Band: Dream Theater Album: Systematic Chaos Song: Constant Motion I wrote this tab writing first all the riffs played by Petrucci in the song (and them), then i wrote the sequence of the riffs, writing only the numbers that I gave to them. In this way I saved a lot of space, so you can print this tab easily (without using too many papers!). --HERE THERE ARE ALL THE RIFFS-- Riff 1.1 ----------------------|--------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------| ----------------------|------------------5-------| ------7-5-7-5---8-5---|------7-5-7-5---8---7-----| --0-5---------6-----6-|--0-5---------6-------8-6-| ----------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------|------------------5-------------| ------7-5-7-5---8-5---|------7-5-7-5---8---7-----3-2---| --0-5---------6-----6-|--0-5---------6-------8-6-----1-| Riff 1.2 ----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------| ----------------------|------------------5-------|----------------------| ------7-5-7-5---8-5---|------7-5-7-5---8---7-----|------7-5-7-5---8-5---| --0-5---------6-----6-|--0-5---------6-------8-6-|--0-5---------6-----6-| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------5-----------------| ------7-5-7-5---8---7-----3-5-2-----| --0-5---------6-------8-6-------3-1-| Riff 1.3 ----------------------|--------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------| ------2-0-2-0---3-2---|------2-0-2-0---3-5-2-----| --0-1---------1-----1-|--0-1---------1-------3-1-| ----------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------------| ------2-0-2-0---3-2---|------2-0-2-0---3-5-2-----2-----| --0-1---------1-----1-|--0-1---------1-------3-1---3-1-| Riff 1.4 ----------------------|--------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------| ----------------------|--------------------------| ------2-0-2-0---3-2---|------2-0-2-0---3-5-2-----| --0-1---------1-----1-|--0-1---------1-------3-1-| ----------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------|----------------------------------| ------2-0-2-0---3-2---|------2-0-2-0-----3-5-2-----2-----| --0-1---------1-----1-|--0-1---------1-0-------3-1---3-1-| Riff 2.1 --------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| -----------3p2-3p2-----3p2-------------3p2-0-3----|-----------3p2-3p2-----3p2----------------------| -----------3p2-3p2-----3p2-------------3p2-0-3----|-----------3p2-3p2-----3p2------------3-5-2-----| --0--0--0------------0-------0--0--0--0-----------|--0--0--0------------0-------0--0--0--------3-1-| --------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| -----------3p2-3p2-----3p2-------------3p2-0-3----|-----------3p-2-3p-2--------------------------| -----------3p2-3p2-----3p2-------------3p2-0-3----|-----------3p-2-3p-2----------3-5-2-----2-----| --0--0--0------------0-------0--0--0--0-----------|--0--0--0------------0--0--0--------3-1---3-1-| Riff 2.2 ---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ---------------------------------|----------------------------------| --2-0-2--L--2-0-2-3-2----------0-|--2-0-2--L--2-0-2-3-2-----------0-| ----------------------5-3-2--3---|----------------------5-3-2-0-3---| ---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ---------------------------------|----------5-4----2-0--------------| --2-0-2--L--2-0-2-3-2----------0-|--2-0-2-3-----3------3-0--3-2-----| ----------------------5-3-2--3---|------------------------------2-3-| Riff 2.3 ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ------3-2-3-2---3-2-----2-3-2-0-3-|------3-2-3-2---3-2-----2-5-2-----| ----2-----------------------------|----2-------------------------3-1-| --0-----------0-----0-0-----------|--0-----------0-----0-0-----------| ----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ------3-2-3-2---3-2-----2-3-2-0-3-|------3-2-3-2---------3-5-2-----2-----| ----2-----------------------------|----2-----------------------3-1---3-1-| --0-----------0-----0-0-----------|--0-----------0-0--0------------------| Riff 3.1 --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --2S-4-4-4-4S-2-2-2-2S-4-4-4-4S-5-5-5-|--5S-7-7-7-7S-5-5-5-5S-7-7-7-7S-8-8-8-| --0S-2-2-2-2S-0-0-0-0S-2-2-2-2S-3-3-3-|--3S-5-5-5-5S-3-3-3-3S-5-5-5-5S-6-6-6-| --------------------------------------|------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|----------------------7-7-7-7-8-8-8-| --2S-4-4-4-4S-2-2-2-2S-4-4-4-4S-5-5-5-|--5S-7-7-7-7S-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-| --0S-2-2-2-2S-0-0-0-0S-2-2-2-2S-3-3-3-|--3S-5-5-5-5S-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-| Riff 3.2 --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --2S-4-4-4-4S-2-2-2-2S-4-4-4-4S-5-5-5-|--5S-7-7-7-7S-5-5-5-5S-7-7-7-7S-8-8-8-| --0S-2-2-2-2S-0-0-0-0S-2-2-2-2S-3-3-3-|--3S-5-5-5-5S-3-3-3-3S-5-5-5-5S-6-6-6-| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|--------------------7-7-7-7-8-8-8-| --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-| --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-| Riff 3.3 --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --2S-4-4-4-4S-2-2-2-2S-4-4-4-4S-5-5-5-|--5S-7-7-7-7S-5-5-5-5S-7-7-7-7S-8-8-8-| --0S-2-2-2-2S-0-0-0-0S-2-2-2-2S-3-3-3-|--3S-5-5-5-5S-3-3-3-3S-5-5-5-5S-6-6-6-| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|----------------7-7-7-7---6-6-6---| --9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5---4-4-4---| --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5---4-4-4---| Riff 4.1 ---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| -----------2-------------2---------------2---|-----------2-------------2-----3-5-2-----| --0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-----------3-1-| ---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| -----------2-------------2---------------2---|-----------2-------------2----3-5-2p-0-----2-| --0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-------------3-1---| Riff 4.2 ----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| --2-0---0-2----2-0-2----2-0---0-2---0-2-3-2-0-|--2-0---0-2----2-0-2----2-0-------0-2-0-2-3--| ------2---------------------2-----2-----------|------2---------------------2-0-2---------3--| Riff 