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Lightning's Theme (Final Fantasy XIII) Guitar Tab

Submitted: Jul 21, 2013 by thedstring (Last updated: May 18, 2015)

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Game: Final Fantasy XIII
Composer(s): Masashi Hamauzu
Style: Arrangement, Fingerstyle, Natural harmonics
Series: Final Fantasy

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Lightning's Theme
Final Fantasy XIII

Composed by Masashi Hamauzu
Arranged by Nate Brooks (thedstring)
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Standard tuning
Capo fret 7
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This is supposed to be a more delicate sounding version from ones you've tried.  But I managed
to get most of the awesome colorful notes in there =)

I recommend figuring out where your fret 10 is with the capo (hint, it's fret 17)...you'll need it.

Stretches are a lot easier if you use the capo, and of course, it's the correct key. Good luck guys!!

                                                ___   ___
                                               | 3 | | 3 |
    Q             E     E     Q           S S  T T T T T T    H               Q       S  S  S  S
e||-2-------------0-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------3--5--|---------|
B||-3-------------------0-----0-----------1-0---------------|-0-----------------------3--5--------|---------|
G||-4-------------------------0----------------2-0----------|-0-----------------------------------|---------|
D||-2-------------------------2--------------------4-2-0----|-2-----------------------------------|---------|
A||---------------------------0--------------------------3--|-3-----------------------------------|---------|
E||---------------------------------------------------------|-1-----------------------------------|---------|


 E   E   S E   Q          E    S    E   E   S E   E   S S S S E   S    E   E   S E   Q      E    S S S
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------3----|
-----------0---2------------------|-----------0---2---2--------------|-----------0---2-----------2---0--|
---------0------------------------|---------0-----------4-0-2--------|-4-------0------------------------|
-----2----------------------------|-----2---------------------0------|-5---2----------------------------|
-0--------------------------------|-0-----------------------------3--|-0--------------------------------|


 E   E   S E   Q          E    S    E   E   S E   E    S E   E   E     E   E   S E   S E       E   S S
----------------------------------|-2--------------------0---5---3---|-2--------------------------------|
----------------------------------|---------0------------------------|-----------------0-------5---4-3--|
-----------0---2------------------|-----------0---2------------------|-----------0---2------------------|
-4-------0------------------------|---------0------------------------|---------0------------------------|
-5---2----------------------------|-----2----------------------------|-----2----------------------------|
-0--------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|

                                                     
 E   E   S E   E   S S S S S S S    S S E   S E   Q       E   S S S    E   E   S S   E    S E   E   E
-------------------5-2---0--------|---------------------------3---3--|-2--------------------0---5---3---|
-2---------------------3-----3-2--|-0---0-----------------------1----|---------0------------------------|
-----------0---2-----------2------|---2-------0---2------------------|-----------0---2------------------|
---------0------------------------|---------0------------------------|---------0------------------------|
-----2----------------------------|-----2----------------------------|-----2----------------------------|
-0--------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|


                                   NH
 E   E   S E   S Q       Q          E   E   S E   Q              S S   E   E   S E   S Q       Q
-2-----------------------0--------|<7>-------------------------------|-0---------------2-------3--------|
-----------------0----------------|---------0-1---3------------------|-1---------------3-------5--------|
-----------0---2------------------|----------------------------------|-0---------------2-------5--------|
---------0------------------------|-----2--------------------------2-|---------------0------------------|
-----2----------------------------|-0--------------------------------|---------2-3----------------------|
-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----0----------------------------|


 Q       Q        E   E   E   E     E   S S Q       Q       S S S S    E   E   S E   E   S E   S S S S
-7--------------------------------|-----------------0-------5--------|-0-----------------------3---1----|
-5-------5----------------3---1---|-0-------0-----------------0------|---------------------3------------|
-5--------------------2-----------|-0---------------------------2-0--|---------2-0---2------------------|
-5----------------4---------------|-2---1-2--------------------------|-2-------------------------3-2-0--|
-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----3----------------------------|
----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|-1--------------------------------|


 S E   S Q       Q       S S S S    Q       Q       E   S S S S S S    Q       Q       E   S S S S S S
-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-0-------0-------3-------1--------|-1-----------------------0-1-0----|-----------------------0-1-3-1----|
-0---------------4---------0------|---------2-----------0-2-------0--|-2-------------------2---------2--|
-------0-2-------------------3-2--|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
---2-------------3----------------|-0-------3-------0-------3--------|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-1-------1-------1-------1--------|


 E   S E   S E   E   S E   S E      E   S E   S E   E   E   S S S S    E   E   S E   E   S E   E   E
-------0-----0---0-----0-----0----|-------0-----0---0---------0-2-3--|-5-------0-----5---------0--------|
-0-----2-----2---------2-----2----|-0-----0-----0---0-------3--------|-0---3---0-3---0-----3---0---3----|
-------2-----2---------2-----2----|-------2-----2---2----------------|-----4-----4---------4---0---4----|
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----4-----4---------4-----4------|-----4-----4---------4---2---2----|-3---3---3-3---3---3-----3---3----|
----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


