THE WITCHING HOUR (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 1997 Album THE DIVINE WINGS OF TRAGEDY) Transcribed by Linus "Mr.Gul" Abrahamson Words by Allen, Romeo Music by Romeo, Pinnella Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Bass' Intro Q=140 4/4 Gtr I E S S q H H +E E E E E S S q H H +E E E E
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e. S E e H S S S S S S S S E. S +Q
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1. 6/4 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 e S e S S S S E E E
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2. 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 E E
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Chorus $ $$ 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|-----------------------------2-2-| |-----------------------------4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-------------5-5-| |-----------------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 |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| |--------------------------------------------------| To Coda To Coda 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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| 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||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D.S. al Coda S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------|-------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7--------|| |---------------------------------|-------0--0--|| |---------------------------------|-------------|| Riff & 3/4 ||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| ||o-----8-7-6-7-|-----8-7-6-7-|-----8-7-6-7-|-----8-7-6-7-| ||--5-8---------|-5-8---------|-5-8---------|-5-8---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| 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S E E E E E E E. s E E E E E E E. s E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------| |----------7-7-7-7-|------------------|------------------| |-5--5---5---------|-4--4---4-5-5-5-5-|-5--5---5---------| |------------------|------------------|----------3-3-3-3-| |-3-| q q q W +W |-------|----------|--------|| |-------|----------|--------|| |-------|----------|--------|| |-6-6-5-|-4--------|-(4)----|| Riff ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------8-(8)-5-5---|-------8-(8)-5-5---| ||--5-5-5-----------4-|-5-5-5-----------4-| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------8-(8)-5-5---|-------8-(8)-5-5----o|| |-5-5-5-----------4-|-5-5-5-----------4---|| Out-Chorus && 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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-----------------------------1-1--| |-----------------------------3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-------------4-4-| |-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-------------------------------------------------| 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-|| Outro H.=H Q=80 q q q q q q W. |-------------------|-------*| |-------------------|-------*| |-3-----3--------4--|-3-----*| |----2-----2--3-----|-------*| 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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