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As I Am Tabs

(ver. 1)
Dream Theater
Music by:		Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy and Rudess

This is the first song on DT's new album "Train of Thought". I've not completed the solo tab, but it'll be added later.
The intro has about 98 bpm, and the rest of the song about 130 bpm.

Tune down 2 steps or just don't play along with the song :).

TABULATURE EXPLANATIONS:

<	= feedback
~	= vibrato
v	= beat
.	= palm mute
hb	= half step bend
fb	= full step bend
r	= release
/	= slide up
(x)	= lesser artificial harmonic (by listening to the riffs containing   
X        = mute                         the (x), you'll get what i mean)




Intro (0:35)
8:4
c -|---------------------------------|
G -|---------------------------------|
Eb-|---------9-----9~----------------|
Bb-|-2-------9-----8~----------------|
F -|-2-------7-----7~----------------|
C -|-0-------------------------------|
     v   v   v   v   v   v   v   v       

(0:55)
8:4
c -|---------------------------------|
G -|---------------------------------|
Eb-|---------------------------------|
Bb-|---------------------------------|
F -|---------7---7-------------------|
C -|-0---------0---6~-----<<<<<<<<<<-|
     v   v   v   v   v   v   v   v    



Main Riff (1:14)

8:4    . . .   .
c -|---------------------------------|
G -|---------------------------------|
Eb-|---------------------------------|
Bb-|---------------------------------|
F -|---------7---7-------7-----7-5---|
C -|-0-0-0-0---0---6~------5~----3---|
     v   v   v   v   v   v   v   v



Vers (1:29)

4:4    . . . ......     . . . ......   . . . . ......     . . . ... ...
c -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Eb-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Bb-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F -|-2-------8758758|-7-------8758757|---------8758758|-7-------555-333-|
C -|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0-333-111-|
     v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v

4:4   . . . ......     . . . ......   . . . . ......     . . . ... ..
b-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------4-|
E-|-2-------8758758|-7-------8758757|---------8758758|-7-------555-332-|
B-|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0-333-11--|
    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v 



Bridge (2:13)

   7:4             9:4                 7:4            7:4
c -|---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------|
G -|---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------|
Eb-|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4---4-|-----4-------4|-----4-----4---|
Bb-|---4-------4---|---4-------4-------|---4-------4--|---4-----4-----|
F -|-2-------------|---------0-----3---|-2------------|---------------|
C -|---------3-----|-2-----------------|---------3----|-2-----0-------|
     v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v  v v v v v v v

   7:4             11:4                    7:4             9:4
c -|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------|
G -|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Eb-|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4-----4---|-----4-------4-|-----4-----4-----|
Bb-|---4-------4---|---4-------4-----4-----|---4-------4---|---4-----4-------|
F -|-2-------------|---------0-----3-------|-2-------------|-----------------|
C -|---------3-----|-2---------------------|---------3-----|-2-----0---------|
     v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v v



Pre-chorus (2:28)

   7:4             9:4                 7:4            7:4
c -|---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------|
G -|---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------|
Eb-|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4---4-|-----4-------4|-----4-----4---|
Bb-|---4-------4---|---4-------4-------|---4-------4--|---4-----4-----|
F -|-2-------------|---------0-----3---|-2------------|---------------|
C -|---------3-----|-2-----------------|---------3----|-2-----0-------|
     v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v  v v v v v v v

   7:4             11:4                    7:4             13:4
c -|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
G -|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
Eb-|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4-----4---|-----4-------4-|-----4-----4-----------|
Bb-|---4-------4---|---4-------4-----4-----|---4-------4---|---4-----4-------------|
F -|-2-------------|---------0-----3-------|-2-------------|-------3---------------|
C -|---------3-----|-2---------------------|---------3-----|-2-----1---------------|
     v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v v v v....



