None of them
Dream Theater
"The Gift of Music"
From the album "The Astonishing" (2016)
Standard Tuning
Clean intro
Q=161
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 E E E
|----------0-------|-------0---------|---------0-------|---------------0--|
|--------0---0-----|-----0---0-------|-------0---0-----|-----------0------|
|------9-------9---|---7-------7---7-|-----2-------2---|---7---6----------|
|---11-------------|-9-----------9---|---4-------------|-5---5---5---5----|
|-0--------------0-|-----------------|-0-------------0-|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
w/distortion
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
|---------0-------|---------------0-|---------0-------|-----------------|
|-------0---0-----|---8---7---0-----|-------0---0-----|-----------------|
|-----9-------9---|-----------------|-----7-------7-7-|-----------------|
|---7-------------|-9---9---9---9---|---4-----------4-|-----------------|
|-0-------------0-|-----------------|-0---------------|---------5-4---2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-2-3-----3---|
0:12
7/4
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------|
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------12------11-|
|---------9------9----------7------7------12------12-|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------|
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
4/4
S S S S E S S E S S S S E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
|---------9-----9---------7-|-(7)---------------|
|---------9-----9---------7-|-(7)---------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---|-----------5-4---2-|
|---------------------------|-----0-2-3-----3---|
0:23 Verse
7/4
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------|
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------|
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
4/4
H H +W
|-3----3----|-(3)----|
|-3----3----|-(3)----|
|-4----4----|-(4)----|
|-5----5----|-(5)----|
|-5----5----|-(5)----|
|-3----3----|-(3)----|
7/4
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------|
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------|
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
4/4
H H H H
|-0----0----|-2---------|
|-0----0----|------3----|
|-0----0----|-----------|
|-2----2----|-----------|
|-2----2----|-----------|
|-0----0----|-----------|
0:40
7/4
H. +W H. +W
|--------------------|----------------|
|-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----|
|-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----|
|-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----|
|-3-------(3)--------|-0-------(0)----|
|--------------------|----------------|
4/4
W W W W
|-3--------|-5--------|-1--------|-1----|
|-3--------|-3--------|-1--------|-1----|
|-0--------|-2--------|-2--------|-2----|
|-0--------|-0--------|-3--------|-3----|
|-2--------|----------|-3--------|-3----|
|-3--------|----------|-1--------|-1----|
0:52
7/4
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------|
|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------|
|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
4/4
W H H
|----------|-----------|
|-5--------|-7----8----|
|-5--------|-5----5----|
|-5--------|-----------|
|-3--------|-----------|
|----------|-----------|
7/4
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------|
|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------|
|----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
4/4
W W
|----------|------|
|-1--------|-1----|
|-2--------|-2----|
|-2--------|-2----|
|-0--------|-0----|
|----------|------|
1:08 Piano chords
Q=78
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-3--------|-6--------|-3--------|-6----|
|-4--------|-7--------|-4--------|-7----|
|-5--------|-7--------|-5--------|-7----|
|-5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-5----|
|-3--------|----------|-3--------|------|
W W W
|----------|-----------|-------|
|-5--------|--3--------|--3----|
|-5--------|--3--------|--3----|
|-5--------|--3--------|--5----|
|-3--------|--1--------|--5----|
|----------|-----------|--3----|
1:29 Lead Guitar
Q=107
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W H E E E E E E
|-------------|----------3--|----------|------------------|
|-------------|-3--5--6-----|----------|------------------|
|-3--2--3--5--|-------------|-2--------|-1----------------|
|-------------|-------------|----------|------2-3---2-----|
|-------------|-------------|----------|----------5---3-5-|
|-------------|-------------|----------|------------------|
1:39
Q=161
7/4
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------|
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------|
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
4/4
W Q H.
|----------|----------|
|-3--------|----3-----|
|-4--------|-2--4-----|
|-5--------|-0--5-----|
|-5--------|-0--5-----|
|-3--------|-3--3-----|
7/4
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------|
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9----------7------6------4---------|
|---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
4/4
W E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|
|-0--------|-----------------|
|-0--------|-----------------|
|-2--------|---2-5---2-------|
|-2--------|-4-----4---1-4---|
|-0--------|---------------3-|
1:56
W +H H W +W
|-----------|-------------|----------|---------|
|--3--------|-(3)----6----|-5--------|-(5)-----|
|--3--------|-(3)----7----|-5--------|-(5)-----|
|--5--------|-(5)----7----|-5--------|-(5)-----|
|--5--------|-(5)----5----|-3--------|-(3)-----|
|--3--------|-(3)---------|----------|---------|
W W W +W
|-----------|-------------|----------|---------|
|--3--------|--1----------|-5--------|-(5)-----|
|--3--------|--2----------|-5--------|-(5)-----|
|--5--------|--3----------|-5--------|-(5)-----|
|--5--------|--3----------|-3--------|-(3)-----|
|--3--------|--1----------|----------|---------|
W +H H W +W
|-----------|-------------|----------|---------|
|--3--------|-(3)----6----|-5--------|-(5)-----|
|--3--------|-(3)----7----|-5--------|-(5)-----|
|--5--------|-(5)----7----|-5--------|-(5)-----|
|--5--------|-(5)----5----|-3--------|-(3)-----|
|--3--------|-(3)---------|----------|---------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-8--------|-8--------|-4--------|-1----|
|-8--------|-8--------|-5--------|-2----|
|-8--------|-8--------|-5--------|-3----|
|-6--------|-6--------|-3--------|-3----|
|----------|----------|----------|-1----|
2:18 Solo
Q Q Q S S S S H E E E E E E E S S E E E E +Q E Q E E E
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|------10-----------|
|-----------------7-|-9--------11---|-12---11h12p11-9-7-9-/9-|-(9)-----7--6-7-9--|
|----------7-9-10---|--------9----9-|----9-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------|
+Q Q S S S S S S S S E Q. E E E E
