#----------------------------------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. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# FRONTIERS (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 2002 Album THE ODYSSEY) Words and Music by Symphony X Transcribed by Cory Knickerbocker (cory_aglet@hotmail.com) Tuning: 1 Full Step Down (D-G-C-F) [Intro] 7/4 6/4 E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E Q. Q. Q Q ||--------------------------|--------------------| ||o-------------------------|--------------------| ||o----------4----6---------|----------4----6----| ||--6-4-6--------------4----|-6-4-6------------4-| 1. 2. 7/4 6/4 E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E S S E E E Q. Q. Q Q |-------------------------|--------------------------||----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------6-------o||----------------------| |----------4----6---------|----------4---/8---8p6---o||----------4----6------| |-6-4-6--------------4----|-6-4-6-----------------8--||-6-4-6------------4---| 7/8 H +Q. H +Q. H +Q. |------------|------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------| |------------|-3----(3)---|-4----(4)---| |-6----(6)---|------------|------------| 5/4 E. S +E E S S E +S E. E S S |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-6--6-(6)-6-6-6-6-(6)-6--6-6-6-| |-------------------------------| 7/4 S S E +S E. E S S E. S +E E S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-6-6-6-(6)-6--6-6-6-6--6-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-----------------------------------------------| [Main Riff]* * It's very hard to hear what's being played underneath the loud rhythm guitar. This sounds okay, though. 3/4 5/4 S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||------------------------|----------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------------------1-3--| ||o-----------------------|-----------------1-------1-3-4-3-4------| ||--1-1-1-1-R-1-1-4-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-R-1-1-3---3-4-3----------------| 3/4 6/4 S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------------------1-3---1-3-4-o|| |-----------------------|-----------------1-------1-3-4-3-4-----4-------o|| |-1-1-1-1-R-1-1-4-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-R-1-1-3---3-4-3------------------------|| 3/4 5/4 3/4 H. H. +H Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------|----------------|-----------|------------| |---------|----------------|-----------|------------| |---------|----------------|-----------|------------| |-1-------|-3-------(3)----|-6----5----|-3----1-----| 4/4 3/4 4/4 H. E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E E E |-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------| |-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------| |-6-----------|-----------|-----------|-6------------3--| |---------3/5-|-6----5----|-3----1----|------1-3-5-6----| W +W |----------|--------|| |----------|--------|| |-5--------|-(5)----|| |----------|--------|| [Verse 1] 1. 7/4 Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E ||-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o--------5-----------------5---|--------5-------------5-7b9r(7)----| ||o----7-5---5-7-------7-5-7---7-|----7-5---5-7-------7-----------7--| ||--0------------0-(0)-----------|-0------------0-(0)----------------| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--------5-----------------5---|-----10---9---7\5-4-5-4-------o|| |----7-5---5-7-------7-5-7---7-|---7----7---7-----------5-3-5-o|| |-0------------0-(0)-----------|-0-----------------------------|| 2. Q E E E E E E +E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E |--------------/9-(9)-7-(7)-----------|------------------------------| |--------5------------------7b9r(7)---|--------5-----------------5---| |----7-5---5-7----------------------7-|----7-5---5-7-------7-5-7---7-| |-0-----------------------------------|-0------------0-(0)-----------| 4/4 6/4 |-3-| Q E E Q Q W E E E S S S S |----------------|------------------------|| |----------------|--------------------4h5-|| |-3--3-3/5-/-7---|-5--------------5h7-----|| |----------------|----------5-7-8---------|| [Chorus] (w/ad-lib) 7/4 6/4 E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E Q. Q. Q Q 4x ||--------------------------|----------------------|| ||o----------4----6---------|----------4----6-----o|| ||o-6-4-6--------------4----|-6-4-6------------4--o|| ||--------------------------|----------------------|| [Main Riff] 3/4 5/4 