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COMMUNION AND THE ORACLE (Bassline)
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 2001 Album V - THE NEW MYTHOLOGY SUITE)
Transcribed by Luca Abete
Music by Symphony X
Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=127
21/8
Gtr I
Wx4
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
1. 2.
10/8 11/8
Q E E Q +E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------|----------------------||-----------------------| ||o----4-2-4--(4)-------|----4-2-4--------2---o||----4-2-4-------2------| ||o-----------------2-4-|-------------2-4---4-o||------------2-4---4-2--| ||--2-------------2-----|-2---------2----------||-2--------2------------|
1. 2.
5/4
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
||----------------------|----------------------||---------------------| ||o----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3------------o||----3-1-3-5-6-\1-1-3-| ||o-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------------1-o||---------------------| ||--1---------1---------|-1---------1-4-(4)----||-1-------------------|
1. 2.
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E E E
||----------------------|----------------------||--------------------| ||o----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3------------o||----3-1-3--5-6-5-3--| ||o-------------1-(1)-3-|---------------------o||--------------------| ||--1---------1---------|-1---------1-4-(4)-3--||-1------------------|
4/4 3/4 4/4
W +H. Wx6
|----------|----------||--------| |----------|----------||--------| |-5--------|-(5)------||--------| |----------|----------||--------|
5/4 2/4 7/8 6/8
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------|-------------------|---------------| |-------------------------------|-------|-------------------|---------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------3---| |-------------------------------|-4--4--|-------------------|-2-2-4-4-4-----|
5/4 2/4 4/4
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S Q E E
|-------------------------------|-------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|-------|----------------8-6-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------| |-------------------------------|-4--4--|--------------------|
7/4
Q. E Q. E +E E H Q. E Q. E +E E E E E E
|--------------------------|------------------------------| |-4----4-6----3-(3)-3-4----|------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------/6-4-3-----| |--------------------------|-2----2-4----6-(6)--------6-4-|
Q. E Q. E +E E Q. E
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--------------------------/4---| |-2----2-4----1-(1)-1-2---------|
5/4 9/8
Q. E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|------------------|----------------| |-4----4-3----1----|-3----4----6----| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|
Verse 1 1:29
12/8 5/8 12/8 5/8
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E
|-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|------------| |-8----(8)----8----(8)----|-6--------|-------------8----(8)----|-6----------| |-----------8-----------8-|----------|-----------8-----------8-|------4-3---| |-------------------------|------6-4-|-6----(6)----------------|------------|
12/8 5/8 12/8 6/8
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E
|-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|-------------| |-------------8----(8)----|----------|-------------8-8-8-8-----|-------------| |-----------8-----------8-|--------3-|-----------8-----------8-|--------6----| |-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---|-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---4--|
5/4 5/8 5/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-------2-1-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-----| |---------------------|-------4---|---------------------|-----------|
5/4 5/8 5/4 6/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----4---4----| |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|---4---4---3--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2------------| |---------------------|-------4---|---------------------|--------------|
Breakdown 2:00
7/4
H Q. E +Q Q. E H Q. E +Q H
|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-6----4------------------|-6----4----------------| |-----------7-(7)--6----6-|-----------7-(7)--6----|
4/4
H Q. E +Q Q. E H. E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-8-------8-8-|-8-----------------| |-6----4----------------8-|-------------|-------------------| |-----------7-(7)--6------|-------------|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
Verse 2 2:14
5/4
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
|----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------1-(1)-0-| |-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------| |---------------------|---------------------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5-7-8-/10-10-10--| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------------------| |-3---------3---------|-3-----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
|----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------1-(1)-0-| |-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------| |---------------------|---------------------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5-7-8---------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|--------------8-10----| |-3---------3---------|-3-----------------10-| |---------------------|----------------------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
|----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------1-(1)-0-| |-3---------3---------|-3---------3---------| |---------------------|---------------------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----5-3-5------------|----5-3-5-2-3-2-----| |-------------1-(1)-3-|----------------3-5-| |-3---------3---------|-3------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|
Guitar Solo 2:43
Q E E Q E E +E E E E E E Q E E +E E
|---------------------|----------------------| |----6-4-6------------|-----6-4-6------------| |-------------2-(2)-4-|--------------2-(2)-1-| |-4---------4---------|-4----------4---------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|----------------------| |----6-4-6------------|----6-4-6-4-----------| |-------------2-(2)-4-|------------6-5-4-----| |-4---------4---------|-4----------------7---|
