DragonForce – Once In A Lifetime (Guitar Solo Tab)

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Very long and complex so I will give you timestamps throughout the tab based on this youtube link. . Key h = Hammer on p = Pull off b = Bend r = Release Bend tr = Trill / \ = Slide T = Tap * = Pinch Harmonic
  4:22 - Sweep tapping. Tap the highest notes of the arpeggio.
      T                   T                   T                   T
E|-19h20p19p15------15h19h22p19p15------15h17h19p17p14------14h17h20p17p14------14-|
B|------------17--17--------------17--17--------------15--15--------------15--15---|
G|--------------16------------------16------------------14------------------14-----|  x4
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:32 - Two guitars. Tabbed seperately. Guitar 1
E|---------------------19h20p19-15---------------------------------17h19p17-14-------------|\
B|----------------20p17------------17-------------------------19p15------------15----------| \ 
G|-----------21p16--------------------16-----------------19p14--------------------14-------|  \
D|------21p17----------------------------17---------19p16----------------------------16----|   \
A|-22p19------------------------------------19-21p17------------------------------------17-|    \
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|     \

                                                                                                  \
Guitar 2                                                                                         x4
                                                                                                  /
E|---------------------15h17p15-12---------------------------------14h15p14-10-------------|     /
B|----------------17p12------------12-------------------------15p10------------10----------|    / 
G|-----------16p12--------------------12-----------------14p11--------------------11-------|   /
D|------17p14----------------------------14---------16p12----------------------------12----|  /
A|-19p14------------------------------------14-17p12------------------------------------12-| /
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|/
4:41 - Again two guitars. Guitar 1
E|--------------15h19--------------14h17-|\
B|------------17-----------------15------| \
G|----------16-----------------14--------|  \
D|--------17-----------------16----------|   \
A|------19-----------------17------------|    \
E|-15h19--------------14h17--------------|     \

                                                \
Guitar 2                                         x3
                                                /
E|--------------12h15--------------10h14-|     /
B|------------12-----------------10------|    /
G|----------12-----------------11--------|   /
D|--------14-----------------12----------|  /
A|------14-----------------12------------| /
E|-12h15--------------10h14--------------|/
4:45 - End with
E|-19----19----19----|
B|-22b24-22b14-22b24-|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
4:46
E|-16----16----16-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-19b21-19b21-19b21-19-17-19-21-19-17----17-17-------19-19-------21-21-------22-22-------|
G|-------------------------------------18-------18-18-------18-18-------18-18-------18-18-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                          4:51
                                                             Pick rakes
E|-21-19-21-19-21-24-21-|-12p9--9h12p9h11p9--9h12p9h11p9--9--x-x-x-x-x-|
B|----------------------|-----10-----------10-----------10---x-x-x-x-x-|
G|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
4:53
E|-16h17p16--16-----------------14h16p14--------------------------------|
B|---------19--19p17p16p14h16h17--------17p16-17-19-17-14-17-17-14-14---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------16*|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:56
  /--x4--\ /--x2--\ /--x2--\ /--x3--\ /--x3--| /--x2--\ 
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|-17tr14-|-17tr12-|-17tr14-|-21tr17-|-19tr14-|-21tr14-|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
4:58
E|----------12-------12-14----12-14-16-14-12-14-16-12----------------|
B|-12-14-16----14-16-------16-------------------------14-12-14-12-14-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:00
  /--x3--\ /--x3--\ /--x2--\ /--x3--\ /--x3--\ /--x2--\
E|-24tr21-|-24tr19-|-24tr21-|-21tr19-|-21tr16-|-21tr19-|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
5:03
E|-19-19-19-19-16-19-16-16-16-16-14-16-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------10h14p10h14-14h17p14--12h16p12h16-16h19p16h19-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------16------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

