Guitar tablature and lyrics of: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - "Tragic Prince" (1997) Original Composition and Arrangement by Konami Music Team Unofficial Tablature done on January 2nd, 1999 by Chen Liang (cliang78@yahoo.com | http://cliang.cjb.net) ====================================================================== 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 * This tablature was made by a beginner guitarist (me), so don't expect too much out of it. * Feedback is highly appreciated. * As with all tablature, view this in FIXED-WIDTH FONT/full screen. * Other tablatures similar to this are available at my website: http://cliang.cjb.net. If you have written or know of any tablature that is not ordinarily found in the U.S or is unique/rare or just odd in itself, please send it to me at cliang78@yahoo.com. * Konami's corporate American website is http://www.konami.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REVISIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep. 18th, 1999 - started tab. Jan. 2nd, 2000 - minor editing, finished tab. ====================================================================== 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 and may be distributed only on a non-profit basis.