Dead Gardens Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Once Tabs:

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Band:                Nightwish
Song:                Dead Gardens
Album:               Once
Transcribed by:      Hebert Bravo
E-mail:              wizardhp_7@hotmail.com

Tune:                (D)

Thanks to Roy and  drewbozz 
By the way my nemo tab and dark chest of wonders tab are in tuning (E)
For corrections, sugest or something please mail me. Thanks to metaltabs.

Intro

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|-------------------6-----7~---|
|------5-----8---444---555~---|
|----333---666----------------| 
p.m   ..    ..    ..    .. 

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|-----6----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----4------4-------55555-----4-------555-5656-----4---------6--65656-|
|-3-6----3-6---3-4-3-33333-3-6---3-4-3-333-3434-3-6---3-4-3-3343343434-| 
p.m .                                                       .. ..

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|---------------------------------------3-----3-----3-----3-----|
|------------------------6-2------------3-----3-----3-----3-5-2-|
|-----4---------6--6-----4-2------------1-----1-----1-----1-5-2-|
|-3-6---3-4-3-334334-3-6---0--------0-3---0-3---0-3---0-3---3-0-| 
p.m           .. ..  . .            . .   . .   . .   . .
 
Verse 1 "The story behind the painting..."
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|-----------------------------------------------------7-7-77-5-4------|
|-------------------------------5---------------------7-7-77-5-4-5-2--|x2
|-222-22-2-22-222-222-22-2-22-2-3p2h3-222-22-2-22-222-555555-3-2-5-2--|
|-000-00-0-00-000-000-00-0-00-0-------000-00-0-00-000------------3-0--| 
p.m.. .. . .. ... ... .. . .. .       ... .. . .. ...

"All the tales are told..."
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|-5-----4---------------------7--------------------7-7--------------------|
|-5--7--2—-5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5—5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-7-7----2---------------|
|-3--7--2—-5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5—3p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5-5...-2—5p3p2--23/77*~|
|----5-----3p0-0h3p0-3p0003p0---3p0-0h3p0-3p0003p0--------0------30-------| 
p.m                                                   .....

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|--------------------7--------------------7-7------------------------|
|-5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5—5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-7-7----2-------------------|
|-5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5—3p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5-5...-2—5*~p3*~p2*~—--5*~-|
|-3p0-0h3p0-3p0003p0---3p0-0h3p0-3p0003p0--------0------------3*~----|  
p.m                                          .....

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|-2-5-8-2-3-2--2-2-2-5-8-8----|
|-0-3-6-0-1-0--0-0-0-3-6-6----| 

Verse 2 "My song is little..."
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|-----------------------------------------------------7-7-77-5-4-----5----|
|-------------------------------5---------------------7-7-77-5-4-5-2-5--7-|
|-222-22-2-22-222-222-22-2-22-2-3p2h3-222-22-2-22-222-555555-3-2-5-0-3--7-|
|-000-00-0-00-000-000-00-0-00-0-------000-00-0-00-000------------3-0----5-|  
p.m.. .. . .. ... ... .. . .. .       ... .. . .. ...       

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|-----3p2---------3-2--2-2-2-2-2-5-7-8-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3h7-----3-5-6-0-1-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6-0-1-0--0-0-0-0-0-| 

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|-5-7-8-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-5-7-8--3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-5-7-8--|
|-3-5-6-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-3-5-6--1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-3-5-6--| 
p.m         . .   . .   . .   . .          . .   . .   . .   . .  

Interlude "Were are the wolves..."
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|-22-22-22-22-2-2-22-22-22-22-2-2-66-66-66-66-6-6-66-66-66-66-6-6--|
|-00-00-00-00-0-0-00-00-00-00-0-0-44-44-44-44-4-4-44-44-44-44-4-4--| 
p.m. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . 

