Band: Dream Theater Song: Honor Thy Father Album: Train of thought Tuning 5-string: C F Bb Eb A (1 step up) Tabbed By ClosedRoad original bassplayer John Myung Normally he plays the song on a 6-string but I ain't got one so played it on a 5-string Note: song takes lots of practice p: pull of h: hammer on ^: bent up \: slide down /: slide up r: let note ring Intro A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------------| F -----------------------------------------------------------------------| C -0-0-0-0-0-0-56535653--0-0-0-0-0-0--35323532--0-0-0-0-0-0--8108781087--| A -------------------------| E -------------------------| B -------------------------| F -------------9109791097--| C -0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| cont. play 2x A ------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------------------| F -------------------------------------------------3333--------------5555-| C -0-0-0-0-0-0-6666--0-0-0-0-0-0-3333--0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0------| intro prt. 2 play 2x A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------------| F ----------------------------------------------------------7----2----3--| C -000-0-0-00-2^3--000-0-0-003h5^6--000-0-0-00-2^3--000-0-0---5\3-3-1----| Pre verse play 2x A ------------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------------| B -2-0-2-------2-0-2-------------0-2-0-2----------------------------| F -------------------------3-2-3---------------3-2-3-------2-0-2-3--| C -------0-3-0-------0-7-0---------------0-3-0-------0-3-0----------| Intro prt.2 1x Pre verse 2x Verse A ---11-9h11--12--11---9h11--|---11-9h11---12-11--9h11--| E -9r--------9---9---9r------|-9r---------9---9--9r-----| B ---------------------------|--------------------------| F ---------------------------|--------------------------| C ---------------------------|--------------------------| cont. A ----11-9h11--12-11---9h11-9h11-|----11-9h11--12-11--9h11--| E -9r---------9--9--9r-----------|-9r---------9--9--9r------| B -------------------------------|--------------------------| F -------------------------------|--------------------------| C -------------------------------|--------------------------| A ----11-9h11--14--12---9h11-9h11--| E -9r---------9---9---9r-----------| play 2x 2end time start at the second B ---------------------------------| bar F ---------------------------------| C ---------------------------------| Verse end A --------------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------------| B --------------------------------------------------------------------| F -----------------------------------------------------7--------------| C -0-7p0-8-7-0-5p0-7p0-2p0-3p0-0h5---0-7p0-10-8-0-5p0-7--0---2p0-0h3--| After Verse A ------------------------------| E ------------------------------| 4x B ------------------------------| F ------------------------------| C -000----000----000----000-00--| Chorus 3x 1x A --------------------|-----------------------| E --------------------|--------------10-------| B --------8h10--------|---------8h10----10p8--| F ---8h10------10p8---|----8h10---------------| C -8----------------8-|--8--------------------| A ------------------------------| E ------------------------------| B ------------------------------| F ------------------------------| C -0-0---0-0--0-000-0--00-0-00--| A ---------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------10-8-7-------------------------8-10-8-7----------| B ---10-8--------------10-8-7-------------8-10----------8-7------| F --------10-8----------------10-8---8-10-------------------8-7--| C -8-------------------------------8-----------------------------| Chorus end A ----------------| E ----------------| B ----------------| F ----------3-----| C -3--5--2-----1--| Bridge prt 1 A --------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------| 2x B --------------------------------------------| F ------------------------------------3-------| C -07-06--3p2-05-02h3---07-06--3p2-05---2323--| Intro prt.2 2x rest couple of seconds then After verse 4x Verse end 1x Verse 2 A -------------------------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------| 2x B -------------------------------------------------------------| F -77777777777777---------------55555555555555-22222222222222--| C ---------------88888888888888--------------------------------| NOW THE 1st FUN PART (yes there will be a second one) play along with guitar. listen for perfect timing.Took me ages Bridge prt 2 A -----------------------------------| E -----------------------------------| B -----------7----------------7------| F ---10-9-10---9-10---10-9-10---10---| C -8----------------8----------------| A -----------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------| B -----------12---------------9-10-12-10-9-------------| F ---10-9-10----9-10----10-12--------------10-12-10-9--| C -8-----------------8---------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------| B ----9-7-9-10-9-7----12-10-9-7-9-7-5----------| F --7--------------7------------------7-9-7-5--| C ---------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------| E -----------------------------------| B -----------7-----------------7-----| F ---10-9-10---9-10----10-9-10---10--| C -8----------------8----------------| A --------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------| That's it B -----------12--------5-4--------------------| F ---10-9-10----9-10-------5-3-5-3-2----------| C -8-----------------8---------------3-5-3-2--| After bridge A ----------------| E ----------------| B ----------------| F ----------3-----| C -3--5--2-----1--| Bridge prt 1 4x HERE COMES THE SECOND PART Pre Breakdown A -----------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------7-----------------------7----10-------12----| B -----7-9-10-------10-----------7-9-10------5----7----10------12--| F -0-7--------7-0-7----------0-7--------7-0-----5---------8--------| C -----------------------0-3---------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------7----------------------------------10-9-10-12--| B -----7-9-10-------10-------------------------10-9-10-12-------------| F -0-7--------7-0-7-------------------8-7-8-10------------------------| C -----------------------0-3-8-7-8-10---------------------------------| C --------------(13-12-13-15)-------------(15-13-15-17)-| (if you have a A --13-12-13-15--13-12-13-15--15-13-15-17--15-13-15-17--| 6-string. I E ------------------------------------------------------| haven't