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<              Title:  Letter to Dana              >
<              Artist:  Sonata Arctica             >
<                 Album:  Ecliptica                >
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<           Trancribed by:  Niklas Lehto           >
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<               dreadman@mail.bip.net              >
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Tablature explanation:

h  = hammer on             .   = Palm mute
p  = pull off              A.H = Artificial harmonics
b  = Bend                  pb  = prebend
r  = release bend          s   = slide
T  = Tap the note with your right hand fingers


[Intro:]


    Ebm       Gb          B         Db
eb||----0---------3-----------0---------2-------|
Bb||------0---------3-----------1---------3-----|
Gb||--------0-----------0---------0---------2---|
Db||--------------------------------0---------0-|
Ab||----------------------3---------------------|
Eb||0---------3---------------------------------|

    Ebm       Gb          B
eb||----0---------3-----------0-----------------|
Bb||------0---------3-----------1---------------|
Gb||--------0---------0-----------0-------------|
Db||--------------------0-----------2-----------|
Ab||----------------------3---------------------|
Eb||0---------3---------------------------------|

    Ebm       Gb          B         Db
eb||----0---------3-----------0---------2-------|
Bb||------0---------3-----------1---------3-----|
Gb||--------0-----------0---------0---------2---|
Db||--------------------------------0---------0-|
Ab||----------------------3---------------------|
Eb||0---------3---------------------------------|

    Ebm       Gb          B
eb||----0---------3---------------0---------------0-----|
Bb||------0---------3-----------1---1-----------1---1---|
Gb||--------0---------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
Db||--------------------0---2---------------2-----------|
Ab||----------------------3---------------3-------------|
Eb||0---------3-----------------------------------------|


[Verse:]

eb||-------0---------2-----------0-------------------3---------------0-----------0-------|
Bb||---------0---------3-----------0---------3-----------3-------------1-----------0-----|
Gb||---------------------2-----------0---------0-------------0-----------2-----------0---|
Db||-------------0---------------------------------0-----------------------0-----------0-|
Ab||-------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
Eb||0------------------------0-----------3-----------------------------------0-----------|
    Dana my darling I'm writing to you Cause your father passed away it was a beautiful day

eb||----0-------------------0----------------------3---------------2-----3-p-2-----------|
Bb||------1-----1-------------0------------------------3-------------3-----------3-------|
Gb||----------2-----------------0------------3-------------0-------------------------2---|
Db||----------------2---------------2----------0---------------0-------------------------|
Ab||0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb||--------------------0---------------3------------------------------------------------|
    And I don't want to bother you anymore I used to hope you come back but not anymore Dana

My eyes might have betrayed me but I have seen
Your picture on a cover of a filthy magazine
And I think my my heart just cannot handle that
Dana, my darling would be so bad

| B Gbmaj7no3 | B Fdim |       (Gbmaj7no3 = Gb, Db, F)

[Lead:]

eb||---------------7--------------------------------------------7----------------------|
Bb||--7-8---10-8-------10---8h10p8-----7-8---7-----7-8---10-8-------10---8h10p8--------|
Gb||9------------------------------9-------------9------------------------------9------|
Db||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb||---------------7--------------------------------------------7----------------------|
Bb||--7-8---10-8-------10---8h10p8-----7-8---7-----7-8---10-8-------10---8h10p8--------|
Gb||9------------------------------9-------------9------------------------------9------|
Db||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ||                                                                                   |
eb||-----7--8-7---10---8---7h8p7---------7------------7--8-7---10---8---7h8p7----------|
Bb||8-10---------------------------8--10---10----8-10---------------------------8------|
Gb||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 2:]

eb||-------------------------------------|
Bb||-------------------------------------|
Gb||9----7-9---------9-------9-------7---|
Db||9----7-9---5---7-9---7---9---5---7---|
Ab||7----5-7---5---7-7---7---7---5---5---|
Eb||-----------3---5-----5-------3-------|

Your father disowned you because you have sinned
But he did forgive you in condition he was in
And I hope you won't do those things anymore
Dana my darling I'm waiting for


[Chorus:]

eb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||9--------------5-------7----------9---------------------5------|
Db||9------5-------5-------7----------9------------5--------5------|
Ab||7------5-------3-------5----------7------------5--------3------|
Eb||-------3---------------------------------------3---------------|
    Dana O'Hara oh Dana my dear how I wish that my Dana was here little
    Dana O'Hara decided one day   to travel away far away


[Stick 1:]

eb||----|-------------------------------------|
Bb||----|-------------------------------------|
Gb||----|----9---5---------2-4-2---9---7------|
Db||5-4-|2---9---5---5---5-2-4-2---9---7------|
Ab||3-2-|0---7---3---5---5-0-2-0---7---5------|
Eb||----|------------3---3--------------------|

No, you can't surprise me anymore
I've seen it all before
But it seems I cannot let you go
Dana, Dana, Dana, Dana


[Solo 1:]

    Eb5       Gb5          Cb5             Db5      Eb5        Gb5          Cb5
eb||-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Bb||----------10---12-b-13-r---10h12r10----10------|--------------------------------------------|
Gb||9---11-12---------------------------12---------|--------------------------------------------|
Db||-----------------------------------------------|------------A.H-----------------------------|
Ab||-----------------------------------------------|-------7---9---b10--r---10b12---r10-9-10----|
Eb||-----------------------------------------------|10------------------------------------------|

