#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ABSENCE OF LIGHT (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 2000 Album V) Transcribed by Linus "Mr.Gul" Abrahamson Words by Romeo, Allen Music by Romeo, Pinnella Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Bass' Intro Q=117 5/4 4/4 Gtr I Q E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------6-|-(6)-------------8-7---7-6-----| |----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-----4-5-| E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. Q S S S S |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------6-|-(6)-8-(8)-7-------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8---|--------------8--4-4-4-5-| +E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------6-|-(6)-------------8-7---7-6-----| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-----4-5-| +E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. Q S S S S |-----------------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|| |---------------------------6-|-(6)-8-(8)-7-------------|| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8---|--------------8--4-4-4-4-|| Keyboard Solo 1 S E S E S S +S S S S S S S S S E S E S S +S S S S S S E 4x ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------3--o|| ||--3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-0-2h3-0-0-2h3-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-0-2h3-0-0-----|| Guitar Solo 1 7/8 4/4 E. E. e E S S S S E. S +E e E S S S S S S 4x ||--------------------|---------------------------|| ||o---------------1---|------------------1-------o|| ||o-2--0--2-2-3-0---0-|-2--0-(0)-2-2-3-0---0-3-0-o|| ||--------------------|---------------------------|| Break 9/8 E. S +E e H S E. E. e e S S e S S S ||------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-----------------|-------------------------o|| ||o-----------------|-------------------------o|| ||--2--0-(0)-2------|---2--0--2-2-2-0-2-3-2-0--|| $ 7/8 S E S E S S +S S S S S S S E S E S S +S S S S S S ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||o-------------------------1-|-------------------------1-| ||--3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-3-2-0-3---|-3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-3-2-0-3---| S E S E S S +S S S S S S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------------------------1-| |-3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-3-2-0-2---| 5/8 |-3-| S E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------||-|----------------------|| |---------2h4p2-------------o||-|----------------------|| |---------------5-4-2-1-2-4-o||-|-2-1------------------|| |-3-2-3-2--------------------||-|-----3-2-0-5-3-0-7-5--|| Verse 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 ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-7-5---------------------7---7---|-7-5---------------------5---5-4--| ||------0-0---0---0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----0-0---0-3-0---0-5-7---7-------| E S S S e 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 |-----------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------7---7---|-7-5---7-5-----------------------o|| |---0-0-6-0-0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----7-----6-5-0-3S5-0-5S6-0-6S5--|| Pre-Chorus Q +E. S +H Q +E. S +H Q +E. S +H Q +E. S +E Q. |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------|| |-3--(3)-5-(5)----|-3--(3)-5-(5)----||-6--(6)-8-(8)----|-6--(6)-8-(8)-9-----|| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------|| Chorus $$ E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------4-|-(4)-------------6-5---5-4-----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-----2-3-| +E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. Q S S S S |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------4-|-(4)-6-(6)-5-------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6---|--------------6--2-2-2-3-| +E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------4-|-(4)-------------6-5---5-4-----| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-----2-3-| D.S. D.S. +E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. Q S S S S |-----------------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|| |---------------------------4-|-(4)-6-(6)-5-------------|| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6---|--------------6--2-2-2-2-|| Guitar Solo 2 S E S E S S +S S S S S S S S S E S E S S +S S S S S S E 4x ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------3--o|| ||--3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-0-2h3-0-0-2h3-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-(2)-0-2h3-0-0-----|| Bridge 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 |---------------------------------||----------------------------------| |---------------------------------||----------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------| |-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E E +S E. Q |---------------------------------||----------------------|| |---------------------------------||----------------3-----|| |-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-------------------4--|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------||-3--6-(6)-5-(5)-------|| Keyboard Solo 2 7/8 4/4 E. E. e E S S S S E. S +E e E S S S S S S 4x ||--------------------|---------------------------|| ||o---------------1---|------------------1-------o|| ||o-2--0--2-2-3-0---0-|-2--0-(0)-2-2-3-0---0-3-0-o|| ||--------------------|---------------------------|| Instrumental Bridge 2/4 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 |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------| D.S.S. al Coda 6/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E W |-----------------|-----------------||---------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------||---------------------|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------||-8-8-8-8-8-8---------|| |-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-------------8-6-----|| Out-Chorus & 4/4 E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------10-9---9-8-----| |-------------------------1-|-(1)-----------7------7-----6-7-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3---|-----0-0-0-0-0------------------| +E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. Q S S S S |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-(7)-----------------------1-|-(1)-3-(3)-2-----6-6-6---| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3---|--------------3--------0-| +E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E S S E S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------10-9---9-8------| |---------------------------1-|-(1)-----------7------7-----6-7--| |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3---|-----0-0-0-0-0-------------------| +E S S E S S E S S S S S S +E E +S E. E. S +E E +S E. Q H |-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------*| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------*| |-(7)-----------------------1-|-(1)-3-(3)-2-----6-(6)-9-|-(9)-7----------*| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-3---|--------------3----------|--------6--8----*| 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