Band: Wintersun
Album: Wintersun
Song: Starchild
Copyright (c) Nuclear Blast 2004
Version 1.0 - 20.8.2005
Transcribed By: theoldman
Email: swordbearing@hotmail.com
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. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tuning E A D G B E
Solo 1 (0:00-0:30)
|------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|----------5-7-9-7-------5-----------------------|5-----7-5-7-----|
|7---5-7-5-----------7-----------9---7-------7-9-|------------9---|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------5---5---5-7-9-7-9--------------|
|10-9-7---5---5-5-7---9---10-9-|7---7---7---7-----------10-9-7---7-9-|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------9---7--------------------9---7----------------------------|
|10-----------------10-9---7-----------------10-9---7---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1 (0:31-0:46)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7------------------------------5---------------------7-------------|
|5--------3-------------7-------3-------2-------------5-------------|
|---------1-----1-1-1---5---------------0-----0-0-0-----------------|
. . . . . .
Riff 2 (0:48-1:07)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|7------------9-5-7------------5---3----------------3---7---|
|5-5555555555-7-3-5-5555555555-3---1-111111---11111-1---5---|
.......... .......... ...... .....
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------5-------|
|7------------9-5-7------------5---3----------------3---2---|
|5-5555555555-7-3-5-5555555555-3---1-111111---11111-----0---|
.......... .......... ...... .....
Riff 3 (1:08-1:17)
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|22222---|
|00000---|
.....
Solo 1 (1:18-1:33)
Riff 2 (1:34-1:43)
Riff 4 (1:44-2:20)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|7-------7-------7---7-----------------------------|
|5---55555---55555---5---3-------------------------|
|------------------------1------------111111111111-|
.... .... ............
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------5---------------5---|
|7--------------------7-------7-------7---3-----------33333---|
|5------------555555555---55555---55555-----------------------|
........ .... .... ....
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---(1:54)--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-------------------7---5-------5---5-------5---|
|2------------------2---5---------------55555---3---33333---3---33333---|
|0---0000000000000000---------------------------------------------------|
............... .... .... ....
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------7---5-------5-------7---7---------------------------------------|
|5---55555---3---33333-------5---5---3-------5---7-----------7-------7---|
|------------------------0-0---------1---11113---5---555555555---55555---|
.... .... . . .... ........ ....
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|----(2:05)-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|5----------------------------------|
|3----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----(2:07)-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|5-------------------5---7-------7---5-------5---7-----------3-5-|
|3-333-333-333-3333333---5---55555---3---33333---5---555555551-3-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
... ... ... ...... .... .... ......... .
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------7---7-------7---5-------5-------5-------5---7-----------|
|5---55555---5---55555---3---33333---33333---33333---5-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
.... .... .... .... ....
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----(2:17)---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|9------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 1 (2:21-2:50)
Solo 1 (3:07-3:22)
Riff 5 (3:24)
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|----5---|
|7---3---|
|5-------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/w/wintersun/69059.html ]
Riff 6 (3:25-3:40)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-----------------------------------5----------------------5-------|
|5------------------7------------8---3-------7-------5------3-------|
|-------------------5------------6-----------5-------3--------------|
Riff 7 (3:41-3:55)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-----------------------------------5----------------------7-------|
|5------------------7------------8---3-------7-------5------5-------|
|-------------------5------------6-----------5-------3--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-----------------------------------5----------------------5-------|
|5-------8-------7---------------8---3-------7-------5------3-------|
|--------6-------5---------------6-----------5-------3--------------|
Riff 6 (3:56-4:10)
Riff 8 (4:11-4:26)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7---------------7----------------------5--------------------5------|
|5-----------5-5-5---7--------------8---3------7------5------3------|
|--------------------5----------5-5-6----------5------3-------------|
. . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------7--------------------------5--------------------5------|
|5-5-5-5-5---5-------7--------------8---3------7------5------3------|
|--------------------5--------------6----------5------3-------------|
. . . . .
Riff 9 (4:27)
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|7----------------------------|
|5----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Riff 10 (4:42-4:53)
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|7-----------------------5-------------------5---|
|5---5-5-5-5-7-------8---3---3-3-3-3-7---8---3---|
|------------5---5-5-6---------------5---6-------|
. . . . . . . . . .
Riff 11 (4:54-5:03)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|5---5-5-5-5-7-------8---7-------7---8-------8-------7---5--------|
|------------5---5-5-6---5---5-5-5---6---66666---5-5-5---3---3333-|
. . . . . . . . .... . . ....
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------5------------|
|3---5-------5---/7----------------7------7---3------------|
|1---3---33333---/5------------5-5-5------5----------------|
.... . .
Solo 2 (5:04-5:10)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8-----------------------------|
|7------9---10----------10---9---7----------------|
|------------------------------------10------7----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8--------10---8---------------|
|7------9---10----------10------------10----------|
|--------------------------------------------10---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Solo 3 (5:11-5:29)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8-----------------------------|
|7------9---10----------10---9---7----------------|
|------------------------------------10------7----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------8---10---8-----------------|
|7------9---10-------------------10------12-10-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------10---------12---------|
|-------10----------------13---11-------------------------|
|9-----------7--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|10---------12---131213-----10---------13---12--------10-------|
|----------------------13------------------------13------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|10---13---121312-----10\----|
|----------------13----------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Riff 12 (5:29-5:38)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------7---7-------7-----------5--------------------------------|
|5---55555---5---55555-------8---3---5-------7---8----------------|
|------------------------55556-------3---33335---6---3-333-333-33-|
.... .... .... .... . ... ... ..
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------7---7-------7-----------5--------------------------------|
|5---55555---5---55555-------8---3---3-333-33-5---7---8-----------|
|------------------------55556----------------3---5---6-----------|
.... .... .... . ... ..
Riff 13 (5:39-6:20)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------5---7-------------------5--------------------------------|
|5---55553---5-------8-------8---3---5-------5---5----------------|
|----------------55556---66666-------3---33333---3---333333333333-|
.... .... .... .... ............
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-------5---7-------------------7-------7---5---------------5---|
|5---55553---5-------8-------8---5---55555---3---7-------7---3---|
|----------------55556---66666-------------------5---55555-------|
.... .... .... .... ....
There's a solo at 6:20-7:06 but it's impossible to hear that.
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