SMOKE AND MIRRORS

As recorded by Symphony X
(from the 1998 Album "Twilight In Olympus")
Transcribed by Simone Moretti - semenne@email.it Words by Thomas Miller, Russell Allen, Michael Romeo
Music by Michael Romeo, Thomas Miller
Arranged by Symphony X

A Intro
P = 124
Gm D 3
` GmF 3 D 3 Gm F 3 Bm
VV VV VV V
ee 4 V V V V V V VV V V V gV V V V VV
VV V V VV VV V VVVVV V V Vf V
1
I 4 V VgV V V V
3
3 3 3
Gtr I
12 8 7 12 8 7 12 8 1015 11 10
T 10 9 10 9 10 12 13 12
9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12
A 10 9 10 9 10 12 13 12
B 12 7 11 12 7 11 1210 14 1510 14
P H P H P H P H

e 4 c k k c k k c k c k c k
Ie 4 V c V c V V V V
V V V V V V V V
V V
Gtr II
P.M. P.M.
T
A 2 2 2 5
B 0 2 0 2 0 5 3 5
0 0 3 3

` Bm F 3 B`m A` 3 D` A` 3 B`m Fm 3
V gV V V gV V V V
ee
VV V V V gV V V V VV gV V
V V V V gV V V V VV
3
I V V Vf V V V gV f V V Vf V V V Vf V
V V
3 3 3 3
15 11 10 15 11 13 18 15 13 15 11 10
T 13 12 13 15 16 15 13 11
12 12 12 15 15 15 12 12
A 13 12 13 15 17 15 13 12
B 15 10 14 15 13 17 18 13 17 15 10 13
P H P H P H P H

e c k c k c k
Ie V V V gV
V
gV
gV fV
V V V V V
P.M.
T
A 5 5 8 8
B 3 5 3 5 6 5 3 1
3

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F b E` 3
FD D 33 Gm E`Gm 3

gV V V V
ee gV V V VV VVV V VV VVV V VV VVV VV
V
V V V V V V
5
I VVVV VVV V V gV V
V VVV
3 3 3 3
11 8 7 12 8 8 10 7 7 12 8 8
T 9 9 10 10 8 9 10 10
8 9 9 10 7 9 9 10
A 10 9 10 10 9 9 10 10
B 11 7 11 12 8 12 10 7 11 12 8 12
P H P H P H P H

e c k
Ie V V V
gV V V V V V V V
V V V V
P.M.
T
A 2 2
B 2 0 3 5 2 0 3
4 0 1 3 0 1

F D Gm D Gm
3
W W W
V V
ee V V V V V W 2
7
I V V gV V 4
V
3
10 7 7 12 17 17
T 8 9 10
7 9
A 9 9
B 10 7 11
P H sl. sl.

e k 2
Ie Vc W W 4 V V
V V W W W V
V W
P.M.
T
A 2 2 2
B 5 2 0 2 0 0
3 0 0 12
sl. sl.

Gm
e 4
10
Ie 4 V V V gV V V V V
V fV V V
V
V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
A 2 3 7 6 7 7 6 7 6 7
B 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 3 2 0 0
4 0 4 0 8 7 8 10 9 10
H

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E ` D
4x
e
12
Ie V V V
V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V
V V V
V V V V V gV V V
V V V
V
P.M.
T
A 2 3
B 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 2 5 3 2 3 2 0 0 2 5 3 2
4 7 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 4

G5 B5 ` A5 B5 ` G5 C5 B5 ` C5 G5 C5 b
e
14
Ie V V fV V V
V V V
V
gV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V
P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A 2 5 4 5 7 5 7 8 8
B 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 5 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 6
sl. sl.

G5 B5 ` A5 B5 ` G5 C5 B5 ` C5 G5 N.C.
e
16
Ie V V fV V V
V V V
V V gV V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V t
A.H.
P.M. P.M. P.M. ||||
T
A 2 5 4 5 7 5 7 3 6 0 3
B 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 5 3 5 0 0 0 2 5
sl. sl. Fb
[4]

B Verse1

TD5
e
18
Ie
V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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E5 `
3
e V V V V V
20
Ie V V V V V gV V V V V V V V
V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
10 9 7
A 9 7 6 10 9 7 10 9 7 9 7 6
B 3 8 7 5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

D5
e
22
Ie V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
||
T
A
B 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E5 ` C5
e
24
Ie V V
c
c
V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
|||||||||||| ||||||||||||
T
A
B 3 7 5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 7 1
sl. sl.

