Taken with permission from The Stratovarius Network ~ truemetal.org/stratovarius

STRATOVARIUS - SEASON OF CHANGE
Music and Words by Timo Tolkki

Parts Of this tablature by:
Jani Sairanen and Jyri Helakangas

Upgraded Tab By: Niclas Buss

email: nbjbuss@hotmail.com
       and Dabuss@xoommail.com

Please mail me if you find mistakes!

Tune down 1/2 step!

  Riff 1
eb--------0---------------0----------------1-0-1------------0--0-0---------|
Hb------1---0-1---1-----0---0-0--0-------1-------1--------1--------1-------|
Gb----2---------2-----1--------1-------0-----------0-----------------2-----|
Db------------------------------------------------------4------------------|
Ab--0---------------0----------------0----------------0--------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Season of       change           life feels so    strange

eb-------0-0-0------------2----------------2-------------------------------|
Hb-----1-------1--------1---1------------0---0-----------------------------|
Gb---------------2------------2--2-------------2---2-----------------------|
Db----3--------------2----------2------1---------1-------7-6-9-7-10-9-12-10|
Ab-0----------------0----------------2-------------------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Look into        my eyes do you   see the          truth

eb--------0---------------0----------------1-0-1------------0--0-0---------|
Hb------1---0-1---1-----0---0-0--0-------1-------1--------1--------1-------|
Gb----2---------2-----1--------1-------0-----------0-----------------2-----|
Db------------------------------------------------------4------------------|
Ab--0---------------0----------------0----------------0--------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   I'm lost    and alone            feelings        unknown


eb-------0-0-0------------2----------------2----------------0-------------|
Hb-----1-------1--------1---1------------1--------------------1-----------|
Gb---------------2------------2--2-----2-----------1------------2---------| end Riff 1
Db----3--------------2----------2----------------2---2------------2-------|
Ab-0----------------0----------------2-----------------0------------0--0--|
Eb---------------------------------------------0--------------------------|

   They come to me stronger         than                 before

eb---------------------------------------|
Hb--/10~~---\8~~---\6~~---\5\3\1~~~~-----|
Gb---------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------|
Eb---------------------------------------|

W/Riff 1 (a bit different)

On winds of time my soul will fly
The angels are knocking at my door
Oh now I need to be free
>From all this hatred I feel inside

Riff 2(w/Dist.)
eb-------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------|
Db-7-7-----10-10-9-9-7-7-----10-10-9-9-|
Ab-----7-7---------------8-8-----------|
Eb-------------------------------------|

             Am                    F
Let it be my dreams  Let it be my thoughts
          G               Riff 2
All those things in my heart
             A5                 F5
One too many days  One too many years
  G5         Riff 2
I wasted for nothing

Riff 3(w/Dist.)
eb-------------------------------------------------|
Hb-------------------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------------------------------------|
Db-10-10-------13-13-12-12-10-10-------13-13-12-12-|
Ab-------10-10-------------------11-11-------------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------|

           C5                  G#
I never realized  The truth is inside
         A#              Riff 3
Of every man for all to see
             C5                   G#
Listen to me now  I'm so close to you
      A#         Riff 3
Never felt like this before

Keyboard Solo
G is the chord that is played most of the time.But play F too.

Guitar Solo

eb-15p13p11-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------15p13p12----------------------------13-15~~--16-15--13-13-------------------------------|
Gb-------------------13p12p10----------------12-----------------------12-12----------------13-12~~--|
Db----------------------------13p12-10~~--13--------------------------------13-13-12-12-10----------|
Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
		 1/4   1/4						     1/2
eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hb-----------------12^----------15-15-13-13-12-12----------20^--20~~--20-20--18-15-16-13-15-16-13-15|
Gb----12----12^--------13-13-12-------------------13-13-12------------------------------------------|
Db-12----12-----12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     Full    Full		 1/2	     1/2
eb----20^-r20-20^-r20~~--22^-r22---15^-r15--16-15-13------------------------------------------------|
Bb-16------------------------------------------------16-15-13-15-13---------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------------------------------16-13-12-13---------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-13---------------|
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-15-14-15-17|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb----------------------|
Hb----------------------|
Gb----------------------|
Db----------------------|
Ab-15-14-15-14----------|
Eb-------------16-15~~--|

Rhythm Guitar during Solo:
    C							    G					               x2
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
Db:-----5-6-3-5-5-5-5-5------5-6-3-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------:|
Ab--3-3------------------3-3----------------------5-6-3-5-5-5-5-5------5-6-3-5-5-5-5-5---|
Eb--------------------------------------------3-3------------------3-3-------------------|

After Solo
			     x2    			   x2				  x4
eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------|
Gb:---------------------:|:-------------------:|:--------------------:|---------|
Db:-----3-4-1-3-3-3-3-3-:|:---6-7-4-6-6-6-6-6-:|:---9-10-7-9-9-9-9-9-:|---------|
Ab--1-1------------------|--4------------------|--7-------------------|-2~~-----|
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------0~~-----|

Slow part

   A		   		    A				     G				G			     x2
eb-----7-8-7-------7-8-7--------7-8-7-------7-8-7--------5-6-5-------5-6-5--------5-6-5-------5-6-5----|
Hb---5-------5---5-------5----5-------5---5-------5----3-------3---3-------3----3-------3---3-------3--|
Gb:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
Db:7-----------7------------7-----------7------------5-----------5------------5-----------5-----------:|
Ab-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    C						 C					  Bb				   Bb
eb------10-11-10--------10-11-10---------10-11-10--------10-11-10--------8-9-8-------8-9-8--------8-9-8|
Hb----8----------8----8----------8-----8----------8----8----------8----6-------6---6-------6----6------|
Gb-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db-10--------------10---------------10--------------10---------------8-----------8------------8--------|
Ab-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
			G				 G				     E			     x4
eb-------8-9-8--------5-6-5-------5-6-5--------5-6-5-------5-6-5-----------2-3-2-------2-3-2-----|
Hb-6---6-------6----3-------3---3-------3----3-------3---3-------3--|----0-------0---0-------0---|
Gb------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------:|
Db---8------------5-----------5------------5-----------5------------|:-2-----------2------------:|
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Play E like this:       play C like this:
eb-------------------------------------------------|
Hb-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gb-----------------------|-------------------------|
Db--9-----9---10-9-7-9---|-------------------------|
Ab--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7---|-10-----10---12-10-9--10-|
Eb-------------------------8--8-8-8--8-8--8--8--8--|
     pm..| pm                pm..|  pm

E
The carousel is spinning fast
                      C
Better enjoy while it lasts

Every moment is like gold
				    E
You'll remember when you're old


And the meaning of this life
                     C
Is to live and is to die

Make the best out of your dreams
                                 E
They are the world where you are free


All the sorrow and the pain
                       C
Will be washed away by rain

An eternal joy will come
                        E
It can be found by everyone


Though the end is drawing near
                    C
I'm not feeling any fear

I have found the truth inside
                      E
After all the tears I cry

          C
Season of Change

Repeat E ,C  and fade out.