STRATOVARIUS - ALPHA & OMEGA (From the album: ELEMENTS PT. 2) * 
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 Music and words by: Timo Tolkki 
 
Transcribed by: Niclas Buss 
Days tabbed: 21.12.2003 & 11.1.2004 
Homepage: http://www.metalprovider.com/thedarktower/enter.htm 
          http://www.northernflame.tk 
Email: [email protected] 
 
Please mail me if you can find mistakes! 
 
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 Tune Down 1/2 Step!  
 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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 
 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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 
E---------------------||------------------------------------------------------------| 
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.........| 
 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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~-------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
                                               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--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
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 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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..| 
 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------/| 
B------slow--------.---------------------------------------------------------/-17~--| 
G--11--bend-------11---11-----------12b(14)~-r/14b(16)~-r14h15b(17)~-r-15p14--------| 
D--12--b--(14)~--(14)-(14)~--r12p10-------------------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
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/-| 
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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| 
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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.............................................. 
 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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-------------------------------------------| 
 .................................................| 
 
E------------------------------------19-17-15----------19b(20)-r19~~----------------| 
B-/(15)~~--r13-\--/18-17-15-------------------19-17-15---------------|--------------| 
G---------------------------17-16-14---------------------------------|----Chorus----| 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
E-------------------------------------------|| 
B-------------------------------------------|| 
G----repeat-the-Chorus-riff-and-fade-out----|| end 
D---------------------many-times------------|| 
A-------------------------------------------|| 
E-------------------------------------------|| 
 
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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 
----/--- 
----/--- 
----/--- 
 
---.--- 
--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