Symphony X - Sonata

      
 
 As recorded by Symphony X
 (From the 1998 Album TWILIGHT IN OLYMPUS)
 
 Transcribed by Bruno Di Giorgi
 
 Music by Symphony X
 
 Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Michael Romeo'
 
 Q=100
 4/4   
  Gtr I
 ~~~~

 |--------3--------|
 

 Q Q Q Q H. S +S +E +E

 |----------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------13--15--|-/16------16-(16)b18==(16)r(16)-|
 |---/12----------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------|--------------------------------|
 |----------------|--------------------------------|
 

 
 ~~~~~~ ~~~

 |--------3--------|
 

 Q +H S +S +E +E H. +Q

 |--------------------------------------|---------------|
 |-[15]--([15])---15-(15)b16==(15)r(15)-|-13-----(13)\--|
 |--------------------------------------|---------------|
 |--------------------------------------|---------------|
 |--------------------------------------|---------------|
 |--------------------------------------|---------------|
 

 
 \1/ \1/ \1/
 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

 |--------------------|---------------------|
 |-/13--12--13--15----|-16p===15h=16--18----|
 |--------------------|---------------------|
 |--------------------|---------------------|
 |--------------------|---------------------|
 |--------------------|---------------------|
 

 
 \1/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/
 ~~~~~~~
 Q. +E +Q. +E +W

 |-----------------------------------|------------|
 |-20-----(20)----(20)-------(20)----|-(20)-------|
 |-----------------------------------|------------|
 |-----------------------------------|------------|
 |-----------------------------------|------------|
 |-----------------------------------|------------|
 

 
 ~~~~
 +H. T T T T T T T T

 |---------------------------13h15h|
 |-(20)-------------13h15h16-------|
 |---------12h13h16----------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 

 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 |----5:3----|
 

 H. +S S S S S S H Q Q

 |-16-------(16)-15p13----------|------------13---|
 |---------------------16p15p13-|-15----/16-------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------|
 |------------------------------|-----------------|
 

 
 ~~ ~~
 H Q +E +E H Q Q

 |-15----15b16===(15)r(15)-|-14-------------|
 |-------------------------|-------/13h=15--|
 |-------------------------|----------------|
 |-------------------------|----------------|
 |-------------------------|----------------|
 |-------------------------|----------------|
 

 
 ~~~

 |--------3--------|
 

 H +Q S +S +E +E

 |-------------------------------------|
 |-/16----(16)\--16-(16)b18==(16)r(16)-|
 |-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|
 

 
 ~~~~

 |----------3-----------|
 

 Q +H S +S +E +E

 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-15--(15)----15-([15])b16==([15])r([15])-|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 

 
 \1
 |--3--|
 H. +E +E H. +E S S S

 |--------------------|-------------------------|
 |-13-------(13)-(13)-|-/14-------(14)-13h14p13-|
 |--------------------|-------------------------|
 |--------------------|-------------------------|
 |--------------------|-------------------------|
 |--------------------|-------------------------|
 

 
 Q Q. +E E E

 |-----13b15r==(13)-------|
 |-12---------------15p12-|
 |------------------------|
 |------------------------|
 |------------------------|
 |------------------------|
 

 
 \1/

 |-----5-----| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
 

 E T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q

 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 |-15p==12h15p12------------------------------------------|
 |---------------13p10------------------------------------|
 |---------------------12p9-------------------------------|
 |--------------------------10p8-10p8-10p8-10-8-10-8-10\--|
 |--------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 7/4 
  >
 ~~~~
 Q +W.

 |-/14--(14)----*|
 |--------------*|
 |--------------*|
 |--------------*|
 |--------------*|
 |--------------*|
 

 
 
 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