Crownless Lyrics

As recorded by Nightwish
(From the 2000 Album WISHMASTER)
Words and Music by T.Huolopainen
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Main Guitar (Emppu)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2 (Emppu)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 3 (Emppu)'
Intro - Riff 1
Moderate Metal Q=148
Gtr I
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-7h9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|------9--------9-------9---------|
S S S E S S S E S S E S S S S S E S S S E S S E S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------o||
|-4h5-5-5-5-5-5---5-----5---|-4h5-5-5-5-5-5---5-----5---o||
Intro - Riff 2
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-7h9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|------9--------9-------9---------|
S S S E S S S E S S E S S S S S E S S S E S S E S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------o||
|-4h5-5-5-5-5-5---5-----5---|-4h5-5-5-5-5-5---5-----5---o||
T T T
E 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
W H H H H H Q Q
||o----------|-----------|-----------|------------o||
||o-4--------|-2----4----|-7----4----|-5----7--7--o||
Riff 2 (Repeat)
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
||o-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-7h9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|------9--------9-------9---------|
S S S E S S S E S S E S S S S S E S S S E S S E S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------o||
|-4h5-5-5-5-5-5---5-----5---|-4h5-5-5-5-5-5---5-----5---o||
T T T
E 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
W H H H H H Q Q
||o----------|-----------|-----------|------------o||
||o-4--------|-2----4----|-7----4----|-5----7--7--o||
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S
| Gtrs II, III
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
PM----------------------| PM----------------------------|
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 S S
| Q. Q. Q W
PM-----------------------------| PM-----------------------------|
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 S S
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S
| W W
W W H. S S S S W
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W
W W W +W
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W +W
Guitar Break
Gtr I
PM------| PM------------| PM| PM|
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S E S S E E E
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------o||
||o-----------------------------|-----4-----6-----7-2-4-o||
PM------| PM------| PM------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S E. E. E 3x
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------o||
||o-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-5p2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7p2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--7-o||
PM------| PM------| PM------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S Q E E
Keyboard Solo
N.C.
Wx2
PM------------------------------------------------| PM|
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 E S S E
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-4-------------------------------|-----------------0-0-0-2-2-2-|
PM--------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H
|---------------------------------|----------------------o||
|-4-------------------------------|-----------------2----o||
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S E. E Q E E
|---------------------------| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q E
| PM-----------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H
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 +Q
|-15p0-0-14p0-0-12p0-12p0-0-14p0-0-15p0-|-12p0-0-10p0-0-8p0------()\-----|
| PM---------------------------------------------------------| PM---|
| 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 E S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM----------------------------------
| 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 H
|-15p14p==12------------17p15p==14------------/19----|
|------------15p14p==12------------17p15p==14--------|
| S S S S S S S S H
Guitar & Keyboard Solo
PM------| PM------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------7-6-4S3S4-6-7-----------|
| PM------| PM------------| PM| PM|
| S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S E S S E E E
PM------| PM------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| PM------------| PM| PM|
| S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S E S S E E E
PM------| PM------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------7-6-4S3S4-6-7-----------|
| PM------| PM------------| PM| PM|
| S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S E S S E E E
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
| PM--------| PM--------------| PM|
| S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S E S S S
|-0h=2--2-2---2-2-2-5p2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2---4-4-4---5-5-5-|
Gtr II
W W W +W
W W H H
Riff 2 (Repeat)
Gtr I
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
| Gtr II
| e Q. H W
S S S E S S S E S S E S S S S S E S S S E S S E S S
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
S S S E S S S E S S E S S S S S E S S S E S S E S S
T T T
E 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
W H H H H H Q Q
||o----------|-----------|-----------|------------o||
||o-4--------|-2----4----|-7----4----|-5----7--7--o||
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S
||o--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||o--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5h7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-|
| Gtrs II, III
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
||o-10------------14------------12-------|-9-----------10------------12-------|
||o--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S
| Q. Q. Q W
PM-----------------------------| PM-----------------------------|
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 S S
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
| W W
|-10-------------------------------|-9--------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
Q. Q. Q +E Q. H
| W +W
Out-Chorus
W W H. S S S S W
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W
W W W +W
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W W
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
PM-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
| Q. Q. Q W
H.=H
W W W W
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W +W
Slowly Q=70
W +H. +Q
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