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Dream Demons

Lake of Tears
Tab

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Song

"DREAMDEMONS" by LAKE OF TEARS

from the album Headstones

transcribed by David Gagnon

tune all strings half step down for this transcription

(but maybe the band play it a whole step down so if you want

to, add +1 to each fret noted below)

PM.. = palm muting

s = stacato (play the note or the chord shortly)

~ = vibrato

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

p = pull off

INTRO: BASS BRIDGE:

E----------|
B----------|
G----------|   G------------|
D6-------6-|   D------------|
A6-------4-|   A----------4-|
E4-------4-|   E4---4-6-7---|

s

RIFF A:

"The hour..." "Outside it's..."

E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D4-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-----2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----|
A4-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-5-4-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----|
E2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-5-4-|

PM.| PM.| PM.| s PM.| PM.| PM.| s

CHORUS RYTHM I:

"And I...Will send the demons..."

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D7---------------7-------7-------6---------------6-------6-------|
A7---------------7-------7-------6---------------6-------6-------|
E5---------------5-------5-------4---------------4-------4-------|

"And I...Will send all my minions..."

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D7---------------7-------7-------6---------------6-------6---7---|
A7---------------7-------7-------6---------------6-------6---7---|
E5---------------5-------5-------4---------------4-------4---5---|

CHORUS RYTHM II:

"Only evil..."

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G6-----------------------9---------------------------------------|
D6-----------------------9-------6-----------------------6---7---|
A4-----------------------7-------6-----------------------6---7---|
E--------------------------------4-----------------------4---5---|

"Evil demons..."

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D4-----------------------7-------6-----------------------6---7---|
A4-----------------------7-------6-----------------------6---7---|
E2-----------------------5-------4-----------------------4---5---|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G6-----------------------9---------------------------------------|
D6-----------------------9-------6-----------------------6---7---|
A4-----------------------7-------6-----------------------6---7---|
E--------------------------------4-----------------------4---5---|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D4-----------------------7-------6----------------------|
A4-----------------------7-------6----------------------|
E2-----------------------5-------4----------------------|

play the bass bridge,

play the riff A twice,

play the chorus rythms I and II,

BRIDGE 1:

E--------|
B--------|
G9---8---|
D9---8---|
A7---6---|
E--------|

RIFF B: first guitar: (heavy distortion)

|E----------------------------------------------------------------|
|B----------------------------------------------------------------|
|G6---------------------------------------------------------------|
|D6-------------------------------7---------------6---------------|
|A4-------------------------------7---------------6---------------|
|E--------------------------------5---------------4---------------|

| |

| LEAD 1: second guitar: (accoustic) |

|E----------------------------------------------------------------|
|B----------------------------------------------------------------|
|D----------------------------------------------------------------|
|G----------------------------------------------------------------|
|D--6-7-6---6---6---6-4-6---6---6---------------------------------|
|A4-------4---4---4-------4---4-----7-9-7---7---7---6-7-6---4---4-|
|E--------------------------------5-------5---5---4-------4---4---|

play lead 1 with riff B,

then play lead 1 with riff C,

RIFF C: first guitar (heavy distortion)

 E----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D6---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G6-------------------------------7---------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
 A4-------------------------------7---------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
 E--------------------------------5---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

PM.............|

RIFF D: first guitar (heavy distortion)

 E----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
 G6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
 A4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
 E--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

PM..............................................................|

play lead 1 with riff D twice,

LEAD 2: second guitar (distortion with slight delay)

"You took my heart..."

 E----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D11------------------------13-14-----------14-13------------14-13|
 A--------------------------------12--------------11--------------|
 E----------------------------------------------------------------|

play lead 2 with riff D four times last time ending on a long G#,

play the following solo with chorus rythm II

SOLO: (with slight delay)

C# (rythm chords--->) EVII G# G# A F#

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G//6~~~~~6~~~~~6//13-11----11-13-11-13~~~~~/13-11----11-------11~~~~~|

D-----------------------14------------------------14----14-13--------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

A G#

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G\----------------------------------------------------|
D-14-13-11~-------------------------------------------|
A----------14-14\\/12-11~~~/12-11-11~~12-11-9---------|
E----------------------------------------------12-11-\|

C# EVII G# G# A F# A G# G#

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
G---------------------/6-4-----/6-4---4-------------p---------------------|-|
D---464--------4676~~~-----7-6~-----7---7-6-4-----/7-6~~\--/7-6--6~/7-6-6~|-|
A467---764--467-----------------------------------------------------------|-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|

play bass bridge,

play riff A,

play rythm I and II,

ENDING:

E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G9-8-6-4-2-----4-6---------|
D9-8-6-4-2-----4-6---------|
A7-6-4-2-0-----2-4---------|fade out

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