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Gethsemane Bass

(ver. 2)
Nightwish

GETHSEMANE (Bassline)
As recorded by Nightwish
(From the 1998 Album OCEANBORN)

	

Words and Music by Tuomas Holopainen

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'

 Intro
 4/4
  Gtr I
  S S S S e E S S S S e E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  E S S S S E S S S S E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   Q  +E   E H
|---------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--(2)\--------|
|---------------------------------|----------------|


  S S S S e E S S S S e E   S S S S S S S S e e Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-7\--|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|


  E S S S S E S S S S E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   Q  Q  E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2-0-----|
|---------------------------------|-----------3-2-|


 Verse
  $
  Q  E E S S E E E   E S S E E S S E E E
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|-------------------2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|


               |-3-|
  Q  E E S S E E E E   Q.   S S Q  E E
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3----2-3-5--3-5-|
|--------------------|-----------------|


    Q  Q  S S E E E   E S S E E S S E E E
||------------------|---------------------|
||o-----------------|---------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------2-|
||--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|


  Q  E E S S E E E   Q.   S S Q  E E
|------------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------o||
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3----2-3-5--3-5-o||
|------------------|------------------||


  Q  Q  S S E E E   E S S E E S S E E E   Q  E E S S E E E   Q.   S S Q  E E
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3----2-3-5--5-3--|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|------------------|------------------|


 Chorus
  Q  E E E. S E E   Q  E E S S S S S E.
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
|-----------------|------------------3--|


  Q  E E Q  E E   E. S E E S S S S S E.
|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  E. S E E S S S S E E   E. S E E S S S S E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------|
|----------------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


                                                           To Coda
                                                    |-3-| |-3-|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-----|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


 Intro Riff
  S S S S e E S S S S e E   S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  E S S S S E S S S S E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|


  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   Q  Q  H
|---------------------------------|------------|
|---------------------------------|------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----------|
|---------------------------------|------------|


  S S S S e E S S S S e E   S S S S S S S S e e Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------5-7\--|
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|


  E S S S S E S S S S E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                                 D.S. al Coda
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   Q  E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2-2-2-2-0-0----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------3-3-2-2--|


   Bridge I
    &
    E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-----------------------4p3-|---------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|


                             1.                      2.
  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E e S e. S E S E E     E e S e. S E S Q
|---------------------------|---------------------||---------------------|
|-----------------------4p3-|--------------------o||---------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----|----------------3-2-o||----------------5\---|
|---------------------------|---4---4--5-5-5------||---4---4--3-3-3------|


   Flute Solo
    E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S S E.
||--------------------------|------------------------|
||o-------------------------|------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2--|
||--------------------------|------------------------|


  Q  E S S E S S E S S   Q.   S S E S S E E
|----------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------o||
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------2-2-2-2-3-o||
|----------------------|-0----0-0------------||


   Bridge II
    E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-----------------------4p3-|---------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|


                             1.                      2.
  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E e S e. S E S E E     E e S e. S E S Q
|---------------------------|---------------------||---------------------|
|-----------------------4p3-|--------------------o||---------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----|----------------3-2-o||----------------5\---|
|---------------------------|---4---4--5-5-5------||---4---4--3-3-3------|


 String Break
  Wx8          W          H    E E  Q
|------------|----------|---------------|
|------------|----------|---------------|
|------------|----------|--------5s14\--|
|------------|----------|---------------|


  Q  E E S S E E S S   Q  E E S S E E S S
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


                            |-3-|
  Q  E E S S E E S S   Q  E S S S e e E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|--------------5---5--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--------|


 Chorus
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S S S S S S E.
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  Q  Q  S E S Q    Q  Q  S E S E E
|----------------|-------------------|
|-2-----0-2-0-2--|-2-----0-2-0-2-2---|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----0-----------|----0--------------|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S S S S S S E.
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  Q  Q  S E S Q    Q  Q  S S S S Q
|----------------|-------------------|
|-2-----0-2-0-2--|-2-----0-2-2-0-2---|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----0-----------|----0--------------|


  E S S E S S S S S S E E   E S S E S S S S S S E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


                                                    |-3-| |-3-|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


 String Break II
  Q  +Q    H      Wx8          H.      Q
|---------------|------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|
|-7--(7)\-------|------------|---------5--|
|---------------|------------|------------|


 Bridge III
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|


  Q  E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E E E E
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-3---|
|----------------------|-----------------------|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-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. S +E  E E S S S S S S   E. S +E  E E S S S S S S
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5--5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------2-2-|
|-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 E E E
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-3--|
|-------------------------|----------------------|


  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-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 S S E S S E S S E S S   Q  Q  H
|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5--5----|


   Guitar Solo
    W          +W           W          +W
||-----------|------------|----------|--------|
||o----------|------------|----------|--------|
||o----------|------------|-6--------|-(6)----|
||--3--------|-(3)--------|----------|--------|


                         1.
  W          +W           W          +W
|----------|------------|----------|---------||
|----------|------------|----------|--------o||
|----------|------------|----------|--------o||
|-1--------|-(1)--------|-3--------|-(3)-----||


                       Outro
  2.
  W          W          W          Q  q  H
|----------|----------|----------|------------*|
|----------|----------|----------|------------*|
|-1--------|----------|----------|------------*|
|----------|-1--------|----------|----1--3----*|



Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
 - 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
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
            
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