Nightwish: Nighquest
Words & Music by T.Holopainen

tab by Mikko Mattila (anoli@sci.fi)
standard tuning (EADGBE)


Intro/Chorus Riff: (Guitar 1)
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5---4p2--0h2-------0h2---5--4p2-0-2--|
|-------------------5---4p2--0h2-3-2h3-0h2---5--4p2-0-2--|
|-----7\\\\-----0-0---0----------3-2h3-----0-------------|
|-5-5-5\\\\----------------------------------------------|
* * *****
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5h7p5--2------5---4p2--0h2-------0h2---5--4p2--0-2-|
|-----5h7p5--2------5---4p2--0h2-3-2h3-0h2---5--4p2--0-2-|
|-0-0--------0----0--------------3-2h3-----0-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7h9p7--2------5---4p2--0h2-------0h2---5--4p2--0-2-|
|-----7h9p7--2------5---4p2--0h2-3-2h3-0h2---5--4p2--0-2-|
|---0--------0----0--------------3-2h3-----0-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5h7p5--2------5---4p2--0h2-------0h2---5--4p2--0-2-|
|-----5h7p5--2------5---4p2--0h2-3-2h3-0h2---5--4p2--0-2-|
|-0-0--------0----0--------------3-2h3-----0-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----5h7p5--2------2---0-2---2------2---0-2--|
|-----5h7p5--2------2---0-2---2------2---0-2--|
|-0-0--------0----0---0-------0----0---0------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2------2---0-2--4-5-4-4p0---2------2---0-2--|
|-3------3---0-3--5-7-5-5p0---2------2---0-2--|
|------0----------------------0----0---0------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2------2---0-2---2------2---0-2--4-5-4-4p0--|
|-2------2---0-2---3------3---0-3--5-7-5-5p0--|
|-0----0---0------------0---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

Lick: (not sure about this...)
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-9p7h9~~---7h9p7p5---------------------------|
|-------------------9-7-5---------------------|
|-------------------------9-7-5---------------|
|-------------------------------9-7-5---------|


Intro Riff: (Guitar 2)
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5h7p5--2-2-2---------------------------------------|
|-----5h7p5--2-2-2---------------------------------------|
|------------0-0-0---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|*-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5h7p5--2------5---4p2--0h2-------0h2---5--4p2--0-2-|
|-----5h7p5--2------5---4p2--0h2-3-2h3-0h2---5--4p2--0-2-|
|------------0----0--------------3-2h3-----0-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


* = 3rd guitar plays this:
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5h7p5----------------------------------------------|
|-----5h7p5--7-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5h7p5--2------5---4p2--0h2-------0h2---5--4p2--0-2-|
|-----5h7p5--2------5---4p2--0h2-3-2h3-0h2---5--4p2--0-2-|
|-0-0--------0----0--------------3-2h3-----0-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----5h7p5--2------2---0-2---2------2---0-2--|
|-----5h7p5--2------2---0-2---2------2---0-2--|
|-0-0--------0----0---0-------0----0---0------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2------2---0-2--4-5-4-4p0---2------2---0-2--|
|-3------3---0-3--5-7-5-5p0---2------2---0-2--|
|------0----------------------0----0---0------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2------2---0-2---2------2---0-2--4-5-4-4p0--|
|-2------2---0-2---3------3---0-3--5-7-5-5p0--|
|-0----0---0------------0---------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-2------5---4p2--0h2---------|
|-2------5---4p2--0h2-5--5-5--|
|-0----0--------------5--5-5--|
|---------------------3--3-3--|


Verse Riff A:
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------2-------------------5-----7-|
|-2---------------------5-5-2-------------------5-----7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------3-3-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------2---------------5-5-----7-7-----|
|-----------------------5-5-2---------------5-5---5-7-7---5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-5-5-5-0-5-|
|-----------------------3-3-----------------------3-------3-|


Verse Riff B:
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-/9-7-5---4h5---5---4-5p4-2---/9-7-5---4-5~~---7-7-7---|
|-----------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-|
|--------0-------------------0--------0-------3-5-5-5-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------5-|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-/9-7-5---4h5---5---4-5p4-2---/9-7-5---4-5~~---7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------7-7-7-|
|--------0-------------------0--------0-------3-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

the other guitar plays the same thing one octave lower...


Bridge Riff (Chords):
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------5--7-----------2------------|
|-3-----5--7-----3-----2-----5------|
|-3-----3--5-----3-----0-----5------|
|-1--------------1-----------3------|


Verse Riff A
Verse Riff B
Bridge Riff
Intro/Chorus Riff (without *)

to be continued...