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VACANT
As recorded by Dream Theater
(From the 2003 Album TRAIN OF THOUGHT)
Words by James LaBrie
Music by John Myung and Jordan Rudess
Transcribed by Daniel Pacheco
Gtr I (B E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Bass Intro
Q=100
C#m B
6/4
Gtr I
W +H W +H
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2--------(2)----|-1--------(1)----|
|-4--------(4)----|-2--------(2)----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W H W H
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
C#m B
W +H W +H
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-----------(2)-------|-1-----------(1)-------|
|-4-----------(4)-------|-2-----------(2)-------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-----------(2)-------|-0-----------(0)-------|
|
| > >
| ~~~~~ ~~~~~
| E Q W +E E Q W +E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---/6--7-----------(7)-|---/7S=6-----------(6)-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
C#5/A G#m
E Q Q. E E E Q. E Q Q. E E E Q.
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------6---------|----4-----------4---------|
|----6--4------6---4-------|----4--2------4---2-------|
|-0----------0-------------|-2----------2-------------|
|--------------------------|-4----------4-------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| > >
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| E Q W +E E Q W +E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---/6--4--------------(4)-|---/4--2--------------(2)-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
F#m E D#m
E E +H E E E Q. Q Q Q Q. Q.
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|----2-(2)-------1---1----|--------6---6----5-----|
|----4-(4)-------2--------|-----4------6----------|
|------------------2-4----|-4---------------------|
|-2-----------0-----------|------------4----------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| < < >
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. H. H. H.
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-----------0-----------|-----------/4----------|
|-------------------------|-4---------------------|
Verse
C#m B
H. Q E E Q H E E H +E E
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------9----9--|------12---12--------(12)---|
|-1-------6---8----9--|-9-------9--9---------(9)---|
|-2--------------6----|-6----------6---------(6)---|
|-4--------------4----|-2--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------4-|
|-2-------------------|----------------------------|
|
| <
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +H W +H
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|-7-------------(7)---------|
|-2----------(2)------|----------------------------|
C#m B
H +E E Q Q Q H. Q Q Q
|------------9-------9--|-7---------------------|
|----------------9------|---------9-------------|
|------------9---6---9--|-8-------8----8--------|
|-2----(2)--------------|-6-------9----9---9----|
|-4----(4)-4------------|-------------11--11----|
|-----------------------|---------7-------11----|
|-2----(2)--------------|--------------9---4----|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +H H. H.
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-7-------4-------------|
|-2-------------(2)-----|-----------------------|
A E E/C#
H. Q Q Q H E E Q Q Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|----------10--------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-9-----6-8-9---6-----|
|-11--------7--------|------------------6--|
|-12-----------------|-----------4---------|
|--5--------2--4--5--|-0-------------------|
|--------------------|-----------2---------|
|
| <
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. Q Q Q H. H.
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------2--4--5--|-0-------------------|
|--------------------|-----------2---------|
D#m G#m
Q. E E E Q Q Q Q. E E E H +E E
|-------------5--------|-------------------------|
|--7--------7-7--------|-------------------------|
|--6------6------------|--------6-8-5----(5)-----|
|-------7-----------4--|-6----6------------------|
|--4-------------4-----|-3-----------------------|
|----------------2--5--|-4-------------------4---|
|--4-------------------|-------------------------|
|
| >
| ~~ ~
| W H Q. E E E H +E E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|--------4S6S7----(7)-6---|
|----------------------|------6------------------|
|----------------------|-4-----------------------|
|-/4-------------------|-------------------------|
C#m B
Q. E E E Q Q Q H. Q. Q E
|--------------9------9--|-7-------12-------------|
|--------------9---9--9--|-7-------12----12-------|
|-----------1------9-----|---------------11-------|
|---------2--------------|----------------------6-|
|--4----4----------------|-2----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--2---------------------|-0----------------------|
|
| > <
| ~~~
| H. +H. H. H +E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-/6----------(6)--------|-4--------4-------(4)-6-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
C#m B
Q. E E E Q Q Q H. Q. E Q
|--9---------4---12--11---9---|-7----------------------|
|--9-------5------9---7---5---|-4----------4-----------|
|--------------6--9---8---6---|------------1----4------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------6----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------6----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------7----|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|
| < <
| ~~
| Q +W +Q Q. E. E. H.
