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A Nightmare To Remember

Dream Theater

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"A Nightmare to Remember" by Dream Theater.

From the album "Black Clouds & Silver Linings".

Words by John Petrucci.
Music by John Myung, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, and Jordan Rudess.

Tabbed by Luis Salazar, aka a guitar's life. 
Contact: vanguard456@msn.com


Tuning: Standard C; from low to high C F A# D# G C


NOTE: The time signature varies quite a bit throughout the song so I will 
specify the time signature as (4/4) before any measure that has a new time 
signature. Also, my tempo markings are all approximations.

Update 7-3-09: So far I have all of the rhythm guitars tabbed out. I am
working on the guitar solos and bass next. Feel free to contribute your 
tabs for the solos as that would be very helpful and greatly appreciated.
I'll give you credit if you do and I'll put everything together into a 
GuitarPro 5 file.
                          ____
~ = vibrato              |    | = legato (hold the note for it's value plus
h = hammer-on                     the value of the connected note)
p = pull-off              S = Sixteenth Note         || ||
s = slide to next note    E = Eighth Note           o|| ||o Repeat
/ = slide up (down is \)  Q = Quarter Note          o|| ||o Signs
b = bend                  H = Half Note              || ||
* = palm-mute             W = Whole Note
x = right hand mute       . = dotted (add half of the note value)
PH = pinch harmonic        _ _
NH = natural harmonic     | 3 | or 3 = triplet


INTRO (after storm sounds and piano)


Guitar 1 & 2 (electric w/ distortion)

(4/4) 120bpm
  H.     Q    H.     E E   H.     Q    W          H.     Q    H.     E E
|-----------|------------|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|
|-5------9--|-8----------|-4------8--|-7--------|-2------6--|-5----------|
|-5------7--|-6------6-5-|-4------8--|-7--------|-2------4--|-3------8-7-|
|-3------7--|-6------4-3-|-2------6--|-5--------|-0------4--|-3------8-7-|
                     * *                                             * *

  H.     Q    W          H.     Q    H.     E E   H.     Q    W
|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|-----------|----------|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|-----------|----------|
|-----------|----------|-----------|------------|-----------|----------|
|-8------5--|-4--------|-5------9--|-8----------|-4------8--|-7--------|
|-6------5--|-4--------|-5------7--|-6------6-5-|-4------8--|-7--------|
|-6------3--|-2--------|-3------7--|-6------4-3-|-2------6--|-5--------|
                                            * *

  H.     Q    H.     E E   H.     Q    H.     Q
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
|-2------6--|-5----------|-8------5--|-4-----------|
|-2------4--|-3------8-7-|-6------5--|-4-----------|
|-0------4--|-3------8-7-|-6------3--|-2------12\--|
                     * *

  H.      Q    H     Q  E E   H.      Q    H    H      H     Q   Q
|------------|--------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|------------|-----------|--------------|
|--------/7--|-6-----6------|------------|-----------|----------/4--|
|-3----------|----------4-3-|-2------/6--|-5----5----|-0-----0------|
  ~            ~     ~        ~            ~    PH~

  H.      E E   H.      Q    H    H
|-------------|------------|-----------|
|-------------|------------|-----------|
|-------------|------------|-----------|
|--------/3-2-|-1----------|-----------|
|-3-----------|------------|-----------|
|-------------|--------/3--|-2----2----|
  ~             ~            ~    PH~

Guitar 1

165bpm
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------------|
|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0-/6p5--|
  *                 *                 *                 *            ~

Guitar 1 (top), Guitar 2 (bottom)

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------4----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------4----|Gtr
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|1
|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------------|
|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0-------|
| *                 *                 *                 *          NH   |
|                                                                       |
| E E H.            E E H.            E E H.            W               |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|Gtr
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|2
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|

Guitar 1 & 2              
                                                          ________________
                                                         1.      
    Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E E  E Q
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||--2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------------||
||--0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0-/6p5--||
                                                                     ~
  ________________   ________________   ________________
 2.                 3.                 4.
  Q   E E E  E Q     Q   E E E E  E Q   Q  E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||
|-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||
|----------------o||----------------o||----------------o||
|----------------o||----------------o||----5-2---------o||
|-2---------/4-3--||-2---------------||-2------5-2------||
|-0---0-3-0-------||-0---0-3-0-/6p5--||-0----------5-3--||
               ~                  ~


VERSE 1


  "A nightmare to remember, I'd never be the same"

  E Q   E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------------|
|-0-----2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0-/6p5--|
  *     * * * * *   *   * * * * * *   *   * * * * * *   *   * * *    ~

