INCANTATIONS OF THE APPRENTICE (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 2002 Album THE ODYSSEY) Transcribed by Linus "Mr.Gul" Abrahamson Words by Allen Music by Romeo Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Bass' Intro Q=115 4/4 Gtr I E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S 5x
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Instrumental Chorus 3/4 4/4 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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||o-5h7-----------------------|-5h7--------------------------------|
||------0-0-(0)-0-1-0-1-0-1h4-|-----0-0-(0)-0-8p7-0-7p6-0-6p5-5S4--|
1. |-3-| 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 E
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|-5h7-------------------------------|-8p7---7p5---12p11---11p8---7h8p7-6-o||
|-----0-0-(0)-0-1-0-1-0-1h4-0-4h7-0-|-----0-----0-------0------0----------||
2. 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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|-8p7---7p5---5p3---3p2-----------|-8p7---7p5---5p3---3p2-----------||
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-7p6-6S5-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-7p6-6S5-||
Break 7/8 S e S H. S e S H. Wx4
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Riffs 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 9x S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
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||--3p0-3p0-0-5p0-5p0-0-----3p0--||-|-3p0-3p0-0-5p0-5p0-0-------0---||
Verse $ E S S +Q H S E S E S S +S S E S S S S E S S +Q H
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||o-----------------|---------------------5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
||--4-2-4-(4)-------|-4-4-2-5-2-4-(4)-2-5---------|-4-2-4-(4)-------|
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S E S E S S +S S E S S S S S S
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|-4-4-2-5-2-4-(4)-2-5-------5-4-2-|
E S S +Q H S E S E S S +S S E S S S S
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|-----------------|---------------------5-5-5-5--|
|-4-2-4-(4)-------|-4-4-2-5-2-4-(4)-2-5----------|
1. |-3-| E S S +Q H S S S E +S S S S S e S E E
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|-----------------|-7p6p4-6-(6)-4-6-4-----------o||
|-----------------|-------------------5S4-4-3---o||
|-4-2-4-(4)-------|---------------------------5--||
2. |-3-| E S S +Q Q S S S S S
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|-|---------------3h4p3------||
|-|-4-2-4-(4)-----------5-4--||
Pre-Chorus 7/8 e e S e S e e e e e S e S e e e e e S e e S e e
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/symphony_x/incantations_of_the_apprentice_btab.html ) 4/4
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E E S e e S E E Q. S S S S S S S E. +H. S S S S S S
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|-----------------|------------------7-6--|-(6)------7p6p4-------||
|-----------------|----------4-3-7-6------|----------------7p6p4-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-x-2-2-|-4----5-4--------------|----------------------||
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 ||----------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-5h7-----------------------|-5h7-------------------------------| ||------0-0-(0)-0-1-0-1-0-1h4-|-----0-0-(0)-0-8p7-0-7p6-0-6p5-5S4-| 1. |--3--| 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 E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------o|| |-5h7-------------------------------|-8p7---7p5---12p11---11p8---------------o|| |-----0-0-(0)-0-1-0-1-0-1h4-0-4h7-0-|-----0-----0-------0------0-12h13p12-11--|| 2. To Coda D.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 S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| |-8p7---7p5---5p3---3p2-----------|-8p7---7p5---5p3---3p2-----------|| |-----0-----0-----0-----0-7p6-6S5-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-7p6-6S5-|| Guitar Solo 1 ~ 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 Q ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o-4h6-----------------------------|-4h6------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------4h6-|----------------------------o|| ||------4-4---4-7-4---4-7-4-4-4-----|-----4-4---4-7-4---4-7-4-5---|| Melody ~ 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 Q ||----------------------------------|------------------------------|| ||o-2h4-----------------------------|-2h4-------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------2h4-|-----------------------------o|| ||------2-2---2-5-2---2-5-2-2-2-----|-----2-2---2-5-2---2-5-2-3----|| Guitar Solo 2 D.S.S. al Coda 7/8 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 ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o-----------4---4-----5p4-----|-----------4---4-----5p4-----o|| ||--7p4-7p4-4---4---4-4-----7p4-|-7p4-7p4-4---4---4-4-----7p4--|| & 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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-8p7---7p5---5p3---3p2-----------|-8p7---7p5---5p3---3p2------------| |-----0-----0-----0-----0-7p6-6S5-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-7p6-6S5--| e. S +e e +H +W S e S H. |-------------------|------------|-------------*| |-------------------|------------|-------------*| |-7--5-(5)----------|------------|-------------*| |----------6-(6)----|-(6)--------|-0-0-0-------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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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