Nightwish – Walking In The Air (Bass Tab)
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WALKING IN THE AIR (THEME FROM "THE SNOWMAN" MOVIE) (Bassline)
As recorded by Nightwish
(From the 1998 Album OCEANBORN)
Transcribed by Alexander Sobolev
Words by Howard Blake Music by Tuomas Holopainen
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Tuomas Holopainen'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Tuomas Holopainen'
Gtr III (E A D G) - 'Sami Vanska'
Intro Moderate Rock Ballad Q=110 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Gtr I Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------10-10---8---|-------6-6--------|-------10-10---8---|-------6-6--------| |-------10-10---9---|-------7-7----9---|-------10-10---9---|-------7-7----9---| |-------------------|-------------10---|-------------------|-------------10---| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
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| Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----7-------7---7-|-----7-----7----7-|-----7-------7---7-|-----7-----7----7-| |---7----7------7---|---7---7------7---|---7----7------7---|---7---7------7---| |-5---------5-------|-5-------5--------|-5---------5-------|-5-------5--------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------| Verse 1 Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------|-------8-8-------| |-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------|-------9-9-------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----7-------7---7-|-----7-------7---7-|-----7-------7---7-|-----------5-0-5-| |---7----7------7---|---7----7------7---|---7----7------7---|-----5-----------| |-5---------5-------|-5---------5-------|-5---------5-------|---7---7---------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-8-------8-------| Q E E H Q E E H |-----------------|-----------------| |-------8-8-------|-----------------| |-------9-9-------|-------7-7-------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------5-0-5-|-----------------| |-----5-----------|-----5---------3-| |---7---7---------|---5---5---5-----| |-8-------8-------|-3-------5---5---| E E E E E E E E Q E E H |------------24----------|-------------------| |---------22----22-------|-------10-10-------| |------22----------22----|-------10-10-------| |---24----------------24-|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------|
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| W E E E E E E E E |-3----------------------|-----7-------7---7-| |------------------------|---7----7------7---| |------------------------|-5---------5-------| |------------------------|-------------------| Q E E H Q E E H |-------------------|-------------------| |-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------| |-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----7-------7---7-|-----7-------7---7-| |---7----7------7---|---7----7------7---| |-5---------5-------|-5---------5-------| |-------------------|-------------------| Q E E H Q E E H |-------------------|-------------------| |-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------| |-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----7-------7---7-|-----7-------7---7-| |---7----7------7---|---7----7------7---| |-5---------5-------|-5---------5-------| |-------------------|-------------------| Q E E H Q E E H Q E E H E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------24----------| |-------8-8-------|-------8-8-------|-----------------|---------22----22-------| |-------9-9-------|-------9-9-------|-------7-7-------|------22----------22----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---24----------------24-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------5-0-5-|-----------5-0-5-|-----------------|-3----------------------|
|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----5---------3-|------------------------|
|---7---7---------|---7---7---------|---5---5---5-----|------------------------|
|-8-------8-------|-8-------8-------|-3-------5---5---|------------------------|
Bridge
Q E E H Q E E H W W
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|-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------|----------|------|
|-------10-10-------|-------10-10-------|----------|------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W |-----7-------7---7-|-----7-------7---7-|----------|------| |---7----7------7---|---7----7------7---|----------|------| |-5---------5-------|-5---------5-------|-8--------|-5----| |-------------------|-------------------|----------|------| Gtr III W W W +W |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|-0--------|-(0)----| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------|
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| Gtr II | W W W W |----------|----------|----------|--------| |-8--------|-5--------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| Verse 2 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------------| |-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|-3-----------| |----------|----------|----------|-------------|
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| W W W H. E E |-7--------|----------|----------|-5-----------| |----------|----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|-----------3-| |----------|----------|----------|-------------| W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------------|-----------| |----------|----------|----------|-0-----------|-0---------| |-3--------|----------|-1--------|-------------|-----------| |----------|-3--------|----------|-------------|-----------|
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| W W W H. E E H H |----------|----------|-3--------|-7-----------|-----------| |----------|-5--------|----------|-------------|-----------| |-3--------|----------|----------|-----------5-|-5---------| |----------|----------|----------|-------------|-----------| Chorus Gtr III W W W W |-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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| Gtr I | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------5-----5-|---5-7---7---5-7-|-------------------| |-----------------|-----6-------6---|-----------8-----|----------8------8-| |-----6---9---6-9-|---9---7---7-----|-------7---------|---7-9---------9---| |---9---7---7-----|-----------------|-----------------|-------10---10-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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| Gtr II | W W W W |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------------| |-7---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| W W |--------------------|-5--------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--3-----------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |-----------8------8-|------8----10----8-10-| |----7-8---------8---|---10---10----10------| |-10-----10---10-----|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|
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| W W |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|-3--------------------| |--3-----------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| W W |-3--------------------|-2-----------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-------------------| |------8----11-11-8-11-|-----8---10---8-10-| |---10---10------------|---9---9----9------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|
