#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# A WINTER'S DREAM - PRELUDE (PART I) (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 2003 Album THE DAMNATION GAME) Transcribed by blacksnake Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Q=68 4/4 Gtr I W W W H +E E +Q ||--6--------|----------|----------|------------------|| ||o----------|-7--------|----------|-----------------o|| ||o----------|----------|-8--------|-7----(7)-9-(9)--o|| ||-----------|----------|----------|------------------|| Verse W W W W |-6--------||--6--------|----------|------| |----------||o----------|-7--------|------| |----------||o----------|----------|-8----| |----------||-----------|----------|------| H +E E +Q W W W |-----------------|-6--------|----------|------| |-----------------|----------|-7--------|------| |-7----(7)-9-(9)--|----------|----------|-8----| |-----------------|----------|----------|------| Bridge Interlude H +E E +Q H H H H Q. E +H |-----------------|-----------|-----------|-6-------------| |-----------------|-7----9----|-7----9----|------7-(7)----| |-7----(7)-9-(9)--|-----------|-----------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------|-----------|---------------| Q. E +Q Q Q. E +H Q. E +Q Q |----------------|-6-------------|-----------------|| |----------------|------7-(7)----|----------------o|| |-8----7-(7)--9--|---------------|-8----7-(7)--9--o|| |----------------|---------------|-----------------|| Chorus W W 6x W +W ||------------|------------||-----------|---------*| ||o-11--------|-----------o||-----------|---------*| ||o-----------|-12--------o||-11--------|-(11)----*| ||------------|------------||-----------|---------*| 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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