Silk and Steel Lyrics

As recorded by Savatage
(From the 1989 Album GUTTER BALLET)
Music by Criss Oliva, Paul Silver
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic w/Fingers'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic w/Pick'
Main Melody
Moderately Q=96
Gtr I
S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|-------9-(9)-------9p7-----7-(7)-------|
Q Q Q E E
T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|-9p7-----7-(7)-------9p7-----7-(7)--------|
Q E E Q E E
+S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|---------9-(9)-------10p7-----7-(7)-------|
Q Q Q E E
T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|-10p7-----7-(7)-------10p7-----7-(7)-------|
Q E E Q E E
T T S S S +S S +E S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|-10p7-----7-(7)--------|-------5-(5)-------5p3-----3-(3)-------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E
T T S S S S E S T T S S S S E S S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|-5p3-----3-3-------5p3-----3-3-------|-------5-(5)-------6p3-----3-(3)-------|
Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E
T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|-6p3-----3-(3)-------6p3-----3-(3)-------|-6p3-----3-(3)-6---5-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E
+S S S S +S S S S T T E S +S E S
|-------3---------3---3p2-----2-(2)-------|
Q Q E E E E
T T E S +S E S T T E S +S E S
|-3p2-----2-(2)-------3p2-----2-(2)-3------|
+S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|---------0-(0)-------2h5p2---0-(0)-------|
Q Q Q E E
T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|-2h5p2---0-(0)-------2h5p2---0-(0)-------|
Q E E Q E E
S S S S +S S S S T T E S +S E S
|-----3---------3---3p2-----2-(2)-------|
Q Q E E E E
T T E S +S E S T T E S +S E S
|-3p2-----2-(2)-------3p2-----2-(2)-3------|
|-----2---------2---2-----2-------------2s=|
S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|-----5---------5---5h7p5---5-(5)-------|
Q Q Q E E
T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|-5h7p5---5-(5)-------5h7p5---5-(5)-------|
Q E E Q E E
+S S S S +S E S S S S S +S E S S S S S +S E S S S S S S S S S
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
+S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S E S
Q Q Q E E
S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S E a S
|----10---------10---10------10-----------10s9-||
Q Q Q E E
1st Solo
Gtr II
Q Q Q Q S e S S S E +H
| Gtr I
| S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|--------9-(9)--------9p7-----7-(7)-------|--9p7-------7-(7)----------9p7-----7-(7)-------|
Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TP TP
Q Q Q Q
| +S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|---------9-(9)-------10p7-----7-(7)----------|
Q Q Q E E
TP TP TP
Q Q Q E S T T
| T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|-10p7-----7-(7)-------10p7-----7-(7)---------|
Q E E Q E E
H +H. S S S S
|--0--------------------|-(0)-------------------------------6p5---|
| T T S S S +S S +E S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|-10p7-----7-(7)--------|---------5-(5)-------5p3-----3-(3)-------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E
s S S S +S e S +S S S S +S S E
| T T S S S S E S T T S S S S E S
Q E E Q E E
+H. E E
|--------------------------------3s===8---|
| S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|---------5-(5)-------6p3-----3-(3)-------|
Q Q Q E E
E S S S S E +H +Q S E S
| T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|--6p3------3-(3)--------6p3-----3-(3)-------|--6p3-----3-(3)-6---5-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E
+E +S S +H.
|-(5)---(5)S2-(2)---------------------------|
|-(7)---(7)S3-(3)---------------------------|
| +S S S S +S S S S T T E S +S E S
|--------3----------3---3p2-----2-(2)-------|
Q Q E E E E
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| T T E S +S E S T T E S +S E S
|-3p2-----2-(2)-------3p2---------2-(2)-3------|
S S S S +H.
| +S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|---------0-(0)-------2h5p2---0-(0)-------|
Q Q Q E E
H Q S S S S
| T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|-2h5p2---0-(0)-------2h5p2---0-(0)-------|
Q E E Q E E
E. S +S S E +H
| S S S S +S S S S T T E S +S E S
|------3---------3----3p2-----2-(2)-------|
Q Q E E E E
+H. Q
| T T E S +S E S T T E S +S E S
|--3p2-----2-(2)-------3p2-----2-(2)-3------|
|------2---------2---2-----2-------------2s=|
S S S S S S S S S S S S +Q E. T T
|-----------------------------------10-12---13-(13)--------13------12h13p|
| S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|-------------5----------------------5-----------5h7p5---5-(5)-----------|
Q Q Q E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|--5h7p=5-----5-(5)-----------5h7p=5-----5-(5)-----------|
Q E E Q E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10s=12----12s10----10s12----12s10---10s=12----12s|
| +S S S S +S E S S S S S +S E S
Q E E Q E E
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S
|-10---10s12-----12------------------14---15--|
| S S S S +S E S S S S S S S S S
Q E E Q E E
TP
+H +E Q.
