Overture Savatage
As recorded by Savatage
(From the 1995 Album DEAD WINTER DEAD)
Transcribed by Johannes Margraf
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Orchestration (Keyboards)'
Intro
Q=110
[D5]
[4/4] Gtr I
PM
H.. E W +H.. E
|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------|--7----------------------|-(7)------------------------| |--------------|--7----------------------|-(7)------------------------| |--------------|--5----------------------|-(5)----------------------5-| |------------5-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| H.. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------|-15----14----12----14----|-10------12----9-10-10-9----| |-----------12-|----12----12----12----12-|------12----12-----------12-| |--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
[D5] PM
W +H.. E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |--7----------------------|-(7)---------------------------| |--7----------------------|-(7)---------------------------| |--5----------------------|-(5)----------------------5----| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-15----14----12----14----|-10------12----9-10-10-9-------| |----12----12----12----12-|------12----12-----------12----| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------|
[D5] PM
W +H.. E
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |--7----------------------|-(7)------------------------| |--7----------------------|-(7)------------------------| |--5----------------------|-(5)----------------------5-| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-15----14----12----14----|-10------12----9-10-10-9----| |----12----12----12----12-|------12----12-----------12-| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------|
[D5] W +W
|-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |--7----------------------|-(7)-------------------------| |--7----------------------|-(7)-------------------------| |--5----------------------|-(5)-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
|-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-15----14----12----14----|-10-----12----9-10-10-9------| |----12----12----12----12-|-----12----12-----------12---| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------|
riff 1
[Eb5] q Q. [D5] S [C5] S [D5] q [Eb5] q Q. [D5] S [C5] S [D5] q
|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--8---8-----7--5--7--|--8---8-----7--5--7--| |--6---6-----5--3--5--|--6---6-----5--3--5--| |---------------------|---------------------|
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| q Q. S S q q Q. S S q
|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-15--15----14-12-14--|-15--15----14-12-14--| |-13--13----12-10-12--|-13--13----12-10-12--| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
[Eb5] q Q. [D5] S [C5] S [D5] q [Eb5] q Q. [D5] S [C5] S [D5] q
|---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |--8---8-----7--5--7--|--8---8-----7--5--7----| |--6---6-----5--3--5--|--6---6-----5--3--5----| |---------------------|-----------------------|
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| q Q. S S q q Q. S S q
|---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |-15--15----14-12-14--|-15--15----14-12-14----| |-13--13----12-10-12--|-13--13----12-10-12----| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|
riff 2 riff 3
[Eb5] H [D5] H +H E [C5] E [G5] q [Eb5] H [D5] H +H E [C5] E [A5] Q
||--------------|--------------------||-------------|-------------------| ||o-------------|-------------------o||-------------|-------------------| ||---8-----7----|--(7)-----7--5------||--8-----7----|--(7)-----7--5-----| ||---8-----7----|--(7)-----7--5--5---||--8-----7----|--(7)-----7--5--7--| ||o--6-----5----|--(5)-----5--3--5--o||--6-----5----|--(5)-----5--3--7--| ||--------------|----------------3---||-------------|----------------5--|
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| H H +H E E q H H +H E E Q
||--------------|--------------------||-------------|-------------------| ||o-16----15----|-(15)----15-13-----o||-16----15----|-(15)----15-13-----| ||--15----14----|-(14)----14-12-12---||-15----14----|-(14)----14-12-14--| ||--13----12----|-(12)----12-10-12---||-13----12----|-(12)----12-10-14--| ||o-------------|---------------10--o||-------------|---------------12--| ||--------------|--------------------||-------------|-------------------|
riff 4
[Eb5] [D5] [Bb5A5G5E5] [G5] [A5] [E5]
[5/4] H H. [4/4] Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +H H
|----------------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |----------------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |--8-----7-------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |--8-----7-------|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |--6-----5-------|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |----------------|-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0----|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
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| H H. Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +W
|----------------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |-16----15-------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |-15----14-------|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |-13----12-------|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |----------------|-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |----------------|-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0----|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
[Bb5A5G5E5]Q E E Q [G5]Q +E [A5]Q. [E5]E Q. +W +W
|--------------|-----------------|------------|--------| |--------------|-----------------|------------|--------| |--------------|-----------------|------------|--------| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0-0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
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| Q E E Q Q +E Q. E Q. +W +W
|--------------|-----------------|------------|--------| |--------------|-----------------|------------|--------| |--------------|-----------------|------------|--------| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2-2----|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0-0----|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
[Bb5A5G5E5]Q E E Q [G5]Q +E [A5]Q. [E5]H +W +H H
|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0----|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
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| Q E E Q Q +E Q. H +W +H H
|--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |--------------|---------------|------------|-------------| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7----2----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5----0----|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|
riff 5a
Q=135
[Bb5A5G5E5]Q E E Q [G5]Q +E [A5]H.. +W E E E E E E S S S S 4x
|--------------|---------------|------------||------------------------|| |--------------|---------------|------------||o----------------------o|| |--------------|---------------|------------||------------------------|| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7---------|-(7)--------||------------------------|| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7---------|-(7)--------||o---2-0----------------o|| |-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5---------|-(5)--------||--0-----0-3-0-2-3-2-3---||
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| Q E E Q Q +E H.. +W W 4x
|--------------|---------------|------------||------------------------|| |--------------|---------------|------------||o----------------------o|| |--------------|---------------|------------||------------------------|| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7---------|-(7)--------||------------------------|| |-8--7-5-2--5--|-(5)-7---------|-(7)--------||o----------------------o|| |-6--5-3-0--3--|-(3)-5---------|-(5)--------||------------------------||
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---2-0---------------|---2-0---------------| |-0-----0-3-0-2-3-2-3-|-0-----0-3-0-2-3-2-3-|
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| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---7-5---------------|---7-5---------------| |-5-----5-8-5-7-8-7-8-|-5-----5-8-5-7-8-7-8-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---2-0---------------|---2-0----------------| |-0-----0-3-0-2-3-2-3-|-0-----0-3-0-2-3-2-3--|
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| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---7-5---------------|---7-5----------------| |-5-----5-8-5-7-8-7-8-|-5-----5-8-5-7-8-7-8--| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
riff 5b (harmonies)
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |---2-0------------------|---2-0------------------| |-0-----0--3-0-2--3-2--3-|-0-----0--3-0-2--3-2--3-|
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| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---7-5------------------|---7-5------------------| |-5-----5--8-5-7--8-7--8-|-5-----5--8-5-7--8-7--8-| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|
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| Gtr I
| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |---9-7------------------|---9-7------------------| |-7-----7-10-7-9-10-9-10-|-7-----7-10-7-9-10-9-10-| |------------------------|------------------------|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |---2-0------------------|---2-0-------------------| |-0-----0--3-0-2--3-2--3-|-0-----0--3-0-2--3-2--3--|
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| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|---7-5------------------|---7-5-------------------| |-5-----5--8-5-7--8-7--8-|-5-----5--8-5-7--8-7--8--| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |---9-7------------------|---9-7-------------------| |-7-----7-10-7-9-10-9-10-|-7-----7-10-7-9-10-9-10--| |------------------------|-------------------------|
outro
9[E5]/8 [E5] [E5] 7[E5]/8 [E5E5E5] 4[E5]/4
q. q. q. q. E E Q W
|----------------|-------------|------*| |----------------|-------------|------*| |-9----9----9----|-9----9-9-9--|------*| |-9----9----9----|-9----9-9-9--|-2----*| |-7----7----7----|-7----7-7-7--|-2----*| |----------------|-------------|-0----*|
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
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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
\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
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