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SLEEPING SUN
As recorded by Nightwish
(From the 1999 Album OCEANBORN)
Transcribed by Gitarrenmann
Words by Tarja Turunen Music by Nightwish
Arranged by Nightwish
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Emppu'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Emppu'
Intro
Slow Rock Q=110
4/4
Gtr I
Wx44
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Verse
Dm
S S S S E S S S S S S Q W
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----------|----------|
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| Gtr II
| Q S S S S E S S S S S S W
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0---|----------|
S S S S E S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|
| Q S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----|
F
W S S S S E S S S S S S Q W
|----------|---------------------------------|------|
|----------|---------------------------------|------|
|----------|---------------------------------|------|
|----------|---------------------------------|------|
|----------|---------------------------------|------|
|----------|-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----------|------|
|
| W Q S S S S E S S S S S S W
|----------|---------------------------------|------|
|----------|---------------------------------|------|
|----------|---------------------------------|------|
|----------|---------------------------------|------|
|----------|---------------------------------|------|
|----------|---------3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3---|------|
S S S S E S S S S S S Q W
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----------|----------|
|
| Q S S S S E S S S S S S W
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------------------------------|----------|
|---------3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3---|----------|
Dm
S S S S E S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------------|
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| Q S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----|
W S S S S E S S S S S S Q H Q +S S E
|----------|---------------------------------|------9--(9)-----|
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------|-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-----------|-----------------|
|
| W Q S S S S E S S S S S S H Q Q
|----------|---------------------------------|----------9------|
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------|---------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
Bb
S S S S E S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--8--8-8-------8-8--8--8-8---------|
|
| +E E S S E +S S S S S S E
|-(9)-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------8-8-8---(8)---8-8-8-8-8-|
G
W S S S S E S S S S S S Q
|----------|--------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------|
|----------|-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5----------|
|
| W Q S S S S E S S S S E
|----------|--------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------|
|----------|---------5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5--|
Chorus
Dm
W W +H +H W
|----------|----------|---------------||------|
|----------|----------|---------------||------|
|----------|----------|---------------||------|
|----------|-7--------|-(7)----(7)----||------|
|----------|-5--------|-(5)----(5)----||------|
|----------|----------|---------------||------|
Wx20
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/nightwish/41929.html ]
Guitar Solo
N.C. Dm
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W W E S E S E E +S S Q Q +S S E +Q Q
|----------|----------||-8s3---3s10s5-(5)---8--|------------------------|
|----------|----------||-----------------------|------------------------|
|----------|----------||-----------------------|------------9-(9)--10---|
|----------|----------||-----------------------|-12--(12)---------------|
|----------|----------||-----------------------|------------------------|
|----------|----------||-----------------------|------------------------|
Bb
Q +S S E +Q Q Q +S S E +Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-15--(15)---15-(15)--13--|
|-10--(10)---12-(12)--14--|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W Q +S S E +Q Q
|-------------------------|-13--(13)---13-(13)--12--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G
H +H S S E +S S S S H
|---------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|
|-12----(12)----|-15p14-12-(12)---17p15-14----|
|---------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|
|
| H +H W
|---------------|-----------------------------|
|-13----(13)----|-----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|
F
S S S S S S E +Q +S S E
|-------------------------------------|
|-18p17p15p13-15-17-15-(15)--(15)-----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S E +Q +S S E
|-17-15-13-12-13-15-13-(13)--(13)-----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Out-Chorus
F
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +S S E +Q Q W +H +H
|-------------------------||---------------|----------------|
|-------------------------||---------------|----------------|
|-------------------------||---------------|----------------|
|---------------------15--||---------------|----------------|
|-15--(15)---17-(17)------||--3------------|--(3)----(3)----|
|-------------------------||--3------------|--(3)----(3)----|
|
| >
| Q +S S E +Q Q H +H +W
|-------------------------||---------------|----------------|
|-------------------------||---------------|----------------|
|-------------------------||-17----(17)----|-(17)-----------|
|-15--(15)---17-(17)--18--||-18----(18)----|-(18)-----------|
|-------------------------||---------------|----------------|
|-------------------------||---------------|----------------|
C# G# Bb F5
H +H H +H H +H H +H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-6----(6)----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4----(4)----|-6----(6)----|-8----(8)----|-3----(3)----|
|-------------|-6----(6)----|-8----(8)----|-3----(3)----|
C# F
H +H H. E S S W +H +H
|-------------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|-------------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|-------------|--------------|----------|---------------|
|-6----(6)----|--------x-x-x-|----------|---------------|
|-4----(4)----|-3------x-x-x-|-3--------|-(3)----(3)----|
|-------------|-3------x-x-x-|-3--------|-(3)----(3)----|
C# D# G# D#
H +H H +H H +H H +H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-6----(6)----|-8----(8)----|-------------|-8----(8)----|
|-4----(4)----|-6----(6)----|-6----(6)----|-6----(6)----|
|-------------|-------------|-6----(6)----|-------------|
F
W +H +H W W
|----------|---------------|----------|------*|
|----------|---------------|----------|------*|
|----------|---------------|----------|------*|
|----------|---------------|----------|------*|
|-3--------|-(3)----(3)----|----------|------*|
|-3--------|-(3)----(3)----|----------|------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
