Of sins and shadows
Symphony X
Continues after the ad
Key:
Tablature explanation : ------------------------\ / : slide h : hammer p : pull-off b : bend br : bend and release ~ : vibrato pm : palm muting a.h : artificial harmonic Tune down 1 step : D G C F A D Intro: a.h|--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |-------------------------2-1----- |-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-----0-3- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||--------------4-2-1--------------- ||2-2-0-2-2-0-2-------3-2-0-2-3-----Main riff (3x) a.h ||------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------2-1-------------------4-2-1--------------------------| ||-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-----0-3-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-------3-2-0-2-0-3~-------------||1. |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |-------------------------2-1----- |-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-----0-3- | ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||--------------4-2-1-----------4/5- 2-2-0-2-2-0-2-------3-2-0-2-0-2/3- | ||-----------| ||-----------| ||-----------| ||-----------| ||-----4/5---| -2-0-2/3---| |2. |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |-------------------------2-1----- |-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-----0-3- | ||--------------------------------- ||--------------------------------- ||---------------6-4-3------------- ||---------------------5-4-2------- ||---------------------------4-2-1- 2-2-0-2-2-0-2-------------------- | ||-------------| ||-------------| ||-------------| ||-------------| ||-------------| 3-2-0--------| |3. |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |-------------------------2-1----- |-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-----0-3- | ||------------------------------- ||------------------------------- ||------------------------------- ||------------------------------- ||---------------2h5p4h5p2h4p2h4- 2-2-0-2-2-0-2------------------ | ||---------------|| ||---------------|| ||---------------|| ||4h5p4h5--------|| ||-------1h4p1h4-|| ---------------|| |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |-------------------------2-1----- |-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-----0-3- |--------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||--------------4-2-1--------------- ||2-2-0-2-2-0-2-------3-2-0-2-0-3--- ||---------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |-------------------------4-3----- |-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-5-----2-5- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||--------------6-4-3--------------- ||4-4-2-4-4-2-4-------5-4-2-4-2-5---verse (2x) ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||1. |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |------------------------------2-- |--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---0-- |--------------------------------- | |2. ||-----------|---------------------- ||-----------|---------------------- ||-----------|---------------4------ ||-----------|-2---7-6-5---4----4-3- ||-------6~--|-0-------------------- -----------|---------------------- | ||-------------|| ||-------------|| ||-------------|| ||-------------|| ||---2-----4---|| ---0-----2---||Continues after the adchorus |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |---------6------5-------5----3--- |-3-------4------4---x-x-3----1--- |-1------------------------------- |--------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||----3-------------------5-3-2----- ||x-x-2-----3-3-1-3-3-1-3-------4-3- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||------------| ||------------| ||------------| ||1-3-1-4-----| ||------------| ||------------| |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |---------6------5-------5-------- |-3-------4------2---x-x-3----6--- |-1---------------------------4--- |--------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||----6-----------5-----5-----5----- ||----4-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----- ||x-x------------------------------- ||----------------------------------a.h w/harmoniser 1|--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |-------------------------5-4----- |-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-6-----3-6- |--------------------------------- ||--20b-18h20-16h18--------------- ||----------------17h19-19p17----- ||--------------------------21p19- ||-------------------------------- ||5~------------------------------ ||-------------------------------- ||--------------17~| ||-----------------| ||19p17-15h17-14---| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| ||-----------------| |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |--------------------------------- |-------------------------4-3----- |-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-5-----2-5- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ||--------------6-4-3--------------- ||4-4-2-4-4-2-4-------5-4-2-4-2-5---Verse Chorus this chorus ends on a A powerchord introducing the interlude interlude: ________ _____________________ (2x) |1. |2. ||---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|| ||-7------7-7-----8-7-5--------7------10-10--13------|--12-----------------------|| ||-5------5-4-----------8-7-5--5------7--8---11------|--10-----------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|| Solo 1 powerchords:CC CCC CCC CCC CCCCCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CG# Solo 1T T T T T T |------------------------- |------------------------- |----------15h17h20p17p15- |------------------------- |-15h18h22---------------- |------------------------- ||----------------------------------- ||----------------------------------- ||--------------------------15h17h20- ||----------------------------------- ||22p18p15----------15h18h22--------- ||---------16p15h16------------------ 15h18h20p18p15----| ------------------| ------------------| ------------------| ------------------| ------------------| T T T T T T |---------------------------- |---------------------------- |-20p17p15------------------- |---------------------------- |----------22p18p15---------- |-------------------16p15h16- ||-------------------15h18h20p18p15- ||---------------------------------- ||---------15h17h20----------------- ||---------------------------------- ||15h18h22-------------------------- ||---------------------------------- ----------------| ----------------| 20p17p15--------| ----------------| ----------------| ----------------|T T T 1/2 1/2 /w.bar|-18h22p18p15---------- |---------------------- |-------------20p17p15- |---------------------- |---------------------- |---------------------- ||18h23p18p15---22b--rb--b----22-18h22p20- ||---------------------------------------- ||---------------------------------------- ||---------------------------------------- ||---------------------------------------- ||---------------------------------------- \15h20h15~------| ----------------| ----------------| ----------------| ----------------| ----------------| /w.bar |-15b---rb15p14h15p14--------- |---------------------16p13h16 |----------------------------- |----------------------------- |----------------------------- |----------------------------- ||14h15p14------------------------ ||---------16p13h16p13\10h13------ ||---------------------------12p11 ||-------------------------------- ||-------------------------------- ||-------------------------------- -----------------| -----------------| ---------11h12p11| 13p10h13---------| -----------------| -----------------| |-------------------------- |-------------------------- |-------------------------- |-13p10h13p9p10h12p10p9---- |----------------------8h10 |-------------------------- ||----------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||9h12p10p9-------------------------------| ||----------11p10p8-----------------------| ||------------------11p10p8\7h8~-~--------|Keys solo chordsEE EEE EEE EEE EEEEEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EC Solo 2 chordsG#-------------------- |-------------------------G#ELive, Michael plays this descending scale differently: he plays groups of 4 notes ascending the scale, it sounds very 'Malmsteen' & he skip the string-skipping part. Solo 2|-19-23-21-19-18-21-19-18-16-19- |------------------------------- |------------------------------- |------------------------------- |------------------------------- |------------------------------- ||17-16-15-16-18-16-15--------------- ||----------------------------------- ||---------------------18-16-15-16-18 ||----------------------------------- ||----------------------------------- ||----------------------------------- 15-16-18-16-15-| ---------------| ---------------| ---------------| ---------------| ---------------| |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-18-16-15--------------15-16-18- |-------------------------------- |-----------18-18-16-18---------- |-------------------------------- ||15-16-18-16-15----------------15- ||--------------------------------- ||---------------18-16-15-16-18---- ||--------------------------------- ||--------------------------------- ||--------------------------------- 16-18-16-15-| ------------| ------------| ------------| ------------| ------------| |-----------------------18b~-- |-------------19b------------- |-18-16-15-16----------------- |----------------------------- |----------------------------- |----------------------------- ||16h18p16----------18b~---18-16------------------| ||--------16~-------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------13~-----------| ||------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------------| |-9h11p7---------------------- |--------9h11p7--------------- |---------------9h11p8-------- |----------------------9h11p8- |----------------------------- |----------------------------- ||-------------------------------- ||-------------------------------- ||-------------------------------- ||-------------------------8h9h11- ||9h11p7-------------7h9h11------- ||-------9h11p7h9h11-------------- ----------------------| ------9h11h12p11p9----| 8h9h11-------------12~| ----------------------| ----------------------| ----------------------|Keys solo 2 chords:CC CCC CCC CCCCCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CG# Live, Michael Romýo plays a different stuff without tapping but which sound great too.T T T T T T T T T T |------------------------- |------------------------- |---------11h14h17-------- |-----------------10h13h16 |-12h15h18---------------- |------------------------- ||----------------11h14h17--------14h17h20 ||10h13h16-------------------------------- ||--------11h14h17--------14h17h20-------- ||---------------------------------------- ||---------------------------------------- ||---------------------------------------- --------17h20h23p20p17h18~| --------------------------| 17h20h23------------------| --------------------------| --------------------------| --------------------------|Chorus Chorus 2 step higher: first chord A# become D etc..(change the fingering of 4 pos)