Nightwish - The Siren Bass

Bassist: Marco Hietala


INTRO (X2):

F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|


F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3--3--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--|


RIFF 1:

F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-4-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-4-|


F|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-4-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|


VERSE:

F|-----------------------------------------------|x2
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------3-5---|
D|-3-3~---(x)-3-3~---3-3~----(x)-3-(x)-3-3-----4-|


F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------3--------------10-\-----------------3-5---|
D|-3-3~--(x)-3-3--3---1-4-3-3--(x)--------(x)-3-(x)-3-3-----4-|


F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------3--------------10-\-------------3-5---|
D|-3-3~---(x)-3-(x)-3-3---1-4-3-3--(x)--------(x)-3-(x)-----4-|


CHORUS:

F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------3(6x)-1-0-|
G|---------------3(14x)-----------------------1-3(12x)-6-5-3-5-6(8x)-----------|
D|-4(7x)-3-1(8x)--------1-3-4(7x)-3-1(5x)-3-4----------------------------------|


F|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------6----------3--------------1-0-----------|
G|-3(8x)-3---3-------------------------------1-3----3-----3-1~------|
D|---------------3--4---4-4---3\-1---1---1-4--------------------4~--|


PLAY:
- INTRO (x1)


INTRO w. BRIDGE:


F|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|


F|----------------------------------------444555-----------|
C|------------------------------------6655------666555-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------8656-|
D|-3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|


DURING THE SOLO:
(Pay attention with the rhythm)

F|--------------------------|x2
C|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0-|
   .  .  .  .  .  .    .

F|----------------|x3
C|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-3--3--3-1-4314-|
   .  .

F|--------------|
C|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-3--3--3-3-1--|
   .  .

F|---------------------------------|x2
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-000-000-000-00000-00000-000-0-0-|


F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-333-333-333-33333-3-333-333-3-3-333-333-333-3333-|


F|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|---------5b(6)-531---------|
D|-3-3-333----------43143~---|


INTERLUDE:

F|---------------------------|
C|---------------------------|
G|-------------------/10(8x)-|
D|-3~----3~----3(64x)--------|


LAST CHORUS:

F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3(6x)-1-0-|
G|------------------------1-3(14x)-----------3---------------1-3(12x)-6-5-3-5-6(8x)-----------|
D|-44444-4---4\-1(5x)-3-4----------1-3-4(5X)---4-3-1(5x)-3-4----------------------------------|
00000000

F|--------------------------------------------------------3-5-3---------|
C|--------------------------------------------3-------5-6----------6----|
G|-3(8X)-3---3----------------------------------3---3/--------1---------|
D|---------------3--4---4-4-6-4-3-1---1-1-3-4----------------------4----|

Leg:

(x): Ghost/Dead Note (Percussive sound)
 ~ : Let Ring
 / : Slide Up
 \ : Slide Down
 b() : Bend to
 . : Staccato