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Overture 1928

Dream Theater
Tab
★4.4(17)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

7/8 - slide

11b12 - bend

7^8^7 - hammer/pull

h - artificial harmonic

x,m - palm mute

~ - vibrato

[=3=] - triplets

--=-- - beat/measure marks

(repeat, fade in)

Guitar 1, Distortion

e =-----=-----=-----=-----=-----=-----=-----=-----|
b [=3=]-------------[=3=]-[=3=]-------[=3=]-------|
g 2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----|
d 0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|
a 0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|
e ------------------------------------------------|

Figure 1

e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b 7-----------7-----------7-------7-----------7-----------10------|
g 7-----------7-----------7-------7-----------7-----------7-------|
d --------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---------0-0---------0-0-----0-0-|
a --------m-m---------m-m-----m-m---------m-m---------m-m-----m-m-|
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b 9-----------9-----------9-------9-----------9-----------10------|
g 7-----------7-----------7-------7-----------7-----------7-------|
d --------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---------0-0---------0-0-----0-0-|
a --------m-m---------m-m-----m-m---------m-m---------m-m-----m-m-|
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b 7-----------7-----------7-------7-----------7-----------10------|
g 7-----------7-----------7-------7-----------7-----------7-------|
d --------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---------0-0---------0-0-----0-0-|
a --------m-m---------m-m-----m-m---------m-m---------m-m-----m-m-|
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|

End Figure 1

e =-------=-------=-------=-------|
b 9-----------9-----------9-------|
g 7-----------7-----------7-------|
d --------0-0---------0-0-----0-0-|
a --------m-m---------m-m-----m-m-|
e --------------------------------|

(triplets)

e =-----------=-----------=-----------=-----------=-----|
b 9-10-9-7----------------------------------------------|
g --------9-7-6-9-7-6-----------------------------------|
d --------------------9-7-6-9-7-6-----------------------|
a --------------------------------9-7-5-9-7-5-----------|
e --------------------------------------------9-7-5-9-7-|

Figure 2

A5 (guitar 1)

Guitar 2, clean B5

e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b ------------0-------------------------------0-------0-----------|
g --------2-----------2-------------------4---------------4-------|
d ------2-------------------------------4-------------------------|
a 0---------------------------0---2-------------------------------|
e (let ring)----------------------(let ring)------------------4---|

A5 F#5

e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=---------|
b ------------0-------------------------------0---------------------|
g --------2-------------------------------3-----------3-------------|
d ------2-------------------------------4-----------------4---------|
a 0-----------------------0-------(keep on ringin\')----------------|
e (let ring)----------0-------0---2---------------------------2-----|

A5 B5

e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b ------------0-------------------------------0-------------------|
g --------2-----------2-------------------4---------------4-------|
d ------2-------------------------------4-------------------------|
a 0---------------------------0---2---------------------------2---|

e (you get the idea)----------------------------------------------|

End Figure 2

C5/G D5/A Guitar 2 tacet

e =-------=---3---=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b --------------------3-----------------------8-----------7-------|
g --------5-------------------------------7-----------------------|
d ------5-------------------------------7-------------------------|
a 3-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b ------------------------------------------------|
g ------------------------------------------------|
d ------------------------------------------------|
a ------------m---m-m-m---5-4---------m---m---m-m-|
e 0-2-4-6---4-2---0-0-0-------2-4-----0---0---0-0-|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b ------------------------------------------------|
g ------------------------------------------------|
d ----------------[3]-----0-2-4-6-------------[3]-|
a ------------m---mmm-m-------------------[3]-357-|
e 0-2-4-6---4-2---000-0---------------0---024-----|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b ------------------------------------------------|
g ------------------------------------------------|
d ------------------------------------------------|
a ------------m---m-m-m---5-4---------m---m---m-m-|
e 0-2-4-6---4-2---0-0-0-------2-4-----0---0---0-0-|
e =-------=-------=-------=-----------------------------------------|
b ------------------------------------------------------------------|
g ------------------------------------------------------------------|
d ----------------[3]-----0-2-4-6-2-0-----------------[=3=]---3-----|
a ------------m---mmm-m-------------------7-----5-----3-1---0-3-----|
e 0-2-4-6---4-2---000-0---------------6-4---6-----4-------2---1-----|
e =-----=-----=-----=-----=-----=-----=-----=-----|
b ------------------------------------------------|
g [=3=]-------------[=3=]-[=3=]-------[=3=]-------|
d 2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----|
a 2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----|
e 0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|

