Song: Bye Bye Beautiful
Band: Nightwish
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com
Tuning: D standard (low to high: D G C F A D)
Legend:
. palm mute
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up to note
\ slide down from note
x dead note
Challenging song rhythm-wise, but otherwise easy. I've included
counts above the tab throughout to assist you with the rhythm.
The intro rhythm guitar starts on the "2" beat. Have fun!
Intro A
~~~~~~~
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . . . . . .
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . . . . .
Intro B (w/ drums)
~~~~~~~
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . .
Verse 1
~~~~~~~
"Finally the hills..." etc.
Chorus
~~~~~~
"Did you ever hear..." etc.
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
"Played, did you ever let in..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . .
"Did we get this far..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
"How blind can you be..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
"Chose the long road..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . .
"Bye bye beautiful!"
"Bye bye beautiful!"
Repeat Intro B, after which:
Verse 2
~~~~~~~
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
"Jacob's ghost for the girl in..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"White blindfold for the..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . . . . . .
"Blind dead siblings walking..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"The dying earth..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
"Noose around..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . . . . . .
"Heart eternity torn a-"
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . . . . . .
"-part, so toll now the..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Funeral bells..." "No need to die..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
Then play Chorus again, after which:
~~~~~~
Interlude
~~~~~~~~~
"Bye bye..."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \
|
> Play x2
"...bye bye..." |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
"It's not the tree that forsakes the flower..."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \
. . . . |
> Play x2
"But the flower..." etc. |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
. . . .
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
Then there's a quiet bit, after which it is Chorus again, and finally:
~~~~~~
End!
Band: Nightwish
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com
Tuning: D standard (low to high: D G C F A D)
Legend:
. palm mute
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up to note
\ slide down from note
x dead note
Challenging song rhythm-wise, but otherwise easy. I've included
counts above the tab throughout to assist you with the rhythm.
The intro rhythm guitar starts on the "2" beat. Have fun!
Intro A
~~~~~~~
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------2--2--2--2--2--2--|----2-----2--2--2--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|----2-----2--3--3--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5--5--|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|----2-----2--2--2--------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------6\----|
|----5--5--5--5--5--5-----|----4--4--4--4--4--4\----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
Intro B (w/ drums)
~~~~~~~
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|----4-----4-----4--2--2--|
|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|----4-----4-----4--2--2--|
|----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|----2-----2-----2--0--0--|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|----4-----4--5--5--2--2--|
|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|----4-----4--5--5--2--2--|
|----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|----2-----2--3--3--0--0--|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|----4-----4-----4--2--2--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|----4-----4-----4--2--2--|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|----2-----2-----2--0--0--|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----5p-4-----2-----------|-------------2-----------|
|-------------------5p-4--|----5p-4-----------5p-4--|
|-0--------0-----0--------|-0--------0-----0--------|
. . . . . .
Verse 1
~~~~~~~
"Finally the hills..." etc.
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|---(bass + drums only)---|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
Chorus
~~~~~~
"Did you ever hear..." etc.
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-------------------------| Play
|-2--4--2--4-----4-----4--|----4-----4-----4-----4--| x3
|-0--4--2--4-----4-----4--|----4-----4-----4-----4--|
|----------2-----2-----2--|----2-----2-----2-----2--|
"Played, did you ever let in..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4--4--4-----4--4-----4--|-------4-----------------|
|-2--2--2-----2--2-----2--|-------2-----------------|
|-2--2--2-----2--2-----2--|-------2-----------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . .
"Did we get this far..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-------------------------| Play
|-2--4--2--4-----4-----4--|----4-----4-----4-----4--| x2
|-0--4--2--4-----4-----4--|----4-----4-----4-----4--|
|----------2-----2-----2--|----2-----2-----2-----2--|
"How blind can you be..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|
|-2--4--2--4-----4-----4--|----4-----4-----4-----4--|
|-2--4-----4-----4-----4--|----4-----4-----4-----4--|
|-0--------2-----2-----2--|----2-----2-----2-----2--|
"Chose the long road..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4--4--4-----4--4-----4--|-------4-----------------|
|-2--2--2-----2--2-----2--|-------2-----------------|
|-2--2--2-----2--2-----2--|-------2-----------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . .
"Bye bye beautiful!"
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----5--4------------------|
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----5--4-----x-x-x--x-x-x-|
|-3--2-----3--2-----3--2--|----3--2-----x-x-x--x-x-x-|
"Bye bye beautiful!"
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|----2---------------------| w/ slight variation
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----2--2------------------| 2nd and 3rd time
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----0--2-----x-x-x-x-x--x-|
|-3--2-----3--2-----3--2--|-------0-----x-x-x-x-x--x-|
Repeat Intro B, after which:
Verse 2
~~~~~~~
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------2-----|
|-------------------0-----|
"Jacob's ghost for the girl in..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"White blindfold for the..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------2--2--2--2--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
"Blind dead siblings walking..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"The dying earth..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-6--6--6-----6--6-----7--|----7--7-----7-----7-----|
|-4--4--4-----4--4-----5--|----5--5-----5-----5-----|
|-4--4--4-----4--4-----5--|----5--5-----5-----5-----|
"Noose around..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--0h-2--3p-0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
"Heart eternity torn a-"
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------2--2--2--2--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
"-part, so toll now the..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Funeral bells..." "No need to die..."
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
Then play Chorus again, after which:
~~~~~~
Interlude
~~~~~~~~~
"Bye bye..."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----5--4-----5-----4-----| |
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----5--4-----5-----4-----| |
|-3--2-----3--2-----3--2--|----3--2-----3-----2-----| |
|
> Play x2
"...bye bye..." |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----5--4-----7-----5-----| |
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----5--4-----7-----5-----| |
|-3--2-----3--2-----3--2--|----3--2-----5-----3-----| /
"It's not the tree that forsakes the flower..."
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + \
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-3--------3--------3-----|----3--------------------| |
|-3--2-----3--2-----3--2--|----3--2-----2--2--2--2--| |
|-1--0-----1--0-----1--0--|----1--0-----0--0--0--0--| |
. . . . |
> Play x2
"But the flower..." etc. |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |
|-3--------3--------3-----|----3--------2--3--2-----| |
|-3--2-----3--2-----3--2--|----3--2-----0--1--0-----| |
|-1--0-----1--0-----1--0--|----1--0--------------3--| /
. . . .
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3--------3--------3-----|----3--2-----------------|
|-3--2-----3--2-----3--2--|----3--2-----------------|
|-1--0-----1--0-----1--0--|----1--0-----------------|
Then there's a quiet bit, after which it is Chorus again, and finally:
~~~~~~
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----5--4------------------|
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----5--4-----x-x-x--x-x-x-|
|-3--2-----3--2-----3--2--|----3--2-----x-x-x--x-x-x-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----5--4------------------|
|-5--4-----5--4-----5--4--|----5--4------------------|
|-3--2-----3--2-----3--2--|----3--2------------------|
End!