The Damnation Game Tab by Symphony X SYMPHONY X : The Damnation Game (From The album The Damnation Game)Transcribed & tabbed by Arnaud "Reckless Fable" e-mail : reckless@caramail.com Web site : http://www.multimania.com/rfable/main.html Tablature explanation : ------------------------ \ / : slide h : hammer p : pull-off b : bend br : bend and release ~ : vibrato pm : palm muting a.h : artificial harmonic Tune down 1 step : D G C F A D Intro rythm: |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------4----------------4------------------------------------------------------| |-2-----2-2--------2-----2-2-------2-----5-----5-5------4~-2-4-5----------------| |-0-------0--------0-------0---------5-2-3-----3-3---------------0-1-3-5---/-\--| (X2) 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|--5-9-5---5-9-5---5-9-5---5-9-5---4-7-4---4-7-4---4-7-4---------------------------------| |-7------7-------7-------7-------6-------6-------6-------6~------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| T |-p12\-15p12p9------------------------------------10--8----------------------------------| |-------------10------------10--11--10--8--10-----------11--10--8--7--8--10--8--7--8~----| |---------------9------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------11--11------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------12--12----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------10-14-10--10-14-10--10-14-10--10-14-10--9-12-9--9-12-9--9-12-9----| |--------------------12--------12--------12--------12--------11------11------11------11~-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||----------------9-10-12-10-9--------------------------------| |--------8-10-11--------------11-10-8------------------------| |-7-9-10------------------------------10-9-7-9-7-6-----------| |--------------------------------------------------8-7-5-7---| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------6-7-9-7-6------------------------------------| |--------5-7-8-------------8-7-5-----------------------------| |-5-7-8---------------------------8-7-5-7-5-4----------------| |----------------------------------------------6-5-3-5-------| Verse : |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7------------------------------------------------------------------7-8-5-7-8-5--| |-5--5-5-5-5-repeat--------------------------------------------------5-----5------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| pm........................................................... let ring |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-repeat------------------------------------------------------2--------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------| pm.............................................................. Pré-chorus: a.h a.h a.h |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------6-4-3----| |-3--------3-3---3-3~-------3-3---3-3~--------3-3---3---------------------5-4-2-------5-| |-1--0-1-1-1-1p0h1----0-1-1-1-1p0h1-----0-1-1-1-1p0h1/2-1~--0-1---1-4-2-1---------------| pm... .... ..... ............................ 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Chorus: (with pm) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------4-8-4---4-8-4---------------------------------| |---6-10-6---6-10-6---5-8-5---5-8-5-6-------6---------4-8-4---4-8-4---3-6-3---3-6-3-| |-8--------8--------7-------7-----------------------6-------6-------5-------5-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |---4-8-4---4-8---10-7----------------8-----| |-6-------6------------9-6-9-6--------------| |------------------------------8-5-6--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------4-8-4---4-8-4---------------------------------| |---6-10-6---6-10-6---5-8-5---5-8-5-6-------6---------4-8-4---4-8-4---3-6-3---3-6-3-| |-8--------8--------7-------7-----------------------6-------6-------5-------5-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |2nd chorus only| |------------------------------------------------------------|---------------| |------------------------------------------------------------|---------------| |------------------------------------------------------------|--/4-----------| |---4-8-4---4-8---10-7-------7-10-7-/11--9--8------8--9--8~--|---------6-----| |-6-------6------------9-6-9-------------------11------------|---------------| |------------------------------------------------------------|---------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-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----| |-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------2---/5--3----------------------| |-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-----0----------4-5-0----1---6---0--| |-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2--4~--------------------------------| Verse Pré-chorus Chorus Solos rythm : (X8) ||--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|| ||-2--2--2--3----3----------|| ||-0--0--0--1----1--0-1-0-0-|| pm..... ....... (X8) ||--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|| ||-4--4--4--5----5----------|| ||-2--2--2--3----3--2-3-2-0-|| ||--------------------------|| pm..... ........ (X7) (harmony guitar) ||--------------------------|| |--------------------------| ||--------------------------|| |--------------------------| ||--------------------------|| |-(1)----------------------| ||--------------------------|| |--2---(3)--(2)--(0)-------| ||-2--2--2--3----3----------|| |-------5----3----2--------| ||-0--0--0--1----1--0-1-0-0-|| |--------------------------| pm..... ....... |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------5--3--2----------------------7--5-| |-0-0-0-0---------------4-5-5-5-5-4-4-0-2-3-3-3-3----------5--4--5------------------| |---------4-4-0-2-3-3-3---------------------------------------------1--3--5---------| pm............................................. Solo 1: T T T T |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------7h9h10h12p9h10h12p10| |-/-\-7-8-7-5-7~----------------------5h7h8p5h7h8h11p8p7p5h7h8---------------------| |------------------5h7h8h10p8p7p5h7h8----------------------------------------------| T T |--------------------------------------------------------------------------10h12| |-------------------------------------/10h12h13p12p10h12h13h15p13p12p10h13------| |---------7h9h10p7h9h10h13p10p9p7h9h10------------------------------------------| |-p9p7h10-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| T T T T 1/2 1/2 1 bar |-h13h16p13p12p10h13h16/-22p20h22p20p19p17h19b--19b-rb-19b------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------18-22-20bp18h21p18\17-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| bar |---------------------------------------------------------16-17----16-19-17-16----| |-/16p13h16p13\-/13-12p10h12------------------------15-18-------18-------------18-| |-----------------------------13-10\7-10p9p7h9~-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-17-15---------------------------------------| |-------17-16-14-16-14-13---------------------| |-------------------------15-14-12------------| |----------------------------------15-12-14~--| |---------------------------------------------| Solo 2: 1 1 1 |------------7-12-7-/16-12-/20p17--------------------22b-rb-22b-22b----/20p17----| |----------9----------------------18------------------------------------------18-| |--------9---------------------------17------------------------------------------| |------9--------------------------------19---------------------------------------| |-7-11-------------------------------------20-19~--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------18-17-15-18-17-15-| |-14\13--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------15p14--------------------------15-14-12-15-14-12-------------------| |-------------12-11~--8h11p8h11p8-7~---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------20-19-17-20-19-17-16-19-13-16---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------15-18-12-15---------------------| |-17-16-14-17-16-14-------------------------------------------13-16-10-13-7-10p9p7| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| a.h 1/w.bar |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9~-7-10p9p7----------------------6h9p6h9p6\3h6p3h6p3\2h3p2h3\2p0h2p0---7\--| |-------------10p7-b-rb------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------8p7p5h7~---------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------5-------------------------------------| |--------------------------5-----------------8-6-5-------------------------------| |----------------------------7-5-7-6---6-9---------------------------------------| |---------7-10-9-7-6---6-9-----------7-------------------------12-15-14-12-11----| |-------7------------7--------------------------------------12----------------12-| |-8-5-8--------------------------------------------13-10-13----------------------| |-------------------------------10-----------------------------------------------| |-------10-------------------------13-11-10-11---10------------------------------| |----------12-10-12-11----11-14-----------------------12---10---12p10\9---10-----| |-11-14----------------12--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| trill(10/12)............ |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-7-9-10h12p10-------------------\9---| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| Chorus Ending riff : (X4) |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----| |-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----| pm........................................................................ |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------3----| |-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-----1----| |-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----------| pm...........................