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The Bird-serpent War Cataclysm

Symphony X

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#----------------------------------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 (Bassline) 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) - 'Michael LePond' Intro Q=127 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E 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-| |-----------------|-----------------| 5/4 6/4 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-----------| |----------------------|------------------------4-3-1-----| |-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-------------4-3-| |----------------------|----------------------------------| 5/4 6/4 |----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-------------------| |----------------------|------------------------4p3p1-4p3p1-------| |-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-------------------4p3p1-| |----------------------|------------------------------------------| 5/4 |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S E +E S S S E S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------2h3p2-----| ||--2-2-2-2-2-5-(5)-2h5p2-1-4-5-------5-4-| |-3-| |-3-| E S S S S E +E S S S E S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------2h3p2------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-5-(5)-2h5p2-1-4-5-------5-4---|| 3/8 E Q E Q E Q E Q |------|------|------|------| |------|------|------|------| |------|------|------|------| |-2----|-2----|-2----|-2----| 6/4 |-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-----------------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------------2s3-| ||--2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----| |-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|| |-----------------------2-4-1-4---4---4---4---4-o|| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2---------3---2---0---3----|| 4/4 |-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---------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-------------------2s3-----------|-------------------2s3-------| ||--2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----0-0-3p2p0-|-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-----x-3---| |-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 |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-2h4p2-------------5p4p2--------------------o|| |-------------------------------|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-------5p4p2-5p4p2--------o|| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------------------3p2p0---|| Verse 1 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 S e S S S S S S e S S e S +S S S S S S S S S S E |---------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------6---------|-------------------------------o|| |-3-5-5---5---5---5-5-|-3-5-5-(5)-----3---------------o|| |---------------------|-----------4-5---5-4-3-1-3-4-3--|| 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 S e S S S S S S e S S e S +S S S S S S S S S S E |---------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------5---------|-------------------------------o|| |-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-|-2-4-4-(4)-----2---------------o|| |---------------------|-----------3-4---4-3-2-0-2-3-2--|| Chorus 3/4 4/4 3/4 H. W H. H. ||----------|----------|---------|--------|| ||o---------|----------|---------|-------o|| ||o---------|----------|---------|-------o|| ||--0-------|-2--------|-3-------|-5------|| 4/4 Q +E. S +H Q +E. S +S S S S S S S S |-----------------|------------------2-5-4---2-| |-----------------|-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 |-----------------5p4p2-------------------|| |-5-1-4-2---------------5p4p2-5p4p2-------|| |---------0-3-2-0-------------------3p2p0-|| |-----------------------------------------|| Verse 2 |-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-------------------2s3-----------|-------------------2s3------| ||o-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----0-0-3p2p0-|-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-----x-3--| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-3-| E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------------| |-3-| |----6----| |----6----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-2h4p2-------------5p4p2----------------------|| |-------5-4-2-5-4-2-------5p4p2-5p4p2---------o|| |-------------------------------------3p2p0---o|| |----------------------------------------------|| 6/4 |-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-----------------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------------2s3-| ||--2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----| |-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|| |-----------------------2-4-1-4---4---4---4---4-o|| |-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-2-2-2-2---------3---2---0---3----|| Bridge 7/8 4/4 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 1.,2.,3. 4. E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H ||--------------------|--------------------||-|-------------------|| ||o----3-(3)-5-(5)----|-------------------o||-|-------------------|| ||o-6-----------------|-3--5-(5)-6-(6)----o||-|-3-----------------|| ||--------------------|--------------------||-|----6-(6)-4-(4)----|| Guitar Solo E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----|-------------------| |-------------------|-2--4-(4)-5-(5)----| E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +Q Q |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----|-----------------3---| |-------------------|-2--4-(4)-5-(5)------| E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----|-------------------| |-------------------|-2--4-(4)-5-(5)----| E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +Q Q |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|-4-------------------|| |-4--6-(6)-7-(7)----|----7-(7)-6-(6)--4---|| |-------------------|---------------------|| Keyboard Solo E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-0--2-(2)-3-(3)----|-------------------| ||o-0--2-(2)-3-(3)----|-------------------|-0--2-(2)-3-(3)----| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 1. 2. 7/4 E. S +E E +Q Q E. S +E E +S E. Q +W +H. |---------------------||-|----------------------|-------------------|| |-0--2-(2)-3-(3)-----o||-|----------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------o||-|-5--3-(3)-2-(2)-0-----|-------------------|| |-----------------4---||-|-------------------4--|-(4)--------(4)----|| Outro 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 E. S +Q H +W ||---------------------||-------------------|----------------|--------*| ||o-------------------o||-------------------|----------------|--------*| ||o-------------------o||-------------------|----------------|--------*| ||--3--3-(3)-5-(5)-----||-3--3-(3)-5-(5)----|-3--3-(3)--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
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