COMMUNION AND THE ORACLE (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 2001 Album V - THE NEW MYTHOLOGY SUITE) Transcribed by Luca Abete Music by Symphony X Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Bass' Intro Q=127 21/8 Gtr I Wx4
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1. 2. 10/8 11/8 Q E E Q +E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
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1. 2. 5/4 Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
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||o----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3------------o||----3-1-3-5-6-\1-1-3-|
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1. 2. Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E
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||o----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3------------o||----3-1-3--5-6-5-3--|
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4/4 3/4 4/4 W +H. Wx6
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5/4 2/4 7/8 6/8 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E
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|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------3---|
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5/4 2/4 4/4 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S Q E E
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|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------|
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7/4 Q. E Q. E +E E H Q. E Q. E +E E E E E E
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|-4----4-6----3-(3)-3-4----|------------------------------|
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Q. E Q. E +E E Q. E
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|-2----2-4----1-(1)-1-2---------|
5/4 9/8 Q. E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
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Verse 1 1:29 12/8 5/8 12/8 5/8 Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E
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12/8 5/8 12/8 6/8 Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E
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|-------------8----(8)----|----------|-------------8-8-8-8-----|-------------|
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|-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---|-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---4--|
5/4 5/8 5/4 5/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-----|
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5/4 5/8 5/4 6/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2------------|
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Breakdown 2:00 7/4 H Q. E +Q Q. E H Q. E +Q H
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|-6----4------------------|-6----4----------------|
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4/4 H Q. E +Q Q. E H. E E E E E E E E E E
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|-6----4----------------8-|-------------|-------------------|
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Verse 2 2:14 5/4 Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|-------------1-(1)-3-|----------------3-5-|
|-3---------3---------|-3------------------|
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Guitar Solo 2:43 Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E Q E E +E E
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|----6-4-6------------|-----6-4-6------------|
|-------------2-(2)-4-|--------------2-(2)-1-|
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|----6-4-6------------|----6-4-6-4-----------|
|-------------2-(2)-4-|------------6-5-4-----|
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4/4 Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E W
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|----6-4-6------------|----6-4-6------------|----6-4-6------------|------|
|-------------2-(2)-4-|-------------2-(2)-1-|-------------2-(2)-4-|------|
|-4---------4---------|-4---------4---------|-4---------4---------|-4----|
3/4 4/4 +H. +W +E E E E E E E E
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Verse 3 3:07 12/8 5/8 12/8 5/8 Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E
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|-8----(8)----8----(8)----|-6--------|-------------8----(8)----|-6----------|
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12/8 5/8 12/8 6/8 Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E
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|-------------8----(8)----|----------|-------------8-8-8-8-----|-------------|
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|-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---|-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---4--|
5/4 5/8 5/4 5/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/symphony_x/communion_and_the_oracle_btab_ver_3.html ) 5/4 5/8 5/4 6/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2------------|
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Breakdown 3:37 7/4 H Q. E +Q Q. E H Q. E +Q H
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4/4 H Q. E +Q Q. E W E E +H.
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Bridge 3:51 7/4 Q E E E E +E E +E E Q. E
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Q E E E E +E E +E E H Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E
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|-3--3-3-1-1-(1)--------------|-3--3--1-1-1--------------5-|
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4/4 H.. E E E a H. H.. E a E E H.
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Pre-Chorus 4:09 5/4 2/4 7/8 6/8 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----5-----4--|
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5/4 2/4 4/4 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S Q E E
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Chorus 4:20 7/4 Q. E Q. E +E E H Q. E Q. E +E E E E E E
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Q. E Q. E +E E Q. E
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5/4 9/8 Q. E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
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Guitar Solo 2 4:35 5/4 Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E +Q
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Q E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E E E
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3-/5-6-8-6-5---|
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
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Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
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Pre-Chorus 5:13 3/4 H. +H. +H. +H.
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1. H. +H. +H. +H.
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2. H. +H. H. H.
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Chorus 5:39 E E +E E Q E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E
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|-0-0-(0)-0----|--------------|-3-3-(3)-3-----|---------------|
E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
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|-6-6-(6)-6-6--|-----------5---|-3-3-(3)-3---3-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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E E +E E Q E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E
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|-4-4-(4)-4-4--|--------------|---------------|---------------|
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4/4 E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E W
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|-8-8-(8)-8-8--|-----------7---|-5-5-(5)-5---5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----|
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Outro 6:04 10/8 11/8 7/4 H. +H +H. +H +E Wx4
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5/4 Q E E E +E E E +E E H. +H
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4/4 12/8 +W Q. Q. Q. Q E
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4/4 11/4 W +H. E E W. +H. +H
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6/8 11/4 6/8 Q. Q. W. +H. +H Q. Q.
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7/4 W +H. +W +H. Wx6
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H.=H Q=40 4/4 2/4 W H. W H H H
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic (n) - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend
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| - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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