BEFORE THE WINTER

As recorded by Stratovarius
(From the 1997 Album VISIONS)
Transcribed by Little Prince Words and Music by Timo Tolkki
(http://metalscript.homestead.com)

A Intro
P = 58
V V V V V V V
Tune to Eb

V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Very Slowly

g V V
1
I 44 V V
Gtr I
14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14
B 15 15

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V V
3
I
14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14
B 15 15

g W W W VV VV
I V
Gtr IV (synthesizer arranged for gtr)

T 5 5 8 7
A 5
7
B

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V V
5
I
14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14
B 15 15

c
g U WW V
I UU W V
T
A 9 5 7
9 7 4
B 7 3

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V V V V V V V
B Verse 1

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V V
7
I
14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14
B 15 15

g U U
I U U
T
A 9 5
B 7 3

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V V
9
I
14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14
B 15 15

g WW WW WW WW
I W W W W
T 8 7 5
A 9 9 5 5
7
B 7 7 3 3

V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V
11
I V V j
12 14 15 14 12 12 14 15 14 12 19 17 19 15 19 14 19 12
T 15 15 15 15
A 12 12 14
B

U
g U
I UU U
12
T
A 7 9
B 5 7

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V V V V V V V
C Verse 2

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V V
I
3x
13

14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14
B 15 15

g WW WW WW WW
I
3x

W W W W
T 8 7 5
A 9 9 5 5
7
B 7 7 3 3

V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V j
15
I
12 14 15 14 12 12 14 15 14 12 19 17 19 15 19 14 19
T 15 15 15 15 17
A 12 12 14
B

U
g UU
I UUU U
12
T
A 7 9
7 9
B 5 7

D Chorus

f c V cW c
17
I VV VV f WW VV VV VV VV VV f VVV VV WW VV V WWW
V V fW V V fV V gV
Gtrs II, III

T 3
A 5 2 2
7 5 3 5 2 5 5 2 3 3 0 2 7
B 7 5 3 5 0 2 3 2 3 2 2 7 7
5 3 1 3 0 1 0 4 5

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V
u
21
I
Gtr V (flute arranged for gtr)
13
T
A
B

I WW gWW UU
W WW U
Gtrs II, III

T
A 1
2 2 7
B 2 2 7
0 5

V V
E Interlude
W V V V V
u u
23
I
12 13 12 13
T 15 13 12
A
B

V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V
I
Gtr VI (piano arranged for gtr)

T
A 17 14 17 17 14 17 17 14 17 17 14 17 16 14 16 16 14 16 16 13 16 16 13 16
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
B

I
U U
Gtr IV

T
A
B
5 0

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W V V V V V V V V
V u
25
I
12 17 12 12 13
T 13 15 13 12
A
B

V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V
I
T
A 17 14 17 17 14 17 17 14 17 17 14 17 16 14 16 16 14 16 16 13 16 16 13 16
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
B

I c c
V V V V W
W
T
A
B 3 7 3 7
5 0

W V V V V W V V V V
27
I
12 12 13 12
T 13 15 15 13
A
B

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
I
T
A 17 14 17 17 14 17 17 14 17 17 14 17 19 14 19 19 14 19 19 14 19 19 14 19
14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15
B

I c c W V
W V V V V V V
T
A
B 3 5 3 2
5 5 5

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W V V V V W V V V V
29
I
13 12
T 12 13 15 15 13 12
A
B

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V
I
T
A 19 16 19 19 16 19 19 16 19 19 16 19 17 12 17 17 12 17 17 12 17 17 12 17
17 17 17 17 14 14 14 14
B

I V W V
W V V V V V V
T
A
B 2 3 3 2
3 3 5 3

W V V V V W V V V V
31
I
12
T 12 13 15 13 12
A 14 14
B

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V
I
T
A 17 14 17 17 14 17 17 14 17 17 14 17 16 10 16 16 10 16 16 10 16 16 10 16
15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12
B

I V W
W V gV V W
T
A
B 3 5 2
1 4 5

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W V V W V V V V
gV
33
I
13 12 12
T 15 15 13 12
A 13
B

V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V
I
T
A 16 13 16 16 13 16 16 13 16 16 13 16 14 9 14 14 9 14 14 9 14 14 9 14
14 14 14 14 10 10 10 10
B

I W U
gU U
T
A 7 5
B
4 5

V V
F Guitar Solo
W V V V V V V V W V V gV V V
v l
35
I

M [[[[[[[[[[ M
Gtr III

O
Full Full Full

15 15 13 12 12 13 12 (12) 16 17 19 20 20
T 15 17
A
B
sl.

I W UU V
W VV WW gV
Gtr II

T
A 7
B 3 2 5 2 7
1 0 0 4

W
I
Gtr V

T
A 14
B

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V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V
gV
38
I 3 5 6 6
6 6

(20)
O 19 17 19 20 19 20 19 17 15 17 19 17 15 13 15 17 15 13 12 13 15 13 12
T 15 13 12 13 12 12 13 13
A 13 14
B
P P P P P P P P P P

I W WW
W
T
A
B 7 5
5 3

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V
39
I 6 6
6 6

[[[[[[[[[ MO Full [[[[

12 12 13 12 13 15 12 13 15 17 17 15 13 12 13 12 10
T 12 13 15 12 13 15 13 15 15 13 12
A 14
B

I W UU
W VV
T
A 7
B 3 2 5
1 0

W V gV V V V V V V V
41
I k
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ M
1/2
O
12 16 17 19 19 (19) 17
T 17
A
B

I V UU
WW gV
T
A
B 2 7 7
0 4 5

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V V V V V V V
G Verse 3

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V V
I
3x
43

Gtr I
14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14
B 15 15

g U U
I
3x

U U
Gtr IV

T
A 9 5
B 7 3

V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V
45
I V V j
12 14 15 14 12 12 14 15 14 12 19 17 19 15 19 14 19
T 15 15 15 15 17
A 12 12 14
B

U
g U
I UU U
12
T
A 7 9
B 5 7

H Chorus

f c V cW cW
I VV VV f WW VV VV VV VV f VVV VV WW
4x

VV VV V W
47

V V fW V V fV V gV W
Gtrs II, III

T 3
A 5 2 2
7 5 3 5 2 5 5 2 3 3 0 2 7
B 7 5 3 5 0 2 3 2 3 2 2 7 7
5 3 1 3 0 1 0 4 5

51
I WW gWW UU
W WW U

T
A 1
2 2 7
B 2 2 7
0 5
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V V V V V V V
I Outro

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V V
53
I
Gtr I
14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14
B 15 15

g U U
I U U
Gtr IV

T
A 9 5
B 7 3

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V
55
I
14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14
B 15 15

c
g U V
I U U
U
T 12
A 9 5
B 7 3

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V V
57
I
14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14
B 15 15

R Vd c
W V P W V
g U V
I U U
U
12 14 15 17 15 12
T 12
A 9 5
B 7 3

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V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
g V V V V
1
I
14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14 19 17 19 15 17 14 15
T 17 17 17 17 17 17
A 14 14
B 15 15

c 3

V V V V V V V W c
g U V
I U U
U
12 14 15 12 15 12 19 17
T 12
A 9 5
B 7 3

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