• Song:

    A Rite Of Passage

  • Artist:

    Dream Theater

Rite of Passage, Black Clouds and Silver Linings                                

Dream Theater
Petrucci
tabbed by: Bas and Davey

Played on a seven string guitar(, or a dropped c tuning.)
the rest of the song and a Guitar Pro tab, coming up soon.
Enjoy!

                                     E  S S E  E  S S E  E  E   
E||-------|-------|-------|-------|----------------------------|
B||-------|-------|-------|-------|----------------------------|
G||-------|-------|-------|-------|----------------------------|
D||-------|-------|-------|-------|-----4-5-4-----4-5-4--------|
A||-------|-------|-------|-------|--5---------5---------5--3--|
E||-------|-------|-------|-------|----------------------------|
B||-------|-------|-------|-------|----------------------------|


  E  S S E  E  E  E  Q       E  S S E  E  S S E  E  E   
--------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------5----|----------------------------|
-----4-5-4--------4-------|-----4-5-4-----4-5-4--------|
--5---------5--3----------|--5---------5---------5--3--|
--------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------------|----------------------------|


                                          PM PM                 
  E  S  S E  E  E  E  Q       E  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  E  E   
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----4h-5-4-----6--7-------|-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|
--5----------5--6--7--6----|--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|
----------------4--5--6----|-----------------------------------|
----------------------4----|-----------------------------------|


              PM PM                           PM PM                 
  E  S  S  E  S  S  E  E  Q       E  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  E  E   
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
--------------------------5----|-----------------------------------|
-----4h-5p-4-----------4-------|-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|
--5-----------5--5--3----------|--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


              PM PM                           PM PM                 
  E  S  S  E  S  S  E  E  Q       E  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  E  E   
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-----4h-5p-4--------6--7-------|-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|
--5-----------5--5--6--7--6----|--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|
--------------------4--5--6----|-----------------------------------|
--------------------------4----|-----------------------------------|


              PM PM                             PM PM                 
  E  S  S  E  S  S  E  E    Q       E  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  E  E   
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
--------------------------<>5----|-----------------------------------|
-----4h-5p-4-----------4---------|-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|
--5-----------5--5--3------------|--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  PM PM    PM PM    PM PM    PM PM                         
  S  S  E  S  S  E  S  S  E  S  S  E     W                 
--------------------------------------|-------------------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------|
--------5--------7--------8--------5--|-------------------|
--------5--------7--------8--------5--|-------------------|
--3--3--3--5--5--5--6--6--6--3--3--3--|--5----------------|
--------------------------------------|--5----------------|
--------------------------------------|--3----------------|


  H        E  E  Q       W                   H        E  E  Q     
----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
-----------------5----|-------------------|----------------------|
--------------4-------|-------------------|-----------6--7-------|
--L--------3----------|--5----------------|--L--------6--7--6----|
--L-------------------|--5----------------|--L--------4--5--6----|
--L-------------------|--3----------------|--L--------------4----|


  W                   H        E  E    Q       W                 
-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-----------------<>5----|-------------------|
-------------------|--------------4---------|-------------------|
--5----------------|--L--------3------------|--5----------------|
--5----------------|--L---------------------|--5----------------|
--3----------------|--L---------------------|--3----------------|


           PM PM            PM   PM PM PM      PM PM PM      PM    
           |--3--|                                                 
  H        E  E  E  Q       S  S S  S  S  E  S S  S  S  S E  S  S  
-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------6--6--6-------|----------------------------------------|
--L--------6--6--6--6----|----------------------------------------|
--L--------4--4--4--6----|--5----5--5--5-------5--5--5-------5----|
--L-----------------4----|--3----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3----|


     PM PM PM                   PM   PM PM PM       PM PM PM       PM    
  E  S  S  S  E.  E  E  Q       S  S S  S  S  S S S S  S  S  S S S S  S  
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
------------------------5----|------------------------------------------|
---------------------4-------|------------------------------------------|
------------------3----------|------------------------------------------|
-----5--5--5-----------------|--5----5--5--5--------5--5--5--------5----|
-----3--3--3-----------------|--3----3--3--3--------3--3--3--------3----|


     PM PM PM                   PM   PM PM PM      PM PM PM      PM    
  E  S  S  S  E.  E  E  Q       S  S S  S  S  E  S S  S  S  S E  S  S  
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----5--5--5------4--5-------|--5----5--5--5-------5--5--5-------5----|
-----3--3--3------------4----|--3----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3----|


