THE BIRD-SERPENT WAR / CATACLYSM (Bassline)As recorded by Symphony X(From the 2000 Album V)Transcribed by Linus "Mr.Gul" AbrahamsonWords and Music by Romeo, PinnellaGtr I (D G C F) - 'Michael LePond'IntroQ=1274/4Gtr IE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-----------------|-----------------|5/4 6/4E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E +Q E E S S S S S S S S|----------------------|------------------4-3-1-----------| |----------------------|------------------------4-3-1-----| |-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-------------4-3-| |----------------------|----------------------------------|5/4 6/4|----6----| |----6----|E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E +Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S|----------------------|------------------4p3p1-------------------| |----------------------|------------------------4p3p1-4p3p1-------| |-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-------------------4p3p1-| |----------------------|------------------------------------------|5/4|-3-| |-3-|E S S S S E +E S S S E S S S S S S S||----------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------2h3p2-----| ||--2-2-2-2-2-5-(5)-2h5p2-1-4-5-------5-4-||-3-| |-3-|E S S S S E +E S S S E S S S S S S S|-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------2h3p2------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-5-(5)-2h5p2-1-4-5-------5-4---||3/8E Q E Q E Q E Q|------|------|------|------| |------|------|------|------| |------|------|------|------| |-2----|-2----|-2----|-2----|6/4|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S||------------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------------2s3-| ||--2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----||-3-|E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S|------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------2-4-1-4---4---4---4---4-o|| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2---------3---2---0---3----||4/4|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E.||----------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-------------------2s3-----------|-------------------2s3-------| ||--2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----0-0-3p2p0-|-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-----x-3---| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |----6----|E S S S S S 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|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-2h4p2-------------5p4p2--------------------o|| |-------------------------------|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-------5p4p2-5p4p2--------o|| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------------------3p2p0---||Verse 13/4S e S S S S S S e S S e S S S S S S e S||----------------------|---------------------| ||o-----------6---------|-----------3---------| ||o-3-5-5---5---5---5-5-|-3-5-5---5---5---5-5-| ||----------------------|---------------------|4/4S e S S S S S S e S S e S +S S S S S S S S S S E|---------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------6---------|-------------------------------o|| |-3-5-5---5---5---5-5-|-3-5-5-(5)-----3---------------o|| |---------------------|-----------4-5---5-4-3-1-3-4-3--||3/4S e S S S S S S e S S e S S S S S S e S||----------------------|---------------------| ||o-----------5---------|-----------2---------| ||o-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-|-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-| ||----------------------|---------------------|4/4S e S S S S S S e S S e S +S S S S S S S S S S E|---------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------5---------|-------------------------------o|| |-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-|-2-4-4-(4)-----2---------------o|| |---------------------|-----------3-4---4-3-2-0-2-3-2--||Chorus3/4 4/4 3/4H. W H. H.||----------|----------|---------|--------|| ||o---------|----------|---------|-------o|| ||o---------|----------|---------|-------o|| ||--0-------|-2--------|-3-------|-5------||4/4Q +E. S +H Q +E. S +S S S S S S S S|-----------------|------------------2-5-4---2-| |-----------------|-1--(1)-2-(2)-4-5-------4---| |-2--(2)-3-(3)----|----------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------| |----6----| |----6----|S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S|-----------------5p4p2-------------------|| |-5-1-4-2---------------5p4p2-5p4p2-------|| |---------0-3-2-0-------------------3p2p0-|| |-----------------------------------------||Verse 2|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E.||----------------------------------|----------------------------| ||o-------------------2s3-----------|-------------------2s3------| ||o-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----0-0-3p2p0-|-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-----x-3--| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------|( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/symphony_x/the_bird_serpent_war_cataclysm_btab.html )|-3-|E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------| |-3-| |----6----| |----6----|S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S|-2h4p2-------------5p4p2----------------------|| |-------5-4-2-5-4-2-------5p4p2-5p4p2---------o|| |-------------------------------------3p2p0---o|| |----------------------------------------------||6/4|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S||------------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------------2s3-| ||--2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----||-3-|E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S|------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------2-4-1-4---4---4---4---4-o|| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2---------3---2---0---3----||Bridge7/8 4/4e e e e e S S S S S S e e e e S S S S S S 4x||--------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------------o|| ||o-------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-3-2-5--||Instrumental1.,2.,3. 4.E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H||--------------------|--------------------||-|-------------------|| ||o----3-(3)-5-(5)----|-------------------o||-|-------------------|| ||o-6-----------------|-3--5-(5)-6-(6)----o||-|-3-----------------|| ||--------------------|--------------------||-|----6-(6)-4-(4)----||Guitar SoloE. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----|-------------------| |-------------------|-2--4-(4)-5-(5)----|E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +Q Q|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----|-----------------3---| |-------------------|-2--4-(4)-5-(5)------|E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----|-------------------| |-------------------|-2--4-(4)-5-(5)----|E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +Q Q|-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|-4-------------------|| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----|----7-(7)-6-(6)--4---|| |-------------------|---------------------||Keyboard SoloE. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-0--2-(2)-3-(3)----|-------------------| ||o-0--2-(2)-3-(3)----|-------------------|-0--2-(2)-3-(3)----| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|1. 2.7/4E. S +E E +Q Q E. S +E E +S E. Q +W +H.|---------------------||-|----------------------|-------------------|| |-0--2-(2)-3-(3)-----o||-|----------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------o||-|-5--3-(3)-2-(2)-0-----|-------------------|| |-----------------4---||-|-------------------4--|-(4)--------(4)----||Outro4/4E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-5--5-(5)-7-(7)----|-5--5-(5)-7-(7)----|| |-------------------|-------------------||E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-7--7-(7)-9-(9)----|-7--7-(7)-9-(9)----| |-------------------|-------------------|H.=HE. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H E. S +Q H +W||---------------------||-------------------|----------------|--------*| ||o-------------------o||-------------------|----------------|--------*| ||o-------------------o||-------------------|----------------|--------*| ||--3--3-(3)-5-(5)-----||-3--3-(3)-5-(5)----|-3--3-(3)--5----|-(5)----*|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 dottedUncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)Irregular groupings are notated above the duration lineDuration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents theduration 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. Lowmelody durations appear below the staffTablature Legend----------------h - hammer-onp - pull-offb - bendpb - pre-bendr - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")s - legato slideS - shift slide- natural harmonic(n) - artificial harmonicn(n) - tapped harmonic~ - vibratotr - trillT - tapTP - trem. pickingPM - palm muting\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip\n - tremolo bar downn/ - 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 slasho - on rhythm slash represents single note slashMisc Legend-----------| - bar|| - double bar||o - repeat starto|| - repeat end*| - double bar (ending): - bar (freetime)$ - Segno& - CodaTempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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