D5
e
26
Ie
V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E5 `
3

28
Ie
e V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
10 9 7
A 9 7 6 10 9 7 10 9 7 9 7 6
B 3 8 7 5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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D5
e
30
Ie V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
||
T
A
B 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

E5 ` N.C.

e V V V V 3 k
32
Ie V V V V V gV V V V V 4 V V c
V V V gt t t
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
A.H.
|| A.H.||||
T
A 9 7 6 10 9 7 6
B 3 8 7 5 8 7 5 7 7
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 7 5 [6]
G b [3] [3]
F

C Pre-Chorus
G5 F 5b E5 b
F 5 G5 F 5 b G5 F 5 b E5 b b
F 5 G5 F 5 G5 F 5 b E5 b b
F 5 G5 F 5 A5 F5

35
g 9 k k k k k k f 4
I 8 V gV V V gV V VV V gV V gV V V V V f V V 4 WW
V V VV VV V VV f V V V V
V V V V V V V V V W
W
T
A 4
B 7 6 4 6 7 6 5 7 6 4 6 7 6 3 7 6 4 6 7 6 5 4 2 5
5 4 2 4 5 4 5 4 2 4 5 4 5 4 2 4 5 4 3

to Coda
C5B5 A5 B5C5B5 C5B5 A5 B5C5B5 C5B5 A5 B5C5B5 D5 B5 ` B5 G5 A5

9 k k k k k k 4 ggg fff
39
I 8 VVgV V V VV Vf V VVgV V V VV VgV VVgV V V VV Vf V V e 4 WW W V c W W
V V V V V V V V V V V V W V VV VV W W
T
4
A 76 4 6765 76 4 6763 76 4 67654 2 5 6 2 4
B 54 2 454 54 2 454 54 2 454 3 4 21 0 2
24

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D Chorus
D5

45
Ie V V V
gV V V V V V V V V V gV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 10 7 12 6 6 7 10 7 3 2 3 2 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H P P P

1. 2.
B`5 B5 B5 ` Adim

47
Ie V V V
gV V V W gW W
W fW W q
V V V V V V V V V V
A.H.
P.M. ||
T
A 5 6 5
B 10 7 12 6 6 7 3 4 3 [2]
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H A

Gm
e
50
Ie V V V V gV V V V V
V fV V V
V
V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
A 2 3 7 6 7 7 6 7 6 7
B 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 3 2 0 0
4 0 4 0 8 7 8 10 9 10
H

D.S. al Coda
E ` D
e 3
52
Ie V V V V V V V V V
3

V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V
V V V V V V gV V V V V
P.M.
T
A 2 3
B 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 2 5 3 2 3 7 3 5 7 5 3
4 7 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 4 5 7 5 4
P H H P P P H H P P

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E Chorus 2

SD5
54
Ie V V V
gV V V V V V V V V V gV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 10 7 12 6 6 7 10 7 3 2 3 2 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H P P P

1. 2.
B5 ` B5 B5 `
56
Ie V V V
gV V V W gW U
W fW U
V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
A 5 6 5
B 10 7 12 6 6 7 3 4 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H

F Interlude
C5 Fm
3
e c
59
Ie UU V V V V V V V e ee W fV V W V fV V
V V V V V V V
P.M.
M
1/2

T
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 4 4
O5 5 4 5
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Gdim/D ` C Fm/A ` Adim

ee c c
63
Ie e W V V W
V V V W
V V W
fW
M
1/2 M
1/2

T
A 7
5 5
O5 7 5 7 8
5 5
O5 9
B
sl. sl.

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`
Bm G /D` ` `
B m/F C5/G C5 Bm ` A ` Gm
3 3

ee c W W V V V V
67
Ie e V V V V V gW V V fV V fW V

T
8 7 5 5 5 7 5
A 10 8 8 10 8 6 6 5 4 5 4
B
P sl. sl. P

Fm G Cm

ee fU eee W fV V W V fV V
71
Ie e W V V
u
|||||||||||||||||||||||| M
1/2

T
6 7 6 6
O7 7 6 7
A 8 7 5
B

Ddim/A ` G Cm/E ` Edim

e W c V V V W c fW
75
Ie e V V W V V W
M
1/2 M
1/2

T
A 9
7 7
O7 9 7 9 10
7 7
O7 11
B

Fm D /A` ` Fm/C G5/D G/B G E ` Bdim

e V V V V V gW V V V fW
79
Ie e fV W
u W W
3

T
12 10 10 12 10 8 8 7 6 7 6
A 7
B 8 7
P P sl. sl.

