Episode Lyrics

As recorded by Stratovarius
(From the 1996 Album EPISODE)
Music by Timo Tolkki
Gtr I (C# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Jens Johannson (Synth)'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Timo Tolkki'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Jens Johannson (Strings)'
Q=95
Gtr I
||o----------20-------|----------20-------|
||o-19----------------|-19----------------|
us4/
|----------19-------|----------19-------o||
|-21----------------|-------------------o||
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| Q. +Q S S S Q. +E S S S E
|-/8--------(8)-----7h8p7-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--9--------(9)--7h9p7--5-|
us4/
| Q. +E E E a Q. +E Q
|-------------------7-|-7s=9--------(9)-------|
| Q. +Q S S S Q. +E S S S E
|-/8--------(8)-----7h8p7-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--9--------(9)--7h9p7s=5-|
us4/
| Q. +E E E a H.
|-------------------7-|-7s=9-----------------||
| Q. +Q E Q. +E E E
|--5--------(5)h====7-|--9--------(9)\--7p=5p|
| Q. +E E E a Q. +E Q
|-------------------7-|-7s=9--------(9)--------|
| Q. +Q E Q. +E E E
| H. Q. +Q E
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| Q. +Q S S S Q. +E S S S E
|-/15--------(15)----14h15p14-|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-17--------(17)-15h17p15-13-|
| Gtr III
| H. H.
us4/
| Q. +E E E Q. +E Q
| H. H.
| Q. +Q a +E Q. +E S S S E
|-14b15========(14)r----14pb15r(14)-|-12--------(12)-------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------15h17p15s13-|
| H. H.
us4/
| Q. +E E E a Q. +E Q
|-------------------14-|-14s16--------(16)--------||
| H. H.
| H. Q. +E E E
| H. H.
| Q. +E E E H.
| H. H.
| Q. +Q E Q. +E a +E E
|-12--------(12)----14-|-14b16========(14)r-14pb16r(14)-12-|
| H. H.
| Q. +E E E a Q. +E Q
|-------------------14-|-14s16--------(16)-------||
| H. H.
| Q. +Q E Q. +E S S E
| H. H.
| Q. +E Q Q. +E E. +S
|----------------------|-15--------(15)-17pb19r===(17)-|
| Q. +E Q H.
| Q. +E Q Q. +E a Q
|-14--------(14)-15----|-17--------(17)-17s19----|
| H. Q. +E Q
| Q. +E Q Q. +E E. +S
|-20--------(20)-23----|-24--------(24)-24pb26r===(24)-||
| Q. +E Q H.
| H. H.
| H. Q. Q.
| H. H.
| H. H.
| H. H.
| H. H.
| H. H.
| H. H.
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