Symphony X : Evolution
Tabbed by Gabriel Karlsson (GKsweeper@hotmail.com)
Tuning: d g c f a d
You`ll have to listen to the song to see how many times you shall
play each figure!
Intro
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Main riff
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Listen to the song to see where you shall play this figure!
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|---------------1-----4-5-4-0-3-4-|-3-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-----------1---------|
|-2-0-2-3-2-0-3---3-0-------------|-----------------2-3-2-0-3---3-0-----|
Verse 1
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|-8--------------7-8---------------7-8-------9----------------------
|-6--6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7----------------------
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-6--6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7-6---7-------7-6-7-6-4-6----------------|
Now go to pre-chorus 1
verse 2
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t t t
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|-6--------------5-6---------------5-6-------7----------------------
|-4--4-4-5-4-4-4---4---4-4-5-4-4-4---4---4-4-5----------------------
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-4--4-4-5-4-4-4---4---4-4-5-4---5-------5-4-5-4-2-4----------------|
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Now go to pre-chorus 2
pre-chorus 1
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|-6--6-6-6-6-7--6-6-7--6-7-6-4--6--6-6-7----------------------------|
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|-8----------9------9-----------------------------------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-6-7--6-6-7--6-7-6-4--6--6-6-6--4-------------------------|
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|-4----------5------5-----------4------4----------------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-3--2-2-3--2-3-2-0--2--2-2-2--2-2-3-2-0-2-3-------------|
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|-4----------5------5-----------4-2-1---2-1-----1-------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-3--2-2-3--2-3-2-0--------3-----3-2---3-2-0-3-2-0-2-----|
Pre-chorus 2
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|-4--4-4-4-4-5--4-4-5--4-5-4-2--4--4-4-5----------------------------|
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|-6----------7------7-----------------------------------------------|
|-4--4-4-4-4-5--4-4-5--4-5-4-2--4------6----------------------------|
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Chorus
Here we are children of
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sun and stars....
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|-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----|
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|-6-------------------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8--6--6-6-6-6-6-6----|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------|
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|--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
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|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
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|-9-------------------------------7---------------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
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|-8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
1
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|-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
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2
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|----------------6--------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|---9------------4--------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|-6-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
1 : Play the main riff and then start on verse 2
2 : Play the figure below!!
6/4 2:47
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|------------------------------|---6--------5------4--|-----2---------0-----
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|-2----------------------------|----------------------|--------------------4
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|----------0--------2--|-------------------|-------------------------|
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|-1--------------------|----5---------3----|---2-----1-----0---------|
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|-----------------|------------------6-------------------------------|
|--5--------3-----|--1-----------3---4-------------------------------|
The rythm guitar over the solo shall
play this twice.......
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|-6--6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7----------------------
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then play this twice....
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|-9--------------8-9---------------8-9------10----------------------
|-7--7-7-8-7-7-7---7---7-7-8-7-7-7---7---7-7-8----------------------
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rythm guitar
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|-9---------------7---------------6----------6----------6------6----|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4----|
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lead guitar t
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|------------12-15------------10------------------------------------------
|-----7-9-13---------------------9---------------------------------10-13--
|---6------------------------------11-------------9------9-12-9-12--------
|-7-----------------------------------12-7---8-11---8-11------------------
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|----------------------------------5--4--2--3--5--4--2--------------|
|-0-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------3--2--0--------------|
Now play the chorus one half step higher than before. Just as I have
transcribed below..
Here we are children of
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sun and stars....
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|-7-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9--7--7-7-7-7-7-7----|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
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|-8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
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|---------------------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|
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|10-------------------------------8---------------------------------|
|-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
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|-9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
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|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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Now change and play the chorus normally...
Here we are children of
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sun and stars....
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|-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----|
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|--------------------------------10---------------8-----------------|
|-6-------------------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8--6--6-6-6-6-6-6----|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------|
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|--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
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|-8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
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|-9-------------------------------7---------------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
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|-8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
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|----------------6--------------------------------------------------|
|---9------------4--------------------------------------------------|
|-6-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
x4
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|-----------1-----4-5-4-0-3-4-3-0-----|
|-2-3-2-0-3---3-0-----------------2-0-|
rythm guitar keeps playing
this figure
with fade out...
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|-------------------------5-2-------------|--5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------1---------4-1---------|--3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3-2-0-2-----3-2-0---------------3-0-----|---------------------------|
and the lead guitar keeps
playing this figure!!
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Thats it! Please mail me (GKsweeper@hotmail.com) if you find any
mistakes in the tab.
I`ll tab the guitarsolo when I have time for it ;-)
Artist: Symphony X
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