The Ocean Lyrics

As recorded by Savatage
(From the 1998 Album THE WAKE OF MAGELLAN)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bright Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Muted Electric'
Q=112 H.=H
N.C. (Em)
Gtr I
Wx2 E E E E E E E E
|------------:-------15----------------:
|------------:----17----17----17----17-:
|------------:-16----------17----16----:
|------------:-------------------------:
|------------:-------------------------:
|------------:-------------------------:
Q=72
Q H. E E E E E E E E E Q W
|--------------:--------------------------:-7----|
|--------------:-------10------8-----7----:-8----|
|-14--16-------:-11-12----9-11---7-9------:-9----|
|--------------:-----------------------9--:------|
|--------------:--------------------------:------|
|--------------:--------------------------:------|
Theme
Q=112
E E E E E E E E W
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E E E E E E W
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E E E E E E W
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E E E E E E H. Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H. Q H. Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Theme Repeats
E E E E E E E E W
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E E E E E E W
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E E E E E E W
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E E E E E E H. Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H. Q H. Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H.=H Q=56
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +W
| >
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E +Q H W
|--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--2-2--2-2--0h2--0---|--0h2-(2)-(2)----------------|---------*|
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