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Tarantella

Dream Theater
Tab
★4.4(3)

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Song

John Petrucci's Tarantella

From John Petrucci Guitar Solo (Once In A Live Time)

Transcribed by Alessandro Manilii

A funny piece of music, but it sounded better when John

played it in Italy (Pordenone, April 1998, and I was there...unforgettable...).

Tempo:162

5:37

 -E-----------------------------|--------------------------|-
 -B-----------------------------|--------------------------|-
 -G-4:--9--9--7--7--9--9--7--7--|--9--9--7--7--9--9--7--7--|-
 -D-4:--------------------------|--------------------------|-
 -A-----------------------------|--------------------------|-
 -E-----------------------------|--------------------------|-

* * * * * * * *

 -E--------------------------------|------------------------------|-
 -B--------------------------------|------------------------------|-
 -G-4:-11--11--9--9--11--11--9--9--|--11--11--9--9--11--11--9--9--|-
 -D-4:-----------------------------|------------------------------|-
 -A--------------------------------|------------------------------|-
 -E--------------------------------|------------------------------|-

* * * * * * * *

 -E---------------------------------------|-----12--12----------12--12--------|-
 -B---------------------------------------|-------------12--12----------12----|-
 -G-5:--12--12--11--11--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-4:--------------------------------|-
 -D-4:------------------------------------|-4:--------------------------------|-
 -A---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-
 -E---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-

* * * * * * * * *

 -E------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
 -B-----12--12--13--13--13-15-13-12----|-12-13-12-10--10--10-12-10-8--8--|-
 -G-4:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
 -D-4:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
 -A------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
 -E------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-

* * * * * * * *

 -E----------------------------|--12--12----------12--12--------|-
 -B----8-10-8-7--7--7-8-7-5----|----------12--12----------12----|-
 -G-4:-------------------------|--------------------------------|-
 -D-4:-------------------------|--------------------------------|-
 -A----------------------------|--------------------------------|-
 -E----------------------------|--------------------------------|-

* * * * * * * *

 -E------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
 -B-----12--12--13--13--13-15-13-12----|-12-13-12-10--10--10-12-10-8--8--|-
 -G-4:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
 -D-4:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
 -A------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
 -E------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-

* * * * * * * *

 -E----------------------------|----------------5---5-7-5-7-|-8-7-5-----------------|-
 -B----8-10-8-7--7--7-8-7-5----|-(5)--5-7-8-7-8---8---------|-------8-7-5-4-5-7-5---|-
 -G-4:-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|-
 -D-4:-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|-
 -A----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|-
 -E----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|-

* * * * * * * * * * * *

 -E--------------------5---5-7-5-7-|-8-7-5-----------------|-
 -B-----(5)--5-7-8-7-8---8---------|-------8-7-5-4-5-7-5---|-
 -G-4:-----------------------------|-----------------------|-
 -D-4:-----------------------------|-----------------------|-
 -A--------------------------------|-----------------------|-
 -E--------------------------------|-----------------------|-

* * * * * * * *

 -E----------------------7--7--10----|--10-12-10-10--8----10-8-8--7--|-
 -B-----(5)--------8--8--------------|-------------------------------|-
 -G-4:--------\-7--------------------|-------------------------------|-
 -D-4:-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
 -A----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
 -E----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-

* * * * * * * *

 -E-----(7)--------------7--7--10----|--10-12-10-14-12-10--------------|-
 -B----------------8--8--------------|--------------------13-12-10-----|-
 -G-4:-------\--7--------------------|-----------------------------12--|-
 -D-4:-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
 -A----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
 -E----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-

* * * * * * * *

 -E------------------------7--7--10----|--10-12-10-10--8----10-8-8--7--|-
 -B-----------------8--10--------------|-------------------------------|-
 -G-4:--(12)--\--7---------------------|-------------------------------|-
 -D-4:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
 -A------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
 -E------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-

* * * * * * * *

 -E-----(7)---------------7--7--10----|--10-12-10-14-12-10--------------|
 -B----------------8--10--------------|--------------------13-12-10-----|
 -G-4:-------\--7---------------------|-----------------------------12--|
 -D-4:--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 -A-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 -E-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

* * * * * * * *

*: play this song with a metronome and you'll hear

the beats in this point (useful to find out triplets)

For any comments contact me: xela777@hotmail.com

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