SYMPHONY X : Of sins and shadows
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(From The album Divine wings of tragedy) Transcribed by Arnaud "Reckless Fable" Tabbed by David "Johann M." e-mail : reckless@caramail.com Tablature explanation :
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\ / : slide h : hammer p : pull-off b : bend br : bend and release ~ : vibrato pm : palm muting a.h : artificial harmonic Tune down 1 step : D G C F a D Intro: a.h
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Main riff (3x) a.h
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a.h
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a.h
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|-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-5-----2-5-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-------5-4-2-4-2-5---------------|
verse (2x)
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chorus
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|---------6------5-------5----3-------3-------------------5-3-2-----------------|
|-3-------4------4---x-x-3----1---x-x-2-----3-3-1-3-3-1-3-------4-3-1-3-1-4-----|
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|---------6------5-------5------------6-----------5-----5-----5-----------------|
|-3-------4------2---x-x-3----6-------4-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
|-1---------------------------4---x-x-------------------------------------------|
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a.h w/harmoniser 1
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|-----------------------------------------------------------21p19-19p17-15h17-14---|
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|-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-6-----3-6-5~-----------------------------------------------|
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a.h
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Verse Chorus this chorus ends on a A powerchord introducing the interlude interlude: ________ _____________________ (2x) |1. |2.
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||-7------7-7-----8-7-5--------7------10-10--13------|--12-----------------------||
||-5------5-4-----------8-7-5--5------7--8---11------|--10-----------------------||
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Solo 1 powerchords: CC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CG# Solo 1 T T T T T T
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|-15h18h22----------------22p18p15----------15h18h22---------------------------|
|----------------------------------16p15h16------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
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|-20p17p15----------------------------15h17h20-----------------20p17p15--------|
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|----------22p18p15----------15h18h22------------------------------------------|
|-------------------16p15h16---------------------------------------------------|
T T T 1/2 1/2 /w.bar
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/w.bar
|-15b---rb15p14h15p14---------14h15p14-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------16p13h16---------16p13h16p13\10h13-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------12p11---------11h12p11|
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a.h
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|-13p10h13p9p10h12p10p9----9h12p10p9-------------------------------|
|----------------------8h10----------11p10p8-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------11p10p8\7h8~-~--------|
Keys solo chords EE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EC Solo 2 chords
G#---------------------------------------------G#E
Live, Michael plays this descending scale differently: he plays groups of 4 notes ascending the scale, it sounds very 'Malmsteen' & he skip the string-skipping part. Solo 2
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1 1/2 1/2
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|--------9h11p7-----------------------------------------------------9h11h12p11p9----|
|---------------9h11p8----------------------------------------8h9h11-------------12~|
|----------------------9h11p8--------------------------8h9h11-----------------------|
|-----------------------------9h11p7-------------7h9h11-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------9h11p7h9h11------------------------------------|
Keys solo 2 chords: CC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CG# Live, Michael Romo plays a different stuff without tapping but which sound great too. T T T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------------------------11h14h17--------14h17h20--------17h20h23p20p17h18~|
|-------------------------10h13h16----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------11h14h17----------------11h14h17--------14h17h20--------17h20h23------------------|
|-----------------10h13h16------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15h18----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Chorus Chorus 2 step higher: first chord A# become D etc..(change the fingering of 4 pos) Main riff with slight variations ===============================================================================
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/symphony_x/of_sins_and_shadows_tab.html