|-----------------15-19-24-19-15----|-14b15-14b15---12-14-15-12-|
|--------------17----------------17-|---------------------------|
|-(9)--9--16----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
E E S S S S S S S S Q E E E E E E E E
|-14---------------------------|-10-9-------------------|
|----15-12-0-14-0-12-0-10-0-8--|------10------------10--|
|------------------------------|---------9--------------|
|------------------------------|-----------12-11-12-----|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------|
+H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------15-17-15-14-|-12----------------------------------------------|
|-(10)-------------15-------------|----13----13-------------------------------------|
|---------14-16-17----------------|-------12----12----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------14----14----14-16-14----14-16-17-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------15----15----------15----------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S H
|-------------------15-17-20----|
|----------15-17-19-------------|
|-14-16-17----------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17-12----------12-15-12----------12-14-12----------12-15-12----------12-|
|-------13----13----------13----13----------13----13----------13----13----|
|----------14----------------14----------------14----------------14-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E
|-19-17-------------------------------|-----------------17-|
|-------20-17----20-17----------------|--------------20----|
|-------------19-------19-16----------|-----19----19-------|
|----------------------------19-17----|--------------------|
|----------------------------------19-|-17-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
Q E Q Q E +Q. S S H
|-19--20-19------13b15-|-(13)---13-12-13----|
|------------20--------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|------6------| |-----6------| |-----6------| |-----6------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
|-12-13-12-10------------------------------------------------------|------|
|-------------12-9-10-12-10-9--------------------------------------|------|
|-----------------------------12-9-10-12-10-9----------------------|------|
|---------------------------------------------12-8-10-12-10-8------|------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------12-8-|-8----|
2:44 It Gets Weird (time signatures not accurate, corrections welcome)
12/8 15/8
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 4x
||--------------------------|---------------------------------||
||o-------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||--------------------------|---------------------------------||
||----------2-----0-2-------|---------2-------0-2-------------||
||o---2-3-2---2-3-----2-3---|---2-3-2---2-3-2-----3-2-3------o||
||--0---------------------3-|-0-------------------------2-3---||
12/8 15/8
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
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------4-----2-4-------|---------4-------2-4-----------|
|---3-5-3---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-3---3-5-3-----5-3-5-3---|
|-0---------------------3-|-0---------------------------3-|
7/4 6/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E S S S S Q S S S S Q
|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------4-|------------5-4-3-2-1--|
|---------2-----------5-------|---------2----------3---|-5-4-3-2-1-------------|
|---2-3-2---2-3-2-4-5---5-4-2-|---2-3-2---2-3-1--4-----|-----------------------|
|-0---------------------------|-0----------------------|-----------------------|
9/8
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E
|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------3-5--|
|------------------1-2--2-4-5------|
|-------0-2--0-2-3-----------------|
|-0-2-3----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
3:17
4/4 10/4
Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q H Q. H Q. Q Q Q
|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------|----------3-----|-6--------------3--------------|
|-7---------5--|-(5)---------4--|------8--------------4---------|
|------6-------|-----4----------|-----------9------------5--4---|
3:24
6/4 7/4
Q. E Q. Q Q. Q. E Q. Q S S Q Q H E E Q. Q.
|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|--------2----4--4-5-0--|------------------------|
|-------------2--0----|-3----5----------------|-2--3----0--------------|
|-0----2-3------------|-----------------------|-----------3-2----3-----|
6/4
Q. E Q. Q Q. Q E Q. E Q. S S S S
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------2-5-|
|-------------2--0----|-----------2-3----3-5-----|
|-0----2-3------------|-1--3-5-------------------|
4/4
Q. Q Q. E E Q. Q.
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|
|-5----2--3----|----------------|
|--------------|-5-3-1----0-----|
3:39
6/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E
|---------------------------|----------------------------------17----|
|-----8-10-8-------8-10-8-7-|--------8----------------------15-------|
|------------9--------------|-9-7------9---------------9-11----------|
|---9------------9----------|-----10-----10----9-10-12---------------|
|-7------------7------------|---------------10-----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
7/4
E E E S S E S S S S E E E E E E S S
|-15----12----------12----------------------------------|
|----15----15-13-------15-13-12-------------------------|
|----------------12-------------14-12-11-12-------------|
|-------------------------------------------12----------|
|----------------------------------------------14-14-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
6/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------15-17----------15-17-19-|
|----------------------------------------15-17-19-------15-17-19----------|
|-------------14-16-17----------14-16-17----------------------------------|
|----14-16-17----------14-16-17-------------------------------------------|
|-17----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q. E Q E Q. S S S S
|-20----19-17-----------------------|
|--------------20-17----------------|
|-----------------------16-17-19-16-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
7/4
|--3--| |-----3-----|
Q Q Q Q S S E Q E E Q S S S S
|-----------------------------------------17-19-|
|-------19-20-19-20-19--------------17-20-------|
|----19----------------21-19-17-----------------|
|-19----------------------------19--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
E E E Q. E H. E
|-20-19-17-------22-24---------*|
|----------20------------------*|
|------------------------------*|
|------------------------------*|
|------------------------------*|
|------------------------------*|
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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