  "What began as laughter so soon would turn to pain"

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------/4-3--|
|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0-------|
  *   * * * * * *   *   * * * * * *   *   * * * * * *   *   * * *    ~

  "The sky was clear and frigid, the air was thick and still"

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------------|
|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0-/6p5--|
  *   * * * * * *   *   * * * * * *   *   * * * * * *   *   * * *    ~

  "Now I'm not one to soon forget and I bet I never will"
                                                      (9/8)
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------/4-3--|
|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0-------|
  *   * * * * * *   *   * * * * * *                                  ~


GUITAR SOLO 1


(5/4)              (10/8)          (5/4)              (19/16)
  Q.  Q.  E E E E    Q.  Q.  E Q.    Q.  Q.  E E E E    Q.  Q.   E. Q
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
|---------5-7-5-7--|---------------|---------5-7-5-7--|-----------------|
|-3b--0------------|-3b--0---3-5---|-3b--0------------|-3b--0---/6--5---|
                               ~                                    ~

(5/4)              (10/8)          (5/4)              
  Q.  Q.  E E E E    Q.  Q.  E Q.    Q.  Q.  E E E E    Q.  Q  E H
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|------------------|----------7----|
|---------5-7-5-7--|---------------|---------5-7-5-7--|----------5----|
|-3b--0------------|-3b--0---3-5---|-3b--0------------|-3b--0--0------|
                               ~                               *


VERSE 2


  "Picture for a moment the perfect irony"
(7/8)           (4/4)
  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E Q
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------------|
|-0---2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0-/6p5--| 
  *   * * * * *   *   * * * * * *   *   * * * * * *   *   * * *    ~   

   "A flawless new beginning eclipsed by tragedy"

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------/4-3--|
|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0-------|
  *   * * * * * *   *   * * * * * *   *   * * * * * *   *   * * *    ~

  "The uninvited stranger started dancing on his own"

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------------|
|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0-/6p5--|
                                                                     ~

  "So we said goodbye to the glowing bride and we made our way back home"
                                                      (9/8)
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-0-----|
|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2---------1-----|-2-------------3-2-|
|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-2-3---3-2-|-0---0-3-0---------|


BRIDGE 1


  "Life was so simple then"
(6/4) 205bpm
  W.           H.     H.       W        Q  Q    Q  H.     Q  Q
|------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|-2----------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|-2----------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|-0----------|---------------|----------3-----|-6---------9--10--|
|------------|-2------1------|-0-----------5--|----7------7--8---|
                                                          *  *

  "We were so innocent"

  W.           H.       H.      W       Q  Q    H    E E  H.
|------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-12---------|-10-------------|-9-------------|------------------|
|-12---------|-8--------------|-8-------------|----------/7------|
|-10---------|-8-------/5-----|-7-------4--1--|-0----0-0---------|

  "Father and mother"

  H.   SSSSSSSSSSSS   H    SSSS H    SSSS   H.   SSSSSSSSSSSS   W    Q  Q
|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------|
|-7-----------------|-----------7---------|-7-----------------|-9----------|
|-7-----------------|-8---------8---------|-7-----------------|-9----9--10-|
|-5----555555555555-|-5----5555-5----5555-|-5----555555555555-|-7----7--8--|
       ************        ****      ****        ************        *  *

"Holding each other"
                            (4/4) 135bpm 
                                    _ _    _ _          _ _   _ _
                                   | 3 |  | 3 |        | 3 | | 3 |
  W.          H.      H.      H    E E E  E E E   H    E E E E E E
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-12--------|-10------------|-9-----------------|------------------|
|-12--------|-8-------------|-8-----------------|------------------|
|-10--------|-8------/5-----|-7----7-8-10-8-7-5-|-4----7-8-7-5-4-1-|



BRIDGE 2

     __ __    _ _ _ _   _ _  _ _  __ __
    |  3  |  | 3 | 3 | | 3 || 3 ||  3  |
    E  E  E  E  S S E  E  S S E  E  E  E
||-----------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------------o|| 3 times
||o---------------------------------------o||
||-----------------------------------------||
||--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-----0-0-0--0--0--0---||
    *  *  *  *  * * *     * * *  *  *  *
   __ __    _ _ _ _   __ __
  |  3  |  | 3 | 3 | |  3  |
  E  E  E  E  S S E  E  E  E  Q
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-----0--2--3-----|
  *  *  *  *  * * *           ~
     __ __    _ _ _ _   _ _  _ _  __ __
    |  3  |  | 3 | 3 | | 3 || 3 ||  3  |
    E  E  E  E  S S E  E  S S E  E  E  E
||-----------------------------------------||
||-----------------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------------o|| 3 times
||o---------------------------------------o||
||-----------------------------------------||
||--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-----0-0-0--0--0--0---||
    *  *  *  *  * * *     * * *  *  *  *
   __ __    _ _ _ _   __ __
  |  3  |  | 3 | 3 | |  3  |
  E  E  E  E  S S E  E  E  E  Q
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-----0--2--6-----|
  *  *  *  *  * * *           ~
  
