Location: Season of Change - http://www.sci.fi/~jnevala/stratovarius/

STRATOVARIUS - MADNESS STRIKES AT MIDNIGHT (From Twilight Time)
Music&Words By: Timo Tolkki

Transcribed By: Niclas Buss 24.11-98(nbjbuss@hotmail.com)
                                                (Dabuss@xoommail.com)

Please Mail me if you find mistakes!

Tune Down 1/2 step !

Acoustic Intro
        
                x4                                        x4                                                                x4
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------|--------------------------------|----------9------------9-----------9-----------9-|
G------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D--------9---|-------9------9--------9-----9--|-------9------------9-----------9-----------9----|
A-----9------|----9-----10--------9-----8-----|----9-----------10-----------9-----------8-------|
E--7-----------7---------------7----------------7-----------7------------7-----------7----------|

                                          x3                                            Dist.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-5b(7)--r5--3--10b(12)-r10--|
G--------------------------10-----|-------------------------10-----|----------------------------|
D---------9----------10--9--------|--------9----------10--9--------|----------------4-----------|
A------8----------8---------------|-----8----------8------------8--|-5--------------2-----------|
E-7----------7-----------------7----7---------7----------------------3--------------------------|

E-------------------------5---5---5-----------------------------------------------15--/17-15-14-|
B-8-10-7-8-5-7-3-5--5b(7)---7---7---r5-3-5b(7)--7-8-5-8-7-5-8-7-5---14b(15)r14-12---------------|
G------------------------hold-bend--------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------4-----------------------------------------------|
A-------------------5---------------------------2---------------------5-------------------------|
E-------------------3-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------|

E--------------12-10-12-14-12-14-15-14-15-17-15-17-19-17-19-21b(22)--r21~~---\------------------|
B-12--15-14-15----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--2------------------------------5------------------------------------4--2-2--4--4/5-5--4--2-2-|
E---------------------------------3------------------------------------2--0-0--2--2/3-3--2--0-0-|
                                        
                                                        Verse
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|-4-------4-------2---4---4-------4-------2------4---4-|
A-4-4--2---4--2-2--4--4/5-5--4--2-2--4--|-2---2-2-2---2-2-0---2---2---2-2-2---2-2-0--2-2-2---2-|
E-2-2--0---2--0-0--2--2/3-3--2--0-0--2---------------------------------------------------------|
                                                          pm..|    pm..|           pm..|   pm..|  pm..|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----4------4---4--4-----4-------4---4--2-----4---4-----4------4---4--4-----4------4---4--2----|
A-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--0--5--2---2-2-2-4--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--0--5-|
E-------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------3-|
 pm..|  pm..| pm     pm..|   pm..| pm               pm..|  pm..| pm     pm..|  pm..| pm         

                      Pre Chorus
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------|-------------------4---------------------4------------------------------------|
D-4--------------|-2---2---4--4---4----4-5-------4--4---4----4-5-------2---2--------------------|
A-2--4b(5)r4--2--|-0---0---2--2-2-2--------4-5---2--2-2-2--------4-5---0---0---5---4--2-2--4-4/5|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---2--0-0--2-2/3|
                                         pm                          pm         
                                                                                                  Chorus
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|-Verse-2-|-Pre-Chorus-|-----------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|----4--2h4-4-4--2h4-4-4|
A-5--4--2-2--4-4-2---4--2-2--4-4/5-5--4--2-2--4---|---------|------------|-5--2--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2|
E-3--2--0-0--2-2-0---2--0-0--2-2/3-3--2--0-0--2----------------------------3---------------------|
                                                                                                                pm..|    pm..|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----4--2h4-4-4--2h4-4-4------4--2h4-4-4--2h4-4-4----------------------------------------------|
A--5--2--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2---5--2--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2---5--4--2-2--4-4/5-5--4--2-2--4-4-2---4--2-2-|
E--3------------------------3------------------------3--2--0-0--2-2/3-3--2--0-0--2-2-0---2--0-0-|
              pm..|    pm..|             pm..|    pm..|    
                                
