A Rite of Passage 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!
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S S E S S E S S E S S E W
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H E E Q W H E E Q
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W H E E Q W
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|--3--|
H E E E Q S S S S S E S S S S S E S S
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Turn the key
PM PM [A5]
E S S E S S E E Q E E E Q Q.
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Walk through the gate
[D5]E E E Q Q.
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The great ascent
[F5]E E E Q Q.
-------------------------------------| ----------------------6--5----6------| -------------------------------------| -------------------3-----------------| -------------------------------------| --1----------------------------------| -------------------------------------|
To reach a higher state
[C5]E E E E [G/B]E E E E [A5]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]S S S S S S S S [D5]S S S S S S S S [E5]E E E E E E Q
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The final stage A sacred home
[A5]E E E Q Q. [D5]E E E Q Q.
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Unlock the door
[F5]E E E Q Q.
------------------------------------| ---------------------6--5----6------| ------------------------------------| ------------------3-----------------| ------------------------------------| --1---------------------------------| ------------------------------------|
And lay the corner stone
[C5]E E E E [G/B]E E E E [A5]E E E Q Q.
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A rite of pass-
[F5]E E E Q Q.
------------------------------------| ---------------------6--5----6------| ------------------------------------| ------------------3-----------------| ------------------------------------| --1---------------------------------| ------------------------------------|
aaggeee!!!
[Bb]S [5] [maj7] S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S [E5]E E E E E E Q
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Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E H.
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|-3-| |-3-|
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E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S E E Q
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E S S E S S S S E E E S S E S S E S S E Q
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W H E E Q W
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|--3--|
H E E E Q
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Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
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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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