Song: Hollow Years
Artist: Dream Theater
Album: Falling Into Infinity
Drummer: Mike Portnoy
Tabbed by: Dean Christesen (unitedfutboL117@aol.com)
Note: Lyrics will come above the drums that the transcribe with.
Key:
P   |s  = Percussion - shaker
P   |S  = Accented shaker
P   |t  = Percussion - tambourine
H   |x  = closed hi-hat
H   |s  = partially open hi-hat
H   |X  = open hi-hat
R   |x  = ride
R   |b  = bell of ride
C   |x  = crash strike
C   |s  = splash cymbal
C   |c  = china cymbal
C   |1  = Max Stax Number 1
C   |2  = Max Stax Number 2
t   |o  = high octoban   (NOTE: Portnoy has about 8 octobans, so I am narrowing them down to two.
t2  |o  = low octoban
T   |o  = Tom 1
T   |x  = Play on rim of tom
T   |X  = accented rim hit on tom
T2  |o  = Tom 2
S   |o  = snare drum
S   |d  = double bounce (any drum)
S   |O  = accented hit (any drum)
S   |r  = rimshot
T3  |o  = Tom 3
T4  |o  = Tom 4
F   |o  = Floor tom 1
F2  |o  = Floor tom 2 (gong bass)
B   |o  = Bass drum 1
B   |d  = two consecutive 32nd notes (use both BD's)
B2  |o  = Bass drum 2
Hf  |x  = Hi-hat w/ foot

INTRO                      
    |-----Play 4x----|----Play 8x-----|
P   |S-ssS-ssS-ssS-ss|S-ssS-ssS-ssS-ss|
R   |----------------|x---x---x---x---|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
VERSE
"HE'S JUST THE KIND OF MAN/YOU HEAR ABOUT/WHO LEAVES HIS FAMILY FOR/AN
EASY OUT."
0:39                 |----Play 2x-----|
C   |s---------------|----------------|----------------|
H   |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xX|
S   |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B   |o---------------|----------------|----------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

"THEY NEVER SAW THE SIGNS/HE NEVER SAID A WORD/HE COULDN'T TAKE ANOTHER
DAY."                |----Play 2x-----|
H   |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxX---|
S   |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
Hf  |x---------------|----------------|----------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

PRE-CHORUS
"CARRY ME TO THE SHORELINE/BURY ME IN THE SAND."
1:04                                 (There are overdubs of snare drags )                                      (      and ghost notes here        )
C   |s---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R   |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|
S   |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B   |o--------------o|o---------------|o--------------o|o---------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

"WALK ME ACROSS THE WATER/AND MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND."
1:16(            Snare drag and ghost note overdubs                 )
C   |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
R   |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xx----|
T1  |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------O--|
T2  |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------O-|
S   |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---O---|
B   |o--------------o|o--------------g|o--------------o|o---------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

CHORUS
"ONCE THE STONE/YOU'RE CRAWLING UNDER/IS LIFTED OFF YOUR SHOULDERS."
1:29
C   |x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H   |--s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|
S   |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B   |o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

"ONCE THE CLOUD THAT'S RAINING/OVER YOUR HEAD DISAPPEARS/THE NOISE THAT
YOU'LL HEAR/IS THE CRASHING DOWN OF HOLLOW YEARS."
1:41|----Play 4x-----|
    | Gradual Cresc. |
C   |----------------|x---------------|
H   |s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|--s-s-s-s-s-X---|
S   |----o-------o---|----o----o--o-oo|
B   |o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o------oo----|
Hf  |----------------|----------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

PIANO BRIDGE
1:57
C   |x---------------|------------2---|----------------|------------s---|
R   |----x---x-------|x---x---x-------|x---x---x-------|x---x---x-------|
H   |------------X---|----------------|------------X---|----------------|
S   |---o--------o-d-|---o--------o-oo|---o--------o-d-|---o--------o-oo|
B   |o----oo--oo-----|o----oo--oo-----|o----oo--oo-----|o----oo--oo-----|
Hf  |----------------|x---------------|----------------|x---------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

VERSE
"SHE'S NOT THE KIND OF GIRL/YOU HEAR ABOUT/SHE'LL NEVER WANT ANOTHER/
SHE'LL NEVER BE WITHOUT."
2:10
C   |x---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------s|
H   |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xX|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S   |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B   |o--------------o|o---------------|o--------------o|o---------------|
Hf  |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

"SHE'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE SIGNS/SHE'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING/THEN TURN AROUND
AND WALK AWAY."
2:22
C   |s---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H   |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xX|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxX---|
S   |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B   |---------------o|o---------------|---------------o|o---------------|
Hf  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

PRE-CHORUS
"CARRY ME TO THE SHORELINE/BURY ME IN THE SAND."
2:35(                          Snare overdubs                           )
C   |s---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R   |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|
S   |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B   |o--------------g|o--------------o|o--------------g|o--------------o|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

"WALK ME ACROSS THE WATER/AND MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND."
2:47
C   |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
R   |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-x--x--x---|
T2  |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------oo----|
T4  |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------oo-|
S   |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r--oo-------|
B   |o--------------g|o---------------|o--------------g|o---------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

CHORUS
"ONCE THE STONE/YOU'RE CRAWLING UNDER/IS LIFTED OFF YOUR SHOULDERS/ONCE
THE CLOUD THAT'S RAINING/OVER YOUR HEAD DISAPPEARS/THE NOISE THAT YOU'LL HEAR."
3:00|------------------------------Play 2x------------------------------|
C   |x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H   |--s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|
S   |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B   |o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

