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Symphony X - Thorns of Sorrow

Key 0
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Chord diagram for Ab5
Chord diagram for Db5
Chord diagram for B5
Chord diagram for A5
Chord diagram for Gm/D
Chord diagram for G/B
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Chord diagram for Bb5
Chord diagram for E5
Chord diagram for F
Chord diagram for Gb 
      
 
 As recorded by Symphony X
 (From the 1994 Album SYMPHONY X)
 
 
 Words and Music by Romeo, Miller, Pinnella, Tyler and Rullo
 
 Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Rhythm'
 Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Lead'
 
 Intro
 Moderate Rock Q=136
 E5F#5 Em Gm 
   
 4/4   3/4 
  Gtr I

 PM----| ~ PM----| ~
 

 S S E E E E E Q q H q H E E E E Q q H q H

 |------------------|---------|---------||------------|---------|---------|
 |------------------|---------|---------||------------|---------|---------|
 |------------------|---------|---------||------------|---------|---------|
 |-2-4---2-1-2-4-5--|-2-------|-4-------||------------|---------|---------|
 |-2-4--------------|---------|---------||------------|---------|---------|
 |-0-2--------------|---------|---------||-3-2-3-5-6--|-3-------|-5-------|
 

 
     Dm       
 ~~~ PM----| ~
 H Q E E E E Q q H q H

 |-----------||------------|---------|---------||
 |-----------||------------|---------|---------||
 |-----------||------------|---------|---------||
 |-----------||------------|---------|---------||
 |-[1]-------||-5-4-5-7-8--|-5-------|-7-------||
 |-----------||------------|---------|---------||
 

 
 Fm Ab5 
   
 4/4             
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 H Q W +H. Q

 |---------|----------|---------------||
 |---------|----------|---------------||
 |---------|----------|---------------||
 |-3----5--|-6--------|-(6)------6\---||
 |---------|----------|----------6\---||
 |---------|----------|---------------||
 

 
 Riff
 BbA5BbA5 
  

 PM--------|
 

 |-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

 |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-----------------6h7p6--------------|
 |-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-----7-----8-----------8-7-5--------|
 |-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-0-0---0-0---0-0-------------8-7-5--|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 

 
 BbA5BbA5 
  

 PM----------| PM----|
 

 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

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------6---7-6-9-7-6-----------|
 |-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-7-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5-----|
 |-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-----------------------------8-7-|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 

 
 BbA5BbA5 
  

 PM--------|
 

 |-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

 ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 ||----------------------------------|-----------------6h7p6-------------|
 ||------7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-----7-----8-----------8-7-5-------|
 ||o-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-0-0---0-0---0-0-------------8-7-5-|
 ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 

 
 BbA5BbA5 
  

 PM----------| PM----|
 

 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||
 |---------------------------------|---------6---7-6-9-7-6------------||
 |-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-7-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5------||
 |-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-----------------------------8-7-o||
 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
 

 
 Verse 1
 Em 
  

 PM----------------------| PM----------------------------|
 

 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 8x

 |---------------------------------||------------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------||o----------------------------------o||
 |---------------------------------||------------------------------------||
 |-------6---7-6-9-7-6-------------||------------------------------------||
 |-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5-------||o----------------------------------o||
 |---------------------------8-7-5-||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
 

 
 Pre-Chorus
 1. 2.
 C#5 B5 A5 A5 A5 
    
 3/4             
  H. H. H. H. +H.

 ||----------|---------|----------||---------|--------||
 ||o---------|---------|---------o||---------|--------||
 ||--6-------|-4-------|-2--------||-2-------|-(2)----||
 ||--6-------|-4-------|-2--------||-2-------|-(2)----||
 ||o-4-------|-2-------|-0-------o||-0-------|-(0)----||
