SPEED OF LIGHT As recorded by Stratovarius (From the 1996 Album EPISODE) Transcribed by Little Prince Words by Timo Kotipelto (http://metalscript.homestead.com) Music by Timo Tolkki

C 5 A5 B5 E5 D5 x b xx 4 fr. xxx 5 fr. xxx 7 fr. x xx 7 fr. x xx 5 fr.

A Intro Tune to Eb Fast Metal P = 166 1 g 4 V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr II P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 9 9 10 9 7 9 9 7 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 9 9 10 9

3 g V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. T 7 A 9 9 10 9 7 9 10 9 7 10 9 7 9 7 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 9 10 9 10

5 g V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 9 9 10 9 7 9 9 7 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 9 9 10 9

7 g V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. T 7 A 9 9 10 9 7 9 10 9 7 10 9 7 9 7 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 9 10 9 10

Double-time feel

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9 g V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 9 9 10 9 7 9 9 7 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 9 9 10 9

11 g V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. T 7 A 9 9 10 9 7 9 10 9 7 10 9 7 9 7 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 9 10 9 7

13 g V I V V V eV V fV e V fV e V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV P.M. T A 9 7 5 4 B 10 9 7 6 9 7 6 7 6 6 9 7 5 4 8 8 7 8 7 5 7 5 3 2

B Verse

15 g U U U W V I U U U W V V U W V V T 9 (9) 5 (5) 7 A 9 (9) 5 (5) 5 7 B 7 (7) 3 (3) 5 5 3

19 g U U U U I U U U U T 9 (9) 5 (5) A 9 (9) 5 (5) B 7 (7) 3 (3)

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C Pre-Chorus T V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 23 g I Gtr III (synthesizer arranged for gtr) 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 17 14 14 17 14 14 17 14 14 17 14 14 T 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 A B

g V V I gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II T A 7 7 B 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

V V V V eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 25 g I 17 14 14 17 14 14 17 14 14 17 14 14 19 15 15 19 15 15 17 14 14 17 14 14 T 16 16 16 16 17 17 15 15 A B

g V W W I eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W W T 9 7 A 9 9 7 B 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 5

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V 27 g I 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 T 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 A B g U U I U gU T 5 A 5 7 B 3 4

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To Coda V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 29 g I 17 14 14 17 14 14 17 14 14 17 14 14 T 15 15 15 15 A B

V V V V V V V V eV f V u g U V 5 j I U 5 1/2

12 14 17 19 19 M T 13 15 16 7 12 14 16 A 7 B 5 H H H H sl. H H

D Verse 2 V V V V V 31 g V V V V V I Gtr IV 10 8 7 5 7 8 T 12 10 8 7 8 10 A B

g U U U W V I U U U W V V U W V V Gtrs I, II T 9 (9) 5 (5) 7 A 9 (9) 5 (5) 5 7 B 7 (7) 3 (3) 5 5 3

D.S. al Coda U 35 g U I 7 T 8 A B

g U U U U I U U U U T 9 (9) 5 (5) A 9 (9) 5 (5) B 7 (7) 3 (3)

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E Chorus S 39 g V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 9 9 10 9 7 9 9 7 7 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 9 9 10 9

41 g I U U V V V eV [[[[[[[[[ T 5 A 5 B 3 0 3 2 6

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V c c 43 g V V V 5 5 V V 5 k V k V j I 6 u eV fV 12 14 15 17 15 14 12 T 10 12 13 15 15 15 13 12 12 10 9 11 12 12 9 A 9 9 B 6 7 sl. sl.

F Guitar Break Gtr I ______5 7fr. 6 5fr. V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V 45 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I Gtrs II, III

T 15 17 15 18 17 15 17 15 14 16 14 17 16 14 16 14 14 16 17 17 16 14 17 16 A 14 16 17 17 16 14 17 16 B

______5 5fr. 6 7fr. V V V V V V V V eV fV V 47 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V

T 16 17 19 20 12 14 12 16 14 12 14 12 16 17 19 16 17 19 A 12 14 16 16 14 12 16 14 16 17 19 B

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T 16 17 19 20 16 17 19 16 17 19 A 16 17 19 B

G Guitar Solo 1 C 5 A5 B5 Gtrs I, II bbb ^ ^ ^ V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 5 50 g g V V V V 5 5 5 I g g V V V V Gtr IV ff 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 19 19 19 19 19 T 9 9 9 9 A 6 6 6 6 B sl. Cbbb5 E5 B5 ^ ^ ^ V V V V V V V V V V V V W 52 g g u 3 3 I g g 3 1/2 1/2

