The Witching Hour Lyrics

As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 1997 Album THE DIVINE WINGS OF TRAGEDY)
Words by Allen, Romeo Music by Romeo, Pinnella
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Lead'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Harmony A'
Gtr V (D G C F A D) - 'Harmony B'
Q=140
N.C.
Gtrs I, III
Q. 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 e S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S e e Q Q +E S S S e e Q Q
|-7-9p7p6-7-10-8--9--|-(9)-10p9p7-9---9--10--|
+E E E E Q Q +E E S S S S Q Q
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
Gtr I
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 S S S S
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
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
Gtr I
PM--| PM----------| PM-----
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-4-4-4-5-(5)\-2-2-3-|-4-4-4-5-(5)\-2-2-3-|
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-4-4-4-5-(5)\-2-2-3-|-4-4-4-5-(5)\-2-2-3-o||
N.C.
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---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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
Q E E H Q E E S e S e S S S S E E E
|-------------|------------------------------o||
|-------------|--------3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-1-1-o||
Q E E H Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q
$
$$
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
PM----| PM----| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
To Coda
To Coda
PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
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
PM--| PM----------| PM-----
N.C.
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||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
Q E E H Q E E S e S e S S S S E E E
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||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
D.S. al Coda
Q E E H Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Riff
&
PM| PM| PM| PM|
||o---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-7-10--8-7-6-7-|-7-10--8-7-6-7-|-7-10--8-7-6-7-|-7-10--8-7-6-7-|
PM--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-6-9-7-6-5-6-|-6-9-7-6-5-6-|-6-9-7-6-5-6-|-6-9-7-6-5-6-o||
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
W +H. E +S S
|-15b17=====================|=(15)r-----------------15pb17r==(15)-12-|
| Gtr I
| PM------------------| PM--------------------------------|
| S e S e S S S S e Q S e S e S S S S e S S S S
E +S S E +S S Q E +S S
|-15pb17r==(15)-12-15pb17r(15)-12-15b17-----15pb17r(15)-12-|
| PM-------------------------------------|
| S e S e S S S S e Q
H.
| PM-----------|
| S e S e S S Q
H.. S S
| PM-----------------|
| S e S e S S S S e Q
Q. S S S Q. S S S
|-16b17-------14h16p==14-13----------10h13p==10-|
| PM--------------------------------------|
| S e S e S S S S e S S S S
Q. S S H +Q +H
|-9--------5h7-4--------|-(4)-----(4)\--------|
| PM---------------| PM------------|
| S e S e S S S S e Q S e S e S S Q
T T T T T T T T T
|----------------11:8-----------------| |--------------11:8---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p9------------------12p10h13p==10--------------10h==13p10h12p==9------------|
|--------14p9h10h==15-------------------15p10h15---------------------14p9h10h15-|
| PM-------------------------------------------------|
| S e S e S S S S e Q
T T T T T T T T T
|-----------------11:8------------------| |--------------11:8----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12p10h==13p10--------------10h13p==10h==12p9---------------------------------------|
|---------------15p==10h==15-------------------14p==9--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------12p8p7p==5h==7h11p==8p==5----|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S e S e S S S S e S S S S
T T T
|-------------11:8--------------| |-----------11:8-------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------15p10p9p==7h==10p9p7h==9-----------|
|-7p5h==7h8h11p==8p==7p5h7h==8--------------------------------------|
| PM-----------------------------------------|
| S e S e S S S S e Q
T T T T T ~~~~~~~
|-----------------11:8------------------| |-----6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E
|-------------------/19p==16p12h19p==16h==19p16p12------------|
|--------------------------------------------------16p13-(13)-|
| PM-----------------------------------|
| S e S e S S Q
+H.. E +Q H.
|-------------------------21b24-|-(21)-----21b24-------------------|
| PM----------------| PM---------------------------|
| S e S e S S S S e Q S e S e S S S S e S S S S
Q S S S S S Q S S S S S Q S S
|--------17p==15-------------------12p==10p9----------10p9-|
| PM--------------------------------------|
| S e S e S S S S e Q
S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------6p5p3h6p==5p3-----------||
|-10p9p==7-----------------------5p4h5p4p2-||
| PM----------------------|
| S e S e S S Q
Keyboard Solo
W W 3x
|-----------------------------------||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 3x
|-----------------------------------||o----------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------||o----------------------------------o||
Melody
Q. S S E E E E Q. S S E E E E
| PM---| PM--------------| PM-------
H +E Q +S S H.. +E
|-19--------(19)--21b22r==(21)p19-|-21b22------------------(21)\-|
|------| PM-----------------------| PM--|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
| PM----------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S E S S E S S E E
| 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 E
| PM--------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM---------------------------| ~~
S S S S S S 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
E S S S e e Q Q +E S S S e e Q Q
|-7-9p7p6-7-10-8---9---|-(9)-10p9p7-9---9---10---|
| PM----------------------------------------------
+E E E E Q Q q q q
| E E E E E E E E q q q
Gtr IV
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
|-----------------7h10h13p10p=7----------------------10h13h16p13p10-------|
|-13p10p=7h10h13----------------13p10h16p13p10h13h16----------------16p13h|
| Gtr V
| 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
| Gtrs I, II
| W
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
|--19p=16p13h16h19----------------19p16p13h19p16p13-------------------------||
| 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
|--22p=19p16h19h22----------------22p19p16h22p19p16-------------------------||
| +W
Riff
Gtr IV
W W
| Gtr V
| W W
| Gtr I
| PM--| PM----------| PM-----
W W
| W W
|-----| PM----------| PM--|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Gtr I
Out-Chorus
&&
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
PM----| PM----| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E 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
H.=H Q=80
q q q q q q 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