The Witching Hour

Symphony X

Tom: A

Transcribed & tabbed by Lucas Yahn

Tablature explanation :

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        \ / : slide

          h : hammer
          p : pull-off
          b : bend
          ~ : vibrato
          . : near a note = do short note
         pm : palm muting
        a.h : artificial harmonic


Tune down 1 step : D G C F A D

Intro:

                                                                1.........
e|-------------------7----9-7-10----9-7-----------------------|------------|
B|-7----7-6-9-7-10-9---10---------------10-9-7-6-7-10-9-7-6-9-|-7h9p-6-7.--|
G|o----------------------------------------------------------o|------------|
D|o----------------------------------------------------------o|-^^^ trill--|
A|-------------------(repeat w/ different endings)------------|------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|------------|


   2......
e|--------------------------------------------------------9-/14-12----------|
B|-7---9p7p6h7.-10.-8~~-9---9---11p9p8h9.-12.-9~~-10---10----------14~~-15--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|



e|------14-12-------------------|------------------------7-10-9-7----9.-----|
B|-12.--------15-14-12-13~~-14--|-------7-10-9-7-------7----------10--------|
G|------------------------------|-----6----------7---7------------------7.--|
D|------------------------------|---7--------------9------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-9-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|



e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-10-9-7---------------------------------a.h.---|
G|----------9-7-6---6-9-7-6------------------------|
D|----------------9---------9-7-6---4-7-6-4-3~~~---|
A|--------------------------------9----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|



   (4x)                (4x)                   (3x)
e|-----5p4---------|-----9p8-------------|-----6p5---------|----6p5---------|
B|---------6-------|---------11p10-------|---------7-------|--------7b8~~~--|
G|-----------6-4h6-|---------------10p11-|-----------7-5p7-|----------------|
D|-4-4-------------|-8-8-----------------|-5-5-------------|-5-5----half----|
A|-pm.-------------|---------------------|-pm.-------------|--------step----|
E|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|