STRATOVARIUS - MADNESS STRIKES AT MIDNIGHT (From Twilight Time)
Music&Words By: Timo Tolkki
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Tune Down 1/2 step !
Acoustic Intro
x4 x4 x4
| E |
| B | | 9 9 9 9 |
| G | | |
| D 9 | 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 |
| A 9 | 9 10 9 8 | 9 10 9 8 |
| E 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
x3 Dist.
| E |
| B | | 5b(7) r5 3 10b(12) r10 |
| G 10 | 10 | |
| D 9 10 9 | 9 10 9 | 4 |
| A 8 8 | 8 8 8 | 5 2 |
| E 7 7 7 7 7 3 |
| E 5 5 5 15 /17 15 14 |
| B 8 10 7 8 5 7 3 5 5b(7) 7 7 r5 3 5b(7) 7 8 5 8 7 5 8 7 5 14b(15)r14 12 |
| G hold bend |
| D 4 |
| A 5 2 5 |
| E 3 3 |
| E 12 10 12 14 12 14 15 14 15 17 15 17 19 17 19 21b(22) r21~~ \ |
| B 12 15 14 15 |
| G |
| D 4 |
| A 2 5 4 2 2 4 4/5 5 4 2 2 |
| E 3 2 0 0 2 2/3 3 2 0 0 |
Verse
| E |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 4 |
| A 4 4 2 4 2 2 4 4/5 5 4 2 2 4 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 |
| E 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2/3 3 2 0 0 2 |
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| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 |
| A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 5 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 5 |
| E 3 3 |
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Pre Chorus
| E |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 |
| D 4 | 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 2 2 |
| A 2 4b(5)r4 2 | 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 5 2 2 2 2 4 5 0 0 5 4 2 2 4 4/5 |
| E 3 2 0 0 2 2/3 |
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Chorus
| E |
| B | | | |
| G | Verse 2 | Pre Chorus | |
| D | | | 4 2h4 4 4 2h4 4 4 |
| A 5 4 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 4 4/5 5 4 2 2 4 | | | 5 2 0h2 2 2 0h2 2 2 |
| E 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2/3 3 2 0 0 2 3 |
pm..| pm..|
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 4 2h4 4 4 2h4 4 4 4 2h4 4 4 2h4 4 4 |
| A 5 2 0h2 2 2 0h2 2 2 5 2 0h2 2 2 0h2 2 2 5 4 2 2 4 4/5 5 4 2 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 |
| E 3 3 3 2 0 0 2 2/3 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 |
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Interlude
| E trem.bar* /13 /19~~ |
| B | /12 /15 / / |
| G | /4 /7 /10 /13 / / / / |
| D | / / / / / / |
| A 4 4/5 5 4 2 2 4 | / / / / |
| E 2 2/3 3 2 0 0 2 |
Guitar During Keyboard Riff
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
| A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 |
| E |
pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
Guitar Solo
| E 15 14 12 14/15 14 12 17 15 14 15 14 12 14 15 14h15p14 12h14p12 10h12p10 |
| B | 13~~ |
| G Keyboard riff | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E |
| E 14h19p14h19p14h19p14h19 |
| B 14h15p14 12h14p12 |
| G 15h16p15 12h15p12 11h12p11 |
| D 14h16p14 12h14p12 11h12p12 |
| A |
| E |
| E 15p12 15p12 15 /17 15 14 15 14 12 14 12 12 |
| B 13 13 15 15 14 15 14 12 14 12 12 |
| G 15 15 12 15 12 11 12 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E 14 19 21 17 19 15 17 14 15 14 12 |
| B 12 12~~ 12 / / / / / / / / / / / 15 14 | | |
| G / / / / / / / / / / / / / 14~~ | Pre Chorus | |
| D / / / / / / / / / / / / / | | 4 2h4 4 4 |
| A / / | | 5 2 0h2 2 2 |
| E 3 |
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| E |
| B | |
| G | |
| D 2h4 4 4 4 2h4 4 4 2h4 4 4 4 2h4 4 4 2h4 4 4 4 | Chorus | ends with sound |
| A 0h2 2 2 5 2 0h2 2 2 0h2 2 2 5 2 0h2 2 2 0h2 2 2 5 2 | | effects |
| E 3 3 3 |
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Rhythm Guitar During Guitar Solo x2
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 |
| A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 |
| E |
pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
p = Pull off
h = Hammer on
b() = bend
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
~~~~ = vibrato
12 = Tremolo picking
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