#----------------------------------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 - THE ASCENSION (PART II) (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 1995 Album THE DAMNATION GAME) Transcribed by blacksnake Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Q=116 1. 4/4 Gtr I W E. S +E E E. S +Q H. Q H Q Q ||------------|-------------12-13--15-(15)--|--------------|-----------------|| ||o-11--------|-13--14-(14)-----------------|--------------|----------------o|| ||o-----------|-----------------------------|-14-------16--|-17----16--17---o|| ||------------|-----------------------------|--------------|-----------------|| 2. 8/4 S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S +E S S S S S S S S E 4x ||----------------------------------------------------------------------21-22-----------|| ||o------------------------------------------------------------------19-------19----18-o|| ||o-17-17---17---17---17-17-15-18-17-17---17---17---17-(17)-15-18-17-------------17----o|| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 6/4 E. S E Q +S S E E E. S E E |------------------------------------------| |-10--10-10-10--(10)-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| E. S E Q +S S E E E. S E E |------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------|| |-13--13-13-13--(13)-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-|| |------------------------------------------|| E. S E Q +S S E E E. S E E E. S E Q +S S E E E. S E E |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-11--11-11-11--(11)-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|-11--11-11-11--(11)-11-11-11-11--11-11-11---| E. S E Q +S S E E E. S E E E. S E Q +S S E E E. S E E |------------------------------|------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|------------------------------------------|| |-9--9-9-9--(9)-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------|-12--12-12-12--(12)-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-|| E. S E Q +S S E E E. S E E |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-10--10-10-10--(10)-10-10-10-10--10-10-10---| |--------------------------------------------| E. S E Q +S S E E E. S E E |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-12--12-12-12--(12)-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-| |------------------------------------------| Verse 1 4/4 E S S S E S +S S S S S E. E S S S E S +S S S S S E. 4x ||----5---5-7---------7---5----|---5---5-7---------7-5-7-5---|| ||o-0---0-----0-(0)-0---0---7--|-0---0-----0-(0)-0----------o|| ||o----------------------------|----------------------------o|| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| E S S S S S S S S S S S E. ||----5---5-7---------7---5----| ||o-0---0-----0-----0---0---7--| ||o----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| Pre-Chorus E S S S S S S S S S S S E. 4x Q. E +H |---5---5-7---------7-5-7-5---||-||--8----6-(6)----| |-0---0-----0-----0----------o||-||o---------------| |----------------------------o||-||o---------------| |-----------------------------||-||----------------| 1. 2. Q. E +Q E E Q. E +H Q. E +Q Q Q. E +H |-------------11-10-|-8----6-(6)----|-------------9---||---------------| |-6----9-(9)--------|---------------|-6----9-(9)-----o||-6----9-(9)----| |-------------------|---------------|----------------o||---------------| |-------------------|---------------|-----------------||---------------| Chorus 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 ||----------------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5----------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------7-7-7-7--| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------|| |-8-8-8-8-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-o|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| Interlude 8/4 S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S +E S S S S S S S S E 3x ||----------------------------------------------------------------------21-22-----------|| ||o------------------------------------------------------------------19-------19----18-o|| ||o-17-17---17---17---17-17-15-18-17-17---17---17---17-(17)-15-18-17-------------17----o|| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 10/4 S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S +E S S Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-17-17---17---17---17-17-15-18-17-17---17---17---17-(17)-15-18-------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2 4/4 E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x ||--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--|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| E S S S E S +S S S S S E. ||----5---5-7---------7---5----| ||o-0---0-----0-(0)-0---0---7--| ||o----------------------------| ||-----------------------------| Pre-Chorus E S S S E S +S S S S S E. 4x Q. E +H |---5---5-7---------7-5-7-5---||-||--8----6-(6)----| |-0---0-----0-(0)-0----------o||-||o---------------| |----------------------------o||-||o---------------| |-----------------------------||-||----------------| 1. 2. Q. E +Q E E Q. E +H Q. E +Q Q Q. E +H |-------------11-10-|-8----6-(6)----|-------------9---||---------------| |-6----9-(9)--------|---------------|-6----9-(9)-----o||-6----9-(9)----| |-------------------|---------------|----------------o||---------------| |-------------------|---------------|-----------------||---------------| Chorus 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 ||----------------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5----------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------7-7-7-7--| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------|| |-8-8-8-8-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-o|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| Guitar & Keyboard Solos E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--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--|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--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--|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--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--|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--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--|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||------------------------------|------------------------------|| Bridge Q. E +H Q. E +Q E E Q. E +H Q. E +Q E E 4x ||--8----6-(6)----|-------------11-10-|-8----6-(6)----|-------------11-10---|| ||o---------------|-6----9-(9)--------|---------------|-6----9-(9)---------o|| ||o---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------o|| ||----------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|| Chorus 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 ||----------------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5----------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------7-7-7-7--| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x |--------------------------------------------|| |-8-8-8-8-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-o|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| Outro 8/4 S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S +E S S S S S S S S E 4x ||----------------------------------------------------------------------21-22-----------|| ||o------------------------------------------------------------------19-------19----18-o|| ||o-17-17---17---17---17-17-15-18-17-17---17---17---17-(17)-15-18-17-------------17----o|| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 4/4 Q S S S S S S E Q |----------21-22---------------| |-------19-------19----18------| |----17-------------17---------| |------------------------------| H.=90 H.=H Q=60 6/4 7/4 4/4 Q H H. W +H. +H S +S Q. |-----------------|---------------------|------------------------*| |----3----5-------|-10--------(10)------|-(10)----10-(10)-------*| |-----------------|---------------------|------------------------*| |-----------------|---------------------|------------------------*| 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