 ||----------|---------|----------||---------|--------||
 

 
 Chorus
 Gm/D Gm/BbC5 G/B Fmadd9 Gm/D Gm/BbC5 F5 G5AbG5GbF5 
      
 4/4 
  

 PM----------|
 

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

 |--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
 |--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
 |----0----0----|-0----0---0-----|----0----0-5--|-----------------|
 |-0------------|----------------|-0---------5--|---3-3-5-6-5-4-3-|
 |------1----3--|---2------------|------1----3--|---3-3-5-6-5-4-3-|
 |--------------|--------1---4-3-|--------------|---1-1-3-4-3-2-1-|
 

 
 Gm/D Gm/BbC5 G/B   Fmadd9  D5 Bb5 Bb5 
 Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E H. Q +W

 |--------------|----------------|------------|--------||
 |--------------|----------------|-3----------|--------||
 |----0----0----|-0----0---0-----|-2-------3--|-(3)----||
 |-0------------|----------------|-0-------3--|-(3)----||
 |------1----3--|---2------------|---------1--|-(1)----||
 |--------------|--------1---4-3-|------------|--------||
 

 
 Riff
 BbA5BbA5 
  

 PM--------|
 

 |-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

 |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|-----------------6h7p6--------------|
 |-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-----7-----8-----------8-7-5--------|
 |-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-0-0---0-0---0-0-------------8-7-5--|
 |---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 

 
 BbA5BbA5 
  

 PM----------| PM----|
 

 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

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------6---7-6-9-7-6-----------|
 |-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-7-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5-----|
 |-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-----------------------------8-7-|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 PM----------------------|
 

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

 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |-------6---7-6-9-7-6-------------|
 |-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5-------|
 |---------------------------8-7-5-|
 

 
 Verse 2
 Em E5 
   

 PM----------------------------|
 

 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 7x q Q H

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

 
 Pre-Chorus
 1. 2.
 C#5 B5 A5 A5 A5 
    
 3/4             
  H. H. H. H. +H.

 ||----------|---------|----------||---------|--------||
 ||o---------|---------|---------o||---------|--------||
 ||--6-------|-4-------|-2--------||-2-------|-(2)----||
 ||--6-------|-4-------|-2--------||-2-------|-(2)----||
 ||o-4-------|-2-------|-0-------o||-0-------|-(0)----||
 ||----------|---------|----------||---------|--------||
 

 
 Chorus
 $
 Gm/D Gm/BbC5 G/B Fmadd9 Gm/D Gm/BbC5 F5 G5AbG5GbF5 
     
 4/4 
  

 PM----------|
 

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

 ||---------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
 ||o--------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
 ||-----0----0----|-0----0---0-----|----0----0-5--|------------------|
 ||--0------------|----------------|-0---------5--|---3-3-5-6-5-4-3--|
 ||o------1----3--|---2------------|------1----3--|---3-3-5-6-5-4-3--|
 ||---------------|--------1---4-3-|--------------|---1-1-3-4-3-2-1--|
 

 
 To Coda
 Gm/D Gm/BbC5 G/B Fmadd9  D5 Bb5 Bb5 Bb5 
 Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E H. Q +W +W

 |--------------|----------------|------------|-------------||---------||
 |--------------|----------------|-3----------|------------o||---------||
 |----0----0----|-0----0---0-----|-2-------3--|-(3)---------||-(3)-----||
 |-0------------|----------------|-0-------3--|-(3)---------||-(3)-----||
 |------1----3--|---2------------|---------1--|-(1)--------o||-(1)-----||
 |--------------|--------1---4-3-|------------|-------------||---------||
 

 
 Interlude
 W W W W

 |----------|----------|----------|----------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|
 |----------|----------|----------|----------|
 |-6--------|-4--------|----------|----------|
 |----------|----------|-7--------|-6--------|
 

 
     C#5    
 W W W +H +H

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

 
 Guitar Solo 1
 F     
 Gtr II
 ~~~~~ ~~~~~
 Q. S S E +S S S S E

 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |-15b18-----------11-14-13b14r==(13)p11-10h11-10---|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 

 |
 | Gtr I

 | PM-----------------------------------------------
 

 | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------|
 |--1----1-1-1-1-1--1--1--1----1---1---1--1--1--1-1-|
 

