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Symphony X - The Eyes of Medusa

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 THE EYES OF MEDUSA (Bassline)
 As recorded by Symphony X
 (From the 1997 Album THE DIVINE WINGS OF TRAGEDY)
 
 Transcribed by Johannes Zetterberg L.
 
 Words by Thomas Miller Music by Michael Romeo, Michael Pinnella & Thomas Miller
 Arranged by Symphony X
 
 Gtr I (A D G C F) - 'T. Miller - El. Bass'
 
 Intro
 Q=115
 1/4 11/8
 Gtr I
 W W

 |----|------|
 |----|------|
 |----|------|
 |----|------|
 |----|------|
 

 
 S e e S S e e S S e e S e e S e e S S e e S S e e S e e

 ||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
 ||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
 ||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-1-1--o||
 ||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
 

 
 5/8 6/8
 S e E S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S 3x

 ||------------------|----------------------||
 ||o-----------------|---------------------o||
 ||------------4-1---|----------------------||
 ||o-0-2-2-0h3-----3-|-0-2-2-0h3-0h1-1-1-1-o||
 ||------------------|----------------------||
 

 
 5/8 5/4
 S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q

 |-----------------|----------------------------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------------2---5------|
 |-----------4-1---|-1-----4-1---5-4-2-4-5---4--------|
 |-0-2-2-0h3-----3-|---3-2-----3----------------------|
 |-----------------|----------------------------------|
 

 
 6/8
 W W Q E Q E Q E Q +E

 |--------|--------|-6----4----|--------------|
 |--------|--------|-----------|-7----6--(6)\-|
 |--------|--------|-----------|--------------|
 |--------|--------|-----------|--------------|
 |--------|--------|-----------|--------------|
 

 
 S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S S

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

 
 4/4                                            
  S e e S S e e S S e s +s S S e e S S e e S S s

 ||------------------------|---------------------------|
 ||o-----------------------|---------------------------|
 ||------------------------|---------------------------|
 ||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-(2)-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-|
 ||------------------------|---------------------------|
 

 
 1.
 +s e S S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S S S S S S

 |-------------------------|------------------------------||
 |-------------------------|-----------------------------o||
 |-------------------------|-------------4-5-4-2-0-----4--||
 |-(2)-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0h2-----------4-2---o||
 |-------------------------|------------------------------||
 

 
 2.
 S e e S S S S S S S S S E

 |---------------------------|
 |---------------------------|
 |-------------4-5-4-2-0-----|
 |-0-2-2-2-0h2-----------4-2-|
 |---------------------------|
 

 
 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

 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |----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 S S S S S S S S S S

 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-----------------3-1-----1------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------4-3---4p3p1------|
 |-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------4p3--|
 |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 

 
     5/4                       
 H H  H S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |-----------|------------------------------|
 |-----------|------------------------------|
 |-1----3----|-4----2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
 |-----------|------------------------------|
 |-----------|------------------------------|
 

 
 Verse #1
 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

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-1-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-|-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1-|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 

 
 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 E

 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1-|---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---|
 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 

 
 |-3-| |-3-|
 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 E +E

 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------1h3p1-------------|-----------------------------------|
 |-1-1-3-4-3-1-3-4-------4-3-1-------|-1h3p1---------------1-3-4-3-(3)\--|
 |-----------------------------4-3-4-|-------4-3-1-0-1-3-4---------------|
 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 

 
 |-3-| |3|
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E e e E Q

 |---------------------------------|------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|--------------3-3-3-3---|
 |-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-|-2-1---1-2-1----------2-|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------|
 

 
 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

 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-|-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1--|
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 

 
 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 E

 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1-|---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---|
 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 

 
 |-3-| |-3-|
 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 S S

 |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |-----------------1h3p1-------------|---------------------------2-3-2----|
 |-1-1-3-4-3-1-3-4-------4-3-1-------|-1h3p1---------------1-3-4-------4--|
 |-----------------------------4-3-4-|-------4-3-1-0-1-3-4----------------|
 |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 

 
 Pre-Chorus
 6/8 4/4
 E S E S E E E E S E S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x

 |---------/6-5-3-|----------------||-----------------------------------||
 |----------------|---------/5-3-2-||o---------------------------------o||
 |-3-x-3----------|-3-x-3----------||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
 |----------------|----------------||o---------------------------------o||
 |----------------|----------------||-----------------------------------||
 

 
 $
 e e e S S e e e e S S e e e e S S e e e e S S e e e S S S S

 |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
 |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
 |-------------------|---------------------|---------------2-3-2---|
 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------4-|
 |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
 

 
 Chorus #1, 2 & 3
 $$
 S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-----------5-2-------|-----------5-2-------|
 |-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 
 |-3-|
 S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
 |---------------------|-----------------------|
 |---------------------|-----------------------|
 |-----------5-2-------|-------------3h4p3-----|
 |-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|-2-4-4-2-4-5-------5-4-|
 |---------------------|-----------------------|
 
