Title: Paradise
Game: "Frontier: First Encounters" (Elite 3)
Composed by: Quality Quartet
Arranged and tabulated by: A. Zadorin
2019

The original track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRQsGWMZq28

(The attached ZIP-file contains this tablature, a sheet music, and the
GNU LilyPond source file for the sheet music.)

The track basically consists of the same melody repeated four times over a chromatically
descending bass and different accompanement. You can find various simplifying alternatives
in the end.

This arrangement is for a solo guitar with the standard tuning.

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[Piano part]

4/4  (the accent shows the melody line)
   > > >   >     > >     >   >         > > >   >     > >     >   >         > > >
   E E E   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   Q   E E E E   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   Q   E E E E
e|---0-3-|-5---0-3-2---0-3-|-0-----------0-3-|-5---0-3-2---0-3-|-7---0---0---0---|
B|-0-----|-----0---0---0---|-----4---4---0---|-----3---3---3---|-----------0---8-|
G|-------|-----0---0---0---|-----4---4-4-----|-----4---4---4---|-----6---6---6---|
D|-------|-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----7---7---7---|
A|-------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|
E|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   mp


5   >        >  >        >     >              >  >  >    >                 >
    Q     E  E  Q     E  E     Q     Q     E  E  E  E    Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q
e|--------0-----0-----0-----|-12-----0-----0-12-10--8--|-7---0---0---0---|-6---0---0---0-7/|
B|-10-----------------------|--------0-----0-----0-----|-----8---8---8---|-----7---7---7---|
G|--------0-12-11-----0-12--|--------0-----0-----0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------10----10----10-----|--------------------------|-----8---8---8---|-----8---8---8---|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--8-----------------------|--7-----------------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|
                                                         >                 >
                                                         cresc.____________________________

9    >                                  >                   >   >   >
     Q       Q       Q       E   S S    Q       Q       E   E   E   E
e|--12-------0-------0-------0--11-9-|-11-----------------------0---3----|
B|-----------0-------0-------0-------|----------0-------0---0---0--------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------8-------8----------------|
D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------4--------|
A|-----------9-------9-------9-------|----------9-------9----------------|
E|---7-------------------------------|--7--------------------------------|
     >                                  >
     cresc._____________________________________________________________


[Wind instruments part]

11
   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   Q   E E E E   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   Q   E E E E
e|-5-----3-2-----3-|-0-----------0-3-|-5-----3-2-----3-|-7-----------0---|
B|-0---0---0---0---|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------0---8-|
G|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-6---6---6---6---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|
E|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   f
   
15 CIII
   Q   E E Q   E E    Q     Q     E  E  E  E    Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q
e|-5-----3-------3-|-12-------------12-10--8--|-7---------------|-6---------------|
B|---------7-------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|--------------------------|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|
D|-5---5---5---5---|--------------------------|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|
A|-3---3---3---3---|--9-----9-----9-----9-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|--7-----7-----7-----7-----|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---|

19                     |------6-------|  |------6-------|
       S   S   S   S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E       S   S
e|-11/12--12--12--12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------11---9---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----7---------------7-----------------7-----------------7---------------|

20              |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
    Q           S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
e|-11-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--9-----------------------------------------------|
E|--7-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
                >           >           >
                pp cresc.___________________________


[Bridge]

21  >
    E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E      E   E   E   E   E   E   S S S S    E   E   E   E   E   E   E   S S
e|-12-------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------0-|
B|--0-------------------------------|--------------------------------0h|--3---------------------------3p--|
G|--0-------------------------------|------------------------------1---|----------------------------------|
D|--x-------------------------------|----------------------------2-----|----------------------------------|
A|--x-------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
    >       >       >       >          >       >       >       >          >       >       >       >
       pp

24
    E   E   E   E   E   E   S S S S    E   E   E   E   E   E   S S S S
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--0---------------------------0---|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------3p--2p|--0---------------------------0---|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------4p--0h|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
    >       >       >       >          >       >       >       >

26
    E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E      E   E   E   E   E   E   S S S S
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------0h|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------1---|
D|--2-------------------------------|----------------------------2-----|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
    >       >       >       >          >       >       >       >

28
    E   E   E   E   E   E   E   S S    E   E   E   E   E   E   S S S S
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------2h3---|
B|--3---------------------------2h3h|--4-----------------------------4h|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
    >       >       >       >          >       >       >       >

30
    E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E      E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------0---3---|
B|--5-------------------------------|----------------------0-----------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
    >       >       >       >          >       >       >       >
                                       cresc.__________________________


[Orchestra part]

32                                 |-3-|                                               |-3-|
   Q.       E  Q.       E    Q     E E E E  E  E  E    Q.       E  Q.       E    Q     E E E E  E  E  E
e|-5--------3--2--------3--|-0-----------------0--3--|-5--------3--2--------3--|-7-----------------0-----|
B|-------------------------|-------4-4-4-4--0--------|-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-----|----------------0-----8--|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-6-----6-6-6-6-----6-----|
D|-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-----|-1-----1-1-1-1-----1-----|-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-----|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-----|
E|-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   Q     E E E Q     Q                                 Q     E E E Q     Q
   ff    |-3-|                                               |-3-|