 E   E   S E   E    E   E   E       E   E   S E   E   S E   E   E      E   E   S E   E   S S S S E   S
-5-------0-----0----2---3---10----|-5-------0-----5---------0--------|-0-------------------------0---3--|
-0---3---0-3----------------8-----|-0---3---0-3---0-----3---0---3----|---------------0---1---3-------3--|
-----4-----4---0--------0---7-----|-----4-----4---------4-------4----|---------0-2---0------------------|
---------------2----4---0---0-----|----------------------------------|-2---4-------------------0-----0--|
-2---2---2-2----------------------|-3---3---3-3---3---3-----3---3----|-2---2---2-2----------------------|
---------------0----0-------------|----------------------------------|---------------0-----0------------|


 E   E   S E   E   S E   E   S S    S S S S S S S S E   E   E   E      Q       S S S S Q       Q
----------------------------------|-----------0-2-3-----10-----------|-5-------7---------------3--------|
-3-------------3-------------0-1--|-3-------3-------0---8-------0----|---------0-----0---------0--------|
-2---0---2-0---2-----0---2--------|-2---0-2-------------7------------|-2-----------2--------------------|
-----0---2-0---------0---2--------|---0---------------------0--------|-----------2-----2-------2--------|
-3---3---3-3---3---3-----3--------|-2--------------------------------|-4-----------------------4--------|
----------------------------------|-----------------0----------------|----------------------------------|


 Q       S S S S Q       Q          Q       Q       Q       E   S S    E   E   S S S S S S S S S S S S
-5-------7-------0-------3--------|-5-------7-------10---------------|-----------------1----------------|
---------0-----0---------0--------|-5-------5-------8-----------1-0--|-------------------------4--------| Other way to
-2-----------2--------------------|-5-------5-------7----------------|-3---------0-2-3---3-------0---0--| <-\\ Play the
-----------2-------------2--------|----------------------------------|---------3-------------0-----0----| <--\\ high
-3-----------------------3--------|---------0-------------------3----|-----1---------------3------------|    || note:
----------------------------------|-----------------7----------------|----------------------------------|    ||
                                                                                                             ||
                                                                                                             ||
 E   E   S E   S Q       S S S S    E   E   S E   E   S S S S E   S    E   E   S E   Q       E   S S S       ||
-----------------------------1----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------1----|    ||
-3-------------1-3---------1---4--|-3-------------1---1--------------|---------------1-----------1------|    ||
-----------3----------------------|-----------3---------2---0-----3--|-2---------3-------------------3--|    ||
-----0---3------------------------|-----0---3-------------3----------|-----0---3---------------------0--|    ||
----------------------------------|---------------------------3------|----------------------------------|    ||
-3--------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|    ||
                                                                                                             ||
                                                                                                             ||
 E   E   S E   Q    E                                                                                        ||
-----------------------|----|----||                                                                          ||
---------------1-------|----|----||                                                                          ||
-2---------3-----------|----|----||                                                                          ||
-----0---3-------------|----|----||                                                                          ||
-----------------------|----|----||                                                                          ||
-3---------------------|----|----||                                                                          ||
                                                                                                             ||
                                                Q       Q       Q       E   S S                              ||
                                               -5-------7------------------------|                           ||
                                               -5-------5-------3-----------1-0--|                           //
                                               -5-------5-------2----------------| <------------------------//
                                               -----------------0----------------| <-----------------------//
                                               ---------0-------2-----------3----|
                                               ----------------------------------|
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9 comments on Lightning's Theme

It seems like you put a lot

Submitted by Ennea on Mon, 07/22/2013 - 03:59.
5

It seems like you put a lot of effort into this, and it's really paying off.

Although I would play measure 30 like this 

  Q       S S S S Q       Q
|-5-------7---------------3--------|
|---------0-----0---------0--------|
|-2--------------------------------|
|-------------7-----------2--------|
|-4---------7-----7-------4--------|
|----------------------------------|

for simplicities sake

You're right, that's a good

Submitted by thedstring on Mon, 07/22/2013 - 09:01.

You're right, that's a good way to do it =)

This a very lovely tune!

Submitted by scarecrowlol on Mon, 07/22/2013 - 05:46.
5

This a very lovely tune!

Yeah, this s pretty freakin'

Submitted by Choogly on Mon, 07/22/2013 - 10:29.
5

Yeah, this s pretty freakin' awesome.

scarecrowlol and Choogly,

Submitted by thedstring on Mon, 07/22/2013 - 15:22.
5

scarecrowlol and Choogly, coming from you guys, I feel pretty proud =)

i love it...! nicely done.

Submitted by Naen on Wed, 07/24/2013 - 07:23.
5

i love it...! nice job

Video of me playing this

Submitted by thedstring on Sun, 05/29/2022 - 00:34.

Video of me playing this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN_k4KeYOeM

Without a doubt one of my

Submitted by sjo89 on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 10:46.
5

Without a doubt one of my favourite tabs on this site - even bookmarked the page before deciding it'd make more sense to make an account haha. Nice job

Ace

Submitted by Macabremcmxci on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 04:30.
5

Amazing work and quite fun just getting to grips with. Thank you.