5:05
   T     T     T              T         T    T    T           T
E|--------------------------------------14p9h14p9h14p9\5/19\5-14p9p5-|
B|-17p14h17p14h17p14\10/22\10-17p14p10-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:08 - Another guitar harmony. Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----11-13-16-13-11----11----14b16----14--14-14-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-------------|
D|-14----------------14----11--------------------------------------------14-14-13-13-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----13-14-16-14-13----13----16b18----16--16-16-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-------------|
A|-14----------------16----16--------------------------------------------16-16-14-14-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:12
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-12*b14r12--------------------------------|
G|--------------9*--9*-11*-11*b13r11-----9*-|
D|-----------11----------------------11*----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
5:15
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------14-15-17-15-------------------------------------|
G|-------------13-14-13----13----------13-14-16-------------16-14-13----13----------------------|
D|-------14-16----------16----16-14-16-------------------------------16----16-14-13-14-13-------|
A|-14-16----------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-14-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------14-16~|
B|-------------------------------------------------16-17-14----14-16-17-------|
G|----------------13-14-13----------13-14-16-14-16----------16----------------|
D|-------------14----------16-14-16-------------------------------------------|
A|-13-14-13-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:20
E|-------------12/16-12----12-16-19-17-16--------------------------------------------|
B|----------14----------12----------------19-17-16----16----------16-17-19-17-16-22*-|
G|-------13----------------------------------------18----18-16-18--------------------|
D|-11-14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:22
E|-16-17-16----16-------------------------17-14----------------14-20-17----------------17-21*|
B|----------17----17-16-17-14-16-13-16-14-------16----------16----------19----------19-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------17-14-17----------------20-17-20----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:25 - With wah
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-19-19b21-19-17-19-17-17-12-12-14-12-14-17-14-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:29 - Another harmony Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------17-21-17----17-21-17-21-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-21-17-|
B|-12-16-12-16-12-16-19-16-19-16-19----------19----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------14-17-14----14-17-14-17-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-17-14-|
B|-7--12-7--12-7--12-16-12-16-12-16----------16----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:32
E|-------------------------------------16-14-12-------------12-----------|
B|--------------------14-----14-17-14-----------14-14-12-14-----14-12-14-|
G|-13-11-13-16--13-16-----16---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:36
E|-------------12-------12-14----12-14-16-14-12-16-14b16-19-16-16b19-|
B|-14-12-14-16----14-16-------16-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

5:39
                                                       5:41
E|------------------------------12--14-14-12-14-12-14-|-14p11--11h16p12--12h17p14--14h19p14-----19-|
B|-14-12----12---12-14-14-12-14-----------------------|------12--------14--------16--------16------|
G|-------13-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
5:43 - Yet another harmony. The rest of the solo is harmonized. Guitar 1
|----------14-17-16---------14-16-17-19-17-16-19brbrb-19-19--19-17-16-17-|
|-17-17-17----------17---17----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------16-19-17---------16-17-19-21-19-17-21brbrb-21-21--21-19-17-19-|
|-16-16-16----------16---16----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:48 Guitar 1
|-19-17-16----16----------16----------------------------------------------16-16-16-16-17b19-|
|----------19----19-17-16----19-17-16-17-16----------------17-17-17-19-19-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------18-16-16-16-16----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-21-19-17----17----------17----------------------------------------------17-17-17-17-19b21-|
|----------20----20-18-16----20-18-16-18-16----------------18-18-18-20-20-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------19-18-18-18-18----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:53
Guitar 1
   T      T      T      T       T          T     T    T     T    T    T    T
|-16p12p9-----------------------------------------------------------------21-|
|--------17p14p9-----------------------------------------------------21p17---|
|---------------18p13p9-----------------------------------------21p16--------|
|----------------------18p14p11----------------------18p14h21p18-------------|
|------------------------------19p14p11p7h14p11h19p14------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
   T      T      T      T       T         T    T      T     T    T    T    T
|-12p9p4------------------------------------------------------------------12-|
|--------14p10p5-----------------------------------------------------17p12---|
|---------------13p9p6------------------------------------------16p13--------|
|----------------------14p11p7-----------------------14p11h18p14-------------|
|------------------------------14p11p7p4h11p7h14p11--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:56 Guitar 1
|-17brbrb-17-16-14h16p14p12-19-----------12----12-14-16-12-14-16-17-14-16-17-19-17-16-14-12-|
|-------------------------------12-14-16----16----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|---------------------------16--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19brbrb-19-17-16h17p16p14--------------14----14-16-17-14-16-17-19-16-17-19-21-19-17-16-14-|
|-------------------------------13-14-16----16----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1                         
                                 6:00
|-------------------------19b21--19-19-19-19-17-16-17-16------------------------|
|-16-14-16-14-12-14-12-14--------------------------------12-9-12-16-17-19-16-14-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------21b22--21-21-21-21-19-17-19-17------------------------|
|-16-14-16-14-13-14-13-14--------------------------------13-9-13-16-18-20-16-13-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There's the solo. Extremely hard. I may tab out the entire song if I ever get enough time.