4.3 ----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| -----------14\------------2---------------2---|-----------14\------------2-----3-5-2-----| --0--0--0--12\---0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--12\---0--0--0--0-----------3-1-| ----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| -----------14\------------2---------------2---|-----------14\------------2----3-5-2p-0-----2-| --0--0--0--12\---0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--12\---0--0--0--0-------------3-1---| Riff 5.1 ------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| ------7--5--7--5-----8--5-----7-----5-----------|--------7--5--7--5-----8--5-----8--10-7-----------| ---6--------------6--------6-----6-----6-----6--|-----6--------------6--------6-----------6-----6--| -4----------------------------------------5-----|--4-----------------------------------------5-----| ------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| --------7--5--7--5-----8--5-----7-----5-----------|--------7--5--7--5-----8--5-----5------------| -----6--------------6--------6-----6-----6-----6--|-----6--------------6--------6-----6---------| --4-----------------------------------------5-----|--4-----------------------------------4------| --------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| Riff 5.2 ----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ---------4---2-5----4---2-0---0-2-------|---------4---2-5----4-2---2-4-2------| -------4--------------------4-----4-2---|-------4----------------4------------| --2--2--------------------------------3-|--2--2---------------------------3-5-| Riff 5.3 ------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|-------------------------------------5--| ----------------------2-4-5-4-2---2-|-------------------------------------5--| --4--2-4--2-5--L-4--4-----------5---|--4--2-4--2-5--L-4-------------------3--| --2--0-2--0-3--L-2------------------|--2--0-2--0-3--L-2-2--2--0--3--3--0-----| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ----------------------2-4-5-4-2---2-|-------------------------------------3--| --4--2-4--2-5--L-4--4-----------5---|--4--2-4--2-5--L-4-------------------3--| --2--0-2--0-3--L-2------------------|--2--0-2--0-3--L-2-2--2--0--3--3--0--1--| --HERE THERE IS THE SEQUENCE OF THEM!-- -Intro- E||----------| B||----------| G||----------| D||----------| A||----------| E||-----12\--| Riff 1.1 x2 Riff 1.2 x1 Riff 1.3 x1 Riff 1.4 x1 -Pre-verse- Riff 2.1 x2 -Verse 1- Riff 2.1 x2 Riff 2.2 x1 Riff 2.3 x1 -Chorus- Riff 3.1 x1 Riff 3.2 x1 Riff 3.3 x1 -Pre-Verse- Riff 2.1 x1 -Verse 2- Riff 4.1 x2 Riff 4.2 x2 Riff 4.3 x1 -Chorus- Riff 3.1 x1 Riff 3.2 x1 Riff 3.3 x1 -Interlude- E||-------|-------|-------| B||-------|-------|-------| G||-------|-------|-------| D||--4----|-------|-------| A||--4----|-------|-------| E||--2----|-------|-------| Riff 5.1 x1 Riff 5.2 x8 (During the solo) -Guitar Solo- --------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------| ----------11~--L----L--L-9-11-11h-12-L-11-9-| --\9--10------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|----------------9--9h-11-L~----L-9p-7-| --11---9------------------------------|-------\11--12------------------------| ---------10-9---10p-9p-7--L-L~-L----|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|-------------11h-12--L-11--------14----L--12--14--| --9h-11-L~--L----L-11-11-11-11-11-11-11~--L\--|-----11--12---------------12p-11------------------| ------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| --14g15~------15-15s-14s-12-12-14-14~-L--L\--| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ----------14-12-10-12------------------------------------------------------| 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--3--4-6-L--6-4-3--------------------------| ------------------2--4-5-L--5-4-2----------| ----------------------------------1--2-4---| -----------------------------------------3-| ---------------------------------------------------------12------------| ------------------------------------10-12-14-12-11-12-14----14-12-11-8-| --------------------3-4-6-7-9-11-12------------------------------------| --------------2-4-5----------------------------------------------------| ------1-2-4-5----------------------------------------------------------| --2--------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------9-6-----------6-|--9---10-9-7--L-10-12-14~---------| --7---8-7-----------7-8-----7-5---5-7---|----------------------------------| ----------9~----L-9-------------6-------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| --14-12-------------------------14----------------15-12-------------------------| --------12-11----------11-12-14----14-12-11-------------14-12----------12-14-17-| --------------12-11-12----------------------12-11-------------12-11-12----------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --18-14-------------------------18----------------19-18----------------18-19-18-| --------17-14----------14-17-19----19-17-14-------------19-17----17-19----------| --------------16-15-16----------------------16-15-------------18----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --21p-18---------------------------------------------------------------18h-21-22-| ---------20-------20p-17----------------------------------------17h-20-----------| ------------21-----------18-------------------------18-------18------------------| ---------------23-----------20-20p-17------------20-------20---------------------| --------------------------------------19------22-------22------------------------| -----------------------------------------21-L------------------------------------| --21--19-18-21-19-18-21-19-18-21-19-18-22-21-19-22---24b---24b---24b--L~---------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -Keyboard Solo- Riff 5.3 x1 Riff 2.1 x1 Riff 2.3 x1 Riff 2.1 x1 -Chorus- Riff 5.1 x1 Riff 5.2 x3 Riff 5.3 x1 -Outro- Riff 1.1 x1 Riff 1.2 x1 E||-------| B||-------| G||-------| D||--2----| A||--2----| E||--0----| I hope you like the way I wrote this tab. Enjoy!