SEASON OF CHANGE
As recorded by Stratovarius
(From the 1996 Album EPISODE)
Transcribed by ironman28
Words and Music by Timo Tolkki
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Timo Tolkki (Acoustic)'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Timo Tolkki (Lead)'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Timo Tolkki (Rhythm)'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jens Johannson'
Intro
Moderately Q=75
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
Am E/A Fmaj11/A F#m7/A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 6 6 | 5 5 |
| 5 5 5 | 4 4 4 | 3 3 | 2 2 |
| 7 7 | 6 6 | 5 5 | 4 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | |
Fmaj7/A C°7/A B7 E Am
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S H
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 5 | 1 | | 1p0 |
| 2 2 | 2 2 2 | 2 1 | 2 |
| 3 3 | 1 1 | 1 2 2 | 2 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 0 |
| | | 0 | |
Am Amadd9 Dm C Dsus2 Am
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S E +Q S S S S S S S S S S E +S S S S W
| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | |
| 5 5 8 8 (8) | 6 6 0 0 (0) 3 3 | |
| 5 | 7 7 5 | |
| 7 | | |
| 0 0 | 0 0 | |
| | | |
|
| Gtr II
| H H Q. E Q Q a W
Gtr II
+W W W
Verse
Am E/A
Gtr I
E. S +S E S E E Q E. S +S E S E E Q
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 5 5 | 4 4 |
| 7 (7) 7 | 6 (6) 6 |
| 0 | 0 |
| | |
Fmaj11/A F#m7/A
E. S +S E S E E E E E. S +S E S E E E E
| 0 | 0 |
| 6 6 | 5 5 |
| 3 3 | 2 2 |
| 5 (5) 5 | 4 (4) 4 |
| 0 | 0 |
| | |
Fmaj7/A C°7/A
E. S +S E S E E E E E. S +S E S E E E E
| 0 | 2 |
| 5 5 | 1 |
| 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| 3 (3) 3 | 1 (1) 1 |
| 0 | 0 |
| | |
B7 E7
E. S +S E S E E E E E. S +S E S S S E E E
| 2 | |
| 0 | 3 |
| 2 2 2 | 1 (1) 2 4 4 |
| 1 (1) 1 | 2 4s6 |
| 2 | |
| | 0 |
Am E/A
Gtr I
E. S +S E S E E Q E. S +S E S E E E E
| 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 |
| 5 5 | 4 4 4 |
| 7 (7) 7 | 6 (6) 6 |
| 0 | 0 |
| | |
Fmaj11/A F#m7/A
E. S +S E S E E E E E. S +S E S E E E E
| 0 | 0 |
| 6 6 | 5 5 |
| 3 3 | 2 2 |
| 5 (5) 5 | 4 (4) 4 |
| 0 | 0 |
| | |
Fmaj7/A C°7/A
E. S +S E S E E E E E. S +S E S E E E E
| 0 | 2 |
| 5 5 | 1 |
| 2 2 | 2 2 2 |
| 3 (3) 3 | 1 (1) 1 |
| 0 | 0 |
| | |
B7 E Am
E. S +S E S E E E E E E S S S S H
| 2 | |
| | 1p0 |
| 2 1 | 2 |
| 1 (1) 2 2 | 2 2 |
| 2 | 0 0 |
| 0 | |
Pre-Chorus
Cmaj7/A Cmaj7sus4/A G
Gtr I
E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H
| | | |
| 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 1 (1) |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | |
| | | 3 |
|
| Gtr III
| W W W
Cmaj7/A Cmaj7sus4/A
E E E E E E E E
|
| PM| PM|
| |-3-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| 2 2 5 5 4 4 2 2 5 5 4p2 2 |
| 2 2 3 3 |
| |
| |
Cmaj7/A Cmaj7sus4/A
Gtr I
E E E E +H E E E E +H
|
| Gtr III
| PM----| PM--|
| S S S S e S S S S E +E S S +S S S S e S S S S E +E S S
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) | |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 3 | (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 5 |
| 1 | (1) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (1) 3 |
G Cmaj7/A Cmaj7sus4/A
E E E E +H E E E E E E E E
| | |
| 0 1 (1) | 1 1 |
| | 4 4 |
| 0 | 2 3 |
| | 0 0 |
| 3 | |
|
| PM--| PM| PM|
| +S S S S e S S S S E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
| | |
| | |
| | 2 2 5 5 4 4 2 2 4 4h5 |
| | 2 2 3 3 |
| (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) x | |
| (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) x | |
Cm Ab
Gtr II
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q. E
|
| Gtr III
| PM-----| PM------|
| S S S S e S S S S E +E S S S S S S e S S S S E +E S S
| | |
| | |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) | |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 (6) 8 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 (6) 8 |
| 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 (4) 6 |
Bb Cm Ab
+Q Q +E Q. a Q. +E +H
| /13 (13) | 13s15 (15)b16r (15)\ |
| (8) | |
| 12 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| PM-----| PM| PM|
| S S S S e S S S S E +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| | |
| | |
| | /5 5 8 8 7 7 5 5 8 8 7 x |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 (8) | 5 5 6 6 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 (8) | |
| 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 (6) | |
Cm Ab
Gtr IV
W W
|
| Gtr II
| Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q. E
|
| Gtr III
| PM-----| PM------|
| S S S S e S S S S E +E S S S S S S e S S S S E +E S S
| | |
