Artist: Symphony X
Album: V: The New Mythology Suite
Song: A Fool's Paradise
Tabbed by: Andrew (theglorifiedmalcontent)

Tuning: Standard 5-string - B, E, A, D, G

------------= Key =------------
~  let note ring    *  stop string

Intro I (0:01)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |10000010000000001000001000001~--1000001000000000000010001010001-|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                | x1
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |10000010000000001000001000001~--10000010000000000000100010100010|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro II (0:15)
G |----------------|
D |0010100100000000| x1
A |----------------|
E |----------------|
B |----------------|

Verse I (0:17)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |5222225222222222522222522222222252222252222222220000000000001111|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                |
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |5222225222222222522222522222222252222252222222220~--------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------053~------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                | x1
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |5222225222222222522222522222222252222252222222220000000000001111|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                |
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |522222522222222252222252222222225222225222222-4-5--4--2-1-------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------3--2-|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse I Ending (0:45)
G |----------------|
D |----------------|
A |------2-5--4--2-| x1
E |1--4------------|
B |----------------|

Pre-prechorus (0:47)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------20425420--|
A |421-21------2-21421-21----------421-21------2-21214254--------42| x2
E |---3--32*023-3-----3--32*0203~-----3--32*023-3------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Prechorus (1:01)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |2~----------0---------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------4-2~----------------------------------------------| x1
E |------------------------3~------2~--------------4~--------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus pt. I (1:08)
G |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------1-----1431--|
A |11111111111111110303-31303----43| x2
E |--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|

Chorus pt. II (1:15)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |3---------------------------------------------------------------|
A |1-111111111111116---------------6-------------------------------| x1
E |----------------4-444444444444443-33333333333333-1246421421-21-1|
B |------------------------------------------------4----------4--4-|

Chorus pt. I (1:22) x2

Chorus pt. III (1:29)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |3---------------------------------------------------------------|
A |1-111111111111116---------------6-------------------------------| x1
E |----------------4-444444444444443-33333333333333-1246421421-1~--|
B |------------------------------------------------4----------4----|

Intro Variation (1:36)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------| x1
E |3222223222222222322222322222333332222232222222222222322232322232|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse II (1:43)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |5222225222222222522222522222222252222252222222220000000000001111|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                | x1
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |522222522222222252222252222222225222225222222-4-5--4--2-1-------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------3--2-|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse I Ending (1:58) x1
Pre-prechorus (1:59) x2
Prechorus (2:13) x1
Chorus pt. I (2:20) x2
Chorus pt. II (2:27) x1
Chorus pt. I (2:34) x2
Chorus pt. III (2:41) x1

Bridge (2:49)
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
E |3~--------------3~--------------------------------------3~------3~------|
B |--------------------------------3~--------------3~----------------------|

Guitar Solo (3:04)
G |4111114111111111411111411111111141111141111111114~------6~------|
D |------------------------------------------------2~------4~------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                | x1
G |4111114111111111411111411111111141111141111111114---------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------4-------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Keyboard Solo (3:19)
G |7444447444444444744444744444444474444474444444440~------2~------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                | x1
G |744444744444444474444474444444447444447444444-6-----------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------5--4--2-1-------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------3--2-|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse I Ending (3:33) x1

Guitar/Keyboard Duet (3:34)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |111111111111111111111111111111111111111111------3333333333333333|
E |------------------------------------------333333----------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                |
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |33000000555555555555555555000000----------------1111111144444444| x1
E |--------------------------------3333333355555555----------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                |
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |5555555555--00223333333333------11331100------------------------|
E |----------33--------------113355--------33553311----------003300|
B |------------------------------------------------5566553322------|

Interlude I (3:55)
G |--------------------------------|    |----------------|    |--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|    |----------------|    |0-3-5-2-3-0-2-4-0-3-5-2-3-----4-|
A |--------------------------------| x1 |----------------| x2 |--------------------------0-2---| x1
E |1-1-0-1-3-1-0-3-5-5-3-5-6-5-3-0-|    |1-1-0-1-3-1-0-3-|    |--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|    |----------------|    |--------------------------------|

Interlude II (4:06)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |023-----023-----------------------------------------------------|
A |---25*-----25*-----45*-----45*-----45*-----45*-----05*-----05*--| x1
E |----------------545-----545-----535-----535-----101-----101-----|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar/Harpsichord Runs (4:13)
G |--------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------1~--0~----------0~------00000000| x1
E |4~------3~------2~--1~----------4~----------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Variation (4:25)
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------1476421-------------------------1476421|
A |444*--44444*--44444*--443-------444*--44444*--44444*--443-------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                | x1
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------02420---------|
A |444*--44444*--44222*--22222*--22111*--11111*--1124-----475425424|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus pt. I (4:40) x2
Chorus pt. II (4:47) x1
Chorus pt. I (4:54) x2
Chorus pt. III (5:01) x1
Intro (5:08) x1
Intro (5:22) until fadeout