Against the Wind Lyrics

As recorded by Stratovarius
(From the 1994 Album FOURTH DIMENSION)
Words and Music by Stratovarius
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. I'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. II'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. III'
Q=135
Gtr I
S S S S E S S E. S +E E S S S S E S S E. S +E E
||o--------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2----------------|-2-2-2-2-2------------------12-|
S S S S E S S E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2----------------|-----------------------------o||
Full Band
S S S S E S S E. S +E E S S S S E S S E. S +E E
||o--------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2----------------|-2-2-2-2-2------------------12-|
S S S S E S S E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2----------------|-------------------------------o||
W +Q +Q Q +E E W +H Q +E E
|-10b12=========|=(10)--(10)r---7b9r===(7)--5-|--4--------|--(4)---------------|
|---------------|-----------------------------|-----------|---------4b5r=(4)-2-|
| Gtr II
| W +Q +Q Q +E E W +H Q +E E
|-14b16=========|=(14)--(14)r-----------------|-----------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------14b16r=(14)-12-|-11--------|-(11)----8b9r=(8)-6-|
| Gtr III
| W +H Q +E E W +H Q +E E
|--2------------|--(2)----------2b3r===(2)--0-|--2--------|--(2)----2b3r=(2)-0-|
W +H Q +E E W
|----------|---------7b8r===(7)-5-|-4--------|
| W +H Q +E E W
|-4--------|-(4)----10b12r=(10)-8-|-7--------|
| W +H Q +E E W
|-2--------|-(2)-----2b3r===(2)-0-|-2--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| +W
| +W
PM----| PM------------| 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
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-5h7---------5h7-----------------|-5h7---------5h7------------------|
PM----| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
PM----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM----------------------------| 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
PM----| PM| PM| PM----| 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
|-----------------------------o||-----------------------------------||
|-5h7---------5h7-----3-----3-o||-5h7---------5h7-7-9-10------------||
W +H Q E E W +H Q E E
|-2--------|-(2)-------2b3--2-0-|-3--------|-(3)----------------|
| Gtr II
| W Q E E H W Q Q Q Q
|-7--------|--7b8r=7-5-7--------|-8--------|--8b10--8--7----5---|
W +H Q E E W W
|-2--------|-(2)-------2b3--2-0-|-3--------|-5----||
| W Q E E H W W
|-7--------|--7b8r=7-5-7--------|-8--------|------||
W W W W W W
||o----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------|
||o-5--------|-5--------|-0--------|-2--------|-5--------|-5----|
Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q
|-------------|----------o||-------------|
|----------6--|-7--------o||----------6--|
Q +E S S Q +E S S H +H
Guitar Solo
H. E +E +E
|-17b19------17b19r(17)-(17)-|
+Q +E S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S
|------------14-15-18p15p14S12h15p14p12----------15p14p12-15p==|
S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S +E +H
Q. +E Q +E S S S
|-13b15====(13)r13--(13)----------|
T
S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S
|-14p11p10h17p14p11p10h11p10S8h11p10p8---------11p10p8h10p8----------|
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 E +H
|-----------8p7p5-4-(4)----||
Q +E S S Q Q Q Q. E Q E E
||o-12--(12)-12-13-13b15-13-12-|-10----8-10--10b12-10-|
||o----------------------------|----------------------|
| Gtr II
| W Q. E H
||o----------------------------|----------------------|
||o--5-------------------------|--5----5--6-----------|
Q +E S S Q Q Q Q S S S E Q Q
|-8--(8)-8-10-10b12-10-8-|-7--7h8p7----------|
| W W
Q +E S S Q Q Q Q. E Q E E Q +E S S Q Q Q Q +E S S Q Q Q
|-5--(5)-5-7-7b8-7-5-|---------------|------------------|--------------5-7-o||
|--------------------|---------------|------------------|------------------o||
| W W W W
|--------------------|---------------|------------------|------------------o||
|-3------------------|-5-------------|-7----------------|-5----------------o||
Q +E S S Q +E S S H +Q +E S S H +Q. E W
| W +W W +W
Out-Chorus
W W W W
||o----------|----------|----------|------|
||o-5--------|-5--------|-0--------|-2----|
W W Q Q Q Q W
|----------|----------|-------------|------o||
|-5--------|-5--------|----------6--|-7----o||
4. H.=H
W Q Q Q Q H E E Q 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