Angels Fall First

As recorded by Nightwish (From the 2004 Album ANGELS FALL FIRST) Transcribed by Eoin Moriarty Words and Music by Tuomas Holopainen Arranged by Tuomas Holopainen Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steel Acoustic' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Nylon Acoustic' Intro EGCAsus2 4/4 Gtr I EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------0-------|-----------------|-0----------------| |-----------0-----|---------------1-|---1-----------0--| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----0-------2----| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|-------2---2------| |---2-------------|---2-----3-------|---------0--------| |-0---------------|-3---------------|------------------| Em Asus2 Gtr I EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------0-------|---------------------|-0---------------| |-----------0-----|-------------------1-|---1-----------0-| |-------0-----0---|-------0---------0---|-----0-------2---| |-----2---------2-|-----0---------2-----|-------2---2-----| |---2-------------|---2--------3--------|---------0-------| |-0---------------|-3-------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr II | W H H W |-----------------|---------^-------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------^-------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------^-------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| Guitar solo EGCAsus2 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |-----------0-------|-----------------|--0----------------| |-------------0-----|---------------1-|-----1-----------0-| |---------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-------2---| |-------2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|---------2---2-----| |-----2-------------|---2-----3-------|-----------0-------| |--0----------------|-3---------------|-------------------| | | H. E E H E E Q +W |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-^2----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-^2----------------|---------0-2-3---|-(3)---------------| |-^0------------0-2-|-3---------------|-------------------| EGCAsus2 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |-------------0-------|-----------------|--0--------------------| |---------------0-----|---------------1-|-----1---------------0-| |-----------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-------2-------| |---------2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|---------2---2---------| |---2-----------------|---2-----3-------|-----------0-----------| |-0-------------------|-3---------------|-----------------------| | | E T S T E E H Q E E E E E E +H E E T S T E |---------------------|-----------------|-----------5-8-7h8p7-5-| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |-5-4h5p4-2-0---------|-----------------|-----------------------| |-------------2-------|-----2-2-4-4S5-5-|-(5)-------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| EGCAsus2 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------0-------|-----------------|-0---------------| |-----------0-----|---------------1-|---1-----------0-| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----0-------2---| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|-------2---2-----| |---2-------------|---2-----3-------|---------0-------| |-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------| | | E E E E H W W |-3S5-5S7-7-------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| EGCAsus2 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------0-------|-----------------|-0---------------| |-----------0-----|---------------1-|---1-----------0-| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----0-------2---| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|-------2---2-----| |---2-------------|---2-----3-------|---------0-------| |-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------| Verse Em EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ||----------0-------|---------0-------| ||o-----------0-----|-----------0-----| ||--------0-----0---|-------0-----0---| ||------2---------2-|-----2---------2-| ||o---2-------------|---2-------------| ||--0---------------|-0---------------| G D D/A E E E E E E E E E E E T S T E E E E |---------3-------|---^2-(2)-2h3p2----------| |-----------0-----|---^3--3--------3--------| |-------0-----0---|---^2-------------2------| |-----0---------0-|-0------------------0-0--| |---2-------------|-------------------------| |-3---------------|-------------------------| EB7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------0-------|---------0-------|---------3-------|---------2--------|| |-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-------4---------o|| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----2-----2------|| |-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|-----0---------0-|---4---------4----|| |---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|-2-------------2-o|| |-0---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|------------------|| Pre-Chorus Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Chorus ECAmdd11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ||----------0-------|---------3---0---|---------0-------|-------0-----------|| ||o-----------0-----|-------1---1---1-|-----------------|---------1---0----o|| ||--------0-----0---|-----0-----------|-----0-7---7-----|-----2-----2---0---|| ||------2---------2-|---2-------------|---4---------4---|---2---------------|| ||o---2-------------|-3---------------|-5-------------0-|-0----------------o|| ||--0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| FCG EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------1-------|-------3-----0---|---------3-------| |-----------1-----|---------1-----1-|-----------0-----| |-------2-----2---|-----0-----0-----|-------0-----0---| |-----3---------3-|---2-------------|-----0---------0-| |---3-------------|-3---------------|---2-------------| |-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------| ECAmdd11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------0-------|---------3---0---|---------0-------|-------0---------| |-----------0-----|-------1---1---1-|-----------------|---------1---0---| |-------0-----0---|-----0-----------|-----0-7---7-----|-----2-----2---0-| |-----2---------2-|---2-------------|---4---------4---|---2-------------| |---2-------------|-3---------------|-5-------------0-|-0---------------| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Verse