S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||------------------------|----------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------------------1-3--| ||o-----------------------|-----------------1-------1-3-4-3-4------| ||--1-1-1-1-R-1-1-4-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-R-1-1-3---3-4-3----------------| 3/4 6/4 S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------------------------1-3---1-3-4-o|| |-----------------------|-----------------1-------1-3-4-3-4-----4-------o|| |-1-1-1-1-R-1-1-4-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-R-1-1-3---3-4-3------------------------|| 9/8 S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|| |-1-1-1-1-R-1-1-1-1-R-1-1-1-1-R-|| [Verse 2] 3/4 2/4 S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S |---------------------|---------------------|----------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------| |-4-4-4-4-R-4-4-4-4-R-|-4-4-4-4-R-4-4-4-4-R-|-4-4-4-4-R-4-4--| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------| 4/4 H. +E E Q Q +E. S +S S S S H. E E H H |---------------|-----------------------|-------------|-----------| |---------------|-----------------------|-------------|-----------| |-4-------(4)-4-|-4--4--(4)---------4-6-|-4-------4-6-|-7---------| |---------------|-----------4-(4)-7-----|-------------|------7----| 3/4 5/4 |-3-| |-3-| S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-R-4-4-4-4-R-|-4-4-4-4-R-4-4-4-4-R-4---4-7-4---| |---------------------|-----------------------7-------7-| 7/4 4/4 6/4 |-3-| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E 3x Q E E Q Q W E E E S S S S ||--------------------------------||----------------|------------------------| ||o--------5-----------------5---o||----------------|--------------------4h5-| ||o----7-5---5-7-------7-5-7---7-o||-3--3-3/5-/-7---|-5--------------5h7-----| ||--0------------0-(0)------------||----------------|----------5-7-8---------| [Chorus] (w/ad-lib) 7/4 6/4 E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E Q. Q. Q Q 4x ||--------------------------|----------------------|| ||o----------4----6---------|----------4----6-----o|| ||o-6-4-6--------------4----|-6-4-6------------4--o|| ||--------------------------|----------------------|| [Interlude] 7/4 6/4 E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E Q. Q. S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|-----------------------5-7-----| |-------------------------|-------------------5-7-----5-6-| |----------3----5---------|----------3----5-7-------------| |-5-3-5--------------3----|-5-3-5-------------------------| 7/4 E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E Q. Q. Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |----------3----5---------|----------3----5---------| |-5-3-5--------------3----|-5-3-5--------------3----| 7/8 4/4 H +Q. H +Q. W |------------|------------|------| |------------|------------|------| |------------|------------|------| |-5----(5)---|-7----(7)---|-8----| [Bass Solo]* * For this section, it's very hard to hear what Lepond is playing. I play this and then... 3/4 T T T T T T T T E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------------o|| ||o--------16-----16---16-----|-16-----16---16-----16-----16-o|| ||--9--7h9----7h9----9----7h9-|----7h9----9----7h9----7h9-----|| ...move it up a full step about halfway through Romeo's solo. T T T T T T T T E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| ||o---------18------18----18------|-18------18----18------18------18-o|| ||--11-9h11----9h11----11----9h11-|----9h11----11----9h11----9h11-----|| 4/4 W W S S S S H. |----------|----------|---------------|| |----------|----------|---------------|| |----------|-4--------|-6-4-----------|| |-7--------|----------|-----7-6-4\----|| [Chorus] (w/ad-lib) 7/4 6/4 E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E Q. Q. Q Q 4x ||--------------------------|----------------------|| ||o----------4----6---------|----------4----6-----o|| ||o-6-4-6--------------4----|-6-4-6------------4--o|| ||--------------------------|----------------------|| 7/4 6/4 E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E Q. Q. Q Q |-------------------------|---------------------| |----------4----6---------|----------4----6-----| |-6-4-6--------------4----|-6-4-6------------4--| |-------------------------|---------------------| 7/4 6/4 E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E Q W |-------------------------|-------------*| |----------4----6---------|-------------*| |-6-4-6--------------4----|-6-R-R--R----*| |-------------------------|-------------*| 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 ---------------- R - rest h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - 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 *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************