Band- Dream Theater
Song- These Walls
Gtr I (A D G C F A#) - 'Bass'
Pre-Intro
Q=185
6/4
Gtr I
Wx4
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Intro
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1.
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2.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H Q
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Pre-Verse
5/4
W. +W. +W. W
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6/4 5/4
Wx3 W
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Verse
6/4
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5/4
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6/4
Q. Q. Q Q E E Q. Q. H.
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1. 2.
5/4 6/4
Q. Q. Q Q Q Q. Q. Q Q Q. Q. Q Q Q
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Pre-Chorus
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Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
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Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
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Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q. Q.
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Chorus
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1.
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To Coda
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Pre-Verse
Q. Q. Q Q E E Q. Q. Q Q E E
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5/4
Q. Q. Q Q E E Q. Q. Q Q
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6/4
Q. Q. Q Q E E Q. Q. H.
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5/4
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Verse
6/4
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5/4
Q. Q. Q Q E E Q. Q. Q Q
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6/4
Q. Q. Q Q E E Q. Q E H.
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1. 2.
5/4 6/4
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Pre-Chorus
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
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Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
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Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
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D.S. al Coda
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Bridge
5/4 6/4
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1.
5/4
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6/4
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2.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q
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Guitar Solo
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5/4
Q. Q. Q Q E E Q. Q. Q Q
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6/4
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Pre-Chorus
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
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Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
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Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
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Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q. Q.
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Chorus
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Outro
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2.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
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Duration Legend
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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
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - 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
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| - 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
