The Bird-serpent War Cataclysm 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE BIRD-SERPENT WAR / CATACLYSM As recorded by Symphony X (From the 2000 Album V) Transcribed by Linus "Mr.Gul" Abrahamson Words and Music by Romeo, Pinnella Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Michael' Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Romeo' Intro Q=127 Bb5 4/4 Gtr I PM------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-----------------|-----------------| Bb5 A5 Bb5 A5 N.C. 5/4 6/4 PM| ~~~~~~ PM----| PM| ~~~~~~ PM----------------| E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E +Q E E S S S S S S S S |----------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------4-3-1-----------| |-3------------2-2-2-2-|-3------------2---------4-3-1-----| |-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-------------4-3-| |----------------------|----------------------------------| Bb5 A5 Bb5 A5 N.C. 5/4 6/4 PM| ~~~~~~ PM----| PM| ~~~~~~ PM |----6----| |----6----| E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E +Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------|------------------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------4p3p1-------------------| |-3------------2-2-2-2-|-3------------2---------4p3p1-4p3p1-------| |-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-------------------4p3p1-| |----------------------|------------------------------------------| F#5 N.C. 5/4 PM------|~~~~~~~ PM| PM| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S E +E S S S E S S S S S S S ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||o-4-----------------------------2h3p2-----| ||--2-2-2-2-2-[5]-(5)-2h5p2-1-4-5-------5-4-| F#5 N.C. PM------|~~~~~~~ PM| PM| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S E +E S S S E S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-4-----------------------------2h3p2------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-[5]-(5)-2h5p2-1-4-5-------5-4---|| F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 B5C5 3/8 PM| PM| PM| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------4s5-| |-4-----------|-4-----------|-4-----------|-4-----2s3-| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-|-2-0-0-6p3p0-|-2-0-0-3p2p0-|-2-0-0-----| F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 B5C5 6/4 PM| PM| PM| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S ||------------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------4s5-| ||o-4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----2s3-| ||--2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----| F#5 F#5 N.C. PM| PM----------------------------| |-3-| E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|| |-4-----------4---------2-4-1-4---4---4---4---4-o|| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2---------3---2---0---3----|| F#5 F#5 B5C5 F#5 F#5 B5C5 G5 4/4 PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E. ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||--------------------4s5-----------|-------------------4s5-------| ||o-4-----------4-----2s3-----------|-4-----------4-----2s3---5---| ||--2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----0-0-3p2p0-|-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-----x-3---| F#5 F#5 N.C. PM| PM------------| PM--------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |----6----| |----6----| E S S S S S E S S S S S 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|| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-2h4p2-------------5-4-2---------------------|| |-4-----------4-----------------|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-------5-4-2-5-4-2--------o|| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------------------3-2-0---|| Verse 1 N.C. 3/4 S e S S S S S S e S S e S S S S S S e S ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||------------6---------|-----------3---------| ||o-3-5-5---5---5---5-5-|-3-5-5---5---5---5-5-| ||----------------------|---------------------| 4/4 PM--------| ~ S e S S S S S S e S S e S +S S S S S S S S S S E |---------------------|--------------------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------------------o|| |---------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------6---------|--------------------------------|| |-3-5-5---5---5---5-5-|-3-5-5-(5)-----3---------------o|| |---------------------|-----------4-5---5-4-3-1-3-4-3--|| N.C. 3/4 S e S S S S S S e S S e S S S S S S e S ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||------------5---------|-----------2---------| ||o-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-|-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-| ||----------------------|---------------------| 4/4 PM--------| ~ S e S S S S S S e S S e S +S S S S S S S S S S E |---------------------|--------------------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------------------o|| |---------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------5---------|--------------------------------|| |-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-|-2-4-4-(4)-----2---------------o|| |---------------------|-----------3-4---4-3-2-0-2-3-2--|| Chorus E5 F#7add4 G5 A5 3/4 4/4 3/4 H. Q H. H. H. ||----------|----0-------|---------|--------|| ||o---------|----0-------|---------|-------o|| ||----------|----3-------|---------|--------|| ||--2-------|-4----------|-5-------|-7------|| ||o-2-------|-4----------|-5-------|-7-----o|| ||--0-------|-2----------|-3-------|-5------|| B5 C5 N.C. 4/4 ~~~~~~~ PM------------- Q +E. S +H Q +E. S +S S S S S S S S |-----------------|----------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------| |-4--(4)-5-(5)----|------------------2-5-4---2-| |-4--(4)-5-(5)----|-1--(1)-2-(2)-4-5-------4---| |-2--(2)-3-(3)----|----------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------| ---------------------------------------| |----6----| |----6----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------5-4-2-------------------|| |-5-1-4-2---------------5-4-2-5-4-2-------|| |---------0-3-2-0-------------------3-2-0-|| |-----------------------------------------|| Verse 2 B5 B5 E5F5 B5 B5 E5F5 C5 4/4 PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E. ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||--------------------4s5-----------|-------------------4s5-------| ||--4-----------4-----2s3-----------|-4-----------4-----2s3---5---| ||o-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----0-0-3p2p0-|-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-----x-3---| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------| B5 B5 PM| PM------------| |-3-| E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-4-----------4-----------------| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------| N.C. PM--------------------------------| |-3-| |----6----| |----6----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------o|| |-2h4p2-------------5-4-2----------------------|| |-------5-4-2-5-4-2-------5-4-2-5-4-2----------|| |-------------------------------------3-2-0---o|| |----------------------------------------------|| F#5 F#5 F#5 F#5 B5C5 6/4 PM| PM| PM| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S ||------------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------4s5-| ||o-4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----2s3-| ||--2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----| F#5 F#5 N.C. PM| PM----------------------------| |-3-| E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|| |-4-----------4---------2-4-1-4---4---4---4---4-o|| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2---------3---2---0---3----|| Bridge N.C. 7/8 4/4 PM----------------------------------------| e e e e e S S S S S S e e e e S S S S S S 4x ||--------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--------------------|--------------------------|| ||--------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-3-2-5--|| Instrumental Eb5F5 G5 Gtr II \0.5/ ~~~~~~~~~~~ E. S +E E +H ||----------------------------| ||o---------------------------| ||--8--10-(10)-12-----(12)----| ||----------------------------| ||o---------------------------| ||----------------------------| | | Gtr I | E. S +E E +H ||----------------------------| ||o---------------------------| ||----------------------------| ||--8--10-(10)-12-----(12)----| ||o-6---8--(8)-10-----(10)----| ||----------------------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. C5 D5 Eb5 C5 Bb5 Ab5 \0.5/ \0.5/ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H |------------------------||-|-8--6-(6)-4-----(4)----|| |-----------------------o||-|-x--x-----x------------|| |-5--7-(7)-8-----(8)-----||-|-5--3-(3)-1-----(1)----|| |------------------------||-|-----------------------|| |-----------------------o||-|-----------------------|| |------------------------||-|-----------------------|| | | E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H |------------------------||-|-----------------------|| |-----------------------o||-|-----------------------|| |------------------------||-|-----------------------|| |-5--7-(7)-8-----(8)-----||-|-5---------------------|| |-3--5-(5)-6-----(6)----o||-|-3--8-(8)-6-----(6)----|| |------------------------||-|----6-(6)-4-----(4)----|| Guitar Solo N.C. Gtr I E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H | | | | | | | | | | o o / o / o o / o / Gtr II ~~ PM-----------------| ~~~~~~ |-3-| H +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +H |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-6---------(6)-4h6p4---------|--------------------------| |---------------------6-5-4---|---------------5----------| |---------------------------7-|-4--7-6-4--2-4---4-(4)----| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| E. S +E E +H | | | | | o o / o / 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 |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------8p4h6h8-9p6h8h9-| |---------------------------7p4h6h7--9p6h7h9-11p7h9h11-----------------| |-7p4h6h7-9p6h7h9-11p7h9h11--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| E. S +E E +Q Q | | | | | | o o / o / o ~~~~~ T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Q |------------------------------------------9h11h12p11p9---------------------| |-----------------------9h11h12p11p9h11h12--------------12p11p9-------------| |-11p8h9h11-12p9h11h12------------------------------------------12-11b13----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E. S +E E +H | | | | | o o / o / ~~~~~~~~ |--3---| |-3--| |-3--| E S S S E S S S E S S S Q |-------9--------------9------------9--------------| |---------12p==9---------12p9-12b14---12p9-11b12===| |-11b13----------11b13-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| E. S +E E +H | | | | | o o / o / ~~~~~~~ ~ |--3---| |-----5-----| |----5-----| +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-------------------------------------------------| |-(11)r-------------------------------------------| |-------12p11p==9-11p9------9h11h12p11p9----11-9--| |----------------------11----------------11-------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| E. S +E E +H | | | | | o o / o / |-------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 |-16p12------------------------7h9-/12p9------------------------12h16-| |-------14-------------------9-----------10------------------14-------| |----------13--------------9----------------9-------------14----------| |-------------14---------9--------------------11-------14-------------| |------------------16-11-------------------------12-16----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| E. S +E E +Q Q | | | | | | o o / o / o T T ~~ |-------6--------| |---------7---------| |--------7--------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-19p16--------------------------------11h14s17-20p17p14----------------|| |-------17--------------------------13----------------------------------|| |----------16------------------14------------------------20p17h20-18----|| |-------------18------------16h=========================================|| |------------------19-14h18---------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| Keyboard Solo N.C. E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H ||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|-7--9-(9)-10-(10)----|---------------------| ||--7--9-(9)-10-(10)----|-x--x------x---------|-7--9-(9)-10-(10)----| ||o-x--x------x---------|-5--7-(7)--8--(8)----|-x--x------x---------| ||--5--7-(7)--8--(8)----|---------------------|-5--7-(7)--8--(8)----| 1. 2. 7/4 E. S +E E +Q Q E. S +E E +S E. Q +W +H. |-----------------------||----------------------|-------------------|| |----------------------o||----------------------|-------------------|| |-7--9-(9)-10-(10)------||-7--5-(5)-4-(4)-------|-------------------|| |-x--x------x-------6---||-x--x-----x-----7--6--|-(6)--------(6)----|| |-5--7-(7)--8--(8)-----o||-5--3-(3)-2-(2)-x--x--|-------------------|| |-------------------4---||----------------5--4--|-(4)--------(4)----|| Outro N.C. 4/4 ~~~ ~~~ E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |-5--5-(5)-/7-(7)----|-5--5-(5)-/7-(7)----|| |--------------------|--------------------|| ~~~ ~~~ E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-7--7-(7)-/9-(9)----|-7--7-(7)-/9-(9)----| |--------------------|--------------------| H.=H ~~~ ~~~ E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H ||----------------------||--------------------| ||o--------------------o||--------------------| ||----------------------||--------------------| ||----------------------||--------------------| ||o--------------------o||--------------------| ||--3--3-(3)-/5-(5)-----||-3--3-(3)-/5-(5)----| \3.5___/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ E. S +Q a +H +W |-----------------------|--------*| |-----------------------|--------*| |-----------------------|--------*| |-----------------------|--------*| |-----------------------|--------*| |-3--3-(3)-----5-(5)----|-(5)----*| 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