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|-22-22-22-22-2-2-22-22-22-22-2-2-66-66-66-66-6-6-666--6-666-6-666--6-666-|
|-22-22-22-22-2-2-22-22-22-22-2-2-66-66-66-66-6-6-666--6-666-6-666--6-666-|
|-00-00-00-00-0-0-00-00-00-00-0-0-44-44-44-44-4-4-444--4-444-4-444--4-444-| 
 
Riff
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|----------------5-3--|
|----------------4-2--|
|--2---------2---2-0--|
|--2-5-------2--------|
|--0---5-3-2-0--------| 

Verse 3 "All the tales are told..."
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------7--------------------7-7---------------------|
|-5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5—5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-7-7----2----------------|
|-5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5—3p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5-5...-2—5p3p2—-23/77*~-|
|-3p0-0h3p0-3p0003p0---3p0-0h3p0-3p0003p0--------0------30--------|  
p.m                                          ..... 

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------7--------------------7-7------------------------|
|-5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5—5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-7-7----2-------------------|
|-5p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5—3p2-2h5p2-5p2—-5p2-5-5...-2—5*~p3*~p2*~—--5*~-|
|-3p0-0h3p0-3p0003p0---3p0-0h3p0-3p0003p0--------0------------3*~----|
p.m                                          .....

Outro
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|-2-5-8-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-5-7-8-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-3-6-0-1-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6-0-1-0--0-0-0-0-0--| 


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|-5-7-8-2----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-5-6-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-3-5-6-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-3-5-6--| 


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|-0-3-6-0-1-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6-0-1-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6-0-1-0--0-0-0-0-0---| 
p.m . . .

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|-5-7-8-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2---|
|-3-5-6-0-1-0--0-0-0-0-0---| 
 
                          (03:58)                  (04:08)           STOP(04:25)
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|-----3-----3-----3-----||-----------------------||-----3-----3-----3-----|
|-----3-----3-----3-----||-----------------------||-----3-----3-----3-----|
|-----1-----1-----1-----||-----------------------||-----1-----1-----1-----|
|-0-3---0-3---0-3--...--||-0-3-6-0-3-6-0-3-6...--||-0-3---0-3---0-3--...--| 
p.m..   . .   . .                                   . .   . .   . .

This is All    ¡ENJOY!

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Tim Rhythm Player	#1 by Tim Hanson at Jun 18, 1976 at 5:40 AM EST
	Pretty cool that even when Toumas feels like he is not being creative, such beauty can come out. I like the words to this song, but am not wild about the music. Refering to the first couple posts - you guys need to remember that it is NOT Tarja who is feeling these emotions, it is Toumas, she is just the voice!!!

No Picture December Underg Average	#2 by December Underground at Mar 13, 1987 at 1:38 AM EST
	This song is basically Tuomas expressing a lack of inspiration - writer's block, like some of you said. "The story behind the painting I drew is already told." He feels he can't come up with anything original. "No more tearstains on the pages of my diary." There has been no sadness or drama in his life to fuel his emotions and make him want to create music. "Tired but unable to give up since I'm responsible for the lives I saved." He feels a responsibility to his band and to his fans to at least try and create a new song. I think the song's music fits perfectly with its lyrics. One of my favourites from Once! \m/

No Picture Alexander Wanna Be	#3 by Alexander Taule at Jun 29, 1999 at 8:40 AM EST
	Lol, I love this song and I know it has a deep meaning, but for now it has just a basic meaning for me "The play is done..The curtain`s down" I'm still at school and I have to write a play for Drama lol it has to be all like full profeesional and blah and I just can't wait until 'The play is done and the curtains down' hehe

No Picture frosty Average	#4 by frosty Angel at Sep 20, 2005 at 9:14 PM EST
	It sounds to me like someone who's done great things, but now all of the excitement is over and all that's left is the mundane consequences of everything she's done, and she just wishes it were all over (not life, but responsibility).

No Picture Ace Average	#5 by Ace Of Spades at May 3, 2007 at 12:09 AM EST
	This is a good song, I really liek the guitar riffs and the chorus... ALso I think it effectively describes how the loss of innocence and the meaning to our life can make us live linger on a constant state of melancholy, "caring for dead gardens", meaning the beauty of past expiriences we cannot posses once more.