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 THE EDGE OF FOREVER (Bassline)
 As recorded by Symphony X
 (From the 1995 Album THE DAMNATION GAME)
 
 Transcribed by Luca Abete
 
 Words and Music by Symphony X
 
 Gtr I (C G C F) - 'Untitled'
 
 Intro
 Q=68
 6/8
 Gtr I
 H. +H. H. H.

 |---------|----------|---------|-5-------|
 |---------|----------|---------|---------|
 |---------|----------|-3-------|---------|
 |-2-------|-(2)------|---------|---------|
 

 
 H. H. H. +H.

 |---------|-4-------|---------|--------|
 |---------|---------|---------|--------|
 |-2-------|---------|---------|--------|
 |---------|---------|-2-------|-(2)----|
 

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

 |---------|--------9-12-11------|---------|-------5----|
 |---------|----------------12-0-|---------|------------|
 |---------|---------------------|-3-------|-(3)--------|
 |-2-------|-(2)-----------------|---------|------------|
 

 
 Q. Q. H. H. H. H.

 |-----------||---------||---------||---------||-------|
 |------5----||---------||---------||---------||-------|
 |-----------||-1-------||---------||---------||-4-----|
 |-5---------||---------||-4-------||-2-------||-------|
 

 
 Q=136 1.,2.
 6/4                                                
  E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x

 ||----------12-11------------12-11----|---------12-11------------12-11-14--||
 ||o---14----------12---14----------12-|---14----------12---14-------------o||
 ||o-0----12----------0----12----------|-0----12----------0----12----------o||
 ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
 

 
 3.
 E E E E E E E E s s s s s s s s 
                 

 |---------12-11---------17-16-14------------------|
 |---14----------12---14----------17-16-14---------|
 |-0----12----------0----------------------17-15---|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                         

 |---2---0-------2---0-----|---2---0-------2---0-----|
 |---------4-0---------4-0-|---------4-0---------4-0-|
 |-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
 |-------------------------|-------------------------|
 

 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E s s s s s s s s 
                             

 |-------------------------------|---------------------17-16-14-------------------|
 |---10---10-9------10---10-9----|---10---10-9------10----------17-16-14----------|
 |-8----8------10-8----8------10-|-8----8------10-8----------------------17-15----|
 |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                         

 |---2---0-------2---0-----|---2---0-------2---0-----|
 |---------4-0---------4-0-|---------4-0---------4-0-|
 |-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
 |-------------------------|-------------------------|
 

 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |---10---10-9------10---10-9----|---10---10-9------10---10-7\----|
 |-8----8------10-8----8------10-|-8----8------10-8----8----------|
 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 

 
 4/4 
  
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                     

 |-------------------------|-----------------|
 |-------------------------|-----------------|
 |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|
 |-------------------------|-----------------|
 

 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                         

 |-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
 |-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
 |-0---0-0---0-0---||---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
 |-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
 

 
 Verse 1 1:32
 W +W +W +W

 |----------|------------|------------|------------|
 |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|
 |----------|------------|------------|------------|
 |----------|------------|------------|------------|
 

 
 Wx8 Q E E +H +E E E E E E E E

 |------------|-7-------------|---------7-10p9----12---|
 |------------|---------------|-------7--------10------|
 |------------|------5-(5)----|-(5)-8------------------|
 |------------|---------------|------------------------|
 

 
 E H S S S S S S

 |-14-------------------|
 |----12----------7-8-9-|
 |----------5-7-8-------|
 |----------------------|
 

 
                                 7/4         
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S +W.

 |----7-7-8-9-10-12-14-15-17-19-17-15----------|---------------------|
 |-10---------------------------------19-17-15-|---------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|-19-17-15-17-(17)----|
 |---------------------------------------------|---------------------|
 

 
 Interlude 2:03
 Q=134
 5/4                        
  Wx6 E E E E E E E E E E 4x

 |--------------||-----------------------||
 |--------------||o---------------------o||
 |--------------||o---------------------o||
 |--------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
 

 
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                     

 |---------------------|-----------------------|
 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 |---------------------|-----------------------|
 |---------------------|-----------------------|
 

 
 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 S S S S

 |--------7-9-10-9-7-6-7-6-----------|---------------------------------|
 |-7-8-11------------------8-7-5-7-5-|-------------3-5-----------------|
 |-----------------------------------|-8-7-5-4-5-7-----6-6---6-6---6---|
 |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 

