Symphony X – The Bird-Serpent War Cataclysm (Guitar Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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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
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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
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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