Stratovarius - Visions (Southern Cross) Tab

Visions (Southern Cross)
By Stratovarius

From album "Visions" (1997)

Tune down 1/2 step

  Intro Riff (Gtr.1) (4x)

  
                                                         
  
*                                                       *
  
                       7              /7  5~             
  
  5  7 7hb 7~    5 7 8   7 8 5~  7 8         8  7~  8 7  
  
*              5                                        *
  
                                                         
|
|
| Intro Riff (Gtr.2) (4x)

  
                                                         
  
*                                                       *
  
                                                         
  
                             8            5     7        
  
* 5            5             6            3     5       *
  
  3            3                                         

  Riff 1 (2x)

  
                                                                                                 
  
*                                                                                                
  
      7     5     8     7     5~      7     5     8     7     5~      7     5     8     7     5~ 
  
    5     5     5     5     5       5     5     5     5     5       5     5     5     5     5    
  
* 5     5     5     5     5       5     5     5     5     5       5     5     5     5     5      
  
                                                                                                 
|  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


  
                         
  
                        *
  
                         
  
  8 7    8 7      7 5~   
  
      10     10 9       *
  
                         
     .  .      . .

  Verse Riff 1 (2x)

  
                                                                                           
  
*                                                                                          
  
                                      8\7 5 7                                      8\7 5 7 
  
  5 5             5 5              7           5 5             5 5              7          
  
*         5 5             5 5      5  6\5 3 5          5 5             5 5      5  6\5 3 5 
  
      3 3     3 3     3 3     3 3                  3 3     3 3     3 3     3 3             
       . .     . .     . .     . .                  . .     . .     . .     . .


  
                                          
  
                                         *
  
                7  8\7 5 7  8\7  8\7 5 7  
  
       10  10                             
  
 8  8   8   8   5  6\5 3 5  6\5  6\5 3 5 *
  
 6  6                                     

 Riff 1 (2x)
 Verse Riff 1
 Riff 1 (2x)
 Riff 2

  
          
  
          
  
          
  
 8  7     
  
 6  5  5  
  
       3  

 Verse Riff 2

  
                                                                   
  
                                                                   
  
                                  7                                
  
 5                                5 555555555555555555555555555555 
  
 3 333333333333333333333333333333                                  
  
                                                                   
    ..............................   ..............................


  
                                                                          
  
                                                                          
  
                                                                          
  
 5                                 3     5                                
  
 3 333333333333333333333333333333  1  3  3 333333333333333333333333333333 
  
                                      1                                   
    ..............................          ..............................


  
                                                              
  
                                                              
  
  7                                 7  8\7 5 7  8\7  8\7 5 7  
  
  5 555555555555555555555555555555                            
  
                                    5  6\5 3 5  6\5  6\5 3 5  
  
                                                              
     ..............................

 Interlude Riff 1 (4x)

  
                                        
  
*                                      *
  
  7   8 75  7   8 75  7   8 75   5      
  
    5         5         5      8   7    
  
*                                    5 *
  
                                        

 Interlude Riff 2 (4x)                   (4th time)

  
                                        
       
  
*                                      *
       
  
  4   5 42  4   5 42  4   5 42   2      
       
  
    2         2         2      5   4    
       
  
*                                    2 *
 2 (2) 
  
                                        
 0 (0) 

 (Acoustic Gtr.) (3x)

  
          0                 0                 0                 0               0     
  
*       7     7           7     7           7   7             7   7           1   0 1 
  
                                          0       0         0       0       0         
  
      9     9   9       9     9   9     7           7     7           7               
  
*   7                 7               5                 5                 0           
  
  0                 0                                                                 


  
                            0 2 3 0      
  
         3                0         0   *
  
       0    0           0             0  
  
     0        0       4                  
  
 2 3                2                   *
  
                  0                      

 (Acoustic Gtr.) (3x)

  
          0                 0                   0 2 3 0      
  
*       1   1             7   7               0         0   *
  
      0       0         0       0           0             0  
  
    2           2     7           7       4                  
  
* 3                 5                   2                   *
  
                                      0                      

 Riff 3

  
          