 
 E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S

 ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 ||o-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-6---6-6---6---|
 ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 

 
 E E S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|
 |-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 |-----------------------------|
 |----6----| |----6----| |----6-----| |----6----|
 

 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |-------------9-7-6-------10-9-7-----------------------||
 |-8-7-5-------------8-7-5--------10-8-7-9-7-6---------o||
 |-------8-7-5---------------------------------8-7-5---o||
 |------------------------------------------------------||
 

 
 Keyboard Solo 1 2:48
 E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S

 ||------------------------------|------------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
 ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
 ||--5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
 

 
 Guitar Solo 1 2:55
 E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S

 ||------------------------------|------------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
 ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
 ||--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
 

 
 Keyboard Solo 2 3:02
 E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S

 ||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
 ||o-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
 ||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
 

 
 Guitar Solo 2 3:09
 E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S

 ||------------------------------|------------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
 ||o-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o||
 ||------------------------------|------------------------------||
 

 
 Instrumental Section 3:16
 E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S

 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-|
 

 
 E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |---------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------|-5-4-----4-----------------------|
 |---------------------|-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4-----|
 |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-|-----------------------7-----7-5-|
 

 
 E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S

 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-|
 

 
 E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E

 |-----------------|-----------------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------------|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4---|
 |-----------------|-----------------------|
 

 
 Pre-Verse 3:30
 Q=69
 W +H H Wx2

 |----------|-------------|--------|
 |----------|-------------|--------|
 |----------|-------------|--------|
 |-2--------|-(2)---------|--------|
 

 
 Verse 2 3:44
 S S +Q +S T T S S S S S S S S E S S E. T T S S S S S S S S

 ||-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
 ||o--------------2-2-2---1-------1---|-------2--2-2-2---1-----------|
 ||o--------------------2---2---2---2-|----------------2---2-----3-0-|
 ||--2-2-(2)--(2)---------------------|-2-2-2------------------2-----|
 

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

 |------------------------------|
 |-2---------2-2-3-2-0----------|
 |---------------------3-3-3-3--|
 |---2-(2)-2--------------------|
 

 
 1. 2.
 E S S E E S S +S S Q E S S E E S S +S S S S S S

 |-------------------------||------------------------------|
 |------------------------o||------------------------------|
 |-0-0-0-1-1-2-2-(2)-2-2--o||-0-0-0-1-1-2-2-(2)-2-4-4-4-4--|
 |-------------------------||------------------------------|
 

 
 1. 2.
 6/8 4/4 2/4 4/4
 Q. E S E S E S S S E S S S E S S S S Q Q S S S S E. S H

 ||---------------|---------------------------|--------||-------------------|
 ||o-4------4-----|---------------------------|-------o||-------------------|
 ||o------7---5---|-2-4-5---1-2-4---2-4-5---7-|-4--4--o||-4-4-4-4-4--4-4----|
 ||---------------|---------------------------|--------||-------------------|
 

 
 Bridge 4:30
 Q=69
 W W

 |----------||------|
 |----------||------|
 |----------||------|
 |-2--------||-6----|
 

 
 ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/symphony_x/the_edge_of_forever_btab.html )
 H +E E +Q H +E. S S S E H +E E +Q Q Q Q Q

 |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-5----(5)-3-(3)--|-5----(5)-3---3---|-5----(5)-3-(3)--|-----------------|
 |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-8--(8)--2--(2)--|
 

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

 |-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
 |-----------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
 |-5----(5)-3-(3)--|-5----(5)-3-3-(3)-|-5----(5)-3-3-(3)-|--------------------|
 |-----------------|------------------|------------------|-8--(8)--2-2--(2)---|
 

 
 Guitar Solo 3 5:05
 H +E E +Q H +E E +Q H +E E +Q H H

 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------3----|
 |-8----(8)-6-(6)--|-8----(8)-6-(6)--|-8----(8)-6-(6)--|-4---------|
 

 
 Q=135
 T
 H H W Q Q S S S S S S S S

 |-----------||----------||------------------------|
 |-----------||----------||-----------3h6-12p6p3h6-|
 |-8----6----||-5--------||-4--4--2h4--------------|
 |-----------||----------||------------------------|
 

