Overture Lyrics

As recorded by Savatage
(From the 1995 Album DEAD WINTER DEAD)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Orchestration (Keyboards)'
Q=110
Gtr I
PM
H.. E W +H.. E
| Gtr II
| H.. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
PM
W +H.. E
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
PM
W +H.. E
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
W +W
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
riff 1
q Q. S S q q Q. S S q
| q Q. S S q q Q. S S q
q Q. S S q q Q. S S q
| q Q. S S q q Q. S S q
riff 2 riff 3
H H +H E E q H H +H E E Q
||o-------------|-------------------o||-------------|-------------------|
||o--6-----5----|--(5)-----5--3--5--o||--6-----5----|--(5)-----5--3--7--|
| H H +H E E q H H +H E E Q
||o-16----15----|-(15)----15-13-----o||-16----15----|-(15)----15-13-----|
||o-------------|---------------10--o||-------------|---------------12--|
riff 4
H H. Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +H H
| H H. Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +W
Q E E Q Q +E Q. E Q. +W +W
| Q E E Q Q +E Q. E Q. +W +W
Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +H H
| Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +H H
riff 5a
Q=135
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)--------||o---2-0----------------o||
| Q E E Q Q +E H.. +W W 4x
|--------------|---------------|------------||o----------------------o||
|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7---------|-(7)--------||o----------------------o||
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
riff 5b (harmonies)
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
q. q. q. q. E E Q W
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