16 16 M 16 M 14 14 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T O O 17 17 16 14 16 A B Cbbb5 A5 B5 ^ ^ ^ V V V V V V V V V V fV g V V fV V V V fV g V f V 54 g V V V V V V V V V P V V V V g g 3 3 3 V V V V I g 3 3 z 14 16 17 16 14 T 14 16 17 17 16 13 14 16 13 13 14 14 13 14 13 16 14 13 14 16 16 16 14 13 14 13 13 14 14 A 16 13 14 16 B P P P H P P Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org SPEED OF LIGHT - Stratovarius Page 7 of 11

Cbbb5 E5 B5 ^ ^ ^ V V V V fVg V V V V V V V V V fVg V V V V V V V V V V V V V 56 V V V V V g g V V V V V V V V 5 11:8 11:8 g g V 5 I 5 5 14 16 14 14 16 14 14 16 17 T 14 16 14 13 14 16 17 17 16 14 14 16 17 17 16 14 16 17 13 14 13 13 14 16 13 14 16 17 A 16 14 13 14 16 B H P H H H H H H sl. sl. H H H P P P H H H P P H H H H

H Harmony Break Gtr V ______5 7fr. 5 3fr. U 58 g I Full

17 M T A B

g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I Gtr I P.M. P.M. [[[[[[[[[[ P.M. P.M. T 12 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 B P g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I Gtr II P.M. P.M. P.M. [[[[[[[[[[ P.M. P.M. T A 9 9 12 9 9 9 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 12 9 9 9 12 11 12 B P

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D5 B5 ______^ ^ 5 4fr. V V V V V 60 g V V V V V V W W I Gtr I P.M. P.M. [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T 12 12 12 10 12 10 A 9 9 9 9 9 11 B

g V V V V V V V V V V W eW I Gtr II P.M. P.M. [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T 9 9 12 9 9 9 12 11 12 11 A 13 B

______5 7fr. 5 3fr. V V V V V V V V 62 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I P.M. P.M. [[[[[[[[[[ P.M. P.M. T 12 12 10 12 12 12 10 12 A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 B P g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I P.M. P.M. P.M. [[[[[[[[[[ P.M. P.M. T A 9 9 12 9 9 9 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 12 9 9 9 12 11 12 B P

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B5 B5 ______^ ^ 5 4fr. W V V V V V W eW W 64 g V V V V V V I P.M. P.M. 19[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T 12 12 12 10 12 12 16 19 A 9 9 9 9 9 B sl. sl. eW W g V V V V V V V V V V W W I P.M. P.M. [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T 16 19 A 9 9 12 9 9 9 12 11 12 11 16 B sl.

I Guitar Solo 2 V eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V 67 g 5 5 5 5 5 I 5 5 Gtr IV 19 15 14 15 18 15 14 14 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 14 15 14 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 14 T 17 17 15 17 17 15 18 17 15 15 13 15 14 A B sl.

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V 69 V V V V V V V V g 5 5 5 5 5 V I 5 5 15 14 12 12 14 12 12 12 14 12 12 T 15 15 13 15 15 13 12 13 15 13 12 14 15 13 15 15 13 12 13 15 13 12 12 13 12 A 14 14 11 B

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eV V V eV V V eW W W 71 g V V W I Gtr I 11 11 11 T 13 12 10 13 12 10 13 12 10 A B

g V V V V V V V V W W W W I Gtr II

T 12 10 12 10 12 10 A 12 11 12 11 12 11 B g I V V V V V V eW V V V gV V V V gV W W W W Gtr V T A B 9 7 5 4 9 7 5 4 6 3 2 0 7 5 3 2 7 5 3 2 7 5 3 2

J Out-Chorus 75 g V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 9 9 10 9 7 9 9 7 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 9 9 10 9

4x 77 g I U U V V V eV [[[[[[[[[ T 5 A 5 B 3 0 3 2 6

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79 g I V V V eV W W W eW Gtr I [[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T A B 0 3 2 6 0 3 2 6 g I V V V V eV W W W eV Gtr II [[[[[[ [[[[[[ T A B 0 3 2 6 0 3 2 6 (14) sl. sl. Slower P = 60 82 g U U I U U Gtrs I, II T 5 (5) A 5 (5) B 3 (3) Suddenly Fast P = 166 V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V fV V V c c 84 g V V V 5 5 V V U 5 k V k V j I U 6 u eV fV 12 14 15 17 15 14 12 T 10 11 13 15 15 15 13 12 12 10 9 11 12 12 9 A 9 9 B 6 7 sl. sl. P

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