                                Interlude
E-------------------------trem.bar*-------------------------------------------/13-----/19~~-|
B----------------------|-------------------------------------/12------/15----/-------/------|
G----------------------|---/4------/7------/10------/13-----/--------/------/-------/-------|
D----------------------|--/-------/-------/--------/-------/--------/-----------------------|
A-4-4/5-5--4--2-2--4---|-/-------/-------/--------/-----------------------------------------|
E-2-2/3-3--2--0-0--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*=Press Tremolo Bar before striking tone

 Guitar During Keyboard Riff
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5---5---5-5---5---4-4---4---4-4---4---5-5---5---5-5---5---4-4---4--|
A-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
     pm        pm              pm            pm    pm        pm        pm     

                     Guitar Solo
E-----------------15-14-12-------14/15-14-12--17-15-14--15-14-12-14-15-14h15p14-12h14p12-10h12p10|
B---------------|----------13~~------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-Keyboard-riff-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------14h19p14h19p14h19p14h19|
B-14h15p14-12h14p12------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------15h16p15-12h15p12-11h12p11---------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------14h16p14-12h14p12-11h12p12------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-15p12----15p12----15-/17-15-14-15-14-12-14-12----12---------------------------------------------|
B-------13-------13-----------------------------15----15-14-15-14-12-14-12----12------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------15----15-12-15-12-11-12|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------14--19--21--17--19--15--17--14--15-14-12-------------------------------------------|
B-12-12~~--12--/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/--/--/-15-14--------|------------|---------------|
G--------------/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/--/--/--/--/--14~~--|-Pre-Chorus-|---------------|
D--------------/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/---/--/--/--/--/--------|------------|----4--2h4-4-4-|
A-------------------------------------------------------/--/--------|------------|-5--2--0h2-2-2-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------|
                                                                                                                          pm..|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
D-2h4-4-4------4--2h4-4-4--2h4-4-4-------4--2h4-4-4--2h4-4-4-------4--|-Chorus-| ends with sound
A-0h2-2-2---5--2--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2----5--2--0h2-2-2--0h2-2-2----5--2--|--------| effects
E-----------3-------------------------3-------------------------3--------------|
     pm..|           pm..|    pm..|            pm..|    pm..|

 Rhythm Guitar During Guitar Solo                                                       x2
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5-5---5---5-5---5---4-4---4---4-4---4---5-5---5---5-5---5---4-4---4--4--|
A-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--2--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     pm        pm              pm            pm    pm        pm        pm     

TABLAURE EXPLANATION
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pm..| = Plam mute

p = Pull off

h = Hammer on

b() = bend

/ = Slide up

\ = Slide down

~~~~ = vibrato

12 = Tremolo picking
 /
 /
 /

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LYRICS:

He's crawling out from the asylum
Under cover of the night.
Insanity of his crazy mind
It's useless for you now to hide.
Walking the streets someone's in sight
He's waiting for you in the night.
Hiding in the alleys He's ready to kill tonight

So lock your doors and hide
And pray your god 'cause you're not alone

Years he spent in the cage
They did not help him at all.
Now today with the power of his cage
He's slaughtering people tonight.
Walking the streets someone's in sight
He's waiting for you in the night.
Hiding in the alleys He's ready to kill tonight

So lock your doors and hide
And pray your god 'cause your're not alone

Madness strikes at midnight
Madness Strikes at night 
Madness strikes at midnight
Madness Strikes at night 

So lock your doors and hide
And pray your god 'cause your're not alone

Madness strikes at midnight
Madness Strikes at night 
Madness strikes at midnight
Madness Strikes at night 

Madness strikes at midnight
Madness Strikes at night 
Madness strikes at midnight
Madness Strikes at night 

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