Dream Theater – Peruvian Skies (Guitar Tab)

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(rhythm figure 1) (4/4 time) clean toned guitar, standard tuning
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------0-------|---------2-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
D|-----------2-----|-----------------|-----------2-----|-----------------|
A|-----2/4-------1-|-----2/4---------|-----2/4-------1-|-----2-4-3-----2-|
E|-0---------------|-0---------3-2---|-0---------------|-0---------2-1---|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------0-------|---------2-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
D|-----------2-----|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
A|-----2/4-------1-|-----2/4---------|-----2/4-------3-|-----2-4-3-----2-|
E|-0---------------|-0---------3-2---|-0---------1-----|---0-------2-1---|
(end rhythm figure 1) (with ad-lib slide guitar throughout) (rhythm figure 2)
e|---------|----|-----------|----------|
B|---------|----|-----------|----------|
G|-------0-|----|-------0---|----------|
D|---------|----|---------2-|---0---0--|
A|---2-4---|----|---2-4-----|----------|
E|-0-------|----|-0---------|-3---2----|

e|---------|---------|-0-------------|------------------|
B|---------|-----3---|---------------|------------------|
G|-------0-|-------4-|-----------0---|------------------|
D|---------|---5-----|-------------2-|-----0-----0---0--|
A|---2-4---|---------|-------2-4-----|---2-----2---2----|
E|-0-------|---------|-----0---------|-3-----2----------|
(end rhythm figure 2)
There. There it is. I swear he's going to murder that poor kid. Wait, I hear it again. Don't turn on the light until we hear the way it ends. [Chorus] (strummed) (3/4 time) Am Em G D Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits. Am Em G The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's F No big surprise. Am Am/G Am/F# Battered and bruised, always confusing the love F That she's losing for hate. Poor Vanessa. (rhythm figure 1) (4/4 time) Hey, I hope you know I'm taking all this with me when I go. Shame, you're not to blame. I'm the monster you created In your daddy's name. [Chorus] (strummed) (3/4 time) Am Em G D Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits. Am Em G The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's F No big surprise. Am Am/G Am/F# Battered and bruised, always confusing the love F That she's losing for hate. Poor Vanessa. (Distorted guitar for rest of song)
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
   m m m m m m   m m m m m m   m m m m m m   m m m m m m
[Bridge]
e|----|------|-----------|------|----|------|-----|-----|
B|----|------|-----------|------|----|------|-----|-----|
G|----|------|--2--------|------|----|------|-----|--3--|
D|-2--|------|--2--------|------|-2--|------|--3--|--3--|
A|-2--|------|--0--0-2-3-|-5--7-|-2--|------|--3--|--1--|
E|-0--|-2--3-|-----------|------|-0--|-2--3-|--1--|-----|
                   m m
Terror by night, liar by day, Telling her secrets won't take them away. (guitar solo-rhythm part) - hold each chord for two measures.
e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|--7--|-----|--5--|-----|--7--|-----|--5--|--3--|
D|--7--|--7--|--5--|--5--|--7--|--7--|--5--|--3--|
A|--5--|--7--|--3--|--5--|--5--|--7--|--3--|--1--|
E|-----|--5--|-----|--3--|-----|--5--|-----|-----|

e|-----|-----|-----|-------------|-------------|
B|--3--|--3--|--3--|-------------|-------------|
G|--2--|--2--|--2--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---|
D|--0--|--0--|--0--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---|
A|-----|--3--|--2--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1---1---|
E|-----|-----|-----|-------------|-------------|
[Solo] (with wah-wah)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------14--14\12-------------------------------|
D|----------12-14-15------------15-14-----15/(17)-\15--14-12-|
A|-12-14-15----------------------------15--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------12-----12/(14)---14--------16/(17)---------|
D|-----9----12--9----12--------------15-14-------------------|
A|-/10---10--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15--17--18--17--15-------------------17/(18)--17--|
G|----17--17------------------------------14-15-17--------------|
D|-17----------------------------14-15-17-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------15----------13----15/(17)--15/(17)\15-13-15-------|
B|----17/(18)----17----------13---------------------------------|
G|-14-----------------/14---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

     _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _
e--15 17 15 13 15 17 15 13 15 17 15 13---------20--------------|
B--------------------------------------20/(22)----22======-----|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
(rhythm figure 3)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------0-------|---------2-------|---------0-------|-----------------|
D|---------0-----3-|---------2-------|---------0-----3-|-----------------|
A|-2---2-4---2---1-|-2---2-4---------|-----2-4---2---1-|-----2-4-3-----2-|
E|-0---------0-----|-0---------3-2---|-0-0-------0-----|-0---------2-1---|
       m m               m m           m m m m
(repeat)
(end rhythm figure 3)

e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-------------|-2-2-------------|
A|-2-2-------------|-2-2-------2-1---|
E|-0-0-------------|-0-0-------------|

e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-2-2-----2-----2------|--2-2-----2-----------|
A|-2-2-----2-----2--3-5-|--2-2-----2-----2-1---|
E|-0-0-x-x-0-x-x-0--3-5-|--0-0-x-x-0-x-x-------|

e|----------------------|----------------------||
B|----------------------|----------------------||
G|----------------------|---------------------O||
D|-2-2-----2-----2------|--2-2-----2----------O||
A|-2-2-----2-----2--3-5-|--2-2-----2-----2-1---||
E|-0-0-x-x-0-x-x-0--3-5-|--0-0-x-x-0-x-x-------||

e|-------------------------|----------------------||
B|-------------------------|----------------------||
G|-------------------------|---------------------O||
D|-2-2-----2-----2---------|--2-2-----2----------O||
A|-2-2-----2-----2--2-1-0--|--2-2-----2---5-4-3---||
E|-0-0-----0-----0---------|--0-0-----0-----------||

e|-----------------------|-----------------------||
B|-----------------------|-----------------------||
G|-----------------3-----|-------------------3--O||
D|-2---------------3-----|--2----------------3--O||
A|-2---------------1-----|--2----------------1---||
E|-0---(x-x-x-x-x)-------|--0----(x-x-x-x-x)-----||
-->Here the x's represent harmonics played on the low E string between the third and fifth fret. I don't know what they are for sure, but you can experiment with them. Plus the B-flat chord may not be exactly right.
 (with wah-wah)
e|------------------|--------------------||
B|------------------|--------------------||
G|------------------|-------------------O||
D|------------------|-------------------O||
A|----7-5-----------|----5---------------||
E|--0-----7-6-5---0-|------7-6-5-3-5-3---||
[Chorus] (distorted) A5 E5 G5 D5 Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits. A5 E5 G5 The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's F5 No big surprise.
  Battered and bruised,
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-2--2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
          m m     m m     m m       m m     m m     m m

  Always confusing the
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-2--2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---|
A|-0--0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
E|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
          m m     m m     m m       m m     m m     m m

  Love that she's losing for hate.
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-2--2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---|
A|-0--0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
          m m     m m     m m       m m     m m     m m

e|--------------|-------------|
B|--------------|-------------|
G|--------------|-------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
    m m m m m m   m m m m m m
(rhythm figure 3 to end) ************************************ | / Slide up | \ Slide down | x Dead note ************************************