• Song:

    Jaws Of Life

  • Artist:

    John Petrucci

  • Album:

    Suspended Animation

This whole tab should not be taken literally, it is right in its own sense and it is how 
played (starring at tim's hand the whole time at a show when youre 3 feet away usually 
it) but you need listen for timing of these chords and harmonics. this is in its own sense a guide.


tune your low e to b and your a to g. if you dont understand this, learn.


these are all harmonics, listen for strumming pattern. (barring onto the g and b is optional as well)
e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g----------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|
G---5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|
B---5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|

this is for the other guitar to play wih the strumming pattern, also consisting of harmonics
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----5-----5------7------7--------7--------7---------7--------7-|
D---5----5------7-----7--------7--------7--------7---------7-----|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|


listen for exact timing for this part

2nd guitar (tim's part - if you only use one guitar this part sounds better)
e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
D---2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G---0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B---1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


1st guitar (paul's part) (barring on the B to add the low 3rd is optional)
e---------------------------------|
b---5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
g---5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D---5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G---5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
B---------------------------------|


this part is harmonics as well and is in 7/8 time.
it may take a few tries to master
e--------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-5-5-7-5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G---5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-5-5-7-5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
B---5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-5-5-7-5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|

breakdown
strumming/picking pattern used, use these chords as a base
    d u d d  d d d  d d d  u d
e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g---5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|
D---5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|    3 times
G---5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|
B---5-5-5-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-|


listen for variations

    d u d d  d d d  d d d  u d
e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g------------------------------|    5 times
D---2-2-2-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|
G---0-0-0-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-|
B---1-1-1-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|


e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g----------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-------|      4 times
D---2-2-2--4-4-4-/7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
G---0-0-0--2-2-2-/7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
B---1-1-1--3-3-3--------------------|


then repeat first distorted part 4 times then end on:

D--2-2-2-2-|
G--0-0-0-0-|
B--1-1-1-1-|


Wintersleep pwn
so does Kary
rock on
i know just about every song by both bands
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