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* STRATOVARIUS - ALPHA & OMEGA (From the album: ELEMENTS PT. 2) *
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 Music and words by: Timo Tolkki

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 Tune Down 1/2 Step! 
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B----SoundFX-Intro----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------(24-Sec)------|*-------------------------------------------5~---------------|
D---------------------|*-2--4\-5~-4-2-4~-5-4-2~----4\-5~-4-2-4--5--5~----2--4\-5~-4-|
A--Dist.Gtr--2~-------|--2--2\-2~-2-2-2~-2-2-2~----2\-2~-2-2-2--2--3~----2--2\-2~-2-|
E--Fades-in:-0~----------0-------------------0~--------------------------0----------|
            <<<<<
                                         x2
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B-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------*|---------------------------------------|
D-2-4~-5-4-2~----4\-5~-4-2-4--5----2-5p4~--*|---------------------------------------|
A-2-2~-2-2-2~----2\-2~-2-2-2--2--3----------|-------7~-----7~-----3~-----3~-----7~--|
E----------0~-----------------------------------0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0|
                                               pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm
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G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------5p4~-------------------------------------------------------5p4~--|
A---7~-----3~--2h3----------7~-----7~-----3~-----3~-----7~-----7~-----3~--2h3-------|
E-0----0-0--------------0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---------------|
 ..|  pm..|            pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|
          (end Intro)     Verse 1
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B---------------------||------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------||---9--12--11--9~--\-4--7--6--4~--\-2--5--4--2~--------------|
D--2~----2-2\--2-2\---||---9--9---9---9~--\-4--4--4--4~--\-2--2--2--2~---5--7--9~---|
A--2~----2-2\--2-2\---||---------------------------------\-0-------------5--5--5~---|
E--0~----0-0\--0-0\---||------------------------------------------------------------|
        pm.........|
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G-7--9--11~-/--9--12--11--9~---\--4--7--6--4~--\-2--5--4--2~-------------7--9--11~--|
D-7--7--7~--/--9---9---9--9~---\--4--4--4--4~--\-2--2--2--2~---5--7--9~--7--7--7~---|
A----------------------------------------------\-0-------------5--5--5~-------------|
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                                               Bridge (Acoustic Guitar)
E-----------------------------------------------3-------3--------3------5~---------2|
B--------------------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-------------3--|
G--8--9--11~--11--12--11~---11~---11-12-11~--|---------------------------------2----|
D--9--9--9~----9---9---9~----9~----9--9--9~--|-------2-------2-------2------0-------|
A--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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E--3-2-----3-2---------------0-------------------------------0~-----3---------------|
B------3-------3-----------1---1p0----------------0-----------------------------1---|
G--------2---------------4----------------2-----0----------0----0-----0-------0-----|
D----------------0-----------------2----2-----0----------2--------2-----2---2-------|
A-------------------\-0--------------0-----/2--------3~-------------------3---------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------\-|
E--------0-------3--------5--------------2---3-2-----3-2----------------0-----------|
B----------0-------0-------------------3---3-----3-------3---3------------1p0-------|
G------0-----0-------0------0--------2-------------2------------------2-------2-----|
D----2---------2-------2------2~-\0------------------------0--------2-------------2-|
A-------------------------------------------------------------\-0---------------0---|
E-0~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                   Chorus
E----------------------0---------0--------------------------------------------------|
B---1--------0-----------1---------1-------------|----------------------------------|
G-2--------0---------0-----0---------0-------0---|*---------------------------------|
D--------0---------2---------2---------2---2---2-|*--2--4\-5~-4-2-4~-5-4-2~----4\-5~|
A-----\2--------3~-----------------------3-------|---2--2\-2~-2-2-2~-2-2-2~----2\-2~|
E----------------------------------------------------0-------------------0~---------|
                                                                    x2
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B----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
G-----------5~--------------------------------------------------------*|------------|
D-4-2-4--5--5~----2--4\-5~-4-2-4~-5-4-2~----4\-5~-4-2-4--5----2-5p4~--*|--2~~--2-2\-|
A-2-2-2--2--3~----2--2\-2~-2-2-2~-2-2-2~----2\-2~-2-2-2--2--3----------|--2~~--2-2\-|
E-----------------0-------------------0~----------------------------------0~~--0-0\-|
                                                                              pm...|
                                          Interlude
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B-------------|------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
G---Verse-2---|---Bridge---|---Chorus---|-------------------------------------------|
D-------------|------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
A-------------|------------|------------|------7~-----7~-----3~-----3~-----7~-----7~|
E------------------------------------------0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0---|
