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Band – Nightwish
Album – Centuary Child
Song – End Of All Hope
I cant seem to get any tabs for this, so I decided to make my attempt! It sounds good!
Standard Tuning
Intro 0.00
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--5-----5---5-----5-----3-3----|
E|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-----1-1----|
0.03
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-7----|
A|--5-----5---5-----5-----5-5----|
E|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--3-----3---3-----3-----3-3----|
E|--1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-----1-1----|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------3------|
D|--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----1-3----|
A|--3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-------1----|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 1 ("This is the birth of all hope...")
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------5----5----|
A|--2------------------------------------3----3----|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------2----2----|
D|--7------------------------------------2----2----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0----0----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------5----5----|
A|--2------------------------------------3----3----|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--7------------------------------------2----2----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2----2----|
E|---------------------------------------0----0----|
Riff 3
This is the hard part!
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------3------|
A|--5-----5---------0-1-0----5-----5-----1-0-1---1-0--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-------1--3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---5-----------0-1-0---3--3-3-1-0-0--0---0---|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-------1-----------------3-----|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------5--|
A|--1-0---0--------------5--|
E|------3---3-1-3-3-3-3--3--|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------7-----|
D|----------777----333----7-----|
A|---555----555----111----5-----|
E|---333------------------------|
Verse 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--5555--5555--5555--3-3-----------|
E|--3333--3333--3333--1-1-----------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------7-------------|
A|--5555--5555--5555--5-7-----------|
E|--3333--3333--3333----5-----------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------3---2---|
D|--------------------------3---2---|
A|--5555--5555--5555--3-3---1---0---|
E|--3333--3333--3333--1-1-----------|
Chorus
bridge
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--5---------5---------5---------3--3----|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--1----|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------7--7----|
A|--5---------5---------5---------5--5----|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--3---------3---------3---------3--3----|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1----|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------3------|
D|--5---------5---------5----------1--3---|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----1---|
E|----------------------------------------|
Chorus
Riff 4
1.56
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4--5----|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2--3----|
Riff 5
2.14
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--7--------5------|
A|--5555--5555--5555--5555--5555--5555--5555--5--7--3--3------|
E|-----------------------------------------------5--1---------|
Solo 2.50
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12h15p13—12h16p13-----12h15p13—12h16p13----15/19^b----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10-13-12h14p11--10-13-12h14-----15~~16b------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Rythym
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-7-----5---2---3---5-|
A|-5--5--3---0---1---3-|
E|----3----------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----5-7---2-----5-7--9--|
A|-2--3-5---0-2---3-5--7--|
E|-0----------0-----------|
Repeat Chorus
Outro
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--7------------------------------|
A|--5---3---5----5---5---5---5-----|
E|------1---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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cody Wanna Be |
#1 by cody westermier at Oct 16, 1972 at 6:54 PM EST |
| In my opinion, bits of it sound like the break up the band went through just before Century Child was recorded. The Child in the song could very well be Nightwish, which Tuomas killed for a short time after Over The Hills was recorded. Tony Kakko from Sonata Arctica helped convince Tuomas to reform the band, but with the new bassist, Marco, leaving Sami Vanska behind. Which can be easily fit to the first chorus: "It is the end of all hope, To lose the child, the faith, To end all the innocence, To be someone like me..." "No will to wake for this morn To see another black rose born Deathbed is slowly covered with snow" The next line and part of the chorus could be very well relating to the rebirth of the dead child: "This is the birth of all hope To have what I once had This life unforgiven It will end with a birth" "Angels, they fell first but I'm still here Alone as they are drawing near In heaven my masterpiece will finally be sung" In it, he's probably refering to their first album "Angels Fall First", saying that they're still here, even if they died, and they will eventually be heard. "Wounded is the deer that leaps highest And my wound it cuts so deep Turn off the light and let me pull the plug Mandylion without a face Deathwish without a prayer End of hope End of love End of time The rest is silence" Just summing up and repeating what is already said about the band's breakup and reformation. Deathwish, again, could very well be a play on words for Nightwish. | |
