#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE----------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE ODYSSEY - PART VI: SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 2002 Album THE ODYSSEY) Music by Michael Romeo Transcribed by Linus Abrahamson Edited by Cory Knickerbocker (cory_aglet@hotmail.com) Tuning, low to high: D-G-C-F (full step down) Note: All notes in [brackets] are played by the keyboard with the patch notated above the transcription. Lepond did not play these notes in the studio version, but he does play some of them live. Pinnella only has two hands, you know. ;) Gulf of Doom (16:42) Q=138 4/4 6/4 5/4 Gtr I Wx10 W. Q +H +H |-------------|---------------|------------------| |-------------|---------------|------------------| |-------------|---------------|------------------| |-------------|---------------|-3--(3)----(3)----| 4/4 5/4 +H. +H E E E E E E E E E E H H |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |-(3)------(3)----|---3---3---3---3-|-3-------------| [w/Orchestra patch] 2/4 4/4 5/4 H. H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|------|-[7]---[7]-----[7]---[7]-|-[7]-----[7]---[7-7]-------|| |--------------|------|-------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------|------|-----5-----5-5-----5-----|-----5-5-----5-------5-5---|| |--------------|------|-------------------------|---------------------------|| 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|---------5-4-----o|| ||o-------7-6-5-----|-------5-----6---o|| ||--3-6-5-------6-2-|-3-6-5---------5--|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|---------4-3-----o|| ||o-------6-5-4-----|-------4-----5---o|| ||--2-5-4-------5-1-|-2-5-4---------4--|| This part can be a little tricky. It's all in 4/4, and I've notated the beat for each bar. An alternate way of nailing the timing in this section is to count the number of bass drum hits between each strike. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 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 E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------5-------|---5-------5-----|-------5---------|-5-------5-----5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 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 E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------5-----|-----5-------5---|---------5-------|---5-------5-----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| [w/Piano patch] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 7x W +W Wx2 ||--[----------------|------------------||----------|-----------]-|--------|| ||o-[----------------|---------5-4-----o||----------|-----------]-|--------|| ||o-[------7-6-5-----|-------5-----6---o||----------|-----------]-|--------|| ||--[3-6-5-------6-2-|-3-6-5---------5--||-3--------|-(3)-------]-|--------|| 3/4 5/4 |-3-| Wx16 E E E E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E ||-------------||---------------|----------------------|| ||o-----------o||---------------|----------------------|| ||o-----------o||-0-----0---0-0-|-0-----0----0-0-0-0---|| ||-------------||---------------|----------------------|| 4/4 E E Q H Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-------------|---------------|----------------| |-------------|---------------|----------------| |-5-----------|----4-4-5------|----4-4-5---7---| |-------------|---------------|----------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----2-----2--| 1. 2. |-3-| |3| |3-| |-3-| |3| |3-| |--3--| Q E E E Q E +Q E Q E E E Q E +Q E H Q Q Q ||---------------------|---------------------||--------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------o||--------------| ||o-5--4-3-2-1-3-(3)-3-|-5--4-3-2-1-3-(3)-3-o||-5----4--3--2-| ||---------------------|---------------------||--------------| |--3---| W +H +Q Q Q W +W |----------|-------------------|----------|----------|| |----------|-------------------|----------|----------|| |-1--------|-(1)----(1)--------|----------|----------|| |----------|-------------5--4--|-3--------|-(3)------|| Drifting Home (18:58) Wx12 (approx.) |*----------*| |*----------*| |*----------*| |*----------*| [w/Timpani patch] |-3-| |-3-| H. E E E W +H. E E E W |---------------|----------|----------------|------| |---------------|----------|----------------|------| |---------------|----------|----------------|------| |--------[3-3-3-|-3--------|-(3)------3-3-3-|-3----| |-3-| +Q E E E H +W +W +W |-----------------|------------|-------------|--------| |-----------------|------------|-------------|--------| |-----------------|------------|-------------|--------| |-(3)--3-3-3-3----|-(3)--------|-(3)---------|-(3)----| |-3-| |-3-| +H. E E E W +H. E E E W |----------------|----------|----------------|------| |----------------|----------|----------------|------| |----------------|----------|----------------|------| |-(3)------3-3-3-|-3--------|-(3)------3-3-3-|-3----| |-3-| +Q E E E H +W W +W |-----------------|------------|-----------|--------|| |-----------------|------------|-----------|--------|| |-----------------|------------|-----------|--------|| |-(3)--3-3-3-3----|-(3)--------|-3---------|-(3)]---|| Wx20 (approx.) |*----------*| |*----------*| |*----------*| |*----------*| 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