4/4
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E W
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------| |----6-4-6------------|----6-4-6------------|----6-4-6------------|------| |-------------2-(2)-4-|-------------2-(2)-1-|-------------2-(2)-4-|------| |-4---------4---------|-4---------4---------|-4---------4---------|-4----|
3/4 4/4
+H. +W +E e e e e e e e
|----------|------------|-------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------| |-(4)------|-(4)--------|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Verse 3 3:07
12/8 5/8 12/8 5/8
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E
|-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|------------| |-8----(8)----8----(8)----|-6--------|-------------8----(8)----|-6----------| |-----------8-----------8-|----------|-----------8-----------8-|------4-3---| |-------------------------|------6-4-|-6----(6)----------------|------------|
12/8 5/8 12/8 6/8
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E E Q. +Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E
|-------------------------|----------|-------------------------|-------------| |-------------8----(8)----|----------|-------------8-8-8-8-----|-------------| |-----------8-----------8-|--------3-|-----------8-----------8-|--------6----| |-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---|-6----(6)----------------|-4----4---4--|
5/4 5/8 5/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----------| |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-------2-1-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-----| |---------------------|-------4---|---------------------|-----------|
5/4 5/8 5/4 6/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-----4---4----| |---------------------|-----------|---------------------|---4---4---3--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2------------| |---------------------|-------4---|---------------------|--------------|
Breakdown 3:37
7/4
H Q. E +Q Q. E H Q. E +Q H
|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-6----4------------------|-6----4----------------| |-----------7-(7)--6----6-|-----------7-(7)--6----|
4/4
H Q. E +Q Q. E W E E +H.
|-------------------------|----------|------------| |-------------------------|-8--------|------------| |-6----4----------------8-|----------|------------| |-----------7-(7)--6------|----------|-6-6-(6)----|
Bridge 3:51
7/4
Q E E E E +E E +E E Q. E
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-3--3-3-1-1-(1)--------------x-| |----------------4-(4)-4-3------|
Q E E E E +E E +E E H Q Q E E E E +E E Q. E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-3--3-3-1-1-(1)--------------|-3--3--1-1-1--------------5-| |----------------4-(4)-4-3----|-------------4-(4)-4-3------|
4/4
H.. E E E a H. H.. E a E E H.
|-------------|---2-(2)s4-------||-----------4-|-(4)s3---------| |-5-----------|-----------------||-------------|-------4-------| |-----------5-|-----------------||-------------|---------------| |-------------|-3---------------||-2-----------|---------2-----|
Pre-Chorus 4:09
5/4 2/4 7/8 6/8
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------|-------------------|--------------| |-------------------------------|-------|-------------------|--------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----5-----4--| |-------------------------------|-5--5--|-------------------|-3-3---5-5----|
5/4 2/4 4/4
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q E S S E S S Q E E
|-------------------------------|-------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|-------|--------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0-| |-------------------------------|-5--5--|--------------------|
Chorus 4:20
7/4
Q. E Q. E +E E H Q. E Q. E +E E E E E E
|--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------/5-7---7---| |-3----3-5----2-(2)-2-3----|-3----3-5----7-(7)------7---7-|
Q. E Q. E +E E Q. E
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |--------------------------/5--| |-3----3-5----2-(2)-2-3--------|
5/4 9/8
Q. E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|------------------|----------------| |-5----5-4----2----|-4----5----7----| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|
Guitar Solo 2 4:35
5/4
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
|----7-5-7------------|----7-5-7------------| |-------------5-(5)-7-|-------------3-(3)-2-| |-5---------5---------|-5---------5---------| |---------------------|---------------------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E +Q
|----7-5-7------------|----7-5-7-/9-10-12-(12)\----| |-------------5-(5)-7-|----------------------------| |-5---------5---------|-5--------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------|
Q E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E E E
|----7-5-7----------|----7-5-7----------| |-------------5-5-7-|-------------3-3---| |-5---------5-------|-5---------5-----3-| |-------------------|-------------------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----7-5-7------------|----7-5-7-4-5-4------| |-------------5-(5)-7-|----------------5-5--| |-5---------5---------|-5-------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
|---------------------|---------------------| |----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------------1-| |-1---------1---------|-1---------1-4-(4)---|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------| |----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3-/5-6-8-6-5---| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-----------------------| |-1---------1---------|-1---------------------|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
|---------------------|---------------------| |----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|---------------------| |-1---------1---------|-1---------1-4-(4)-3-|
Q E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q E E +E E
|---------------------|-----------------------| |----3-1-3------------|----3-1-3--------------| |-------------1-(1)-3-|-------------1-(1)-3---| |-1---------1---------|-1---------1-----------|
