PHARAOH (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 1997 Album THE DIVINE WINGS OF TRAGEDY) Transcribed by Johannes Zetterberg L. Words by Russell Allen Music by Symphony X Arranged by Symphony X Gtr I (D G C F) - 'T. Miller - El. Bass' Intro Q=135 $ 4/4 Gtr I q E E E S S E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E S S E E S S E Q
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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Pre-Verse To Coda 5/4 4/4 |--3--| E S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S q E E E s s E E
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E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E s s E E s s E Q
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Verse #1 q E E E S S E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E S S E E S S E Q
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q E E E S S E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E S S E E S S E Q
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Q.=135 12/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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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
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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.
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Chorus #1 Q=135 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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1. E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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Verse #2 2. 2/4 4/4 E S S E S S E S S E E W q E E E S S E E E E Q E E Q
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E E Q E E E E E S S E E S S E Q q E E E S S E E E E Q E E Q
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E E Q E E E E E S S E E S S E Q E E Q E S S E S S E E Q E S S E E
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E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E
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E E E Q S S E S S E E E Q S S E +E
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Chorus #2 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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Interlude #1 2/2 Q E E E q E +Q. E Q. E Q E E E q E +Q. E Q. E
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1. Q E E E q E +Q. E Q. E Q E E E q E +Q. E E E s S E
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Bridge 2. 4/4 > E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W Wx2
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|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-||----------|------------|--------|
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E S E S E S S S S S S S S E S E S E S S E S S E
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E S E S E S S S S S S S S E S E S E S S S S S S S S
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Verse #3 E S E S E S S S S S S S S E S E S E S S E S S E
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E S E S E S S S S S S S S E S E S E S S S S S S S S
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E 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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D.S. al Coda E 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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Interlude #2 & q E E E s s E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E s s E E s s E Q
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q E E E s s E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E s s E E s s E Q
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Guitar Solo E S E S E S S S S S S S S E S E S E S S E S S E
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E S E S E S S S S S S S S E S E S E S S S S S S S S
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Keyboard Solo E S E S E S S S S S S S S E S E S E S S E S S E
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E S E S E S S S S S S S S E S E S E S S S S S S S S
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Guitar & Keyboard Unison E 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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E 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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Breakdown 7/4 4/4 q E E E s s E E E E Q E E q E E E s s E E
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E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E s s E E s s E Q
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q E E E s s E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E s s E E s s E E +E
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q E E E s s E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E s s E E s s E Q
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Chorus #3 & 4/Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E E 3x
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E E W
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|-----------------|---6h7p6---6-----------|------*|
|-----------------|---------8---8-7h8p7-6-|------*|
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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
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/symphony_x/pharaoh_btab.html