Symbolic
View chords used in this chart
Tabbed by: Luca
For any questions: luca.metropolis2000@dreamtheater.zzn.com
Tune down 1 whole step
Intro - only guitar, then
F-|--------|
C-|--------|
G-|-7~-----|
D-|--------|
F-|-------------------------|
C-|-------------------------|
G-|-------5-----------3-----|
D-|---3-------3---1-------1-|
Riff 1 (play 7 times)
F-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|-7-----------8~~~--------7-----|---------8~~~----7-----------8-|
D-|-----0---0-------------------0-|-0---0---------------0---0-----|
F-|------------------------|
C-|------------------------|
G-|------5-----------3-----|
D-|--3-------3---1-------1-|
Riff 2 (play 6 times)
F-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-----------------9---10----------|-----------------12--10--9---10--|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
F-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|-----------------9---10----------|---------9---10--9---7-----------|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----------------8~~~----|
Riff 3 (play 6 times)
F-|-----------------|
C-|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|
D-|-4~~~------------|
F-|------------------------|
C-|------------------------|
G-|------------------------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
Then once
F-|------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|------------------7-----|-6------------------------------|
G-|------------------------|---------7~~~-------------------|
D-|-4~~~-------------------|--------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------7-----|-6------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|---------7-------6~~~-----------|
D-|-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|--------------------------------|
Riff 4 (play four times)
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|-----3-------3-------2-------2-|-3p2p0--------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|---------3~~~----2~~~-----------|
D-|-0---------------0-------------|-------------------------4~~~---|
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|-----3-------3-------2-------2-|--------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|-3-------2-----------3---2------|
D-|-0---------------0-------------|-----4-------3---1-----------3--|
Riff 5
F-|-------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|
D-|-0-----------------------------|
Riff 6 (play 14 times)
F-|-------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-3-------2-----------3---2-----|
D-|-----4-------3---1-----------3-|
Riff 7 (during Chuck's solo, play 6 times)
F-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|-------------5-------7----------|
D-|-2-----------------------------|-1------------------------------|
Riff 8 (6/4) (play only once)
F-|-----------------------------------------------|
C-|-----------------5-----------------------------|
G-|-----2---------------3-------------------------|
D-|-0-------------------------------1-------------|
Riff 9 (4/4, play 6 times and faster)
F-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|-5--------------|-4---------------|----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
F-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|-5---2-2-2-2-2-2|-4---------------|-2--------------|-----------------|
D-|----------------|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Riff 10 (play only once and slower)
F-|-------------------------------|
C-|-------------------------------|
G-|-7-----------------------------|
D-|-----4~~~--------3~~~----------|
That's all!
Let the metal flow!
How to play Symbolic
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.