got one) B ------------------------------------------------------| F ------------------------------------------------------| C ------------------------------------------------------| A -17p0-16p0-13p0-16p0-13p0-12p0-13p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-13p0-10p0--12--| E ------------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------------| F ------------------------------------------------------------------| C ------------------------------------------------------------------| Breakdown A -------------------------------------------------------| 6x E -------------------------------------------------------| B -------------------------------------------------------| F -------------------------------------------------------| C -32032000-0-0--32000-0-0-0--32032000-0-0--7-8-5-7-2-5--| A ------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x E ------------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------------| F ------------------------------------------------------------------| C -32032000-0-0--32000-0-0-0--32032000-0-0--7p0-8p0-5p0-7p0-2p0-5p0-| A ------------------------------------------------------| 2x E ------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------| F -----------------------------------------5-6---5------| C -65365333-3-3--65333-3-3-3--65365333-3-3-----8---5-8--| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| B --------------------------------------------------------------| F ---------5h7----------8-9-8-6---------10h12-------------------| C -3203200-----00--8700----------8708700-----00-10-12-8-10-7-8--| A -------------------------------------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------9-10-7-9-5-7--| F --------9h10----------12-14-12-10--------------------14h15---------------| C -7507500-----00-10800--------------12-10-0-12-10-0-0---------------------| Keyboard interlude play 2x A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------------| F -----------------------------------------------------------------------| C -33--3--33--3--3----33--3--33--3----33--3--33--3--3----33--3--33--3-5--| A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------------| F -----------------------------------------------------------------------| C -66--6--66--6--6----66--6--66--6----66--6--66--6--6----66--6--66--6-6--| Keyboard variation play 2x A -------------------------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------| B -------------------------------------------------------------| F -------------------------------------------------------------| C -33--3--33--3--3----5-7-0-3----33--3--33--3--3----5-7-0-3-5--| A -----------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------| F -----------------------------------------------------------| C -66--6--66--6--6----7-9-3-5----66--6--66--6--6----7-9-3-5--| A ---------------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------------------------------| F -55555555555555555555555555555555--88888888888888888888888888888888--| C ---------------------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------------| F -----------------------------------------------------------------------| C -44--4--44--4--4----44--4--44--4----44--4--44--4--4----44--4--44--4-4--| A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------------| F -----------------------------------------------------------------------| C -77--7--77--7--7----77--7--77--7----77--7--77--7--7----77--7--77--7-7--| Surprise! the third one A --------------------------------------------------------10--| E ------------------------------------------------9-11-12-----| B ----------------------7-8-10--11-10-11-13-11-13-------------| F ---------------7-9-10---------------------------------------| C -9-8-9-11-9-11----------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------10-11-13--| E ------------------------------------------------9-11-12-----------| B ----------------------7-8-10--11-10-11-13-11-13-------------------| F ---------------7-9-10---------------------------------------------| C -9-8-9-11-9-11----------------------------------------------------| A -------------------------------------------------------------11-12-14--| E ----------------------------------------------------10-12-13-----------| B --------------------------8-9-11--12-11-12-14-12-14--------------------| F ------------------8-10-11----------------------------------------------| C -10-9-10-12-10-12------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------| E -----------------------------| B -----------------------------| F -6666666666666---------------| C ---------------666666666666--| Play 2x A ------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------------------| F -------------------------------------------------3333--------------5555-| C -0-0-0-0-0-0-6666--0-0-0-0-0-0-3333--0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0------| Play 2x A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------------| F ----------------------------------------------------------7----2----3--| C -000-0-0-00-2^3--000-0-0-003h5^6--000-0-0-00-2^3--000-0-0---5\3-3-1----| Chorus 3x 1x A --------------------|-----------------------| E --------------------|--------------10-------| B --------8h10--------|---------8h10----10p8--| F ---8h10------10p8---|----8h10---------------| C -8----------------8-|--8--------------------| A ------------------------------| E ------------------------------| B ------------------------------| F ------------------------------| C -0-0---0-0--0-000-0--00-0-00--| A ---------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------10-8-7-------------------------8-10-8-7----------| B ---10-8--------------10-8-7-------------8-10----------8-7------| F --------10-8----------------10-8---8-10-------------------8-7--| C -8-------------------------------8-----------------------------| Chorus end A ----------------| E ----------------| B ----------------| F ----------3-----| C -3--5--2-----1--| Play 4x A --------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------| B --------------------------------------------| F ------------------------------------3-------| C -07-06--3p2-05-02h3---07-06--3p2-05---2323--| Play 4x A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------------| F ----------------------------------------------------------7----2----3--| C -000-0-0-00-2^3--000-0-0-003h5^6--000-0-0-00-2^3--000-0-0---5\3-3-1----| HERE IT IS! this song took me ages then I realy mean ages. Have Fun