Dream Theater – The Gift Of Music (Guitar Tab)
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From the album "The Astonishing" (2016)
Clean intro Q=161 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e|----------0-------|-------0---------|---------0-------|---------------0--| B|--------0---0-----|-----0---0-------|-------0---0-----|-----------0------| G|------9-------9---|---7-------7---7-|-----2-------2---|---7---6----------| D|---11-------------|-9-----------9---|---4-------------|-5---5---5---5----| A|-0--------------0-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|------------------| E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| w/distortion E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e|---------0-------|---------------0-|---------0-------|-----------------| B|-------0---0-----|---8---7---0-----|-------0---0-----|-----------------| G|-----9-------9---|-----------------|-----7-------7-7-|-----------------| D|---7-------------|-9---9---9---9---|---4-----------4-|-----------------| A|-0-------------0-|-----------------|-0---------------|---------5-4---2-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-2-3-----3---| [0:12] 7/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| D|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------12------11-| D|---------9------9----------7------7------12------12-| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0----| E|----------------------------------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| D|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S E +E E E E E E E E e|---------------------------|-------------------| B|---------------------------|-------------------| G|---------9-----9---------7-|-(7)---------------| D|---------9-----9---------7-|-(7)---------------| A|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---|-----------5-4---2-| E|---------------------------|-----0-2-3-----3---|
[0:23] [Verse]
7/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| D|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| D|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4/4 H H +W e|-3----3----|-(3)----| B|-3----3----|-(3)----| G|-4----4----|-(4)----| D|-5----5----|-(5)----| A|-5----5----|-(5)----| E|-3----3----|-(3)----| 7/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| D|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| D|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4/4 H H H H e|-0----0----|-2---------| B|-0----0----|------3----| G|-0----0----|-----------| D|-2----2----|-----------| A|-2----2----|-----------| E|-0----0----|-----------| [0:40] 7/4 H. +W H. +W e|--------------------|----------------| B|-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----| G|-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----| D|-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----| A|-3-------(3)--------|-0-------(0)----| E|--------------------|----------------| 4/4 W W W W e|-3--------|-5--------|-1--------|-1----| B|-3--------|-3--------|-1--------|-1----| G|-0--------|-2--------|-2--------|-2----| D|-0--------|-0--------|-3--------|-3----| A|-2--------|----------|-3--------|-3----| E|-3--------|----------|-1--------|-1----| [0:52] 7/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|-----------------------------------------------| B|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| G|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| D|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|-----------------------------------------------| B|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| G|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| D|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| 4/4 W H H e|----------|-----------| B|-5--------|-7----8----| G|-5--------|-5----5----| D|-5--------|-----------| A|-3--------|-----------| E|----------|-----------| 7/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|-----------------------------------------------| B|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| G|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| D|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|-----------------------------------------------| B|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| G|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| D|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| 4/4 W W e|----------|------| B|-1--------|-1----| G|-2--------|-2----| D|-2--------|-2----| A|-0--------|-0----| E|----------|------|
[1:08] [Piano chords]
Q=78 W W W W e|----------|----------|----------|------| B|-3--------|-6--------|-3--------|-6----| G|-4--------|-7--------|-4--------|-7----| D|-5--------|-7--------|-5--------|-7----| A|-5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-5----| E|-3--------|----------|-3--------|------| W W W e|----------|-----------|-------| B|-5--------|--3--------|--3----| G|-5--------|--3--------|--3----| D|-5--------|--3--------|--5----| A|-3--------|--1--------|--5----| E|----------|-----------|--3----|
[1:29] Lead Guitar
Q=107
