The Edge of Forever Lyrics

THE EDGE OF FOREVER (Bassline)
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 1995 Album THE DAMNATION GAME)
Words and Music by Symphony X
Gtr I (C G C F) - 'Untitled'
Q=68
Gtr I
H. +H. H. H.
H. H. H. +H.
H. +Q.. S S S S S H. +Q. Q.
Q. Q. H. H. H. H.
Q=136 1.,2.
||o---14----------12---14----------12-|---14----------12---14-------------o||
||o-0----12----------0----12----------|-0----12----------0----12----------o||
ssssssss
ssssssss
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Verse 1 1:32
W +W +W +W
Wx8 Q E E +H +E E E E E E E E
E H S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +W.
Interlude 2:03
Q=134
Wx6 E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|--------------||o---------------------o||
|--------------||o---------------------o||
S S S S S S S S 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 S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-6---6-6---6---|
E 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 S S S S S S
|-8-7-5-------------8-7-5--------10-8-7-9-7-6---------o||
|-------8-7-5---------------------------------8-7-5---o||
Keyboard Solo 1 2:48
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
Guitar Solo 1 2:55
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
Keyboard Solo 2 3:02
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
||o-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
Guitar Solo 2 3:09
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o||
Instrumental Section 3:16
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
E E E E E E 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 S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E
Pre-Verse 3:30
Q=69
W +H H Wx2
Verse 2 3:44
S S +Q +S T T S S S S S S S S E S S E. T T S S S S S S S S
||o--------------2-2-2---1-------1---|-------2--2-2-2---1-----------|
||o--------------------2---2---2---2-|----------------2---2-----3-0-|
S S +S S E T T T T E S S Q
E S S E E S S +S S Q E S S E E S S +S S S S S S
|------------------------o||------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-1-1-2-2-(2)-2-2--o||-0-0-0-1-1-2-2-(2)-2-4-4-4-4--|
Q. E S E S E S S S E S S S E S S S S Q Q S S S S E. S H
||o-4------4-----|---------------------------|-------o||-------------------|
||o------7---5---|-2-4-5---1-2-4---2-4-5---7-|-4--4--o||-4-4-4-4-4--4-4----|
Bridge 4:30
Q=69
W W
H +E E +Q H +E. S S S E H +E E +Q Q Q Q Q
H +E E +Q H +E E E E H +E E E E Q Q S E. +Q
Guitar Solo 3 5:05
H +E E +Q H +E E +Q H +E E +Q H H
Q=135
T
H H W Q Q 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 E
Chorus 5:28
$
$$
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
E E E E E E 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 S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
E E E E E E 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 S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
To Coda
To Coda
E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E
Pre-Verse 5:57
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
Verse 3 6:13
E E E E Q E S S E E E E E E S S a E
||o-2----------------|-2-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------6-4-4-6-|
E E E E Q E S S E E E E E E Q
E E E E E E S S S S Q E E +Q E E
D.S. al Coda
Q E E E E +E E H.. E H H
|------------------|-------------o||------------|
|-0--0-0-1-1-(1)-1-|-2---------2-o||-2----4-----|
Guitar Solo 4 7:10
Q=136
&
Wx2 S S S S S S S S 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-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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||
S S S S S S S S 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-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
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 Q Q S S S S S S S S
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
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 E
Outro 8:27
H.=H
&&
W +Q W +Q Q E Q Q E +E E Q E Q E
Q=90 Q=140
TP
W H H H H
TP TP
+W W +W +W
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