    Eb5           Gb5     Cb5           Db5         Eb5       Gb5         Cb5
eb||-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------10b12---r--------|14~----|
Bb||-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------10-12-------------12---|-------|
Gb||-----------------------------------------------|9---7-9-7------------------9-12------------------------|-------|
Db||9---9h10p9----9-------9---9h10p9---------------|----------9---7-s-9---12-------------------------------|-------|
Ab||-----------12--------------------12-12---------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------|
Eb||-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------|

    F5          Db5     Ab5          C5      F5            Ab5       Eb5      C5
eb||------------14------12---14-10-9-10-----|9b10r9-----------------------------------|
Bb||-------14-------------------------------|---------12---10---12---9---10-----------|
Gb||9s11------------------------------------|---------------------------------11------|
Db||----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Ab||----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb||----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

    F5        Db5    Ab5               C5    F5                Ab5          Eb5
eb||----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------10p9-------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gb||----------------------9-----9b11--------|9b11---9h11p9---------------------------|
Db||11---10-9----------------11--------12---|-------------11-9-11---9---7---7s9------|
Ab||----------12-9--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb||----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


[Stick 2:]

eb||------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||9-----------------9--7-----7--5-----------------------------|
Db||9-----------------9--7-----7--5-----------------2-----2-----|
Ab||7-----------------7--5-----5--3-----------------2-----2-----|
Eb||------------------------------------------------0-----0-----|
      And I think that I told you  I'd wait for you forever

eb||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||9------------9--------------7----------------------5-------------5-------5---4-----|
Db||9------------9--------------7----------------------5-------------5-------5---4-----|
Ab||7------------7--------------5----------------------3-------------3-------3---2-----|
Eb||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      Now I know someone else's holding you so for the first time in my life  -  I must lie

eb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||2----------------------------5---------------7-------9---------|
Db||2-----------5----------------5---------------7-------9---------|
Ab||0-----------5----------------3---------------5-------7---------|
Eb||------------3--------------------------------------------------|
    Lie's a sin mess that I'm in love is not the thing I feel now

eb||--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||------------------------------------------5-----------9-------|
Db||7---------------5-------------------------5-----------9-------|
Ab||7---------------5-------------------------3-----------7-------|
Eb||5---------------3---------------------------------------------|
    I promise you I wont write again 'til the sun sets behind your grave


[Solo 2:]

eb||--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bb||--------------------------------------------|------------15-------------------------|
Gb||12------------12------14---15-14-12---------|--------15-------15b17-r---14--12--11--|
Db||-------12---------------------------15------|12--15---------------------------------|
Ab||---------------------------------------15---|---------------------------------------|
Eb||--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

eb||------------15---18b20---r-p17h18-------|15--17---18--17--pb18---r-15----------------|
Bb||-------15----------------------------15-|-----------------------------18-18b20-------|
Gb||12--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Db||----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Ab||----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Eb||----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|



eb||----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb||----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb||9---7---5---4---2-------------4--4------|9---7---5---4---2-------------4-------|
Db||9---7---5---4---2---4-----5-7-------7---|9---7---5---4---2---4-----5-7---5-4-2-|
Ab||7---5---3---2---0-----7-5---------------|7---5---3---2---0-----7-5-------3-2-0-|
Eb||----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
  ||                                                                               |
eb||----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb||----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb||9---7---5---4---2----------------5--7---|9---7---5---4---2---------------------|
Db||9---7---5---4---2----------------5--7---|9---7---5---4---2---------------5-4-2-|
Ab||7---5---3---2---0-------------2--3--5---|7---5---3---2---0-------------2-3-2-0-|
Eb||--------------------2-0-3-3-5-----------|--------------------2-0-3-3-5---------|

                        Repeat X 3
     eb||-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
     Bb||-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
     Gb||*-----------------------------------------------*|----------------------------------------------------|
     Db||*------------------------------------5---4---2--*|7---------------------------------------------------|
     Ab||2------------------------------------3---2---0---|5---------------------------------------------------|
     Eb||0------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
        |                                                                                                      |
eb||----|-----------7-------------------------------------|-----------7-----------------------------------|----|
Bb||--7-|8---10-8-------10---8h10p8-----7-8---7---------7-|8---10-8-------10---8---7-----8-7--------------|----|
Gb||9---|*--------------------------9-----------------9--*|----------------------------------9---7--------|----|
Db||----|*-----------------------------------------------*|------------------------------------------10---|9---|
Ab||----|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----|
Eb||----|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----|




Dana oh, Dana I'm writing to you
I heard you passed away it was a beautiful day
I'm old and I feel time will come for me
My diarys pages are full of thee

[Chorus:]

eb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb||---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb||---------------8-------10-------------------------------8------|
Db||5------8-------8-------10---------5------------8--------8------|
Ab||5------8-------6-------8----------5------------8--------6------|
Eb||3------6--------------------------3------------6---------------|
    Dana O'Hara oh Dana my dear how I wish that my Dana was here little
    Dana O'Hara decided one day   to travel away far away