  1. "Without warning"              "Out of nowhere"
  2. "Crushing glass"               "Rubber and steel"
                 __ __   __ __                     __ __   __ __
       3        |  3  | |  3  |  3       3        |  3  | |  3  |  3
    E  Q    S S Q   S S E  E  E  E    E  Q    S S Q   S S E  E  E  E
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o----9--------8-------------------|----7--------5-------------------|
||-----10-------9-------------------|----7--------7-------------------|
||--0-------0-0-----0-0-0--0--0--0--|-0-------0-0-----0-0-0--0--0--0--|
    *       * *     * * *  *  *  *    *       * *     * * *  *  *  *

  1. "Like a bullet"                "From the night"
  2. "Scorching fire"               "Glowing lights"
               __ __   __ __                     __ __   __ __
     3        |  3  | |  3  |  3       3        |  3  | |  3  |  3
  E  Q    S S Q   S S E  E  E  E    E  Q    S S Q   S S E  E  E  E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|----9--------8-------------------|----7--------9-------------------o||
|----10-------9-------------------|----7--------7--------------------||
|-0-------0-0-----0-0-0--0--0--0--|-0-------0-0-----0-0-0--0--0--0---||
  *       * *     * * *  *  *  *    *       * *     * * *  *  *  *

  "Screams of terror"     "Pain and fear"
                      ____                   __
     3   3       3   |    |  3   3      3   |   
  E  Q   Q    E. Q   E.   E  Q   Q   E. Q   E.
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|----9--------8---------|----7-------5---------|
|--------10------9------|--------7------7------|
|-0------------------9--|-------------------7--|

  "Sounds of sirens"      "Smoke in my eyes"
__                                 __ __
  |  3   3       3        3   3   |  3  |      3 
  E  Q   Q    E. Q   E.   Q   Q   S E  E  Q    E  E 
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------7--8--9----9\----|
|----9--------8---------|-7--------------------------|
|--------10------9------|-----7----------------------|
|--------------------9--|----------------------------|

  "Sudden stillness"      "Blackened silence"
                      ____                   __
     3   3       3   |    |                 |
  E  Q   Q    E. Q   E.   E  Q   Q   E. Q   E.
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|----9--------8---------|----7-------5---------|
|--------10------9------|--------7------7------|
|--------------------9--|-------------------7--|

  "No more screaming"     "No more cries"
__                                       ___
  |  3   3       3                3  3  |   |3
  E  Q   Q    E. Q   E.   E.  E.  E  E  Q.   E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----5--------4------3--|-2---------------------|
|--------7-------3------|-----2-----------------|
|-----------------------|--------3--2--0--------|


BRIDGE 3


  "Stunned and bewildered"              
   __ __    __ __    __ __    __ __      __ __    __ __    __ __    __ __
  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |    |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

  "Cold and afraid"              
   __ __    __ __    __ __    __ __      __ __    __ __    __ __    __ __
  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |    |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

  "Torn up and broken"              
   __ __    __ __    __ __    __ __      __ __    __ __    __ __    __ __
  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |    |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

  "Frightened and dazed"              
   __ __    __ __    __ __    __ __      
  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |  |  3  |    
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|---------------------------------|
|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-------------------------------------|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Guitar 1 (top), Guitar 2 (bottom)

  "Stunned and bewildered"

  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|Gtr. 1
|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
| E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|Gtr. 2
|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  "Cold and afraid"

  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|Gtr. 1
|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
| E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|-17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--|Gtr. 2
|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  "Torn up and broken"

  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|Gtr. 1
|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
| E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|Gtr. 2
|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  "Frightened and dazed"

  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|Gtr. 1
|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
| E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|Gtr. 2
|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


INTERLUDE


Gtr. 3 (acoustic)

     E E  E Q    E E  E    Q    E E  E E  Q
||--------6-----------6--|-----------6---------||
||-----10---10-----10----|-10-----10---10------||
||o--0-----------0-------|------0---------0---o||
||o----------------------|--------------------o||
||-----------------------|---------------------||
||-----------------------|---------------------||

