Artist: Stratovarius
Title: No Turning Back
Album: Destiny
Transcribed by Roger H. Beck
e-mail address: [email protected]
Tune down a half step
Intro/Main Theme
Riff 1 (4x)
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B(—————————————————————–
G(—————————————————————–
D(-12-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-0-0-8-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-7-0-0-0-0-
A(—————————————————————–
E(—————————————————————–
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
End only
e(———————————————–(——–(———)
B(———————————————–(——–(———)
G(———————————————–(—3=—(—7-7—)
D(-7-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-0—7—8—7—5—3—2—(—3=—(—7-7—)
A(———————————————–(—1=—(—5-5—)
E(———————————————–(——–(———)
P.M. . . . . . . . .
Verse
Riff 2 (2x)
e(——————————————————-
B(——————————————————-
G(-7=—7———7———7———7———7—–7/-
D(-7=—7———7———7———7———7—–7/-
A(-5=—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-
E(——————————————————-
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e(——————————)
B(——————————)
G(-5—————7=—3—5—)
D(-5—————7=—3-3-5-5-)
A(-3—5—7—5-3-5=—–3—5-)
E(——————————)
Pre-Chorus
Riff 3
e(——————————————————————–)
B(——————————————————————–)
G(-3=—7———7———7———7———7—–7/3=—5=——-)
D(-3=—7———7———7———7———7—–7/3=—5=—0-2-)
A(-1=—5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/1=—3=——-)
E(——————————————————————–)
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus
Riff 4
e(——————————————————————–
B(-6=-6=————————————————————–
G(-5=-5=-5———5———5———5———5—–5/3=-7=-5=—–
D(-3=-3=-5———5———5———5———5—–5/3=-7=-5=-0-2-
A(——-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/1=-5=-3=—–
E(——————————————————————–
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e(————————————————————)
B(-6=-6=——————————————————)
G(-5=-5=-5———5———5———5———5—–5/3=-2-)
D(-3=-3=-5———5———5———5———5—–5/3=-2-)
A(——-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/1=-0-)
E(————————————————————)
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Main Theme – Riff 1 (2x)
Verse 2 – Riff 2 (2x)
Pre-Chorus – Riff 3
Chorus – Riff 4
Main Theme – Riff 1 (2x)
Bridge
Riff 5
e(———————————————————
B(——————————————————3=-
G(-3—————3-3-2-0-2=—3—————3-3-2-0-2=-
D(-3—0-0—3-3———–0=—3—0-0—3-3———–0=-
A(-1—————————-1————————–
E(———————————————————
e(———————————————————)
B(———————————————————)
G(-3—————3-3-2-0-2=—3—————3-3-5-3-2=-)
D(-3—0-0—3-3———–0=—3—0-0—3-3———–2=-)
A(-1—————————-1———————–0=-)
E(———————————————————)
Interlude Part 1 (2x) – Guitar and Keyboards
Guitar 1 – Lead (Top), Guitar 2 – Rhythm (Bottom)
e(-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12/-11-14-12-11-14-12-11
B(———————————————————————-
G(-9——————————————————————–
D(-9————————————————9——————-
A(-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7—9——————-
E(————————————————–7–7–7–7–7–7–7-
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e(-14-12-11-14-12-11-14-12-11/-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-
B(——————————————————————–
G(—————————–9————————————–
D(—————————–9————————————–
A(—————————–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–
E(-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7——————————————
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e(-15-14-12/-15-19-17-15/-14-17-15-14/-12-15-14-12/-11-14-12-11/-)
B(—————————————————————)
G(—————————————————————)
D(—————————————————————)
A(-7–7–7—10-10-10-10–9–9–9–9—7–7–7–7—6–6–6–6—)
E(—————————————————————)
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interlude Part 2 – Guitar and Keyboards
Guitar 1 – Lead (Top), Guitar 2 – Rhythm (Bottom)
e(-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12/-11-14-12-11-14-12-11
B(———————————————————————-
G(-9——————————————————————–
D(-9————————————————9——————-
A(-7————————————————9——————-
E(————————————————–7——————-
e(-14-12-11-14-12-11-14-12-11/-10-14-12-10-14-12-10-14-12-10-14-12-10-
B(——————————————————————–
G(—————————–7————————————–
D(—————————–7————————————–
A(—————————–5————————————–
E(——————————————————————–
e(-14-12-10/-9-12-10-9-12-10-9-12-10-9-12-10-9-12-10-9/-8-12-10-8-12-10-
B(———————————————————————-
G(——————————————————5—————
D(———–7——————————————5—————
A(———–7——————————————3—————
E(———–5———————————————————-
e(-8-12-10-8-12-10-8-12-10-8/-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7/-
B(——————————————————————
G(—————————-4————————————-
D(—————————-4————————————-
A(—————————-2————————————-
E(——————————————————————
e(-6-10-8-6-10-8-6-10-8-6-10-8-6-10-8-6/-5-8-6-5-8-6-5-8-6-5-8-6-5-
B(—————————————————————–
G(-3————————————-2————————-
D(-3————————————-2————————-
A(-1————————————-0————————-
E(—————————————————————–
e(-8-6-5/-8-12-10-8-12-10-8-12-10-8-12-10-8-12-10-8/-15=-)
B(——————————————————-)
G(——–5===——————————————-)
D(——–5===——————————————-)
A(——–3===——————————————-)
E(——————————————————-)
Chorus – Riff 4
Main Theme – Riff 1 (4x)
Symbol explanation:
P.M. Palm Mute (notes marked with dot)
/ slide
= sustained
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Stratovarius – No Turning Back
Location: Season of Change – http://www.sci.fi/~jnevala/stratovarius/