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W H E E E E E E e|-------------|----------3--|----------|------------------| B|-------------|-3--5--6-----|----------|------------------| G|-3--2--3--5--|-------------|-2--------|-1----------------| D|-------------|-------------|----------|------2-3---2-----| A|-------------|-------------|----------|----------5---3-5-| E|-------------|-------------|----------|------------------| [1:39] Q=161 7/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| D|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| D|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4/4 W Q H. e|----------|----------| B|-3--------|----3-----| G|-4--------|-2--4-----| D|-5--------|-0--5-----| A|-5--------|-0--5-----| E|-3--------|-3--3-----| 7/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| D|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| D|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| A|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------------------------| 4/4 W E E E E E E E E e|----------|-----------------| B|-0--------|-----------------| G|-0--------|-----------------| D|-2--------|---2-5---2-------| A|-2--------|-4-----4---1-4---| E|-0--------|---------------3-| [1:56] W +H H W +W e|-----------|-------------|----------|---------| B|--3--------|-(3)----6----|-5--------|-(5)-----| G|--3--------|-(3)----7----|-5--------|-(5)-----| D|--5--------|-(5)----7----|-5--------|-(5)-----| A|--5--------|-(5)----5----|-3--------|-(3)-----| E|--3--------|-(3)---------|----------|---------| W W W +W e|-----------|-------------|----------|---------| B|--3--------|--1----------|-5--------|-(5)-----| G|--3--------|--2----------|-5--------|-(5)-----| D|--5--------|--3----------|-5--------|-(5)-----| A|--5--------|--3----------|-3--------|-(3)-----| E|--3--------|--1----------|----------|---------| W +H H W +W e|-----------|-------------|----------|---------| B|--3--------|-(3)----6----|-5--------|-(5)-----| G|--3--------|-(3)----7----|-5--------|-(5)-----| D|--5--------|-(5)----7----|-5--------|-(5)-----| A|--5--------|-(5)----5----|-3--------|-(3)-----| E|--3--------|-(3)---------|----------|---------| W W W W e|----------|----------|----------|------| B|-8--------|-8--------|-4--------|-1----| G|-8--------|-8--------|-5--------|-2----| D|-8--------|-8--------|-5--------|-3----| A|-6--------|-6--------|-3--------|-3----| E|----------|----------|----------|-1----|
[2:18] [Solo]
Q Q Q S S S S H E E E E E E E S S E E E E +Q E Q E E E e|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------| B|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|------10-----------| G|-----------------7-|-9--------11---|-12---11h12p11-9-7-9-/9-|-(9)-----7--6-7-9--| D|----------7-9-10---|--------9----9-|----9-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------| E|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------| +Q Q S S S S S S S S E Q. E E E E e|-----------------15-19-24-19-15----|-14b15-14b15---12-14-15-12-| B|--------------17----------------17-|---------------------------| G|-(9)--[9]--16----------------------|---------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------| E E S S S S S S S S Q E E E E E E E E e|-14---------------------------|-10-9-------------------| B|----15-12-0-14-0-12-0-10-0-8--|------10------------10--| G|------------------------------|---------9--------------| D|------------------------------|-----------12-11-12-----| A|------------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------------|------------------------| +H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|---------------------15-17-15-14-|-12----------------------------------------------| B|-(10)-------------15-------------|----13----13-------------------------------------| G|---------14-16-17----------------|-------12----12----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|----------------14----14----14-16-14----14-16-17-| A|---------------------------------|-------------------15----15----------15----------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S H e|-------------------15-17-20----| B|----------15-17-19-------------| G|-14-16-17----------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e|-17-12----------12-15-12----------12-14-12----------12-15-12----------12-| B|-------13----13----------13----13----------13----13----------13----13----| G|----------14----------------14----------------14----------------14-------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E e|-19-17-------------------------------|-----------------17-| B|-------20-17----20-17----------------|--------------20----| G|-------------19-------19-16----------|-----19----19-------| D|----------------------------19-17----|--------------------| A|----------------------------------19-|-17-----------------| E|-------------------------------------|--------------------| Q E Q Q E +Q. S S H e|-19--20-19------13b15-|-(13)---13-12-13----| B|------------20--------|--------------------| G|----------------------|--------------------| D|----------------------|--------------------| A|----------------------|--------------------| E|----------------------|--------------------|
