Dont Say A Word Chords & Tabs
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* SONATA ARCTICA - DON'T SAY A WORD (From the ALBUM: RECKONING NIGHT) *
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Music and Words By: Sonata Arctica/T.Kakko
Transcribed from GP3 file made by Needled
and then corrected by: Jan Lazur
Day transcribed: 11.2.2005
email: janny1985@zoznam.sk
Please mail me if you can find mistakes!
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Jani plays with 7-strings guitar tuned in dropped eb
/0:00 Intro
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|*---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|*-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------------|
Ab|------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5--------5----|
Eb|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------5----|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3|
...| .....| .....| .....| .....| .....| .....| .....| ......| ...
_________________________________ ____________
/ 1. |/ 2.
Eb|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------*|-------------|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------------*|-------------|
Ab|-5---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---|-----3------3|
Eb|-5---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---|-----3------3|
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----1-1-1--1-1-1|
.| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| .| ...| .| ...| ...|
__________________________
|/0:17 Verse
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|*-----------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|*-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-|
Ab|-------3---1--3--1--0------|------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-|
Eb|-------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-|
Bb|---1-1-1-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
...| ............| ...| .....| .....| .....| .....| .....|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------5-------5--------5-----5---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3----|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------5-----5---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3----|
Bb|--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
.....| .....| ......| ...| .| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| ...|
/0:34 Pre-Chorus a
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------*|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------*|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----3---3---|-6------3------3------5-------------------------6-----6---6---|
Eb|-----3---3---|-6------3------3------5-------------------------6-----6---6---|
Bb|-1-1-1-1-1-----4------1------1------3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
...| .| p.m............| ...| ...| .| ..
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---6-----6---6------3-----3---3---3--1--0------------------3-----3---3-----3|
Eb|---6-----6---6------3-----3---3------------3--2------------3-----3---3-----3|
Bb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------5--4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
.| ...| .| ...| ...| .| .| ...| ...| .| ...|
/0:52 Verse 2 /1:09 Pre-Chor
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|-----Verse-----|-----Pre-Choru|
Db|---------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|
Ab|-----3---3------5-----5---5-----5-----5---5--|---------------|--------------|
Eb|-----3---3------5-----5---5-----5-----5---5--|---------------|--------------|
Bb|-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
...| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .|
us a 2 /1:26 /
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|-------|-----These-first-two-chords-are-the-last-of-the-Pre-Chorus-a----|-----|
Gb|-s-a---|---/------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
Ab|-------|-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3------5-----5---5-----5---5---5-------|
Eb|-------|-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3------5-----5---5-----5---5---5-------|
Bb|---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4--|
...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| ...| .| .| ..|
Pre-Chorus b /1:29 Chorus
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|*---------------------A.H.------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|*-----5--5----------5-5~---------5--5-|
Ab|-6-------6---5--3-----------3--------|------5--5----------5------------5--5-|
Eb|-6-------6---------6--5--6-----6--5~-|--3-3-3--3--3-3-3---3--------3-3-3--3-|
Bb|-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------------------|
.....| .| ...| .....| .| ...|
/1:4
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------*|----|
Db|-------3------3-------5---5-------------------------------------------*|----|
Ab|-------3------3-------5---5-----6------6-------3------3------8----8----|----|
Eb|---1-1-1--1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3-----6------6-------3------3------6----5----|----|
Bb|------------------------------4-4--4-4-4---1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-----------|----|
...| ...| ...| .| .| ...| ...| ...| ...|
6 Verse 2 /2:04 Pre-Chorus a 3 with P-C b 2 /2:23 Chorus
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--At-first------------|---------------------------------------|-------------|
Gb|--Just-keyboard.------|----------Pre-Chorus-a-with-b----------|-----Chorus--|
Db|--Guitar-is-quiet-----|---------------------------------------|-------------|
Ab|--and-then-continues--|---------------------------------------|-------------|
Eb|--in-verse.-----------|---------------------------------------|-------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
_________________
2 /2:40 Bridge / 1.
