Communion And The Oracle by Symphony X #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# COMMUNION AND THE ORACLE (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 2001 Album V - THE NEW MYTHOLOGY SUITE) Transcribed by Luca Abete Music by Symphony X Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Bass' Intro Q=127 21/8 Gtr I Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| 1. 2. 10/8 11/8 Q E E Q +E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E ||----------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| ||o----4-2-4--(4)-------|----4-2-4--------2---o||----4-2-4-------2------| ||o-----------------2-4-|-------------2-4---4-o||------------2-4---4-2--| ||--2-------------2-----|-2---------2----------||-2--------2------------| 1. 2. 5/4 Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E ||----------------------|----------------------||---------------------| ||o----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3------------o||----3-1-3-5-6-\1-1-3-| ||o-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------------1-o||---------------------| ||--1---------1---------|-1---------1-4-(4)----||-1-------------------| 1. 2. Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E ||----------------------|----------------------||--------------------| ||o----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3------------o||----3-1-3--5-6-5-3--| ||o-------------1-(1)-3-|---------------------o||--------------------| ||--1---------1---------|-1---------1-4-(4)-3--||-1------------------| 4/4 3/4 4/4 W +H. Wx6 |----------|----------||--------| |----------|----------||--------| |-5--------|-(5)------||--------| |----------|----------||--------| 5/4 2/4 7/8 6/8 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------|-------|-------------------|---------------| |-------------------------------|-------|-------------------|---------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------3---| |-------------------------------|-4--4--|-------------------|-2-2-4-4-4-----| 5/4 2/4 4/4 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S Q E E |-------------------------------|-------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|-------|----------------8-6-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------| |-------------------------------|-4--4--|--------------------| 7/4 Q. E Q. E +E E H Q. E Q. E +E E E E E E |--------------------------|------------------------------| |-4----4-6----3-(3)-3-4----|------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------/6-4-3-----| |--------------------------|-2----2-4----6-(6)--------6-4-| Q. E Q. E +E E Q. E |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--------------------------/4---| |-2----2-4----1-(1)-1-2---------| 5/4 9/8 Q. E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |------------------|----------------| |-4----4-3----1----|-3----4----6----| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| Verse 1 1:29 12/8 5/8 12/8 5/8 Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|------------| |-8----(8)----8----(8)----|-6--------|-------------8----(8)----|-6----------| |-----------8-----------8-|----------|-----------8-----------8-|------4-3---| |-------------------------|------6-4-|-6----(6)----------------|------------| 12/8 5/8 12/8 6/8 Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|-------------| |-------------8----(8)----|----------|-------------8-8-8-8-----|-------------| |-----------8-----------8-|--------3-|-----------8-----------8-|--------6----| |-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---|-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---4--| 5/4 5/8 5/4 5/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-------2-1-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-----| |---------------------|-------4---|---------------------|-----------| 5/4 5/8 5/4 6/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----4---4----| |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|---4---4---3--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2------------| |---------------------|-------4---|---------------------|--------------| Breakdown 2:00 7/4 H Q. E +Q Q. E H Q. E +Q H |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-6----4------------------|-6----4----------------| |-----------7-(7)--6----6-|-----------7-(7)--6----| 4/4 H Q. E +Q Q. E H. E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-8-------8-8-|-8-----------------| |-6----4----------------8-|-------------|-------------------| |-----------7-(7)--6------|-------------|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| Verse 2 2:14 5/4 Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E |----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------1-(1)-0-| |-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------| |---------------------|---------------------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E |----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5-7-8-/10-10-10--| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------------------| |-3---------3---------|-3-----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E |----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------1-(1)-0-| |-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------| |---------------------|---------------------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E |----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5-7-8---------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|--------------8-10----| |-3---------3---------|-3-----------------10-| |---------------------|----------------------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E |----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------1-(1)-0-| |-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------| |---------------------|---------------------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E |----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5-2-3-2-----| |-------------1-(1)-3-|----------------3-5-| |-3---------3---------|-3------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| Guitar Solo 2:43 Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E Q E E +E E |---------------------|----------------------| |----6-4-6------------|-----6-4-6------------| |-------------2-(2)-4-|--------------2-(2)-1-| |-4---------4---------|-4----------4---------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------------|----------------------| |----6-4-6------------|----6-4-6-4-----------| |-------------2-(2)-4-|------------6-5-4-----| |-4---------4---------|-4----------------7---| 4/4 Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E W |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------| |----6-4-6------------|----6-4-6------------|----6-4-6------------|------| |-------------2-(2)-4-|-------------2-(2)-1-|-------------2-(2)-4-|------| |-4---------4---------|-4---------4---------|-4---------4---------|-4----| 3/4 4/4 +H. +W +E e e e e e e e |----------|------------|-------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------| |-(4)------|-(4)--------|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| Verse 3 3:07 12/8 5/8 12/8 5/8 Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|------------| |-8----(8)----8----(8)----|-6--------|-------------8----(8)----|-6----------| |-----------8-----------8-|----------|-----------8-----------8-|------4-3---| |-------------------------|------6-4-|-6----(6)----------------|------------| 12/8 5/8 12/8 6/8 Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E |-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|-------------| |-------------8----(8)----|----------|-------------8-8-8-8-----|-------------| |-----------8-----------8-|--------3-|-----------8-----------8-|--------6----| |-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---|-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---4--| 5/4 5/8 5/4 5/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-------2-1-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-----| |---------------------|-------4---|---------------------|-----------| 5/4 5/8 5/4 6/8 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----4---4----| |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|---4---4---3--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2------------| |---------------------|-------4---|---------------------|--------------| Breakdown 3:37 7/4 H Q. E +Q Q. E H Q. E +Q H |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-6----4------------------|-6----4----------------| |-----------7-(7)--6----6-|-----------7-(7)--6----| 4/4 H Q. E +Q Q. E W E E +H. |-------------------------|----------|------------| |-------------------------|-8--------|------------| |-6----4----------------8-|----------|------------| |-----------7-(7)--6------|----------|-6-6-(6)----| Bridge 3:51 7/4 Q E E E E +E E +E E Q. E |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-3--3-3-1-1-(1)--------------x-| |----------------4-(4)-4-3------| Q E E E E +E E +E E H Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-3--3-3-1-1-(1)--------------|-3--3--1-1-1--------------5-| |----------------4-(4)-4-3----|-------------4-(4)-4-3------| 4/4 H.. E E E a H. H.. E a E E H. |-------------|---2-(2)s4-------||-----------4-|-(4)s3---------| |-5-----------|-----------------||-------------|-------4-------| |-----------5-|-----------------||-------------|---------------| |-------------|-3---------------||-2-----------|---------2-----| Pre-Chorus 4:09 5/4 2/4 7/8 6/8 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------|-------|-------------------|--------------| |-------------------------------|-------|-------------------|--------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----5-----4--| |-------------------------------|-5--5--|-------------------|-3-3---5-5----| 5/4 2/4 4/4 E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S Q E E |-------------------------------|-------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|-------|--------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0-| |-------------------------------|-5--5--|--------------------| Chorus 4:20 7/4 Q. E Q. E +E E H Q. E Q. E +E E E E E E |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------/5-7---7---| |-3----3-5----2-(2)-2-3----|-3----3-5----7-(7)------7---7-| Q. E Q. E +E E Q. E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--------------------------/5--| |-3----3-5----2-(2)-2-3--------| 5/4 9/8 Q. E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |------------------|----------------| |-5----5-4----2----|-4----5----7----| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| Guitar