| | |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) | |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 (6) 8 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 (6) 8 |
| 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 (4) 6 |
Bb Cm Ab
W H Q Q
|
| +Q Q +E Q. a Q. +E +H
| /13 (13) | 13s15 (15)b16r (15)\ |
| (8) | |
| 12 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|
| PM-----| PM| PM|
| S S S S e S S S S E +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| | |
| | |
| | /5 5 8 8 7 7 5 5 8 8 7 x |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 (8) | 5 5 6 6 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 (8) | |
| 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 (6) | |
Guitar Solo
G
Gtr IV
|----3----|
+Q. E E S +S +S +Q
|
| Gtr III
| PM------|
| S S S S S S S S S S E +E S S
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 5 5 5 5 6 3 3 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 |
|------6-------| |--3--| |---3----|
S S S S S S S S Q +S S S S S +Q
| |
| 6 8 9 6b8 (6)r |
| 8 10 8 7 8 10 8 7tr8 (7tr8) |
| |
| |
| |
|
| PM-----------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| 3 5 |
| 5 5 5 5 6 2 3 5 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 3 4 |
G
|-----5-----| |-------10:8---------| |-------10:8---------|
+Q T T S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
| |
| |
| (7tr8) 8 10 8 7 8 7 7 8 10 8 7 7 5 5 7 |
| 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 8 9 6 9 |
| |
| |
|
| PM--------|
| S S S S S S S S Q +E S S
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 5 5 5 5 6 5 (5) 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 3 (3) 3 |
G
|--3--|
S S S S S X X X X X X X X +E +T +T +T S +T +T T +E E
| 4 4 6 8b10 (8) (8)b11 (8)r(8) 8b10 (8)r(8) 7 (7) |
| 4 6 8 6 8 6 4 6 8 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
| PM------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| 3 5 |
| 5 5 5 5 6 2 3 5 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 3 4 |
G
|------------9:8------------| |------------9:8-------------|
E. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
| |
| 18 20 21 18 20 18 18 13 12 11 12 11 |
| 19 20 20 19 20 19 17 13 13 12 |
| 20 21 20 21 |
| 23 |
| |
|
| PM-----|
| S S S S S S S S S S E +E S S
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 5 5 5 5 6 3 3 5 5 5 (5) 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 (3) 3 |
G
|-------------9:8-------------| |-------------9:8-------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
| |
| 11 |
| 13 13 12 10 13 12 10 10 12 10 10 10 12 13 10 |
| 13 12 13 12 10 13 12 10 9 10 12 10 13 10 10 10 10 10 |
| |
| |
|
| PM----------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| 3 5 |
| 5 5 5 5 6 2 3 5 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 3 4 |
G
|----3-----| |-3--|
E. +T T Q S +S +T +T +T S S S S T T T
| |
| |
| 10b12 (10)r 8 7tr8 7b8 (7)r(7)b8 (7)r(7) 7 7 |
| 10 9 10 |
| 11 11 |
| |
|
| PM--------|
| S S S S S S S S S S E +E S S
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 5 5 5 5 6 3 3 5 5 5 (5) 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 (3) 3 |
G
Gtr IV
~~~~
|-------------12:8---------------|
S S S +S +Q +E E T T T T T T T T T T T T
| |
| |
| 13 12 10 |
| 13 12 10 |
| 10 8 10b11 (10)r(10) (10) 13 11 10 |
| 13 11 10 |
|
| Gtr II
| |-------------12:8---------------|
| H Q T T T T T T T T T T T T
| 16 15 13 |
| 16 15 13 |
| 15 13 12 |
| 15 13 12 |
| |
| |
|
| Gtr III
| PM---------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| 3 5 |
| 5 5 5 5 6 3 3 2 3 5 6 |
| 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 3 4 |
Cm
Gtr II
Q +S S S S Q. S S
| 11 |
| 13b15 13b15 |
| 12 |
| 12 13 |
| 15 (15) |
| |
|
| Gtr III
| PM| PM PM PM PM
| S S e e S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| |
|
| Gtr IV
| Q Q H
+S E S S S S S S S S T +T +Q
| |
| (13)r 13 |
| 12 12 12b13 (12)r(12) |
| 13 13 12 12 10 10 |
| |
| |
|
| PM--| PM PM PM PM
| S S e e S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| |
|
| W
G
PM
+S S S S S S S S +S +S S S +S S S S
| |
| 12b13 (12)r(12) 15 |
| (12) 12 [12]b13 12 13 13 (13) 12 12 |
| 12 12 12 |
| |
| |
|
| PM-| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
~~~~
+S E S +S S S S +E. S +Q
| 15b16 (15)r 15 (15) |
| (15) 13 12 (12) |
| 13 12 |
| |
| |
| |
|
| PM-| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
Cm
~~~~~~~ ~~~
E e S S S S +S S S S E. S
| |
| 18 18 16 15 (15) 15 15 |
| 17 17 16 17 |
| |
| |
| |
|
| PM| PM PM PM PM
| S S e e S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| |
~~~~~~~~~~~~
S S E +E +S S +S +E. +E S S
| 15 20b22 (20)r(20) 20b22 (20)r(20) (20) 22 22pb23r |
| 16 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
