Band: Dream Theater
Song: Panic Attack
Album: Octavarium (2005)
Bassist: John Myung
Tuning: Standard with the B and D strings tuned one step down

Note:
I made this tab based on the bass master track of the song, so you can be
completely sure that this tab is 100% correct.

You can hear the bass master track here:
http://www.goear.com/listen/5a945a6/panick-attack-bass-track-dream-theater

Intro

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C|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---|---0-0---0-0---0-0------0-0----0----|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| x2
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C|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------8-------------|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8-11-8-10-|
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C|----------------------8------------|
A|----------------------------10---8-|
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A|-----------------------------------|

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E|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-|
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E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-9-|
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A|----------------------8-------------|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8-11-8-10-|
A|------------------------------------|
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C|----------------------8------------|
A|----------------------------10---8-|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----8---|
A|-----------------------------------|

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E|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-|
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E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-9-8\-|
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G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-------6---------6---------6-------------------|
A|-3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3---------------------|
E|---------6---------6---------6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-----------|
C|-----------|
A|-----------| x7
E|-----------|
A|-3-3-3-4-1-|

G|-----------------|
C|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|
A|-----------------|

Verse 1

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A|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------3-|

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E|---------------------------4-4-3-3-3-6-|
A|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------|

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A|---------------------------------------| x2
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A|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------3-|

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A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---6-6---6-6---|

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C|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------11-10-8-----------|
E|-----------------------------------9-8-6-5-4-|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-------------------|

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E|-------8\-------8\-------8\-4-4-3-3-3---|
A|-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3--------------3-|

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C|----------------------------7-7-7---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-6-6-|
E|-------8\-------8\-------8\---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------|
C|--------/10~\4-5\------/6--7\-8-6-------|
A|----------------------------------1-4-3-|
E|----------------------------------------|
A|-1---1--------------1-------------------|

Chorus

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E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----|
A|-------------------------------|

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E|--------------6-7-4-3-|
A|-6-8--8-10-11---------|

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E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----|
A|-------------------------------|

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A|-6-8--8-10-11-10-8-6-3-|

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E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----|
A|-------------------------------|

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E|--------------6-7/11-10\-|
A|-6-8--8-10-11------------|

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C|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------8-------------|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8-11-8-10-|
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C|----------------------8------------|
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E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----8---|
A|-----------------------------------|

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C|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-|

G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------| x2
E|-----2---------2---------2---------------------|
A|-3-3---4-1-3-3---4-1-3-3---4-1-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-|

Verse 2

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------2-2---------------------2-2---------------------2-2---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----4-4-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-----4-4-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-----4-4-1-1-|
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G|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| x2
E|---------5-------------5-------------5-----2-2-2-2---------|
A|-6-6-6-6---7-4-6-6-6-6---7-4-6-6-6-6---7-4---------2-2-2-2-|

G|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----2---------2---------2---------------------|
A|-3-3---4-1-3-3---4-1-3-3---4-1-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------7-7-7---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------6-6-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-6-6-|
E|-----2---------2---------2-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3---4-1-3-3---4-1-3-3---4-1---------------------------------|

G|---------------------|
C|-----------8-6-------|
A|---------------1-4-3-|
E|---------------------|
A|-1--9--10\-----------|

Chorus

G|---------------------|
C|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
A|-8--8-10-11-10-8-6-3-|

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E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8-11-8-10-|
A|------------------------------------|
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C|----------------------8--------|
A|----------------------------10-|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----|
A|-------------------------------|

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C|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|--------------6-7-4-3-|
A|-6-8--8-10-11---------|

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E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8-11-8-10-|
A|------------------------------------|
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A|----------------------------10-|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----|
A|-------------------------------|

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A|-6-8--8-10-11-10-8-6-3-|

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E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8-11-8-10-|
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C|----------------------8--------|
A|----------------------------10-|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----|
A|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--------------6-7/11-10\-|
A|-6-8--8-10-11------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

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E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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E|-------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|

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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

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E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10\-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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C|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-444-444-3-3-3-3-3-333-333-1-1-1-1-1-111-111-2--3-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------8-------------|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8-11-8-10-|
B|------------------------------------|
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G|-----------------------------------|
C|----------------------8------------|
A|----------------------------10---8-|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----8---|
A|-----------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|
C|-15-12-12-14-12-12-15-12-12-17-12-12-15-12-14-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
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C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------13-------12-------|
C|-15-12-12-14-12-12-15-12-12----12-12----12-17-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------15----15-16-15----|-------------------14----12----------|
E|-13-13-13-16-13-13----13----------13-|-13-13-13-16-13-13----13----14-12-11-|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------15----15-16-15----|-------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-16-13-13----13----------13-|----------18-16----------15----16----|
A|-------------------------------------|-16-16-16-------16-15-15----15----15-|

Keyboard solo

G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
C|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------8---8-9-8---|-------------7------------|
E|-6-6-9-6-6---6-------9-|-6-6-6-9-6-6---6-10-7-5-4-|
A|-----------------------|--------------------------|
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G|-------------------------|-----------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------3---------------|
A|-------------8---8-9-8---|---------------3---4-3-|
E|-6-6-6-9-6-6---6-------9-|-2-2-2---2-1-1---1-----|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------13----13-14-13----|-------------------12---------------|
E|-11-11-11-14-11-11----11----------14-|-11-11-11-14-11-11----11-15-11-10-9-|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|-------8---------------|
A|-------------------13----13-14-13----|---------------8---9-8-|
E|-11-11-11-14-11-11----11----------14-|-7-7-7---7-6-6---6-----|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|

Guitar solo

G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C|-------------------15----15-16-15----|-------------------14---------------|
A|-11-11-11-14-11-11----11----------14-|-11-11-11-14-11-11----11-15-12-10-9-|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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G|-------------------------------------|-------6------------------|
C|-------------------15----15-16-15----|---------------10---11-10-|
A|-11-11-11-14-11-11----11----------14-|-7-7-7---7-6-6----6-------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------11---11-12-11----|--------------10-------------|
E|-9-9-9-12-9-9----9----------12-|-9-9-9-12-9-9----9-13-10-8-7-|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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G|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------|-------6---------------|
A|--------------11---11-12-11----|---------------6---7-6-|
E|-9-9-9-12-9-9----9----------12-|-5-5-5---5-4-4---4-----|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------6--7--8-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-6-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------1-4-3-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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G|---------------------------------|
C|-8-8-8-6-6-6---------------------|
A|-------------1-1-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------8-6-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------1-4-3-|

Chorus

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10\-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-444-444-3-3-3-3-3-333-333-1-1-1-1-1-111-111-2--3-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

G|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------8-------------|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8-11-8-10-|
B|------------------------------------|
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G|-----------------------------------|
C|----------------------8------------|
A|----------------------------10---8-|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----8---|
A|-----------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
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G|---------|
C|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-|

G|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------8-------------|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8-11-8-10-|
B|------------------------------------|
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G|-----------------------------------|
C|----------------------8------------|
A|----------------------------10---8-|
E|-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8---8-8----8---|
A|-----------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------3\-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-11-9-1-4-3----|

Legend
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| / = slide up
| \ = slide down
| ~ = vibrato