SCENE NINE - FINALLY FREE (Bassline) As recorded by Dream Theater (From the 1999 Album METROPOLIS PT. II - SCENES FROM A MEMORY) Words by Mike Portnoy Music by James LaBrie, John Myung, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, and Jordan Rudess Transcribed by DDTonFire Gtr I (B E A D G C) - 'John Myung 6-string' Intro Q=88 H.Q=60 Q=83 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I W Wx16 W Wx4 |----------|-------------|----------||--------| |----------|-------------|----------||--------| |----------|-------------|----------||--------| |----------|-------------|----------||--------| |----------|-------------|----------||--------| |----------|-------------|----------||--------| Strings BreakPre-Verse Verse Q=80 Q=83 7/8 4/4 Wx9 Wx3 W Wx8 |------------|-----------|----------|--------| |------------|-----------|----------|--------| |------------|-----------|----------|--------| |------------|-----------|----------|--------| |------------|-----------|----------|--------| |------------|-----------|----------|--------| Pre-Chorus Chorus Pre-Verse 2/4 4/4 7/8 4/4 Wx4 W Wx8 Wx3 W |------------|------|------------|-----------|------| |------------|------|------------|-----------|------| |------------|------|------------|-----------|------| |------------|------|------------|-----------|------| |------------|------|------------|-----------|------| |------------|------|------------|-----------|------| Verse 2 (G#m) D#7 a E S e S e e S T T e S S E. S E S E S E S S E |---------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| |-------6-------------------|----------------------| |-----------------4s6---4h5-|-6--6-----6---6---6-6-| |-2s4-----4-4-4-4-----4-----|----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------| Emaj7 B6/C# G#m7/D# F#susF# E. S S S e E S e S E E. S E E E. S E S S |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-7--7-7-6-4-----4-4-4-|-6--6-6--------------| |----------------------|--------0-2--2-2---2-| |----------------------|---------------------| (G#m) D#7 a E S e S e e S T T e S S E. S S S E S E S S E S |---------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------| |-------6-------------------|------------------------| |-----------------4s6---4h5-|-6--6---6-6-------4h6-6-| |-2s4-----4-4-4-4-----4-----|------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------4-4-------| Emaj7 B6/C# G#m7/D# D#m E. S S S Q +S E S E E. S E E E. S Q |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-7--7-7-6-4--(4)-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| Chorus 2 G#m D#/G D# E. S E E +S S E S S E E. S E E E. S Q |------------------------|-------------------| |------------------------|-------------------| |--------6-(6)-----6-----|-------------------| |------------------------|--------/8-6--6-6--| |-4--4-4-------4-4---4-4-|-3--3-3------------| |------------------------|-------------------| E5 C#m7 B/D# F#sus4 E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E Q. +S S |-------------------|-----------------------| |---------------6---|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-7--7-7-6-4--4---4-|-6--6-6----------------| |-------------------|--------0-2----(2)-2---| |-------------------|-----------------------| G#m D#/G D# E5 C#m7 B/D# D#m E. E S E +E. S E E E. S E E E. S Q E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E H |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------| |--------------------|-------------------|---------------6---|--------------| |----------------6---|-------------------|-------------------|--------------| |--------------------|--------/8-6--6-6--|-7--7-7-6-4--4---4-|-6--6-6-6-6---| |-4--4-4-4-(4)-4---4-|-3--3-3------------|-------------------|--------------| |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------| Bridge B/F# Emaj7 S S S S E. T T E. T T Q E. T T E. T T T T S S E. E |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |---------4------4------4--|-2------2------2-2-----2----| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-2-2-2----2-2----2-2----|----0-0----0-0-----0-0----0-| |--------------------------|----------------------------| Bmaj9/D# G#m E. T T E. T T S T T S S E S S E. T T S S E Q. S S |-------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------------|--------6--------------| |-6------6------6---------6-----|-----------------------| |-------------------------------|-4--4-4---4-4-4----4-4-| |----4-4----4-4---4-4-4-4---7-7-|-----------------------| B/F# Emaj7 E. T T E. T T T T S E E E E. T T E. T T T T S E E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |--------4------4-------4---|--------2------2-------2---| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-2--2-2----2-2---2-2-2---2-|-0--0-0----0-0---0-0-0---0-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| Badd9/D# Bmaj7/D# D#m