 E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 
 E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E e E
 |-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------3-3-|
 |-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----|
 |-------------------------------------|
 
 S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-----------5-2-------|-----------5-2-------|
 |-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 
 |-3-|
 S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
 |---------------------|-----------------------|
 |-----------5-2-------|-------------3h4p3-----|
 |-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|-2-4-4-2-4-5-------5-4-|
 |---------------------|-----------------------|
 |---------------------|-----------------------|
 
 To Coda
 To Coda
 E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E Q. Q. Q e Q e Q e E e E
 |-------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------|
 |-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---2-|-3----------|-----------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|------/8----|------------------1-1--|
 |-------------------------------------|------------|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3------|
 
 Pre-Verse
 11/8
 S e E S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |-----------4-1-----------------------|-----------4-1-------------------------|
 |-0-2-2-0h3-----3-0-2-2-0h3-0h1-1-1-1-|-0-2-2-0h3-----3-0-2-2-0h3-0h1-1-1-1---|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 
 Verse #2
 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
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-1-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-|-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1-|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 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 E
 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1-|---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---|
 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
 |-3-| |-3-|
 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 E +E
 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------1h3p1-------------|-----------------------------------|
 |-1-1-3-4-3-1-3-4-------4-3-1-------|-1h3p1---------------1-3-4-3-(3)\--|
 |-----------------------------4-3-4-|-------4-3-1-0-1-3-4---------------|
 |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
 |-3-| |-3-|
 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S e e e e e e
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------4-3-1-------|
 |-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-|-2-1---1-2-1---------4-3-2-|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 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---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
 ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
 ||o-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-o||
 ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
 
 D.S. al Coda
 e e e e e S S e e e S S e e e S S e e
 |-----5---------/7---|-------/8----------/10------|
 |---5---5---7-x----7-|---8-x----8---10-x-----10---|
 |-3-------5----------|-6----------8---------------|
 |--------------------|----------------------------|
 |--------------------|----------------------------|
 
 Guitar Solo
 &
 S e e S S e e S S e s +s S S e e S S e e S S s
 ||------------------------|---------------------------|
 ||o-----------------------|---------------------------|
 ||------------------------|---------------------------|
 ||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-(2)-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-|
 ||------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 1.
 +s e S S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S S S S S S
 |-------------------------|------------------------------||
 |-------------------------|-----------------------------o||
 |-------------------------|-------------4-5-4-2-0-----4--||
 |-(2)-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0h2-----------4-2---o||
 |-------------------------|------------------------------||
 
 2.
 S e e S S S S S S S S S E
 |---------------------------|
 |---------------------------|
 |-------------4-5-4-2-0-----|
 |-0-2-2-2-0h2-----------4-2-|
 |---------------------------|
 
 S e e S S e e S S E S W
 |-----------------------|------|
 |-----------------------|------|
 |-----------------------|------|
 |-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2---|------|
 |-----------------------|------|
 
 Interlude - "The Isle of..."
 W H Q Q W +H Q Q
 |----------|------------||-----------|----------------||
 |----------|------------||o----------|---------------o||
 |-1--------|-1-------4--||--1--------|-(1)-------4----||
 |----------|------2-----||o----------|--------2------o||
 |----------|------------||-----------|----------------||
 
 W +H H H. H.
 |----------|-------------||-1-------|-------|
 |----------|--------1----||---------|-4-----|
 |-1--------|-(1)---------||---------|-------|
 |----------|-------------||---------|-------|
 |----------|-------------||---------|-------|
 
 H. H. H. H. H H
 |---------|---------|---------|---------|-7---------|
 |-3-------|-2-------|-1-------|-0-------|------7----|
 |---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
 |---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
 |---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
 
 W +H H W +H H
 |----------|-------------||-----------|--------------||
 |-5--------|-(5)---------||o-5--------|-(5)---------o||
 |----------|--------6----||-----------|--------6-----||
 |----------|-------------||o----------|-------------o||
 |----------|-------------||-----------|--------------||
 
 H.=H Q=66
 W +H H W Q
 |----------|-------------|----------------|
 |-5--------|-(5)---------|--5-------------|
 |----------|--------6----|----------------|
 |----------|-------------|-(3)------------|
 |----------|-------------|----------------|
 
 Intro Revisited
 Q=115 1.
 11/8
 W S e e S S e e S S e e S e e S e e S S e e S S e e S e e
 |-------------||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
 |-------------||o-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
 |-------------||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
 |-------------||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-1-1--o||
 |-------------||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
 
 Outro
 2.
 D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
 S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S e e S S e e S S e e S e e
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------*|
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------*|
 |-------------------------2-3-2----|-------------------------3-3-*|
 |-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-------4--|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-----*|
 |----------------------------------|-----------------------------*|
 
 
 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

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