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aleXeXeX Rhythm Player |
#2 by aleXeXeX at May 6, 1982 at 6:28 AM EST |
| The guitare reef in the 2:50 minute ROCKS!!!!!! Night Wish rulez | |
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justin Average |
#3 by justin tompkins at Apr 5, 1985 at 10:03 AM EST |
| For some reason, I think the song is purely metaphorical. He (Tuomas) isn't talking about someone who's actually dying, he's talking about himself. "The child" refers to his innocence. "The faith" refers to a naive belief that the world is purely good. The first verse is saying that he doesn't want to see another day, "black rose born" could mean another cruelty, the "deathbed slowly covered with snow" could mean that someone who was good and has died is being forgotten. "Angels, they fell first, but I'm still here" means that the people he thought were good left, whether by death or a loss of illusion, but he's still there, "alone" while death is "drawing near". "Wounded is the deer..." could be saying that those who are hurt emotionally are the quickest to flee from 'life'. The reference to his "wound" places him in that category. "Turn out the lights and let me pull the plug" is his plea that people around him ignore him and allow him to wither away in peace. "Mandylion without a face" refers to the cloth with the image of Christ, but is, again, a metaphor. The cloth is meaningless without the face, he feels he is meaningless without his innocence. "Deathwish without a prayer" is honestly a bit confusing, perhaps he wants death but doesn't feel 'worthy' to pray for it. "End of hope, End of love, End of time, The rest is silence" is saying that once you lose hope, you lose love, without love, there isn't a point to life, 'time' has run out, once time runs out, every thing else is silence. The section "This is the birth of all hope, To have what I once had, This life unforgiven, It will end with birth" is hopeful. It's saying that he is regaining hope by striving to regain innocence and that this pathetic period will end with the "birth" or, perhaps more appropriately, the 'rebirth' of his inner child or innocence. I don't know, I'm just going off of what I get from it as well as a few statements that Tuomas was hugely depressed during this period, that some of the lyrics come directly from his diary or his life, and that the band was very, very concerned about him when they first read over the lyrics for the album. | |
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R.I.P Dimebag D Professional |
#4 by R.I.P Dimebag Darrell at Oct 26, 1990 at 7:40 PM EST |
| Mandylion is a name for the Image of Odessa. According to the story, there was once a king who sent for Jesus ( while he was still alive ) to heal him. Instead, Jesus sent the Image of Odessa, a cloth with his likeness ( including his face ) on it, with a disciple to the king, and the king was healed. This was before the Shroud of Turin, which was for his death. The Image of Odessa was created while he was still alive, and is supposed to have his exact likeness on it, which would mean that we know what Jesus looked like. The Image of Odessa is called the Mandylion by Orthodox Christians. | |
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Mauricio Average |
#5 by Mauricio Avendaño at Aug 11, 1996 at 12:59 PM EST |
| It think it's about anger about the way everything changes and refusal to follow these changes. Maybe this one time he failed, but that's not the end at all. There will be a next try and another one if needed. It's about refusing to accept a defeat even when things look bad. | |
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*Lee Average |
#6 by *Lee * at Jun 26, 1997 at 2:20 AM EST |
| I love this song!!!! Best power metal! | |
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Aleksandar Average |
#7 by Aleksandar Radošević at Feb 10, 1999 at 11:40 AM EST |
| this song rlzzz! the best part if after the first chorus! I luv NIghtwish! they r the best band ever with Sonata Arctica | |
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Sam Wanna Be |
#8 by Sam Payne at May 7, 2000 at 7:28 PM EST |
| hmmm my online friend introduced me to this band and it kicks so much ass it's not even funny! that woman has such a beautiful voice and they are all talented musicians. | |
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kyle Average |
#9 by kyle sharpshooter at Nov 1, 2001 at 9:43 AM EST |
| Completely agreeing with Satakieli .... and high fives on doing such a thorough job at openening up this song. KUDOS! ~Vampy | |
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Julian Average |
#10 by Julian . at Apr 25, 2006 at 8:21 PM EST |
| This song is bloody amazing. Need I say more? Probably yes because you can't just take this sort of thing on the word of a stranger. But try to trust me on this one, it is one of the best pieces of power metal that you'll ever hear. | |
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