Keyboard Solo

Guitar 1: Figure 1

Guitar 1

e =-------=-------=-------=-------|
b 9-------------------------------|
g 7---------------[====3====]-----|
d ----------------4----5----2-----|
a ----------------4----5----2-----|
e ----------------2----3----0-----|

B5 (guitar 1) G5 E5 D5 A5

Guitar 2, distortion

e =-------=-[=3=]-=-------[==3==]-=-------=--5----=-------=---------|
b -----------/7-7-b8b7-------5--7-5\\-/5-7-8-----8-7---8---7-^8^7^5-|
g 4~~---------------------7---------------[==3==]-------------------|
d ------------------------------------------------------------------|
a ------------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=---------|

B5 G5 E5 D5 A5

e =-------[==3==]-[==3==]-[==3==]-=---[3]-[==3==]-------=-------h-------=---|
b ----2-5-3--5--7-8--7--5----5--7-8-----7-8--10-8-^10^8^7--/10--10~---------|
g 4~-2--------------------7------------9------------------------------------|
d ------------------------------------9-------------------------------------|
a --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------------=-------=-------=---|

(guitar 1 tacet)

e ------------------=-------=--------=-------=--------=---|
b ---------------17-b19b17-----h-------------16-17~-------|
g ------15-16-18---------------15b16b15-------------------|
d 14-16---------------------16----------16----------------|
a --------------------------------------------------------|
e --------------------------------------------------------|
e ------=--------------=-----------=------=--------=-----=---------=---|
b ---17^19^23^19^17----------------b19b17----h-------------------------|
g 18----------------18^16^15-----------------15b16b15------------------|
d ---------------------------16^14--------16----------16---------------|
a -------------------------------------------------------13b14b13------|
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e ----=-----=-----=---------=--------=--------=-------=-------=---|
b -----------------------14-17b19b17----h-------------16-17~------|
g ---------------------15---------------15b16b15------------------|
d ------------------/16--------------16----------16---------------|
a ----------------------------------------------------------------|
e /18-16-14-16-14-12----------------------------------------------|
e ------18^21^18-------=--------------------------=-----------------14---|
b 17-19----------19-17-19-------17-16-17^16^14---------------------------|
g ------------------------18\\15----------------17-16-15-14-15-16-17-----|
d -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e ------=-----------------------------------------=----------------------|

??? not very clear, hard to make out ???

e ------------------------------------------------------------15-16-18-19b21\\-|
b ---------------All triplets------------------------16-17-19------------------|
g 17-16-15-14-------------18----------------15-17-19---------------------------|
d ------------16-14-15-16----16-15-14-16-18------------------------------------|
a -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Instrumental

Guitar 1: Figure 2

e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=---------|
b \\4~---------5-----------7-------4~-------------------------------|
g --------------------------------------------4~--------------------|
d ------------------------------------------------------------6-----|
a ------------------------------------------------------------------|
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=---------|
b ------------------------------------------------------------4-----|
g 4^6^4~--------------6---6b8--b6~------------\\-----------6--------|
d ----------------------------------------------------6-------------|
a ------------------------------------------------------------------|
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------4--/7---7~------=-------=---9---=---11--|
b 5~----------7~--------------------------------------------------|
g ----------------------------------------------------------------|
d ----------------------------------------------------------------|
a ----------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
e 11b13---=--b11--=-------9-------=-------=-------=-------=--------|
b ----------------------------9---12b14-------------------------16-|
g ------------------------------------------------------------16---|
d ----------------------------------------------------------16-----|
a -----------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=--------|
e 14b16b14-------=-----------=-----------=--------=-------=------7----|
b ---------16--------------------------------------------------8------|
g ------------16----16-------16-------16---11-9-8-9-7--------9--------|
d ---------------16----16\\14----14\\13----------------10-9-10--------|
a --------------------------------------------------------------------|
e =--------------=-----------=-----------11-------=-------=-----------|
e =--------=--------=--------=--------=-------|
b 10-8-7----------------------------7---------|
g -------9~--7--------------------7---9~------|
d -------------10-9~--7---------9-------------|
a ----------------------10-9-10---------------|
e --------------------------------------------|

