'The Spirit Carries On' by Dream Theater - Guitar Tutorial

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            The Spirit Carries On - Guitar Tab

Author - Avishay Mizrav


Acoustic guitar enter after keyboard intro, play each chord a few times.
listen to song for correct picking.

_______________ ____________________________________
|      x2       |                x2                 |
|               |                                   |
|---|---|-3-|-5-|---|---|-3-|-----|---|---|-0-|-----|-3-|-5-|---|---|---|---|-3-|-5-|
|-7-|-7-|-3-|-5-|-7-|-7-|-3-|-7-7-|-7-|-7-|-0-|-3-2-|-3-|-5-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-3-|-5-|
|-7-|-7-|-4-|-6-|-7-|-7-|-4-|-7-7-|-7-|-7-|-1-|-2-2-|-4-|-6-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-4-|-6-|
|-7-|-7-|-5-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-5-|-7-7-|-7-|-7-|-2-|-2-2-|-5-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|-5-|-7-|
|-5-|-9-|-5-|-7-|-5-|-9-|-5-|-5-4-|---|-0-|-2-|-0-0-|-5-|-7-|-5-|-4-|---|-0-|-5-|-5-|
|---|---|-3-|-5-|---|---|-3-|-----|-7-|---|-4-|-----|-3-|-5-|---|---|-7-|---|-3-|-5-|


Second guitar
|--------|-----------|------------|---------------|
|--------|-2-3-5-8-7-|-10b-7------|---------------|
|--4b-4--|-----------|-------9-7--|-6b------------|
|--------|-----------|------------|----7--7-------|
|--------|-----------|------------|---------7-7-5-|
|--------|-----------|------------|---------------|

destortion part
-------|---|---|-----|---------|---------------|
-------|---|---|-----|---------|---------------|
--7--5-|---|---|-----|---------|---------------|
--7--4-|-9-|-9-|---7-|---------|-----------4---|
--5--5-|-7-|-6-|---5-|-5---7-2-|-5---2-5-4-2---|
-------|---|---|-3---|---2---0-|---2-0---------|

First of all i would like to say that this is a fucking A solo, the best on 
the disc by my opinion
followed by home solo of course.
anyway, this solo was harder to tab than to figure out, im 100ЫїїЫїї-ЫїїHЫїїgЫїїЃЫїїиЫїїЬїї>ЬїїXЬїїjЬїї‘ЬїїЬїїРЬїїмЬїїыЬїїOЭїїsЭїї‘Эїї«ЭїїДЭїїЧЭїїеЭїї+ЮїїFЮїї|Юїїure i have 
mistakes, and on some parts
i just wrote simliar in scale lines, but most of it is correct, and it will 
give you all you need to
preform this solo, now i will write comments throughout the tab that will 
TRY to explain you what to do
and i got some signs that you probably didn't see before, so here is the 
legend:

* = pinched note
hb = hold bend
rb = release bend
/ = slide to note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
# = stirke this note alot of times real fast!
v = vibrate

  full                    half   half                        half
-------------------------------------10----10--------------------------------------
--------------------------------10hb----10----10rb--7h8p7p5--5b-3--8-h10p8p7-------
--9hb-*9-9(rb)p7-------7-9-9b-7----------------------------------------------------
-----------------9--/9-------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ok, here what you need to do is bend the note hold it, then pinch it, then 
release
it while pulling of to the next note.

half          half   half                  half    half     half
-------------------------------------------------------7---------------------------
-*7b---------------7----------------------------7-7------10p7----7-----------------
-----7------7-9-9b---7-8b-p7-------7-------7-9b-----9b--------9b---9p7-------------
-------7--9------------------9p7-9---9--/9-----------------------------9-----------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  full       half                  full then a step and an half
------7-9-10-9b--------------------------------------------------------10-14-13----
--10b------------10---10-----10-12-12b-12b-12----------12-----------12-------------
--------------------9------9------------------------11-----------11----------------
-------------------------------------------------12-----------12-------------------
----------------------------------------------14-----------14----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    full            half
------18----20----20hb-20(rb)p18-18------------14--17-15-14------------------------
--/18----18----18-------------------17b-----15--------------17-15-14---------------
-----------------------------------------14--------------------------16-14-12------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Well about that scale running after the small D arrpeg im not sure at all, 
its
something similar, if you figure it out let me know.

                                                           full full
-------------------------------------------14-15-17------------------------------------
----------------------------------------15----------15----17b-17b-15-17----------------
----------------------------------12-14----------------14------------------------------
-16-14-12----------------12-14-18---------------------------------------------------
----------16-14-12-14-16------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------16-17-19-/24------------------------------7----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------7---------7-10-----------------
--13-14-15-----------------------9(b)p7-9v-7-7---7-9---9-7-9--------/9-11-12-11-----
-----------------------------------------------9------------------------------------
-----------11-12-14-----------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------10--17-15-14-----------------17-----15----14----------
-----------12-----------12-14--------------17-15-14-15--14-----12----10-------------
--------11-----------11----------------------------------------------------12-11----
-----12-----------12----------------------------------------------------------------
--14-----------14-------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ok again, im this B minor arrpeg is just a guess, if you got it right, email 
me.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-12-----------------------------------------------------------------12h14h15--------
-14b--------------------------------------9h11h12----------11h12h14-----------------
----------------------------------9h11h12---------11h12h14--------------------------
------------7h9h10---------7h8h10---------------------------------------------------
-----7h9h10--------7h8hh10----------------------------------------------------------
in this part petrucci shows some of his good hammering technique, this is a 
fast
run wih similar technique as in metropolis 1, only this one is shorter and 
faster

-------17--------------------------19------19------19----19-21-22b-19---------------
--17hb----17(rb)p15-----19-22-22hb----22hb----22hb----22----------------------------
--------------------16--------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

play 2 times  play 4 times              play this bend section a few times
|-19-21-22#-|-22#-21#-19#-------------|--------|--------------------------------------
|-----------|-------------22#-20#-19#-|-----19-|----19-20-22-20-19-20-19----19--------
|-----------|-------------------------|-21b----|-21----------------------21----21-19--
|-----------|-------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------
|-----------|-------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------
|-----------|-------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------
this part is mostly fast unhuman picking, i divided it to sections so pay 
attention.

--------------------------------
--------------------------------
-18~--16~---11b-11--9b-9--6b-6--
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------

Ending Solo:

half         half         full full
---------------------------------------------------------
-14b-14-10----14b-14-10----10b--10b--10p8p7-8-7-8-10-14--
---------------------------------------------------------
-----------12-----------12-------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------

half         half         full full
---------------------------------------------------------
-14b-14-10----14b-14-10----10b--10b--10rb-8-10-10-12-14--
---------------------------------------------------------
-----------12-----------12-------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------

half         half         full full
---------------------------------------------------------
-14b-14-10----14b-14-10----10b--10b--10p8p7-8-7-8-10-14--
---------------------------------------------------------
-----------12----------12--------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------

half         half         full full
---------------------------------------------------------
-14b-14-10----14b-14-10----10b--10b--10rb-8-10-8-8-7-----
----------------------------------------------------7-7--
-----------12-----------12-------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------

if there are any notes, corrections, or anything else, email me at 
[email protected] , i'll appreciate it.
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Tags: neo classical metal, progressive metal
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