Sleeping Sun chords by Nightwish (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Dm 
C 
Dm 
 (D minor) The sun is sleeping  (C major) quietly  (D minor) 
C 
F 
Once upon a cen (C major) tury  (F major) 
C 
F 
Wistful oceans calm  (C major) and red  (F major) 
C/E 
Dm 
Ardent caresses laid  (C/E) to rest  (D minor) 
C 
Dm 
For my dreams I  (C major) hold my  (D minor) life
C 
Bb 
For wishes I behold  (C major) my  (B flat major) night
Gm7 
The truth at the end of time  (G minor7) 
Dm 
Losing faith makes a  (D minor) crime

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Chorus 1

I wish for this night-time

To last for a lifetime

The darkness around me

Shores of a solar sea

Oh how I wish to go down with the sun

Sleeping, weeping, with you

Verse 2
Dm 
C 
Dm 
 (D minor) Sorrow has a human  (C major) heart  (D minor) 
C 
F 
From my god it  (C major) will depart  (F major) 
C 
F 
I'd sail before a thousand  (C major) moons  (F major) 
C/E 
Dm 
Never finding  (C/E) where to go  (D minor) 
C 
Dm 
Two hundred twenty-two  (C major) days of light  (D minor) 
C 
Bb 
Will be desired by  (C major) a night  (B flat major) 
Gm7 
A moment for the poet's play  (G minor7) 
Dm 
Until there's nothing left to  (D minor) say

Chorus 2
Dm 
I  (D minor) wish for this night-time
Bb 
F 
To  (B flat major) last for a  (F major) lifetime
Gm 
Dm 
The  (G minor) darkness around  (D minor) me
Bb 
F 
C/E 
Shores  (B flat major) of  a solar  (F major) sea  (C/E) 
Dm 
Bb 
C 
 (D minor) Oh  how I wish to go  (B flat major) down with the  (C major) sun
F 
C 
 (F major) Sleeping,  (C major) weeping

Interlude 1

(with you)

Solo 1

Chorus 3
Fm 
I  (F minor) wish for this night-time
Db 
Ab 
To  (D flat major) last for a  (A flat major) lifetime
Bbm 
Fm 
The  (B flat minor) darkness around  (F minor) me
Db 
Fm 
Shores  (D flat major) of  a solar  (F minor) sea
Db 
Eb 
Oh how I wish to go  (D flat major) down with the  (E flat major) sun
Ab 
Eb 
Fm 
 (A flat major) Sleeping,  (E flat major) weeping,  (F minor) with you

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: D minorBPM: 54

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x

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This is the definitive original version of Sleeping Sun by Nightwish, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Nightwish.