Artist: Symphony X
Album: V: The New Mythology Suite
Song: Absence Of Light
Tabbed by: Andrew (theglorifiedmalcontent)

Tuning: 2 half-steps down - D, G, C, F

------------= Key =------------
h  hammer on        p  pull off
~  let note ring    *  stop string

Yeah, so I finally figured out what tuning they're in...now
I have to redo half my Odyssey tab. Dangit!!!

Intro I (0:01)
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------1---------32-21-----------------1--3--2----------|
G |0-000-000-00023---000-000--0---0--000-000-00023---------3------0|
D |------------------------------4-----------------------------444-|
  |                                                                | x1
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------1---------32-21-----------------1--3--2----------|
G |~-000-000-00023---000-000--0---0--000-000-00023---------3-------|
D |------------------------------4-----------------------------4444|

Intro II (0:18)
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------| x4
G |------------------------------------------------------------3---|
D |3p2---3p2---3p2---0h2h3-0-0-2h3-3p2---3p2---3p2---0h2h3-0-0-----|

Intro III (0:36)
F |------------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------| x4
G |2-----0-----2---2---3p0h6p0-2-----0-----2---2---3p0h6p0h3p0-|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro IV (0:53)
F |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |2-----0-----2---------------------2-----0-----2---2---2p0h2---3-2p0-|

Intro V (1:02)
F |--------------------------------------------------------|    |----------|
C |------------------------------------------------420-----| x2 |----------| x1
G |-------------1-------------1-------------1---------42124|    |21------20|
D |32-32-32-0203-32-32-32-0203-32-32-32-0203-32-32---------|    |--320530--|

Verse (1:19)
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |20----------2-2-20--------------------------2-2-20-20-----------| x2
G |----------02-2-2----------025254----1-----02-2-2--2--10----01-10|
D |--00-0-0-0--------00-030-0--------00-0-0-0-------------0350--0--|

Prechorus (1:37)
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------1------3--------1------3--0-----| x1
G |3------5--------3------5----------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus I (1:46)
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------10-----------------------1--0----------|
G |-------------014------------54---------------014--------1-------|
D |3-333-333-333-----333-333--3--23--333-333-333---------------2223|
  |                                                                | x1
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------10-----------------------1--0----------|
G |-------------014------------54---------------014--------1-------|
D |~-333-333-333-----333-333--3--23--333-333-333---------------2222|

Intro V (2:03) x2; x1
Verse (2:20) x2
Prechorus (2:38) x1
Chorus I (2:47) x1
Intro II (3:04) x4

Bridge (3:22)
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------------11111111---------------------------------3------| x1
G |33333333----------------22222222--------55555555---1--0-----4---|
D |--------44444444----------------22222222--------3---------------|

Intro III (3:31) x4

Guitar Solo (3:48)
F |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
G |--------5555555500000000--------33333333----------------1~--------------|
D |22222222----------------11111111--------4444444411111111----------------|

Chorus I (3:58) x1

Chorus II (4:15)
F |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------1-----------------------------111-|_______________
G |---------------1---------32-21-----------------1--3--2----------|               |
D |0-000-000-00023---000-000--0---0--000-000-00023---------3------0|               |
  |                                                                                | x1
F |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------1----------------------------1--4--2--------------|
G |---------------1---------32-21-----------------1--3--2--------------2---3~------|
D |~-000-000-00023---000-000--0---0--000-000-00023---------3-----------------------|