Dream Theater – The Spirit Carries On (Guitar Tab)

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Acoustic guitar enter after keyboard intro, play each chord a few times. listen to song for correct picking.

 _______________ ____________________________________
 |      x2       |                x2                 |
 |               |                                   |
e|---|---|-3-|-5-|---|---|-3-|-----|---|---|-0-|-----|-3-|-5-|---|---|---|---|-3-|-5-|
B|-7-|-7-|-3-|-5-|-7-|-7-|-3-|-7-7-|-7-|-7-|-0-|-3-2-|-3-|-5-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-3-|-5-|
G|-7-|-7-|-4-|-6-|-7-|-7-|-4-|-7-7-|-7-|-7-|-1-|-2-2-|-4-|-6-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-4-|-6-|
D|-7-|-7-|-5-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-5-|-7-7-|-7-|-7-|-2-|-2-2-|-5-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-5-|-7-|
A|-5-|-9-|-5-|-7-|-5-|-9-|-5-|-5-4-|---|-0-|-2-|-0-0-|-5-|-7-|-5-|-4-|---|-0-|-5-|-5-|
E|---|---|-3-|-5-|---|---|-3-|-----|-7-|---|-4-|-----|-3-|-5-|---|---|-7-|---|-3-|-5-|

Second guitar
e|--------|-----------|------------|---------------|
B|--------|-2-3-5-8-7-|-10b-7------|---------------|
G|--4b-4--|-----------|-------9-7--|-6b------------|
D|--------|-----------|------------|----7--7-------|
A|--------|-----------|------------|---------7-7-5-|
E|--------|-----------|------------|---------------|

distortion part
e|-------|---|---|-----|---------|---------------|
B|-------|---|---|-----|---------|---------------|
G|--7--5-|---|---|-----|---------|---------------|
D|--7--4-|-9-|-9-|---7-|---------|-----------4---|
A|--5--5-|-7-|-6-|---5-|-5---7-2-|-5---2-5-4-2---|
E|-------|---|---|-3---|---2---0-|---2-0---------|

[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|---------------------------------------------------------|