Lifting Shadows Off a Dream Dream Theater
LIFTING SHADOWS OF A DREAM
As recorded by DREAM THEATER
Music by DREAM THEATER
Gtr I (B E A D G C)
Moderately Q=109
[4/4] Gtr I
E E E E +E Q. E E E E +E E +E E 11x
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E E E E +E Q. W
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W W W H. +E E
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W W W W
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E E E E +E Q. E E E E +E E +E E 3x
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E E E E +E Q. W
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H. +E E W W W
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W W W W
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E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q E E E S S E E +E E +E E E E Q
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Q E E E S S E E +E E +E E E E E E Q. E Q. E +Q. E H
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[B] [B] [B] [B] [B] [B] [B] [B]
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W W W H. +E S S
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W H. +E S S W H. +E S S
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E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
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6/4 5/8 7/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E
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Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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[6/4] E E E E E E E E E E E E [4/4] W W
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W H H H. +E E H. +E E
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W H H H. +E E H. +E E
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W H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
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Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
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Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Q. E +E E +Q E E E E +E E +E E
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E E E E +E Q. E E E E +E E +E E 6x
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E E E E +E Q. E E E E +E E +Q
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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
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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