 
 4/4             
  T T T T T T T T

 |----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |----6----|
 

 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E

 |-------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-11p9-11p9p7p6-11p7-11p7p6-\4-11p6-11p6p4-\3-11p4-11p4-\3----|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Chorus 5:28
 $
 $$
 E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-|
 
 E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 |---------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------|-5-4-----4-----------------------|
 |---------------------|-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4-----|
 |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-|-----------------------7-----7-5-|
 
 E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-|
 
 E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E
 |-----------------|-----------------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------------|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4---|
 |-----------------|-----------------------|
 
 E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 
 E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 |---------------------|-5-4-----4------------------------|
 |---------------------|-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4------|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-|-----------------------5-----5-3--|
 |---------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 
 To Coda
 To Coda
 E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E
 |-----------------|---------------------|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
 |-----------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------|---------------------|
 
 Pre-Verse 5:57
 6/4
 |---2---0-------2---0-----|---2---0-------2---0-----|
 |---------4-0---------4-0-|---------4-0---------4-0-|
 |-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
 |-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 |-------------------------------|---------------------17-16-14-----------------|
 |---10---10-9------10---10-9----|---10---10-9------10----------17-15-14--------|
 |-8----8------10-8----8------10-|-8----8------10-8----------------------17-15--|
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
 
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
 |-----------------------------------------||------|
 |-----------------------------------------||------|
 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2----|
 |-----------------------------------------||------|
 
 Verse 3 6:13
 E E E E Q E S S E E E E E E S S a E
 ||-------------------|---------------------|
 ||o-2----------------|-2-------------------|
 ||o------------------|-------------6-4-4-6-|
 ||----2-2-2------2-2-|---2-2-2---2---------|
 
 E E E E Q E S S E E E E E E Q
 |------------------|-----------------|
 |-2----------------|-4---------------|
 |------------------|-------------2---|
 |---2-2-2------2-2-|---2-2-2---2-----|
 
 E E E E E E S S S S Q E E +Q E E
 |---------------------|-----------------|
 |-2-----------2-3-2---|-----------------|
 |-------------------5-|-3--3-3-(3)--3-2-|
 |---2-2-2-------------|-----------------|
 
 1. 2.
 D.S. al Coda
 Q E E E E +E E H.. E H H
 |------------------|--------------||------------|
 |------------------|-------------o||------------|
 |-0--0-0-1-1-(1)-1-|-2---------2-o||-2----4-----|
 |------------------|--------------||------------|
 
 Guitar Solo 4 7:10
 Q=136
 &
 Wx2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 |------------||----------------------------------|
 |------------||o---------------------------------|
 |------------||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
 |------------||----------------------------------|
 
 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 S S S S
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
 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 S S S S
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 |-------------------------------------||
 |------------------------------------o||
 |------------------------------------o||
 |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----||
 
 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
 ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 |------------------------------------|
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
 |------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|
 
 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 S S S S
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
 |----------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------o||
 |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
 |----------------------------------||
 
 2.
 T
 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 Q S S S S S S S S
 |---------------------------------|-----------------------||------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-----------------------||-----3h6-12p6p3h6-|
 |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--4--||-2h4--------------|
 |---------------------------------|-----------------------||------------------|
 
 D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
 T T T T T T T T
 |----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |----6----|
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-11p9-11p9p7p6-11p7-11p7p6-\4-11p6-11p6p4-\3-11p4-11p4-\3---|
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 Outro 8:27
 H.=H
 &&
 W +Q W +Q Q E Q Q E +E E Q E Q E
 |---------------||---------------|---------------|------------------|
 |---------------||---------------|---------------|------------------|
 |-0--------(0)--||-3--------(3)--|---------/6--5-|-(5)-1-3----------|
 |---------------||---------------|-3--5-6--------|----------6-8--5--|
 
 Q=90 Q=140
 TP
 W H H H H
 |----------|-----------||-----------|
 |----------|-----------||-----------|
 |-4--------|-1----3----||-----------|
 |----------|-----------||-1----1----|
 
 TP TP
 +W W +W +W
 |------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 |------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 |------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 |-(1)--------|-1--------|-(1)--------|-(1)----*|
 
 
 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

Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/symphony_x/the_edge_of_forever_btab.html

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