"IS THE CRASHING DOWN OF HOLLOW YEARS."
3:25
C   |c---------------|
H   |--s-s-s-s-s-X---|
S   |----o---o---o-oo|
B   |o--o---o---o----|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

BRIDGE (GUITAR SIMILAR TO INTRO)
3:27
C   |x---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------s|
R   |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S   |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B   |o---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Hf  |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

3:41
C   |s---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------s|
R   |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S   |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B   |o---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Hf  |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

PRE-CHORUS
"CARRY ME TO THE SHORELINE/BURY ME IN THE SAND."
3:53                                  (         Snare overdubs          )
C   |c---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R   |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S   |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B   |o--------------o|o---------------|o--------------o|o--------------g|
Hf  |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"WALK ME ACROSS THE WATER/AND MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND."
4:05(         Snare overdubs          )
C   |----------------|----------------|x-----x---------|x-----x---------|
R   |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-------|--x-x---x-x-x-x-|--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
H   |----------------|----------X-----|----------------|----------------|
T2  |----------------|-------------o--|----------------|----------------|
T3  |----------------|--------------o-|----------------|----------------|
S   |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---o---|----o-------o---|----o----o--o---|
B   |o--------------o|o---------------|o-oo--o--oo---o-|o--o--o---oo--o-|
Hf  |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|----------------|----------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

4:18
C   |x-------------------------------|
R   |--------------------------------|
T2  |--------F-----------OOO-O-O-----|
T3  |----------------------------O---|
S   |----F---------O-O---------------|
B   |o-----------o-------------------|
Hf  |----x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
    (1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   )

LAST CHORUS
"ONCE THE STONE/YOU'RE CRAWLING UNDER/IS LIFTED OFF YOUR SHOULDERS."
4:21
C   |x---------------|x---------------|x---------------|----------------|
R   |--x-b-x-b-x-b-x-|--x-b-x-b-x-b---|--x-b-x-b-x-b-x-|b-x-b-x-b-x-b---|
S   |----o-------o--o|----o----o--o-oo|----o-------o---|----o----o--o-oo|
B   |o--o----o-oo--o-|o--o----o-oo----|o--o----o-oo----|o--o----o-oo----|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

"ONCE THE CLOUD THAT'S RAINING/OVER YOUR HEAD DISAPPEARS/THE NOISE THAT YOU'LL HEAR."
4:33
C   |x---x-----------|----------------|x---------------|x---------------|
R   |--x---x-b-x-b-x-|b-x-b-x-b-x-b---|--x-b-x-b-x-b-x-|--x-b-x-b-x-b---|
S   |----o-------o--o|----o----o--o-oo|----o-------o--o|----o----o--o-oo|
B   |o--o----o-oo----|o-oo----o-oo----|o--o----o-oo----|o-oo--o---oo----|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

"IS THE CRASHING DOWN OF HOLLOW YEARS."
P   |------------t---|
C   |x---------------|
R   |--x---x---------|
H   |----x-----------|
T3  |----------F--o--|
T4  |--------------o-|
S   |----o---F---o---|
B   |o-oo--oo--------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
POST-CHORUS/PIANO BRIDGE_____________  _______________
4:49||:              |1.   (4:52)   :||2.  (4:58)    :||
C   |x-------2-------|x-------2-------|x-------2-------|
R   |----b-----------|----b-----------|----b-----------|
H   |------------X---|------------X---|----------------|
T2  |-----o----------|-----o----------|-----o----------|
T3  |------o---------|------o---------|------o---------|
T4  |----------------|----------------|--------------oo|
S   |---o--------o-d-|---o--------o-d-|---o--------F---|
B   |o--------oo-----|o--------oo-----|o--------oo-----|
Hf  |----------------|x---------------|x---------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
     _______________  ___________________  _______________
    |3.   (5:05)   :||4.     (5:11)     :||5.   (5:17)   :||
P   |------------t---|--------------------|----------------|
C   |x---------------|x-------x-----------|x-------2-------|
R   |----b-----------|----b---------------|----b-----------|
T1  |---------o---o--|--------------------|----------------|
T2  |-----o----o---o-|-----o----------oo--|-----o----------|
T3  |------o---------|------o-----------gg|------o---------|
S   |---o----F---o---|---o-----ggooooo----|---o----o---F--o|
B   |o---------------|o-------o-----------|o--------ooo-gg-|
Hf  |x---------------|x-------------------|x---------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3tl+tl4tl+tl|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
     _______________________________  _______________
    |6.           (5:24)           :||7.    (5:30)  :||
C   |x-----------------------------x-|x-------2-------|
R   |--------b-----------------------|----b-----------|
T2  |----------o---------------O-----|-----o-------o--|
T3  |------------o---------------O---|------o-------og|
S   |------o---------O-gOO-O-O-------|---o--------o---|
B   |o-----------------------------o-|o--------ooo----|
Hf  |x-------------------------------|----------------|
    (1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

5:34                         ( Ritard )
C   |x-------2-------|x---------------|
R   |----b-----------|----b-----------|
H   |------------X---|----------------|
T2  |-----g----------|-----g----------|
T3  |------g---------|------g---------|
T4  |----------------|----------------|
S   |---o--------o-gg|---o--------F---|
F   |----------------|--------F-----F-|
B   |o--------oo-----|o-------oooo----|
Hf  |----------------|x---------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )

5:40
C   |x----------------|
R   |----------xxxx---|
B   |o----------------|
    (1 + 2 + 3 +tl4 + )

END
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