Note: The Epitaph of Sikilos is the oldest surviving piece of complete music.
It dates to about 200-100 BC in ancient Greece. Given that ancient greek musical
notation is very different from our modern system this is an approximation of that
melody. It has a modal sound to it.
[Main riff]
e q q. e e e q. q e e e e e q e q
e|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
G|-6-----7----7--------|--4--5--7--5--------|--4----5--7--5--4----|--------------------|
D|-8--5----------------|--------------------|---------------------|--7--5----7---------|
A|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------8------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
e e e e e e e q e q e e e e e e e q e e e
e|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
G|-----4--7--5--4--5---|--4-----------------|-----4-----5--7--4---|--------------------|
D|--5------------------|-----5----7---------|--5-----7------------|--5--5----5---------|
A|---------------------|-------------8------|---------------------|-------------7--5---|
E|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
