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A Fortune In Lies
Dream Theater
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A Fortune in Lies Tablature
by Dream Theater
transcribed by Jeff Chew (jc309@columbia.edu) & Thomas De George
Key:
H = hammer/pull
/ = slide
(1/2b) = half bend
(fb) = full bend
(fdb) = full double bend
(ah) = artificial (pinched) harmonic
T = tap
(wb) = whammy bar "trill" (hit bar quickly)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------7----6---------11----9---------7----9--------------------------------
D------------------2----------------------------------------------------------
A---9--------------2---------------9--------------5----7----9-----------------
E---7--------------0---------------7--------------3----5----7-----------------
_______________
|1.
E-||----------------------------------------------------------|---------------
B-||.---------------------------------------------------------|---------------
G-||--6--4-----------6--4-----------6--4-----------6--4-------|11--9----------
D-||--------4--4--4--------4--4--4--------4--4--4--------4--4-|-------9--9--9-
A-||.---------------------------------------------------------|---------------
E-||----------------------------------------------------------|---------------
muted....................................................................
_________________________________________________ _______________________
||2.
E--------------------------------------------------||-------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------.||-------------------------
G---11--9-----------7--5------------7--5-----------||--14--12-----------------
D----------9--9--9---------5--5--5--------5--5--5--||----------12--12--12-----
A-------------------------------------------------.||-------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------||-------------------------
muted....................................................................
___________________________________
E------------------------------------|------------------------------15--15----
B------------------------------------|-------12-----14(1/2b)--14--------------
G---14--12--------------6--4---------|---11-----------------------------------
D-----------12--12--12--------4------|----------------------------------------
A---------------------------------9--|----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------7--|----------------------------------------
muted.......................
E---12------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------13---------15(fdb)-------------------------------------------12-------
G-----------12---------------------------------------13(1/2b)---13---14(fdb)--
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------12--14--15---------------------------
E----------------------------12--13--16---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------15------15----
B---------------------------------------15------15--16--15--16------18--------
G---------------14------14--15--14--15------17--------------------------------
D---15--14--15------17--------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------15--18--17---------20(fb)---------------17--18----------20------------
B---18---------------------------------20(fb)-----------20--17----------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---/19--15--14--15--14------14-----------------------------------------------
G------------------------16------16--14------------------------------13--14---
D----------------------------------------16------------------15--16-----------
A--------------------------------------------17--16--16--17-------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---13--14--13-14-16-14-13-14-16-14-13----------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------16-14-12-14-16-14-12-------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------16-14-12-14-16-14-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---12-------------------------------------------11---------------------------
E------16-14-12-14-16-14-12-10-12-14-12-10\9-----9----------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------
D--\2--4--5-----------------------------------------|----6--7--9--------------
A--\2--2--3-----------------------------------------|----4--5--7--6--5--4-----
E--\0-----------------------------------------------|-------------4--3--2-----
(You figure out the rhythm to this for yourself)
(3X)
E--------------------------------||------------------------------||-----------
B--------------------------------||.----------------------------.||-----------
G---13--11----------6--4---------||------------------------------||-----------
D-----------12--11--------5--4---||---------7----9---------------||-----------
A--------------------------------||.---4----5----7----9----12---.||-----------
E--------------------------------||----2--------------7----10----||-----------
muted................... Rhy.Fig.I
E----------------------------------||--------------------------||-------------
B-----------------------------5--4-||.------------------------.||.--------3---
G-----------------------7----------||---------3----------------||-------------
D--------7----9---6--9-----5-------||--------------------------||---0-0-0-----
A---4----5----7--------------------||.--0-0-0---0-0-0-3-2-3-2-.||.------------
E---2------------------------------||--------------------------||-------------
E------------------||------------0-----------0-----------3-----------1--------
B-----------------.||------------0-----------0-----------0-----------1--------
G------------------||---------2-----------2-----------------------3-----------
D---0-0-0-3-2-3-2--||------2-----------2--------------0--------3--------------
A-----------------.||---0-----------0--------------2--------1-----------------
E------------------||---------------------------3-----------------------------
clean
E------------0-----------0-----------3--|-------------------------------------
B------------0-----------0-----------0--|-------------------------------------
G---------2-----------2-----------------|-------3-----2-----------------------