     E E  E Q    E E  E    Q    E E  E E  Q
||-----------------------|---------------------||
||--------8-----------8--|-----------8---------||
||o----11---11-----11----|-11-----11---11-----o||
||o--9-----------9-------|------9---------9---o||
||-----------------------|---------------------||
||-----------------------|---------------------||

     E E  E Q    E E  E    Q    E E  E E  Q
||--------6-----------6--|-----------6---------||
||-----10---10-----10----|-10-----10---10------||
||o--0-----------0-------|------0---------0---o||
||o----------------------|--------------------o||
||-----------------------|---------------------||
||-----------------------|---------------------||

  E E E Q   E E E   Q   E E E E Q     E E E Q   E E E   Q   E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----5---------5-|---------5-------|-----3---------3-|---------3-------|
|-------7---------|-7---------7-----|-------6---------|-6---------6-----|
|---7---------7---|-------7-----7---|---7---------7---|-------7-----7---|
|-0---------0-----|-----0-----------|-0---------0-----|-----0-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                                       (9/8)_________
                                                       |             |
  E E E Q   E E E   Q   E E E E Q     E E E Q.   Q     W             E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-0----------------|
|-----3---------3-|---------3-------|-----2----------|-2----------------|
|-------3---------|-3---------3-----|-------2--------|-2----------------|
|---5---------5---|-------5-----5---|---5--------5---|------------------|
|-0---------0-----|-----0-----------|-0--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|

Guitar 3 & 4 (4 is electric w/ chorus effect)
                          ____
(4/4)                    |    |
    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    W
||--------------0-----------|-----------------|
||-----------3-----3--------|-----------------|
||o-------6-----------6-----|-----------------|
||o----5-----------------5--|-----------------|
||--------------------------|-----------------|
||--0-----------------------|-----------------|
                        ____
                       |    |
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    W
|-------------0-----------|------------------||
|----------3-----3--------|------------------||
|-------6-----------6-----|-----------------o||
|----5-----------------5--|-----------------o||
|-0-----------------------|------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------||


VERSE 3


  1. "Lying on the table"
  2. "He said, 'Son do you remember?'"

    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------5-----------|-------------5-----------|
||o-------7--6-----7--6-----|-------7--6-----7--6-----|
||o----5-----------------5--|----5-----------------5--|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||--0-----------------------|-------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *       *  *  *  *  *  *  *

  1. "In this unfamiliar place"
  2. "'Do you even know your name?'"

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------5-----------|-------------5-----------|
|-------7--6-----7--6-----|-------7--6-----7--6-----|
|----5-----------------5--|----5-----------------5--|
|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *       *  *  *  *  *  *  *

  1. "I'm greeted by a stranger"
  2. "Then he shined a light into my eyes"

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  Q.
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------5-----------|-------------5-----------|
|-------7--6-----7--6-----|-------7--6--------------|
|----5-----------------5--|----5--------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|----------------6--------|
  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *       *  *  *  *  ~

  1. "A man without a face"
  2. "And said, 'Take this for the pain.'"

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------5-----------|-------------8------------||
|-------7--6-----7--6-----|-------7--6-----7--6-----o||
|----5-----------------5--|----5-----------------5--o||
|-0-----------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *       *  *  *  *  *  *  *

PRE-CHORUS

Guitar 4 (top), Guitar 3 (bottom)

(6/4)
    Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.     Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.     Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.
||------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
||---------3---------3----|--------3---------3----|--------3---------3----|
||o-------------0---------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|
||o-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|
||--3---------------------|-5---------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|-----------------------|-0---------------------|
||                        |                       |                       |
||  Q  E E E E Q  E E E E | Q.   E E E Q.   E E E | Q.   E E E Q.   E E E |
||------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
||--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-|-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-|
||o-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|
||o-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|
||--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|
||------------------------|-----------------------|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|

  Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.
|------------------------||
|--------3---------3-----||
|-----0-----------------o||Gtr
|-4-----------5---------o|| 4
|------------------------||
|------------------------||
|                        ||   
| Q.  E E E Q  E E E E   ||
|------------------------||
|-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---||
|-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--o||Gtr
|-4---4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5--o|| 3
|-5---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---||
|-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---||

  "Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony"

  Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.     Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.     Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------3---------3----|--------3---------3----|--------3---------3----|
|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|Gtr
|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------| 4
|-3---------------------|-5---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-0---------------------|
|                       |                       |                       |
| Q  E E E E Q  E E E E | Q.   E E E Q.   E E E | Q.   E E E Q.   E E E |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-|-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|Gtr
|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-| 3
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|

                         "I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful...

  Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.    Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.     Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------3---------3---|--------3---------3----|--------3---------3----|
|-----0----------------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|Gtr
|-4-----------5--------|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------| 4
|----------------------|-3---------------------|-5---------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|                      |                       |                       |
| Q.  E E E Q  E E E E | Q  E E E E Q  E E E E | Q.   E E E Q.   E E E |
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-|
|-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|Gtr
|-4---4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-| 3
|-5---5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|
|-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-----------------------|-----------------------|

 ...misery"

  Q    E  E  E  E  Q   E E E E   Q   E E E E Q   E E E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10---10-10-10-10-9---9-9-9-9-|-7---7-7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-|
|-x----x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|Gtr
|-7----7--7--7--7--6---6-6-6-6-|-4---4-4-4-4-2---2-2-2-2-| 4
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|                              |                         |
| Q    E  E  E  E  Q   E E E E   Q   E E E E Q   E E E E |
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------|-------------------------| 3
|-7----7--7--7--7--7---7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|
|-0----0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|


CHORUS


Guitar 1 & 2 (top), Guitar 3 (bottom)

 "In peaceful sedation I lay half awake"    "And all of the panic inside...

 Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.     Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.     Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------3---------3----|--------3---------3----|--------3---------3----|
|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|Gtr
|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|1&2
|-3---------------------|-5---------------------|-2---------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|                       |                       |                       |
| Q  E E E E Q  E E E E | Q.   E E E Q.   E E E | Q.   E E E Q.   E E E |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-|-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|Gtr
|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-| 3
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|

  ...starts to fade"     "Hopelessly drifting bathing in beautiful...

  Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.    Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.     Q   E  Q.   Q.   Q.
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--------3---------3---|--------3---------3----|--------3---------3----|
|-------------0--------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|Gtr
|-----5----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|1&2
|-3--------------------|-3---------------------|-5---------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|                      |                       |                       |
| Q.  E E E Q  E E E E | Q  E E E E Q  E E E E | Q.   E E E Q.   E E E |
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3----3-3-3-3----3-3-3-|
|-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-|Gtr
|-4---4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-| 3
|-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

 ...agony"                                     _____
                                              |     |
  Q.   E  E  E  Q.   E  E  E    Q.   E  E  E  Q.    Q.
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-10---10-10-10-12---12-12-12-|-10---10-10-10-10---(10)\---|
|-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10-10---(10)\---|Gtr
|-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10-10---(10)\---|1&2
|-8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--|-8----8--8--8--8----(8)\----|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                             |                _____       |
|                             |               |     |      |
| Q.   E  E  E  Q.   E  E  E  | Q.   E  E  E  Q.    Q.     |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-10---10-10-10-12---12-12-12-|-10---10-10-10-10-----------|
|-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10-10-----------|Gtr
|-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10-10-----------| 3
|-8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--|-8----8--8--8--8------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

Guitar 1 & 2

(7/4) 145bpm

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------6-----7--6-----------6-----7--6-----|
|----5-----5--------5-----5-----5--------5--|
|-7--------------------7--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------6-----7--6-----------6-----7--6-----|
|----5-----5--------5-----5-----5--------5--|
|-0--------------------0--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------6-----7--6-----------6--------------|
|----5-----5--------5-----5-----5--8--5-----|
|-7--------------------7-----------------7--|
|-------------------------------------------|
  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------8--------|
|-------6-----7--6-----------6--------7--6--|
|----5-----5--------5-----5-----5-----------|
|-0--------------------0--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *


VERSE 4


  1. "'Tell me does this hurt you?'"
  2. "I asked about the others"

    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
||--------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------------------|
||o-------6-----7--6-----------6-----7--6-----|
||o----5-----5--------5-----5-----5--------5--|
||--7--------------------7--------------------|
||--------------------------------------------|
  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

  1. "Said the faceless man"
  2. "Is everyone ok?"

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------6-----7--6-----------6-----7--6-----|
|----5-----5--------5-----5-----5--------5--|
|-0--------------------0--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

  1. "'Can you move all of your fingers?'"
  2. "He told me not to worry"

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------6-----7--6-----------6--------------|
|----5-----5--------5-----5-----5--8--5-----|
|-7--------------------7-----------------7--|
|-------------------------------------------|
  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

  1. "'Can you try your best to stand?'"

  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------8---------||
|-------6-----7--6-----------6--------7--6--o||

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