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The Spirit Carries On

Dream Theater
Tab
4.7(12)

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

Solo

full half half half

e|-------------------------------------10----10--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------10hb----10----10rb--7h8p7p5--5b-3--8-h10p8p7-------|
G|--9hb-*9-9(rb)p7-------7-9-9b-7----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9--/9-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

ok, here what you need to do is bend the note hold it, then pinch it, then

release

it while pulling of to the next note.

half half half half half half

e|-------------------------------------------------------7---------------------------|
B|-*7b---------------7----------------------------7-7------10p7----7-----------------|
G|-----7------7-9-9b---7-8b-p7-------7-------7-9b-----9b--------9b---9p7-------------|
D|-------7--9------------------9p7-9---9--/9-----------------------------9-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

full half full then a step and an half

e|------7-9-10-9b--------------------------------------------------------10-14-13----|
B|--10b------------10---10-----10-12-12b-12b-12----------12-----------12-------------|
G|--------------------9------9------------------------11-----------11----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------12-----------12-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------14-----------14----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

full half

e|------18----20----20hb-20(rb)p18-18------------14--17-15-14------------------------|
B|--/18----18----18-------------------17b-----15--------------17-15-14---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------14--------------------------16-14-12------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Well about that scale running after the small D arrpeg im not sure at all,

its

something similar, if you figure it out let me know.

full full

e|-------------------------------------------14-15-17-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------15----------15----17b-17b-15-17-----------|
G|----------------------------------12-14----------------14-------------------------|
D|-16-14-12----------------12-14-18-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------16-14-12-14-16----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------16-17-19-/24------------------------------7----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7---------7-10-----------------|
G|--13-14-15-----------------------9(b)p7-9v-7-7---7-9---9-7-9--------/9-11-12-11-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------9------------------------------------|
A|-----------11-12-14-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------10--17-15-14-----------------17-----15----14----------|
B|-----------12-----------12-14--------------17-15-14-15--14-----12----10-------------|
G|--------11-----------11----------------------------------------------------12-11----|
D|-----12-----------12----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--14-----------14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

ok again, im this B minor arrpeg is just a guess

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-----------------------------------------------------------------12h14h15--------|
G|-14b--------------------------------------9h11h12----------11h12h14-----------------|
D|----------------------------------9h11h12---------11h12h14--------------------------|
A|------------7h9h10---------7h8h10---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----7h9h10--------7h8hh10----------------------------------------------------------|

in this part petrucci shows some of his good hammering technique, this is a

fast

run wih similar technique as in metropolis 1, only this one is shorter and

faster

e|-------17--------------------------19------19------19----19-21-22b-19---------------|
B|--17hb----17(rb)p15-----19-22-22hb----22hb----22hb----22----------------------------|
G|--------------------16--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

play 2 times play 4 times play this bend section a few times

e|-19-21-22#-|-22#-21#-19#-------------|--------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------|-------------22#-20#-19#-|-----19-|----19-20-22-20-19-20-19----19--------|
G|-----------|-------------------------|-21b----|-21----------------------21----21-19--|
D|-----------|-------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------|-------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------|-------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------|

this part is mostly fast unhuman picking, i divided it to sections so pay

attention.

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-18~--16~---11b-11--9b-9--6b-6--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Ending Solo

half half full full

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14b-14-10----14b-14-10----10b--10b--10p8p7-8-7-8-10-14--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------12-----------12-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

half half full full

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14b-14-10----14b-14-10----10b--10b--10rb-8-10-10-12-14--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------12-----------12-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

half half full full

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14b-14-10----14b-14-10----10b--10b--10p8p7-8-7-8-10-14--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------12----------12--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

half half full full

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14b-14-10----14b-14-10----10b--10b--10rb-8-10-8-8-7-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------7-7--|
D|-----------12-----------12-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

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|* pinched note

|hb hold bend

|rb release bend

|/ slide to note

|h hammer on

|p pull off

|# stirke this note alot of times real fast!

|v vibrate

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