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/ The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be /
/ used for private use and studying /
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QUO VADIS - ON THE SHORES OF ITHAKA
From "Day Into Night"
Transcribed by: Justin Simms
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. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
" - tremelo picking () - ghost note
p - pull off h - hammer-on
tr - trill notes fb - full bend (1step)
< > - natural harmonic
Quo Vadis - On the Shores of Ithaka (Part 1)
Tuned 1 step down to D (DGCFAD)
**This was too big to fit into notepad, so I divided it into two parts.**
--If you want the timing (especially for the solo), I suggest--
--getting the Powertab version that I made. It's at my site.--
Riff A1
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-3-5-3---2-3-2-2----------------------|
|-0-1-3-1---0-1-0-0----------------------|
. . . . . .
Riff A1 - 2x
Riff A2
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-3--5--3---2-3--2-2-------------------|
|-0-1--3--1---0-1--0-0-------------------|
| . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-9-10-12-10-------9-9-------------------|Gtr II
|-------------7-10-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5--2------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--3--0------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------12--------------|
|---------------------12----9~-----------|Gtr II
|-------------------9--------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
|---------0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------4----------------------|Gtr II
|-0-5-4-7-4---2-5------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-3--5--3---2-3--2-2-------------------|
|-0-1--3--1---0-1--0-0-------------------|
| . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-9-10-12-10-------9-9-------------------|Gtr II
|-------------7-10-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5--2-------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3--0-------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------9-12---------------|Gtr II
|-------------------9------9-------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2---2---2---2--------------|
|---------0-0-0---0---0---0--------------|
| . . . . . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------4-4-2--------------|Gtr II
|-0-5-4-7-4---2-2-5-5--------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
Riff A2 - 1x
Riff B1
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7-9p7----|Both Gtrs
|-----9------9-------------10-----10-------10-|
|-777---777----77777777777----777-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
... ... ........... ...
Riff B1 - 1x
Riff B2
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|Both Gtrs
|-000-9-000-7-00000000000-5-000-0-1-5-4-------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
... ... ........... ... . . . .
Riff B2 - 1x
Riff B1 - 1x
Riff B3
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-000-9-000-7-00000000000-5-000-0-1-5-4-------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
| ... ... ........... ... . . . . |
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-000-9-000-7-00000000000-5-000-0-7-9-7-------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
... ... ........... ... . . . .
Riff B3 - 1x
Riff B4
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7-9p7----|Gtr I
|-----9------9-------------10-----10-------10-|
|-777---777----77777777777----777-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
| ... ... ........... ... |
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-9--------------9-7----7-9-10----------------|
|--------------------10--------7--------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-000-9-000-7-00000000000-5-000-0-1-5-4-------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
| ... ... ........... ... . . . . |
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4-------------------|Gtr II
|-000-5-000-4-00000000000---000-0-1-5-4-------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
... ... ........... ... . . . .
Riff B4 - 1x
Riff B5
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7-9p7----|Gtr I
|-----9------9-------------10-----10-------10-|
|-777---777----77777777777----777-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
| ... ... ........... ... |
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------8-10p8---|
|-----9---------------------9------9--------9-|Gtr II
|---------------------------------------------|
|-777---777-10-77777777777----777-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
... ... ........... ...
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-000-9-000-7-00000000000-5-000-0-1-5-4-------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
| ... ... ........... ... . . . . |
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4-------------------|Gtr II
|-000-5-000-4-00000000000---000-0-7-9-7-------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
... ... ........... ... . . . .
Riff B5 - 1x
Riff B4 - 1x
Riff C1
|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------8-10-8--|
|-----9----------------9-------9--------9|Gtr I
|-------------9--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0------0-0-----0-0-----------|
| . . . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-----2-------2---/3---------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0----------------------------|
. . . .
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------9----------------|Gtr I
|-------------------------------7---10-9-|
|-----2-------2--------------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0----------|
| . . . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-----2-------2----/3--------------------|
|-0-0-----0-0----------------------------|
. . . .
