Still Loving You Chords & Tabs
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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 Sound
E-----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 1
E-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-----------------------------------------------------------||---------------------|
E-6-----6-----6----6-----6-----6----6-----6-----6-----9------9------9------9------9|
B---8-----8----------8-----8----------8-----8-----------10-----10------------10----|
G-----7-----7----------7-----7----------7-----7---/-9------9------9-------------9--|
D----------------0----------------0-----------------------------------\11----------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2
E------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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-6-------------5-----------6---------6----------6------9--8--6---------6----------|
B---8-------------7-----------8---------8----------8-------------8~-------8--------|
G-----7-------------5~----------7---------7----------7----------------------7------|
D--------8~------------\-0-----------------------------------------------------8~--|
A-----------\5--------------------\8---------\6----------------------6-------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dist.on Verse 2
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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........
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------/-2--------------------------2--------------------/-7---------7---------|
A----------/-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-/-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-|
E3-3--3--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.........| pm.....................| pm................| pm.....| pm......
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...........
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------/-2-------------------------2-2-------------------|
A-----------5------------5-3-----/-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0|
E-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-----6-5---------------------------------------------------|
..........| pm................| pm.....................| pm................|
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 Solo
E13--------------------------------------------------------------------------15-17-|
B---17p15p14-------14h15h14--------------------|---------------------------15------|
G------------17p15----------15p14p12-----------|-/14~-14~---15-12~-------15--------|
D------------------------------------15p14p12--|----------------------\17----------|
A----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-17b(18)-r17~---------------------------------------------------------15-17-18-17-|
B--------------18-15h18--17---------------------14h15h16h17~--15-17-18-------------|
G------------------------17b(19)~--r17p15h17~~-------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sonata_arctica/still_loving_you_tab.html ]
E-15----------17~---18-17-15----------------------15-17-18-17-15-------------------|
B----18-17-15----------------18-17-15----15-17-18----------------18-17-15----------|
G-------------------------------------18----------------------------------18-15-14-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------15-17-18-17-15-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G-15-18----------------18-15~~---12~---------|--Keyboard-Solo--|-------------------|
D------------------------------------\-12~---|-----------------|---------------5~--|
A--------------------------------------------|-----------------|--5-\-3-/-5\---3~--|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------3-\-1-/-3\-------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------10------------10-----|
D--7-\-5-/-7\----------------/-8------------8---------/10------------10----------10|
A--5-\-3-/-5\-------5~---3~--/-6--5h6~--5-6---6-5-6~------8-8----8-8----8-8----8---|
E---------------5-5\3~---1~--------------------------------------------------------|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm
Verse 3
E------------------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.....................|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------/-2-------------------------2--------------------/-7---|
A-5-------------------------/-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-/-5-5-|
E-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3--------------------------------------------------------|
pm.....................| pm.....................| pm................| pm.
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-6-3-5---3-------5-------------------------5------------5-3-----|
E-------------------------6---5-6-\-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-----6-3-|
.....| pm......................| pm.....................| pm................|
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..|
Bridge (2)
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----|*----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D0\--|*-----------------------------/8---------------8-------8---------------------|
A----|---5---------------5-------5~-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-\8---------------8--|
E--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~----------------------------\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
pm............| pm....| pm...........| pm....| pm............| pm
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....|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
G-----------------------------------------------10------------10---------------|---|
D--------------/-8-------------8--------/10------------10------------10---10\--|---|
A--\-5~---3~---/-6---5h6~--5h6---6-5-6------8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8----8------|-\-|
E--\-3~---1~---------------------------------------------------------------------\-|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm
Repeat and fade out
E----------------------------------------------------------------------||
B------------------|---------------------------------------------------||
G------------------|*-------------------------------------------------*|| end
D------------------|*-------------------------------------------------*||
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 Solo
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D---------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 Solo
E-------------------------------------------------------------------||
B-------------------------------------------------------------------||
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|| end
D----------8~------3~-----------------------8~------3~--------------||
A---5~-----6~------1~-----3~--/-5~---5~-----6~------1~------3~------||
E---3~--------------------1~--/-2~---3~---------------------1~------||
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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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
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---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---
---.---
--12--- = Staccato
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|* *| = repeat from * to *
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