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

Artist: Stratovarius
Title:  Years go by
Album:  Destiny
Transcribed by Roger H. Beck
e-mail address: roger_h_beck@hotmail.com
 
 
Tune down a half step
 
 
 
Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus
 
 
Chorus
Riff 1a
 
e(---------------------------------------------------------)
B(---------------------------------------------------------)
G(---4=-------------------------4=-------------------------)
D(---4=---7/-5=-----2-4-5=-4=---4=---7/-5=-----2-4-5=-4=---)
A(---2=---7/-5=---4--------4=---2=---7/-5=---4--------4=---)
E(--------5/-3=------------2=--------5/-3=------------2=---)
P.M.              . . .                      . . .
 
Riff 1b
 
e(--------------------------------------------------)
B(--------------------------------------------------)
G(---4=-------------------------4=------------------)
D(---4=---7/-5=-----2-4-5=-4=---4=---7/-5=---4===---)
A(---2=---7/-5=---4--------4=---2=---7/-5=---4===---)
E(--------5/-3=------------2=--------5/-3=---2===---)
P.M.              . . .
 
 
Guitar Solo 1
 
e(---------------------------------------------------------------------
B(-12(14)-12=------12(14)-12=------12(14)=-12(14)-12=------------------
G(--------------11--------------11----------------------11-9=---7-6=---
D(---------------------------------------------------------------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------------
    b               b               b       b
 
e(----------------------------------------------------------------------
B(----12(14)-12=-----12(14)=-12=-----12(14)-12(15)-12=--14(15)-14=12-14=
G(-11-------------11--------------11------------------------------------
D(----------------------------------------------------------------------
A(----------------------------------------------------------------------
E(----------------------------------------------------------------------
       b              b               b      b           b 
e(-----------14-15-----------14-15-------------------------------------
B(-15(17)=---------15(17)=---------15(17)=---15-14-14(15)-14=-12-14=---
G(---------------------------------------------------------------------
D(---------------------------------------------------------------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------------
    b               b               b               b
 
e(-------------------------------------------------------------
B(-22-22=-20-20=-19-19=-17-17=---22-22=-20-20=-19-19=-17-17=---
G(-------------------------------------------------------------
D(-------------------------------------------------------------
A(-------------------------------------------------------------
E(-------------------------------------------------------------
 
e(---------------------------------------------------------------
B(-22-22=-20-20=-19-19=-17-17=---15-14=---14(15)-14-14(15)-14=---
G(---------------------------------------------------------------
D(---------------------------------------------------------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------
                                           b         b
 
e(-----------------------------------------------)---------------------
B(-14(15)-14-14(15)-14=---14(15)-14-14(15)-14=---)-----12-14-14(15)=---
G(-----------------------------------------------)-11=-----------------
D(-----------------------------------------------)---------------------
A(-----------------------------------------------)---------------------
E(-----------------------------------------------)---------------------
    b         b            b         b                        b
 
 
Chorus - Riff 1a (2x)
 
 
Guitar Solo 2
 
e(---------------------------------------------------------------------
B(---------------------------------------------------------------------
G(-6(7)-6-4------------7-7(9)-7-6=---6(7)-6-4------------7-7(9)-7-6=---
D(----------4-7-5-5=--------------------------4-7-5-5=-----------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------------
   b                     b/a.h.      b                     b/a.h.
 
e(---------------------------------------------------------------
B(-12-14-14(15)-14-12----------------15-15-17-17(19)-17-15-14=---
G(--------------------11-14-12-12=-------------------------------
D(---------------------------------------------------------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------
          b                                    b
 
e(---------------------------------------------------------------
B(-12-14-14(15)-14-12----------------15-15-17-17(19)-17-15-14=---
G(--------------------11-14-12-12=-------------------------------
D(---------------------------------------------------------------
A(---------------------------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------------------------------------
          b                                    b
 
e(-21(22)-21-19---------------------------------------------------------B(--------------19-20(22)-20-20=--20(22)=-20(22)-20(22)-20(22)-20-19-17=
G(----------------------------------------------------------------------
D(----------------------------------------------------------------------
A(----------------------------------------------------------------------
E(----------------------------------------------------------------------
    b               b              b       b      b      b
                                                 fade out
e(-19-21-21(22)-21-19------------------------------------)
B(--------------------19-19-20-20(22)-20-20=---20(22)=---)
G(-------------------------------------------------------)
D(-------------------------------------------------------)
A(-------------------------------------------------------)
E(-------------------------------------------------------)
          b                     b               b
 
 
 
 
 
Symbol explanation:
 
P.M.  Palm Mute (notes marked with dot)
/     slide
=     sustained
b     bend (actual note in parentheses)
a.h.  artificial harmonic
 
 
 
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