Thorns of Sorrow Lyrics

As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 1994 Album SYMPHONY X)
Words and Music by Romeo, Miller, Pinnella, Tyler and Rullo
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Rhythm'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Lead'
Moderate Rock Q=136
Gtr I
PM----| ~ PM----| ~
S S E E E E E Q q H q H E E E E Q q H q H
~~~ PM----| ~
H Q E E E E Q q H q H
H Q W +H. Q
Riff
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 S
|-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-----7-----8-----------8-7-5--------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-0-0---0-0---0-0-------------8-7-5--|
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
|-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-7-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5-----|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-----------------------------8-7-|
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 S
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||------7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-----7-----8-----------8-7-5-------|
||o-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-0-0---0-0---0-0-------------8-7-5-|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-7-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5------||
|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-----------------------------8-7-o||
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 8x
|---------------------------------||o----------------------------------o||
|-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5-------||o----------------------------------o||
H. H. H. H. +H.
||o---------|---------|---------o||---------|--------||
||o-4-------|-2-------|-0-------o||-0-------|-(0)----||
PM----------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E H. Q +W
Riff
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 S
|-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-----7-----8-----------8-7-5--------|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-0-0---0-0---0-0-------------8-7-5--|
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
|-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-7-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5-----|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-----------------------------8-7-|
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 7x q Q H
||o---------------------------------o||------------||
||o---------------------------------o||-2----------||
H. H. H. H. +H.
||o---------|---------|---------o||---------|--------||
||o-4-------|-2-------|-0-------o||-0-------|-(0)----||
$
PM----------|
Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
||o--------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
||o------1----3--|---2------------|------1----3--|---3-3-5-6-5-4-3--|
To Coda
Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E E H. Q +W +W
|--------------|----------------|-3----------|------------o||---------||
|------1----3--|---2------------|---------1--|-(1)--------o||-(1)-----||
W W W W
W W W +H +H
Guitar Solo 1
Gtr II
Q. S S E +S S S S E
|-15b18-----------11-14-13b14r==(13)p11-10h11-10---|
| Gtr I
| PM-----------------------------------------------
| 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 T T T T S S S +S +S
|-----------------------------------------13----13---12---(12)b13r==(12)--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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 S S
|------------------------8h==11h14p==11p8---------------------8h11h==14p11p8---------------------|
|-(12)-9---8---9h==12-15--------------------15p12p9h==12-15--------------------15p12p==9h12h==15-|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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 T E..
|-10h13h16p13p10---------------10h13h==16p13p10------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------------------------------17p14p=11\------||
|----------------15p==9h12h=15------------------15p12-9----------------------------||
| E. S +E E E. S +E E
Keyboard Solo 1
W W
| 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
W H.. S S S
| PM----------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E E E. S +E E
Guitar Solo 2
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
| PM---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
| PM---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T T T T T T T E +Q +E E
| PM----------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E. S +E E E. S +E E
| E. S +E E E. S +E E
Keyboard Solo 2
Q Q H W
| 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
W
| PM----------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
D.S. al Coda
E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E Q Q
| E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E q Q
&
Gtr I
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
|-----7-----8-----5h7-----8s7-8s7-|-7-5-8-7---8-----------8-7-5-----|
|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-8s7-8s7-|-----------------------------8-7-|
Q. E Q. E 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