Riff C1 - 1x
Riff C2
|----------------------------------------|
|-----5-------5-----------0-------0------|
|-----4-------4-----------2-------2------|Both Gtrs
|-2-2-2---2-2-2-------1-1-1---1-1-1------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----4-------4--------------------------|Both Gtrs
|---------------------5-5-7-4-5-5-7-5----|([ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/q/quo-vadis/47516.html ]
Riff F1
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------9------------------------------|Gtr I
|---5h9-------5h9---9---5---5h9p5--------|
|-7-----7---7-----7---7---7--------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|---5h9---9---5h9---9---5---5h9p5--------|
|-7-----7---7-----7---7---7--------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . .
Riff F1 - 2x
Riff F2
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------7---------------7--------------|
|-0-4h7-0---0-4h7-0-4h7-0---0-4h7--------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-0-4h7-0-7-0-4h7-0-4h7-0-7-0-4h7--------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . .
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------7------------------------------|
|-0-4h7-0---0-4h7-0-7-0-4-0-4-9----------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-0-4h7-0-7-0-4h7-0-4h7p4-0-4h7p4--------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . .
Riff F2 - 1x
Riff F1 - 2x
Riff F2 - 1x
Riff F3
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------4------------------------------|Gtr I
|---2h5-------2h5---5---4---4h5p4--------|
|-2-----2---2-----2---2---2--------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|---2h5---5---2h5---5---4---4h5p4--------|
|-2-----2---2-----2---2---2--------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . .
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------4---------------4--------------|Gtr I
|---2h5-------2h5---2h5p2----------------|
|-2-----2---2-----2----------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|---2h5---5---2h5---2h5p2-4--------------|
|-2-----2---2-----2----------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . .
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------2---------------------2----------|Gtr I
|-0-2-4---4-2-0-2-4-2-4-5-4-5---4--------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------4---------------4---4-5-4--------|Gtr II
|-4-5-7---7-5-4-5-7-5-7---7--------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------7---------4--------------------|Gtr I
|-0-4h7-0---------------4h5p4------------|
|-------------2-6-2---2------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| . . . . . . |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------2h4p2------------|Gtr II
|-0-4h7-0-7---------4-4------------------|
|-------------2-6-2----------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . .
Riff F3 - 1x
Riff F1 - 2x
Riff F2 - 1x
Riff F1 - 2x
Riff F2 - 1x
Riff F3 - 1x
Riff G1
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-9--------7----5\4-4----5/9-------------|Gtr I
|-9--------7--------5--------------------|
|-7--------5-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|-8----8\7-7----7\5-5----5/8-------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-9--------7----5\4-4--------------------|Gtr I
|-9--------7--------5--------------------|
|-7--------5-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|-8----8\7-7----7\5-5----5/8-------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Riff G1 - 1x
Riff G2
|----------------------------------------|
|-12--------------10----------10---------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-9---------------7-----------5\4--------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8---7-----7-----7----------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr III
|----------------------------------------|
|---7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7--------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------------|
|-8---------------------------8----------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8---7-----7----------------|
|-----------------------------7----------|Gtr III
|----------------------------------------|
|---7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . .
Riff G2 - 2x
Riff G3
|----------------------------------------|
|-----7-8---------7---7-10---8---7-------|
|----------------------------------------|Both Gtrs
|------------7-10---7--------------------|
|-7-7-----10---------------7---7---------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
Riff G3 - 4x
Riff G4
|----------------------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8--------------------------|
|-----------------8-----8-------9--------|Gtr I
|-----------------------------7----------|
|---7-7---7-7---7------------------------|
|-------------------7-7---7-7------------|
|-----------------7-----7----------------|
|-----------------8-----8-----7----------|
|-8-----8--------------------------------|Gtr I
|-----------7----------------------------|
|-------------9-6---7-7---7-7------------|
|---7-7---7------------------------------|
Gtr II plays this:
|--------------------------------14h15p14-12---------|
|---------12h13p12---------------------------12------|
|-9-11-12----------12-11-9-11-12---------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------11h12p11----------------14h15p14-12-------|
|-10-12-13----------13-12-10-12-13-------------12----|
|----------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------11h12p11----------------14h15p14----------|
|-10-12-13----------13-12-10-12-13----------15p14-10-|
|----------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------15-12------19-15-------------|
|---------12h13p12--------------12---------17--------|
|-9-11-12----------12--------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff G4 - 1x
Riff H
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-10-----------------10---------10---------|
|----777777777777777----7777777----7777777-|
|------------------------------------------|
............... ....... .......
