Location: Season of Change - http://www.sci.fi/~jnevala/stratovarius/
Artist: Stratovarius
Title: No Turning Back
Album: Destiny
Transcribed by Roger H. Beck
e-mail address: roger_h_beck@hotmail.com
Tune down a half step
Intro/Main Theme
Riff 1 (4x)
e(-----------------------------------------------------------------B(-----------------------------------------------------------------G(-----------------------------------------------------------------D(-12-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-7-0-0-0-0-A(-----------------------------------------------------------------E(-----------------------------------------------------------------P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
End onlye(-----------------------------------------------(--------(---------)B(-----------------------------------------------(--------(---------)G(-----------------------------------------------(---3=---(---7-7---)D(-7-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-0---7---8---7---5---3---2---(---3=---(---7-7---)A(-----------------------------------------------(---1=---(---5-5---)E(-----------------------------------------------(--------(---------)P.M. . . . . . . . .
Verse
Riff 2 (2x)
e(-------------------------------------------------------B(-------------------------------------------------------G(-7=---7---------7---------7---------7---------7-----7/-D(-7=---7---------7---------7---------7---------7-----7/-A(-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/-E(-------------------------------------------------------P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e(------------------------------)B(------------------------------)G(-5---------------7=---3---5---)D(-5---------------7=---3-3-5-5-)A(-3---5---7---5-3-5=-----3---5-)E(------------------------------)
Pre-Chorus
Riff 3
e(--------------------------------------------------------------------)B(--------------------------------------------------------------------)G(-3=---7---------7---------7---------7---------7-----7/3=---5=-------)D(-3=---7---------7---------7---------7---------7-----7/3=---5=---0-2-)A(-1=---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/1=---3=-------)E(--------------------------------------------------------------------)P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus
Riff 4
e(--------------------------------------------------------------------B(-6=-6=--------------------------------------------------------------G(-5=-5=-5---------5---------5---------5---------5-----5/3=-7=-5=-----D(-3=-3=-5---------5---------5---------5---------5-----5/3=-7=-5=-0-2-A(-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/1=-5=-3=-----E(--------------------------------------------------------------------P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e(------------------------------------------------------------)B(-6=-6=------------------------------------------------------)G(-5=-5=-5---------5---------5---------5---------5-----5/3=-2-)D(-3=-3=-5---------5---------5---------5---------5-----5/3=-2-)A(-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/1=-0-)E(------------------------------------------------------------)P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Main Theme - Riff 1 (2x)
Verse 2 - Riff 2 (2x)
Pre-Chorus - Riff 3
Chorus - Riff 4
Main Theme - Riff 1 (2x)
Bridge
Riff 5
e(---------------------------------------------------------B(------------------------------------------------------3=-G(-3---------------3-3-2-0-2=---3---------------3-3-2-0-2=-D(-3---0-0---3-3-----------0=---3---0-0---3-3-----------0=-A(-1----------------------------1--------------------------E(---------------------------------------------------------
e(---------------------------------------------------------)B(---------------------------------------------------------)G(-3---------------3-3-2-0-2=---3---------------3-3-5-3-2=-)D(-3---0-0---3-3-----------0=---3---0-0---3-3-----------2=-)A(-1----------------------------1-----------------------0=-)E(---------------------------------------------------------)
Interlude Part 1 (2x) - Guitar and Keyboards
Guitar 1 - Lead (Top), Guitar 2 - Rhythm (Bottom)
e(-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12/-11-14-12-11-14-12-11B(----------------------------------------------------------------------G(-9--------------------------------------------------------------------D(-9------------------------------------------------9-------------------A(-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---9-------------------E(--------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7-P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e(-14-12-11-14-12-11-14-12-11/-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-B(--------------------------------------------------------------------G(-----------------------------9--------------------------------------D(-----------------------------9--------------------------------------A(-----------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--E(-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------------------------------------------P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e(-15-14-12/-15-19-17-15/-14-17-15-14/-12-15-14-12/-11-14-12-11/-)B(---------------------------------------------------------------)G(---------------------------------------------------------------)D(---------------------------------------------------------------)A(-7--7--7---10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9---7--7--7--7---6--6--6--6---)E(---------------------------------------------------------------)P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interlude Part 2 - Guitar and Keyboards
Guitar 1 - Lead (Top), Guitar 2 - Rhythm (Bottom)
e(-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12/-11-14-12-11-14-12-11B(----------------------------------------------------------------------G(-9--------------------------------------------------------------------D(-9------------------------------------------------9-------------------A(-7------------------------------------------------9-------------------E(--------------------------------------------------7-------------------
e(-14-12-11-14-12-11-14-12-11/-10-14-12-10-14-12-10-14-12-10-14-12-10-B(--------------------------------------------------------------------G(-----------------------------7--------------------------------------D(-----------------------------7--------------------------------------A(-----------------------------5--------------------------------------E(--------------------------------------------------------------------
e(-14-12-10/-9-12-10-9-12-10-9-12-10-9-12-10-9-12-10-9/-8-12-10-8-12-10-B(----------------------------------------------------------------------G(------------------------------------------------------5---------------D(-----------7------------------------------------------5---------------A(-----------7------------------------------------------3---------------E(-----------5----------------------------------------------------------
e(-8-12-10-8-12-10-8-12-10-8/-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7/-B(------------------------------------------------------------------G(----------------------------4-------------------------------------D(----------------------------4-------------------------------------A(----------------------------2-------------------------------------E(------------------------------------------------------------------
e(-6-10-8-6-10-8-6-10-8-6-10-8-6-10-8-6/-5-8-6-5-8-6-5-8-6-5-8-6-5-B(-----------------------------------------------------------------G(-3-------------------------------------2-------------------------D(-3-------------------------------------2-------------------------A(-1-------------------------------------0-------------------------E(-----------------------------------------------------------------
e(-8-6-5/-8-12-10-8-12-10-8-12-10-8-12-10-8-12-10-8/-15=-)B(-------------------------------------------------------)G(--------5===-------------------------------------------)D(--------5===-------------------------------------------)A(--------3===-------------------------------------------)E(-------------------------------------------------------)
Chorus - Riff 4
Main Theme - Riff 1 (4x)
Symbol explanation:
P.M. Palm Mute (notes marked with dot)
/ slide
= sustained
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