The Bird-Serpent War / Cataclysm Lyrics

THE BIRD-SERPENT WAR / CATACLYSM (Bassline)
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 2000 Album V)
Words and Music by Romeo, Pinnella
Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Michael LePond'
Q=127
Gtr I
E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E +Q E E S S S S S S S S
E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E +Q E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-4-(4)--0-0-------------------4p3p1-|
E S S S S E +E S S S E S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------2h3p2-----|
||--2-2-2-2-2-5-(5)-2h5p2-1-4-5-------5-4-|
E S S S S E +E S S S E S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------2h3p2------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-5-(5)-2h5p2-1-4-5-------5-4---||
E Q E Q E Q E Q
E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S
||o-----------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------2s3-|
E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------2-4-1-4---4---4---4---4-o||
E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E.
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-------------------2s3-----------|-------------------2s3-------|
E S 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 S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-2h4p2-------------5p4p2--------------------o||
|-------------------------------|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-------5p4p2-5p4p2--------o||
S e S S S S S S e S S e S S S S S S e S
||o-----------6---------|-----------3---------|
||o-3-5-5---5---5---5-5-|-3-5-5---5---5---5-5-|
S e S S S S S S e S S e S +S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------6---------|-------------------------------o||
|-3-5-5---5---5---5-5-|-3-5-5-(5)-----3---------------o||
S e S S S S S S e S S e S S S S S S e S
||o-----------5---------|-----------2---------|
||o-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-|-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-|
S e S S S S S S e S S e S +S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------5---------|-------------------------------o||
|-2-4-4---4---4---4-4-|-2-4-4-(4)-----2---------------o||
H. W H. H.
||o---------|----------|---------|-------o||
||o---------|----------|---------|-------o||
Q +E. S +H Q +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
E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E.
||o-------------------2s3-----------|-------------------2s3------|
||o-2-0-0-3p2p0-2-0-0-----0-0-3p2p0-|-2-0-0-6p3p0-2-0-0-----x-3--|
E S 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 S S S S S
|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-------5p4p2-5p4p2---------o||
|-------------------------------------3p2p0---o||
E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S
||o-----------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------------2s3-|
E S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------2-4-1-4---4---4---4---4-o||
e e e e e S S S S S S e e e e S S S S S S 4x
||o-------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-------------------|-------------------------o||
Instrumental
E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H
||o----3-(3)-5-(5)----|-------------------o||-|-------------------||
||o-6-----------------|-3--5-(5)-6-(6)----o||-|-3-----------------||
Guitar Solo
E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H
E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +Q Q
E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H
E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +Q Q
Keyboard Solo
E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H
||o-------------------|-0--2-(2)-3-(3)----|-------------------|
||o-0--2-(2)-3-(3)----|-------------------|-0--2-(2)-3-(3)----|
E. S +E E +Q Q E. S +E E +S E. Q +W +H.
|-0--2-(2)-3-(3)-----o||-|----------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------o||-|-5--3-(3)-2-(2)-0-----|-------------------||
E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H
E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H
H.=H
E. S +E E +H E. S +E E +H E. S +Q H +W
||o-------------------o||-------------------|----------------|--------*|
||o-------------------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