Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony Tab

These are mostly the power chords throughout the song. Listen for strumming pattern.

I skipped the solos and the harmonics and some other parts i cant quite get my ear on.

guitar starts at 01:24 x2 palm mute at the zeros on b string
D
A
F
C 3 2 5 3 23233 2 5 3 2~
G 3 2 5 3 23233 2 5 3 2~
B 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 23233 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 2~
01:40 p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
D
A
F
C 7 5 8 7 57535 3 7 5 5 7
G 7 5 8 7 57535 3 3 3 3 3 7 3 3 5 3 3 5 7
B 7 3 3 5 3 3 8 3 3 7 3 3 57535 3 7 5 5 7
01:48 palm mute on the 5s on b string
D
A
F
C 8 7 10 8 7 8 7~ 7~
G 8 7 10 8 7 8 7~ 7~ 10 8 7
B 8 5 5 7 5 5 10 5 5 8 5 5 7 8 7~ 7~

VERSE:

You'll be running out of miracles. Like I'm running out of dreams. Madness lurking to my left. Angels faint in front of me.... 02:11 And I see eyes to the right..... I hear a promise resound..
D
A
F
C 5~~~~~ 8~~~~~
G 5~~~~~ 8~~~~~
B 5~~~~~ 8~~~~~
Gold and diamonds love and fame...and music meant to remain...
D
A
F 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
C 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 0
G 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 0
B 2 3 2 0
You've been dying for glory You've been looking for love
D
A
F
C
G
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 p.m all
why dont we read the signs that we're about to get lost....
D
A
F 7 x 7 xx 5 5 x 5 xx 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C 7 x 7 xx 5 5 x 5 xx 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
G 5 x 5 xx 3 3 x 3 xx 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
B
A seeker enthralled by flame eventually home to his 02:49 pain .... you'll reach for the final stage
D
A
F
C 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
G 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
B

CHORUS (best part of the song....amazing)

Hey man in your hideaway where do we go.. from here..heroes in the tragedy
D
A
F 8~ 5
C 5~ 8~ 8 3 5 6
G 5~ 6~ 8 3 3 6
B 5~ 8 3 6
down home just a memory where do we go when the world gets in the way...
D
A
F 8 8 8 8
C 5 3 8 8 8 8 8 5 3 3 1 1 1
G 5 3 8 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 1 1 1
B 5 3 8 5 3 3 1 1 1
way down to the hideaway afflatus divine your hands and the wicked symphony
D
A
F 8~ 5
C 5~ 8~ 8 3 5 6
G 5~ 6~ 8 3 3 6
B 5~ 8 3 6
hey now to the hideaway lock up the rain. for a wicked symphony.
D
A
F 8 8 8 8
C 5 3 8 10 8 8 8 8 8 5 3 3 1 1
G 5 3 8 10 8 6 6 6 6 5 3 3 1 1
B 5 3 8 10 8 5 3 3 1 1

Repeat guitar intro, verse, then chorus...


05:40 chords during first solo...

p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
D
A
F 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5
C 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
B
05:48 p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
D
A
F
C 3 3 3 10 10 10 5 5 5 8 7 7 5 3 2
G 3 3 3 10 10 10 5 5 5 8 7 7 5 3 2
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 777 7 7 5 3 2
p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
D
A
F 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5
C 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 7 5
G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
B
p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
D
A
F
C 3 3 3 10 10 10 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 3 2
G 3 3 3 10 10 10 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 3 2
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 3 2

The second part of the solo....go slow.

06:11 06:18
D
A
F 6
C 0~~ 0 7 8~ 7 3 5~ 3 5 7 6
G 0~~ 0 7 8~ 7 3 5~ 3 5 7 4
B 0~~ 0 7 8~ 7 3 5~ 3 5 7
06:33
D
A
F 7 7 5
C 7 2 3 8~ 7 5 7 8 7 5 2 3
G 5 2 3 8~ 7 5 7 8 5 3 2 3
B 2 3 8~ 7 5 7 8 2 3
this is when he moans ' i cant hear.... ahhh ahhh...' i dont know what they're playing in this part.
now im just gona skip to the heavy headbanging part @07:22
D
A
F
C 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 x 2 0 2 5 2~ 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 x 2 0
G 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 x 2 0 2 5 2~ 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 x 2 0
B 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 x 2 0 2 5 2~ 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 x 2 0
i cant figure out what they play after this part
D
A
F
C 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 x 2 0 2 5 2~ 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 12 0 11 10 0 9 0 8 7
G 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 x 2 0 2 5 2~ 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 12 0 11 10 0 9 0 8 7
B 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 x 2 0 2 5 2~ 2 x 2 0 2 5 2 0 12 0 11 10 0 9 0 8 7

Just repeat those parts throughout next solo...

Last verse...

D x2
A
F
C 7 5 2 3
G 7 5 2 3
B 7 5 2 3
D
A
F
C 7 5 2 3 2 3
G 7 5 2 3 2 3
B 7 5 2 3 2 3
p.m
D
A
F 7
C 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
G 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
B|-7------5-------------------------
hey man in ur hideaway....where do we go...
D
A
F
C 5\ 5 7 8 8
G 5\ 5 7 8 8
B 5\ 5 7 8 8 repeat chorus
then....
D
A
F
C 3 2 5 3 23233 2 5 3 2~
G 3 2 5 3 23233 2 5 3 2~
B 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 23233 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 2~
last
D
A
F
C 10 7 10 10
G 10 7 10 10
B 10 7 10 10
so thats it. some parts i wasn't really sure so i just tabbed what sounds best to me...

If anyone can tab the solos and the interlude and the little fills that i missed pls post.

Btw this song has one the best choruses of any song ive ever heard. :D

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