#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-----------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretationof the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #---------------------------------------------------------------------------# Artist: The Tea Party Song: Winter Solstice Album: Splendor Solis -> listen to the album to get the time/rhythm -> tuning: low to high >> C G C G C D (same tuning as Midsummer Day but with capo on second fret) There are two guitars in this song. The lead is a twelve string acoustic and the rhythm is also a twelve string acoustic. I tried to tabbed out both guitars. Some part of the rhythm are pretty fast, i suggest using a really flimsy pick. Any corrections or comments are welcome. Gnosis gnosis@ica.net h Hammer on p Pull off s Slide H Harmonic / Slide up \ Slide down ************************************************************ Enjoy!!!! Intro ----- lead H H H D |--------------------------------------------------------- C |-12--7------0-4p0---0-----0-2h4-2p0-----0-2-0-4p2p0---12- G |-12--7----0-------5------0--------------0-0-0-------0-12- C |-12--7----0-------------2---------------0-0-0---------12- G |-12--7--3/5------------3--------------2---------------12- C |-12--7----0-------------------------5-----------------12- H H D |---------------------------------------------------- C |-----0-4p0---0-----0-2h4-2p0-----0-2-0-4p2p0---7-12- G |---0-------5------0--------------0-0-0-------0-7-12- C |---0-------------2---------------0-0-0---------7-12- G |-3/5------------3--------------2---------------7-12- C |---0-------------------------5-----------------7-12- D |------------------------------------------------- C |-----0-2-0-----0-------0-----0-2-0-2/4-0-------0- G |-----0-0-0-3/5--5-4h5-5------0-0-0-3/5---4h5-5--- C |-----0-0-0---0---------------0-0-0---0----------- G |---2-------3/5-------------2-------3/5----------- C |-5-----------0-----------5-----------0----------- H D |--------------------------------------------- C |-----0-2-0----0-2p0---0-----0-2-0-4p2p0---12- G |-----0-0-0---4------4-------0-0-0-------0-12- C |-----0-0-0--4---------------0-0-0---------12- G |---2-------2--------------2---------------12- C |-5----------------------5-----------------12- Verse ----- The lead keeps playing the same thing as intro and the rhythm join in with this D |-------------0-0-0-0-0-0------------------- C |-0-0-4p0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0- G |-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h2-0-0-0-0-0- x2 C |-0-0-0---0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0- G |-5-5-5---5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-------5-5-5-5- C |-0-0-0---0-0-------------5-5-------0-0-0-0- D |------------------- ------------------------------------------- C |-----------0-0-0-0- ---------0-0-0-0-4p0---0-----------0-0-0-0- G |-0-0-0h2-0-0-0-0-0- x2 -0-0h2-0-4-4-4-------4---0-0-0h2-0-0-0-0-0- C |-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0- -0-0---0-4-4-4-----------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0- G |-2-2-------5-5-5-5- -2-------2-2-2-----------2-2-------5-5-5-5- C |-5-5-------0-0-0-0- -5-----------------------5-5-------0-0-0-0- Chorus ------ lead D |-3/5-5-5-5\3-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5/8--8--8-\7- C |-5/7-7-7-7\5-3-3-3/9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7/10-10-10\9- G |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0--0---- C |---------------------------------------------- G |---------------------------------------------- C |---------------------------------------------- D |-2-3-/7-5- C |-4-5-/9-7- G |-0-0--0-0- C |---------- G |---------- C |---------- D |-3/5-5-5-5\3-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5/8--8--8-\7- C |-5/7-7-7-7\5-3-3-3/9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7/10-10-10\9- G |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0--0---- C |---------------------------------------------- G |---------------------------------------------- C |---------------------------------------------- D |-2-3-2/3-2- C |-4-5-4/5-4- G |-0-0-0---0- C |----------- G |----------- C |----------- D |-3/5-5-5-5\3-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5/8--8--8-\7- C |-5/7-7-7-7\5-3-3-3/9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7/10-10-10\9- G |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0--0---- C |---------------------------------------------- G |---------------------------------------------- C |---------------------------------------------- D |-2-3-/8--7- C |-4-5-/10-9- G |-0-0--0--0- C |----------- G |----------- C |----------- D |-3/5-5-5-5\3-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5/8--8--8-\7- C |-5/7-7-7-7\5-3-3-3/9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7/10-10-10\9- G |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0--0---- C |---------------------------------------------- G |---------------------------------------------- C |---------------------------------------------- D |-2-5-2/3-5- C |-4-3-4/5-3- G |-0-0-0---0- C |----------- G |----------- C |----------- -the rhythm plays open strings during the chorus -listen to the cd to get stumming patterns D |--- C |-0- G |-0- - rhythm plays these open strings