Dream Theater – Wither (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

John Petrucci uses a baritone guitar which is tuned down a half step. If you have a regular guitar with heavy gauge strings, this is doable. [Intro]

Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------| 2x
Ab|---------9------------------12--|
Eb|---7----------------10----------|
Bb|0-----0---------8--------8------|

[Verse 1] (palm mute throughout)

Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------9---------------9----------------12----------------12-----------| 3x
Eb|----7--------------7---------------10----------------10--------------------|
Bb|-0-----0-------0-------0-------8--------8--------8--------8----------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------0------------------0---------------0----------------0-------|
Ab|-----12-----------------12----------------7---------------7----------------|
Eb|10--------10-------10--------10-------5-------5-------5-------5------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------9---------------9----------------12----------------12-----------| 3x
Eb|----7--------------7---------------10----------------10--------------------|
Bb|-0-----0-------0-------0-------8--------8--------8--------8----------------|

Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------0------------------0----------------0---------------0--------|
Ab|-----12-----------------12----------------12---------------12---------------|
Eb|10--------10-------10--------10-------9--------9-------9-------9------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb|------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------7---------------------------9-----|
Ab|-------5---------------------------9------------|
Eb|3---------------------------7-------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|

Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------3----------|
Db|----------------7-------------------------------2---|
Ab|--------5------------------------4--------------0---|
Eb|3-------------------------2-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Bb|3-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
F |3-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
Db|0-----------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
Ab|0------------12--------------9------------5-----------0----------12--------|
Eb|-------------9---------------7------------3----------------------9---------|
Bb|3-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------|

Bb|------------------------------|
F |------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|--9-----------5---5-------5---|
Eb|--7-----------3---3-------3---|
Bb|------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------5------12----------12----5---------|
Eb|---------------5------9--9--9--9--9-----3---------|
Bb|---3--3--3--3--3----------------------------------|
    PM|----------|      PM|----------|

[Verse 2] (palm mute throughout)

Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------9---------------9----------------12----------------12-----------| 3x
Eb|----7--------------7---------------10----------------10--------------------|
Bb|-0-----0-------0-------0-------8--------8--------8--------8----------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------0------------------0---------------0----------------0-------|
Ab|-----12-----------------12----------------7---------------7----------------|
Eb|10--------10-------10--------10-------5-------5-------5-------5------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------9---------------9----------------12----------------12-----------| 3x
Eb|----7--------------7---------------10----------------10--------------------|
Bb|-0-----0-------0-------0-------8--------8--------8--------8----------------|

Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------0------------------0----------------0---------------0--------|
Ab|-----12-----------------12----------------12---------------12---------------|
Eb|10--------10-------10--------10-------9--------9-------9-------9------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre Chorus]

Bb|------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------8-----|
Db|--------------7---------------------------------|
Ab|-------5---------------------------9------------|
Eb|3---------------------------7-------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|

Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------3----------|
Db|----------------7-------------------------------2---|
Ab|--------5------------------------4--------------0---|
Eb|3-------------------------2-------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Bb|3-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
F |3-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
Db|0-----------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
Ab|0------------12--------------9------------5-----------0----------12--------|
Eb|-------------9---------------7------------3----------------------9---------|
Bb|3-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------|

Bb|------------------------------|
F |------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|--9-----------5---5-------5---|
Eb|--7-----------3---3-------3---|
Bb|------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------5---5-------5--|
Ab|---------------5------12----------12-----9-----------9--------5---5-------5--|
Eb|---------------5------9--9--9--9--9------7-----------7--------3---3-------3--|
Bb|---3--3--3--3--3----------------------------0--0--0--------------------------|
    PM|----------|      PM|----------|.    PM|---------|

Bb|3-----------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
F |3-----------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
Db|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|0------------12--------------9------------5-------------2------------------|
Eb|-------------9---------------7------------3-------------0------------------|
Bb|3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------|
F |-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|--5----------7---|
Eb|--3----------5---|
Bb|-----------------|

[Bridge]

Bb|---------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------| 2x
Ab|--5-----------7-----------9------------------|
Eb|--3-----------5-----------7-----------2------|
Bb|--------------------------------------0------|

Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------9-----------------------------------|
Ab|-5-----------7----------9--------------9---------5--------4----------------|
Eb|-3-----------5----------7--------------7---------3--------2----------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\----------------------------------------------|
Ab|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\----5------------7--------12-----12------9----|
Eb|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----3------------5--------10-----9-------7----|
Bb|---------------------------------\----------------------------------------------|
    PM|-----|PM|----| PM|----|

Bb|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|--5-----------4------------7-----|
Eb|--3-----------2------------5-----|
Bb|---------------------------------|

[Piano Break]

Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------Do-Nothing-------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Solo] (use distortion and wah)

Bb|---------------------------------------12---14---15------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------x--------------------12-------15b17--|
Db|-----/12------14b16b14p12---14-------x--------------------x--------x-------|
Ab|\-----------------------------------x--------------------x--------x--------|
Eb|\----------------------------------x--------------------x--------x---------|
Bb|\---------------------------------x--------------------x--------x----------|

Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------12--14~---|
F |-------------------12-13-15~---------------------12--13--15------------|
Db|----------11-12-14-------------------11--12--14------------------------|
Ab|10-12-14----------------------12--14-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----15b17b15p14-15~------15-17p15-17p15----15-17p15-17p15----15-19p15-19p15|
F |----x-----------------/17----------------17----------------17---------------|
Db|---x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--x-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-x--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|x---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|---15-19p15-19p15----15-20p15-20p15----15-20p15-20p15----15-20b22~---------|
F |17----------------17----------------17----------------17-------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Bb|-----------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------0----------------------------5---5-----5------|
Ab|--9--------------5-----------0-----------12--------9------5---5-----5------|
Eb|--7--------------3-----------------------9---------7------3---3-----3------|
Bb|-----------------------------3---------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------5---5-------5--|
Ab|---------------5------12----------12-----9-----------9--------5---5-------5--|
Eb|---------------5------9--9--9--9--9------7-----------7--------3---3-------3--|
Bb|---3--3--3--3--3----------------------------0--0--0--------------------------|
    PM|----------|      PM|----------|     PM|---------|

Bb|3-----------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
F |3-----------------------------------------------------------------5--------|
Db|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|0------------12--------------9------------5-------------2------------------|
Eb|-------------9---------------7------------3-------------0------------------|
Bb|3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb|-----------------|
F |-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|--5----------7---|
Eb|--3----------5---|
Bb|-----------------|

[Outro]

Bb|--------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------| 4x (gradually slow down the fourth time)
Ab|---------9------------------12--|
Eb|---7----------------10----------|
Bb|0-----0---------8--------8------|

Bb|-------7~--|
F |------8~---|
Db|-----9~----|
Ab|----9~-----|
Eb|---7~------|
Bb|--0~-------|