     PM PM PM                   PM   PM PM PM       PM PM PM         
  E  S  S  S  E.  E  E  Q       S  S S  S  S  S S S S  S  S  S Q     
-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
------------------------5----|--------------------------------------|
---------------------4-------|--------------------------------------|
------------------3----------|--------------------------------------|
-----5--5--5-----------------|--5----5--5--5--------5--5--5---------|
-----3--3--3-----------------|--3----3--3--3--------3--3--3---------|


                                 PM   PM PM PM      PM PM PM      PM    
  S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E     S  S S  S  S  E  S S  S  S  S E  S  S  
------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
------5------7------8------5--|----------------------------------------|
--3-3-3--5-5-5--6-6-6--3-3-3--|----------------------------------------|
------------------------------|--5----5--5--5-------5--5--5-------5----|
------------------------------|--3----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3----|


     PM PM PM                   PM   PM PM PM       PM PM PM       PM    
  E  S  S  S  E.  E  E  Q       S  S S  S  S  S S S S  S  S  S S S S  S  
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
------------------------5----|------------------------------------------|
---------------------4-------|------------------------------------------|
------------------3----------|------------------------------------------|
-----5--5--5-----------------|--5----5--5--5--------5--5--5--------5----|
-----3--3--3-----------------|--3----3--3--3--------3--3--3--------3----|


     PM PM PM                   PM   PM PM PM      PM PM PM      PM    
  E  S  S  S  E.  E  E  Q       S  S S  S  S  E  S S  S  S  S E  S  S  
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-----5--5--5------4--5-------|--5----5--5--5-------5--5--5-------5----|
-----3--3--3------------4----|--3----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3----|


     PM PM PM                   PM   PM PM PM       PM PM PM         
  E  S  S  S  E.  E  E  Q       S  S S  S  S  S S S S  S  S  S Q     
-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
------------------------5----|--------------------------------------|
---------------------4-------|--------------------------------------|
------------------3----------|--------------------------------------|
-----5--5--5-----------------|--5----5--5--5--------5--5--5---------|
-----3--3--3-----------------|--3----3--3--3--------3--3--3---------|


  S S E  S S E  S S E  S S E     E  S S E  S S S S E  E  E   
------------------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------|
------5------7------8------5--|-----------------------------|
--3-3-3--5-5-5--6-6-6--3-3-3--|-----7-8-7------7-8-7--------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------|
------------------------------|--5---------5-5--------5--3--|


  E  S S E  S S E  Q.        E  S S E  S S S S E  E  E   
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----7-8-7----------------|-----7-8-7------7-8-7--------|
-------------------5------|-----------------------------|
--5---------5-5-3---------|--5---------5-5--------5--3--|


                PM PM                                     
  E  S S E  S S E  E  Q       E  S S E  S S S S E  E  E   
---------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----7-8-7------8--9-------|-----7-8-7------7-8-7--------|
----------------6--7--8----|-----------------------------|
--5---------5-5-------6----|--5---------5-5--------5--3--|


  E  S S E  S S E  Q.        E  S S E  S S S S E  E  E   
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------------|
-----7-8-7----------------|-----7-8-7------7-8-7--------|
-------------------5------|-----------------------------|
--5---------5-5-3---------|--5---------5-5--------5--3--|


                              Turn the key                    
                              A5                              
                PM PM                                         
  E  S S E  S S E  E  Q       E            E  E  Q    Q.      
---------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------6--5----6------|
---------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------|---------------7-----------------|
-----7-8-7------8--9-------|---------------------------------|
----------------6--7--8----|--5------------------------------|
--5---------5-5-------6----|---------------------------------|


  Walk through the gate                    
  D5                                       
  E                     E  E  Q    Q.      
------------------------------------------|
---------------------------6--5----6------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------5-----------------|
------------------------------------------|
--3---------------------------------------|


  The great ascent                    
  F5                                  
  E                E  E  Q    Q.      
-------------------------------------|
----------------------6--5----6------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------3-----------------|
-------------------------------------|
--1----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|


