Fire Dance Suite
by Timo Tolkki
From the album "Classical Variations and Themes"
Note: GUITAR TUNED 1/2 STEP DOWN!!
/ \ =Slide up/down
p.m. =palm muting
p = pull off
h = hammer on
intro repeat 4 times
p.m......... p.m............ p.m......... p.m..............
Eb||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb||----------------/10-9-7-----7-9-10-|-9----------------------------------|
Db||(12)--------------------10---------|----------------/10-9----------9----|
Ab||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0--------12-11-12---11-|
Eb||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
p.m.......... p.m............. p.m..........
Eb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Bb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Gb|------------------/10---9-7-----7-9-10-|-9------------------------------||
Db|-----------------------------10--------|------------------10------9-----||
Ab|-12---0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----12-----11-||
Eb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
verse riff:
| repeat 7 times |
| p.m........... | verse riff end
Eb||-----------------||-------------------|----------------|
Bb||-----------------||-------------------|----------------|
Gb||-----------------||-------------------|-intro1 time----|
Db||-----------------||-2h3p2p0-----------|----------------|
Ab||-----------------||-----------3h5p3p2-|----------------|
Eb||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-------------------|----------------|
1st verse: (play verse riff 2 times)
Dancing around the fire
We've gothered here tonight
Flames are getting higher
Memories are filling my mind
As I look back through the time
Nothing left to find
bridge riff:
You're just a memory from the past now and now it's
Eb||--------------|---------------|--------|---------------|-------------|
Bb||--------------|---------------|--------|---------------|-------------|
Gb||--------------|---------------|--------|-/10-9-7-5-4-2-|-------------|
Db||-7------------|-7-------------|--------|---------------|-7-----------|
Ab||-5------------|-5-------------|-2------|-/8--7-5-3-2-0-|-5-----------|
Eb||--------------|---------------|-0------|---------------|-------------|
time for fire dance
Eb|-----------------|-------------|----------------------||
Bb|-----------------|-------------|----------------------||
Gb|-----------------|-------------|----------------------||
Db|-7---------------|-------------|----------------------||
Ab|-5---------------|-2-----------|---------2--/7----\---||
Eb|-----------------|-0-----------|--0---4---------------||
chorus riff:
repeat 2 times
p.m.......... p.m........................................
Eb||-----------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb||-----------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Gb||-----------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
Db||-2-----------------2---|2------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3|
Eb||---------------------0-|-------------|---------------|---------------|
p.m............
Eb|-----------------|---------|----------------------||
Bb|-----------------|---------|----------------------||
Gb|-----------------|---------|----------------------||
Db|-----------------|---------|---------2-0h2p0------||
Ab|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2-------|------------------3-2-||
Eb|-----------------|-0-------|-0-1-3----------------||
chorus:
Fire is burning my soul
I'll be lost forever
Fire is burning my heart
Until the end of time
play intro 2 times
2nd verse:
In this mysterious place
The fire is showing it's face
Secrets are revealed
There is no turning back now
And as the hour draws near
I will burn with fear
Bridge
Chorus
Guitar Solo
Chorus
End:
intro riff 4 times