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Walking in the Air - Nightwish
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Tabbed by: RainbowBassist
Email: Just message
Tuning: Standard
Time Signature: 4/4
By the way, the harmonies in the end and in the solo might be a little off from the
recording, but they sound fine on their own, so it should work okay.
Chord Progression for Piano Intro:
Dm|Dm|Dm|Dm
Dm
We're walking in the air
Dm C
We're floating in the moonlit sky
Gm Bb Dm
The people far below are sleeping as we fly
Dm
I'm holding very tight
Dm C
I'm riding in the midnight blue
Gm Bb Dm
I'm finding I can fly so high above with you
Strings Solo:
F|Dm|Bb|Gm
Electric Guitar (w/dist)
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--7--------|
D|--7--------| Hold for 2 bars then tacet
A|--5--------|
E|-----------|
Dm
Far across the world
Dm C
The villages go by like trees
Gm
the rivers and the hills
Bb Dm
The forest and the streams
A Dm
Children gaze open mouth
G C
Taken by surprise
Cm F Bb A
Nobody down below believes their eyes
Dm
We're surfing in the air
Dm C
We're swimming in the frozen sky
Gm
We're drifting over icy
Bb Dm
Mountains floating by
Flute/Strings Solo
F|Dm|F|Dm|Bb|Gm|Dm|Dm
A Dm G C
Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep
Cm F Bb A
Arousing of a mighty monster from its sleep
2 bars drums beginning on ?sleep?
Pick up note on beat 4 of the second bar, leads into solo.
Guitar Solo:
Guitar 1: Sounds like there?s a very faint delay setting on it, as every note is
2 beats after it?s played, very quietly.
4 +| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-----|------------------------|------------------|
B|-----|-15-15-13-13------------|------------------|
G|-/14~|-------------14~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~14-|
D|-----|------------------------|------------------|
A|-----|------------------------|------------------|
E|-----|------------------------|------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1+2+3+4 +
e|---------------------|-------------------|------------|
B|15-15-13-13----------|-------------------|------------|
G|------------14----10/|12------------12h14|12----12h14-|
D|---------------------|-------------------|------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|
G|--/15--\14-12--------|-------------------|
D|---------------12h14-|15----14-12--------|
A|---------------------|---------------15--|
E|---------------------|-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3+4+ 1+2+3+4+
e|------------|--------|
B|------------|--------|
G|------------|--------|
D|12----------|--------|
A|-----15-12--|--------|
E|------------|--------|
Harmonized Guitar Solo:
Gtr 1
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----15---17-18-17-15--|-13-15p13--------------|
G|---14?-14--------------|----------14-----------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|Gtr 2 |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------13-15-13------|-----------------------|
G|-----14-----------14---|-14-15p14--------------|
D|---15--15--------------|----------15-----------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-----------------------|-15----------/17-------|
B|-----15--17-18-17-18---|-----------------------|
G|---14?-14--------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|Gtr 2 |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e|-----------------------|-20----------/22-------|
B|---------13-15-17-18---|-----------------------|
G|-----14----------------|-----------------------|
D|---15--15--------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-15-----------15-17----|-18-----17-15----------|
B|-----------------------|----------------15-17--|
G|-----?-----------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|Gtr 2 |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e|-20-----------18-20----|-22-----20-18----------|
B|-----------------------|----------------18-20--|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-18-----17-15----------|-15--------------------|
G|-----?-------------17--|--------17-14----------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|Gtr 2 |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e|-17--------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------20--18------17--|-18-----17-------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------19----------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bars of synth, then string solo
(Here is the chord structure for the last verse)
Dm
(We're walking in the air
C
We're floating in the midnight sky
Gm Bb C
And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly
Dm
I'm holding very tight
Dm C
I'm riding in the midnight blue
Gm Bb C Dm
I'm finding I can fly so high above with you)
Electric Guitar (w/dist) during last verse
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
B|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
G|-7-----|-let----|--------|--------|\5----5/7|-5~~----|
D|-7-----|-chord--|--------|--------|\5-------|--------|
A|-5-----|-ring---|--------|--------|\3-------|--------|
E|-------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|-------|---------|--------|--------|
B|-------|---------|--------|--------|
G|-------|-----5---|-7------|--------|
D|-5-----|-8---5---|-7------|--------| Repeat x2
A|-5-----|-8---3---|-5------|--------|
E|-3-----|-6-------|--------|--------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|---------------------|----------------------|
B|---------------------|----------------------|
G|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--|
D|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--|
A|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--|
E|---mm---mm---mm---mm-|---mm---mm---mm---mm--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-7-77-7-\\-7-77-7\\|-5-------------5/7----|
D|-7-77-7-\\-7-77-7\\|-5--------------------|
A|-5-55-5-\\-5-55-5\\|-3--------------------|
E|---mm--------mm----|----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-------------------|
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