| +S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S E S
Q Q Q E E
W
| S S S S +S E S S S S S +S E a S
|------10-----------10------10-----------10s9-||
Q E E Q E E
2nd Solo
Q Q Q Q S e S S S E +H
| S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|--------9-(9)--------9p7-----7-(7)-------|--9p7-------7-(7)----------9p7-----7-(7)-------|
Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E
TP TP
Q Q Q Q
| +S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|---------9-(9)-------10p7-----7-(7)----------|
Q Q Q E E
TP TP TP TP
Q Q Q Q H
| T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S S +E
|-10p7-----7-(7)-------10p7-----7-(7)-------|-10p7-----7-(7)--------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E
S S S S S S S S E. S +E +S S
|---------------------10-------8-(8)---(8)S3--|
| S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|--------5-(5)---------5p3-----3-(3)----------|
Q Q Q E E
+S S S S +S S S S +S S S S +S S E +H S S S S S S S S
| T T S S S S E S T T S S S S E S S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|--5p3-----3--3---------5p3-----3--3--------|---------5-(5)-------6p3-----3-(3)-------|
Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E
+H. Q
| T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|--6p3-----3-(3)-------6p3-----3-(3)----------|
Q E E Q E E
T T S S S +S E S +S S S S +S S S S T T E S +S E S
|-6p3-----3-(3)-6---5-|-(5)-------2-(2)---------------------------|
|-----4---------------|--------3----------3---3p2-----2-(2)-------|
| Q E E Q Q E E E E
| Q S E S +E +S S +H.
|---------------6---5-|-(5)---(5)S2-(2)---------------------------|
|---------------8---7-|-(7)---(7)S3-(3)---------------------------|
T T E S +S E S T T E S +S E S
|-3p2-----2-(2)-------3p2-----2-(2)-3-----|
| H S S S S S S S S
E. S +S T T E +H
|-7------6-(6)h7p6p4---(4)------------------|
| S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|--------0-(0)----------2h5p2---0-(0)-------|
Q Q Q E E
+H S S S S S S S S
| T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|--2h5p2---0-(0)-------2h5p2---0-(0)--------|
Q E E Q E E
E. S +S S E +H
| S S S S +S S S S T T E S +S E S
|------3---------3----3p2-----2-(2)-------|
Q Q E E E E
+W
| T T E S +S E S T T E S +S E S
|--3p2-----2-(2)-------3p2-----2-(2)-3-----|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T a T T T T T T T T T S S E
|----------------------------------------------------------10-12h(13)p(12)p(10)--------------|
|-----------------------------------10-10-12-13-10-12h(13)----------------------13--12-10----|
|----------------------------7-9s12----------------------------------------------------------|
|---5h7h8s10---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S +S S S S T T S S S +S E S
|----------5-------------------5--------------5h=7p=5--------------5------------(5)----------|
Q Q Q E E
Q. +T T T T T T T T T T S S S T T T E S
|--------------------------------10-12h13p==12p10------------10-13p=12p10---------|
|-10---------------(10)-10h12h13------------------13-10h12----------------13---12-|
| T T S S S +S E S T T S S S +S E S
|--5h7p5---5-(5)---------------------5h===7p====5----------5----(5)---------------|
Q E E Q E E
+E. S +S S E +H
| +S S S S +S E S S S S S +S E S
Q E E Q E E
+W
| S S S S +S E S S S S S S S S S
Q E E Q E E
Q S S S S S S S S S E.
| +S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S E S
Q Q Q E E
Q Q Q Q
| S S S S +S E S S S S S +S E S
Q E E Q E E
Q Q Q Q
| S S S S +S E S S S S S +S E S
Q E E Q E E
H.=H
Q Q Q Q W
| S S S S +S E S S S S S +S E S +E E H.
Q E E Q E E +E E H.
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