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
Bb|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----|*---------------------------------------------------|------------------|
Db|----|*-----7-x-7------7-x-7------7------7-x-7------5---5-|-----7-x-7------3-|
Ab|----|------7-x-7------7-x-7------7------7-x-7------5---5-------7-x-7------3-|
Eb|----|--5-5-5-x-5--5-5-5-x-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-x-5--5-5-3---3---5-5-5-x 5--5-5-1-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...|
_______________________________ ______________
|/ 2. |/2:58 Saying
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------*|---------------|*--------------------------|
Db|---3-------------------5---5---*|-7----3--------|*--------------------------|
Ab|---3-----------5-x-5---3---2----|-7----3--------|----------5---5----5----5--|
Eb|---1---1-1-----5-x-5------------|-5----1--------|----------5---5----5----5--|
Bb|-----------3-3-3-x-3------------------------3-3--------3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3--|
p.m....| ...| ...| .| .| .|
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/ 1
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
Db|------------------------9---8------------------8----8------8------5---5-|---|
Ab|-----5-------5---5------9---8--------5---5-----8----8------8------5---5-----|
Eb|-----5-------5---5------7---6--------5---5-----6--6-6--6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3--3-3|
Bb|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-7---6----3-3-3-3-3--3-------------------------------|
...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| .| .| ...| ...| .| ...
____________ _________________
. |/ 2. |/3:15 /3:24 Guitar enters
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
Gb|------------*|------------------|-----Keyboard-----|------------------------|
Db|-----A.H.---*|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-----5~------|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-3-3---------|-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0~-|------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...| p.m.............| p.m....................
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------//\-----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------//\-----|
Eb|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-//\-----|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
....................................................................|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7-----7-------------------7-----7---------------------7-----7------------|
Eb|-5---5-5---5--5--5--5--5---5---5-5---5--5-5-5--5-5-5---5---5-5---5--5--5--5-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.| ...| p.m..............| ...| p.m............| .| ...| p.m........
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sonata_arctica/dont_say_a_word_tab.html ]
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------5-----5-------9-----9-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|------3---3-3---3---7---7-7---7-----7-----7--------------------7-----7------|
Eb|--5-------------------------------5---5-5---5--5--5--5-5-5---5---5-5---5--5-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.| .| ...| .| .| ...| .| .| ...| p.m...........| .| ...| p.m..
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------5-----5-------9-----9-----7~--|
Ab|----------------7-----7---------------------3---3-3---3---7---7-7---7---7~--|
Eb|-5-5--5-5-5---5---5-5---5--5--5--5--5-5-5-------------------------------5~--|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
..........| .| ...| p.m..............| .| ...| .| .| ...| .|
/3:55 Interlude
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------|-----------------------------------------------3------3--------------|
Db|------|-----------------------------------------------3------3--------------|
Ab|------|-----3------3------3------3------3------3--1-1-1--1-1-1------3------3|
Eb|------|-----3------3------4------4------3------3--------------------3------3|
Bb|--------1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1----------------1-1-1--1-1-1|
...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------6------6------3------3------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------6------6------3------3------6------5-------6------6------6------6-----|
Eb|--4-4-4--4-4-4--1-1-1--1-1-1------6------6-------6------6------7------7-----|
Bb|------------------------------4-4-4--3-3-3---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4|
...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------4------4-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------4------4------6------6------4----|
Ab|-6------6------4------4------6------6--2-2-2--2-2-2------6------6------4----|
Eb|-6------6------4------4------6------6----------------4-4-4--4-4-4--2-2-2--1-|
Bb|-4--4-4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-4---------------------------------------|
...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ..
/4:12 Keyboard solo
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---3--|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---4--|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-1-1--|-1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1---1-1-1--1--1-----------------1-1-1--1--1-|
Bb|------------------------------------------------4--4-4--4-4-4---------------|
.| p.m.................................................................
