A Winter's Dream - Prelude (Part I) Symphony X
A WINTER'S DREAM - PRELUDE (PART I)
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 2003 Album THE DAMNATION GAME)
Transcribed by blacksnake
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'SynthStrings'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Intro
Q=68
[C#sus2]
[4/4] Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------4-----------4---------4---| ||o-4-----------4-----------4-------| ||----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-| ||------6-----6-----6-----6---------| ||o---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W
||--4-------------------------------| ||o-4-------------------------------| ||--6-------------------------------| ||--6-------------------------------| ||o-4-------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|
[C#sus2/A] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S [C#sus2/F] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------4-----------4---------4---|---------4-----------4---------4---| |--4------------4-----------4-------|--4------------4-----------4-------| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-| |-------6-----6-----6-----6---------|-------6-----6-----6-----6---------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| W W
|-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |--0--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--1--------------------------------|
[C#sus2/E] [C#sus2/F#]
[4/4] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------4-------------4-----------4----|| |-4-----------4--------------4--------o|| |---6-----6-----6-------6-------6---6--|| |-----6-----6------6------6------------|| |-------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------||
|
| H +E E +Q
|-4---------------(4)---4---(4)--------|| |-4---------------(4)---4---(4)-------o|| |-6---------------(6)---6---(6)--------|| |-6---------------(6)---6---(6)--------|| |-------------------------------------o|| |-0---------------(0)---2---(2)--------||
Verse
[C#sus2] Gtrs I, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------4-----------4---------4---||----------4-----------4---------4----| |-4-----------4-----------4-------||o--4------------4-----------4--------| |---6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-||------6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6--| |-----6-----6-----6-----6---------||--------6-----6-----6-----6----------| |---------------------------------||o------------------------------------| |---------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-4-------------------------------||--(4)--------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------||o-(4)--------------------------------| |-6-------------------------------||--(6)--------------------------------| |-6-------------------------------||--(6)--------------------------------| |-4-------------------------------||o-(4)--------------------------------| |---------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
[C#sus2/A] [C#sus2/F]
[4/4] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------4-----------4---------4---|---------4-----------4---------4---| |--4------------4-----------4-------|--4------------4-----------4-------| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-| |-------6-----6-----6-----6---------|-------6-----6-----6-----6---------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| W W
|-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |--0--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--1--------------------------------|
[C#sus2/E] S S S S S S S S S S [C#sus2/F] S S S S S S
|---------4-------------4-------------4----| |--4------------4----------------4---------| |-----6-----6-----6--------6--------6---6--| |-------6-----6------6--------6------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
|
| H +E E +Q
|-(4)---------------(4)---(4)---(4)--------| |-(4)---------------(4)---(4)---(4)--------| |-(6)---------------(6)---(6)---(6)--------| |-(6)---------------(6)---(6)---(6)--------| |------------------------------------------| |--0----------------(0)----2----(2)--------|
[C#sus2] [C#sus2/A]
[4/4] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------4-----------4---------4---|---------4-----------4---------4---| |--4------------4-----------4-------|--4------------4-----------4-------| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6-| |-------6-----6-----6-----6---------|-------6-----6-----6-----6---------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| W W
|-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------| |--4--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
[C#sus2/F] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------4-----------4---------4----| |--4------------4-----------4--------| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---6--| |-------6-----6-----6-----6----------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
|
| W
|-(4)--------------------------------| |-(4)--------------------------------| |-(6)--------------------------------| |-(6)--------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--1---------------------------------|
[C#sus2/E] [C#sus2/F#]
[4/4] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------4-------------4-----------4---| |--4------------4--------------4--------| |-----6-----6-----6-------6-------6---6-| |-------6-----6------6------6-----------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
|
| H +E E +Q
|-(4)---------------(4)---4---(4)-------| |-(4)---------------(4)---4---(4)-------| |-(6)---------------(6)---6---(6)-------| |-(6)---------------(6)---6---(6)-------| |---------------------------------------| |--0----------------(0)---2---(2)-------|
Bridge
[Asus2]S S S S S S S S [Bsus2]S S S S S S S S [Asus2]S S S S S S S S [Bsus2]S S S S S S S S
|---------0---------------2-------|---------0---------------2--------| |-------0---0-----------2---2-----|-------0---0-----------2---2------| |-----2-------2-------4-------4---|-----2-------2-------4-------4----| |---2-----------2---4-----------4-|---2-----------2---4-----------4--| |-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2----------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| H H H H
|-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2----------------| |-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2----------------| |-2---------------4---------------|-2---------------4----------------| |-2---------------4---------------|-2---------------4----------------| |-0---------------2---------------|-0---------------2----------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Interlude
[C#sus2] [C#sus2/A] [C#sus2/F] [C#sus2/E] [C#sus2/F#]
[4/4] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------4---------------4---------4---|---------4---------------4-----------4---| |-4-------------4--------------4-------|--4-------------4---------------4--------| |----6-----6-------6-------6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-------6-------6-------6---6-| |------6-----6--------6------6---------|-------6-----6--------6------6-----------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Q. E H Q. E +Q Q
|-4------------(4)---(4)---------------|-(4)-----------(4)---(4)-------(4)-------| |-4------------(4)---(4)---------------|-(4)-----------(4)---(4)-------(4)-------| |-6------------(6)---(6)---------------|-(6)-----------(6)---(6)-------(6)-------| |-6------------(6)---(6)---------------|-(6)-----------(6)---(6)-------(6)-------| |-4-------------0-----0----------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--1-------------0----(0)--------2--------|
[C#sus2] S S S S S S [C#sus2/A] S S S S S S S S S S
|---------4---------------4---------4----| |--4-------------4--------------4--------| |-----6-----6-------6-------6-----6---6--| |-------6-----6--------6------6----------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
|
| Q. E H
|-(4)-----------(4)---(4)----------------| |-(4)-----------(4)---(4)----------------| |-(6)-----------(6)---(6)----------------| |-(6)-----------(6)---(6)----------------| |--4-------------0-----0-----------------| |----------------------------------------|
[C#sus2/F] [C#sus2/E] [C#sus2/F#]
[4/4] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------4---------------4-----------4----||-| |--4-------------4---------------4--------o||-| |-----6-----6-------6-------6-------6---6--||-| |-------6-----6--------6------6------------||-| |-----------------------------------------o||-| |------------------------------------------||-|
|
| Q. E +Q Q
|-(4)-----------(4)---(4)-------(4)--------||-| |-(4)-----------(4)---(4)-------(4)-------o||-| |-(6)-----------(6)---(6)-------(6)--------||-| |-(6)-----------(6)---(6)-------(6)--------||-| |-----------------------------------------o||-| |--1-------------0----(0)--------2---------||-|
|
| W
|------------------------------------------||-| |-----------------------------------------o||-| |------------------------------------------||-| |------------------------------------------||-| |-----------------------------------------o||-| |------------------------------------------||-|
Chorus
[C#sus2]Gtr I[(C#m)] [C#m/A] [(C#sus2/A)]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6x
||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| ||o-4------5-----4-------5------4---5---|--5------4-------5-------4------5---5---o|| ||-----6-----6-----6--------6-----6---6-|-----6------6------6--------6-----6---6--|| ||-------6-----6------6-------6---------|-------6-------6------6-------6----------|| ||o-4-----------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
|
| W W 6x
||--4-----------------------------------|-(4)-------------------------------------|| ||o-4-----------------------------------|-(4)------------------------------------o|| ||--6-----------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------------|| ||--6-----------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------------|| ||o-4-----------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
|
| Gtr III
| Q. E +S E. Q E. S +E E +S E. Q 6x
||---------------4---(4)----------------|---------4-(4)---7---(7)-4---------------|| ||o----------------------5------4-------|--5-----------------------------5-------o|| ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| ||o-4-----------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------||
[C#m/G#] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S [C#sus2/G#] S S S S S S S S H
|-----------------------------------|-------------------4----*| |--5------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-|--4------4-4-----4------*| |-----6-------6-------6-------6-----|-----6-------6----------*| |-------6-------6-------6-------6---|-------6-------6--------*| |-----------------------------------|------------------------*| |-----------------------------------|------------------------*|
|
| W W
|-(4)-------------------------------|-(4)--------------------*| |--5--------------------------------|--4---------------------*| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)--------------------*| |-(6)-------------------------------|-(6)--------------------*| |--4--------------------------------|-(4)--------------------*| |--4--------------------------------|-(4)--------------------*|
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
----------------
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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