EDGE OF INSANITY

As recorded by Tony MacAlpine

(from the 1986 Album "Edge of insanity")
Transcribed by David Le Roux & Peter Lidstrom, edits and Arrangement by Peter Lidstrom Music by Tony MacAlpine
Arranged by Tony MacAlpine

bb
FFmm E/F
E/F bb D/F
D/F bb bb b b
CC/F/F Em
Em G/B
G/B CC GG AA
x oo xo xx o ooo x x x o o xo o

Dm
Dm BB Am
Am A7
A7 DD FF bb B/F
B/F bb F/A
F/A G/A
G/A
xxo x x xo o xo o o xxo x xo xo

Dsus2/A
Dsus2/A bb
GGdim/A
dim/A4fr. Em/A bb
FFdim/A
dim/A2fr. Dm/A 6fr. EE F F C/E
C/E
xo o xo x xo x xo x xo x o oo ox o o

A Verse
Neoclassical rock P = 120
Fbm E/F b
Gtr II ^ ^ ^ ^
(Drum pickup) V V V W V V V U
ggg 4 V
1 ku
I 4
Gtr III |||||||||||||||||| ||||||||
T 19 19 17 17
18 18 18 16 16
A
B

ggg 4
I 4
VVVVVVVV VVVVVVVV VVVVVVVV VVVVVVVV
Gtr I
P.M.
T
A
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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D/F b bb
C /F
^ ^ ^ ^
P V V V V W V V V V VfV V V V V V P V W
6
u k u u z
I
||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||| ||||
T 15 15
16 14 13 14 14 13 14 13 14 13 14 16 16 18 18
A 16 15 15
B
sl. sl.

I
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
P.M.
T
A
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

b
Fm b
E/F
^ ^ ^ ^
V V V V V W V V U
ggg u V V
10 u k u
I
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T 19 19 17 17
18 18 18 18 18 16 16
A
B

ggg
I
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
P.M.
T
A
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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D/F b Fm b
^ ^ ^ ^
P V V V V V W V V V V V V V V W V VfV V
14
I u u
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T 15 15
16 14 14 13 14 14 14 13 14 13
A 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 16
B
sl. P

I
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
P.M.
T
A
B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

0:31
B Chorus
Em G/BC Em G/BC
^ _ __^ ^ _ __^
8va

g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V U
18
V u
I u
Gtr IV
|||| ||||||
19 17 15 17 15 14 14 15 19 19 17 17 15 15 15
T 17
A 14
B
H P

8va

g j c
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V U
V u
Gtr V ||||||
T
16 14 12 14 12 11 11 12 16 16 14 14 12 12 12
A 14
B
H P

g
I V VV WW V VV WW
V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I
P.M. P.M.
T
A 4 5 5 4 5 5
B 2 3 3 2 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl.

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Em G/B C G A
^ _ __^ ^ ^
8va
V V V V V P U U
g j V V
22
I
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19 17 15 17 22 19 17 19 17
T 20
A
B
sl.

8va

g j V V V
I V V V V P U U
||||||||||||||||||||||||
T 15 12
16 14 12 14 14 16 14
A 17
B
sl.

g U
I V VV WW UU UU
V V V V V V V V V U U
V V
P.M.
T 3
0 2
A 4 5 5 0 2
B 2 3 3 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
P sl.

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Em G/BC Em G/BC
^ _ __^ ^ _ __^
8va
V V
g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W
26
I u u u
|||| ||||||||||| ||
17 19 17 19 17 15 14 14 15 19 19 17 17 22 17 17
T 17 20 20
A
B
H P P

8va

g c V V c
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W
V u
|||| ||||||||||| ||
T 15
14 16 14 16 14 12 11 11 12 16 16 14 14 14 14 12 12
A 14
B
H P P

g
I V VV WW V VV WW
V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
P.M. P.M.
T
A 4 5 5 4 5 5
B 2 3 3 2 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl.

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Em G/BC G A
^ _ __^ ^ ^
8va
V V
30
g V V V V V V P U U
I
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19 22 19 17 19 17
T 20 22 20 22 20
A
B
sl.

8va

g V V V
I V V V V V P U U
||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
T 15 12
16 14 12 14 12 14 16 14
A 17
B
sl.

g U
I V VV WW UU UU
V V V V V V V V V U U
V V
P.M.
T 3
0 2
A 4 5 5 0 2
B 2 3 3 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
P sl.

