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SONATA
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 1998 Album TWILIGHT IN OLYMPUS)
Transcribed by Bruno Di Giorgi
Music by Symphony X
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Michael Romeo'
Q=100
4/4
Gtr I
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|--------3--------|
Q Q Q Q H. S +S +E +E
|----------------|--------------------------------|
|--------13--15--|-/16------16-(16)b18==(16)r(16)-|
|---/12----------|--------------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------|--------------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~
|--------3--------|
Q +H S +S +E +E H. +Q
|--------------------------------------|---------------|
|-[15]--([15])---15-(15)b16==(15)r(15)-|-13-----(13)\--|
|--------------------------------------|---------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------|
\1/ \1/ \1/
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-/13--12--13--15----|-16p===15h=16--18----|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
\1/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/ \0.5/
~~~~~~~
Q. +E +Q. +E +W
|-----------------------------------|------------|
|-20-----(20)----(20)-------(20)----|-(20)-------|
|-----------------------------------|------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------|
~~~~
+H. T T T T T T T T
|---------------------------13h15h|
|-(20)-------------13h15h16-------|
|---------12h13h16----------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----5:3----|
H. +S S S S S S H Q Q
|-16-------(16)-15p13----------|------------13---|
|---------------------16p15p13-|-15----/16-------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------|
~~ ~~
H Q +E +E H Q Q
|-15----15b16===(15)r(15)-|-14-------------|
|-------------------------|-------/13h=15--|
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/symphony_x/sonata_tab_ver_2.html ]
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|--------3--------|
H +Q S +S +E +E
|-------------------------------------|
|-/16----(16)\--16-(16)b18==(16)r(16)-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
~~~~
|----------3-----------|
Q +H S +S +E +E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-15--(15)----15-([15])b16==([15])r([15])-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
\1
|--3--|
H. +E +E H. +E S S S
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-13-------(13)-(13)-|-/14-------(14)-13h14p13-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
Q Q. +E E E
|-----13b15r==(13)-------|
|-12---------------15p12-|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
\1/
|-----5-----| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--|
E T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-15p==12h15p12------------------------------------------|
|---------------13p10------------------------------------|
|---------------------12p9-------------------------------|
|--------------------------10p8-10p8-10p8-10-8-10-8-10\--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
7/4
>
~~~~
Q +W.
|-/14--(14)----*|
|--------------*|
|--------------*|
|--------------*|
|--------------*|
|--------------*|
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