Solo 2 4:35 5/4 Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E |----7-5-7------------|----7-5-7------------| |-------------5-(5)-7-|-------------3-(3)-2-| |-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------| |---------------------|---------------------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E +Q |----7-5-7------------|----7-5-7-/9-10-12-(12)\----| |-------------5-(5)-7-|----------------------------| |-5---------5---------|-5--------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| Q E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E E E |----7-5-7----------|----7-5-7----------| |-------------5-5-7-|-------------3-3---| |-5---------5-------|-5---------5-----3-| |-------------------|-------------------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E |----7-5-7------------|----7-5-7-4-5-4------| |-------------5-(5)-7-|----------------5-5--| |-5---------5---------|-5-------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E |---------------------|---------------------| |----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------------1-| |-1---------1---------|-1---------1-4-(4)---| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------------------| |----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3-/5-6-8-6-5---| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-----------------------| |-1---------1---------|-1---------------------| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E |---------------------|---------------------| |----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|---------------------| |-1---------1---------|-1---------1-4-(4)-3-| Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E |---------------------|-----------------------| |----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3--------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------1-(1)-3---| |-1---------1---------|-1---------1-----------| Pre-Chorus 5:13 3/4 H. +H. +H. +H. ||----------|----------|----------|----------| ||o---------|----------|----------|----------| ||o-4-------|-(4)------|-(4)------|-(4)------| ||----------|----------|----------|----------| 1. H. +H. +H. +H. |---------|----------|----------|---------|| |---------|----------|----------|--------o|| |-0-------|-(0)------|-(0)------|-(0)----o|| |---------|----------|----------|---------|| 2. H. +H. H. H. |---------|----------|---------|-------| |---------|----------|---------|-------| |-2-------|-(2)------|-3-------|-5-----| |---------|----------|---------|-------| Chorus 5:39 E E +E E Q E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |-----------7--|-3-3-(3)-3-5--|-----------2-3-|-5-5-(5)-5-3-5-| |-0-0-(0)-0----|--------------|-3-3-(3)-3-----|---------------| E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|---------------|-----------5---||-------------| |--------------|---------------|---------------||-------------| |-6-6-(6)-6-6--|-----------5---|-3-3-(3)-3---3-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--------------|-6-6-(6)-6---6-|---------------||-------------| E E +E E Q E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |-4-4-(4)-4-4--|--------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|-5-5-(5)-5-7--|-----------4-5-|-7-7-(7)-7-5-7-| |--------------|--------------|-5-5-(5)-5-----|---------------| 4/4 E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E e e e e e e e e W |--------------|---------------|-----------7---|-----------------|------| |--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------| |-8-8-(8)-8-8--|-----------7---|-5-5-(5)-5---5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----| |--------------|-8-8-(8)-8---8-|---------------|-----------------|------| Outro 6:04 10/8 11/8 7/4 H. +H +H. +H +E Wx4 |----------------|---------------------|--------| |----------------|---------------------|--------| |----------------|---------------------|--------| |-2-------(2)----|-(2)------(2)----(2)-|--------| 5/4 Q E E E +E E E +E E H. +H ||-------------------------|----------------| ||o----4-2-4-(4)-----------|----------------| ||o----------------2-(2)-4-|----------------| ||--2------------2---------|-2-------(2)----| 4/4 12/8 +W Q. Q. Q. Q E |------------|----------------------| |------------|----------------------| |------------|----------------2--4--| |-(2)--------|-2----4----5----------| 4/4 11/4 W +H. E E W. +H. +H |----------|--------------|-------------------------------| |----------|----------4-2-|-------------------------------| |----------|--------------|-5-------------(5)------(5)----| |-2--------|-(2)----------|-------------------------------| 6/8 11/4 6/8 Q. Q. W. +H. +H Q. Q. |------------||-------------------------------|------------| |-----------o||-------------------------------|------------| |-2---------o||-------------------------------|-2----------| |------0-----||-2-------------(2)------(2)----|------0-----| 7/4 W +H. +W +H. Wx6 |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|| |-2--------(2)------|-(2)--------(2)------|------------------|| H.=H Q=40 4/4 2/4 W H. W H H H |------------------|----------|-----------|------*| |------------------|----------|-----------|------*| |------------------|----------|-----------|------*| |------------------|----------|-----------|------*| 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 www.TAB6.com