#----------------------------------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) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 2003 Album THE DAMNATION GAME) Transcribed by blacksnake Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'SynthStrings' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Piano' Intro Q=68 C#sus2 4/4 Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--------4-----------4---------4---| ||o-4-----------4-----------4-------| ||----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-| ||------6-----6-----6-----6---------| ||o---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------| | | Gtr II | W ||--4-------------------------------| ||o-4-------------------------------| ||--6-------------------------------| ||--6-------------------------------| ||o-4-------------------------------| ||----------------------------------| C#sus2/A C#sus2/F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------4-----------4---------4---|---------4-----------4---------4---| |--4------------4-----------4-------|--4------------4-----------4-------| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-| |-------6-----6-----6-----6---------|-------6-----6-----6-----6---------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | W W |-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |--0--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--1--------------------------------| C#sus2/E C#sus2/F# 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------4-------------4-----------4----|| |-4-----------4--------------4--------o|| |---6-----6-----6-------6-------6---6--|| |-----6-----6------6------6------------|| |-------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------|| | | H +E E +Q |-4---------------(4)---4---(4)--------|| |-4---------------(4)---4---(4)-------o|| |-6---------------(6)---6---(6)--------|| |-6---------------(6)---6---(6)--------|| |-------------------------------------o|| |-0---------------(0)---2---(2)--------|| Verse C#sus2 Gtrs I, III S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------4-----------4---------4---||----------4-----------4---------4----| |-4-----------4-----------4-------||o--4------------4-----------4--------| |---6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-||------6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6--| |-----6-----6-----6-----6---------||--------6-----6-----6-----6----------| |---------------------------------||o------------------------------------| |---------------------------------||-------------------------------------| | | W +W |-4-------------------------------||--(4)--------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------||o-(4)--------------------------------| |-6-------------------------------||--(6)--------------------------------| |-6-------------------------------||--(6)--------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------||o-(4)--------------------------------| |---------------------------------||-------------------------------------| C#sus2/A C#sus2/F 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------4-----------4---------4---|---------4-----------4---------4---| |--4------------4-----------4-------|--4------------4-----------4-------| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-| |-------6-----6-----6-----6---------|-------6-----6-----6-----6---------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | W W |-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |--0--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--1--------------------------------| C#sus2/E C#sus2/F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------4-------------4-------------4----| |--4------------4----------------4---------| |-----6-----6-----6--------6--------6---6--| |-------6-----6------6--------6------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | H +E E +Q |-(4)---------------(4)---(4)---(4)--------| |-(4)---------------(4)---(4)---(4)--------| |-(6)---------------(6)---(6)---(6)--------| |-(6)---------------(6)---(6)---(6)--------| |------------------------------------------| |--0----------------(0)----2----(2)--------| C#sus2 C#sus2/A 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------4-----------4---------4---|---------4-----------4---------4---| |--4------------4-----------4-------|--4------------4-----------4-------| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-| |-------6-----6-----6-----6---------|-------6-----6-----6-----6---------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | W W |-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |--4--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| C#sus2/F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------4-----------4---------4----| |--4------------4-----------4--------| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6--| |-------6-----6-----6-----6----------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| | | W |-(4)--------------------------------| |-(4)--------------------------------| |-(6)--------------------------------| |-(6)--------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--1---------------------------------| C#sus2/E C#sus2/F# 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------4-------------4-----------4---| |--4------------4--------------4--------| |-----6-----6-----6-------6-------6---6-| |-------6-----6------6------6-----------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | | H +E E +Q |-(4)---------------(4)---4---(4)-------| |-(4)---------------(4)---4---(4)-------| |-(6)---------------(6)---6---(6)-------| |-(6)---------------(6)---6---(6)-------| |---------------------------------------| |--0----------------(0)---2---(2)-------| Bridge