C |-0- G |-0- C |--- Bridge ------ The lead plays all this alone with no rhythm in the back round D |----------------------------------------- C |-------------2h4p2p0--------------------- G |-0h2p0---0-4---------2------------------- C |-------4---------------4-5-2h4p2p0------- G |-----------------------------------2----- C |-------------------------------------4-5- really fast!!! D |---|----------------------------------- C |---|-------------------2p0---0-4p2p0-0- G |---|-2p0---0-4p2p0---0-----4----------- x2 C |---|-----4---------4------------------- G |---|----------------------------------- C |-0-|----------------------------------- D |----------------------------------- C |----------------------------------- G |-2p0---0-4p2p0---0-2p0---0--------- x2 C |-----4---------4-------4---4p2p0-0- G |----------------------------------- C |----------------------------------- And then this part ryhthm comes in (shown below) lead D |------------- -2-3-/5-3- ------------- -2-3-/7-5- C |-5-4-4p2p0-0- -4-5-/7-5- -5-4-4p2p0-0- -4-5-/9-7- G |------------- x3 -0-0--0-0- ------------- x3 -0-0--0-0- C |------------- -0-0--0-0- ------------- -0-0--0-0- G |------------- -0-0--0-0- ------------- -0-0--0-0- C |------------- -0-0--0-0- ------------- -0-0--0-0- D |------------- -2-3-/8--7- ------------- -2-3-2/3-2- C |-5-4-4p2p0-0- -4-5-/10-9- -5-4-4p2p0-0- -4-5-4/5-4- G |------------- x3 -0-0--0--0- ------------- x3 -0-0-0-0-0- C |------------- -0-0--0--0- ------------- -0-0-0-0-0- G |------------- -0-0--0--0- ------------- -0-0-0-0-0- C |------------- -0-0--0--0- ------------- -0-0-0-0-0- D |------------- -2-3-/5-3- ------------- -2-3-/7-5- C |-5-4-4p2p0-0- -4-5-/7-5- -5-4-4p2p0-0- -4-5-/9-7- G |------------- -0-0--0-0- ------------- -0-0--0-0- C |------------- -0-0--0-0- ------------- -0-0--0-0- G |------------- -0-0--0-0- ------------- -0-0--0-0- C |------------- -0-0--0-0- ------------- -0-0--0-0- D |------------- -2-3-/8--7- ------------- C |-5-4-4p2p0-0- -4-5-/10-9- -5-4-4p2p0-0- G |------------- -0-0--0--0- ------------- C |------------- -0-0--0--0- ------------- G |------------- -0-0--0--0- ------------- C |------------- -0-0--0--0- ------------- -stum each a few times -listen to cd to find stumming pattern D |-8-/10-8-/10-8--10-8--10-8--7-8--7-8--7/12-7-7/12--7-5-3- C |-10/12-10/12-10-12-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-9/14-9-9/14--9-7-5- G |-0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0----0-0-----0-0-0- C |--------------------------------------------------------- G |--------------------------------------------------------- C |--------------------------------------------------------- rhythm plays mostly open strings rhythm D |------------- --------------------- C |-0--0--00000- -0------------------- G |-5--5--55555- x3 -5-pause then repeat- C |-0--0--00000- -0------------------- G |-0--0--00000- -0------------------- C |------------- --------------------- repeat above 4 times D |------------- -------------- C |-0--0--00000- -00000--00000- G |-5--5--55555- x3 -44444--55555- C |-0--0--00000- -00000--00000- G |-0--0--00000- -00000--00000- C |------------- -------------- repeat above 3 times D |-------------- C |-0-0--0-0-0-0- G |-5-5--5-5-5-5- x3 C |-0-0--0-0-0-0- G |-0-0--0-0-0-0- C |-------------- D |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- C |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- G |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- C |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- G |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- C |----------------- Outro ----- rhythm plays along like in verses and ends off stumming the same that the lead plays lead H D |-------------------------------------------------- C |-----0-4p0---0-----0-2h4-2p0-----0-2-0-4p2p0---12- G |---0-------5------0--------------0-0-0-------0-12- C |---0-------------2---------------0-0-0---------12- G |-3/5------------3--------------2---------------12- C |---0-------------------------5-----------------12- H H D |---------------------------------------------------- C |-----0-4p0---0-----0-2h4-2p0-----0-2-0-4p2p0---7-12- G |---0-------5------0--------------0-0-0-------0-7-12- C |---0-------------2---------------0-0-0---------7-12- G |-3/5------------3--------------2---------------7-12- C |---0-------------------------5-----------------7-12- D |------------------------------------------------- C |-----0-2-0-----0-------0-----0-2-0-2/4-0-------0- G |-----0-0-0-3/5--5-4h5-5------0-0-0---0--5-4h5-5-- C |-----0-0-0---0---------------0-0-0---0----------- G |---2-------3/5-------------2-------3/5----------- C |-5-----------0-----------5-----------0----------- D |----------------------------------------------- C |-----0-2-0----0-2p0---0-----0-2-0----0-2p0---0- G |-----0-0-0---4------4-------0-0-0---4------4--- C |-----0-0-0--4---------------0-0-0--4----------- G |---2-------2--------------2-------2------------ C |-5----------------------5---------------------- D |---------------------------------------------- C |-----0-2-0----0-2h4-2p0----0----0----0-0-0--0- G |-----0-0-0---4------------0----0----0--0-0--0- C |-----0-0-0--4------------0----0----0---0-0--0- G |---2-------2---------------------------0-0--0- C |-5----------------------5----7----5----0-0--0-