"Absence Of Light" From the album V by Symphony X TAB by: Linus Abrahamson E-mail: mentalsjuk@yahoo.com Tune all strings down a whole step: E-D, A-G, D-C, G-F Intro (Riff 1) F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------6-|(6)----------------8-7---7-6-----| D|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7-8---|-----5-5-5---5-5-5-----5-----4-5-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------6-|(6)--8-----7---------------------| D|(5)--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7-8---|-----------------8-------4-4-4-5-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------6-|(6)----------------8-7---7-6-----| D|(5)--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7-8---|-----5-5-5---5-5-5-----5-----4-5-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------6-|(6)--8-----7---------------------| D|(5)--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7-8---|-----------------8-------4-4-4-4-| Keyboard Solo 1 (Rhythm - Riff 2) x4 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*| G|*--------------------------------|-----------------------------3--*| D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2/3-0-0-2/3-|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2/3-0-0-----| Guitar Solo 1 (Rhythm - Riff 3) x4 F|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| C|*------------------------1---|-------------------------1------*| G|*2-----0-----2---2---3-0---0-|-2-----0-----2---2---3-0---0-3-0*| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| Riff 4 x2 F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C|*--------------------------------|------------------------------------*| G|*--------------------------------|------------------------------------*| D|-2-----0-----2-------------------|---2-----0-----2---2---2-0-2---3-2-0-| Pre-Verse 1 (Riff 5) F|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| C|*----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|*----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-| x2 (little tail-piece) F|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------| C|*----------------------------|-------------2h4p2------------*|---------------------| G|*----------------------------|-------------------5-4-2-1-2-4*|-2-1-----------------| D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-|-3-2---3-2---------------------|-----3-2-0-5-3-0-7-5-| Verse 1 (Riff 6) F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|*7-5---------------------7---7---|-7-5---------------------5---5\4-| D|-----0-0---0---0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----0-0---0-3-0---0-5-7---7-----| x2 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*| G|-------------------------7---7---|-7-5---7-5----------------------*| D|-----0-0-6-0---0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----7-----6-5-0-3/5-0-5/6-0-6\5-| Pre-Chorus 1 (Riff 7) F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-3-------------5-----------------|-3-------------5-----------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-6-------------8-----------------|-6-------------8-----9---------\-| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Chorus 1 (Riff 8) F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----| D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5---------------------| D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6-------2-2-2-3-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----| D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5---------------------| D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6-------2-2-2-2-| Pre-Verse 2 (Riff 5 + tail) F|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| C|*----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|*----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-| x2 (the tail) F|*----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------| C|*----------------------------|-------------2h4p2------------*|---------------------| G|-----------------------------|-------------------5-4-2-1-2-4*|-2-1-----------------| D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2-0-3-6-|-3-2---3-2---------------------|-----3-2-0-5-3-0-7-5-| Verse 2 (Riff 6) F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|*--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|*7-5---------------------7---7---|-7-5---------------------5---5\4-| D|-----0-0---0---0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----0-0---0-3-0---0-5-7---7-----| x2 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*| G|-------------------------7---7---|-7-5---7-5----------------------*| D|-----0-0-6-0---0---0-5-7---7---7-|-----7-----6-5-0-3/5-0-5/6-0-6\5-| Pre-Chorus 2 (Riff 7) F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-3-------------5-----------------|-3-------------5-----------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-6-------------8-----------------|-6-------------8-----9---------\-| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Chorus 2 (Riff 8) F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----| D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5---------------------| D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6-------2-2-2-3-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----| D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5---------------------| D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6-------2-2-2-2-| Guitar Solo 2 (Rhythm - Riff 2) x4 F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|*--------------------------------|--------------------------------*| G|*--------------------------------|-----------------------------3--*| D|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2/3-0-0-2/3-|-3-2---3-2---3-2---0-2/3-0-0-----| Interlude 1 (Riff 9) F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|-6---8-8-8-8-8-8-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| D|-----------------4---6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------3-------------| G|-----------------5---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------4-------| D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-3-----6-----5-------------------| Keyboard Solo 2 (Rhythm - Riff 3) x4 F|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| C|*------------------------1---|-------------------------1------*| G|*2-----0-----2---2---3-0---0-|-2-----0-----2---2---3-0---0-3-0*| D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| Interlude 2 (Riff 10) F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-----------------5---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------8---8-8-8-8-8-8-| D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| F|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------------------| D|-----------------4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------8---6-------------------------------| Chorus 3 (Riff 8) F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----| D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5---------------------| D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6-------2-2-2-3-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)----------------6-5---5-4-----| D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-----2-3-| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-|(4)--6-----5---------------------| D|(3)--3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-5-6---|-----------------6-------2-2-2-2-| Chorus 4 (Riff 11) F|---------------------------------|-------------------5-4---4-3-----| C|---------------------------------|-----------------------2-----1-2-| G|-------------------------------1-|(1)------------------------------| D|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-2-3---|-----0-0-0---0-0-0---------------| F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|(2)------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------1-|(3)--3-----2-------------6-6-6---| D|-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-2-3---|-----------------3-------------0-| F|---------------------------------|-------------------5-4---4-3-----| C|---------------------------------|-----------------------2-----1-2-| G|-------------------------------1-|(1)------------------------------| D|(0)--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-2-3---|-----0-0-0---0-0-0---------------| F|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|| C|(2)------------------------------|-----------------------1-----4-----2-----------|---(guitar-fill to fade)-|| G|-------------------------------1-|(1)--3-----2-----------------------------1-----|-3-----------------------|| D|-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-2-3---|-----------------3-----------------------------|-------------------------|| That's it! / Linus Abrahamson Please, if you find any mistakes, don't hesitate to send an e-mail and tell me about it! E-mail: mentalsjuk@yahoo.com