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Wish I Had An Angel Bass

(ver. 2)
Nightwish

WISH I HAD AN ANGEL (Bassline)
As recorded by Nightwish
(From the 2004 Album ONCE)

	

Words and Music by Tuomas Holopainen

Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Marco Hietala'

 Intro
  Moderately Fast Q=160
 2/4     4/4
  Gtr I
  H       W          W          W          W          W          W
|------||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
|------||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
|------||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||
|------||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------||


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-5-5-4-4-0--||


 1st Verse - T.Turunen
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||


   2nd and 3rd Verses
    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
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||


 Pre-Chorus
  W          +H     H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5--------|-(5)---------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|--------4----|-0h2---0h2---0h2-|---0h2---2-2-2-2--|


  W          +H     H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E H
|----------|-------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------|-------------|-----------------|--------------||
|-5--------|-(5)---------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------|--------4----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0---0--------||


 Chorus
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


                   1.
  E E E E E E E E    E  E  E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-|


                                   2.
  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E H        E E Q  E E Q
|----------------|---------------||-----------------||
|----------------|--------------o||-----------------||
|----------------|--------------o||-5-5-5--7-7-7----||
|-2---2---2----0-|-0-2-2---------||-----------------||


 Breakdown
                          |-3-|   |-3-|
  Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E Q Q Q   Q Q Q Q  Q    H    E E E E
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|----2--0h2---0-|---0h2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3--0--|--------5-4-3-||


 Synth Solo - T.Holopainen
  E E E E E E E S S   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0---0---0---0-0-|-0-0---0---2-2-3-|-0-0---0---0---0-|---0---0---3---3-|


  E E E E E E E S S   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   H    H
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------5----||
|-0-0---0---0---0-0-|-0-0---0---2-2-3-|-0-0---0---0---0-|-3---------||


 Bridge - M.Hietala
  E E E E E Q  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
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2---2---2----3-|-2---2---2---2-0-|-2---2---2---2-3-|-3---3---0---0----|


  E E E E E Q  E   E E E E H      E E E E E E E E   E Q  E E E Q
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|----------------||
|----------------|---------4----|-----------------|------------1---||
|-2---2---2----3-|-2---2--------|-2---2---2---2-2-|-3----0-2-3-----||


 Bridge - T.Turunen
  E E E E E E E S S   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0---0---0---0-0-|-0-0---0---2-2-3-|-0-0---0---0---0-|---0---0---3---3-|


  E E E E E E E S S   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   H    H
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------5----||
|-0-0---0---0---0-0-|-0-0---0---2-2-3-|-0-0---0---0---0-|-3---------||


 SynthBreak - T.Holopainen
  W          +H     H      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3--------|-(3)---------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|--------2----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  W          +H     H      E E E E E E E E   W
|----------|-------------|-----------------|------||
|----------|-------------|-----------------|------||
|-3--------|-(3)---------|-----------------|-5----||
|----------|--------2----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------||


 Breakdown
  Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


 Outro Chorus
  W          E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-5--5--7--7--|----------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------|----2--0h2---0--||


 Outro
  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-5-5-4-4-0--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2---2-2-2----*|



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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