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Forever by Stratovarius
Forever
To play it more simple just go half-tone up or half-tone down..
Am,Em,F,C,Dm,G,Am,E, etc...
OR
Bm,F#m,D,Em,A,Bm,F#,etc..
But the correct tone is this:
A#m Fm F# C#
I stand alone in the darkness
D#m G# A#m F
The winter of my life came so fast
A#m Fm F# C#
Memories go back to childhood
D#m G# A#m
To days I still recall
A#m Fm F# C#
Oh how happy I was then
D#m G# A#m F
There was no sorrow there was no pain
A#m Fm F# C#
Walking through the green fields
D#m G# A#m
Sunshine in my eyes
Chorus
F# G#
I'm still there everywhere
C# C#/C A#m
I'm the dust in the wind
F# G# A#m
I'm the star in the northern sky
F# G#
I never stayed anywhere
C# C#/C A#m
I'm the wind in the trees
F# G# A#m
Would you wait for me forever ?
Solo (Verse chords)
Chorus
F# G# A#m
Would you wait for me forever ?
F# Fm(!) A#m
Will you wait for me forever ?
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version 2
Note: Guitar is tuned 1/2 step down!!!
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~ = Vibrato
\ = Slide Down
p = Pull Off
h = Hammer On
Intro:
Eb||--------------------------------------------------------||
Bb||-----7---5----------------------------------------------||
Gb||-7-----------7\6-4---------------4-7-6---7p6-4---7p6-4~-||
Db||---------------------7p5-4---5h7---------------4--------||
Ab||--------------------------------------------------------||
Eb||--------------------------------------------------------||
(You can simply strum the chords or follow the pattern below...)
Bm F#m G D
I stand alone in the dark- ness
Eb||-------2-------------2-----------------------2-----|
Bb||---------3-------------2-----------------------3---|
Gb||---4-------4-----2-------2-----4---4-------2-----2-|
Db||-----4-------------4-------------5---5---0---------|
Ab||-2-------------------------------------------------|
Eb||---------------2-------------3---------------------|
Em A Bm F#
The winter of my life came so fast
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------2-------------3-----------2---|
Gb|-----------------2-------4-----4-------3---3-|
Db|-5-4-5-4\2-2-------2-------4-----4-----------|
Ab|-----------------------2-------------4-------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bm F#m G D
Memories go back to child- hood
Eb|-------2-------------2-----------------------2-----|
Bb|---------3-------------2-----------------------3---|
Gb|---4-------4-----2-------2-----4---4-------2-----2-|
Db|-----4-------------4-------------5---5---0---------|
Ab|-2-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------2-------------3---------------------|
Em A Bm
To days I still recall
Eb|-----------------------------2-----------||
Bb|---------------2---------------3-2-------||
Gb|-----------------2-----4---4-------4---4-||
Db|-5-4-5-4\2-2-------2-----4-----------4---||
Ab|-----------------------------------------||
Eb|-----------------------------------------||
Bm F#m G D
Oh how happy I was then
Em A Bm F#
There was no sorrow there was no pain
Bm F#m G D
Walking through the green fields
Em A Bm
Sunshine in my eyes
(Listen to the song for the right strumming...)
Bm Em
I'm still there everywhere
A D
I'm the dust in the wind
G A [Bm]
I'm the star in the northern sky
Bm Em
I never stayed anywhere
A D
I'm the wind in the trees
G A [Bm]
Would you wait for me forever ?
(You can play [Bm] in this way...)
Eb||-------2-----------||
Bb||---------3-2-------||
Gb||-4---4-------4---4-||
Db||---4-----------4---||
Ab||-------------------||
Eb||-------------------||
Solo:
(A 2nd guitar can accompany the solo playing the same pattern above...)
Eb||----------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-----7---5------------------------------------------|
Gb||-7-----------7\6-4-----------------6-----4h6-7---6~-|
Db||---------------------7p5-4---5p4-----7--------------|
Ab||---------------------------------7------------------|
Eb||----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------||
Bb|-----7---5----------------------------------||
Gb|-7-----------7\6-4-----------------6-----4~-||
Db|---------------------7p5-4---5p4-----7------||
Ab|---------------------------------7----------||
Eb|--------------------------------------------||
Bm Em
I'm still there everywhere
A D
I'm the dust in the wind
G A [Bm]
I'm the star in the northern sky
Bm Em
I never stayed anywhere
A D
I'm the wind in the trees
G A [Bm]
Would you wait for me forever ?
G A [Bm]
Would you wait for me forever ?
