#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#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.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 00:43:05 -0700
From: Andrew P Thwing
Subject: m/misc_soundtrack/x_files_theme.tab
---------------------------------
T H E X - F I L E S D I T T Y
---------------------------------
transcribed by Andrew Thwing
BACKGROUND RIFF:
(synthesizer arranged for guitar)
(A5) let ring------------->
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------9-----9-----9-----9-----------------|
D|-------7-----7-----7-----7-------------------|
A|-----7-----7-----7-----7---------------------|
E|---5-----------------------------------------|
THE WHISTLING MELODY:
(0:03)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|------5-----5--8--5----------------|
G|---7-----7-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
(0:09)
e|---------------5-------------------|
B|------5-----5-----5----------------|
G|---7-----7-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
(0:15)
e|---8--7--5-----5-------------------|
B|------------8-----5----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
(0:21)
e|---8--7--5-----7-------------------|
B|------------8-----5----------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
(0:27)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|------5-----5--8--5----------------|
G|---7-----7-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
(0:33) ...(0:39)
e|---------------5------------5------|
B|------5-----5-----5------------5---|
G|---7-----7-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Recorded with lots of reverb on both patterns, but for guitar I'd
recommed flanging as well to add to the ringing.
Interesting time signature stuff here--
It seems that the whistling riff is in 12-8, over the background arpeggio
which is 8-8, so in other words they don't exactly stay together.