2:02

C Bridge
A Dm
^ ^ ^
8va

V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V
34
Ie V gV V V V V V V V V V V gV f V
Gtr III
P.M.
13 17 18 17 13
T 15 15
15 14 14 14
A 14 17 15 14 14 15 15 14 15 17 15 14
B 12 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 15
sl. H P P

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B Em
^ ^ ^
8va
V V V
g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV gV V V V V V V V V
VVVV
36
I gV V VVVVVVV 7:4
V 7:4 7:4 6:4

P.M.
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
T 17
17 16 16
A 16 19 17 16 16 17
B 14 18 18 19 19
sl. TP TP TP P TP TP TP P TP TP P H TP TP TP H

Am A7 D
^ ^ ^ ^
8va 8va
V V V V V gV gV f V
V f V V V gV f V V V gV f V
38
u V V f V gV f V V kVVV W W
I gV W
7:4 6:4
|
||||| M
Full
O ||| 6:4
||||| M
1/2

20 17 22 22 22 21 18 17 18 17 15 14 14 14
T 20 18 17 18 16 15 14 15
19 18 17 15 14 14
A 17 16 16
B
sl.

VV W W
kV
I
|
Gtr V M
1/2

T 15 15 15
14
A 16
B

B C B C B G B/F b
^ _ _ _ _ _ _
8va
6:4
6:4

42 gV V V V V V gV V gV V V f V
6:4
V V V V
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V
6:4
|||||||||||||
11 12 14 12 11
T 12 11 12 14 12 11
12 11 12 14 12 11 9 8 9 11 9 8
A 9 10 9 10 9
B 10 9
2:20 sl.

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2:20

D Solo
Em C
^ ^ ^ ^
g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
44
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
V
Gtr VI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
|||||| ||||||
T 5 5 7 8 7 5 5
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 4
A 5 4 7 4 5 4
B 5 7 5
5
P sl. sl. sl. P P H H sl.

Em
^ ^
3
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
48
I V V V V V V V V V
V V
P.M.
T
9 11 12 11 9 9 11
A 7 9 12 10 12 9 10 9 9 10 12
B 7 9 10 10 9 7 12 10 12 9 10 12
7
sl.

C
^ ^
8va 7:4

V V V V VVVVVVVVVVVV
VVV VVV VVV P V
7:4
l V V
50
I VV ; V V V VVVV
VVV 6:4 6:4

17 19 20 19 17 15 17
T 15 17 19 20 20 19 20 19
14 16 17
A 9 10 17 10 16 10 17 10 9 10 19 10 16 10 17 10 14 16 17
B 14 15 17
17
H TP TP TP P H TP TP TP sl.

Em
^ ^
8va
V VVVVVV
VVV V V VVVVVVVVVVVV VVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
52
I VVV
3 6:4 6:4
3 6:4 6:4 6:4
6:4
|||||||
17 17 19 20 19 17 17 19 22 20 19 17 20 19 17 17 19 20 15 17 19
T 20 20 20 20 17 20 20 17 20 20 17 20 15 17 19 15 17 19
16 17 19
A
B
H H H H H H H H

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C
^ ^
8va

V V VgV V Vf V V V V V V V 7:4
VVVVVVVV
54
I V V V V VVVVVV V VV V V VVVVVVVVVV
6:4
VV 6:4
7:4
6:4 171514 6:4 6:4
T 17 19 17 16 17 16 17 1715
191716 1417161416 1416 14 1417 171614
A 17161416 14 1416 171614
B 17141517 171514
171514
H P P H P sl. P P P

Em C
^ ^ ^
8va

V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V
56
I V W V V V V V V V V V
3 3
2 1/2
\\\\\\
15 15 17
T 15 17 19 17 19 15 17 19
16 16 16 14 16 17
A 14 14 16 17 16 14
B 14
12 12 12 12 12 15
sl.

C Am
^ ^
8va

V V V V V f W V
59
g V V V V V V V V V V P V
I ;
3 3
||||| |||||||||||||||| M 1/2

17 14 17 14 17 19 20 19
T 19 15 19 15 15 15 15 15 (15)
14 14
A
B
P P P P

Am F/A
^ ^ ^
8va 8va

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
61 u u k V V V V V V
I 3 3 3
3 3
M
Full
O
FullM O ||||| ||
19 19 19 17 19 20 22 22 22 22 22 20 19 20 20 20 17
T 22 18
17
A 19 19 17 17 15
B

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G/A
^ ^
8va

V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV
V V V
64
I V V V
3
3
3 5:4
1/2M O ||||||||||||||||
17 20 19 19 19 15 17 15 15 15 14
T 17 18 15 17
16 17 19 14
A 15 17
B
H H H H H H

Dsus2/A A
^ ^
8va

V gV V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V
66
I
VV V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V W
7:4
6:4 6:4
5:4 3
|
17 14 17 22 17 14 22 17 21 17 14 17 22 17 21 17 14 9 12 9 9 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 9
T 15 3:06 15 10 10
14
A
B
P TP P TP P H TP TP P sl. H P P H P H P H P H