D#7/G E. T T E. T T S S S S E E S S S S Q H |---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |---------------------------|-----------------| |-6------6------6-------6---|-6-------6-------| |---------------------------|------------3----| |----4-4----4-4---4-4-4---4-|---4-4-4---------| Murder Sequence G#5 F#5 C#5/G# A5 W W W W 4x ||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| ||o----------|----------|----------|------o|| ||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| ||-----------|----------|----------|-------|| ||o-4--------|-2--------|----------|-5----o|| ||-----------|----------|-2--------|-------|| OLT Reprise C#m B G#m A W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-4--------|-2--------|----------|------| |----------|----------|-4--------|-5----| |----------|----------|----------|------| C#m B G#m A E E E E Q E E E E E E H E E E E Q E E E E E E H ||-----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|| ||o-----6----------|---4-4--------|----------------|--------------o|| ||----6-----6----6-|---------4----|-----6----------|---7-7---7-----|| ||--4-----4----4---|-2-----2------|---6-----6------|---------------|| ||o----------------|--------------|-4-----4----4-4-|-0-----5------o|| ||-----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|| C#m B A G#m E E E E Q E E E E E E H E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E |----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------| |---6-6----------|---4-4--------|----------------|-----------------| |---------6----6-|---------4----|-----7----------|-----6-----6-----| |-4-----4----4---|-2-----2------|---7-----7------|---6-----6-----4-| |----------------|--------------|-5-----5------5-|-4-----4-----4---| |----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------| Guitar Solo C#m B G#m A W E E E E +H W E E H. |----------|----------------|----------|-----------| |----------|-----4----------|----------|-----------| |----------|---4---4-(4)----|----------|-----7-----| |-4--------|-2--------------|----------|---7-------| |----------|----------------|-4--------|-5---------| |----------|----------------|----------|-----------| C#m B A E. S E E +E S S E E E E E E H E E E E E E Q |----------------------|--------------|-----------------| |------6-----------6---|-----4--------|-----2-----2-----| |----------------------|---4-----4----|---2-----2-------| |-4--4---4-(4)-4-4---4-|-2-----2------|-0-----0-----0---| |----------------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------------|--------------|-----------------| B A/C# B/D# 12/8 E E E E E E E E E. E S E. E S E. E S Q E |-----------------|---------------------------| |-----4-----4-----|--------6-------------8----| |---4-----4-----4-|---------------------------| |-2-----2-----2---|-4--4-4----4-4-6--6-6----6-| |-----------------|---------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------| Interlude (E) E. E S E. E S E. E S S E E S |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-0--0-0-/12--12-12-0--0-0-2-4-5-7-| |----------------------------------| C#m (C+) B N.C. B N.C. A N.C. Q. Q. Q. S E. E Q. Q. Q. S E E S |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-9----8----7----6-5--4-|-7----6----5----2-4-5-7-| |-----------------------|------------------------| C#m (C) B N.C. A G#m F#m Esus4 B/D# F#susB/C# Asus2 Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| |-9----8----7----6----|-5----4----2----0----|-11----9----7----5----| |---------------------|---------------------|----------------------| H.=H G# G#/B# C#m C#m7/B A#m7bAmaj7 6/8 4/4 Q. Q. H H H H +W |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|| |------3----|-4----2----|-1----0----|-(0)----|| |-4---------|-----------|-----------|--------|| |-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|| Chorus 3 Q=85 Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Chorus 4 1. G#m D#/G D# E5 C#m7 B/D# F#sF#4 E. E. Q Q. Q. E H E. S E E H E. S E E Q +E. S ||----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||o---------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------o|| ||----------------|-------------|----------------|--------------------|| ||----------------|-------------|-/7--7-7-6-4----|-6--6-6-------------|| ||o-4--4--4--4----|-3----1------|----------------|--------0-2--(2)-2-o|| ||----------------|--------4----|----------------|--------------------|| 2. B/D# D#m E5 C#m7 B/D# 2/4 E. E. E E. E E. E. E. E H E. E. E |-----------------|---------------|---------| |-----------------|---------------|---------| |-----------------|---------------|---------| |-6--6--6-6--6-6--|-/7--7--6-4----|-6--6----| |-----------------|---------------|-------0-| |-----------------|---------------|---------| F# 4/4 E. E S +E. S +E +Q E. E. E +Q Q |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-4--4-4-(4)-4-(4)-(4)--|-4--4--4-(4)--4--|| |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------|| Outro A N.C.