Angels Fall First Lyrics

As recorded by Nightwish
(From the 2004 Album ANGELS FALL FIRST)
Words and Music by Tuomas Holopainen
Arranged by Tuomas Holopainen
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Steel Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Nylon Acoustic'
Gtr I
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| W H H W
Guitar solo
| H. E E H E E Q +W
|-^2----------------|---------0-2-3---|-(3)---------------|
| E T S T E E H Q E E E E E E +H E E T S T E
|-------------2-------|-----2-2-4-4S5-5-|-(5)-------------------|
| E E E E H W W
|-3S5-5S7-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
||o---2-------------|---2-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E T S T E E E E
|---------3-------|---^2-(2)-2h3p2----------|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-------4---------o||
|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|-2-------------2-o||
Wx4
dd11
||o-----------0-----|-------1---1---1-|-----------------|---------1---0----o||
||o---2-------------|-3---------------|-5-------------0-|-0----------------o||
dd11
||o-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
||o---2-------------|---2-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E T S T E E E E
|---------3-------|---^2-(2)-2h3p2----------|
|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-------4---------o||
|---2-------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|-2-------------2-o||
Wx4
dd11
||o-----------0-----|-------1---1---1-|-----------------|---------1---0----o||
||o---2-------------|-3---------------|-5-------------0-|-0----------------o||
dd11
Wx4
Guitar solo
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| Q. Q E Q +E E E E T T T E Q +T E Q E T S T E E E
|--------------0---|-(0)-0-1-3-1h3p1-0-------------|---^0-------------3-5-|
|------------------|---------------------0-----(0)-|---^0-----------------|
| E Q Q E Q E E E E T T T E Q +T H.. E
| +W W W
H
Wx50
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