(some guesswork)

Guitar 1

e =-------=---8-10-8-7------=-------=-----------=--------=--------=----------|
b 8-7-------8----------10-8~--7---------------------7-10-8-7---[==3=]--------|
g ----9-7-9---------------------9-7-[==3=]--------7----------9-7------9------|
d ----------------------------------10-9-7------9----------------10-9--------|
a -----------------------------------------10-9-------------------------10-9-|
e =-------=--------=--------=-------=-----------=--------=--------=----------|

|

Guitar 2

e =-------=------7-=--------=-------=-----------=--------=--------=----------|
b -------------8---10-8-7-----------------------------7----------------------|
g 9-7--------9------------9~--7---------------------7---9-7----[==3=]--------|
d ---10-9-10-------------------10-9-[==3=]--------9---------10-9-7---10------|
a ----------------------------------7-10-9-7-9-10------------------10--------|
e =-------=--------=--------=-------=-----------=--------=--------=----12-10-|

Unison

e ----------------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
b --------------8---10-8-7----------------------------7-----------------------|
g 9-7---------9------------9~--7--------------------7---9-7-------------------|
d ----10-9-10--------------------10-9~--7---------9---------10-9-7-10---9-----|
a ----------------------------------------10-9-10---------------------9-7-----|
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------0--\\-|
e --------------------------------------------------------------|
b --------------------------------------------------------------|
g --------------------------------------------------------------|
d m-----m-------m-m---m-m---------------------m-m-m-m-m-m-------|
a 7-m-m-6-m-m---5-4-m-3-2-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-3-3-2-2-1-1-----m-|
e --7-0---7-0-------0-----3-2-1-0-3-3-2-2-1-1-----------------0-|
e --------------------------------------------------------------|
b --------------------------------------------------------------|
g --------------------------------------------------------------|
d m-----m-------m-m---m-m---------------------m-m-m-m-m-m-----m-|
a 7-m-m-6-m-m---5-4-m-3-2-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-3-3-2-2-1-1-----1-|
e --7-0---7-0-------0-----3-2-1-0-3-3-2-2-1-1-------------------|
e ----------------------------|
b ----------------------------|
g ----------------------------|
d ------------m-m-m-m-m-m-----|
a m-m-m-m-m-m-3-3-2-2-1-1-----|
e 3-3-2-2-1-1-----------------|

Keyboard Solo

e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b ----------------------------------------------------------------|
g 8---------xx8-xx7-----5-------xx8---------xx10xx7-----8---------|
d 6---------xx6-xx6-----6-------xx6---------xx6-xx6-----6---------|
a ----------------------------------------------------------------|
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b ----------------------------------------------------------------|
g 5---------xx5-xx4-----2-------xx5---------xx7-xx4-----5---------|
d 3---------xx3-xx3-----3-------xx3---------xx3-xx3-----3---------|
a ----------------------------------------------------------------|
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b ----------------------------------------------------------------|
g 11----10----8---11----10----8---13----11----10--13----11----10--|
d 9-----9-----9---9-----9-----9---11----11----11--11----11----11--|
a ----------------------------------------------------------------|
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
e =-------=-------=-------=-------=-------=-------|
b ------------------------------------------------|
g 8-8-8-8-----8-8-8-8---7-7-7-----7-7-7-7---------|
d 6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6---6-6-6-----6-6-6-6---------|
a ------------------------------------------------|
e ------------------------------------------------|

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