Artist: Stratovarius
Album: Polaris
Song: Winter Skies
Tabbed by Jani Kossi
Guitars tuned 1/2 step down
Intro...
Verse 1...
Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2------5--5----7-------------7--------5------5--2----4----2----------------|
A|0------2--3----5----2--------5--------3------2--0----2----0----------------|
E|--------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2------5--5----7-------------7--------5------5--2----4---------------------|
A|0------2--3----5----2--------5--------3------2--0----2----2----------------|
E|--------------------0-------------------------------------0----------------|
Pre-verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2--------2-------2--------2--------4-------4-------------------------------|
A|2--------3-------3--------2--------5-------5-------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0-0-----------0-----0-----0-0----------------------------------|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
Verse 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2--------2-------2--------2--------4-------4-------------------------------|
A|2--------3-------3--------2--------5-------5-------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0-0-----------0-----0-----0-0----------------------------------|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2--------2-------2-------------7----2--------------------------------------|
A|2--------3-------3--------5----5----0--------------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0-0-----------3----------------2-3-----------------------------|
pm..| pm..|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2--------2-------2--------2--------4-------4-------------------------------|
A|2--------3-------3--------2--------5-------5-------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0-0-----------0-----0-----0-0----------------------------------|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2--------2-------2-------------7----2--------------------------------------|
A|2--------3-------3--------5----5----0--------------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0-0-------0-2-3------------------------------------------------|
pm..| pm..|
Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2------5--5----7-------------7--------5------5--2----4----2----------------|
A|0------2--3----5----2--------5--------3------2--0----2----0----------------|
E|--------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2------5--5----7-------------7--------5------5--2----4---------------------|
A|0------2--3----5----2--------5--------3------2--0----2---------------------|
E|--------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Piano interlude...
Guitar solo - Rhythm part:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------5------------5----2------------------4------------------4|
A|7----5------------3------------2----0------------------1------------------2|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stratovarius/polaris_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5------5--5----7-------------7--------5------5--2----4----2----------------|
A|3------2--3----5----2--------5--------3------2--0----2----0----------------|
E|--------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo:
e|----------------------10--------------20-19h20-17h20-15h20-14h20-12h20-----|
B|--------8~----7-8-7------13-12-13~-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------9------------------------------------------------------|
D|10-9-10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|10h20-8h20------9-12-9------------------------12-15-18-15------------------|
B|-------------11--------11------------------14-------------17---------------|
G|--------------------------12-9-------12-15-------------------18-15----15-18|
D|-------------------------------11-14-------------------------------17------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---15-18-21~--19-18-19~--20-19-17------------------------------------------|
B|17--------------------------------20-19-17-19-17-16------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------17-16----17-16---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------19-------19-17-16|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------15-17-19-20~--19-20-17-20----20|
B|-----------------------------------15-17-19---------------------------20---|
G|--------------------------14-16-17-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------14-16-17--------------------------------------------------|
A|17-16~--14-15-17-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---20-19-20-17-20----20----20----20----20----------------17-19-22-19-17-19~|
B|19----------------20----19----17----------------17-19-20-------------------|
G|------------------------------------19----17-19----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|17-19-15-19-14-19----19----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------17----15-19-17-19-15-19----19----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------16----14~--12-11-12~-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|15-14-15-14----------17-15-17-15----------19-17-19-17----------20-19-20-19-|
B|------------17-15-13-------------19-17-15-------------18-17-15-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------22-20-22-20-19----------------19-20-22-22p24~--22-21p22~--17------|
B|22-20-19----------------22-20-19-20-22--------------------------------17-15|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus till outro...
e|---------20-19-20----17-15-17----------19-17-19----------------------------|
B|14~------------------------------------------------20-19-20----------17-15-|
G|------17----------17----------16-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------19-17----------17----------16-12-14-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------19-17-19-24-24-22-24-17-17-22-22-15-15-14-14-15-14-------------------|
B|17-------------------------------------------------------17~--13-12-9------|
G|---16-----------------------------------------------------------------12-11|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7-9~-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| pm Palm mute
