IN THE DRAGON'S DEN (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 1998 Album TWILIGHT IN OLYMPUS) Transcribed by Linus "Mr.Gul" Abrahamson Words by Symphony X Music by Romeo, Miller, Pinnella Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Untitled' Intro Fast Rock Q=154 4/4 Gtr I W W W H. Q
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Riff S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
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Verse 1 & 2 $ E. S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
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S S E E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E
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1. 2.
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W W Q E E E E E E E E E
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Pre-Chorus |-3-| |-3-| H Q Q Q H. Q H Q Q Q H H
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To Coda |-3-| H Q Q Q H H H H H H
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D.S. al Coda S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Chorus & S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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1. Q E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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2. Q E E E S S Q Q E E E S S Q
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Lead Section q E S S Q Q q E E E S S Q q E S S Q Q q E E E S S Q
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q E S S Q Q q E E E S S Q q E S S Q Q q E E E S S Q
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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 E
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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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Q E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
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T T T T T T T T
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T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S q
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Guitar Solo E. S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
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S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E
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Keyboard Solo E. S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E
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S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E
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Interlude
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H Q Q Q H. Q H Q Q Q H H H Q Q Q H H
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Chorus S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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1. Q E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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2. Q E E E S S Q Q E E E S S Q
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Outro S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S q Q S S S S
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S S S S q Q S S S S q Q H W +W
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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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