Stratosphere Lyrics

As recorded by Stratovarius
(From the 2002 Album 1996)
Music by Stratovarius
Arranged by Stratovarius
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Timo Tolkki'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Timo Tolkki Right'
Gtr III (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Timo Tolkki Left'
Q=160
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||o----------------------------------o||
||o----------------------------------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o----------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|-------------13-12-10----10-12-13----------------o||
|-------------------------------------------------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o------10------------------10--------10-|
||o---------------------------------------|
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 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 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 S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-------17----------------------17---------o||
|------------------------------------------o||
$
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-10-13-12-10-9-12-10-9-10-13-12-10-9-12-10-9-|
||o---------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------13-12-10----o||
|-------------------------------------------------o||
D.S.
TP TP TP
S S S S S S S S H Q Q Q
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q=120 Q=90 Q=60
Gtr II
HHHHHHHH
| Gtr III
| H H H H H H H H
Q=40 Q=110
Gtr I
>
W Wx3 H. Q
H. Q H Q Q Q Q E H +E +H. Q
||o--------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
||o--------------|--------10-5-|-/7-------------|----------/7--|
H. Q H. Q W +H. Q
Gtr III
H. Q H Q Q H +E. S +Q H. Q
|---------------|-/10----12--13--|-12b13=====(12)-12r(12)--|-10-------12b13--|
| Gtr I
| H. Q H Q Q H +E. S +Q H. Q
|--7--------/9--|-/10----12------|-12b14=====(12)-12r(12)--|-10-------12b14--|
W +H E E E E W +H. Q
|-12--------|-(12)---------------|----------|--------------o||
|-----------|--------------------|----------|----------/7--o||
| W +H H W W
|-----------|--------------------|----------|--------------o||
|-----------|--------------------|----------|--------------o||
H. Q W
| H. Q W
+H S +S +E E E H. +E E W
|---------12-(12)b13r(12)-10-13-|-12-------(12)--12-|-12----|
| +H H H. E E W
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q W
||o---------10--8--|-6--------|---------8--6--|-5--------|
||o----------------|----------|---------------|----------|
Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q W
|-/13--10---------|----------|---------------|------o||
|-----------------|----------|---------------|------o||
Q=160
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o----------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6x
|-------------13-12-10----10-12-13----------------o||
|-------------------------------------------------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-------------13-12-10----10-12-13----------------o||
||o-------------------------------------------------o||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q=120 Q=100 Q=90 Q=70
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Q=60
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W
Q=160
S S S S S S 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 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