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GETHSEMANE (Bassline)
As recorded by Nightwish
(From the 1998 Album OCEANBORN)
Transcribed by Erik Dietrich
Words and Music by Tuomas Holopainen
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q +E E H
|---------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--(2)\--------|
|---------------------------------|----------------|
S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S S S S S e e Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-7\--|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2-0-----|
|---------------------------------|-----------3-2-|
Verse
$
Q E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|-------------------2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-3-|
Q E E S S E E E E Q. S S Q E E
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3----2-3-5--3-5-|
|--------------------|-----------------|
Q Q S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E
||------------------|---------------------|
||o-----------------|---------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------2-|
||--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Q E E S S E E E Q. S S Q E E
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------o||
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3----2-3-5--3-5-o||
|------------------|------------------||
Q Q S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E Q. S S Q E E
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3----2-3-5--5-3--|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|------------------|------------------|
Chorus
Q E E E. S E E Q E E S S S S S E.
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
|-----------------|------------------3--|
Q E E Q E E E. S E E S S S S S E.
|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E. S E E S S S S E E E. S E E S S S S E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------|
|----------------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
To Coda
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Intro Riff
S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q H
|---------------------------------|------------|
|---------------------------------|------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----------|
|---------------------------------|------------|
S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S S S S S e e Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-7\--|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2-2-2-2-0-0----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------3-3-2-2--|
Bridge I
&
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-----------------------4p3-|---------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
1. 2.
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E e S e. S E S E E E e S e. S E S Q
|---------------------------|---------------------||---------------------|
|-----------------------4p3-|--------------------o||---------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----|----------------3-2-o||----------------5\---|
|---------------------------|---4---4--5-5-5------||---4---4--3-3-3------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nightwish/gethsemane_btab.html ]
Flute Solo
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S E.
||--------------------------|------------------------|
||o-------------------------|------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2--|
||--------------------------|------------------------|
Q E S S E S S E S S Q. S S E S S E E
|----------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------o||
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------2-2-2-2-3-o||
|----------------------|-0----0-0------------||
Bridge II
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-----------------------4p3-|---------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
1. 2.
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E e S e. S E S E E E e S e. S E S Q
|---------------------------|---------------------||---------------------|
|-----------------------4p3-|--------------------o||---------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----|----------------3-2-o||----------------5\---|
|---------------------------|---4---4--5-5-5------||---4---4--3-3-3------|
String Break
Wx8 W H E E Q
|------------|----------|---------------|
|------------|----------|---------------|
|------------|----------|--------5s14\--|
|------------|----------|---------------|
Q E E S S E E S S Q E E S S E E S S
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-|
Q E E S S E E S S Q E S S S E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|--------------5---5--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--------|
Chorus
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S E.
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Q Q S E S Q Q Q S E S E E
|----------------|-------------------|
|-2-----0-2-0-2--|-2-----0-2-0-2-2---|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----0-----------|----0--------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S E.
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Q Q S E S Q Q Q S S S S Q
|----------------|-------------------|
|-2-----0-2-0-2--|-2-----0-2-2-0-2---|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----0-----------|----0--------------|
E S S E S S S S S S E E E S S E S S S S S S E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
String Break II
Q +Q H Wx8 H. Q
|---------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|
|-7--(7)\-------|------------|---------5--|
|---------------|------------|------------|
Bridge III
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-3---|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E. S +E E E S S S S S S E. S +E E E S S S S S S
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5--5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-3--|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q H
|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5----|
Guitar Solo
W +W W +W
||-----------|------------|----------|--------|
||o----------|------------|----------|--------|
||o----------|------------|-6--------|-(6)----|
||--3--------|-(3)--------|----------|--------|
1.
W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|---------||
|----------|------------|----------|--------o||
|----------|------------|----------|--------o||
|-1--------|-(1)--------|-3--------|-(3)-----||
Outro
2.
W W W Q q H
|----------|----------|----------|------------*|
|----------|----------|----------|------------*|
|-1--------|----------|----------|------------*|
|----------|-1--------|----------|----1--3----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
