The Eyes of Medusa Lyrics

THE EYES OF MEDUSA (Bassline)
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 1997 Album THE DIVINE WINGS OF TRAGEDY)
Words by Thomas Miller Music by Michael Romeo, Michael Pinnella & Thomas Miller
Arranged by Symphony X
Gtr I (A D G C F) - 'T. Miller - El. Bass'
Q=115
Gtr I
W W
S e e S S e e S S e e S e e S e e S S e e S S e e S e e
||o-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-1-1--o||
S e E S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S 3x
||o-----------------|---------------------o||
||o-0-2-2-0h3-----3-|-0-2-2-0h3-0h1-1-1-1-o||
S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q
W W Q E Q E Q E Q +E
S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S S
S e e S S e e S S e s +s S S e e S S e e S S s
||o-----------------------|---------------------------|
||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-(2)-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-|
+s e S S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-(2)-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0h2-----------4-2---o||
S e e S S S S 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 S S S
S S S S S S S S S S 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 H S S S S S S S S S S S S
Verse #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
S S S S S S 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 S 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
|-1-1-3-4-3-1-3-4-------4-3-1-------|-1h3p1---------------1-3-4-3-(3)\--|
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 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 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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S E S E E E E S E S E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|----------------|---------/5-3-2-||o---------------------------------o||
|----------------|----------------||o---------------------------------o||
$
e e e S S e e e e S S e e e e S S e e e e S S e e e S S S S
Chorus #1, 2 & 3
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S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S
S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E e E
S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S
S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S
To Coda
To Coda
E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E Q. Q. Q e Q e Q e E e E
Pre-Verse
S e E S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S
Verse #2
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S 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 S 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
|-1-1-3-4-3-1-3-4-------4-3-1-------|-1h3p1---------------1-3-4-3-(3)\--|
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 e e 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
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
D.S. al Coda
e e e e e S S e e e S S e e e S S e e
Guitar Solo
&
S e e S S e e S S e s +s S S e e S S e e S S s
||o-----------------------|---------------------------|
||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-|-(2)-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-|
+s e S S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-(2)-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0h2-----------4-2---o||
S e e S S S S S S S S S E
S e e S S e e S S E S W
Interlude - "The Isle of..."
W H Q Q W +H Q Q
|----------|------------||o----------|---------------o||
|----------|------2-----||o----------|--------2------o||
W +H H H. H.
H. H. H. H. H H
W +H H W +H H
|-5--------|-(5)---------||o-5--------|-(5)---------o||
|----------|-------------||o----------|-------------o||
H.=H Q=66
W +H H W Q
Intro Revisited
Q=115 1.
W S e e S S e e S S e e S e e S e e S S e e S S e e S e e
|-------------||o-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-------------||o-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-1-1--o||
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
S e e S S e e S S e e S S S S S S e e S S e e S S e e S e e
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