                                          pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|
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G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------5p4----------------------------------------------------------5p4-----|
A-----3~-\-2h3-----------7~-----7~-----3~-----3~-----7~-----7~-----3~-\-2h3---------|
E-0-0---------------\0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0------------------|
 pm..|              pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|
  Guitar Solo
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B------slow--------.---------------------------------------------------------/-17~--|
G--11--bend-------11---11-----------12b(14)~-r/14b(16)~-r14h15b(17)~-r-15p14--------|
D--12--b--(14)~--(14)-(14)~--r12p10-------------------------------------------------|
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E-20~~-19h20-19~--15h17-15-13----------17-15-17-15\13-12-13-12-13-12-10-------------|
B-----------------------------17-15-13----------------------------------13-12-10\9/-|
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B/10-12-10-9/10\9-------------------------9-10-9------------------------------------|
G-----------------10-9---------------9-10--------10-9---------9-10-9-------9--------|
D----------------------12-10-9-10-12------------------12-10-9--------12-10---12-10-9|
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B---------------------------------------------------------------15-17-18-17-15------|
G------------------------------------------------------14-16-17----------------17-16|
D-12-10-9----/14b(15)-(15)~-r14-13h14h15p14~--14-15-17------------------------------|
A---------12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G-14-13/14\13-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------15-14-12-\10-9-7-6/7\6------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------8-7-5-------------------------------5-7-8-7-5--|
E------------------------------------------8-7-5\4-5-7-5-4\1-0-1-4/5-7-8-----------8|
                                    pm..............................................
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B----------------------------------------------------------------8-10b(12)~~---r10-8|
G---------------------------------------------------------7-9-10--------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------7-9-10---------------------------|
A-----8-7-5-----------5-7-8-7-5-----------5-7-8/10----------------------------------|
E-7-5-------8-7-5-7-8-----------8-7-5-7-8-------------------------------------------|
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E------------------------------------19-17-15----------19b(20)-r19~~----------------|
B-/(15)~~--r13-\--/18-17-15-------------------19-17-15---------------|--------------|
G---------------------------17-16-14---------------------------------|----Chorus----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
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B-------------------------------------------||
G----repeat-the-Chorus-riff-and-fade-out----|| end
D---------------------many-times------------||
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  Rhythm Guitar during Guitar Solo            |1.2.3.           |4.                |
E---------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------||
B---------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------||
G*-----4~-----4~-----2~-----2~------5~-----5~-|-----4~-----4~--*|------7~-/----11~-|| end
D*-----2~-----2~-----2~-----2~--3-3-3~-3-3-3~-|-3-3-3~-3-3-3~--*|--5-5-5~-/-9-9-9~-||
A--0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
E---------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------||
  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|  pm..|   pm..|  pm..|    pm..|  pm..|       pm..|    pm..|
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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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A.H. = Artificial harmonic
<<<< = Volume swell effect
>>>> = Volume decrease effect
pm..| = Palm mute
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = Vibrato
b() = Bend
x\ = Pick slide
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---12--- = Tremolo pick
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----/---
----/---
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--12--- = Staccato
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|*   *| = repeat from * to *
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LYRICS:
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I am the earth and sky
I am the low and high
I am the snowflake in the winter evening
I am the birth and death
I am your final breath
I am the one that gave you life and freedom
Choosing your own way
Everything you've ever known
Every seed that you have sown
Came from me, I made you
My creation is supreme
This is all my perfect dream
No mistakes in God's great "perfect" cosmic play
I am the Alpha, I am the Omega
I am the beginning and the end of time
I am the Alpha, I am the Omega
My whole creation stands before me tonight
I am the dark and light
I am the day and night
I am the mirage
I am the echo
I am the fear and anger
I am a familiar stranger
I am the shadow, I am a star that guides you
Until the end of time
Everything you've ever known
Every seed that you have sown
Came from me, I made you
My creation is supreme
This is all my perfect dream
No mistakes in God's great "perfect" cosmic play
I am the Alpha, I am the Omega
I am the beginning and the end of time
I am the Alpha, I am the Omega
My whole creation stands before me tonight
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