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| W W |-3--------------------|-2-----------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| Verse 3 Gtr III W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------------| |-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|-3-----------| |----------|----------|----------|-------------|
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| Gtr II | W W W H. E E |-7--------|----------|----------|-5-----------| |----------|----------|----------|-------------| |----------|----------|----------|-----------3-| |----------|----------|----------|-------------| Gtr III W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------------|------| |----------|----------|----------|-0-----------|-0----| |-3--------|----------|-1--------|-------------|------| |----------|-3--------|----------|-------------|------|
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| Gtr II | W W W H. E E W |----------|----------|-3--------|-7-----------|------| |----------|-5--------|----------|-------------|------| |-3--------|----------|----------|-----------5-|-5----| |----------|----------|----------|-------------|------| Bridge W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |-3--------|-0--------|-3--------|-0----| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------|
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| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |-3--------|----------|-3--------|------| |----------|-5--------|----------|-5----| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W +W |----------|----------|-------------|-------------| |----------|----------|-0-----------|-(0)---------| |-1--------|----------|-------------|-------------| |----------|-3--------|-------------|-------------|
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| W W H. E E H H |-3--------|----------|-7-----------|-------------| |----------|-5--------|-------------|-------------| |----------|----------|-----------5-|--5----------| |----------|----------|-------------|-------------| Chorus Gtr III W W W W |-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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| Gtr I | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------5-----5-|---5-7---7---5-7-|-------------------| |-----------------|-----6-------6---|-----------8-----|----------8------8-| |-----6---9---6-9-|---9---7---7-----|-------7---------|---7-9---------9---| |---9---7---7-----|-----------------|-----------------|-------10---10-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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| Gtr II | W W W W |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------------| |-7---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| W W |--------------------|-5--------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--3-----------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |-----------8------8-|------8----10----8-10-| |----7-8---------8---|---10---10----10------| |-10-----10---10-----|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------|
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| W W |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|-3--------------------| |--3-----------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| W W +W |-3--------------------|-2-----------------|-(2)-----------------| |----------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |------8----11-11-8-11-|-----8---10---8-10-|-------8---10---8-10-| |---10---10------------|---9---9----9------|-----9---9----9------| |----------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
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| W W W |-3--------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-7-----------------|--7------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|---------------------| Guitar Solo 4/4 Gtr III H. +E E W H. +E E H. +E E |---------------|----------|---------------|---------------| |-0-------(0)-0-|-0--------|-0-------(0)-0-|---------------| |---------------|----------|---------------|-3-------(3)-3-| |---------------|----------|---------------|---------------| W H. +E E H H H. +E E |----------|---------------|-----------|---------------| |----------|---------------|-----------|-0-------(0)-0-| |-3--------|---------------|-1----3----|---------------| |----------|-3-------(3)-3-|-----------|---------------| W H. +E E W H. +E E |----------|---------------|----------|---------------| |-0--------|-0-------(0)-0-|-0--------|-0-------(0)-0-| |----------|---------------|----------|---------------| |----------|---------------|----------|---------------| H. +E E W H. +E E W |---------------|----------|---------------|------| |---------------|----------|---------------|------| |-3-------(3)-3-|-3--------|---------------|-1----| |---------------|----------|-3-------(3)-3-|------| W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| Interlude Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Verse 4 H. +E E W H. +E E H. +E E |---------------|----------|---------------|---------------| |-0-------(0)-0-|-0--------|-0-------(0)-0-|---------------| |---------------|----------|---------------|-3-------(3)-3-| |---------------|----------|---------------|---------------| W H. +E E H H H. +E E W |----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|------| |----------|---------------|-----------|-0-------(0)-0-|-0----| |-3--------|---------------|-1----3----|---------------|------| |----------|-3-------(3)-3-|-----------|---------------|------| H. +E E W H. +E E H. +E E |---------------|----------|---------------|---------------| |-0-------(0)-0-|-0--------|-0-------(0)-0-|---------------| |---------------|----------|---------------|-3-------(3)-3-| |---------------|----------|---------------|---------------| W H. +E E H H H. +E E H H |----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|------7/----| |----------|---------------|-----------|-0-------(0)-0-|-0----------| |-3--------|---------------|-1----3----|---------------|------------| |----------|-3-------(3)-3-|-----------|---------------|------------| Guitar Break E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| |-------------------------|----------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S H H |-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|-1----3----| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| |-------------------------|----------------------------| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S H H W |-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|-0----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|-1----3----|------| |-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|------| Outro H.=H Slowly Q=70 Wx2 Wx3 |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*| |------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
<n> - 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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths