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. Original recording Varney Metal Music.

As recorded by Tony MacAlpine

(From the 1985 Album EDGE OF INSANITY) Transcribed by David Le Roux & Peter Lidstrom, edits and Arrangement by Peter Lidstrom
Fm

EDGE OF INSANITY

Music by Tony MacAlpine

E/F x

D/F x

b
x

C /F xx

bb b

Em

G/B

Dm xx

Am

A7

xx

Dsus2/A x

G /A 4 fr. Em/A x x x

b
E

B/F

bx
F

F/A

G/A

F /A 2 fr. Dm/A 6 fr. x x x

C/E x

A Verse Neoclassical rock = 120

Gtr II

ggg 4 1 I 4 gg Ig 4 4
T A B

(Drum pickup)

PFbm ^ V
18

V
18

V
19

^ W
(19)

Gtr III

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

^ V V ku
18

E/F

V
16

16

17

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
(17)

^ U

Gtr I

P.M.

VVVVVVVV VVVVVVVV VVVVVVVV VVVVVVVV

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 C /F 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

T A B

^ P V g g 6 Ig z
D/F

V
13

ggg I
T A B

T A B

16 14 sl.

14

bb ^ ^ ^ W V V V V V V V gV V V V k u u u [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[
15 (15) 14 13 14 13 16 15 14

13

14 16 16 18

V V Pz V W [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
sl.

P.M.

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine Page 2 of 14

b ^ V V g g 10 Ig u
Fm

V V u
18 18

ggg I
T A B

T A B

18 18

19

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
(19)

^ W

^ V V k u
18

E/F

V
16

16

17

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
(17)

^ U

P.M.

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

D/Fb ^ ggg Pz V V V 14 u I

ggg I
T A B

T A B

16 14 14 13 sl.

14

Fb m ^ ^ V V V V V V V V V V W V V fV V u [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[ [[[[[[[[

^ W

15

(15)

14 14

13

14 13

16

16

(16)

16 17 16

P.M.

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

V V V V V V V V
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine B Chorus Page 3 of 14
G/B C

g V 18 I
T A B

0:31

Em

8va

Gtr IV

[[[

V
17

V
15

VV
17 15

_ __^ V V

V
15

^ VV u
Em 19 19

VV u
17 17

VV U
15 15

_ __^
G/B C

19

14

17

14

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
(15)

14

H 8va

g j I
T A B

V
14

Gtr V
16

V
12

VV
14 12

V
11

V
14

V
11

V
12

VV u
16 16

c VV
14 14

VV U
12 12

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
(12)

g I
T A B

Gtr I P.M.

VVVVVVVV
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

VV VW W V VV
0 0 4 5 2 3

P.M.

VVVVVVVV
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V V VW W V VV
0 0 4 5 2 3

sl.

sl.

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine Page 4 of 14
G/B C

22

g I j
T A B

Em

8va

V
17

V
15

__^ V V V
22 19

V
20

19

17

17 19

P U U z [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
17

sl. 8va

g I j
T A B

V
14

V
12

V
14

V
15

V
12

V
17

16

14 16 sl.

R P U U [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ U U U U
3 0 0 3

14

g I
T A B

V V V V V V V V
P.M.
3

V V V W W V V V
0 0 4 2 5 3

U U U
2 2 0

sl.

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine Page 5 of 14
G/B C

g V V 26 I [[[
8va

Em

V
17

VVV
19 17 15

_ __^ V V

V
15

Em

VV u

VV u
17 17

VV

T A B

19

14

17

14

19 19

22 17

VW u [[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
(17) 20

_ __^
G/B C

H 8va

P P

g I V V [[[
T A B

V
14

VVV
16 14 12

V
11

V
14

V
11

V
12

VV u
16 16

c VV
14 14

16

15

c VV V VW [[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
14 (14) 12

g I
T A B

P P

P.M.

VVVVVV
0 0 0 0 0 0

VV
0 0

VV VW W V VV
0 0 4 5 2 3

P.M.

VVVVVVVV
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V V VW W V VV
0 0 4 5 2 3

sl.

sl.

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine Page 6 of 14
G/B C

30

g V V I [[[[
8va

Em

V
22

V
20

__^ V V V
22 19

V
20

T A B

19

22

17 19

P U U z [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
17

sl. 8va

g I V V [[[[
T A B

V
14

V
12

V
14

V
15

V
12

V
12

16

14 16 sl.

R P U U [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
14

g I
T A B

V V V V V V V V
P.M.
3

V V V W W V V V
0 0 4 2 5 3

U U U U
3 0 0 3

U U U
2 2 0

sl.

C Bridge

34

V V V V V V V V V V V V g V V e V I V
8va Gtr III P.M.

2:02

Dm

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V
15 14 15 17 14 15 17 15 14 17 16 15

T A B

12 16

14

15 14

17 15 14

16 17

14

17

15

14

15

13

17 18 17 13

sl.

H P

V V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV e V V V V f V V V V V V V V V g V 36 I gV V V V V V V V V V V V V 7 V 7 7 6
8va P.M.

Em

T A B

14 18

16

17 16

19 17 16

18 19

16

19

17

16

17

15

19 15 19 15 19 15 12 20 17 20 17 20 17 12 21 18 21 18 12 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 19

sl.

TP

TP

TP P

TP

TP

TP P

TP

TP P H

TP

TP

TP

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine Page 7 of 14

V g 38 I
T A B

Am

8va

20

[[[[[

V V u
22

Full

17

V V gV e V V V 6 f V V VgV V V V VgV f V V f V e V VVV W

(22)

A7

21 18 17

20 18 17

19 18

[[[

18 17 15

18 16 15 14

17 15 14

[[[[[

kVVV W
14 15 14 14

8va

1/2

14

[[[[[[[

17 16

(16)

sl.

g I
T A B

Gtr V

V W V V k
16 14 15

1/2

15

15

[[[[[[[

6 6 g V V V V V g 42 V e V f V gV V e V V V V V V V V V V V I gV VV 6 6

8va

T A B

11 12 14 12 11

12 11 12 14 12 11

12 11 12 14 12 11 9 8 9 11 9 8

V V [[[[[[[[[[[
9

_ _ _ _
C B G

B/F

V
10

V
9

10

10

sl.

D Solo

44

g I VVVVVVVV
Gtr VI

2:20

Em

1 1 1 1 1 1

VVVVVVVVV V V
1 1 1
5 (5) 7 8 7 5 7 5

VV
1

VVVVV
5 4 5 4

T A B

4 0

(0) 4

(5) 4

VVV VVVVV V [[[ [[[[[

4 7 5 4 5 7 4 5

sl. sl.

sl.

sl.

g 48 I
T A B

Em

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M.
7 7 9 10 7 10 9 7 9 9 11 12 11 12 9

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
3
9 10 12 9 10 12 9 10 12 9 10 12 9 11

10 12

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine Page 8 of 14

VVVVVVVVVV V V V V V V 7 V g V V V 50 I V V V V V V V V V Pz l V V V V V V V V V 6 6 VV
8va

T A B

9 10 17 10 16 10 17 10 9 10 19 10 16 10 17 10

VV V V VVVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV V V g 52 VV I 3 6 6 3 6 6 6 6 [[[[[[

8va

TP

TP

TP P H

TP

TP

TP

17

14 15 17

14 16 17

14 16 17

15 17 19 20

17 19 20 19 17

20 19

15 17

20 19

Em

sl.

T A B

20

17

20

17 20

17 19 20 19 17

20 17 20

17 19 22

20 19 17 20 19 17

20 17 20

17 19 20

15 17 19

15 17 19

15 17 19

16 17 19

6 VVVVV 7 g V V V V V g V V f V V V V VVVVV VVVVVV 54 V V V V V V V VVVVVVV V VVV I V VV 6 6 6 6 7

8va

H H

H H

H H

H H

T A B

17 19 17 16 17 16

19 17 16 14 17 16 14 16 14 16 14

17 16 14 16 14

17 14 15 17

14 16

14 17

17

17 15 14

17 15

17 16 14

17 16 14

17 15 14

56

g I V
T A B
12

H P P H P

sl.

Em

17 15 14

2 1/2

V
(12)

VVVVV V V V VV
3 3
14 14 16 17 16 14 16

8va

\\\

VVVVVVVVV VVVVV
15 17 19 15 17 19 15 17 19 15 17

(16) 14 16 17

59

g V V V V V I
T A B
19 15 19 15

8va

[[[[

^ V f W V V V V V V V P V V V z
3 3
14 15 17 14 15 14

sl.

15

Am

V
19

(15)

17 14 17 19

20

M [[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 1/2

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine Page 9 of 14
F/A

V V V V V V V V u 61 I 3 3
8va

Am

Full
(22)

T A B

19 17 19 20 22 22

^ 8va V V V V V V V u k
(22)

V V M
(20) 20

Full
22 20 19 22 20

V V V V
3
18 17

17

V V V V [[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
17 17 15

19

^
64

G/A

I
T A B

8va

V V V V V V V V V
3 3
16 17 19 17 18 17 20 19

^ M

V V V V O
15 17 15

V
15

1/2
(19)

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

gV V V V
5
14 15 17 14

17

Dsus2/A

VgV V V V V V V V VgV V V V V V V V V V gV V V gV V V V V V V V V V V W 66 V I 7 6 6 5 3 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

8va

H H

T A B

17 14

15

17 22 17 14

14

15

22 17 21 17 14 17 22 17 21 17 14

9 12 9

10

9 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 9

10

E Interlude

68

VVV V I j
Gtr VI

b/A Am j _ j G _
3:06

TP P

8va

b/A j Em/A j G _ _
VkVV V gV u
(13) 10 12 13

TP P H

TP

TP P

8va

T A B

12

13

13 14

[[[

12

V kee V V f V VVVVVVVV V V V g V gV u VVVV [[[ [[[ P.M.

(12) 8 10 10 11 10 9 10 9 10 9 12 10 12 13 10 12 13 10

b/A j Dm/A E j F _ _ ^
8va

sl. H P

P H P H P H P H

12 13

I
T A B

Gtr I

V V

9 7

[[[

V
0

V gV

10 6

[[[

V
0

gV V

7 6

[[[

V
0

V fV

9 5

[[[

V
0

ee V gV

5 4

[[[

V
0

fV fV

7 3

[[[

P.M.

V V V V
0 0 0 0

V V V V
3 2 0 3

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine Page 10 of 14

72

VVV V V I
Gtr VI

8va

b/A Am j _ j G _
[[[ [[[

b/A Em/A j G _ j _
VkVV V gV u
(13) 10 12 13

8va

b/A Dm/A E j F _ j _ ^
V kee V V f V gV u
(12) 8 10 11

8va

T A B

10

12

13

13 14

12

[[[

10

[[[

P.M.

VVVVVVVV V V V V V V V gV
10 9 10 9 12 10 12 13 10 12 13 10 12 13

10 9

I
T A B

Gtr I

V V

9 7

[[[

V
0

V gV

10 6

[[[

V
0

gV V

7 6

[[[

V
0

V fV

9 5

[[[

V
0

ee V gV

5 4

[[[

V
0

fV fV

7 3

[[[

P.M.

V V V V
0 0 0 0

V V V V
3 2 0 3

76

I2 4
T A B

_ _
F

C/E

^ _ 8va 6 eV V V V V V V W V V V V d V 4 4 k V V V V eV V V 6 6 \\\\\\\\\\\
Dm 14 15 17 14 15 17 15 17 18 18 15 17 18 20 18 17 18 17 22 22

Dm

I2 4
T A B

V VVV
Gtr IV
13 12 13 12

U W V 4 4 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
14 (14)

V
12

14

V V 2 I4
Gtr V
10

H P

T A B

12

U W V 4 4 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
10 (10)

V
9

10

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine

79

V V V V gV V V V V V V k gV I u Gtr VI Full MO
8va

B/F

Page 11 of 14

T A B

19

17

20 19 20

17

20 19 17 16 19

17

[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ V
1

I
T A B

gU
Gtr IV
11

sl.

V V gV [[[[[[[[[[[[[[
2 1 2

V
2

V
0

I gU
Gtr V

T A B

V V V [[[[[[[[[[[[[[
3 2 3

V
2

V
3

gV
2

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine F Out chorus Page 12 of 14
G/B C

g 81 I j
T A B

3:30

Em

8va

V
17

V
15

VV
17 15

_ __^ V V

V
15

Gtr IV
19 14 17 14

^ _ __^ VV VV VV U u u [[[ [[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

Em G/B C 19 19 17 17 15 15 (15)

H 8va

g j I
T A B

V
14

Gtr V
16

V
12

VV
14 12

V
11

V
14

V
11

V
12

16 16

VV VV U u [[[ [[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[

14 14 12 12 (12)

c VV

g I
T A B

Gtr I P.M.

VVVVVVVV
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

VV W VW V VV
0 0 4 5 2 3

P.M.

VVVVVVVV
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V V W VW V VV
0 0 4 5 2 3

sl.

sl.

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine Page 13 of 14

85

g V V I [[[[
8va

Em

V
17

V
15

__^ V V V
G/B C 22 19

V
20

T A B

19

17

17 19

P U U z [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
17

sl. 8va

g I V V [[[[
T A B

V
14

V
12

V
14

V
15

V
12

V
17

16

14 16 sl.

R P U U [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ U U U U
3 0 0 3

14

g I
T A B

V V V V V V V V
P.M.
3

V V V W W V V V
0 0 4 2 5 3

U U U
2 2 0

sl.

G Outsolo

g 89 I
3:46

Melodies & Rhythms cont. sim.

Em

8va

T A B

W Gtr VI [[[[[[[[[[[
9

V V
9 7

__^
G/B C

(7)

[[[[[[[[[

V V
7 5

Em

R P W

[[[[[[[[[

V V
9 11

V
1/2

7 sl.

11

P V z
(11)

__^
G/B C

V V V V
9 12 10 9

O
A

sl.

sl.

93

g V V I W [[[[[[[[[
T A B

Em

9 11

11 12 H

__^ ^ ^ V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V W P W z [[[[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[

G/B C G 14 12 14 14 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 16

14 15

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EDGE OF INSANITY - Tony MacAlpine Page 14 of 14

g W 97 I
T A B

Em

V V
17 15

__^
G/B C

16

[[[[[[[[

(15)

[[[[

V u V

Full
12

P V z u
(12)

Em

8va

O
C

12

[[[[

V V u

V
15

_ M

Full

P V z O

__^
G/B C

V
14

V
15

12 12

(15)

14

15

12

g V 101 I
T A B

Em

8va

V
17

17

[[[[[[[[[[[

V V V u
16 17 19

V
1/2

_ M

G/B

V V V
(19)

_^ M

V
17

V
19

Full

19

19

\\\\\\ 1/2 M

^ U
A

Em

^
Fade out

sl.

20

\\\\\\ Full M

sl.

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