SOLAR GROOVE (Bassline) As recorded by John Myung (Dream Theater) Music by John Myung Transcribed by Kevin Gregory (basszilla@crosswinds.net) Gtr I (B E A D G C) - '6 String Bass' 4/4 Gtr I E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)Q ||-------16---------11----|------14---------12----|------14---------12------| ||o---14----14---13----13-|---12----12---11----11-|---10----10-(10)----10---| ||------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| ||--0----------0----------|-0----------0----------|-0------------0--------0-| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| ||------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| H H H H H Q. E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1)E|-11-------12--------11-----||-| (022100@1)|-----10------10--------10-o||-| |---------------------------||-| |-(0)----0----(0)-0---------||-| |--------------------------o||-| |---------------------------||-| +Q Q +E Q. E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1)E||-------16---------16------|-16-------16--------16-----| (022100@1)||o---14----14-(14)----14---|-----14------14--------14--| ||--------------------------|---------------------------| ||--0------------0--------0-|-(0)----0----(0)-0---------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------------| H Q. E (022100@1) +Q Q +E Q. E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)Q |------14---------14------|-14-------14--------14----|------14---------14------| |---13----13-(13)----13---|-----13------13--------13-|---12----12-(12)----12---| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-0------------0--------0-|-(0)----0----(0)-0--------|-0------------0--------0-| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| H Q. E (022100@1) +Q Q +E Q. H Q. E (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E|-14-------14--------14----|-12-----14-(14)----12----| (022100@1)|-----12------12--------12-|-12-----10-(10)-------10-| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |-(0)----0----(0)-0--------|-(0)--0-----(0)-0--------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| +Q Q +E Q. +Q Q +E Q. +E E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) Q E|------11------12-------11--|| (022100@1)|-(10)----10-------10------o|| |---------------------------|| |---0--------0-(0)----0-----|| |--------------------------o|| |---------------------------|| Q. E+Q (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q Q +E Q. ||-------11---------12------|-11-------12-------11---|-----------------------| ||o---10----10-(10)----10---|-----10------10---------|-----16---(16)-17------| ||--0------------0--------0-|-(0)----0----(0)-0----0-|-----------------------| ||--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-------------------------|------------------------|-0-0----0---0------0-0-| ||--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| H Q. E (022100@1) +Q Q +E Q E (022100@1) EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E Q. E (022100@1)+Q Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E |------------------------|------11---------12------|-11-------12-------11---| |-19------21-(21)----19--|---10----10-(10)----10---|-----10------10---------| |------------------------|-0------------0--------0-|-(0)----0----(0)-0----0-| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-(0)-0-0------0--0------|-------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| +E EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1)Q. H Q. E (022100@1) +Q Q +E Q E (022100@1) 1. 2. Q Q +E Q. Q. E (022100@1)+Q Q Q. E (022100@1)+Q Q |-----------------------|-------------------------||---------17-(17)----16--| |-----16---(16)-17------|-19------17-(17)----16--o||-19---------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------||------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------||------------------------| |-0-0----0---0------0-0-|-(0)-0-0------0--0------o||-(0)-0-0------0--0------| |-----------------------|-------------------------||------------------------| EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E +E EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1)Q. +E EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1)Q. Q. E (022100@1)+Q Q Q Q +E Q. E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E+E (022100@1) S S S E. |----------17-(17)--16--||------()----|--7--9-9-9-(9)-----------| |-19--------------------||------()----|---------------7-7-7-9---| |-----------------------||---------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------||-0-------------------|-(0)---------------------| |-(0)-0-0---------------||---------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------||---------------------|-------------------------| +E EH. (022100@1) W +W Q Q +E Q. E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E+E (022100@1) S S S E. Q Q +E Q. |-------()----|------------------------|-------()-----| |-------()----|--5--7-7-7-(7)----------|-------()-----| |----------------------|---------------5-5-5-7--|-----------------------| |-0-0-(0)--------------|-(0)--------------------|-0-0-(0)---------------| |----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E +H. +W E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E +H. E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E+E (022100@1) S S S E. Q Q +E Q. E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E+E (022100@1) S S S S E|--7--9-9-9-(9)----------|-------()----|-------------------------| (022100@1)|---------------7-7-7-9--|-------()----|--5--7-7-7-(7)-----------| |------------------------|----------------------|---------------5-5-5-7-7-| |-(0)--------------------|-0-0-(0)--------------|-(0)---------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| +W E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E +H. +W 3/4 ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S E. |-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------5-|------------------| |---7-7-7-0-0-5-5-7-|---7-7-7-0-0-5-5---|---7-7-7-0-0-5-7--| |-0-----------------|-0-----------------|-0----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------| ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S E. ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S S E|----------------------|------------------|-------------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|------------------|-----------------5-| |---7-7-7-5-5-12-12-10-|---7-7-7-0-0-5-7--|---7-7-7-0-0-5-5---| |-0--------------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------| |----------------------|------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|------------------|-------------------| ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S E. ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S E. |------------------|----------------------||--------------------| |------------------|----------------------||o-------------------| |---7-7-7-0-0-5-7--|---7-7-7-5-5-12-12-10-||----7-7-7-0-0-5-7---| |-0----------------|-0--------------------||--0-----------------| |------------------|----------------------||o-------------------| |------------------|----------------------||--------------------| ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S E. ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S S E|-------------------|------------------|----------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------5-|------------------|----------------------| |---7-7-7-0-0-5-5---|---7-7-7-0-0-5-7--|---7-7-7-5-5-12-12-10-| |-0-----------------|-0----------------|-0--------------------| |-------------------|------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|------------------|----------------------| ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S E. ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S E. |------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------5-|-------------------| |---7-7-7-0-0-5-7--|---7-7-7-0-0-5-5---|---7-7-7-0-0-5-7---| |-0----------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------| |------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 1. 4/4 ES (022100@1)S ES (022100@1)S S S E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)Q Q |----------------------||------11---------12------|-11-------12--------11---|| |----------------------||---10----10-(10)----10---|-----10------10---------o|| |---7-7-7-5-5-12-12-10-||-0------------0--------0-|-(0)----0----(0)-0-------|| |-0--------------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|| |----------------------||-------------------------|------------------------o|| |----------------------||-------------------------|-------------------------|| H Q. E (022100@1) +Q Q +E Q. 2. E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|-11-------12--------11----|------16---------11----|------14---------12----| (022100@1)|-----10------10--------10-|---14----14---13----13-|---12----12---11----11-| |-(0)----0----(0)-0--------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-0----------0----------|-0----------0----------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| +Q Q +E Q. H H H H E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|------14---------12------|-11-------12--------11----|------16---------11----| (022100@1)|---10----10-(10)----10---|-----10------10--------10-|---14----14---13----13-| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------| |-0------------0--------0-|-(0)----0----(0)-0--------|-0----------0----------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------| H Q. E (022100@1) +Q Q +E Q. H H E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)name="chord_022100@1">E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) Q E (022100@1)Q Q |------14---------12----|------14---------12------|-11-------12--------11--*| |---12----12---11----11-|---10----10-(10)----10---|-----10------10---------*| |-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------*| |-0----------0----------|-0------------0--------0-|-(0)----0----(0)-0------*| |-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------*| |-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------*| H H H Q. E (022100@1) +Q Q +E Q. I haven't transcribed the harmonics at the end yet, but I will update this tab as soon as I get around to it. Also, if anybody wants the powertab file, email me and I will send it to you. Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b (x24432@1) - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * *************************************************************************************** Solar Groove - Bass Tab Author - Johann Lau Solar Groove Performed by John Myung Tabbed By Johann Lau In 4/4 Rhythm Figure A Repeat Once G|------9-------4---|-----7-------5---|-----7-----5-----|-4-----5-----4----| D|o---7---7---6---6-|---5---5---4---4-|---3---3-----3---|---3-----3-----3-o| A|o-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----o| E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Rhythm Figure B Repeat Once G|------9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---|-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7---| D|o---7---7-----7---|---7-----7-----7-|---6---6-----6---|---6-----6-----6-| A|o-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----| E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7---|-5---7---5---|---4-----5-----4-| D|---5---5-----5---|---5-----5-----5-|-3---3---3-3-|-----3-----3-----| A|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|---0---0-----|-0-----0-----0---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| Rhythm Figure C G|-----4-----5-----|-4-----5-----4---|-----------------|-----------------| D|---3---3-----3---|---3-----3-----3-|-----4-----5-----|-7-----9-----7---| A|-5-------5-----5-|-----5-----5-----|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----| G|-----4-----5-----|-4-----5-----4---|-----------------|-----------------| D|---3---3-----3---|---3-----3-----3-|-----4-----5-----|-7-----5---------| A|-5-------5-----5-|-----5-----5-----|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----| Rhythm Figure D G|-----4-----5-----|-4-----5-----4---|-----------------|-----------------| D|---3---3-----3---|---3-----3-----3-|-----4-----5-----|-7-----9-----7---| A|-5-------5-----5-|-----5-----5-----|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----| G|-----4-----5-----|-4-----5-----4---|-----------------|-----------------| D|---3---3-----3---|---3-----3-----3-|-----4-----5-----|-7-----10-----9--| A|-5-------5-----5-|-----5-----5-----|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-----| Play Rhythm Figure B Twice Play Rhythm Figure D Once G|--(5)-(4)-|-12-14-14-14~-------------|-(5)-(4)-|-5-7-7-7~----------| D|o---------|--------------12-12-12-14-|---------|----------5-5-5-7-o| A|o---------|--------------------------|---------|------------------o| E|----------|--------------------------|---------|-------------------| In 3/4 Rhythm Figure E Repeat 3 Times G|-------------------|-----------------5~-|------------------|-------------7-7-5~-| D|o---7-7-7-5-5-5-7~-|---7-7-7-5-5-5-7----|---7-7-7-5-5-5-7~-|---7-7-7-5-5-------o| A|o-0----------------|-0------------------|-0----------------|-0-----------------o| E|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------| In 4/4 Rhythm Figure F G|-----4-----5-----|-4-----5-----4---| D|---3---3-----3---|---3-----3-----3-| A|-5-------5-----5-|-----5-----5-----| E|-----------------|-----------------| Play Rhythm Figure E Twice Play Rhythm Figure F Once Play Rhythm Figure A Twice Repeat Once G|------ (5)-(4)--|---------(5)--------(7)--| D|o----7----------|-----(5)--------(7)-----o| A|o-0-------------|-2-3--------3-5---------o| E|----------------|-------------------------| There you have it. This one is pretty accurate. Myung plays this one on 5 string bass, but i've adapted it here for a 4 string so you might have to reach a little more. Special thanks to Justin Sepulveda for helping me out with those harmonics. Enjoy.