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)

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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.

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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)

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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

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REVISIONS
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Sep. 18th, 1999	- started tab.
Jan. 2nd, 2000	- minor editing, finished tab.

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LEGAL STUFF
1)  This tablature is only my interpretation and may or may not be an
	accurate translation of the original.
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	only and may be distributed only on a non-profit basis.