We Hold The Key Chords & Tabs
STRATOVARIUS - WE HOLD THE KEY (from 4th Dimension)
Music&Words: by Tolkki/Kotipelto
Transcribed by: Niclas Buss (Nbjbuss@hotmail.com)
Mail me if you find mistakes!!!
Tune down ½ step!
Clean sound
x4 x4
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-2-------------|
B-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
G-----------------|*---0-----------------------0------------------------0---------------------------2---------*|
D-----------5-----|*------4-----------0------------4-----------0-----------4-----------0-----0----------------*|
A-2----2----3-----|----------2-----3-----3------------2-----3-----3-----------2-----3-----3--------------------|
E-0----0------------0-----------0-----------0------------0-----------0-----------0-------------------------3-2-|
|****|
|****|=this is not played the 4th time
x2 Verse Riff
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G*--------------------------------------------------0--2--0------*-|--------------------------------------------|
D*-9-----9-10-10-------7-10-9---9-----9-10-10---7------------4--0*-|------A.H.--------7-7------A.H.--------1010-|
A--7-----7--7--7-------7--7-7---7-----7--7--7---5------------------|-------7--5h7-----7-7-------7--5h7------7-7-|
E--0-0-0-----------0-0----------0-0-0--------------------------------0-0-0--------0-0-----0-0-0--------0-0------|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------0--2--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------A.H.--------9---7------------4--0--2-------A.H.--------7-7------A.H.--------1010-----A.H.--------9-|
A-------7--5h7-----7---5---------------------------7--5h7-----7-7-------7--5h7------7-7-------7-5h7-----7-|
E-0-0-0--------0-0---------------------------0-0-0--------0-0-----0-0-0--------0-0------0-0-0-------0-0---|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
Prechorus Chorus
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7--5-|-4--4-4---5--5-5---4--4-4---5--7--|-9-----9-10-10-------7-10-9---5--5-5--------9-----9-10-10-------7-10|
A-5--3-|-2--2-2---3--3-3---2--2-2---3--5--|-7-----7--7--7-------7--7-7---3--3-3--5--4--7-----7--7--7-------7--7|
E-------------------------------------------0-0-0-----------0-0------------------3--2--0-0-0-----------0-0-----|
pm pm pm pm..| pm..| pm pm..| pm..|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-----------------------------------------|
D-9--5--4-------A.H.---------------|-Verse-2---|-Prechorus-|-Chorus-|-2--4--2--4------------7--5--9--7-----7--|
A-7--3--3---------7----------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-0--2--0--2-2h3p2p0-5--5--3--7--5--5--5--|
E-----------0-0-0----8-7-8-10-8-10-------------------------------------------------------3--------------3-----|
pm..|
Guitar Solo 1
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/12b(14)---r12-----------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------/12b(13)--|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-9--4--5---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A-7--2--3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--trem.bar---------------------------|
E----------3--------------------------------------------------------------0\\\\\\\\---------------------------|
pm........................................................|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-r12-10-13-12-----------12-13-12----------------12-13-12----------------12-13-12----------------------12-13-12|
G---------------11-12-14----------14-12-11-12-14----------14-12-11-12-14----------14-12-11~~--11-12-14---------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stratovarius/we_hold_the_key_tab.html ]
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------12-13-12----------------12-13-12--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-14-12-11-12-14----------14-12-11-12-14----------14-12-11----------------11-----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------14-12----12-14----14-12---------------9-10-9--------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------15----------------15-14-9-10-12--------12-10-9|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------19-17-15-17-15-------19-17-15-17-15-------19-17-15-17-|
B--------------------------------------12---13-12~~--19----------------19-17----------------19-17-------------|
G-------------------------9---12-11~~-----9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------9-10-9--------------9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-10-12--------12-10-9~~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm pm
E-15---------Gtr.1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----19-17-|--12-----12-----12-13-----13-----13-10-----10-----15-12-----12---8------8------8-10-----10-----10-|
G----------|*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------|*Gtr.2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------|--14-----14-----14-15-----15-----15-12-----12-----17-14-----14--10-----10-----10-12-----12-----12-|
E----------------0-0----0-0-------0-0----0-0-------0-0----0-0-------0-0--------0-0----0-0-------0-0----0-0----|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
x3
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-7------8-----7---------|-12-----12-----12-13-----13-----13-10-----10-----15-12-----12---8------8------8-10-|
G----------------9------*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------*|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-9-----10-----9-7-----7-|-14-----14-----14-15-----15-----15-12-----12-----17-14-----14--10-----10-----10-12-|
E---0-0----0-0-----0-0--------0-0----0-0-------0-0----0-0-------0-0----0-0-------0-0--------0-0----0-0-------|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
Guitar Solo 2 (clean sound)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-15|
B-----10-----10-7------8-----7--------------------|-10b(12)--10-8-10--8h10p8-7------------15b(17)-------|
G------------------------------9-----5-----7--4~~-|-----------------------------7----7-9----------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------9--------------------|
A-----12-----12-9-----10-----9-7-----3-----5--2~~-|-----------------------------------------------------|
E-0-0----0-0------0-0----0-0-----0-0---0-0----0~~-------------------------------------------------------|
pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..| pm..|
E-15b(17)--17-r15--14------------------17b(19)--r17-15-17b(19)--r17-14-----14-15-14-12---19b(20)--17-15-|
B--------hold----------15-12-15b(17)-----------------------------------15-------------------------------|
G--------bend-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat and fade
E-17--12-----------14-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------10-15--10-----15-15b(17)---|---------|---------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|---------|*-------------------------------------------*|
D-----------------------------------|-5---7---|*-9-----9-10-10-------7-10-9---5--5-5-------*|
A-----------------------------------|-3---5---|--7-----7--7--7-------7--7-7---3--3-3--5--4--|
E------------------------------------------------0-0-0-----------0-0------------------3--2--|
pm..| pm...| pm
Guitar 2 during solo 1
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------5-5--|
A-----7-----7---7---7------------------7-----7---7---7--3-3--|
E-0-0---0-0---0---0---7h8p7p5-7h8--0-0---0-0---0---0---------|
pm..| pm..| pm pm pm..| pm..| pm pm
Guitar 2 during solo 2
E--0-----------------0-------------------------2-----2-----0---------|
B--------------------0----------0-----1--3--3-----3--------0--1-0----|
G-----------0-----0----------2-----2--------------------0---------2--| play this 4 times
D--------------4----------2--------------0---------------------------| during solo 2
A--------2-------------0---------------------------------------------|
E-----0----------------------------------------------------0---------|
TABLATURE EXPLANATION
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/ = slide up
\ = slide down
A.H. = artificial harmonic
pm..| = Plam mute
p = Pull off
h = Hammer on
b() = bend
~~~~ = vibrato
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|* *| = Repeat from * to *
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