  
          
  
          
  
 5  4     
  
 3  2  2  
  
       0  

 Solo
  C5              E5                              C5                          E5

  
                                                                                      
  
                                                            18fb 15h17p15h17 17~  15~ 
  
 12~  12~  11h12 11 9 9~    9 11 12 14  14p12p11 12~  11h12                           
  
                          9                                                           
  
                                                                                      
  
                                                                                      

                                                      C5                 E5

  
    15       12                                                                               
  
 13    13 12    13 12                                                                         
  
                      14 12 11       11h12p11        11~  11hbr             9   11   12   14~ 
  
                               14 12          12                12  9~  9 9   9    9    9     
  
                                                 14                                           
  
                                                                                              
                                                                         . .   .    .    .

                                 D5              B5

  
                                        12 14~          12 14~  14h15 14 12h14p12              
  
          12             12hbr  15~  15         16~  16                           16 17fbr 17~ 
  
 12p11       14 12 11                                                                          
  
       14             14                                                                       
  
                                                                                               
  
                                                                                               

 Riff 4 (2x)

  
                                                    
  
*                                                   
  
                                                    
  
                                                    
  
* 14    14    14   12    10    9   7    5    3   2  
  
     00    00    0    00    00   0   00   00   0 0  
      ..    ..    .    ..    ..   .   ..   ..   .
                                                           first time
                                                    [*.......................................]

  
                                                        
 19p17p15                            
  
                                                       *
          19p17p16                   
  
                                                        
                   17p16p14          
  
                                                        
                            17p16p14 
  
 14    14    14   12    10    9   10    12    15   14  *
                                     
  
    00    00    0    00    00   0    00    00    0 12   
                                     
     ..    ..    .    ..    ..   .    ..    ..    .

 (2nd time)

  
     
     
               
  
     
     
               
  
     
     
               
  
     
     
               
  
 14\ 
     
               
  
 12\ 
     
 0 2 3 5 3 2 0 
              . . . . . . .

 Riff 5

  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
 14    14    14   12    10    9   7    5    3   2  
  
    00    00    0    00    00   0   00   00   0 0  
     ..    ..    .    ..    ..   .   ..   ..   .


  
                                                       
  
                                                       
  
                                                       
  
                                                       
  
 14    14    14   12    10    9   10    12    15   14  
  
    00    00    0    00    00   0    00    00    0 12  
     ..    ..    .    ..    ..   .    ..    ..    .

 Verse Riff 3

  
                 
  
                 
  
                 
  
                 
  
 10  12  10  12  
  
  8  10   8  10  

 Riff 6

  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
 14    14    14   12    10    9   7    5    3   2  
  
    00    00    0    00    00   0   00   00   0    
     ..    ..    .    ..    ..   .   ..   ..   .


  
                                                       
  
                                                       
  
                                                       
  
                                                       
  
 14    14    14   12    10    9   10    12    15   14  
  
    00    00    0    00    00   0    00    00    0 12  
     ..    ..    .    ..    ..   .    ..    ..    .

 Verse Riff 4

  
                                                                                        
  
                                                                                        
  
                     7                                                                  
  
     5  7         5  5 55555555555555 7                9                                
  
  5  3  5  2   5  3                   5 55555555555555 7 777777777777777777777777777777 
  
  3        0   3                                                                        
                        ..............   ..............   ..............................

  Verse Riff 5 (2x)             Verse Riff 6

  
                              
                                                   
  
*                            *
                                                   
  
                              
                                                   
  
     5  7         5     7     
     5  7         5     7 (7)             7        
  
* 5  3  5  2   5  3  5  5  2 *
  5  3  5  2   5  3  5  5 (5)  5 (5)   5  5  2 (2) 
  
  3        0   3     3     0  
  3        0   3     3         3 (3)   3     0 (0) 

   . = palm mute
   / = slide up
   \ = slide down
   ~ = vibrato
   h = hammer on
   p = pull off
  fb = full bend
  hb = half bend
 fbr = full bend then release
 hbr = half bend then release
(17) = ghost note