Sonata Arctica – Still Loving You tab

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* SONATA ARCTICA - STILL LOVING YOU (From the EP: SUCCESSOR) *
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 Music and Words By: Rudolf Schenker,Scorpions/Klaus Meine

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Days tabbed: 3-4.9.2000
email: nbuss@ironmaiden.com

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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"This cover songs original version can
be found on Scorpions' album: STILL LO
VING YOU".
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 Tune down 1/2 step!

Clean SoundE-----6---------6---------6------9--8--6---------6-------------5-----------6-------|B-------8---------8---------8-------------8~-------8-------------7-----------8-----|G---------7---------7---------7----------------------7-------------5~----------7---|D--0----------------------------------------------------8~------------\-0----------|A-----------\8--------\6----------------------6------------\5--------------------\8|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(end Intro) Verse 1E-6---------6------9--8--6---------6-------------------5~~--||-----6-----6-----6---|B---8---------8-------------8~-------8---------------7------||-------8-----8-------|G-----7---------7----------------------7-----------5--------||*--------7-----7-----|D-----------------------------------------8~-----7----------||*--0----------------0|A-------\6----------------------6-------------\5------------||---------------------|E-----------------------------------------------------------||---------------------|
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x2E------9----2-----3-----0-----2~---------6---------6---------6------9--8--6--------|B-10----------3-----3-----3--------|-------8---------8---------8-------------8~----|G----9----------2-----2-----2-----*|---------7---------7---------7-----------------|D--------\0-----------------------*|--0--------------------------------------------|A----------------------------------|-----------\8--------\6----------------------6-|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Dist.on Verse 2E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|D------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|A--5--5--5-5-5-\-3-3-\-1-1-0\--|--5\--5-\-3-/-5~---5--------------------5----------|E---------------------------------3\--3-\-1-/-3~---3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-| pm.......................| pm................| pm........
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E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-5-6-3-5---3-----\-5-------------------------5------------5-3------5--------------|E---------6---5-6-\-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-----6-5--3--3--3--3-3-3-| ................| pm.....................| pm................| pm...........
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Bridge (1)E------------------------------------------------3~--------------------------6~----|B-----------------------------------------|------3~------------------------6~------|G-----------------------------------------|---------3~--------------------------/10|D-/-7---------7---------------------------|-------------/-8----8----8-----------/10|A-/-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-6-3-5---3------|---5---------/-6--6-6--6-6-\-8-------/-8|E--------------------------------6---5-6------3-----------------------\-6---------8| pm.....| pm......................| pm pm
Chorus (1)E---------------------3~-------------------------6~--------------------------------|B---------------------3~-----------------------6~-----------------|----------------|G-----10---10~-----------3~-------------------------/10-----10~---|----------------|D-----10---10~--------------/-8----8----8-----------/10-----10~---|------------5~--|A-8-8--8-8--8~--\--5--------/-6--6-6--6-6-\-8-------/-8-8-8--8~---|--5-5-5\----3~--|E-8-8--8-8--8---\--3----------------------\-6---------8-8-8--8~------3-3-3\--------| pm..| pm pm pm pm..|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D--7-\-5-/-7\---------------/-8~--------------8------------------------------------|A--5-\-3-/-5\------5~---3~--/-6~--5h6~----5h6---6-5-6~-----------------------------|E--------------6-5-3~---1~-----------------------------\1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1| pm..| pm...........................
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|D------------------------------|------/-5p3---3---------------faster:----------/-7-|A------------------------------|------------5---5-3-/4-3---3-------3-4-3-----------|E-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-----3~---------------------6---6-5-6-------6-5~------| ............................| pm pm..| pm................|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------13h15h17p15p|B-------------------------------------------------------------14h15h17-------------|G------/14-14~---15-15-\-14--14h15p14----14h15p14----14h15h17----------------------|D-7~----------------------------------17----------17-------------------------------|A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar SoloE13--------------------------------------------------------------------------15-17-|B---17p15p14-------14h15h14--------------------|---------------------------15------|G------------17p15----------15p14p12-----------|-/14~-14~---15-12~-------15--------|D------------------------------------15p14p12--|----------------------\17----------|A----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 3E------------------3----------3----------3----------3~-----------------------------|B--------|---------3----------3----------3----------3~-----------------------------|G--------|-<5><5>--3--<5><5>--3--<5><5>--3--<5><5>--3~-----------------------------|D---10\--|-<5><5>--5--<5><5>--5--<5><5>--5--<5><5>--5~-----------------------------|A-8------|-<5><5>--5--<5><5>--5--<5><5>--5--<5><5>--5~---5-------------------------|E------------------3----------3----------3----------3~---3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-| pm pm.....................|
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E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D------------------------------------------------/-2-------------------------2-----|A-5-------------------------5------------5-3-----/-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--|E-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-----6-5-----------------------------------| pm.....................| pm................| pm.....................| pm..
Chorus (2)E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------------|G--------------------------------------------------------|--Bridge--|--------------|D----------------/-7---------7---------------------------|----------|-----------5~-|A-0--0-0-0--0--0-/-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-6-3-5---3------|----------|--5-5-5\---3~-|E-----------------------------------------------6---5-6----------------3-3-3\------| ................| pm.....| pm.......................|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------------------10------------10------|D---7-\-5-/-7----------------/-8~-----------8--------/10------------10------------1|A---5-\-3-/-5-------5~---3~--/-6~--5h6--5h6---6-5-6~-----8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8--|E---------------6-5-3~---1~--------------------------------------------------------| pm..|
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x2 Chorus (3)E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------*|----------------------------------------|D--------/10---------------10-------10~--*|---------------/--5----5--5~--/--7--7--7|A-----8~-/-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8~----|---5~---5--5~--/--3--3-3--3~--/--5--5--5|E-6-6-6~-/-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8~--------3~---3--3~---------------------------| ....| pm.............| pm....|
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Repeat and fade outE----------------------------------------------------------------------||B------------------|---------------------------------------------------||G------------------|*-------------------------------------------------*|| endD------------------|*-------------------------------------------------*||A-5~~------3-/-5\--|---3-/-5~~------3-/-5\-------3-/-5~~------3-/-5\---||E-3~~------1-/-3\------1-/-3~~------1-/-3\-------1-/-3~~------1-/-3\---||
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Rhythm Guitar during Guitar SoloE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------/-2--|A--5----------5----5--5----------5----5--5----------5----5--5----------5----5-/-0--|E--3--3--3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3--3-3------| pm......| pm pm......| pm pm.....| pm pm......| pm
E--------------------------------------------------------------------||B--------------------------------------------------------------------||G--------------------------------------------------------------------|| endD---------2----2--2----------2----2-/-7------7------7----------------||A-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0-/-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5~-3~---------||E------------------------------------------------------------6~-5~---|| pm......| pm pm......| pm pm..| pm..|
Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard SoloE-------------------------------------------------------------------||B-------------------------------------------------------------------||G-------------------------------------------------------------------|| endD----------8~------3~-----------------------8~------3~--------------||A---5~-----6~------1~-----3~--/-5~---5~-----6~------1~------3~------||E---3~--------------------1~--/-2~---3~---------------------1~------||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================= =TABLATURE EXPLANATION= ======================= A.H. = Artificial Harmonic <12> = Natural Harmonic pm..| = Palm mute h = hammer on p = pull off / = slide up \ = slide down ~ = Vibrato b() = Bend x\ = Pick Slide
-------------------12--- = Tremolo pick----/-------/-------/---
---.--- --12--- = Staccato ------- ------- ------- | | | | |* *| = repeat from * to * |* *| | |
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