Symphony X

The Relic(Tabs)

Symphony X

Key: D

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Tablature explanation : 
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        \ / : slide 
          h : hammer 
          p : pull-off 
          b : bend 
         br : bend and release 
          ~ : vibrato 
         pm : palm muting 
        a.h : artificial harmonic 
 
 
Tune down 1 step : D G C F A D 
 
 
 
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|-------6-----7-----9---------------9-7---9-7-6---------6-----7-----9-------------| 
|-9-8-9---8-9---8-9---8-9---8-9-----------------8-9-8-9---8-9---8-9---8-9---------| 
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pm........................................................................ 
 
                                                  a.h 
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|-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----5----4----2----2--------------/4-----7-------3~-~---------------------------| 
|-------------------------5----2--------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-1---3-1-----1-------| 
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------4-----4-3---4-3-0-| 
pm................................................ 
 
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-1-------4---4---4---| 
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------4-3-1-2---2---2---| 
pm.................................... 
 
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-1---3-1-----1-------| 
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------4-----4-3---4-3-0-| 
pm................................................ 
 
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-1-------4--4----4--4----4--4----4--4-| 
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------4-3-1-2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2-| 
pm................................... 
 
 
Verse 1:(with pm) 
 
(X2) 
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|-----------------------7-5-4---5-4-----4-------|| 
|-5--5-5-3-6-5--5-5-3-5-------6-----6-5---6-5-3-|| 
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(X2) 
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  ______________________________________________ 
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|-----------------------9-7-6---7-6-----6-------| 
|-7--7-7-5-8-7--7-7-5-7-------8-----8-7---8-7-5-| 
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  _____________________________________________________________________ 
 |2. 
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|-----------------------9-7-6---7-6-----6-------------------------------|| 
|-7--7-7-5-8-7--7-7-5-7-------8-----8-7---8-7-5-8-7-5---7-5-----5-------|| 
|-----------------------------------------------------8-----8-7---8-7-5-|| 
 
Pre-chorus 1: 
                                            let ring 
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|-6-----7-----6-----4-----6-----7-----6------4-----------4---------------| 
|-6-----7-----6-----4-----6-----7-----6------2-----------2---------------| 
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Chorus: 
 
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|-8--------------------9--------------------6--------------------8--------------------| 
|-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--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-| 
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     pm...............   ..................    .................    ................. 
 
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|-4--------------------6--------------------3--------------------8--------------------| 
|-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-| 
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     .................    .................    .................    ................. 
 
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|-8--------------------9--------------------6--------------------8--------------------| 
|-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--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-| 
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     .................    .................   ...................   ................. 
 
                                                          first chorus only 
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|-4-------------4------------------------------------------3--3-----------| 
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-1--6-------------4--2--------------6--5----1--1-----1-1-1-| 
|------------------4--4-4-4--4-4-2--0--0-0-0--0-0-------------------------| 
     ...........      ..........       ..........                   ..... 
end chorus 
 
 
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|-----------------------------5--5------------| 
|-4-----------5--5------------5--5------/-\---| 
|-2-----------3--3------------3--3------/-\---| 
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Verse 2:(with pm) 
 
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|-----------------------4-2-1---2-1-----1-------|| 
|-2--2-2-0-3-2--2-2-0-2-------3-----3-2---3-2-0-|| 
 
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
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|-8----------9----------8----------9-----8-6-5---6-5-----5-------| 
|-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6-----------7-----7-6---7-6-4-| 
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      pm....      .....      .....      ........................   
 
Pre-chorus 2: 
                     let ring 
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|-------------------4-----------4---------------| 
|-6-----7-----6-----4-----------4---------------| 
|-6-----7-----6-----2-----------2---------------| 
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Chorus 
 
 
interlude rythm : (play single notes not powerchords except last which is B5) 
    D# E C B B A# A G# G F# B5 
 
 
interlude: 
 
|-14h18p14---------------------------------17-14----------------------14-17-14-/19-| 
|----------16-----------16----18----19-----------16----------------16--------------| 
|-------------15-----15----15----15----15-----------17-14----14-17-----------------| 
|----------------16---------------------------------------16-----------------------| 
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|-16-------------------------------16-19-17-19-12-16-14-16-------------------------| 
|----17----------------------17-19-------------------------------------------------| 
|-------16----------------16-------------------------------13h16p14h16-------------| 
|----------18----------18----------------------------------------------14h17p16h17-| 
|-------------19-14-19-------------------------------------------------------------| 
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|-12h15p12-------------------------12----18-15----------------------15-18-----/19-| 
|----------13----------13----15----------------17-13----------13-17-------17------| 
|-------------12----12----12----12----12-------------15-12-15---------------------| 
|----------------14---------------------------------------------------------------| 
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|-15------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----17----------17----19----20\-16-19-17-19--------------------------------------| 
|-------16----16----16----16-----------------16-20-18-20--------------------------| 
|----------17--------------------------------------------13h16p14h16--------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------14h18p16h18--| 
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|----------------------------------------------------------16-19-18-17-16----18----| 
|----------------------18----19----21----18----19-------18----------------19----19-| 
|-------------16-19-16----16----16----16----16----16-19----------------------------| 
|-------15-18----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-14-17----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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|-------------------18----18-21-18---------------------------| 
|----------------19----19----------19------------------------| 
|-18----------18----------------------18-15------------------| 
|----20----20-------------------------------16---------------| 
|-------21-------------------------------------16-13---------| 
|----------------------------------------------------16-14~--| 
 