(G#m) (C#m) (G#m)(E) (C#m) H Q Q Q. E Q. S S H Q. E H Q Q ||-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------| ||o------------|-----------------|-------------|------------| ||-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------| ||-------------|--------4--------|-------------|------------| ||o-4----6--7--|-6----7------7-6-|-4----0------|------7--6--| ||-------------|-----------------|-----------4-|-2----------| 1. (G#m) (C#m) (G#m)(F#) (E) (F#) H Q Q Q. E Q. S S H H E. S E +Q S S Q |------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------------|| |------------|-----------------|-----------|---------------------o|| |------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------------|| |------------|--------4--------|-----------|------7-(7)\----------|| |-4----6--7--|-6----7------7-6-|-4----2----|-0--0-----------0-2--o|| |------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------------|| 2. (G#m) N.C. (G#m)(E) (C#m)(D#5) H Q Q Q. E H H Q. E H E. E E S |------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| |------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| |------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| |------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| |-4----6--7--|-6----4-3----|-4----0------|---------------|| |------------|-------------|-----------4-|-2----4--4-4-4-|| Outro B (G#m) (C#m) (G#m)(E) (C#m) H Q Q Q. E Q. S S H Q. E H Q Q ||-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------| ||o------------|-----------------|-------------|------------| ||-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------| ||-------------|--------4--------|-------------|------------| ||o-4----6--7--|-6----7------7-6-|-4----0------|------7--6--| ||-------------|-----------------|-----------4-|-2----------| 1. (G#m) (C#m) (G#m)N.C.(F#(E) (F#) H Q Q Q. E Q. S S H H H. Q |------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|| |------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------o|| |------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|| |------------|--------4--------|-----------|--------------|| |-4----6--7--|-6----7------7-6-|-4----2----|-0-------2---o|| |------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|| 2. (G#m) N.C. (G#m)(E) (C#m)(D#5) H Q Q Q. E H H Q. E H H |------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |-4----6--7--|-6----4-3----|-4----0------|-----------|| |------------|-------------|-----------4-|-2----4----|| Outro C (G#m) (C#m) (G#m)(E) (C#m) H Q Q Q. E Q. S S H Q. E H Q Q ||-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------| ||o------------|-----------------|-------------|------------| ||-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------| ||-------------|--------4--------|-------------|------------| ||o-4----6--7--|-6----7------7-6-|-4----0------|------7--6--| ||-------------|-----------------|-----------4-|-2----------| 1. (G#m) (C#m) G#m (F#) (E) (F#) H Q Q Q. E Q. S S H H H. Q |------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|| |------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------o|| |------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|| |------------|--------4--------|-----------|--------------|| |-4----6--7--|-6----7------7-6-|-4----2----|-0-------2---o|| |------------|-----------------|-----------|--------------|| 2. (G#m) N.C. (G#m)(E) (F#) (D#5) H Q Q Q. E H H Q. E H H |------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|| |-4----6--7--|-6----4-3----|-4----0------|-----------|| |------------|-------------|-----------4-|-2----4----|| Outro D (G#m) (C#m) (G#m) H Q Q Q. E Q. S S H H W |------------|-----------------|-----------|------| |------------|-----------------|-----------|------| |------------|-----------------|-----------|------| |------------|--------4--------|-----------|------| |-4----6--7--|-6----7------7-6-|-4---------|------| |------------|-----------------|-----------|------| SCO Vinyl Slowly E=107 N.C. 6/8 Wx3 W Wx6 W |------------|----------|----------|------*| |------------|----------|----------|------*| |------------|----------|----------|------*| |------------|----------|----------|------*| |------------|----------|----------|------*| |------------|----------|----------|------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths