The Eyes Of Medusa Chords & Tabs
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The Eyes Of Medusa Bass Tab
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#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. #
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THE EYES OF MEDUSA (Bassline)
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 1997 Album THE DIVINE WINGS OF TRAGEDY)
Transcribed by Johannes Zetterberg L.
Words by Thomas Miller Music by Michael Romeo, Michael Pinnella & Thomas Miller
Arranged by Symphony X
Gtr I (A D G C F) - 'T. Miller - El. Bass'
Intro
Q=115
1/4 11/8
Gtr I
W W
|----|------|
|----|------|
|----|------|
|----|------|
|----|------|
S e e S S e e S S e e S e e S e e S S e e S S e e S e e
||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-1-1--o||
||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
5/8 6/8
S e E S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S 3x
||------------------|----------------------||
||o-----------------|---------------------o||
||------------4-1---|----------------------||
||o-0-2-2-0h3-----3-|-0-2-2-0h3-0h1-1-1-1-o||
||------------------|----------------------||
5/8 5/4
S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------2---5------|
|-----------4-1---|-1-----4-1---5-4-2-4-5---4--------|
|-0-2-2-0h3-----3-|---3-2-----3----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
6/8
W W Q E Q E Q E Q +E
|--------|--------|-6----4----|--------------|
|--------|--------|-----------|-7----6--(6)\-|
|--------|--------|-----------|--------------|
|--------|--------|-----------|--------------|
|--------|--------|-----------|--------------|
S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S S
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------2-4-2-0-----|
|-----------------|-----------------4-2-|
|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
4/4
S e e S S e e S S e s +s S S e e S S e e S S s
||------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-----------------------|---------------------------|
||------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-(2)-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-|
||------------------------|---------------------------|
1.
+s e S S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|------------------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------4-5-4-2-0-----4--||
|-(2)-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0h2-----------4-2---o||
|-------------------------|------------------------------||
2.
S e e S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-------------4-5-4-2-0-----|
|-0-2-2-2-0h2-----------4-2-|
|---------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----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 S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3-1-----1------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------4-3---4p3p1------|
|-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------4p3--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
5/4
H H H S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------|------------------------------|
|-----------|------------------------------|
|-1----3----|-4----2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|-----------|------------------------------|
|-----------|------------------------------|
Verse #1
4/4
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---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-|-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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 E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1-|---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3-| |-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 E +E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------1h3p1-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-1-1-3-4-3-1-3-4-------4-3-1-------|-1h3p1---------------1-3-4-3-(3)\--|
|-----------------------------4-3-4-|-------4-3-1-0-1-3-4---------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-| |3|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E e e E Q
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------3-3-3-3---|
|-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-|-2-1---1-2-1----------2-|
|---------------------------------|------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-|-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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 E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1-|---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3-| |-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 S
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------1h3p1-------------|---------------------------2-3-2----|
|-1-1-3-4-3-1-3-4-------4-3-1-------|-1h3p1---------------1-3-4-------4--|
|-----------------------------4-3-4-|-------4-3-1-0-1-3-4----------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
6/8 4/4
E S E S E E E E S E S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------/6-5-3-|----------------||-----------------------------------||
|----------------|---------/5-3-2-||o---------------------------------o||
|-3-x-3----------|-3-x-3----------||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
|----------------|----------------||o---------------------------------o||
|----------------|----------------||-----------------------------------||
$
e e e S S e e e e S S e e e e S S e e e e S S e e e S S S S
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------2-3-2---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------4-|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Chorus #1, 2 & 3
$$
3/4
S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------5-2-------|-----------5-2-------|
|-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3-|
S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------5-2-------|-------------3h4p3-----|
|-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|-2-4-4-2-4-5-------5-4-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
6/4
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E e E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------3-3-|
|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----|
|-------------------------------------|
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3/4
S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------5-2-------|-----------5-2-------|
|-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3-|
S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------5-2-------|-------------3h4p3-----|
|-2-4-4-2h4-----4-2h4-|-2-4-4-2-4-5-------5-4-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
To Coda
To Coda
6/4 3/4 6/4
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E Q. Q. Q e Q e Q e E e E
|-------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---2-|-3----------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------/8----|------------------1-1--|
|-------------------------------------|------------|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3------|
Pre-Verse
11/8
S e E S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------4-1-----------------------|-----------4-1-------------------------|
|-0-2-2-0h3-----3-0-2-2-0h3-0h1-1-1-1-|-0-2-2-0h3-----3-0-2-2-0h3-0h1-1-1-1---|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Verse #2
4/4
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---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-|-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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 E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1-|---1-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3-| |-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 E +E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------1h3p1-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-1-1-3-4-3-1-3-4-------4-3-1-------|-1h3p1---------------1-3-4-3-(3)\--|
|-----------------------------4-3-4-|-------4-3-1-0-1-3-4---------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S e e e e e e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------4-3-1-------|
|-2-1---1-2-1-2-1---1-2-1---1-2-1-|-2-1---1-2-1---------4-3-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
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---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
D.S. al Coda
e e e e e S S e e e S S e e e S S e e
|-----5---------/7---|-------/8----------/10------|
|---5---5---7-x----7-|---8-x----8---10-x-----10---|
|-3-------5----------|-6----------8---------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
Guitar Solo
&
S e e S S e e S S e s +s S S e e S S e e S S s
||------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-----------------------|---------------------------|
||------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-(2)-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-|
||------------------------|---------------------------|
1.
+s e S S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|------------------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------4-5-4-2-0-----4--||
|-(2)-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0h2-----------4-2---o||
|-------------------------|------------------------------||
2.
S e e S S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-------------4-5-4-2-0-----|
|-0-2-2-2-0h2-----------4-2-|
|---------------------------|
S e e S S e e S S E S W
|-----------------------|------|
|-----------------------|------|
|-----------------------|------|
|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2---|------|
|-----------------------|------|
Interlude - "The Isle of..."
W H Q Q W +H Q Q
|----------|------------||-----------|----------------||
|----------|------------||o----------|---------------o||
|-1--------|-1-------4--||--1--------|-(1)-------4----||
|----------|------2-----||o----------|--------2------o||
|----------|------------||-----------|----------------||
3/4
W +H H H. H.
|----------|-------------||-1-------|-------|
|----------|--------1----||---------|-4-----|
|-1--------|-(1)---------||---------|-------|
|----------|-------------||---------|-------|
|----------|-------------||---------|-------|
4/4
H. H. H. H. H H
|---------|---------|---------|---------|-7---------|
|-3-------|-2-------|-1-------|-0-------|------7----|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|
W +H H W +H H
|----------|-------------||-----------|--------------||
|-5--------|-(5)---------||o-5--------|-(5)---------o||
|----------|--------6----||-----------|--------6-----||
|----------|-------------||o----------|-------------o||
|----------|-------------||-----------|--------------||
H.=H Q=66
5/4
W +H H W Q
|----------|-------------|----------------|
|-5--------|-(5)---------|--5-------------|
|----------|--------6----|----------------|
|----------|-------------|-(3)------------|
|----------|-------------|----------------|
Intro Revisited
Q=115 1.
11/8
W S e e S S e e S S e e S e e S e e S S e e S S e e S e e
|-------------||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------||o-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-------------||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-1-1--o||
|-------------||------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Outro
2.
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S e e S S e e S S e e S e e
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------*|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------*|
|-------------------------2-3-2----|-------------------------3-3-*|
|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-------4--|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-----*|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------*|
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