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-9-----------------9----------------------|
|---777777777777777------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
...............
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-10-----------------10--------------------|
|----777777777777777-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
...............
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|--9------------------9----------9---------|
|----777777777777777----7777777----7777777-|
|------------------------------------------|
............... ....... .......
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-10-----------------10--------------------|
|----777777777777777-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
...............
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-9-----------------9----------------------|
|---777777777777777------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
...............
Riff H - 1x (played under the solo)
Solo
|-------17-20p19p17-20----17-20p19p17-20-|
|-17-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-20-----20---20p19p17-19p17p15----------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-15-12----------------------------------|
|-------12-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-19p18p17\15----------------------------|
|-------------17----------------12-------|
|----------------16\9-12-9-12------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------20p19p17-------------------17-|
|-13----------------20p19p17-17h19h20----|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------20-17-19---------------------|
|-16--------------------16---------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------20p19p17-------------------17-|
|-17----------------20p19p17-17h19h20----|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------20-17-19---------------------|
|-16-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-17-20t17h19p17h19-20t17h19p17h19-------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-20t19p17h19p17h19-20t19p17h19p17h19----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-20t19p17h19p17h19-20t19p17h19p17h19----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-20p19p17-------------------------------|
|----------20p19p17----------------------|
|-------------------17p16p14-16----------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Riff I1
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
|------------------------|
| . . . . . . . . |
|------------------------|
|-19p17p16---------------|
|-------------17p16------|Gtr II
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
Riff I1 - 4x
Riff I2
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|------------------------|
| . . . . . . . . |
|------------------------|
|-20p17p16---------------|
|-------------17p16------|Gtr II
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
Riff I2 - 2x
Riff I3
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------|
|-5--3--2--2--5--3--2--2-|
|------------------------|
| . . . . . . . . |
|------------------------|
|-19p17p16---------------|
|-------------17p16------|Gtr II
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
Riff I3 - 2x
Riff I1 - 4x
Riff I4
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|------------------------|
| . . . . . . . . |
|---------------------19-|
|-20p17p16---------------|
|-------------17p16------|Gtr II
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
Riff I2 - 1x
Riff I4 - 1x
Riff I5
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------|
|-5--3--2--2--5--3--2--2-|
|------------------------|
| . . . . . . . . |
|-17---------------------|
|-------19----16---------|
|-------------------17---|Gtr II
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|Gtr I
|------------------------|
|-5--3--2--2--5--3--2--2-|
|------------------------|
| . . . . . . . . |
|-19----15---------------|
|-------------17---------|
|-------------------16---|Gtr II
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
Riff I5 - 1x
Riff I1 - 4x
Riff I2 - 2x
Riff I3 - 2x
Riff I1 - 4x
Riff I2 - 2x
Riff I5 - 1x
Fill
|----------13-16-14-------------------------------|
|-------15----------15----------------------------|
|----16----------------16----------16-17-16-------|Gtr II
|-18-------------------------16-17----------17-16-|
|-------------------------19----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-14h15p14----------------------------------------|
|----------17-------------------------------------|
|-------------16h17p16----------14-16-17-16-14----|Gtr II
|----------------------17----16----------------16-|
|-------------------------18----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-18-15-------------------------------------------|
|-------17-14-11----------------------------------|
|---------------------12----15-------18-15--------|
|------------8---12-8----12----17-17-------17-----|
|--------9-----9----------------------------------|Gtr II
|---9------9--------------------------------------|
|-7---10------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Riff G2
Riff G2
|----------------------------------------|
|-12--------------10----------10---------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-9---------------7-----------5\4--------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8---7-----7-----7----------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr III
|----------------------------------------|
|---7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7---7--------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
|----------------------------------------|
|-8---------------------------8----------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| |
|----------------------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8---7-----7----------------|
|-----------------------------7----------|Gtr III
|----------------------------------------|
|---7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7------------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . .
Riff G2 - 2x
Riff G3
|----------------------------------------|
|-----7-8---------7---7-10---8---7-------|
|----------------------------------------|Both Gtrs
|------------7-10---7--------------------|
|-7-7-----10---------------7---7---------|
|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
Riff G3 - 8x (fade out)