|------6------| |-----6------| |-----6------| |-----6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W e|------------------------------------------------------------------|------| B|-12-13-12-10------------------------------------------------------|------| G|-------------12-9-10-12-10-9--------------------------------------|------| D|-----------------------------12-9-10-12-10-9----------------------|------| A|---------------------------------------------12-8-10-12-10-8------|------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------12-8-|-8----|
[2:44] It Gets Weird (time signatures not accurate, corrections welcome)
12/8 15/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
e||--------------------------|---------------------------------||
B||o-------------------------|--------------------------------o||
G||--------------------------|---------------------------------||
D||----------2-----0-2-------|---------2-------0-2-------------||
A||o---2-3-2---2-3-----2-3---|---2-3-2---2-3-2-----3-2-3------o||
E||--0---------------------3-|-0-------------------------2-3---||
12/8 15/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------4-----2-4-------|---------4-------2-4-----------|
A|---3-5-3---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-3---3-5-3-----5-3-5-3---|
E|-0---------------------3-|-0---------------------------3-|
7/4 6/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E S S S S Q S S S S Q
e|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------4-|------------5-4-3-2-1--|
D|---------2-----------5-------|---------2----------3---|-5-4-3-2-1-------------|
A|---2-3-2---2-3-2-4-5---5-4-2-|---2-3-2---2-3-1--4-----|-----------------------|
E|-0---------------------------|-0----------------------|-----------------------|
9/8
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E
e|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-5--|
G|------------------1-2--2-4-5------|
D|-------0-2--0-2-3-----------------|
A|-0-2-3----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
[3:17]
4/4 10/4
Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q H Q. H Q. Q Q Q
e|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------|----------3-----|-6--------------3--------------|
A|-7---------5--|-(5)---------4--|------8--------------4---------|
E|------6-------|-----4----------|-----------9------------5--4---|
[3:24]
6/4 7/4
Q. E Q. Q Q. Q. E Q. Q S S Q Q H E E Q. Q.
e|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------|--------2----4--4-5-0--|------------------------|
A|-------------2--0----|-3----5----------------|-2--3----0--------------|
E|-0----2-3------------|-----------------------|-----------3-2----3-----|
6/4
Q. E Q. Q Q. Q E Q. E Q. S S S S
e|---------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------2-5-|
A|-------------2--0----|-----------2-3----3-5-----|
E|-0----2-3------------|-1--3-5-------------------|
4/4
Q. Q Q. E E Q. Q.
e|--------------|----------------|
B|--------------|----------------|
G|--------------|----------------|
D|--------------|----------------|
A|-5----2--3----|----------------|
E|--------------|-5-3-1----0-----|
[3:39]
6/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E
e|---------------------------|----------------------------------17----|
B|-----8-10-8-------8-10-8-7-|--------8----------------------15-------|
G|------------9--------------|-9-7------9---------------9-11----------|
D|---9------------9----------|-----10-----10----9-10-12---------------|
A|-7------------7------------|---------------10-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
7/4
E E E S S E S S S S E E E E E E S S
e|-15----12----------12----------------------------------|
B|----15----15-13-------15-13-12-------------------------|
G|----------------12-------------14-12-11-12-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------12----------|
A|----------------------------------------------14-14-15-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
6/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
e|-------------------------------------------------15-17----------15-17-19-|
B|----------------------------------------15-17-19-------15-17-19----------|
G|-------------14-16-17----------14-16-17----------------------------------|
D|----14-16-17----------14-16-17-------------------------------------------|
A|-17----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q. E Q E Q. S S S S
e|-20----19-17-----------------------|
B|--------------20-17----------------|
G|-----------------------16-17-19-16-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|7/4
|--3--| |-----3-----|
Q Q Q Q S S E Q E E Q S S S S e|-----------------------------------------17-19-| B|-------19-20-19-20-19--------------17-20-------| G|----19----------------21-19-17-----------------| D|-19----------------------------19--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E E E Q. E H. E e|-20-19-17-------22-24---------*| B|----------20------------------*| G|------------------------------*| D|------------------------------*| A|------------------------------*| E|------------------------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
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