| PM| PM PM PM PM
| S S e e S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| |
G
~~
+E Q +E E a +Q +E
| (22) 22 (22)\ 15b16 (15)r (15) |
| |
| x |
| |
| |
| |
|
| PM-| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
|------------10:8--------------| |------------10:8--------------| |------------10:8--------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E
| 16p15p13 |
| 16 15 13 15 13 12h13 12 12 |
| 13 12 13 15 12 15 13 12 13 12 12 13 12 |
| 15 13 12 13 15 15 13 12 |
| 15 14 |
| |
|
| PM------| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
Interlude
Bbm
Gtr III
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 3 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| | |
C#m
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 6 7 4 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 7 4 6 6 6 6 6 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| | |
Em
PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| | |
| o | o |
| | |
| 9 10 7 9 9 9 9 9 | 9 10 7 9 9 9 9 9 |
| o 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 o |
| | |
Em
W +W
Breakdown
Cmaj7/A
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| |
| o 13 13 |
| 16 16 16 16 |
| 14 14 14 14 (14) |
| o 12 12 |
| |
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| |
| 13 13 |
| 16 16 16 16 |
| 14 14 14 14 (14) |
| 12 12 |
| |
Bbmaj7/G
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| |
| 11 11 |
| 14 14 14 14 |
| 12 12 12 12 (12) |
| 10 10 |
| |
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| |
| 11 11 o |
| 14 14 14 14 |
| 12 12 12 12 (12) |
| 10 10 o |
| |
Ebmaj7/C
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| |
| 16 16 |
| 19 19 19 19 |
| 17 17 17 17 (17) |
| 15 15 |
| |
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| |
| 16 16 |
| 19 19 19 19 |
| 17 17 17 17 (17) |
| 15 15 |
| |
Bbmadd9
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| |
| 14 14 |
| 17 17 17 17 |
| 15 15 15 15 (15) |
| 13 13 |
| |
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| |
| 14 14 |
| 17 17 17 17 |
| 15 15 15 15 (15) |
| 13 13 |
| |
Bbmaj7/G
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| |
| 11 11 |
| 14 14 14 14 |
| 12 12 12 12 (12) |
| 10 10 |
| |
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| |
| 11 11 |
| 14 14 14 14 |
| 12 12 12 12 (12) |
| 10 10 |
| |
Gmaj7/E
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q
| | |
| 8 8 | 8 8 |
| 11 11 11 11 | 11 11 11 11 |
| 9 9 9 9 (9) | 9 9 9 9 (9) |
| 7 7 | 7 7 |
| | |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| | |
| 8 8 8 | 8 8 |
| 11 11 11 11 11 | 11 11 11 11 11 |
| 9 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 |
| 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
| | |
Out-Chorus
Em
Gtr III
PM------| PM----|
E S S S S S S +E E E E E S S E S S +E E E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 10 (10) 9 9 7 | 9 10 (10) 9 9 7 |
| 7 (7) 7 7 7 | 7 7 (7) 7 7 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
C
PM------| PM------| PM
E S S S S S S +E E E E E S S S S S S +E S S E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 5 7 (7) 5 5 4 | 5 7 (7) 5 5 7 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 5 |
| | |
Em
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S S S S S +E E E E E S S S S S S +E E E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 9 9 10 (10) 9 9 7 | 9 9 10 (10) 9 9 7 |
| 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
C
PM| PM| PM PM------| PM
E S S S S S S +E S S E E E S S S S S S +E S S E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 5 5 7 (7) 5 5 4 | 5 7 (7) 5 5 7 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 5 |
| | |
Em
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S S S S S +E E E E E S S S S S S +E E E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 9 9 10 (10) 9 9 7 | 9 9 10 (10) 9 9 7 |
| 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
C
PM| PM| PM PM------| PM
E S S S S S S +E S S E E E S S S S S S +E S S E E
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 5 5 7 (7) 5 5 4 | 5 7 (7) 5 5 7 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 5 |
| | |
Em
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S S S S S +E E E E E S S S S S S +E E E E
| | |
| o | |
| | |
| 9 9 10 (10) 9 9 7 | 9 9 10 (10) 9 9 7 |
| o 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 5 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
C
PM| PM| PM PM------| PM
E S S S S S S +E S S E E E S S S S S S +E S S E E 5x
| | |
| | o |
| | |
| 5 5 7 (7) 5 5 4 | 5 7 (7) 5 5 7 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 5 o |
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash