Guitar tablature of: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - "Tragic Prince" (1997) Original Composition and Arrangement by Michiru Yamane Tab done Chen Liang (cliang78@yahoo.com | http://geocities.com/cliang78) ====================================================================== TAB NOTATION used in this piece: \ = slide down / = slide up b = bend half step B = bend whole step r = release half step R = release whole step h = hammer on p = pull off pm = palm mute t = tremolo % = repeat "Ghost" notes are not indicated. Listen to figure out those. ====================================================================== INTRO (0:00) - Orchestra LEAD-IN - Electric Guitar (heavy, crunchy distortion) D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------| A|------------3----------2----------2--3-|-------------%-------------| E|---\3-3-3-3-1----3-3-3-0----3-3-3-0--1-|---------------------------| pm--->| pm->| pm->| THEME 1 - Electric Guitar e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------12-11----12B----13--10h12-13-10--------------------| A|-/13-12p10------------12-------------------------11-9-10--\5-5/10--| E|-----------10------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------13---13h15-16-13-------------| G|---------------------------14---13h15------------------13-11-12----| D|----------------12-11-/14------------------------------------------| A|-13-12p10----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------10-------------------------------------------------------| VIOLINS (0:41) THEME 1 VARIATION e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------12-11----12B----13--10h12-13-10--------------------| A|-/13-12p10------------12-------------------------11-9-10-----------| E|-----------10------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------13---13h15-16-16B-15--------| G|----------------------------14---13h15-----------------------------| D|-----------------12-11-/14-----------------------------------------| A|-/13-12p10---------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------10------------------------------------------------------| THEME 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----0--5B--5--3--2--3p2------------0--5B--5--3--2--3p2-------------| D|-3-----------------------3h5----3-----------------------3p0--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------3---1---------------4BR-------------------------------------| G|----0---------3--2--3p2------------------------5--7b--r------------| D|-1------------------*----3---------------5--7----------------------| A|-----------------------------------5--6----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| *use index and middle here and the bend won't be as difficult e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----0--5B--5--3--2--3p2------------0--5B--5--3--2--3p2-------------| D|-3-----------------------3h5----3-----------------------3p0--------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------3---1---------------4B-4------------------------------------| G|----0---------3--2--3p2--------------------------------------------| D|-1------------------*----3-----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| *same here TRANSITION 1 - (I think this is another guitar) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------12h13-10h12-8-8-8-----------------| A|-----------------12-13-15-13--12-----------------------------------| E|-10-11-13-11--10---------------------------------------------------| pm---------------------------------------------->| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-11p10-------------------------------------------------------------| G|------12p10--------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------13p12p10-8-6--------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| ORCHESTRA (2:00) - (Xylophone?) THEME 1 (2:16) - Violins THEME 2 - Electric Guitar (first two bars only), Violins TRANSITION 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------12-13-15-13--12-----------------12-13-15-13-------| E|-10-11-13-11--10-----------------11-12-14-12--11-------------------| pm---------------------------------------------->| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------12--10-12br---------------------------| A|----------15--13-------9-9-9---------------------------------------| E|-12-12-12-----------12---------------------------------------------| pm----------------------->| GUITAR SOLO e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-15p14-17p15p14-------------------------------12-14----------------| D|----------------17-12----------------------12----------------------| A|----------------------15p13-12----12h13-15-------------------------| E|-------------------------------15----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------11----11------------------------------------| D|---------------9h10--------12--------------------------------------| A|-------9h10-12------12---------------------------------------------| E|-10h12-------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------12-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------13----| G|-15p14-17p15p14-------------------------------12-------12----------| D|----------------17-12----------------------12-------14----14-------| A|----------------------15p13-12----12h13-15-------15----------------| E|-------------------------------15----------------------------------| e|-12----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----13----------------13B--------------13B-------------------------| G|-------12----15p14p12-------15--15--10-----15----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------11----------------------| G|-15p12----------------------------------12-------------------------| D|-------14p11----------------------11h14----------------------------| A|-------------13p10-------10h12h13----------------------------------| E|-------------------12h13-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------11--13-14B-15------------------------------------| G|-11-12-13bt--13*---------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| *still with the half bend ENDING FLOURISH - Violins REPEAT FROM TOP (3:48) END (7:18) ====================================================================== NOTES * I'm still kind of a beginner, so expect errors. * Feedback is highly appreciated. * I interpreted this tab from audio data taken directly off of the Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Playstation game CD and converted into WAV form. * If you've played Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, then you'll recognize this piece from the Clock Tower. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REVISIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep. 18th, 1999 - started tab. Jan. 2nd, 2000 - minor editing, finished tab. March 14th, 2000 - found and added author's name ====================================================================== LEGAL STUFF 1) This tablature is only my interpretation and may or may not be an accurate translation of the original. 2) This document is to be used for private academic/scholarly purposes only blah blah blah...