Sacrament of Wilderness Lyrics

As recorded by Nightwish
(From the 1998 Album OCEANBORN)
Words and Music by Tuomas Holopainen
Arranged by Tuomas Holopainen
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Q=145
Gtr I
S S S S S S E H H H S S S S S S E H H E E. S E
||o--------------------|-----------|--------------------|---------------o||
||o-4-4-4-4-4----------|------5----|-4-4-4-4-4----------|--------0----2-o||
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S H
||o----------------------------|-----------------|
||o-4--4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-|-4--4---4-4-5----|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S E E. S E W
|----------------------------|---------------------o||------|
|-4--4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-|-4--4---4-4-4-0----2-o||-4----|
Gtr I
W +W
Gtr II
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
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
W W
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
|------------------------------------|----------10p9p7s6h7p6--------------|
Gtr I
PM--------------~
S S S S S S S S H Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
PM--------------------| PM--------------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S E
||o----------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-4--4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-|-4--4---4-4-4-4-4---4---4-|
PM--------------------| PM------------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S Q
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
W W
|----------|------o||
|-4--------|-2----o||
Gtr I
W +W
Gtr II
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
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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
|----------10p9p7s6h7p6-------------|-----------------|
Gtr I
PM--------------------| PM--------------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S E
||o----------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-4--4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-|-4--4---4-4-4-4-4---4---4--|
PM--------------------| PM------------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S Q
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
W W
|----------|------o||
|-4--------|-2----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
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
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
(D5) N.C.
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
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
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
| Gtr II
| 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
(D5) N.C.
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
Gtr I
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S H
||o----------------------------|-----------------|
||o-4--4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-|-4--4---4-4-5----|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S E E. S E Q. q E Q
|----------------------------|---------------------o||--------------|
|-4--4---4---4-4-4---4---4-4-|-4--4---4-4-4-0----2-o||-4----4--0-2--|
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------------|
S S E E S S E E Q E S S E E q q Q
| Gtr II
| S S H +Q E E Q E E Q.
PM-----------------------------------------|
S S E E S S E E Q E S S E E q q Q
| E H Q. +Q S S E H
PM----------------------------------------|
S S E E S S E E Q E S S E E q q Q
| S S Q S S Q +Q H H
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S E E S S E E Q E S S E E q q Q
| 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
()()m)
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E H
||o--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-11-|-11-11-12-12-12-7--------|
PM| PM| PM---------------------| ~~
E S S S S E S S Q +S S S S S S S S S S H
|--------------------------|--------------------9-10----o||
|-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-9--(9)-9-|-11-12----------------------o||
W H H W H H
||o----------|-----------|----------|-----------o||
||o-4--------|-2----5----|-4--------|-0----2----o||
PM---------------------------------|
S S E E S S E E Q E S S E E q q Q
Keyboard Solo
()()m)
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E H
PM| PM| PM---------------------| ~~
E S S S S E S S Q +S S S S S S S S S S H
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E H
PM| PM| PM---------------------| ~~
E S S S S E S S Q +S S S S S S S S S S H
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
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
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
(D5) N.C.
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
Outro Chorus
W W W W 4x
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||o-7--------|-7--------|-3--------|-5----o||
N.C. N.C. (A5)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H +E 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