• Song:

    Absence Of Light

  • Artist:

    Symphony X

  • Album:

    V: The New Mythology Su...

Intro (Riff 1)
 d---------||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a---------||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F---------||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C---------||-------------------------------8-|(8)------------------------------|
 G-/slide\-||-7-----------------------------6-|(6)----------------8-7---7-6-----|
 D-/slide\-||-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7-8---|-----5-5-5---5-5-5-----5-----4-5-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------8-|(8)--10----9---------------------|
 G|-------------------------------6-|(6)--8-----7-------------------7-|
 D|(5)--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7-8---|-----------------8~------4-4-4-5-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------8-|(8)------------------------------|
 G|(7)----------------------------6-|(6)----------------8-7---7-6-----|
 D|(5)--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7-8---|-----5-5-5---5-5-5-----5-----4-5-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------8-|(8)--10----9---------------------|
 G|-------------------------------6-|(6)--8-----7---------------------|
 D|(5)--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7-8---|-----------------8~------4-4-4-4-|



    Keyboard Solo 1 (Rhythm - Riff 2)                              x4
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
 C|*--------------------------------|-----------------------------5--*|
 G|---------------------4/5-----4/5-|---------------------4/5-----3---|
 D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2/3-0-0-2/3-|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2/3-0-0-----|



    Guitar Solo 1 (Rhythm - Riff 3)                            x4
 d|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|*----------------------------|--------------------------------*|
 C|*4-----2-----4-----------1---|-4-----2-----4-----------1------*|
 G|-2-----0-----2---2---3-0---0-|-2-----0-----2---2---3-0---0-3-0-|
 D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|



    Riff 4                                                             x2
 d|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 F|*--------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
 C|*--------------------------------|------------------------------------*|
 G|-4-----2-----4-------------------|---4-----2-----4---------------------|
 D|-2-----0-----2-------------------|---2-----0-----2---2---2-0-2---3-2-0-|



    Pre-Verse 1 (Riff 5)
 d|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 a|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 F|*----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 C|*----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-|

                                                             x2   (little tail-piece)
 d|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
 a|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
 F|-----------------------------|------------------------------*|---------------------|
 C|-----------------------------|-------------2h4p2------------*|---------------------|
 G|-----------------------------|-------------------5-4-2-1-2-4-|-2-1-----------------|
 D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-|-3-2---3-2---------------------|-----3-2-0-5-3-0-7-5-|



    Verse 1 (Riff 6)
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-7-5---------------------7---7---|-7-5---------------------5---5-|
 D|-----0-0---0---0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----0-0---0-3-0---0-5-7---7-----|

                                                                   x2
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
 C|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
 G|-------------------------7---7---|-7-5---7-5-------5/7---7/8---8-|
 D|-----0-0-6-0---0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----7-----6-5-0-3/5-0-5/6-0-6-|



    Pre-Chorus 1 (Riff 7)
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-5-----------x-7-----------------|-5-----------x-7-----------------|
 G|-3-----------x-5-----------------|-3-----------x-5-----------------|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-8-----------x-10----------------|-8-----------x-10----12--------\-|
 G|-6-----------x-8-----------------|-6-----------x-8-----9---------\-|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



    Chorus 1 (Riff 8)
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)------------------------------|
 G|-5-----------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----|
 D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)--8-----7---------------------|
 G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5-------------------5-|
 D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6~------2-2-2-3-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)------------------------------|
 G|(5)----------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----|
 D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)--8-----7---------------------|
 G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5---------------------|
 D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6~------2-2-2-2-|



    Pre-Verse 2 (Riff 5 + tail)
 d|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 a|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 F|*----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 C|*----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-|

                                                             x2   (the tail)
 d|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
 a|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
 F|*----------------------------|------------------------------*|---------------------|
 C|*----------------------------|-------------2h4p2------------*|---------------------|
 G|-----------------------------|-------------------5-4-2-1-2-4-|-2-1-----------------|
 D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-|-3-2---3-2---------------------|-----3-2-0-5-3-0-7-5-|



