The Islander Tab

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Song: The Islander
Artist: Nightwish
Album: Dark Passion Play
Tuning: Standard
 
I looked at all the other tabs of this song, and I felt that there was always something
with the intros. I found out the other tabs just had part of it. There are two guitars
of just one, as well as in the verses. So, here's my tab: I transcribed as much as I
This is one of my favorite songs in the world, and I hope this will help. Thanks to
Damaged Roses for the Chords in the Verse and Chorus.
 
Notes: this might all not be 100 percent correct, but a lot of it's hard to hear. And
strumming patterns are what I use. It sounds right to me.
 
 
 
[Intro]
Wood Flute
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------11~--------\---11~-----11p9h11h12~----11~-----\---|
|-9~-----------7--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
This whole section played four times:
Guitar I
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---2-3-2-0h2p0---0-------------------------------------|
|-4-------------2---------------------------------------|
|-4-----------------4~------0-0h2p0---0-----------------|
|-2---------------------------------2---4-0-2~----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar II
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-2-3-2-0h2p0---0-------------------------------------|
|-4-------------2-----------------------------4-------2-|
|-4-----------------4~------0-0h2p0---0---------2---4---|
|-----------------------------------2---4-0-------------|
|-------------------------------------------3~----0~----|
 
Wood Flute
(coming in on the 2nd time)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-2-3-2-0h2p0---0-------------------3-2---------------|
|---------------2-------------------4-----2-0~----------|
|-------------------4~------0-0h2p0---------------2~----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
Piano
(coming in on the 3rd time)
|-2-2-2-2---2---0-2-------2---0-2---2-0-------0-2---2-0-|
|-0-2-3-2-------------0-3---0-----0---------0-----0-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------4-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Pre-Verse]
Piano
|-------7-----------7---|
|---5-7---7-5---5-7---5-|
|-4-----------4---------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
 
 
[Verse] 2x
Guitar 1
|-2----2-----2----2----3--3-3-3-3-3----3---------------------------------------------|
|-3--3-3-----2--2-2----3--3-3-3-3-3----3----2--2-2-----3--3-3-----2--2-2-------------|
|-4--4-4-----4--4-4-xx-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-xx-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-xx-4-4-4-4--|
|-4--4---4-4-4--4---xx-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---xx-2--2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-xx-4-4-4-4--|
|-2------2-2-2------xx-2----------2------xx-0--0-------0----------0------xx-2-2-2-2--|
|----------------------3----------3--------------------------------------------------|
         - -                                       - -        - -
 
Guitar II
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----------------------------2-----------|
|---3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-----3-----2-----2-------3---------|
|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2---2-----2-----2-----2-------4-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2-------4-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Guitar I
|-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----|
|-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----|
|-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----|
|-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----|
|-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar II
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
Guitar I and II - 4x
|-3~-------2~-------0~-------2~-------|
|-3~-------3~-------0~-------3~-------|
|-0~-------2~-------0~-------4~-------|
|-0~-------0~-------2~-------4~-------|
|-2~----------------2~-------2~-------|
|-3~----------------------------------|
 
 
Repeat Intro
Repeat Verse and Pre-Chorus
 
 
Second time in Verse 2
Wood Flute
First Pre-Chorus    Verse
|-----------14~----|-14~---12~---15~---14~---14~---12~---------14~---15p12h14-|
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-11h12p11---------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
|-14~---12~---15~---14~---14~---12~---10~---7~-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Repeat Chorus
 
 
With Strings and Wood Flute
|-15----14----17----------15----14----17-----12h14h15---------17--17p14h15----17--------|
|-------------------15------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------14-------------------------14~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Guitars play the Intro
 
 
Wood Flute
|-19~-------\--------------------------15~-------17~-----15h17h19~----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Bagpipes at 3:20
|----12-14-19-14-12----12-14-19b~-----19p17h19p17-12h14----15---14-15-14--------------|
|-12----------------12---------------------------------------------------15-10/12~----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Violin
|----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14-|
|-12----------------12----------------12----------------12----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
|-15-14-12-----------------------------12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19---12h14-|
|----------15-14-10-12~-------------12----------------12------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Violin and Bagpipes
|-15-14-12-------------------------------12-------14---------------12-14-|
|----------15-14-10-12~----14----15-----------------------------12-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
|-------------------------------------2---------2---------2--2-----------|
|-------------------------------------3---------3---------3--3-----------|
|--------------------------------4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4--4--4--|
|--------------------------------4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4--4--4--|
|--------------------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--2--2--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 | Guitar I comes In
 
 
[Final Chorus]
Bag Pipes
|-19----15v---17----14----15----14-12----15--14------------|
|-------------------------------------15-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------11v--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
|-15----14--------------12h14h15----14v----14--------------|
|-------------15----14---------------------------12~-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
Bag Pipes
|-/19------17-15p14p12h14-/17--------------15p14-12h14-14~----|
|------------------------------------------------------12~----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Then Violin
|----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14----12-14-19-12-14--------|
|-12----------------12----------------12----------------12----------------12~----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Then Wood Flute
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------h8h10~------12p10----------10----h10h12~------10h12p10---------|
|-(9)/11~-----11p9h11-----------------9/11~-------11p9---------------------h9/11~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Key
---
- = Palm Mute
b = Bend
h = hammer on
p = pull of
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
v = vibrato
~ = hold note
x = mute note
X
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The Islander – Nightwish
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If you watch him play it its all played higher on the neck. While this may sound right I don't think its how Marco wrote it.
that's thanks to Damaged Roses fer the chords in the verse and chorus.
Great tab, thanks for even tabbing the violin, flute and the piano versions!~ ^^