|-7-----5-----8-----7-----57535-3-3-3-3-3-7-3-3-5-3-3-5---7---|
B|-7-3-3-5-3-3-8-3-3-7-3-3-57535-----3-----7-----------5---7---|
01:48
palm mute on the 5s on b string
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-8-----7-----10-----8-----7---8---7~-----7~------------------|
G|-8-----7-----10-----8-----7---8---7~-----7~---10---8---7-----|
B|-8-5-5-7-5-5-10-5-5-8-5-5-7---8---7~-----7~------------------|
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VERSE:
You'll be running out of miracles. Like I'm running out of dreams.
Madness lurking to my left. Angels faint in front of me....
02:11 And I see eyes to the right..... I hear a promise resound..
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5~~~~~-------------------------------8~~~~~------------------|
G|-5~~~~~-------------------------------8~~~~~------------------|
B|-5~~~~~-------------------------------8~~~~~------------------|
Gold and diamonds love and fame...and music meant to remain...
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-7-7---7-7---7----5-5----5---------3-3---3-3---3-------------------|
C|-7-7---7-7---7----5-5----5---------3-3---3-3---3-----------2-3-2-0-|
G|-5-5---5-5---5----3-3----3---------1-1---1-1---1-----------2-3-2-0-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------2-3-2-0-|
You've been dying for glory You've been looking for love
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| p.m all
why dont we read the signs that we're about to get lost....
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-7---x-7------xx---5-5--x--5-------xx-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---|
C|-7---x-7------xx---5-5--x--5-------xx-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---|
G|-5---x-5------xx---3-3--x--3-------xx-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A seeker enthralled by flame eventually home to his
02:49 pain .... you'll reach for the final stage
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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CHORUS (best part of the song....amazing)
Hey man in your hideaway where do we go.. from here..heroes in the tragedy
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------8~-----------------------------------5---------------|
C|-5~-----------8~------------------------8----3-----5-------------6-|
G|-5~-----------6~------------------------8----3-----3-------------6-|
B|-5~-------------------------------------8----3-------------------6-|
down home just a memory where do we go when the world gets in the way...
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------8-8-8-8------------------------------|
C|-5---3-----------8--------8-8-8-8-------5---3-------3---1-1---1|
G|-5---3-----------8--------6-6-6-6-------5---3-------3---1-1---1|
B|-5---3-----------8----------------------5---3-------3---1-1---1|
way down to the hideaway afflatus divine your hands and the wicked symphony
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------8~-----------------------------------5---------------|
C|-5~-----------8~-------------------------8---3-----5-------------6-|
G|-5~-----------6~-------------------------8---3-----3-------------6-|
B|-5~--------------------------------------8---3-------------------6-|
hey now to the hideaway lock up the rain. for a wicked symphony.
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------8-8-8-8--------------------------|
C|-5---3-----------8-10-8------8-8-8-8------5---3-------3---1-1-|
G|-5---3-----------8-10-8------6-6-6-6------5---3-------3---1-1-|
B|-5---3-----------8-10-8-------------------5---3-------3---1-1-|
repeat guitar intro, verse, then chorus...
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/avantasia/225790.html ]
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05:40 chords during first solo...
p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-|
C|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
05:48
p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-8-7---7---7-5---3---2-|
G|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-8-7---7---7-5---3---2-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7---7---7-5---3---2-|
p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-|
C|-7-----7--------5-7-----7------5---7-----7--------5-7-----7-----5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-7---5--7-7----3-2-|
G|-3-----3-----3---10-------10-------10---5-----5-----5-7---5--7-7----3-2-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---5--7-7----3-2-|
the second part of the solo....go slow.
06:11 06:18
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------6-|
C|-0~~------0---7---8~----------7---3---5~-------3---5---7-------6-|
G|-0~~------0---7---8~----------7---3---5~-------3---5---7-------4-|
B|-0~~------0---7---8~----------7---3---5~-------3---5---7---------|
06:33
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-7-----------------------------------------------------7---5------------|
C|-7-----------2-----3------8~---------7-----5---7---8---7---5------2---3-|
G|-5-----------2-----3------8~---------7-----5---7---8---5---3------2---3-|
B|-------------2-----3------8~---------7-----5---7---8--------------2---3-|
this is when he moans ' i cant hear.... ahhh ahhh...'
i dont know what they're playing in this part.
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now im just gona skip to the heavy headbanging part @07:22
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2-0-|
G|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2-0-|
B|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2-0-|
i cant figure out what they play after this part
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-12-0-11-10-0-9-0-8-7-|
G|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-12-0-11-10-0-9-0-8-7-|
B|-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-2---2-2---0-2-5-2-0-12-0-11-10-0-9-0-8-7-|
just repeat those parts throughout next solo...
last verse...
D|-----------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-7------5------2------3------------|
G|-7------5------2------3------------|
B|-7------5------2------3------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|
C|-7------5------2------3------2---3-|
G|-7------5------2------3------2---3-|
B|-7------5------2------3------2---3-|
p.m
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
F|-------------7------------------|
C|-7------5----7------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-7------5----5------5-5-5-5-5-5-
B|-7------5-------------------------
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hey man in ur hideaway....where do we go...
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-5\----------------------5-7-8-8-|
G|-5\----------------------5-7-8-8-|
B|-5\----------------------5-7-8-8-| repeat chorus
then....
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----|
G|--3-----2-----5-----3-----23233-----2-----5-----3-----2~-----|
B|--3-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-23233-0-0-2-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-2~-----|
last
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|----------------------|
C|-10-7-10-10-----------|
G|-10-7-10-10-----------|
B|-10-7-10-10-----------|
so thats it. some parts i wasn't really sure so i just tabbed what sounds best to me...
if anyone can tab the solos and the interlude and the little fills that i missed pls post.
btw this song has one the best choruses of any song ive ever heard. :D