Asus2 Bsus2 Asus2 Bsus2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------0---------------2-------|---------0---------------2--------| |-------0---0-----------2---2-----|-------0---0-----------2---2------| |-----2-------2-------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------4-------4----| |---2-----------2---4-----------4-|---2-----------2---4-----------4--| |-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2----------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | H H H H |-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2----------------| |-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2----------------| |-2---------------4---------------|-2---------------4----------------| |-2---------------4---------------|-2---------------4----------------| |-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2----------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| Interlude C#sus2 C#sus2/A C#sus2/F C#sus2/E C#sus2/F# 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------4---------------4---------4---|---------4---------------4-----------4---| |-4-------------4--------------4-------|--4-------------4---------------4--------| |----6-----6-------6-------6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-------6-------6-------6---6-| |------6-----6--------6------6---------|-------6-----6--------6------6-----------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | | Q. E H Q. E +Q Q |-4------------(4)---(4)---------------|-(4)-----------(4)---(4)-------(4)-------| |-4------------(4)---(4)---------------|-(4)-----------(4)---(4)-------(4)-------| |-6------------(6)---(6)---------------|-(6)-----------(6)---(6)-------(6)-------| |-6------------(6)---(6)---------------|-(6)-----------(6)---(6)-------(6)-------| |-4-------------0-----0----------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--1-------------0----(0)--------2--------| C#sus2 C#sus2/A S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------4---------------4---------4----| |--4-------------4--------------4--------| |-----6-----6-------6-------6-----6---6--| |-------6-----6--------6------6----------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | Q. E H |-(4)-----------(4)---(4)----------------| |-(4)-----------(4)---(4)----------------| |-(6)-----------(6)---(6)----------------| |-(6)-----------(6)---(6)----------------| |--4-------------0-----0-----------------| |----------------------------------------| C#sus2/F C#sus2/E C#sus2/F# 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------4---------------4-----------4----||-| |--4-------------4---------------4--------o||-| |-----6-----6-------6-------6-------6---6--||-| |-------6-----6--------6------6------------||-| |-----------------------------------------o||-| |------------------------------------------||-| | | Q. E +Q Q |-(4)-----------(4)---(4)-------(4)--------||-| |-(4)-----------(4)---(4)-------(4)-------o||-| |-(6)-----------(6)---(6)-------(6)--------||-| |-(6)-----------(6)---(6)-------(6)--------||-| |-----------------------------------------o||-| |--1-------------0----(0)--------2---------||-| | | W |------------------------------------------||-| |-----------------------------------------o||-| |------------------------------------------||-| |------------------------------------------||-| |-----------------------------------------o||-| |------------------------------------------||-| Chorus C#sus2 (C#m) C#m/A (C#sus2/A) Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6x ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| ||o-4------5-----4-------5------4---5---|--5------4-------5-------4------5---5---o|| ||-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6---6-|-----6------6------6--------6-----6---6--|| ||-------6-----6------6-------6---------|-------6-------6------6-------6----------|| ||o-4-----------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| | | W W 6x ||--4-----------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------------|| ||o-4-----------------------------------|-(4)------------------------------------o|| ||--6-----------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------------|| ||--6-----------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------------|| ||o-4-----------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| | | Gtr III | Q. E +S E. Q E. S +E E +S E. Q 6x ||---------------4---(4)----------------|---------4-(4)---7---(7)-4---------------|| ||o----------------------5------4-------|--5-----------------------------5-------o|| ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| ||o-4-----------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| C#m/G# C#sus2/G# S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H |-----------------------------------|-------------------4----*| |--5------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-|--4------4-4-----4------*| |-----6-------6-------6-------6-----|-----6-------6----------*| |-------6-------6-------6-------6---|-------6-------6--------*| |-----------------------------------|------------------------*| |-----------------------------------|------------------------*| | | W W |-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)--------------------*| |--5--------------------------------|--4---------------------*| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)--------------------*| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)--------------------*| |--4--------------------------------|-(4)--------------------*| |--4--------------------------------|-(4)--------------------*| 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