E Interlude
Am b
G dim/A Gbdim/A Em/A Fbdim/A Dm/A E
j _ j _ j _ j _ j _ j _ ^
8va 8va 8va

j VV V VkV V VkV V VVVVVVVV

68
I V V gV V gV V gV V V
u u VVVV
Gtr VI |||||| |||||| ||||||P.M.
12 13 13 10 12 12 8 10 12 13 10 12 10
T 13 12 10 10 9 12 10 13 12 13
14 13 11 10 9
A 10 9
B

V V V V V V
I V gV gV fV gV fV
V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V
Gtr I |||| |||||| |||| |||||| |||| ||||||P.M.
T
9 10 7 9 5 7
A 7 6 6 5 4 3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
0 0 0 0 3

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Am b
G dim/A b
G dim/A Em/A b
F dim/A Dm/A E
j _ j _ j _ j _ j _ j _ ^
8va 8va 8va

VV V VkV V VkV V
72
I V V u V gV V gV V
V V gV VVV VVVVVV
u VV V
Gtr VI
|||| |||||| |||||| ||||||P.M.
12 13 13 10 12 12 8 10 12 13 10 12 10
T 10 13 12 10 10 9 12 10 13 12 13
14 13 11 10 9
A 10 9
B

V V V V V V
I V gV gV fV gV fV
V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V
Gtr I |||| |||||| |||| |||||| |||| ||||||P.M.
T
9 10 7 9 5 7
A 7 6 6 5 4 3
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
0 0 0 0 3

F C/E Dm Dm C
_ _ ^ ^ _ _
8va

f V gV V V f V V V V W
6:4

2 4 k d V V V V V
76
I4 4 V V V V gV V
6:4 6:4
\\\\\\\\\\\\
15 17 18 20 18 17 17 22 22
T 15 17 18 18 18
14 15 17
A 14 15 17
B
H

V VVV U W V V
2 4
I4 4
Gtr IV ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T 13 12 13 12
14 14 14 12
A
B
H P

V V
2 4 U W V V
I4 4
Gtr V ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T 10
12 10 10 10 9
A
B

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B C B C B G B/F b
^ _ _ _ _ _ _
8va
V V V V gV V V V V
79 k u V gV V U
I
Gtr VIM Full
O ||
19 19 17 17
T 20 19 20 20 19 17 16 19 17
A
B
sl.

gU
I V gV V V V V
Gtr IV ||||||||||||||||
T
11
A 2 1 2 1
B 2 0

gU
I V V
V V V gV
Gtr V
3:30 ||||||||||||||||
T
8
A
B 3 2 3 2
3 2

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F Out chorus
Em G/BC Em G/BC
^ _ __^ ^ _ __^
8va

g j V V V V V V V V V V V V V V U
81
V u
I u
Gtr IV |||| |||| ||||||
19 17 15 17 15 14 14 15 19 19 17 17 15 15 15
T 17
A
B
H P

8va

g j c
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V U
V u
Gtr V |||| |||| ||||||
T
16 14 12 14 12 11 11 12 16 16 14 14 12 12 12
A 14
B
H P

g
I V VV WW V VV WW
V V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr I
P.M. P.M.
T
A 4 5 5 4 5 5
B 2 3 3 2 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sl. sl.

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Em G/B C G A
^ _ __^ ^ ^
8va
V V
85
g V V V V V V P U U
I
||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 19 17 15 17 22 19 17 19 17
T 20
A
B
sl.

8va

g V V V
I V V V V V P U U
||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T 15 12
12 16 14 12 14 14 16 14
A 17
B
sl.

g U
I V VV WW UU UU
V V V V V V V V V U U
V V
P.M. & Rhythms cont. sim.
Melodies
T 3
0 2
A 4 5 5 0 2
B 2 3 3 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
P sl.

G Outsolo
Em G/B C Em G/B C
3:46
^ _ __^ ^ _ __^
8va

g V V W R V V V Q V V V V V
89
I V V P W
W
Gtr VI
||||||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| M
1/2

T
9 7 7 9 11 11
O
11 11 9
A 9 7 5 7 9 12 10 9
B
sl. sl. sl.

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Em G/B C G A
^ _ __^ ^ ^
V V V W V V V gV V V V V V
g V V P W V V V
93
I W z
|||||||||| |||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||
T 15 14 14 15
9 11 11 12 14 12 14 14 16 16 16 16 14 14 16
A 9 14
B
H sl. P

Em G/BC Em G/BC
^ _ __^ ^ _ __^
8va
V V W V
97
g W u V Q V
V V V V P V V V V V V
I u z
u 3 3

|||||||||| ||||| M
Full
||||| M
Full

T 17 15 15 15 O 12 12 12 15
O
15 15
14 15 14 12
15
16 12 12 12
A
B
sl.

Fade out
Em G/B C G A Em
^ _ _ _^ ^ ^ ^ ^
8va
g V V V V V V V V U U
101
I V V V
u
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
||||||||||||| M
1/2 M
Full M 1/2 M Full

T 17 17 17 19 19 19 19 19
O 17 19 19 20
16
A
B
sl.

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