 
 
 
|----------------------------------------------------------14-17-16-15-14----16----| 
|----------------------16----17----19----16----17-------16----------------17----17-| 
|-------------14-17-14----14----14----14----14----14-17----------------------------| 
|-------13-16----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-12-15----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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|-------------------16----16-19-16---------------------------| 
|----------------17----17----------17------------------------| 
|-16----------16----------------------16-13------------------| 
|----18----18-------------------------------14---------------| 
|-------19-------------------------------------14-11---------| 
|----------------------------------------------------14-12~--| 
 
 
|--------------------------------7-10-------------------------19-22--18-21-19-21--| 
|------------------------------8---------------18--20----18-20--------------------| 
|-------------------10-12-7-10-----------16-19--------19--------------------------| 
|------9-12----9-12-------------------17------------------------------------------| 
|-8-10------10--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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|-17-20-19-20------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------16-19-18-19-15-18-16-18------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------14-17-16-17------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------14-17-16-17-13-16-14-16---------14~| 
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Solo 1 background: fade in & harmonized 
   T                 T                 T           T           T 
||-23p14p12p11h12h14h23p14p12p11h12h14h24p14p12p11h21p14p12p11h24p14p12p11h12h14h| 
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   T                 T                 T           T           T  
|-23p14p12p11h12h14h23p14p12p11h12h14h24p14p12p11h21p14p12p11h24p14p12p11h|| 
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Solo 1: 
                     depbar  rbar 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------16h17| 
|---------------------------------------19b-rb--19b-rb-19b~----------------17------| 
|-----------------------------11----------------------------------17h18h20---------| 
|-/9------7--9--5-------------------------------------------18h19------------------| 
|-------------------7---9----------------------------------------------------------| 
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           depbar(-1)     bar(+1/2) 
|h20--p17p16--16b-----16---16b-----rb--14-16~--17-16-14----16-14-------14----------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------17-------17-16----17-16-14-| 
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|-17-16-14----14----------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------17----17-14-17-13-17----17----17----------------13h14p13h14p13-| 
|-------------------------------16----14----13h14p13h14p13----------------| 
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|harmony guitar                                                           | 
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|----------------------------------------------------------13h14p13h14p13-| 
|-------------------------------------------13h14p13h14p13----------------| 
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|-------------------------------16h17p16h17p16--20-----\------------------| 
|-13h14p13h14p13-16h17p16h17p16-------------------------------------------| 
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|----------------16h17p16h17h16-20h21p20h21p20--23-----\------------------| 
|-16h17p16h17p16----------------------------------------------------------| 
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Solo 2: 
   /w. harmonizer 
   play this solo with whammy bar along 
                                                            bar1 
|-11-12-14--12-11-15-14-12-11-12-14-12-11\8-11-8h11p8-7-8-7-6b&r---6----------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------8---8-7-6-7-8-7-6-7| 
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Solo 3: 
 
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|-22b--rb--22b--rb--22b~--22--19-------| 
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Solo 4 
                    T                 T        T                      T 
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|------------------------------------------------------------11h13h14h17p13p11h13h14| 
|---------------------------------------11h13h16p14p13p11h13------------------------| 
|-----------9h11h12h15p12p11p9h11h12h15---------------------------------------------| 
|-11p8h9h11-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
            T                          T           T              T        T 
|----------------------------14h16h17h20p17p16p14-------------------14h16h20p17p16| 
|-13h14h16h19p17p16p14h16h17------------------------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------20p17p16p14h17h20---------------| 
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       T           T           T                 T          T            T 
|-p14h23p17p16p14h20p17p16p14----------------------14h16h17h20p17p16p14------------| 
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|-----------------------------20p17p16p14h16h17h20---------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------19p16p14p13| 
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          T        T          T               T        T           T           T 
|-----------14h16h20p17p16p14-------------------14h16h20p17p16p14----------------| 
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------20p17p14h17h20-| 
|-h14h16h19----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------21p18p15h16h18h20----------------------------------| 
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         T              T           T           T            
|-14h16h20p17p16p14h17h23p17p16p14h20p17p16p14h23p17p16p14h19p17p16---\----------| 
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Solo 5 background : 
 (X3) slights variations on 2 & 3 times 
    T                 T     T 
||-19p14p12p11h12h14h19p14h19p14p12p11h12h14p12p11h12h14p12p11h12h14p12p11-|| 
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||  T                 T     T                                              || 
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||-19p16p13p12h13h16h19p16h19p16p13p12h13h16p13p12h13h16p13p12h13h16p13p12-|| 
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Solo 5: 
   1      1    1/2 
|-15b-rb-15b~--14b-rb---------------------------------------------------20-20-21-\-| 
|---------------------16--13-13--12-12--10-10--12-12~---15--14---------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------16--15-------------| 
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|harmony                                                                           | 
|-------------------------------------------------------19--17--15-----------------| 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------19--15-15-16-\-| 
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Chorus 
Chorus  2 steps higher (4 pos) with slight variations at the end 
 
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||-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-4-4-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-8-\-7-7-\-6-|| 
||-----------------------------------6-\-5-5-\-4-|| 
pm   ...   ...           ...   ... 
 
 
 
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Contribuição: Lucas Yahn([email protected]) 

	        

Written by Russell Allen/Thomas Miller/Michael Pinnella/Michael Romeo

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