LEARNING TO LIVE, the *MOST* beautiful and powerful DREAM THEATER song,
besides TRIAL OF TEARS, this is not the most dificult DT song, and better,
is played on 4 string bass...
good luck from:
BINMAN
Riff A - 2x
G-------------------------------------------------------------|------------
D-------------------------------4-4-4-------------6-6-6-7-7-6-|------------
A-------------4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0---------0-0-0-2-2-2-------------|------------
E-2-2-2-5-5-5-----------------4-------------------------------|------------
0:26
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------4-4-4---4-4-4-------4-4-4---4-4-4-----------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-2--0--2--0-3--2--0--2--0--3--------2-------0-0-3-------2-------0-0-3-----
0:38 Riff B - 2x 0:46
G-----6-----6-------------------------|------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---------
A-4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------|----------------------------0-0-0---
0:52 Riff C - 5x 1:06
G--------------|------------------------------|---------------|-------------
D--------------|-----3-----3-----3-------3----|---------------|-------------
A--------------|---4-----4---2-4---4-0-4---4--|---------------|-------------
E-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-2-----0----------------------|-5--0--2--0-3~-|-------------
Riff D (Bass' main riff)
From 1:14 through 2:42
G----------------------------6-7-----7-9-|---------------------------------
D----------------------------------------|--------------2-0----------------
A-------5-7----------8-9-----------------|--0-0--0-0-0------3-2-0----2-2---
E-0-0-0-----0-0--0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----|------------------------3--------
The way your heart sounds...
G--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------
D-2-0----------------------------------------------------------|-----------
A-----3-2-0------------------------------------------2-2--2-2~-|-----------
E-----------3--0-0--0-0--0-0~-------------5-5-5-5-5~-----------|-----------
...in learning to live
Riff E 2:58
G---------------------------------------------|----------------------------
D-2-2---0-2-4-5-4-0---2-2---0-2-4-5-4-0-------|----------------------------
A-----2-------------------2-------------2-0~~-|--2~~~----------------------
E---------------------------------------------|----------------------------
Here before me is my soul..
3:10 (Second verse) Riff F 4x
G------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|-------
D-Riff-|-------------------|----------------------------------------|-------
A--E---|-2~~---------------|-------2----------1---------2-----------|-------
E------|-------------------|-0-0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-1-|-------
I won't give up...
Riff G 3x
G------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
D------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
A-------2----------1-1---------2-----------|-------2-----1-----3-2----------
E-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-1-|-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0-0----
G-4-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------2---------------------1--------------------------
E---0-0--0-0--0-0-1--0-0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0-0-5--0-0--0-0--0-0-1
3:57
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------2---------1-----0-0-----5-4---3-2---1-----------------------2-------
E-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-------0-----0-----0----0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-
...Once I reach
4:02 Riff H 4x
G------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-
D------------------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4----------|-
A-1-----0-0-----5-4---3-2---1--------------|------------------------------|-
E---0-0-------0-----0-----0---0-0-0--0-0-0-|---------2-2---------0-0-0-3--|-
4:14 - Bridge
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Another chance to lift my life...
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-3----------------------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-2-0-0------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
4:41 4:54
G---------------------------|------------------------------|-r-|-----------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------------------|-e-|-----------
A---------------------------|------------------------------|-s-|-----------
E---------------------------|-2--0--2--0--3--2--0--2--0--3-|-t-|-2--0--3~--
(tr)uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuth...
5:10
G----------------------|------------------------------------------|--------
D----------4--2/4--2~--|------------------------------------------|--------
A----------------------|-------2~~--0---4~~--2~-4-0---------------|--------
E-2--0~~---------------|-2-2-2--------4-------------4-5-2-0~~--0~~|--------
5:32 "Spanish" 6:27
G------------------------------------------------------------------|-------
D------------------------------------------------------------------|-------
A----------------------------------------------------5~~~---7~~~~--|-------
E-2~~~~--0~~~~--0~~~~~~---0~~~~~~~--2~~~~--0~~~~~~~----------------|--2--0-
G-----------------1-1-1-2-2---2~--------1-1-1-2-2---2~--------1-1-1-2-2-1-1-
D-----------4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-----------------4-4-4--------------
A---------------------------4---------------------4------------------------
E--2-0-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-1-2-2-4---1-1-2-1---1-1-1-2-2-4---1-1-2-1---1-1-1-2-2-4---1--4-4-4-6-6-6-
D---------2---------2-------------2---------2-------------2----------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-7-7-4-4-7-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-4-4-7-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-9~-11-13---9---9---------
D----------------------------------------------------------9---9-----------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar solo
G-9-11-13----------------------------------------------------|--------------
D---------------------------------------------4--4-----------|----2~----0~--
A---------8--11-12----8--12-12---8--11-12--------------------|--------------
E-------------------------------------------2---2--2--2-2-2~-|-0~----0~-----
7:52
Unisolo
G-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------
D----2~----0~---------------------------2~~--0~~~--2~~~--0~~--|--2-2---0-2--
A--------------2~~--4---------4~--5~~~------------------------|------2------
E-0~----0~------------0~--0~----------------------------------|-------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-4-5-4-2-0--2-2---0-2-4-5-4-2-0--2-2--0-2-4-5-4-2-0--2-2---0-2-4-5-4-2-0--
A----------------2--------------------2-------------------2----------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------7-----7----------------------------------------
D-2-2---0-2-4-2-2---0-2-4-5---5-4---4--2-2--0-2-4-5---4---2-0-------0--2-2-
A-----2-----------2------------------------2--------2---2-----2-0-2--------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--4-0----------|-
D-0-------2-----7-4-----2-0-2-0-----5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4--------------2-0-2~---|-
A---2---0---4-5-----5-2---------2-----------------------------------------|-
E-----3-------------------------------------------------------------------|-
8:19
G--rest--|--------7-------7--------7---------------------------------------
D--again-|----7-9-----7-9------7-9-----9-10------9-10------9-10--------0-2-
A--------|--7-------7-------7--------7--------10--------10--------10--3----
E--------|----------------------------------8---------8--------8-----------
8:26
G-----------|-------7-------7-------7--------------------------------------
D---0-------|---7-9-----7-9-----7-9-----9-10-------9-10------9-10---9------
A-2---3-0-2-|-7-------7-------7-------7--------10---------10---------------
E-----------|--------------------------------8----------8---------8--------
G---------------------------7-------7-------7------------------------------
D-----------------------7-9-----7-9-----7-9-----7-9------9-10-------9-10---
A----------------0----7-------7-------7-------7-------10---------10--------
E-8-10-12-7-10-8---7--------------------------------8----------8-----------
G--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
D--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------
A-10----------------0---0~-|-----------------------------------------------
E----8-10-12-7-10-8---7----|-----------------------------------------------
9:24
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----
9:36 Chorus
G---------------|----------------------------------------------------------
D---------------|-------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3~~--2~~~~--------------------5~~~~----------------------
E---------------|-------------0~~---3~~~--5~~~-----------------------------
The way your heart sounds...
G-------------------------------------------|------------------------------
D-2~~--------------2~~~---------------------|------------------------------
A------0~~---2~~~--------3~~~---0~~---5~~~--|------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------|------------------------------
10:03 until the end...
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------7-10-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-2-0-----------------------------------
E--0-0----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-2-2-2--------------
END.
BINMAN