Chorus (2:44)

   7:8         . . 7:8             7:8      
c -|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G -|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb-|-2-------------|---------------|---------------|
F -|-2-------------|-----------2---|-----------2---|
C -|-0---------0-2-|-3-----------3-|-2-----------3-|
     v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v

 [ first ending ]         [ second ending ]
 9:8                      9:8
 -------------------|     -------------------|
 -------------------|     -------------------|
 -------------------|     -------------------|
 -------------------|     ---------5---5---5-|
 -----(3fb5r3)--2---|     -3---3---3---3---3-|
 -1---------------3-|     -1---1-------------|
  v v v v v v v v v        v v v v v v v v v


   7:8             8:8               8:8    
c -|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -|-------0-------|-----0-----0-----|-------0---0-----|
Eb-|-------4-------|-----4-----4-----|-------4---4-----|
Bb-|-2---2---2-----|---------2-------|-----2---2-------|
F -|-2-2-----------|---2---2-----2---|---2---------2---|
C -|-0---------0-2-|-3-------------3-|-2-------------3-|
     v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v v

[ first ending ]	       [ second ending ]
9:8                       7:4
 -------------------|     ---------------|
 -------------------|     ---------------|
 -------------------|     ---------------|
 -------------------|     ---------5---5-|
 -----(3fb5r3)--2---|     -3---3---3---3-|
 -1---------------3-|     -1---1---------|
  v v v v v v v v v        v v v v v v v



[  Main Riff  ]



Vers 2 (3:26)

4:4    . . . ......     . . . ......   . . . . ......     . . . ... ...
c -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Eb-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Bb-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F -|-2-------8758758|-7-------8758757|---------8758758|-7-------555-333-|
C -|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0-333-111-|
     v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v

  4:4 . . . ......  7:8 . . . ...... 4:4 . . . ...... 4:4 . . . ... ..
b-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------4-|
E-|-2-------8758758-|-7-------875875-|-7-------8758758|-7-------555-332-|
B-|-0-0-0-0---------|---0-0-0--------|---0-0-0--------|---0-0-0-333-11--|
    v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v    v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v



[  Bridge  ]
[  Pre-Chorus  ]
[  Chorus  ]



Bridge 2 (4:54)

   7:8             9:8                7:8        
c -|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
G -|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
Eb-|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
Bb-|-2-------------|-------------------|---------------|
F -|-2-------------|-------------------|-----------5-4-|
C -|-0-------------|(6)~-----------0-1-|(2)~-----------|
     v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v

[ first/third ending ]  [ second ending ]      [ fourth ending ]
9:8                     9:8                    7:8
-------------------|    -------------------|   ---------------|
-------------------|    -------------------|   ---------------|
-------------------|    -------------------|   ---------------|
-------------------|    ------------(5)~---|   -5---5---5---5-|
(3)~---------------|    (3)~----(6)--------|   -3---3---3---3-|
---------------2-3|     -------------------|   ---------------|
 v v v v v v v v v       v v v v v v v v v      v v v v v v v



Solo part (second guitar) (5:23)
(bass transcribed to guitar)

8:4                                    
c -|---------------------------------|
G -|---------------------------------|
Eb-|---------------7-----------------|
Bb-|-2-------5-----5-----7hb8r75-----|
F -|-0-------3---------7-------------|
C -|-----------------------------3/4-|
     v   v   v   v   v   v   v    v

[ first ending ]                    [ second ending/fourth ending ]
8:4                                 8:4
---------------------------------|  ---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|  ---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|  ---------------------------------|
-2-------5-----------------------|  -2-------5-----------------------|
-0-------3-----5-----------------|  -0-------3-----5-----------------|
---------------3-----------0-3-0-|  ---------------3---0-3-0---0-3-0-|
 v   v   v   v   v   v   v   v       v   v   v   v   v   v   v   v

[ third ending ]
8:4                                    
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-2-------5-----------------------|
-0-------3-----5-----------------|
---------------3---0-3-0-3210----|
 v   v   v   v   v   v   v   v



[  Solo Part played with Main riff  ]



Drum Solo (6:08)

7:8
c -|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
G -|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
Eb-|-4-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|
Bb-|-2-------------|-5-------------|-4-------------|-3-------------|
F -|-2-------------|-5-------------|-4-------------|-3-------------|
C -|-0-------------|-3-------------|-2-------------|-1-------------|
     v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v   

7:8
c -|-0-------------|-10-------------|-9------------|-8---8---8---8-|
G -|-0-------------|-10-------------|-9------------|-8---8---8---8-|
Eb-|-4-------------|-12-------------|-11-----------|-10--10--10--10|
Bb-|-2-------------|-12-------------|-11-----------|-10--10--10--10|
F -|-2-------------|-10-------------|-9------------|-8---8---8---8-|
C -|-0-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
     v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v   v v v v v v v  



[  Chorus  ]
[  Main Riff  ]



End (7:18)

c -|--------
G -|-12-----
Eb-|-9------
Bb-|-9------
F -|-7------
C -|-0------

Song fades to 7:47..
            
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