Symphony X : Evolution Tabbed by Gabriel Karlsson (GKsweeper@hotmail.com) Tuning: d g c f a d You`ll have to listen to the song to see how many times you shall play each figure! Intro |------------------------ |------------------------ |------------------------ |------------------------ |------------------------ |-0-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-0-2---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------1---1-----2----4-5-4-0-3-4-3-0-2-3-2-0------- -0-2-2-2-3-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-0---0---0-0---0--------------------------0-3--- ------------------------| ------------------------| ------------------------| ------------------------| ------------------------| -0-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-0-2----| Main riff |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------------------2---1------ |-0-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-3-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-3---2----3-0- -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------2---1----------------1------| -0-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3---2----2-0-2-3-2-0-3---3-0--| Listen to the song to see where you shall play this figure! |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------1-----4-5-4-0-3-4-|-3-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-----------1---------| |-2-0-2-3-2-0-3---3-0-------------|-----------------2-3-2-0-3---3-0-----| Verse 1 |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |-8--------------7-8---------------7-8-------9---------------------- |-6--6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7---------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -8--------------7-8-----------6---5-6-5----------------------------| -6--6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7-6---7-------7-6-7-6-4-6----------------| Now go to pre-chorus 1 verse 2 |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |-8--------------7-8---------------7-8-------9---------------------- |-6--6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -8--------------7-8-----------6---5-6-5---------------------------- -6--6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7-6---7-------7-6-7-6-4-6---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -8--------------7-8---------------7-8-------9---------------------- -6--6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7---------------------- t t t -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -6h8h9-13-9p8-6h8h9-15-9p8-6h8h9-13p9p8-6h8h9p8--------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |-6--------------5-6---------------5-6-------7---------------------- |-4--4-4-5-4-4-4---4---4-4-5-4-4-4---4---4-4-5---------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -6--------------5-6-----------4---3-4-3----------------------------| -4--4-4-5-4-4-4---4---4-4-5-4---5-------5-4-5-4-2-4----------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| Now go to pre-chorus 2 pre-chorus 1 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8----------9------9------------------9----------------------------| |-6--6-6-6-6-7--6-6-7--6-7-6-4--6--6-6-7----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8----------9------9-----------------------------------------------| |-6--6-6-6-6-7--6-6-7--6-7-6-4--6--6-6-6--4-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-4----------5------5-----------4------4----------------------------| |-2--2-2-2-2-3--2-2-3--2-3-2-0--2--2-2-2--2-2-3-2-0-2-3-------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-4----------5------5-----------4-2-1---2-1-----1-------------------| |-2--2-2-2-2-3--2-2-3--2-3-2-0--------3-----3-2---3-2-0-3-2-0-2-----| Pre-chorus 2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6----------7------7-----------6------7----------------------------| |-4--4-4-4-4-5--4-4-5--4-5-4-2--4--4-4-5----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6----------7------7-----------------------------------------------| |-4--4-4-4-4-5--4-4-5--4-5-4-2--4------6----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------3---------------------| Chorus Here we are children of |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-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----| sun and stars.... |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------10---------------8-----------------| |-6-------------------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8--6--6-6-6-6-6-6----| |-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7----------------------------------------------------------------| |--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9---------------------------------| |---------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-------------------------------7---------------------------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6---------------------------------| |---------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| 1 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| 2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------6--------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |---9------------4--------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| |-6-7---------------------------------------------------------------| 1 : Play the main riff and then start on verse 2 2 : Play the figure below!! 6/4 2:47 |------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------- ----------| |------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------- ----------| |------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------- ----------| |----------4--------3-------2--|----------------------|--------------------- ----------| |------------------------------|---6--------5------4--|-----2---------0----- ----------| |-2----------------------------|----------------------|--------------------4 --------2-| |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |----------0--------2--|-------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |-1--------------------|----5---------3----|---2-----1-----0---------| |-----------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------6-------------------------------| |--5--------3-----|--1-----------3---4-------------------------------| The rythm guitar over the solo shall play this twice....... |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |-8--------------7-8---------------7-8-------9---------------------- |-6--6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7---------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -8--------------7-8-----------6---5-6-5----------------------------| -6--6-6-7-6-6-6---6---6-6-7-6---7-------7-6-7-6-4-6----------------| then play this twice.... |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- |-9--------------8-9---------------8-9------10---------------------- |-7--7-7-8-7-7-7---7---7-7-8-7-7-7---7---7-7-8---------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| -9--------------8-9-----------7---6-7-6----------------------------| -7--7-7-8-7-7-7---7---7-7-8-7---8-------8-7-8-7-5-7----------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| rythm guitar |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9---------------7---------------6----------6----------6------6----| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| lead guitar t |------------------12-17-12-9--------------------------------------------- |------------12-15------------10------------------------------------------ |-----7-9-13---------------------9---------------------------------10-13-- |---6------------------------------11-------------9------9-12-9-12-------- |-7-----------------------------------12-7---8-11---8-11------------------ |------------------------------------------9------------------------------ t ----13-14-16-19-16-13----------------16-13-------------------------------| -14-------------------14-------------------14----------------------------| -------------------------13-------------------13-------------------------| ----------------------------15-------------------15----------------------| -------------------------------16-11----------------16-11----------------| ----------------------------------------------------------13-------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-3-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-6-ah-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------7--6--4--5-----------------------| |----------------------------------5--4--2--3--5--4--2--------------| |-0-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------3--2--0--------------| Now play the chorus one half step higher than before. Just as I have transcribed below.. Here we are children of |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| sun and stars.... |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-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----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------7---------------9-----------------| |-7-------------------------------9--9-9-9-9-9-9--7--7-7-7-7-7-7----| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10---------------------------------| |---------------------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |10-------------------------------8---------------------------------| |-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---------------------------------| |---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Now change and play the chorus normally... Here we are children of |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-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----| sun and stars.... |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-6-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------10---------------8-----------------| |-6-------------------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8--6--6-6-6-6-6-6----| |-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7----------------------------------------------------------------| |--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9---------------------------------| |---------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9-------------------------------7---------------------------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6---------------------------------| |---------------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------6--------------------------------------------------| |---9------------4--------------------------------------------------| |-6-7---------------------------------------------------------------| x4 |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-----------1-----4-5-4-0-3-4-3-0-----| |-2-3-2-0-3---3-0-----------------2-0-| rythm guitar keeps playing this figure with fade out... |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------5-2-------------|--5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5--| |-------------------1---------4-1---------|--3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3--| |-3-2-0-2-----3-2-0---------------3-0-----|---------------------------| and the lead guitar keeps playing this figure!! |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------- -| |-----------------------------------------|--8---------------9---8--------7- -| |-----------------------------------------|------------7--8----------8------ -| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------- -| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------- -| |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------- -| Thats it! Please mail me (GKsweeper@hotmail.com) if you find any mistakes in the tab. I`ll tab the guitarsolo when I have time for it ;-)