G Keyboard Solo
N.C.
ee l l l l l l
83
Ie e V
V V fV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V
T
A 7 5 4 4 4 4 4
B 3 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 6 3 5 5 3 5 3 6 6 6 6

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ee l l l l l l
85
Ie e V V fV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A 7 5 4
B 3 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 6 3 5 5 3 6

H Guitar Solo
C D C D A G Fb E` C D C D C E` Fb
_ _ l _ l _ _ _ l _ l _ _ _ _ _
mf
Gtr II _ _ l _ l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5 5fr.5 7fr. 5 5fr.5 7fr. 4 9fr.4 7fr.4 6fr.5 8fr. 5 5fr.5 7fr. 5 5fr.5 7fr.5 5fr.5 8fr. 4 6fr.

e l V V
87
Ie V V V V V V V V V V gV V V
V gV V V V V V V } } V } V }
P.M.
Gtr I f P.M. P.M. P.M.
M 1/2

T
7
A 7 7 6 6 9 9 6 9 6
B 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 8 7 8 7 x x 3 x 2 x
H P

C D C D A G F b E `
__ l _ l _ _ _ l _ l _ _ _ _ _
5 5fr.
5 7fr. 5 5fr. 5 7fr. 4 9fr. 4 7fr. 4 6fr. 5 8fr.

e 7:4
7:4
V V V V V V
89
Ie V V V V V V V
V V V gV V V V V V V V
V V V 7:4
7:4
|||||||
T 9 10 12
7 9 10 13 10 9 7
A 6 7 9 12 9 7 6
B 2 2 2 5 7 8 11 8 7 5
sl. H H TP P P H H TP P P H H TP P P H H

C D C E `
_ _ l _ l _ _
5 5fr. 5 7fr. 5 5fr. 5 8fr.

8va

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
e V gV V V V V V V
90
Ie 7:4
7:4 6:4 6:4
2

10 12 13 16 13 12 10 10 10 10 24 22 20
T 15 12 10 9 24 22 21
22 21 19
A 22 21 19 18
B 20 19
TP P P H H TP P P sl. P P

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C D b ` C D C E` Fb
_ _ l _ l _ _C _D l _ l _ _A _G _F _E C
l l D
__ _ __________ _
5 5fr. 5 7fr. 5 5fr.
5 7fr. 4 9fr.
4 7fr.
4 6fr.
5 8fr. 5 5fr.
5 7fr. 5 5fr.
5 7fr.
5 5fr.
5 8fr. 4 6fr.

V V V V V V V V V
e V V V V gV V V V V V l l
91
Ie V V V V gV V V V V
V V V

12 13 12 17 16 13
T 12 13 15 15
16 16 14 14 13 13 14
A 12 12 12 14 15
B 17 11 14
20 19 17 16 16 16
P P sl. P P P

C D C D A G Fb E` C D `
_ _ l _ l _ _ _ l _ l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l _ l _C _E
5 5fr.5 7fr. 5 5fr.5 7fr. 4 9fr.4 7fr.4 6fr.5 8fr. 5 5fr. 5 7fr. 5 5fr.5 8fr.

V
V V gV V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V
e V gV V V V V
93
Ie 3

\\\\\\\\\\\\
||||||||||||||||||| MFull

13
T 15 17 21 17 15 17 15 17 15 15 15
16 13 16 14 13
A 15 12 13 14
B 14 14 14
H P sl. sl.

I Keyboard Solo 2
N.C.
ee l l l l l l
95
Ie e e V V fV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V
Gtr II

T
A
B 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
1 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 4 1 3 3 1 3 1 4 4 4 4

1.

ee l l l l l l
97
Ie e e V V fV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B 5 3 2
1 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 4 1 3 3 1 4

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2.

ee l l l l l l
99
Ie e e V V fV V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B 5 3 2
1 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 4 1 3 3 1 4

fV V
ee j
Ie e e
Gtr I
17 18
T
A
B

J Guitar Solo 2
F G F G D C B A ` F F G
G F A` B
mf
Gtr II_ _ l _ l _ _ _ l _ l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l _ l _ _ _ ________
6 3fr.6 5fr. 6 3fr.6 5fr. 5 7fr.5 5fr.5 4fr.6 6fr. 6 3fr.6 5fr. 6 3fr.6 5fr.6 3fr.6 6fr. 5 4fr.

