'Another Day' by Dream Theater - Guitar Tutorial

Song lyrics:

Chords: show

Choose a fret
            Intro: (guitar + piano arranged for guitar)
[E ------------------------------------------
B --0--------0-----------0--------0---------
G ------3-------3------------3-------3-3---- } (repeat)
D --------4-------4------------4---------4--
A --------------------------------4---------
E --4--------2--------2--0-------------2----]

Intro solo:
   G#m      F#   E         C#   F#    G#m     F#       C#
[E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --12~---11--9--------------------------------------------------------11--13~
G --------------8~--------------/8--6----------------------------------------
D ------------------------/6--9----------9--8---9^11^9~-----11--8~--8/9-------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        E
E ----------14~-
B --11-12-------
G --------------
D --------------
A --------------
E --------------]

Rhythm fig. 1: (volume swells)
[E -------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------7------5--------
G --4---6---8------9------8------6------4--------------------4-
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------]

Verse 1: (piano arranged for guitar)
   G#m       G#m+5        F#sus4 F#+  Emaj
[E ------------------------------------------------2-------4-----------
B --4------4-----5-----5-----4-----4--------2-----2-------5-----5-----
G --4------4-----4-----4-----4-----4--------4-----3-------4-----4-----
D --6---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----4--4-----4-------6-----6--
A --------------------------------------------------------------------
E --4------------4-----------4--------------2-------------0-----------]
   Live another day,     climb a little higher.         Find
                (w/rhythm fig. 1)
   Bmaj       Amaj       F#sus4 F#+   G#m       G#m+5
[E --2--------------0-----0---------------------------------4-------------4--
B --4-----4--------2-----2--------2-----2---------4-------------5-----------
G --4-----4--------2--2-----2-----4-----3---------4------4------4------4----
D --4--4-----4--------------------4--4-----4------6---6------6--6---6------6
A --2--------------0--------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------2---------------4-------------4-----------]
  another reason to stay.         Ashes in your hands,
  G#m       F#sus4 F#+ Emaj       Bmaj        Amaj  Emaj
  mercy in your eyes.     If you're searching for a silent sky...

Chorus:
[E --------------0-------------0--------------0-----------0------
B ----------0-------------0--------------0-------------4---4----
G ------6---------------8--------------9-------------4-------4--
D ----6---6-----------9--------------9--------------------------
A --4---------------6--------------7---------------2------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------]
You won't find it  here.       Look another way.
[E --------------0-------------0--------------0------------------
B ----------0-------------0--------------0---------------0------
G ------6---------------8--------------9---------------3----3---
D ----6---6-----------9--------------9---------------4--------4-
A --4---------------6--------------7----------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------2------------]
You won't find it here.      So die another day.

Sax solo: (same as Intro solo, but raised an octave 
+ minor variations)
[E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------0-----------0----
G -------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3------3---3-------3---3--
D -----4-----------4-----------4-----------4----------4-----------4--------
A --------------------------------------4----------------------------------
E --4----------2-------------0---------------------4----------2------------

E -----------0--
B ---------0----
G -------6------
D -----6--------
A --------------
E --0-----------]

Verse 2:
(pick through verse 1 chords)
The coldness of his words. The message in his silence.
"Face the candle to the wind..."
(sax arranged for guitar)
[E --/19-19-----------------------
B ----------19-19-17--17--16-----
G ---------------------------16--
D -------------------------------
A -------------------------------
E -------------------------------]
This distance in my voice. Isn't leaving you a choice.
So if you're looking for a time to run away...

(chorus)
  ah
[E ----------------------------
B ----------------------------
G ----------------------------
D --4~---2-2-1----------------
A -------------4-2-4-2-1------
E -----------------------4-2--]
     
(arranged for 2 guitars - E and B strings are clean, 
chords distorted)
[E --------------0-------------------------------0---------------------
B -----4-----------------4--------------4--------------4--------------
G --4----------------------------2------------------------------------
D --4----------------------------2------------------------------------
A --2----------------------------0------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------4~----]
    They took pictures of our dreams, 
ran to hide behind the stairs
[E ----------0----------------------------0--------------0--
 B --4-------------4-------------------4--------------4----- (play twice,
 G ---------------------------------4--------------4-------- with lyrics
 D ---------------------------4----------------2------------ 2nd time)
 A ---------------------------4----------------2------------
 E ---------------------------2----------------0------------]
   And said maybe when it's right for you, they'll fall.
  G              C
[E --------------------------------------------0-----------------------------
B -----------3----------------------------1--------1------------------------
G --------0-----2----0-----------------0------------------------------------
D -----0----------------------------2---------------------------------------
A -------------------------------3------------------------------------------
E --3-----------------------------------------------------------------------]
   But if they don't come down, resist the need to pull them in.
   D/F#       E         D        C
[E --------------0----------------------------------------------------------
B -----------3-----3------------------------------0------------3-----------
G -------2---------------------------0---------0------------5-----5--------
D --0-----------------------------4---------4------------5-----------5-----
A -----------------------------7---------5------------3-----------------3--
E --------------------------0----------------------------------------------]
      And throw them   away.     Better to   save the mystery,
   Bsus4 Bmaj
[E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --5-----4-----------------------------------------------------------------
G --4-----4-----------------------------------------------------------------
D --4-----4----------------2---2---------------2---2--------4---4--4--4--4--
A --2-----2------------2-5---------5-2-----2-5--------5-2---4---4--4--4--4--
E -----------------0-------------------0--------------------2---2--2--2--2--]
  Than surrender to the secret...

Solo:
        G#m      G#m+5       G#m        F#sus4
[E -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
B 11(b)12- -(b)12-11-9--11(b)12~~---9--12(b)14-(b)14-12~---11^12^11---------
G -------- ---------------------------------------------------------11------
D -------- ------------------------------------------------------------11~-
A -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
           E       B          A         F#sus4
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------12~--------------------------------------------------------
G ---------8-9~-------8(b)9--8~--8-9-11---9^8-------------------------------
D --8-9-11------------------------------------11--11^9^7----7---------------
A -------------------------------------------------------11---9(b)11--9-9~--
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------

   G#m           G#m+5         G#m          F#sus4
E --21(b)23----(b)23~---(b)24~~------------19--21--21(b)23---(b)24---21~--
B ------------------------------------/21----------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
       E                  B
E --19--18---19-21--19--16--------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------19-16-----19--16---------------------------------
G -------------------------------18---------18-16----18-16~~------16--------
D ------------------------------------------------18-----------16---16------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------18----
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------19--
           A            E
E ------------------16-19-17~~---21-----19-----16-----14----11---9-----------
B ---------------19------------19--1917--1714--1412--129--97-7t9--------
G --16--18(b)20-------------------------------------------------------8t9--6~
D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------]

(chorus)

Sax outro solo not included
Chords: show

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Tags: neo classical metal, progressive metal
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