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------3--3---------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------3--3------6---5-------3--3----3----3------3-------3--3-|
Ab|-4--4-4--4-4-4---1-1-1--1--1-1-6---6-------3--3----3----3------3-------3--3-|
Eb|-------------------------------4---3---1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1-1-1---1-1-1--1-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...................| ...| ...| .| .| ...| ...|
/4:30 Guit
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-11h13p11---|
Gb|--------------------------------6----6------6-------3--3---6----|-------------|
Db|------------------------3--3----6----6------6-------3--3---6\---|-------------|
Ab|----6----6------6-------3--3----4--4-4--4-4-4---1-1-1--1---4\---|-------------|
Eb|--1-6----6------6---1-1-1--1--1----------------------------------|------------|
Bb|----4--4-4--4-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------|
.| .| ...| ...| .| .| ...| ...|
ar solo
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------11h13p11-----------11h13p11-----------11h13p11-----------11h13p11|
Gb|-14p12p10-----------14p12p10-----------14p12p10-----------14p12p10----------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----11h13p11---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-14-----------14--10h12p10----------10h12p10----------10h12p10----------10h-|
Db|---------------------------14p12p10----------14p12p10----------14p12p10-----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------17h20p17-----------17h20p17-------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------20p18p15-----------20p18p|
Gb|-12p10----------10h12p10-----10h12p10---------------------------------------|
Db|-------14p12p10----------14-----------14------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----17h20p17-----------17h20p17-----------17h20p17-----17h20p17-----13h15p-|
Bb|-15-----------20p18p15-----------20p18p15-----------20-----------20---------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-13-----------13h15p13-----------13h15p13-----------13h15p13----------------|
Bb|----15p13p11-----------15p13p11-----------15p13p11-----------15p13p11-13b(15|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------12-13-15~|
Bb|-)~----------------------------------------------------10-11-13/15----------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------7-9-10/12----------------------|
Db|----------------------------5-7-8/10--7-8-10--------------------------------|
Ab|-----------3-5-6-5--3-5-6/8-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----3-5-6------------------------------------------------------------------|
p.m...........................................................
Eb|-/18p15--------------15p10----------------------------------------------13~-|
Bb|--------15-----------------11-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------15-----------------12----------------12-----------------12~------|
Db|--------------17-----------------12----------12----12-----------12----------|
Ab|-----------------17-----------------13-10-13----------13--10-13-------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/4:47 Pre-Chorus a 4
Eb|----12~---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------13~-----------------------------------------|---------------------|
Gb|----------------12~---10~---9~------------------------|-----Pre-Chorus-a-wit|
Db|---------------------------------10~------------------|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------10~----/13~~~--|---------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
with P-C b 3 /5:07 Chorus 3 /5:24 Last Chorus
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-h-b----------|-----Chorus-----|*-------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------|----------------|*-----10--10---------10------10-------10--10|
Ab|--------------|----------------|------10--10---------10------10-------10--10|
Eb|--------------|----------------|--8-8-8---8---8-8-8--8---8-8-8----8-8-8---8-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...| .....| ...| ...|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------8------8-------10---10-----6------6------------------------------|
Ab|-----------8------8-------10---10-----6------6-------8------8---------------|
Eb|--8-8--6-6-6--6-6-6---8-8-8--8-8----4-4--4-4-4-------8------8-------6----6--|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------6-6-6--6-6-6---6-6-4----3--|
p.m.....| ...| ...| .| .| ...| ...| ...| ...|
Eb|-------------------------------||
Bb|----|--------------------------||
Gb|---*|----------The-------------||
Db|---*|---------------end.-------||
Ab|----|-3--3---------------------||
Eb|----|-3--3---------------------||
Bb|------1--1---------------------||
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Rythm guitar during guitar solo:
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|*---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|*---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------5---6---3h5-----3-------3-5-------5---6---3h5-----3-------3-5------5--|
Eb|--3-3---3---3-----3h6---3-5-6-------3-3---3---3-----3h6---3-5-6----------5--|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3|
...| .
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------||
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------||
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------*||
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------*||
Ab|---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---||
Eb|---5---5-----5-----5---5------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3---||
Bb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||
.| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .| ...| ...| .|
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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s = silent in the song
* = palm mute
A.H. = Artificial 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
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-------|
-------|
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|* *| = repeat from * to *
|* *|
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* - also notes
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