Symphony X - V Communion and the Oracle Tabbed by Alex Auger (c) Copyright 2001 Alex Auger Send Corrections to Bassist31588@cs.com Please note that Mike Lepond tunes a whole step lower in most songs, but Im using the standard tuning in this song......D G C F Beginning verse G------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| D------------|o------------------------------------------------------5--4------------------------------o|| A------------|o----7--5--7--------------------------7--5--7-------------7--------------------------o|| E-----0-----|-----------------0--5--7--0----------------------0----------------------------------------|| after the second time move down a fret and let the open E string notes from above be rests. You do this about 4 times until you here a drum fill, then quickly land on the 3rd fret on the A string. Next Verse G----------------------------------|| D---1----------------------1-----|| A-------4---2--------------------|| E----------------4--2--1--------|| Next verse, just going down a scale type riff A---11---9--7--6------| Next 4x (i think) G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------11--10-------| A-13--13--11--13------------------------13-13--11--13------------------------| E-----------------------Rest--11--13-------------------------Rest-----------------| The rest of the piece is pretty similar to everything else you've played.