8va
fV V V V
e V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V VV VV V VgV
101
Ie e V VVV VV
3 3 3
3 3
Gtr I 3 \\\\\\ \
f M
1/2 1/2 M
2118 17 1817 15 1715 13
T 2018 17 1817 15 1715 14
1514 12 1214 1514 101413
A 1514 12 11 1112 14
B 13 121012 13

F G F G D C B A` F G F A`
__l _l ___l _l _____ _ _ l _ l _ _
6 3fr.
6 5fr. 6 3fr.
6 5fr. 5 7fr.
5 5fr.
5 4fr.
6 6fr. 6 3fr. 6 5fr. 6 3fr. 6 6fr.

8va
V Vf V V
e V VVV V VV VVVV V V V VV VVVVVV
103
Ie e V Vf V VV
VV
VV VVV VV

\\\\\\\ FullM ||||||||||

9 1215 12 1518 15 1821 1821
T 15 10 14 10 8 1114
13 9 1215 9 1215 12 1518 15 1821
A 1211 11 8 1114
B 10 1316
H P H T H T H T H T H T H T H T H T H T H TP TP

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F G ` F G F A`
_ _ l _ l _ _F _G l _ l _ _D _C _B _A l F
l G B
__ _ ___________
6 3fr. 6 5fr. 6 3fr.
6 5fr. 5 7fr.
5 5fr.
5 4fr.
6 6fr. 6 3fr.
6 5fr. 6 3fr.
6 5fr.
6 3fr.
6 6fr. 5 4fr.

8va
V V V V V V V W
ee V V V f V V
105
Ie V
3
FullM M
1 1/2
O24 24 M 24O
1 1/2
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
18 15 22 22 24 24 24
T
21 18 15
A
B 12
P TP P sl. sl.

F G F G D C B A `
_ _ l _ l _ _ _ l _ l _ _ _ _ _
6 3fr.6 5fr. 6 3fr.6 5fr. 5 7fr.5 5fr.5 4fr.6 6fr.

V
V V V V V V V V V
107
ee
I V gV V V V V
V
V V V V V V V
V V V
V gV V V V V
12 13 12
T 12 13 15
14 13 14 7 9 10
A 12 14 15 7 6 7 9 10
B 12 11 12 14 15 5 7 8
5 4 5 7 8
sl.

V V
V V V V V V V V v l
e V V gV
Ie V V V V
Gtr III
16 17 17
T 17 18
13 14 17 16 17 19
A 14 15
B 15 14 15 17
sl.

V V V V V V V
V V V
e V gV V V V V
Ie
Gtr IV
10 12 13
T 10 9 10 12 13
7 9 10
A 7 6 7 9 10
B

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N.C.

109 ee gV V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V
3
I V V V V V t
V
3 3 3
A.H.
T
13 10 9 10 9 7 9 7 5
A 12 10 9 10 9 7 9 7 6
B 8 7 5 [7]
D

Gm
e
110
Ie V V V V gV V V V V
V fV V V
V
V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
A 2 3 7 6 7 7 6 7 6 7
B 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 3 2 0 0
4 0 4 0 8 7 8 10 9 10
H

E ` D
e
112
Ie V V V
V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V
V V V
V V V V V gV V V
V V V
V
P.M.
T
A 2 3
B 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 2 5 3 2 3 2 0 0 2 5 3 2
4 7 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 4

K Ending Chorus
D5

114
Ie V V V
gV V V V V V V V V V gV
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
T
A
B 10 7 12 6 6 7 10 7 3 2 3 2 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H P P P

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1. 2.
B5 ` B5 B5 ` Adim

116
Ie V V V
gV V V W gW W
W fW W q
V V V V V V V V V V
A.H.
P.M. ||
T
A 5 6 5
B 10 7 12 6 6 7 3 4 3 [2]
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H A

Gm
e
119
Ie V V V gV V V V V
V fV V V
V
V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
T
A 2 3 7 6 7 7 6 7 6 7
B 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 3 2 0 0
4 0 4 0 8 7 8 10 9 10
H

E ` D
e
121
Ie V V V
V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V
V V V
V V V V V gV V V
V V V
V
P.M.
T
A 2 3
B 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 2 5 3 2 3 2 0 0 2 5 3 2
4 7 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 4

rit. P = 100 P = 80
G5 F5 E5 `
E5 D5 C5 G5
e ( c
123
Ie V W U V
V V fV eV V V V W U V
V V
2 1/2

T
A 7
B 2 2 5 7 7 7
5 3 2 1 0 0 5 5 5
sl.

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