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EVOLUTION (THE GRAND DESIGN)
As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 2000 Album V)
Words and Music by Symphony X
Transcribed by Daniel Pacheco
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Distortion 1'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Lead'
Intro
Q=157
G5 F#5
7/4 4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S E W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------5---------4------------|---------------------------------|
|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2------------|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-|
G5 F#5
13/8 7/4
T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S E W
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------4p0h4-5p4p0h3-4p3p0h2h3-----5------|-------------------4--------|
|-6p3p0-------------------------5p0-3------|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2--------|
(F#5)
4/4
PM----|
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
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1------|
||--0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0--|
PM----|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------2-----o||
|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3---3p0--||
PM----|
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
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1-----|
||--0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0-|
PM----|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------2-----|
|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3---3p0-|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------4-5-4-0-3-4-|-3-0-3-0-2-3-2-0-----------------o||
|-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-6-2-0-------------|-----------------3-0-3-0-2-3-2-0--||
Verse 1 0:40
(Bb5) B5
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
||-----------------------------|-----------------------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------7----------|---------7----------9--|
||--6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-7--|
(Bb5)
~~
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E. 4x
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-----------------7----------|---6---5-6------------------o||
|-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7---7-----6-4-6-7-6-4-6-7---||
Pre-Chorus 1:04
(D#5) E5 (D#5) (E5)
6/4
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------||
|-------------9-----9-------------------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-x-x-7-x-x-6-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-||
|---------------------------------------------||
(D#5) E5 (D#5) E5
7/4
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------9-----9----------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-x-x-7-x-x-6-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
(F#5) G5 (F#5) (G5)
4/4
~~~
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5-----5---------|------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-x-x-3-x-x-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-[3]--|
(F#5) G5
PM----------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------5-----5---------|------------------4-2--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-x-x-3-x-x-2-0-|-10-9-7-6-9-7-6-3-----3-0-2-0-2-3--|
Chorus 1:15
Q=158
(G#m)
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
(D#/G)
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
(G#m)
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(D#m) (B)
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(E) (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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(D#m) (G#m)
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
(D#)
-----------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------8--------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6----|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Pre-Verse 1:39
(F#5)
PM----|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1-----|
|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0-|
PM----| T
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------------|
|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3-7p3p0-|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------4h5p4p0-3h4p|=3p0-3p0-2h3p2p0-----------------|
|-2p0h2h3p2p0-2h6p2p0-------------|-----------------3p0-3p0-2h3p2p0-|
Verse 2 1:48
(Bb5) B5
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------7----------|---------7----------9--|
|-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-7--|
(Bb5)
~~
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------7----------|---6---5-6-------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7---7-----6-4-6-7-6-4-6-7---|
(Bb5) B5
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------7----------|---------7----------9--|
|-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-7--|
(Bb5)
T T T
|-3-| |----6----| |----6-----|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------6h8h|=9p8p6h8h9-12p9p8p6h8h9-12p9p8p6h8-12p9----|
|-----------------7----------|--------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6--------|--------------------------------------------|
(Db5) D5
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
||-----------------------------|-----------------------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------5----------|---------5----------7--|
||o-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-5--|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------|
(Db5)
~~
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|----------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------5----------|---4---3-4----------------------||
|-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5---5-----4-2-4-5-4-2-4-5-----o||
|----------------------------|--------------------------------||
Pre-Chorus 2:13
(Db5) D5 (Db5) (D5)
6/4
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------||
|-------------7-----7-------------------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-x-x-5-x-x-4-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-||
|---------------------------------------------||
(Db5) D5
4/4
~
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S H Q Q
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-------------7-----7---------|-------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-x-x-5-x-x-4-2-|-4----6------|
|-----------------------------|---------3---|
Chorus 2:18
(G#m)
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
(D#/G)
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
(G#m)
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(D#m) (B)
PM-----------------------------------------------------------------
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(E) (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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(D#m) (G#m) B5
PM------------------------------------------------------|
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 E E W
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-4----|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-4----|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------------------|-2----|
|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-7-|------|
Q.=150
C#5
12/8
PM---------------------------------|
W. +W. q q q q q q q q q q q q
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-6-------------|-(6)------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-6-------------|-(6)------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-4-------------|-(4)------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Bridge 2:47
Q.=110
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. +Q E H. H. Q. Q.
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-4----(4)--3-2-------|-1-----------------|
|---------------------|---------5----4----|
|---------------------|-------------------|
~~~ ~~~ ~~
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. Q. Q.
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|---------0----2-----|
|-2----(2)--0-------------|--------------------|
|-------------4----(4)--2-|-1------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H. H. H. Q. Q.
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------3----2----|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-------3-------|-2-----------------|
G#5
5/4
~~~~~~~~~~~
H. H. Q. +E Q H. +H +H.
|-----------------||---------------------||---------------|
|-----------------||---------------------||---------------|
|-----------------||---------------------||---------------|
|-----------------||---------------------||---------------|
|-----------------||-------------6-------||-(6)----(6)----|
|-5-------3-------||-1----(1)-3--4-------||-(4)----(4)----|
Guitar Solo 3:07
Q=158
(C#5)
4/4
Gtr II
~~~~~
|----3-----|
S +Q.. Q Q Q
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12b14==(12)r-------------14---16----17-----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5----------------|
|--4-------4---4-4-5-4-4-4----4----------4-4-|
|--------------------------------------------|
D5
|--------5--------| |-------5--------| |-------6--------| |----5-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-14--------14---17-14-16-14-----------------------------------------------|
|---------16----------------------16----16-15-13-12-13-15---13-12-------9-11--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------14-11-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S E S E. S S Q
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5---------------------------------------7-------------|
|--5----4----4----4-------------4--------------------4----4-----5-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(C#5)
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6------| |-----6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-10---9-8-8---9-10-9---10-9-8---7-8-9-10-9-8----9-10-9-10-9-8---7-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------5-------------------------------|
|-4----4---4---4----5---4----4---4----------4----------------4---4---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
|----------5----------|
S S T T S S S S S S S S S S S +E.
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----9--------------9---12-9-10-9-11-9---------------------|
|-11---11b11.5==11r--------------------12-9-11-9b11==(9)r--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
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| ~~~~
| E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------4---------3--4----------------------------|
|--5------------------5---------4--2-4--5-4--2-4------5----|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
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