Forever Acoustic Live Chords & Tabs
Forever Acoustic Live Tab
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FOREVER ACOUSTIC (LIVE) (Live)
As recorded by Stratovarious
(From the 1999 Double Album VISIONS OF EUROPE)
Transcribed by Israel Velasco
Words and Music by Tolkki & Kotippelto
Arranged by Israel Velasco
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--|
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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