    Verse 2 (Riff 6)
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-7-5---------------------7---7---|-7-5---------------------5---5-|
 D|-----0-0---0---0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----0-0---0-3-0---0-5-7---7-----|

                                                                   x2
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
 C|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
 G|-------------------------7---7---|-7-5---7-5-------5/7---7/8---8-|
 D|-----0-0-6-0---0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----7-----6-5-0-3/5-0-5/6-0-6-|



    Pre-Chorus 2 (Riff 7)
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-5-----------x-7-----------------|-5-----------x-7-----------------|
 G|-3-----------x-5-----------------|-3-----------x-5-----------------|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-8-----------x-10----------------|-8-----------x-10----12--------\-|
 G|-6-----------x-8-----------------|-6-----------x-8-----9---------\-|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



    Chorus 2 (Riff 8)
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)------------------------------|
 G|-5-----------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----|
 D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)--8-----7---------------------|
 G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5-------------------5-|
 D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6~------2-2-2-3-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)------------------------------|
 G|(5)----------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----|
 D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)--8-----7---------------------|
 G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5---------------------|
 D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6~------2-2-2-2-|



    Guitar Solo 2 (Rhythm - Riff 2)                                x4
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|
 C|*--------------------------------|-----------------------------5--*|
 G|---------------------4/5-----4/5-|---------------------4/5-----3---|
 D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2/3-0-0-2/3-|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2/3-0-0-----|


    Interlude 1 (Riff 9)
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-5-------------------------------|-8---------------4---------------|
 G|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-6---------------|-6---8-8-8-8-8-8-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 D|-----------------4---6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-----------------7---------------|-------------------3-------------|
 G|-4---------------5---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------4-------|
 D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-3-----6-----5-------------------|



    Keyboard Solo 2 (Rhythm - Riff 3)                          x4
 d|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|*----------------------------|--------------------------------*|
 C|*4-----2-----4-----------1---|-4-----2-----4-----------1------*|
 G|-2-----0-----2---2---3-0---0-|-2-----0-----2---2---3-0---0-3-0-|
 D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|



    Interlude 2 (Riff 10)
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-----------------7---------------|-----------------10--------------|
 G|-4---------------5---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---------------8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|
 D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|


 d|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 C|-5-------------------------------|-10----------------------------------------------|
 G|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-6---------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-10--8-------------------------------|
 D|-----------------4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------8---6-------------------------------|



    Chorus 3 (Riff 8)
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)------------------------------|
 G|-5-----------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----|
 D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)--8-----7---------------------|
 G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5-------------------5-|
 D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6~------2-2-2-3-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)------------------------------|
 G|(5)----------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----|
 D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------6-|(6)--8-----7---------------------|
 G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5---------------------|
 D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6~------2-2-2-2-|




    Chorus 4 (Riff 11)
 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|-------------------5-4---4-3-----|
 C|-------------------------------3-|(3)--------------------2-----1-2-|
 G|-2-----------------------------1-|(1)------------------------------|
 D|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-2-3---|-----0-0-0---0-0-0---------------|


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 C|(2)----------------------------3-|(3)--5-----4---------------------|
 G|-------------------------------1-|(3)--3-----2-------------6-6-6-2-|
 D|-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-2-3---|-----------------3~------------0-| 


 d|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 a|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|---------------------------------|-------------------5-4---4-3-----|
 C|-------------------------------3-|(3)--------------------2-----1-2-|
 G|(2)----------------------------1-|(1)------------------------------|
 D|(0)--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-2-3---|-----0-0-0---0-0-0---------------|


 d|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 a|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------||
 F|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--(guitar-fill ad. lib. to fade)-||
 C|(2)------------------------------|-----------------------1-----4-----2-----------|---------------------------------||
 G|-------------------------------1-|(1)--3-----2-----------------------------1-----|-3-------------------------------||
 D|-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-2-3---|-----------------3-----------------------------|---------------------------------||
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