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THE OCEAN
As recorded by Savatage
(From the 1998 Album THE WAKE OF MAGELLAN)
Transcribed by Adder_XYU@hotmail.com
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bright Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Muted Electric'
Intro
Q=112 H.=H
N.C. (Em)
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2 E E E E E E E E
|------------:-------15----------------:
|------------:----17----17----17----17-:
|------------:-16----------17----16----:
|------------:-------------------------:
|------------:-------------------------:
|------------:-------------------------:
Q=72
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
Q H. E E E E E E E E E Q W
|--------------:--------------------------:-7----|
|--------------:-------10------8-----7----:-8----|
|-14--16-------:-11-12----9-11---7-9------:-9----|
|--------------:-----------------------9--:------|
|--------------:--------------------------:------|
|--------------:--------------------------:------|
Theme
Q=112
(Em)
E E E E E E E E W
|-----------15---14------------------14---|-15-------------------------------|
|------17-------------15--------15--------|-17-------------------------------|
|-16-----------------------14-------------|-16-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| 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
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------------2-|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E W
|-----------15---14------------------14---|-------------------------------------|
|------17-------------15--------15--------|-12----------------------------------|
|-16-----------------------14-------------|-12----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-14----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| 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
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|---------------------------------------2-|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
(Em)
E E E E E E E E W
|-----------15---14------------------14---|-15-------------------------------|
|------17-------------15--------15--------|-17-------------------------------|
|-16-----------------------14-------------|-16-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------------2-|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D
E E E E E E E E H. Q
|-----------15---14------------------14---|--------------------------------------|
|------17-------------15--------15--------|-12-----------------------10----------|
|-16-----------------------14-------------|-12-----------------------11----------|
|-----------------------------------------|-14-----------------------12----------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| 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
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----|
|---------------------------------------2-|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Em D Em D
H. Q H. Q
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-12-----------------------10-------|-12-----------------------10-------|
|-12-----------------------11-------|-12-----------------------11-------|
|-14-----------------------12-------|-14-----------------------12-------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2--0h2-0---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------2-|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/savatage/the_ocean_tab.html ]
Theme Repeats
(Em)
E E E E E E E E W
|-----------15---14------------------14---|-15-------------------------------|
|------17-------------15--------15--------|-17-------------------------------|
|-16-----------------------14-------------|-16-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------------2-|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E W
|-----------15---14------------------14---|-------------------------------------|
|------17-------------15--------15--------|-12----------------------------------|
|-16-----------------------14-------------|-12----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-14----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| 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
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|---------------------------------------2-|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
(Em)
E E E E E E E E W
|-----------15---14------------------14---|-15-------------------------------|
|------17-------------15--------15--------|-17-------------------------------|
|-16-----------------------14-------------|-16-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------------2-|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D
E E E E E E E E H. Q
|-----------15---14------------------14---|--------------------------------------|
|------17-------------15--------15--------|-12-----------------------10----------|
|-16-----------------------14-------------|-12-----------------------11----------|
|-----------------------------------------|-14-----------------------12----------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| 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
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----|
|---------------------------------------2-|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Em D Em D
H. Q H. Q
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-12-----------------------10-------|-12-----------------------10-------|
|-12-----------------------11-------|-12-----------------------11-------|
|-14-----------------------12-------|-14-----------------------12-------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| 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
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2--0h2-0---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------2-|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Outro
(Em)
E E E E E E E E
|-----------15---14------------------14---|
|------17-------------15--------15--------|
|-16-----------------------14-------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|
|---------------------------------------2-|
|-----------------------------------------|
H.=H Q=56
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +W
|-----------15---14------------------14---|----------15--14----------14-|-(14)----*|
|------17-------------15--------15--------|------17---------15----15----|---------*|
|-16-----------------------14-------------|-16-----------------14-------|---------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------*|
|
| >
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E +Q H W
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------*|
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|--0h2-(2)-(2)----------------|---------*|
|---------------------------------------2-|-----------------------------|---------*|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------*|
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
