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OVERTURE
As recorded by Savatage
(From the 1995 Album DEAD WINTER DEAD)
Transcribed by Johannes Margraf
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Orchestration (Keyboards)'
Intro
Q=110
D5
4/4
Gtr I
PM
H.. E W +H.. E
|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------|--7----------------------|-(7)------------------------|
|--------------|--7----------------------|-(7)------------------------|
|--------------|--5----------------------|-(5)----------------------5-|
|------------5-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H.. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------|-15----14----12----14----|-10------12----9-10-10-9----|
|-----------12-|----12----12----12----12-|------12----12-----------12-|
|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D5
PM
W +H.. E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--7----------------------|-(7)---------------------------|
|--7----------------------|-(7)---------------------------|
|--5----------------------|-(5)----------------------5----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-15----14----12----14----|-10------12----9-10-10-9-------|
|----12----12----12----12-|------12----12-----------12----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
D5
PM
W +H.. E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|--7----------------------|-(7)------------------------|
|--7----------------------|-(7)------------------------|
|--5----------------------|-(5)----------------------5-|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-15----14----12----14----|-10------12----9-10-10-9----|
|----12----12----12----12-|------12----12-----------12-|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D5
W +W
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--7----------------------|-(7)-------------------------|
|--7----------------------|-(7)-------------------------|
|--5----------------------|-(5)-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-15----14----12----14----|-10-----12----9-10-10-9------|
|----12----12----12----12-|-----12----12-----------12---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
riff 1
Eb5 D5 C5 D5 Eb5 D5 C5 D5
q Q. S S q q Q. S S q
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--8---8-----7--5--7--|--8---8-----7--5--7--|
|--6---6-----5--3--5--|--6---6-----5--3--5--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| q Q. S S q q Q. S S q
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-15--15----14-12-14--|-15--15----14-12-14--|
|-13--13----12-10-12--|-13--13----12-10-12--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb5 D5 C5 D5 Eb5 D5 C5 D5
q Q. S S q q Q. S S q
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|--8---8-----7--5--7--|--8---8-----7--5--7----|
|--6---6-----5--3--5--|--6---6-----5--3--5----|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|
| q Q. S S q q Q. S S q
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-15--15----14-12-14--|-15--15----14-12-14----|
|-13--13----12-10-12--|-13--13----12-10-12----|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
riff 2 riff 3
Eb5 D5 C5 G5 Eb5 D5 C5 A5
H H +H E E q H H +H E E Q
||--------------|--------------------||-------------|-------------------|
||o-------------|-------------------o||-------------|-------------------|
||---8-----7----|--(7)-----7--5------||--8-----7----|--(7)-----7--5-----|
||---8-----7----|--(7)-----7--5--5---||--8-----7----|--(7)-----7--5--7--|
||o--6-----5----|--(5)-----5--3--5--o||--6-----5----|--(5)-----5--3--7--|
||--------------|----------------3---||-------------|----------------5--|
|
| H H +H E E q H H +H E E Q
||--------------|--------------------||-------------|-------------------|
||o-16----15----|-(15)----15-13-----o||-16----15----|-(15)----15-13-----|
||--15----14----|-(14)----14-12-12---||-15----14----|-(14)----14-12-14--|
||--13----12----|-(12)----12-10-12---||-13----12----|-(12)----12-10-14--|
||o-------------|---------------10--o||-------------|---------------12--|
||--------------|--------------------||-------------|-------------------|
riff 4
Eb5 D5 Bb5A5G5E5 G5 A5 E5
5/4 4/4
H H. Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +H H
|----------------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|----------------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|--8-----7-------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|--8-----7-------|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------|
|--6-----5-------|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------|
|----------------|-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0----|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
|
| H H. Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +W
|----------------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|-16----15-------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|-15----14-------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|-13----12-------|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------|
|----------------|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------|
|----------------|-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0----|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/savatage/overture_tab.html ]
Bb5A5G5E5 G5 A5 E5
Q E E Q Q +E Q. E Q. +W +W
|--------------|-----------------|------------|--------|
|--------------|-----------------|------------|--------|
|--------------|-----------------|------------|--------|
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0-0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|
| Q E E Q Q +E Q. E Q. +W +W
|--------------|-----------------|------------|--------|
|--------------|-----------------|------------|--------|
|--------------|-----------------|------------|--------|
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0-0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
Bb5A5G5E5 G5 A5 E5
Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +H H
|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------|
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------|
|-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0----|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
|
| Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +H H
|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------|
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------|
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------|
|-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0----|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
riff 5a
Q=135
Bb5A5G5E5 G5 A5
Q E E Q Q +E H.. +W E E E E E E S S S S 4x
|--------------|---------------|------------||------------------------||
|--------------|---------------|------------||o----------------------o||
|--------------|---------------|------------||------------------------||
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7---------|-(7)--------||------------------------||
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7---------|-(7)--------||o---2-0----------------o||
|-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5---------|-(5)--------||--0-----0-3-0-2-3-2-3---||
|
| Q E E Q Q +E H.. +W W 4x
|--------------|---------------|------------||------------------------||
|--------------|---------------|------------||o----------------------o||
|--------------|---------------|------------||------------------------||
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7---------|-(7)--------||------------------------||
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7---------|-(7)--------||o----------------------o||
|-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5---------|-(5)--------||------------------------||
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---2-0---------------|---2-0---------------|
|-0-----0-3-0-2-3-2-3-|-0-----0-3-0-2-3-2-3-|
|
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---7-5---------------|---7-5---------------|
|-5-----5-8-5-7-8-7-8-|-5-----5-8-5-7-8-7-8-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---2-0---------------|---2-0----------------|
|-0-----0-3-0-2-3-2-3-|-0-----0-3-0-2-3-2-3--|
|
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---7-5---------------|---7-5----------------|
|-5-----5-8-5-7-8-7-8-|-5-----5-8-5-7-8-7-8--|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
riff 5b (harmonies)
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---2-0------------------|---2-0------------------|
|-0-----0--3-0-2--3-2--3-|-0-----0--3-0-2--3-2--3-|
|
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---7-5------------------|---7-5------------------|
|-5-----5--8-5-7--8-7--8-|-5-----5--8-5-7--8-7--8-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---9-7------------------|---9-7------------------|
|-7-----7-10-7-9-10-9-10-|-7-----7-10-7-9-10-9-10-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-0------------------|---2-0-------------------|
|-0-----0--3-0-2--3-2--3-|-0-----0--3-0-2--3-2--3--|
|
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---7-5------------------|---7-5-------------------|
|-5-----5--8-5-7--8-7--8-|-5-----5--8-5-7--8-7--8--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|---9-7------------------|---9-7-------------------|
|-7-----7-10-7-9-10-9-10-|-7-----7-10-7-9-10-9-10--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
outro
E5 E5 E5 E5 E5E5E5 E5
9/8 7/8 4/4
q. q. q. q. E E Q W
|----------------|-------------|------*|
|----------------|-------------|------*|
|-9----9----9----|-9----9-9-9--|------*|
|-9----9----9----|-9----9-9-9--|-2----*|
|-7----7----7----|-7----7-7-7--|-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
