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* SONATA ARCTICA - THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS (From the EP: ORIENTATION) *
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 Music and Words By: Larry Henley/Jeff Silbar

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss
Day tabbed: 1.3.2002
Homepage: http://www.metalprovider.com/thedarktower/enter.htm
email: thetabber@yahoo.se

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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"This is a cover song originally made by
 Bette Midler".
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 Tune down 1/2 step!  

                     Verse 1
E--------------------Dist.Guitar----------------------------------------------------|
B------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--Keyboard-Intro--|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----(15-sec)-----|---3-------------------------------5---------------------------5|
A------------------|---3---------------------------3\--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3|
E----------------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1\--3----------------------------|
                         pm......................|       pm......................|

                                                                                 Ver
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--5-|
G-----------------------10----9~----7----7------------/-7----7-----------------|--5-|
D\--3-------------------10---10~----7----7-\-5----5-\-/-7----7-\-5----5-\------|--5-|
A\--3--------------------8-8--7~----5----5-\-5----5-\-/-5----5-\-5----5-\------|--3-|
E---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------\-3----3-\----------\-3----3-\-3-3-------|
      pm..............|   pm                                             pm...|

 se 2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----5----------5-----5-----------------------------------------5-----5----------5-|
G-----5----------5-----5-----------------------------------------5-----5----------5-|
D-----5----------5-----5-----5\--3-------------------------------5-----5----------5-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3\--3---------------------------3\--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-|
E--------------------------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1\---------------------|
 pm..| pm......|  pm..| pm..|      pm......................|      pm..| pm......|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----5---------------------------10---\-9~---7-----7-------------/-7----7----------|
D-----5-----5\-3------------------10---\10~---7-----7--\-5----5-\-/-7----7-\-5----6~|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3\-3-------------------8-8-\-7~---5-----5--\-5----5-\-/-5----5-\-5----7~|
E--------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------\-3----3-\----------\-3----4~|
 pm..| pm..|     pm..............|  pm

             Chorus (1)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------|---------10--------9----------\-5-----5-\-4---------10-----10---10---\-5|
D--6\------|---7-----10-------10-----10---\-5-----5-\-5----7----10-----10---10---\-5|
A--7\------|---7------8--8--8--8-8-8-8--8-\-3-----3-\-2----7-----8-8-8-8--8-8--8-\-3|
E--4\-4-4------5-------------------------------------------5------------------------|
     pm..|              pm...|  pm..|  pm                         pm..|  pm   pm

                                                                   Verse 3
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
G---5-\-4--------10--------9-----------\-5-----5-\-4----7--------|------------------|
D---5-\-5----7---10-------10-----10----\-5-----5-\-5----7----5---|------------------|
A---3-\-2----7----8--8--8--8-8-8-8--8--\-3-----3-\-2----5----5---|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--|
E------------5-----------------------------------------------3----------------------|
                    pm...|  pm..|  pm                              pm...............

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ...................................................................................

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------10-\-9---7~---------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------10-\-10--7~---------------------|
A--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3----8-\-7---5~---------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------\-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3|
 ................................................|                pm................

                                                     Chorus (2)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G------------------------/--7----------------------|--------10-----10---10-----5----|
D------------------------/--7-----5-------6~---6\--|---7----10-----10---10-----5----|
A------------------------/--5-----5-------7~---7\--|---7-----8-8-8--8-8--8-8---3----|
E-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------3---3-3-4~---4\------5----------------------------|
 .......................|            pm..|                    pm..|  pm   pm

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5-\-4---------10-----10---10-----5---\-4--2-------------10-----10---10-----5----5|
D--5-\-5----7----10-----10---10-----5---\-5--2--5--/--7----10-----10---10-----5----5|
A--3-\-2----7-----8-8-8-8--8--8-8---3---\-2--0--5--/--7-----8-8-8--8-8--8-8---3----3|
E-----------5-----------------------------------3--/--5-----------------------------|
                   pm..|  pm   pm                            pm..|  pm   pm

