Absence of Light Lyrics

ABSENCE OF LIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 2000 Album V)
Words by Romeo, Allen Music by Romeo, Pinnella
Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Bass'
Q=117
Gtr I
Q E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. Q S S S S
+E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
+E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. Q S S S S
Keyboard Solo 1
S E S E S S +S S S S S S S S S E S E S S +S S S S S S E 4x
||o-------------------------------|------------------------------o||
||o-------------------------------|---------------------------3--o||
||--3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-0-2h3-0-0-2h3-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-0-2h3-0-0-----||
Guitar Solo 1
E. E. e E S S S S E. S +E e E S S S S S S 4x
||o---------------1---|------------------1-------o||
||o-2--0--2-2-3-0---0-|-2--0-(0)-2-2-3-0---0-3-0-o||
Break
E. S +E E H S E. E. E E S S E S S S
||o-----------------|-------------------------o||
||o-----------------|-------------------------o||
$
S E S E S S +S S S S S S S E S E S S +S S S S S S
||o---------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-------------------------1-|-------------------------1-|
S E S E S S +S S S S S S
S E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------2h4p2-------------o||-|----------------------||
|---------------5-4-2-1-2-4-o||-|-2-1------------------||
S S S S S S S S 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-7-5---------------------7---7---|-7-5---------------------5---5\-4--|
E 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 S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------7---7---|-7-5---7-5-----------------------o||
|---0-0-6-0-0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----7-----6-5-0-3S5-0-5S6-0-6S5--||
Q +E. S +H Q +E. S +H Q +E. S +H Q +E. S +E Q.
$$
E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
+E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. Q S S S S
+E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
D.S.
D.S.
+E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. Q S S S S
Guitar Solo 2
S E S E S S +S S S S S S S S S E S E S S +S S S S S S E 4x
||o-------------------------------|------------------------------o||
||o-------------------------------|---------------------------3--o||
||--3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-0-2h3-0-0-2h3-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-0-2h3-0-0-----||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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. S +E E +S E. Q
Keyboard Solo 2
E. E. e E S S S S E. S +E e E S S S S S S 4x
||o---------------1---|------------------1-------o||
||o-2--0--2-2-3-0---0-|-2--0-(0)-2-2-3-0---0-3-0-o||
Instrumental Bridge
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D.S.S. al Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E W
Out-Chorus
&
E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
+E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. Q S S S S
+E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
+E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. E. S +E E +S E. Q 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