Pre-Chorus 5:13
3/4
H. +H. +H. +H.
||----------|----------|----------|----------| ||o---------|----------|----------|----------| ||o-4-------|-(4)------|-(4)------|-(4)------| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|
1.
H. +H. +H. +H.
|---------|----------|----------|---------|| |---------|----------|----------|--------o|| |-0-------|-(0)------|-(0)------|-(0)----o|| |---------|----------|----------|---------||
2.
H. +H. H. H.
|---------|----------|---------|-------| |---------|----------|---------|-------| |-2-------|-(2)------|-3-------|-5-----| |---------|----------|---------|-------|
Chorus 5:39
E E +E E Q E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |-----------7--|-3-3-(3)-3-5--|-----------2-3-|-5-5-(5)-5-3-5-| |-0-0-(0)-0----|--------------|-3-3-(3)-3-----|---------------|
E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|---------------|-----------5---||-------------| |--------------|---------------|---------------||-------------| |-6-6-(6)-6-6--|-----------5---|-3-3-(3)-3---3-||-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--------------|-6-6-(6)-6---6-|---------------||-------------|
E E +E E Q E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------| |-4-4-(4)-4-4--|--------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|-5-5-(5)-5-7--|-----------4-5-|-7-7-(7)-7-5-7-| |--------------|--------------|-5-5-(5)-5-----|---------------|
4/4
E E +E E Q E E +E E E E E E +E E E E e e e e e e e e W
|--------------|---------------|-----------7---|-----------------|------| |--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|------| |-8-8-(8)-8-8--|-----------7---|-5-5-(5)-5---5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----| |--------------|-8-8-(8)-8---8-|---------------|-----------------|------|
Outro 6:04
10/8 11/8 7/4
H. +H +H. +H +E Wx4
|----------------|---------------------|--------| |----------------|---------------------|--------| |----------------|---------------------|--------| |-2-------(2)----|-(2)------(2)----(2)-|--------|
5/4
Q E E E +E E E +E E H. +H
||-------------------------|----------------| ||o----4-2-4-(4)-----------|----------------| ||o----------------2-(2)-4-|----------------| ||--2------------2---------|-2-------(2)----|
4/4 12/8
+W Q. Q. Q. Q E
|------------|----------------------| |------------|----------------------| |------------|----------------2--4--| |-(2)--------|-2----4----5----------|
4/4 11/4
W +H. E E W. +H. +H
|----------|--------------|-------------------------------| |----------|----------4-2-|-------------------------------| |----------|--------------|-5-------------(5)------(5)----| |-2--------|-(2)----------|-------------------------------|
6/8 11/4 6/8
Q. Q. W. +H. +H Q. Q.
|------------||-------------------------------|------------| |-----------o||-------------------------------|------------| |-2---------o||-------------------------------|-2----------| |------0-----||-2-------------(2)------(2)----|------0-----|
7/4
W +H. +W +H. Wx6
|-------------------|---------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|| |-2--------(2)------|-(2)--------(2)------|------------------||
H.=H Q=40
4/4 2/4
W H. W H H H
|------------------|----------|-----------|------*| |------------------|----------|-----------|------*| |------------------|----------|-----------|------*| |------------------|----------|-----------|------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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