Em EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ||----------0-------|---------0-------| ||o-----------0-----|-----------0-----| ||--------0-----0---|-------0-----0---| ||------2---------2-|-----2---------2-| ||o---2-------------|---2-------------| ||--0---------------|-0---------------| G D D/A E E E E E E E E E E E T S T E E E E |---------3-------|---^2-(2)-2h3p2----------| |-----------0-----|---^3--3--------3--------| |-------0-----0---|---^2-------------2------| |-----0---------0-|-0------------------0-0--| |---2-------------|-------------------------| |-3---------------|-------------------------| EB7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------0-------|---------0-------|---------3-------|---------2--------|| |-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-------4---------o|| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----2-----2------|| |-----2---------2-|-----2---------2-|-----0---------0-|---4---------4----|| |---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|-2-------------2-o|| |-0---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|------------------|| Pre-Chorus Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| ECAmdd11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ||----------0-------|---------3---0---|---------0-------|-------0-----------|| ||o-----------0-----|-------1---1---1-|-----------------|---------1---0----o|| ||--------0-----0---|-----0-----------|-----0-7---7-----|-----2-----2---0---|| ||------2---------2-|---2-------------|---4---------4---|---2---------------|| ||o---2-------------|-3---------------|-5-------------0-|-0----------------o|| ||--0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| FCG EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------1-------|-------3-----0---|---------3-------| |-----------1-----|---------1-----1-|-----------0-----| |-------2-----2---|-----0-----0-----|-------0-----0---| |-----3---------3-|---2-------------|-----0---------0-| |---3-------------|-3---------------|---2-------------| |-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------| ECAmdd11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------0-------|---------3---0---|---------0-------|-------0---------| |-----------0-----|-------1---1---1-|-----------------|---------1---0---| |-------0-----0---|-----0-----------|-----0-7---7-----|-----2-----2---0-| |-----2---------2-|---2-------------|---4---------4---|---2-------------| |---2-------------|-3---------------|-5-------------0-|-0---------------| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bridge Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Guitar solo Em Asus2 Gtr I EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |----------0-------|-------------------------------|-0--------------------| |------------0-----|-------------------------1-----|----1---------------0-| |--------0-----0---|---------0-------------0-------|------0-----------2---| |------2---------2-|-------0-----------2-----------|--------2-------2-----| |----2-------------|-----2-----3-------------------|----------0-----------| |-0----------------|--3----------------------------|----------------------| | | Gtr II | Q. Q E Q +E E E E T T T E Q +T E Q E T S T E E E |-0------2---3-----|-------------------------------|---^0---3-2h3p2-0-----| |--------------0---|-(0)-0-1-3-1h3p1-0-------------|---^0-------------3-5-| |------------------|---------------------0-----(0)-|---^0-----------------| |------------------|-------------------------------|---^0-----------------| |------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| |------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------| EGCAsus2 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |---------0-------|-----------------------------|-0--------------------| |-----------0-----|-----------------------1-----|-----1-------------0--| |-------0-----0---|-------0-------------0-------|-------0-------2------| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----------2-----------|---------2---2--------| |---2-------------|---2-----3-------------------|-----------0----------| |-0---------------|-3---------------------------|----------------------| | | E Q Q E Q E E E E T T T E Q +T H.. E |-----------------|-----------------------------|------------------| |-5-5---7---8-0---|-0-0-1-3-1h3p1-0-------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-------------------0-----(0)-|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| EGCAsus2 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE |--------------0-------|-----------------|-0---------------| |----------------0-----|---------------1-|---1-----------0-| |------------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----0-------2---| |----------2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|-------2---2-----| |--------2-------------|---2-----3-------|---------0-------| |----0-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| | | +W W W |-()---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| EGCAm EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH |---------0-------|-----------------|-0-------0----| |-----------0-----|---------------1-|---1-----1----| |-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|-----0---2----| |-----2---------2-|-----0-----2-----|-------2-2----| |---2-------------|---2-----3-------|---------0----| |-0---------------|-3---------------|--------------| Outro Wx50 |---------*| |---------*| |---------*| |---------*| |---------*| |---------*| 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 Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - 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 Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths