Symphony X
The Edge of Forever
Intro :
| E |
| B 8 7 7 |
| G 9 7 9 7 4 7 9 7 | x 6 |
| D 9 7 9 7 5 7 9 7 |
| A 10 9 7 9 10 |
| E |
| E 9 8 |
| B 11 10 11 9 11 9 |
| G 12 10 12 10 10 8 10 8 |
| D 12 10 12 10 11 10 |
| A 13 12 |
| E |
| E 11 7 8 |
| B 11 13 14 8 10 |
| G 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 |
| D 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 |
| A |
| E |
| E 9 11 12 14 |
| B 9 9 9 9 |
| G 9 9 9 9 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | x 2 |
| D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 10 10 |
| A 7 8 7 8 |
| E 5 5 |
with melody over :
| E |
| B 8 7 5 3 |
| G 7 9 4 5~ |
| D /7 9 10 /3 5 7 |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 |
| A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 |
| E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | x 4 |
| D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B 6 11 10 11 10 11 10 |
| G 6 7 9 9 7 6 7 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D 7 8 8 7 5 7 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A 8 7 5 4 5 7 8 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 11 10 11 10 11 10 |
| D 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 9 7 6 10 9 7 |
| D 8 7 8 7 5 8 7 5 10 8 7 9 7 6 |
| A 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 5 8 7 5 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 11 10 11 10 11 10 |
| D 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 9 7 6 10 9 7 |
| D 8 7 8 7 5 8 7 5 10 8 7 9 7 6 |
| A 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 5 8 7 5 |
| E |
Riff over keyboard solo 1 :
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A 5 4 5 4 |
| E 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
Riff over solo 1
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A 8 7 8 7 |
| E 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Solo 1
| E 13 17 13 |
| B 15 15 |
| G 14 15 14 17 14 14 |
| D 14 15 14 15 14 17 15 17 15 |
| A 17 |
| E |
| E |
| B 15 17 18 17 15 15 17 18 17 15 |
| G 14 15 17 15 17 18 18 |
| D 14 15 17 |
| A 16 17 |
| E |
| E 18 17p15h17 17 19 20 17 19 20 20 |
| B 15 17 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Riff over keyboard solo 2
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 6 5 6 5 |
| A 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E |
Riff over guitar solo 2 :
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 9 8 9 8 |
| A 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E |
Guitar Solo 2
| E 19 18 16 15 16 18 16 15 |
| B 17 16 14 16 17 16 14 |
| G 16 15 13 12 13 15 13 12 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B 11h14h17p14p11 |
| G 13/12 |
| D 14 13 11 13 13 14 13 13 9h13p9 8 11h14h17 |
| A |
| E |
| E 12h15h18p15h18p15p12 |
| B 11h14h17 |
| G 12h15h18 18p15p12 |
| D 17p14p11h14h17 |
| A |
| E |
| E 15h18h21p18h21p18h21p18p15 |
| B 17br~ |
| G 15h18h21 21p18p15 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A 4 4 4 |
| E 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 4 2 4 2 2 4 6 7 6 |
| A 5 5 4 5 4 2 5 4 2 4 4 2 4 5 4 2 |
| E 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 0 |
Acoustic guitar
| E 7 7 5 7 8 11 7 |
| B 8 8 8 7 8 10 13 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| G 8 9 9 8 9 9 5 8 8 11 8 9 9 |
| D 9 7 9 10 13 9 9 |
| A 7 7 7 |
| E |
| E 7 7 7 |
| B 7 7 7 7 |
| G 9 5 5 6 6 9 9 8 8 | x 3 |
| D 10 10 7 7 8 8 |
| A 10 10 |
| E |
| E 0 2 2 2 |
| B 10 10 9 10 7 7 2 3 5 7 3 5 7 7 9 10 10 |
| G 11 11 7 7 3 3 4 6 11 |
| D 11 11 9 7 4 5 7 9 11 |
| A 9 7 5 9 |
| E |
D11----11-11-----------------| x 2
| E |
| B |
| G 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 |
| A 8 8 8 8 8 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 7 5 5 7 |
| A 8 8 8 8 7 7 5 7 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 |
| A 8 8 8 8 8 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 |
| A 8 8 8 7 7 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 6 6 |
| A 8 6 8 6 8 6 4 3 /8 6 5 4 4 |
| E 6 4 6 4 6 4 2 |
with fill :
| E 16 13h14h16p13 /11p8 8 8~ |
| B 9 |
| G 15 18p15 8 10 |
| D 15 13 10 8 |
| A /13 11 8 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 3h6h12p6p3h5h11p9h11p9p7p6 11p7h11p7p6p4 11p6h11p6p4p3 11p4h11p4p3 |
| A 2h4 |
| E |
CHORUS
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A 4 4 4 |
| E 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 4 2 4 2 2 4 6 7 6 |
| A 5 5 4 5 4 2 5 4 2 4 4 2 4 5 4 |
| E 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 4 4 4 |
| A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 4 3 2 4 2 2 4 |
| D 5 5 4 5 4 2 5 4 2 4 4 2 |
| A 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 4 5 4 |
| E 2 3 2 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 2 5 4 |
| A 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 (sim) 0 0 0 2 |
| E |
Verse :
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 2 4 2 5 2 4 2 |
| A 7 2 2 6h7p6 7 2 2 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3~ |
| E |
| B |
| G | x 2 |
| D 5 2 2h3p2 0 5 2 3 4 |
| A 7 2 3 3 2 0 1 2 |
| E 0 0 0 0 |
CHORUS
Riff over solo :
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A 4 4 4 (sim) 4 4 |
| E 5 5 5 5 (sim) 5 5 5 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A 7 7 7 7 (sim) 7 7 |
| E 8 8 8 8 (sim) 8 8 8 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 6 6 |
| A 7 7 7 7 (sim) 7 7 4 4 |
| E 8 8 8 8 (sim) 8 8 8 7 7 7 (sim) 7 7 7 |
Solo :
| E |
| B 12b(14)ah |
| G 11 9h11p9h11p9 |
| D /9 |
| A 9 9 12 11 9 11p9h11 9 7h9p7 9 11 |
| E 7 7h10p9 vib |
| E /14p11 |
| B 9 7 5 5h7 12 |
| G 9 9 8 6 4 11 |
| D 9 9 9 7 4 4 6 13 |
| A 7 11 7 11 7 6 4 4 6 6 7 |
| E 7 |
| E 12 /19p16 14 19 14h19p14 19b |
| B 16 17 16 |
| G 16 16 16 |
| D 16 18 16 |
| A 14h18 19 14 19p14h19 |
| E |
| E 19 16h17h19p16 19 18 17 16 17 18 19 18 17 16 /14 16 17 16 14 |
| B 17 16 14 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E 12 14 16h21p16 14 12 |
| B 13 14 16 14 13 12 |
| G 16 14 13 14 16h21p16 |
| D 11 9 8 9 11 |
| A |
| E |
| E 21 |
| B 17 19 20 20 19 17 |
| G /18h21 16 17 18 18 17 16 16 |
| D 18 18 17 16 14 |
| A 16 14 16h19p16h19p16 |
| E |
| E 12 16 |
| B 12 13 12 17 |
| G 12 13h16 11h12 12 16 |
| D 12 14 14 14br 10h11h12 11h12 12 |
| A |
| E 12 |
| E 17 21 17 16 15 |
| B 17 17 15b 15b(18) 12 15 14b |
| G 17 16 14 12b |
| D 17 12 14 |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 11 14p11 7 9 |
| D 12 7 7 |
| A 14 12 10 12~ 10 10 7 10 7 |
| E 12 10 12 7 10 10 10 |
| E 7 10 17 |
| B 8 10 8 |
| G 7 9 16b(18) 16 9h11h12 |
| D 7 9 9 |
| A 7h9h10 |
| E 10 12 12 10 12ah |
| E 12 14 15 /17 15h16h17 19p17p15 19p17p15 17p15p14 |
| B 12 |
| G 19p17p16 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E 17p15p14 15p14p12 15p14p12 14p12p10 |
| B |
| G 17p16p14 16p14p12h16 14p12p11 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E 14p12p10 12p10p8 8 10 12 10 8p7h8 |
| B 12 10 7 14 16 |
| G 9~ 11 14 |
| D 11 13 |
| A 9 12 |
| E 9 11 |
| E 14h17h19p17h19p17p14 19b 19b~ |
| B 16 14b(16) |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 3h6h12p6p3h5h11p9h11p9p7p6 11p7h11p7p6p4 11p6h11p6p4p3 11p4h11p4p3 |
| A 2h4 |
| E |
CHORUS
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A 4 4 4 |
| E 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5 4 2 4 2 2 4 6 7 6 |
| A 5 5 4 5 4 2 5 4 2 4 4 2 4 5 4 |
| E 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 |
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 4 4 4 |
| A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 |
| E |
| E |
| B |
| G 4 3 2 4 2 2 4 |
| D 5 5 4 5 4 2 5 4 2 4 4 2 |
| A 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 4 5 4 |
| E 2 3 2 |
End :
| E 6 |
| B 6 |
| G 8 |
| D 2 5 6 3 5 8 |
| A 0 3 6 5 1 3 4 1 3 6 |
| E 1 3 4 4 6 3 |