36 CIII                             |-3-|                     |-3-|
   Q.       E  Q.       E     Q     E E E E  E  E  E    Q     E E E Q     Q       Q     Q     Q     Q
e|-5--------3-----------3--|-12-------------12-10--8--|-7-----------------------|-6-----------------------|
B|-------------7-----------|--0-----0-0-0-0-----0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-----|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|-8-----8-8-8-8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8-----8-----|
A|-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-----|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--7-----7-7-7-7-----7-----|-6-----6-6-6-6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----|
   Q     E E E Q     Q
         |-3-|

40                                            |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
      Q     Q     Q     Q  S S    Q           S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    W
e|-7/12-------------------11-9-|-11-----------------------------------------------|-----|
B|----0-----0-----0-----0------|--0-----------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----|
E|----7-----7-----7-----7------|--7-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--|
                                              >           >           >              >
                                              p cresc._________________________________


[Ending]

43
     Q       Q       Q       Q           E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|-----------------<12>--------------|-----------0-----------0-----------|
B|---------<12>----------------------|-------0----------<7>------0-------|
G|--------------------------<5>------|--------------<5>-------------<5>--|
D|-----------------------------------|--<3>------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---7-------------------------------|
E|---L-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
            pp

45
     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E       E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|-<12>--------------------<12>------|-----------------------0-----------|
B|-------0-------------<12>----------|-------0---3------<7>--------------|
G|--------------12--------------<5>--|--------------<5>----------8--<5>--|
D|----------14------14---------------|--<3>------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------|
E|--11-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


47                                        (equivalent to 0<5> on G-string,
                                          just remember the position over
                                                     |     the sound hole)

     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E       E   E   E   E  S  S E   E   E
e|---------------0---------<12>------|-----------------14h15p14----------|
B|--<5>----------------<12>----------|-----------1-----------------------|
G|-----------6------12----------<5>--|-------2-----0<24>-----------0<24>-|
D|-------7---------------------------|--<3>---------------------14-------|
A|---4-------------------------------|---3-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

49
     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E       E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|-<12>----------0------12--10---8---|---7-----------0-------0-----------|
B|-----------0-----------------------|-------------------8---------------|
G|-------0----------12--11--10---9---|-------0-----------------------0---|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------8---------------8-------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---7-------------------------------|---6-------------------------------|

51   CVI                 |----4---|
     E   E   E   E   E   E  E  E  E      E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|---6-----------0---7---8--9-10-11--|-<12>----------0----------11---9---|
B|-------------------9--10-11-12-13--|---0-------0-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------------12--11-----------|
D|-----------8-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------9---------------------------|-------9---------------------------|
E|---6-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

53
    S  S E   E   E   E   E   E   E       E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E       E   H..
e|-11h12p11------------------9--11---|-0<12>-----------------0-----------|--11-------||
B|--0--------0---------------0-------|-------------------0----------12---|-----------||
G|------------------11---------------|---------------0----------12-------|-----------||
D|--------------13------13-----------|-----------2-----------------------|-----------||
A|-----------------------------------|-------2---------------------------|-----------||
E|-----------------------------------|---0-------------------------------|---L---L---||
                                         dim._________________________________

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Simplifying alternatives to various measures

[Measures 19-21 without sextuplets (similarly, measure 41)]

19                                                            >
      Q     Q     Q     E  S S    Q     Q     Q     E  E      E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|-7/12-------------------11-9-|-11-----------------9-11---|-12-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----9-----9-----9-----9------|--9-----9-----9-----9------|----------------------------------|
E|----7-----7-----7-----7------|--7-----7-----7-----7------|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
                                  cresc._________________     >       >       >       >
                                                              pp


[Slower melody tempo for measures 22-31]

22
    E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E      E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------0---|
B|------------------------------0---|--3-----------------------3-------|
G|--------------------------1-------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------2-----------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
    >       >       >       >          >       >       >       >

and so on. Finally

30
    E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E      E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
e|--0-------------------------------|------------------0-------3-------|
B|----------------------------------|----------0-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
    >       >       >       >          >       >       >       >
                                       cresc.__________________________


[Orchestral part without triplets in difficult places (measures 32-38)]

32                                 |-3-|
   Q     E  E  Q     E  E    Q     E E E E  E  E  E
e|-5--------3--2--------3--|-0-----------------0--3--|
B|-------------------------|-------4-4-4-4--0--------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-1-----1-1-1-1-----1-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------------------------|
   ff

and so on.

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Notation

Above the staff:
n              - measure number n
x/y            - time signature
W              - whole note
Q              - quarter note
E              - eighth note
S              - sixteenth note
N.             - dotted note
N..            - double dotted note
CN             - barre at fret N
>              - accented
|-n-|          - n-tuplet

On the staff:
< N>            - natural harmonic at fret N
0< N>           - natural harmonic at fret N played with the artificial harmonic technique
L              - tied note (when it is not obvious otherwise)
/              - upward glissando (slide up) - always as a grace note
h              - upward legato (hammer-on)
p              - downward legato (pull-off)
x              - dead note

Below the staff:
pp,p,mp,f,ff   - dynamics (volume)
cresc.         - crescendo (progressively increase the volume)
dim.           - diminuendo (progressively decrease the volume)
Q              - quarter note (for bass)
E              - eighth note (for bass)
>              - accented (for bass)
|-n-|          - n-tuplet (for bass)