A Fool's Paradise Lyrics

A FOOL'S PARADISE
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 2000 Album V)
Words by Allen, Pinnella Music by Romeo, Pinnella
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Lead'
Q=140
Gtr I
PM----| PM----|
W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------||o-----------------------------------------|
|----------||--10S9---------10S9----------------10p9p7-|
|----------||o--8S7-7-7-7-7--8S7-7-7-7-7---------------|
Gtr I
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10S9---------10S9---------10--|-10S9---------10S9----------------10p9p7--|
|--8S7-7-7-7-7--8S7-7-7-7-7--8--|--8S7-7-7-7-7--8S7-7-7-7-7----------------|
PM----| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------o||-|
|-7-7-7-7--------7-7---------------7-7--------o||-|
PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM----| PM------------| PM----| PM------------|
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
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-7p4-4-4-4-4-7p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7p4-4-4-4-4-7p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
PM----| PM------------| ~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. Q H H
|---------------------------------|------------o||-|-----------|
|-7p4-4-4-4-4-7p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-------3--o||-|-2----0----|
$
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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
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-7p4-4-4-4-4-7p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7p4-4-4-4-4-7p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
PM----| PM------------| ~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H. Q
|---------------------------------|------------o||
|-7p4-4-4-4-4-7p4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-------3--o||
PM----| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
|-7p4-4-4-4-4-7p4-4-4-4-4-4-6-|-7--6-(6)-4-3----------|----------4-7--6-(6)-4-||
PM| PM--------| PM PM| PM--------| ~
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 Q
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------|
||o-6-4-3---4-3-------------4---4-3-|-6-4-3---4-3----------------|
PM PM--------| PM
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-6-4-3---4-3-------------4---4-3-|-4-3-6-4-7-6---7-----------7-6-4--o||
H. E E H H W W
$$
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E 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
||o-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-5-2-5---5-3-5-2-5---------6-5--|
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E 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
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
E 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
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------1-3-1-----1---------------o||
To Coda
To Coda
PM--------------------------------------------------| ~
E 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 Q
Riff
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
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 Q
|-7S6---------7S6---------------7p6p4-|-7S6---------7S6---------7---|
|-5S4-4-4-4-4-5S4-4-4-4-4-------------|-5S4-4-4-4-4-5S4-4-4-4-4-5---|
PM----| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-7S6---------7S6---------------7p6p4-|
|-5S4-4-4-4-4-5S4-4-4-4-4-------------|
D.S. al Coda
PM----| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
&
W +W W +W
W +W W W W
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
PM----| PM--| PM PM PM PM PM PM------------|
S e 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
| Gtr I
| PM----| PM-------------| PM----| PM------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
PM----| T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---4-6-7-6h7p==6p4--------------6h8h==9h13p9p==8p6s==8h9h==11-|
|-------------------6p4-/6h8h==9-------------------------------|
| PM------| PM-------------------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T
|---------8h10h11h15p11p10p8s10h11h13----------------------------------------------|
| H H
~~~ PM------------------|
Q. S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM----| PM------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------18----18s=|
| PM------| PM------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
S S S S H S S E
|------------------------------18----18b21====|
| PM--------| PM-------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
+E S S S S S S S Q. +E
|-(18)r-18p17p16-------16-16--------------||
| H H
Keyboard Solo
Gtr I
PM----| PM------------| PM----| PM------------|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------|------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
PM----| PM------------|
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S H H
|-----------------------------|-----------o||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0----2----o||
PM----| PM----|
E S S S S E S S S S E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E
Classical
Gtr I
W
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+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 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
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
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
PM-----------------------------------------------------|
PM------------------------------------------------------------|
PM-------| PM-----------------------------------|
S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E
PM--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
N.C.
Gtr II
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W +W
| Gtr I
| PM--------------| PM--------------------------------|
| S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S
Gtr I
PM--------------| PM------------------------------|
S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S
PM--------------| PM--------------------| PM|
S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E S S S S e E S S
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
PM--------------| PM|
S S e E S S S S e E S S H H
&&
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
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 Q
||o-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--10S9---------10S9----------------10p9p7-|-10S9---------10S9---------10---|
||o--8S7-7-7-7-7--8S7-7-7-7-7---------------|--8S7-7-7-7-7--8S7-7-7-7-7--8---|
PM----| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10S9---------10S9----------------10p9p7-|
|--8S7-7-7-7-7--8S7-7-7-7-7---------------|
PM----| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-7--------7-7---------------7-7--------o||
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