D------2-----------2--------------0-----|---------------5-3-2-----------------
A---0-----------0--------------2--------|-1-1-1---------------5-3-1-----------
E---------------------------3-----------|---------------------------5---------
end Rhy.Fig.I distortion
E------------------------------------------|---------|------------------------
B------------------------------------------|---------|------------------------
G------------------------------------------|---------|------------------------
D---2--------------------------------------|---------|------------------------
A---2--------------------------------------|---4--5--|------------------------
E---0--------------------------------------|---2--3--|------------------------
(You figure out the rhythm for yourself) Rhy.Fig.I
E----------------------------------------------|------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------|------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------|------------------------------
D---2----5----7---------2----5-----------------|------------------------------
A---2----3----5----3----2----3----9----7----5--|---4--------------------------
E---0--------------1----0---------7----5----3--|---2--------------------------
(figure out rhythm)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---9---------7----6----------------------------------------------------------
A---7----9----5----4----------------------------------------------------------
E--------7--------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar solo
E---12-10-9-7-----------12-10-9-7-----------9-7-5-4---------7-5-4-2-----------
B-------------12-10-9-7-----------12-10-9-7---------9-7-5-3---------7-5-3-2---
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
T T T T T T T T
E-------------------------------7-5-4-2---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------7-5-3-2-8-5-3-2-10-5-3-2-8-5-3-2------
G---6-4-2-1-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------6-4-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------5-4-2-0-2-4-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
T T T T T T T T
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---7-5-3-2-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------6-4-2-4/6--6-2-4-6-2-4-6-2-4-6-2-4-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-7-4-6-9-6-7--
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
T T T T T T T T T T T
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---9-6-7-9-6-7-9-6-7-11-7-9-11-7-9-11-7-9-11-7-9-13-9-11-13-9-11-13-9-11-----
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
T T T T T T T T T T
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---13-9-11-14-11-13-14-11-13-14-11-13-14-11-13-16-13-14-16-18-16-14-13-14-16-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
T T T T T T T
E----------------|------------------12-17-12----------------|-----------------
B----------------|---------------13----------13-------------|-----------------
G---18-13-14-13--|------------14----------------14----------|-----------------
D----------------|---------14----------------------14-------|-----------------
A----------------|---12-15----------------------------15-12-|-----------------
E----------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------
T H
E-----------------9-14-9---------------|-----------6-11-6---------------------
B--------------10--------10------------|---------7--------7-------------------
G-----------11--------------11---------|-------8------------8-----------------
D--------11--------------------11------|-----8----------------8---------------
A---9-12--------------------------12-9-|-6-9--------------------9-6-----------
E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
H H
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---14-10-14-19-14-10-19-14-10-19-14-10-17(fdb)--14-15-17-15-14-15-17-15-14---
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
T T T
E---------------------------------------------------------|----------12-------
B---15-17-15-14-14----------------------------------------|----13-15----------
G---------------16(fb)&(wb)-16-14-------------------------|-14----------------
D---------------------------------16-14-------------------|-------------------
A---------------------------------------16-14-------------|-------------------
E---------------------------------------------17-14-17-14-|-------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---15-13-12-13-12------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------14/(wb)16(wb)\14--10-12-14-12-10---------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------14-12-10-12-14-12---------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------14-12---
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------10-12-14-12-10---------------------------------------------------
A---10-12-14----------------14-12-10------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------13-12-12(ah)&(1/2b)-12-------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------10-12---
G---2-4-5-2-4-5-4-5-7-4-5-7-5-7-9-5-7-9-7-9-10-7-9-10-9-10-12-9-10-12---------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------/15-/17-/19-/20-/22-/22(fb)-/22(fb)-----
B---13-10-12-13-12-13-15-12-13-15-/17-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Now improv on an A Blues scale on the 17th fret)
E---------0---------0---------0---------0-------------------------------------
B---------0---------0---------0--------11-------------------------------------
G---------9--------10--------12--------10-------------------------------------
D---------9--------10--------12---------0-------------------------------------
A---0-0-0----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------|----------||
B-----------------------------------|----------||
G-----------------------------------|----------||
D---2-------------------------------|--4----5--||
A---2-------------------------------|--2----3--||
E---0-------------------------------|----------||
(figure out rhythm for yourself)
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Jeff Chew
jc309@columbia.edu
P.S. Thanks to Dr. Mosh!