Vacant Dream Theater
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]W +H [B]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]E Q Q. E E E Q. [G#m]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 E +H [E]E E E Q. [D#m]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]H. Q E E Q [B]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]H +E E Q Q Q [B]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] H. Q Q Q [E]H E E [E/C#]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] Q. E E E Q Q Q [G#m]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] Q. E E E Q Q Q [B]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] Q. E E E Q Q Q [B]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]H E E Q Q Q [C#m/E]H. [C#m]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]H +E E Q Q Q [Eadd9] 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] H E E Q E E E E [G#m]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] Q. E E E Q Q Q [E]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] Q. E E E Q Q Q [D#m]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]E E E Q. E E E Q. [B]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] E E E Q. E E E Q. [B]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] Q. Q. E E E Q. [G#m] 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]Q. Q. [E]Q. Q. [D#m] H. Q. Q. [C#m]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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths*********************************************************************
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