Stratovarius - The Hands Of Time Tab

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Intro: Keyboard

  E                                                         
  B                                                         
  G   /12           11     9                    /1          
  D                                  9                      
  A                                                         
  E                                                         


  E                                                          
  B                                                          
  G   /12        11        9                /1               
  D                                    10                    
  A                                                          
  E                                                          


  E                                                          
  B                                            /1            
  G   /14           12           11                          
  D                                       12                 
  A                                                          
  E                                                          


  E                                                          /1     
  B   /12              13                                           
  G                            14   12   11                         
  D                                                                 
  A                                                                 
  E                                                                 


  E   /15        14        12             /1                 
  B                                 12                       
  G                                                          
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  E                                                          


  E   /15     14        12            /1                     
  B                            13                            
  G                                                          
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  E                                                          


  E   /17        15        14                  /1            
  B                                      15                  
  G                                                          
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  E                                                          


  E   /19              20                                    
  B                                                          
  G                                                          
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  E                                                          


  E   17        15        14                                
  B                             17^        17               
  G                                                         
  D                                                         
  A                                                         
  E                                                         


  E                                 15  17  19  17  15  14    
  B            17           17  19                            
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           


  E   17  15  14  12                                         
  B                                                          
  G                                                          
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  E                                                          


  E   15  14  12      14  12          12                      
  B               15          15  13      15  13  12  15      
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           


  E                                                          
  B   13  12                                                 
  G           14                                             
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  E                                                          


  E                                                           
  B   12h14p12                                                
  G             14                                            
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           

            Verse Riff

  E                                                        
  B                                                        
  G   *                                                    
  D   *     9                5  4                          
  A         7                      5                       
  E         0                                              


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D      9                     5  4                           
  A      7                           4                        
  E      0                                                    


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                          5     4                          
  A      3                              5                     
  E                                                           


  E                                                          
  B                                                          
  G                                                          
  D                   5      4           7                   
  A   3                                  5                   
  E                                                          

            Pre Chorus

  E                                                       
  B                                                       
  G   *                                                   
  D   *    4                                              
  A        2                                              
  E                                                       

    Gtr 2 (one octave higher)

  E                                                          
  B                                                          
  G                                                          
  D   2                                   1                  
  A               3           2                              
  E                                                          


  E                                                          
  B                                                          
  G                                                          
  D   2                                                      
  A   2                                                      
  E   0                                                      


  E                                                         
  B                                                         
  G                                          *               
  D                                          *               
  A                              2                          
  E                  0  2  3  5     5  3  2                 

       Solo (only after 1rst Pre Chorus

  E                                                          
  B      15^                                                 
  G                                                          
  D      9                                                   
  A      7                                                   
  E      0                                                   


  E                        14  15  17  19                    
  B         15^  17                                          
  G                                                          
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  E                                                          


  E   19^  19  17           15  17  15  14  15  14            
  B                                                 17  15    
  G                                                           
  D   9                                                       
  A   7                                                       
  E   0                                                       


  E   12  10  8  10  8                                        
  B                     12  10  8  12  10  8  7  10  8  7     
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           


  E                                                          
  B   8                                                      
  G      9                                                   
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  E                                                          

       Back to Verse, Pre-ch, then Chorus
         Chorus

  E                                                          
  B                                                          
  G   *                                                      
  D   *  9             7      5        5     7               
  A      7             5      3        3     5               
  E      0                                                   


  E                                                          
  B                                                          
  G                                                          
  D         7                                                
  A         5       5                                        
  E                 3                                        


  E                                                         
  B                                                         
  G                                                *         
  D   7                          8                 *         
  A   5                          6                          
  E                                                         

       For solo just hit B chord, then D chord

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           

       Harmony part (end of solo) (two gtrs)

  E                      7     8         7                
  B            8     10        10            10     8     
  G      *     9     11  12              12  11     9     
  D      *                                                
  A                                                       
  E                                                       

    3&4 time with 2 more gtrs 1 octave higher 4x

  E                 12  10  8   7                          
  B                 13  12  10      10  7         8        
  G                             12  11  8     *    9        
  D                                           *             
  A                                                        
  E                                                        

        (Slow bend and release)

  E                                                           
  B   12^  12                                                 
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           


  E                                                         
  B                                                         
  G                 11                    12  11      9     
  D                                                         
  A                                                         
  E                                                         

    Go to Pre Chorus, Chorus, End

  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G                                                           
  D                                                           
  A                                                           
  E                                                           

       time     0h             0h

  E                                                          
  B                                                          
  G                                                          
  D      7                 4         5                       
  A      5                 2         3                       
  E                                                          


  E                                                          
  B                                                          
  G                                                          
  D      5  4  2     4  2        2                           
  A               5        5  3     5  3  2  5  3  2         
  E                                                   5      


  E                                                          
  B                                                          
  G                                                          
  D                           2                              
  A   3  2        2           2                              
  E         5  3     5  3  2  0
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