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------9--8--------------|
|-/6---(6)---------------(6)--|------------9-----------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
F#m/A C#m/E C#m
H E E Q Q Q H. H.
|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------7----------|-9-------5-------|
|-2----7-9-7----------|-6-------6-------|
|-4-------------------|-6-------6-------|
|-0-------------------|-7-------4-------|
|----------2---4---5--|-0---------------|
|---------------------|---------2-------|
|
| >
| ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +H H. H.
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-7-----------(7)-----|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-0---------------|
|---------------------|---------2-------|
D#? G#m
Q. E E E Q Q Q H E E Q Q E E
|-------------14----------|--------------4--------------|
|-----------------14------|------------4-----4----------|
|--2------8-----------14--|-13-------6---5--------5-----|
|--4----7---7-------------|-------------------------2---|
|--6----------------------|--6--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--4----------------------0---|
|--4----------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| >
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W H Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-/7----5------4-----7--------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-/4----------------------|-----------------------------|
A Eadd9
H +E E Q Q Q H +E E Q E E E E
|------------7---7---9--|--4-------(4)---7-----7------|
|------------5---5---5--|--5-------(5)---5-----5------|
|-6----(6)-------6---6--|--------------4-4---4----4---|
|-7----(7)-7-----7------|--4-------(4)------------2---|
|-0----(0)--------------|--7-------(7)----------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------0-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| >
| ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +H Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-------------(5)-----|-/7----5--------------5------|
|-----------------------|----------------4------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
A G#m
H E E Q E E E E H +E E Q Q Q
|------------12---12---12---|-7-----(7)---7----------|
|------------10---10---12---|-7-----(7)---5--4-------|
|--6-------4---------6----4-|-9-----(9)-2-4--4--4----|
|--7-----7------------------|-------------------6----|
|--0------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. H. H. Q Q Q
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-/5------------------------|-------------4----------|
|-------------2-------------|-4--------------4--1----|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
F#m E
Q. E E E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q Q E E
|-------------------------|-------------12----9------|
|--7------10-10-10--------|--------9-10-10---10------|
|--7-------7--9-11--------|-9----9---------------9---|
|-------7--7--7--4--6--7--|-6----------------------7-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--2-------------2--4--5--|-0------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. Q Q Q H. H.
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-/4-------------4--6--7--|-2------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------0-----------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
F#m D#m
Q. E E E Q Q Q Q. E E E H.
|--------------5--------|------------------|
|-10------10---7--------|------------------|
|--7-------7-9----------|------8---8-------|
|-------7------4--7--7--|-7------7---6-----|
|--------------------5--|-6----------------|
|--2-----------2--5-----|------------------|
|-----------------------|-4----------------|
|
|~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. Q Q Q H. H.
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|--2-----------2--5-----|-2----------4-----|
|--------------------3--|------------------|
Ending
C#m B
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q.
|--------------4-12--------|---------------5-11-------|
|------------5-------10----|-------------4------9-----|
|------------6-------------|-------------4------------|
|-2-6---7------------------|-1--7---6-----------------|
|-4---4------4----4--------|-2----2------2----2-------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +H H. Q Q Q
|--------------------------|-----------------------5--|
|--------------------------|-------------4----5-------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-2--------------(2)-------|--------------------------|
C#m B
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q.
|------------------4-12---------|-----------------5-11-------|
|-----------------------10------|--------------4-------9-----|
|----------------6--------------|--------------4-------------|
|--2--6---7---------------------|-1-7---6--------------------|
|--4----4--------4----4---------|-2---2--------2-----2-------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~
| +H H. E E Q Q E E H.
|-(5)--------4--------------2S0-|-4---2----2-0-4-------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
Am6 G#m
Q. Q. E E E Q. H. E E E Q.
|------------------------|----------------7------|
|------------------------|--------------7---5----|
|-----------------6------|--4--------4-----------|
|--6----4-------6---4----|--6--------------------|
|--0---------0-----------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|--4--------4-----------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| < <
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. H Q Q. Q. H Q Q.
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-/6----4------/6---4----|-/4----2-----/4---2----|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
Q=90 Q=80 Q=60
F#m E D#m C#m
Q. Q. Q. Q. H. Q. Q. W +H
|-0-------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|------4----4----2----|--2-------2----1----|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|-2----1--------------|--4-------4----4----|-2--------(2)----*|
|-----------6----4----|--------------------|-4--------(4)----*|
|-2----2----0----0----|----------4---------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--4-----------------|-2--------(2)----*|
|
| < <
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. Q. Q. Q. H. Q. Q. W +H
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|-2----1----1---------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|----------------4----|-/4-------4----3----|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--------------------|-2--------(2)----*|
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 - 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*********************************************************************