G A [Bm]
Will you wait for me forever ?
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version 3
TUNING:STANDARD E CHORDS
Bm:x24432/799777
Bm F#m G D F#M:244222
E|----2---|----2---|----3---|----2---| G:355433/320002
B|3-----3-|2-----2-|3-----3-|3-----3-| D:xx0232/x57775
G|--4-----|--2-----|--4-----|--2-----| Em:022000
D|--------|--------|--------|0-------| A:x02220/577655
A|2-------|--------|--------|--------| F#:244322
E|--------|2-------|3-------|--------|
Em A Bm F#
E|----0---|----0---|----2---|----2---|
B|0-----0-|2-----2-|3-----4-|2-----2-|
G|--0-----|--2-----|--4-----|--3-----|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|0-------|2-------|--------|
E|0-------|--------|--------|2-------|
Forever
(INTRO)
Bm F#m G D Em A Bm F#
E|--------------------------------------------\
B|7-11-9-7-6-4-2-0-----0-2-4-7-6-7-6-4---7-6-4 \
G|-----------------4-------------------4------ \ 2X
D|-------------------------------------------- /
A|-------------------------------------------- /
E|--------------------------------------------/
Bm-----F#m----------G--D---
I stand alone in the darkness
Em------------A-------Bm------F#--
The winter of my life came so fast
Bm--F#m-------------G---D----
Memories go back to childhood
Em--------A-------Bm--
To days I still recall
Bm-----F#m---G---D---
Oh how happy was then
Em-----------A------Bm-----------F#--
There was no sorrow there was no pain
Bm------F#m---------G-----D-----
Walking through the green fields
Em-------A-----Bm--
Sunshine in my eyes
Bm---------G----
I'm still there everywhere
--------D-----------A---
I'm the dust in the wind
--------Bm----------G--------D-A-
I'm the star in the northern sky
Bm--------G----
I never stayed anywhere
--------D-------A----
I'm the wind in trees
----------Bm-------G-----D-A-
Would you wait for me forever?
(SOLO)
Bm F#m G D Em A Bm F#
E|--------------------------------------------\
B|7-11-9-7-6-4-2-0-----0-2-4-7-6-7-6-4---7-6-4 \
G|-----------------4-------------------4------ \ 2X
D|-------------------------------------------- /
A|-------------------------------------------- /
E|--------------------------------------------/
Bm---------G----
I'm still there everywhere
--------D-----------A---
I'm the dust in the wind
--------Bm----------G--------D-A-
I'm the star in the northern sky
Bm--------G----
I never stayed anywhere
--------D-------A----
I'm the wind in trees
----------Bm-------G-----D-A-
Would you wait for me forever?
----------Bm-------G-----D-A-
Would you wait for me forever?
---------Bm-------G-----D-A--
Will you wait for me forever?
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version 4
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Timo Tolkki'
Intro
Ballad slow Q=64
Bm F#5 G G A
4/4
Gtr I
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E
|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------|------------------------|
|-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2----------|
|-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2--|
|-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2------|
|-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0----------|
|--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|-^3---3-----------------|
Bm/F# F#/C# Bm F#5 G
E S S E E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E
|-^2---2--------7-9----|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------|
|-^3-------2-^2-0-0-11-|-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|
|-^4-4---4---^3--------|-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-|
|-^4---------^4--------|-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------|
|------------^4--------|-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------|
|----------------------|--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|
1st Verse
G A B Bm F#5
E S S E E E S S E E S S S S S S S S H E S S S S E E S S S S E
|-----------------------|---2---2--------------||--------2------------2-----|
|------------^2---------|-----0---3------------||-^3-------3---^2-------2---|
|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|-4---------4----------||-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|
|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|-------------4--------||-^4---4-------^4---4-------|
|-^5-5-------^0---------|---------------5-2----||-^2-----------^4-----------|
|-^3---3----------------|----------------------||--------------^2-----------|
G G A Bm/F# F#/C#
E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E
|--------5-3-5---------|-----------------------|-^2---2--------7-9----|
|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2---------|-^3-------2-^2-0-0-11-|
|-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|-^4-4---4---^3--------|
|-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|-^4---------^4--------|
|-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0---------|------------^4--------|
|-^3-------------------|-^3---3----------------|----------------------|
Bm F#5 G G A
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E
|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------|-----------------------|
|-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2---------|
|-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|
|-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|
|-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0---------|