  To reach a higher state                                                
  C5                               G/B             A5                    
  E                       E  E  E  E   E  E  E     E  E  E  Q    Q.      
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
--8-----------------------6--5--6--5------------|--------6--5----6------|
---------------------------------------7--5--4--|-----------------------|
------------------------------------------------|-----7-----------------|
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------------------------------|--5--------------------|
------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|


  A right of pass-                    
  F5                                  
  E                E  E  Q    Q.      
-------------------------------------|
----------------------6--5----6------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------3-----------------|
-------------------------------------|
--1----------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|


  agge!!!!!!                                                           
  D5                       D5                  E5                      
  S          S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S    E  E  E  E  E  E  Q     
--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
-----------------5-6-5------------5-6-5-----|--------------6--5-------|
---------------7-------7--------7-------7---|--------4--5-------------|
-------------7-----------7----7-----------7-|--6--7--------------6----|
--5------------------------5----------------|-------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|


  The final stage                      A sacred home                    
  A5                                   D5                               
  E               E  E  Q    Q.        E             E  E  Q    Q.      
------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
---------------------6--5----6------|-------------------6--5----6------|
------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
------------------7-----------------|----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|----------------5-----------------|
--5---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|--3-------------------------------|


  Unlock the door                    
  F5                                 
  E               E  E  Q    Q.      
------------------------------------|
---------------------6--5----6------|
------------------------------------|
------------------3-----------------|
------------------------------------|
--1---------------------------------|
------------------------------------|


  And lay the corner stone                                                
  C5                                G/B             A5                    
  E                        E  E  E  E   E  E  E     E  E  E  Q    Q.      
-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
--8------------------------6--5--6--5------------|--------6--5----6------|
----------------------------------------7--5--4--|-----------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|-----7-----------------|
-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|--5--------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|


  A rite of pass-                    
  F5                                 
  E               E  E  Q    Q.      
------------------------------------|
---------------------6--5----6------|
------------------------------------|
------------------3-----------------|
------------------------------------|
--1---------------------------------|
------------------------------------|


  aaggeee!!!                                                          
  Bb 5 maj7                                   E5                      
  S          S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    E  E  E  E  E  E  Q     
-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
-----------------5-6-5-----------5-6-5-----|--------------5--6-------|
---------------7-------7-------7-------7---|--------4--5--------4----|
-------------7-----------7---7-----------7-|--6--7-------------------|
--5------------------------5---------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|


  Q.     E  E  E  E  E     Q.     E  E  E  E  E     E  E  H.            
------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
------------1--0--------|------------1--0--------|--------4------------|
--0------3--------3-----|---------3--------3-----|-----3---------------|
---------------------3--|--L------------------2--|--L------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|


              PM PM                               PM PM             
  E  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  E  E     E  S  S  E  S  S  E  E  Q     
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|--------------------------5----|
-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|-----4h-5p-4-----------4-------|
--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|--5-----------5--5--3----------|
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|


              PM PM                               PM PM                     
                                                        |-3-| |-3-|         
  E  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  E  E     E  S  S  E  S  S  S S S S S S   Q     
-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|-----4h-5p-4--------------------<>5----|
--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|--5-----------5--5---------------------|
-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--------|


              PM PM                               PM PM               
  E  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  E  E     E  S  S  E  S  S  E  E    Q     
-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|--------------------------<>5----|
-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|-----4h-5p-4-----------4---------|
--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|--5-----------5--5--3------------|
-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


              PM PM                   PM PM    PM PM    PM PM    PM    
  E  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  E  E     S  S  E  S  S  E  S  S  E  Q     
-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|--------5--------7--------8--5----|
-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|--------5--------7--------8--5----|
--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|--3--3--3--5--5--5--6--6--6--3----|
-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


  W                   H        E  E    Q       W                 
-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-----------------<>5----|-------------------|
-------------------|--------------4---------|-------------------|
--5----------------|--L--------3------------|--5----------------|
--5----------------|--L---------------------|--5----------------|
--3----------------|--L---------------------|--3----------------|


           PM PM                   
           |--3--|                 
  H        E  E  E  Q              
-------------------------|-------||
-------------------------|-------||
-------------------------|-------||
-----------6--6--6-------|-------||
--L--------6--6--6--6----|-------||
--L--------4--4--4--6----|-------||
--L-----------------4----|-------||




Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-|  - n-tuplets


Tablature Legend
----------------
L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ -  slide into from below or out of upwards
\ -  slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down
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