 
  F    
 ~~~~~~

 |-----------5-----------|
 

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

 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-(10)------10----10----10----10------------------------------------------|
 |--------11----10---------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------13----11----10h11p10----10---------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------13----13---12---(12)b13r==(12)--|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 |

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

 | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----1-----1----1----1---------1-------|
 

 
 F             
  T T T T T T T

 |-------5-------| |----------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

 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------8h==11h14p==11p8---------------------8h11h==14p11p8---------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-(12)-9---8---9h==12-15--------------------15p12p9h==12-15--------------------15p12p==9h12h==15-|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 |

 | PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---1----1---1---1-----1---1-------1------1-----1---1-------1------1-----1---1-------1------1----|
 

 
 F             
  T T T T T T T

 |--------7---------| |---------7----------| |--------7---------|
 

 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T E..

 |-------------------------------------------------------17p14p11-------------------||
 |-10h13h16p13p10---------------10h13h==16p13p10------------------------------------||
 |------------------------------------------------------------------17p14p=11\------||
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 |----------------15p==9h12h=15------------------15p12-9----------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 

 |
 | E. S +E E E. S +E E

 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 |--1----------------2---(2)----------5-----------6---------------5----(5)------2---||
 

 
 Keyboard Solo 1
 F F 
 W W

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

 |

 | PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 | 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

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 

 
 F F       
   |--3--|
 W H.. S S S

 |---------------------------------|--------------------------11-13--||
 |---------------------------------|----------------------/14--------||
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 

 |

 | PM----------------------------|
 

 | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E E E. S +E E

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---2-(2)-5-6--5-(5)---2--------||
 

 
 Guitar Solo 2
 F                                                               
  T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

 |-14-13-11----13-11-------11----------------11-13-14-13-11----13-11-------11----------------11-13-|
 |----------14-------14-13----14-13-11-13-14----------------14-------14-13----14-13-11-13-14-------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 |

 | PM---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
 

 
 F                                                               
  T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

 |-14-13-11----13-11-------11---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------14-------14-13----14-13-11-14-13-11-10-13-11-10----11-10-------10---------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------13-------13-11----13-11-10-13-11-10-8-|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 |

 | PM---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|
 

 
 F        
  ~~~~~~~~
 T T T T T T T T T T T T E +Q +E E

 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |-11-10-8----10-8-------8----------------------------------|
 |---------11------11-10---11-10-8-7---(7)-------(7)\-------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 

 |

 | PM----------------------------------------------------|
 

 | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------|
 |--1----1-----1----1----1-----1---1-1--1--1-1-1--1---1-1-1-|
 

 
 F                  
 E. S +E E E. S +E E

 |------------------------||
 |---------------7-(7)-4--||
 |-2--3-(3)-5-6-----------||
 |------------------------||
 |------------------------||
 |------------------------||
 

 |
 | E. S +E E E. S +E E

 |------------------------||
 |------------------------||
 |------------------------||
 |------------------------||
 |------------------------||
 |-1--2-(2)-5-6--5-(5)-2--||
 

 
 Keyboard Solo 2
 F      F 
  Q Q H W

 |------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-[6]\-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 

 |

 | PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 | 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---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 

 
 F 
 W

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

 |

 | PM----------------------------|
 

 | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 

 
 D.S. al Coda
 F Gb AmBbmAm Gb F Gb AmBbm 
        ~~~~
 E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E Q Q

 |-----------------------|----------------------||
 |-----------------------|----------------------||
 |-2--3-(3)-5-6--5-(5)-3-|-2--3-(3)-5-[6]\------||
 |-----------------------|----------------------||
 |-----------------------|----------------------||
 |-----------------------|----------------------||
 

 |
 | E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E q Q

 |-----------------------|----------------------||
 |-----------------------|----------------------||
 |-----------------------|----------------------||
 |-----------------------|----------------------||
 |-----------------------|----------------------||
 |-1--2-(2)-5-6--5-(5)-2-|-1--2-(2)-5--6--------||
 

 
 Outro
 &
      BbA5BbA5 
 Gtr I

 PM----------| PM----|
 

 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

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------6---7-6-9-7-6-----------|
 |-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-7-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5-----|
 |-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-----------------------------8-7-|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 

 
 D5   E5    A5 A5 A5 
 Q. E  Q. E W +W +W

 |----------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 |----------------|----------|------------|--------*|
 |-7\------9\-----|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
 |-7\------9\-----|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
 |-5\------7\-----|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----*|
 |---------7\-----|----------|------------|--------*|
 

 
 
 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
 <n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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