|--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|-^3---3----------------|
Chorus
B Gsus2 A D Bm
S S S S S S S S H Q E S S Q E E Q E S S Q E E
|---2---2--------------||-3--3-3---5--5---|------5-5-7--7-7--|
|-----0---3------------||-3--3-3---5--5---|-7----5-5-7--7-7--|
|-4---------4----------||-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-7--6-6-6-7--7-7--|
|-------------4-0------||-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7-9--9-9--|
|-----------------2----||-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-|-5--7-7-7-9--9-9--|
|----------------------||-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----5-5-5-7--7-7--|
Gsus2 A B G5 A
Q E S S Q E E S S S S S S S S H Q E S S Q E E
|-3--3-3---5--5---|-------2--------------|-3--3-3---5--5----|
|-3--3-3---5--5---|---------3------------|-3--3-3---5--5----|
|-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-----4-----4----------|-0--0-0-0-6--6-6--|
|-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|---4---------4-0------|-0--0-0-0-7--7-7--|
|-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-|-2---------------2----|-x--x-x-x-7--7-7--|
|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----------------------|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5--|
D A Bm Gsus2A B
Q E S S Q E E H H S S S S S S S S H
|------5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|-------2--------------||
|-7----5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|---------3------------||
|-7--6-6-6-7--7-7-|-0----6----|-----4-----4----------||
|-7--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----|---4---------4-0------||
|-5--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----|-2---------------2----||
|----5-5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|----------------------||
2nd Verse
Bm F#5 G G A
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E
|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------|-----------------------|
|-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|------------^2---------|
|-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|
|-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|
|-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------|-^5-5-------^0---------|
|--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|-^3---3----------------|
Bm/F# F#/C# Bm F#5 G
E S S E E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E E S S E
|-^2---2--------7-9----|--------2------------2-----|--------5-3-5---------|
|-^3-------2-^2-0-0-11-|-^3-------3---^2-------2---|-^3---------3-3-5-3---|
|-^4-4---4---^3--------|-^4-4-------4----2-------2-|-^4-----------2-----2-|
|-^4---------^4--------|-^4---4-------^4---4-------|-^5-5-----------------|
|------------^4--------|-^2-----------^4-----------|-^5---5---------------|
|----------------------|--------------^2-----------|-^3-------------------|
Chorus
G A B Gsus2 A
E S S E E E S S E E S S S S S S S S H Q E S S Q E E
|-----------------------|---2---2--------------||-3--3-3---5--5---|
|------------^2---------|-----0---3------------||-3--3-3---5--5---|
|-^4---------^2-2---4-2-|-4---------4----------||-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|
|-^5-----4-2-^2---2-----|-------------4-0------||-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|
|-^5-5-------^0---------|-----------------2----||-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-|
|-^3---3----------------|----------------------||-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|
D A Bm Gsus2 A B
Q E S S Q E E Q E S S Q E E S S S S S S S S H
|------5-5-7--7-7-|-3--3-3---5--5---|-------2--------------||
|-7----5-5-7--7-7-|-3--3-3---5--5---|---------3------------||
|-7--6-6-6-7--7-7-|-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-----4-----4----------||
|-7--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|---4---------4-0------||
|-5--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0--0-0-x-7--7-7-|-2---------------2----||
|----5-5-5-7--7-7-|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----------------------||
Outro Chorus
G5 A D A Bm Gsus2A
Q E S S Q E E Q E S S Q E E H H
|-3--3-3---5--5---|------5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|
|-3--3-3---5--5---|-7----5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|
|-0--0-0-0-6--6-6-|-7--6-6-6-7--7-7-|-0----6----|
|-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----|
|-x--x-x-x-7--7-7-|-5--7-7-7-9--9-9-|-0----7----|
|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-|----5-5-5-7--7-7-|-3----5----|
H.=H
B Gsus2A B
S S S S S S S S H H H S S S S S S S S H
|-------2--------------|-3----5----|-------2--------------|
|---------3------------|-3----5----|---------3------------|
|-----4-----4----------|-0----6----|-----4-----4----------|
|---4---------4-0------|-0----7----|---4---------4-0------|
|-2---------------2----|-0----7----|-2---------------2----|
|----------------------|-3----5----|----------------------|
H.=H
Gsus2F#m B Bm
H H S S S S S S S S H W
|-3----2----|-------2---------^7----|------*|
|-3----2----|---------3-------^7----|------*|
|-0----2----|-----4-----4-----^7----|------*|
|-0----4----|---4---------4-0-^9----|------*|
|-0----4----|-2---------------^9----|------*|
|-3----2----|-----------------^7----|------*|
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
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