                    Interlude
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------|-----------3-------------3---------------------------8--7-\--8-/-|
G-\-4----7--------|*--5---4---2---5-----4---2---5-----------------------7--7-\--7-/-|
D-\-5----7----5---|*--2---2---2---2-----2---2---2-----5---4---7---5-----7--7-\--7-/-|
A-\-2----5----5---|-----0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5---------/-|
E-------------3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       pm  pm  pm  pm    pm  pm  pm    pm  pm  pm  pm

    x2                     Guitar Solo
E---------------------------------15-17-17b(18)r17~--p15-\13h15~--------------------|
B-7~---|-----------------|------15--------------------------------13b(15)--r-13-13~-|
G-8~--*|--Keyboard-Solo--|----15----------------------------------------------------|
D-9~--*|-----------------|--17------------------------------------------------------|
A-6~---|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                  |---3---|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10h11p10-----------------------------16-16b(17)-r16-16--16p15h16~--16-\-13~---13-|
G------------10-----------15-12~--12-15---------------------------------------------|
D----------------10-/-12------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15-15b(16)r15--13-p11h13-\-/13~-13--13-15-16-15b(16)r15-p13p11--13-/-18~--18b(19)~|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Chorus (3)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--\--|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----|-------8-----8---8------------------------------8-----8---8------------------|
D-----|--5----8-----8---8------\-8--\-8------7--\-5----8-----8---8------\-8----7---\|
A-----|--5----6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-\-8--\-8------8--\-5----6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-\-8----8---\|
E--------3---------------------\-6--\-6--6-6-5--\-3---------------------\-6----5-5-\|
               pm..| pm   pm..|         pm..|           pm..| pm   pm..|        pm

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G--------------------8-----8---8-------------------------/-5-------|---Chorus-(2)---|
D-5----\-3-\---/5----8-----8---8------\-8--\-8------7----/-5----3--|----------------|
A-5----\-3-\---/5----6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-\-8--\-8------8----/-3----3--|----------------|
E-3--3-\-1-\---/3---------------------\-6--\-6--6-6-5--5--------1-------------------|
    pm                pm..| pm   pm..|         pm..|  pm

                                           x3
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B-----------3-------------3-------------------|-----------------------------------||
G*--5---4---2---5-----4---2---5--------------*|-----------------------------------|| end
D*--2---2---2---2-----2---2---2-----3----5---*|--5-/-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7--7--\--||
A-----0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---3----5----|--5-/-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7--7--\--||
E-----------------------------------1----3-------3-/-5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5--5--5--\--||
     pm  pm  pm  pm    pm  pm  pm

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  Rhythm Guitar during Keyboard Solo
E--------------------------------------------------------------------||
B--------------------------------------------------------------------||
G--------------/--8-----5---/--7-------------/---8---\--5-----5--\---|| end
D---5-----5----/--8-----5---/--7----5-----5--/---8---\--5-----5--\---||
A---5-----5----/--6-----3---/--5----5-----5--/---6---\--3-----3--\---||
E---3-----3-------------------------3-----3--------------------------||

  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo (at 3:10)
E--------------------------------------------------------||
B--------------------------------------------------------||
G---5------5---------/--5-----5--------------------------|| end
D---5------5-\-3-----/--5-----5-\-3-----3\---4~---/-4-/--||
A---3------3-\-3-----/--3-----3-\-3-----3\---5~---/-5-/--||
E------------\-1----------------\-1-----1\---2~---/-2-/--||

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=======================
=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
=======================

A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x\ = Pick Slide

--------
--------
---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---

---.---
--12--- = Staccato
-------
-------
-------

|     |
|     |
|*   *| = repeat from * to *
|*   *| 
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LYRICS:
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It must have been cold there in my shadow,
To never have sunlight on your face
You were content to let me shine
You always walked a step behind

So I was the one with all the glory,
While you were the one with all the strain
A beautiful face without a name
I never once heard you complain

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
And everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
'Cause you are the wind beneath my wings

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
But I've got it all here in my heart
I want you to know I know the truth, yes i do
I would be nothing without you

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
And everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
'Cause you are the wind beneath my wings

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
And everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
'Cause you are the wind beneath my wings

'Cause you are the wind beneath my wings
'Cause you are the wind beneath my wings
'Cause you are the wind beneath my wings

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