Phoenix Lyrics

As recorded by Stratovarius
(From the 2000 Album INFINITE)
Words and Music by Stratovarius
Arranged by Stratovarius
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Lead'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Keyboard'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Synth Choir(Keyboard)'
Main Theme
Q=151
N.C.
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
||o--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o----7-7-----7-7-----------|----7-7-----7-7-----10-9-|
PM| PM|
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-----7-7-----------|----------9-----9-7---9-7-6-7-o||
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---7-7-----7-7-----------|----7-7-----7-7-----10-9-|
| Gtr II
| PM
| E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---7-7-----7-7-----------|----7-7-----7-7-----10-9-|
PM| PM|
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-----7-7-----------|----------9-----9-7---9-7-6-7----o||
| E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-----7-7-----------|----------9-----9-7---9-7-6-7----o||
E H.. +W Q E Q Q. +W +H
||o-------------|------------|--------------|------------|--------o||
||o---5---------|-(5)--------|-3--1-1--1----|-(1)--------|-(1)----o||
W +W W +W
W +W W +W
E H.. +W Q E Q Q. +W +H
||o-------------|------------|--------------|------------|--------o||
||o---5---------|-(5)--------|-3--1-1--1----|-(1)--------|-(1)----o||
W +W W +W W +W
N.C.
S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S H.
S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S H.
S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S H.
S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S
W W W W
W W Q Q Q Q W
Gtr I
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| W W
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W W
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 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 S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q W
Main Theme
Q=151
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---7-7-----7-7-----------|----7-7-----7-7-----10-9-|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---7-7-----7-7-----------|----7-7-----7-7-----10-9-|
PM| PM|
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-----7-7-----------|----------9-----9-7---9-7-6-7----o||
| E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-----7-7-----------|----------9-----9-7---9-7-6-7----o||
E H.. +W Q E Q Q. +W +H
||o-------------|------------|--------------|------------|--------o||
||o---5---------|-(5)--------|-3--1-1--1----|-(1)--------|-(1)----o||
W +W W +W W +W
N.C.
S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S H.
S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S H.
S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S H.
S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S
W W W W
W W Q Q Q Q W
Gtr I
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| W W
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W W
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 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 S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q W
Main Theme
Q=151
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---7-7-----7-7-----------|----7-7-----7-7-----10-9-|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---7-7-----7-7-----------|----7-7-----7-7-----10-9-|
PM| PM|
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-----7-7-----------|----------9-----9-7---9-7-6-7----o||
| E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-----7-7-----------|----------9-----9-7---9-7-6-7----o||
Guitar Break
N.C.
S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S H. S S S S S Q. S S S S S
S S S S H. S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S
N.C.
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------|
S. S. S. E. S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S E S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. T
||o------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------|
S. S. S. E. S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S E S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. T
Gtr I
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------|
S. S. S. E. S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S E S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. T
| Gtr III
| W +W
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------|
S. S. S. E. S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S E S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. T
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------o||
| W +W
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------o||
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------|
S. S. S. E. S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S E S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. T
| H H W
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------|
S. S. S. E. S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S E S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. T
| W W
Guitar Solo
Q=135
N.C.
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
|-7s=19--19h20p17h19-15h17p14h15-|-12h14p12p11-------------------------------------|
Q=160
S S S S S S S S S Q S S S
|---------14------14-10-9------------14h=|
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------15h17h19p17p|=15----------------15h17h19----------------------|
|-16h17p16-13----------------13-16s19-------------|----19p17p16h17h19----------19p17p16-16h17-17p16-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W Wx10
|--------------------------------------------15h17h|=19--------|---------|
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------|
S. S. S. E. S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S E S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. T
||o------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----------------------------|
S. S. S. E. S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S E S. S. S. E. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. T W +W
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------o||----------|--------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------o||-2--------|-(2)----|
Out-Chorus
W W W W
W W Q Q Q Q W
Gtr I
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| W W
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W W
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 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 S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q W
Main Theme
Q=151
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---7-7-----7-7-----------|----7-7-----7-7-----10-9-|
| E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E E S S E E S S
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---7-7-----7-7-----------|----7-7-----7-7-----10-9-|
PM| PM|
E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-----7-7-----------|----------9-----9-7---9-7-6-7----o||
| E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-----7-7-----------|----------9-----9-7---9-7-6-7----o||
N.C.
E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E
HHHHHHHH
W +W +W +W 5x
|----------||o------------|------------|--------o||
|-2--------||o-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----o||
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