Bare Grace Misery Lyrics

As recorded by Nightwish
(From the 2000 Album WISHMASTER)
Words and Music by Tuomas Holopainen
Arranged by Nightwish
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'String Ensemble'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Choir Aahs'
Q=150
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM PM PM
H 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 E
| Gtr II
| W Q q E E Q Q q E E Q W
| Gtr III
| H Q E E +W +H +Q. E +H H
PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +W
| W Q q E E Q Q q E E Q W
| H H W H Q E E +H H
+H +Q. E +W +H +Q. E +W
| Gtr III
| H Q. E +H H H Q. E +H H
PM PM
+H +Q. E +W +H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E
| H Q. E +H H H Q. E +W
$
A5 N.C.
Gtr II
PM PM
To Coda
A5 N.C.
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E W +H. E E H. E E
W W +W H +Q. E
PM PM PM
+H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E
| Gtr II
| W Q q E E Q
| Gtr III
| H Q E E +W
PM PM PM
| Q q E E Q W
| +H +Q. E +H H
PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +W
| W Q q E E Q Q Q E E Q W
| H H W H Q E E +H H
+H +Q. E +W +H +Q. E +W
| Gtr III
| H Q. E +H H H Q. E +H H
PM PM
+H +Q. E +W +H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E
| H Q. E +H H H Q. E +W
PM PM
E E E E E E E E +W +W +W
| Gtrs II, III
| H Q E E +H H H H H H
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
+H
|-------------||o-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)---------||o----0----0---0---0-|---0---0--------7-|----0----0---0---0-|
| H H H H H H H H
|--5-----3----||o--5--------3-------|----------3-------|--6--------5-------|
|-------------||o-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| H H H H H H H H
E E E E E E E E W
|----------------------o||---------------------|
|-10-8-10--------------o||--5------------------|
| Gtr II
|--8-6--8-10-----------o||-10---10---11---11---|
|----------------------o||----5----5----5----5-|
| Gtr III
| H H W
|----------------------o||--6------------------|
|----------------------o||---------------------|
+W W
| +W W
PM--------------------
+W E E E E E E E E
| +W W
| W W
PM-------------|
|-------------------||o-------------------|------------------|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||o----0----0---0---0-|---0---0--------7-|
| E E E E E E E E H H H H
|--8----8---------8-||o--5--------6-------|-5--------3-------|
|-----5---5---------||o-------------------|------------------|
| +W H H H H
|-(6)---------------||o--5--------6-------|-5--------3-------|
|-------------------||o-------------------|------------------|
PM----------|
|-------------------|------------------o||------------------------||
|----0----0---0---0-|---0---0-8-10-----o||---0---0-8-10-----------||
| Gtrs II, III
| H H H H H H
|--6--------5-------|-3-------5--------o||---------3--------------||
|-------------------|------------------o||------------------------||
PM---------------------------------------------|
H
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E
PM------------------------------------------------------------|
HH
| E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E
Out-Chorus
D.S. al Coda
&
Gtr I
PM| PM PM PM PM PM
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
| Gtr II
| W Q q E E Q Q q E E Q W
| Gtr III
| W W +H +Q. E +H H
PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +W
| W Q q E E Q Q q E E Q W
| H H W H Q E E +H H
H +Q. E +W +H +Q. E +W
| Gtr III
| H Q. E +H H H Q. E +H H
PM PM
+H +Q. E +W +H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E
| H Q. E +H H H Q. E +W
PM PM
E E E E E E E E +W +W
| +H +Q. E W W
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