Seiji Yokoyama - Saint Seiya Deukalion's Big Floods - Guitar Tab

About Saint Seiya Deukalion's Big Floods

Few pieces from 1986 anime scoring hit a guitarist with the same dramatic weight as this track by Seiji Yokoyama. Arranged for guitar, it sits firmly in the Soundtrack world, meaning your job is to serve the orchestral drama rather than just riff, and that requires careful attention to dynamics and phrasing. The writing tends to layer sweeping melodic lines over rhythmic, almost march-like accompaniment, so you will need to balance both roles if you are playing a solo arrangement. The dramatic shifts between quieter passages and full, forceful sections are where most players stumble, so use the Practice Toolbar to loop those transition moments slowed down until the volume swells feel natural under your fingers. Keeping a steady internal pulse through the more turbulent, flood-themed sections is the core technical challenge, and clean left-hand fretting during rapid melodic runs will determine how convincingly the piece lands.

• Being a solo guitar arrangement of an orchestral anime soundtrack piece, it demands careful fingerstyle technique to voice melody and accompaniment simultaneously.
• The dramatic dynamic shifts between soft melodic passages and powerful climactic sections are the main difficulty, requiring controlled right-hand attack throughout.
• Practising the rapid melodic runs at reduced speed using the Practice Toolbar will help build the left-hand accuracy the piece requires.