'Neon Light Child' by Stratovarius - Guitar Tutorial

            Artist: Stratovarius
Title:  Neon Light Child
Album:  Hunting high and low (EP)
Transcribed by Roger H. Beck
e-mail address: roger_h_beck@hotmail.com


Tune down a half step


Intro
Riff 1 (clean, let ring)

e(-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------)
B(---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----)
G(-----6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6---)
D(-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-)
A(-----------------------------------------------------------------)
E(-----------------------------------------------------------------)
  

Verse 1
Riff 1 (3x)


Riff 2 (clean, let ring)
                                                     1st    2nd
e(-5---------------5---------------7---------------(-7===-)-7===-)
B(---5-----------5---5-----------5---7-----------7-(------)-7===-)
G(-----6-------6-------6-------6-------8-------8---(------)-8===-)
D(-------7---7-----------7---7-----------9---9-----(------)-9===-)
A(---------7---------------7---------------9-------(------)-9===-)
E(-------------------------------------------------(------)------)


Verse 2 - Riff 1 (3x)
          Riff 2 with 2nd ending


Chorus
Riff 3 

Guitar 1 (clean, let ring)
e(---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------
B(-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-
G(-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---
D(---2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2---------
A(-0---------------0-----------------------------------------------
E(---------------------------------3---------------3---------------
Guitar 2 (distorted)                                                         
e(-----------------------------------------------------------------
B(-----------------------------------------------------------------
G(-----------------------------------------------------------------
D(-7===----------------------------5===----------------------------
A(-7===----------------------------5===----------------------------
E(-5===----------------------------3===----------------------------
  
e(---------0---------------0---------------1---------------1-------)-0===---
B(-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-)-1===---
G(-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---)-2===---
D(---2---2-----------2---2-----------3---3-----------3---3---------)-2===---
A(-----------------------------------------------------------------)-0===---
E(-2---------------2---------------1---------------1---------------)--------
 (                                                         
e(-----------------------------------------------------------------)--------
B(-----------------------------------------------------------------)--------
G(-----------------------------------------------------------------)--------
D(-4===----------------------------3===----------------------------)-7===---
A(-4===----------------------------3===----------------------------)-7===---
E(-2===----------------------------1===----------------------------)-5===---


Verse 3 - Riff 1 (3x)
          Riff 2 with 2nd ending
Chorus  - Riff 3


Guitar Solo

    b         .  .  .  b
e(--------------------------------------------------------------
B(-13(15)=---15-17-18-17(18)=-17-17--15-15--10-10--8-8=--6-8=---
G(--------------------------------------------------------------
D(--------------------------------------------------------------
A(--------------------------------------------------------------
E(--------------------------------------------------------------

   . b                     .   b          b             
e(------------------------------------------------------
B(-6-8(10)-8-6------------------------------------------
G(-------------7=--5------------------------------------
D(-------------------7-/5--3-5-5(7)-5-3-5-5(7)-5-3------
A(-------------------------------------------------5=---
E(------------------------------------------------------
  

    .  .  b                              b         .
e(-------------------------17----17=-17-17(18)-17-------------------
B(-------15(17)-15-15=--15----15------------------17-18-17-15-17-15-
G(----14------------------------------------------------------------
D(-12---------------------------------------------------------------
A(------------------------------------------------------------------
E(------------------------------------------------------------------

          trill                                 b
e(------------------------------------------------------------------
B(-13-15-(13-15)13-10--------------------10-13-13(15)=-13-13--10-10-
G(--------------------12-10-9----9-10-12----------------------------
D(----------------------------12------------------------------------
A(------------------------------------------------------------------
E(------------------------------------------------------------------
  

                   b                        b
e(--------------------------------------20-20(22)-20-18-17===---)
B(-8-8--6-8=---20-20(22)-20-18-17-------------------------------)
G(--------------------------------19-17-------------------------)
D(--------------------------------------------------------------)
A(--------------------------------------------------------------)
E(--------------------------------------------------------------)


Outro 
Riff 1 (5x until fade out)



  
Symbol explanation:


/     slide
=     sustained
b     bend (actual note in parentheses)
.     accented short note without sustain



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