Dream Theater - Lines In The Sand Tabs

"Lines in the Sand" by: Dream Theater


This is one of Petrucci's best solos feeling wise, and it's full of great licks.
For the most part this tab is correct. There's just a few spots that are a bit
tricky to do, but this will definitely get the job done. Have fun,
 and PM me if you have any questions.

Standard Tuning: E,A,D,G,B,E

For the note that has the * before it, pick it moderately fast.

Key:

"sd" Slide down
"s" Slide
"p" Pull off
"h" Hammer on
"br" Bend then release
"X" Muted strings
"/" Slide into given note
"~" Vibrato
"pb" Pre-bent note

5:40      Use about 1/2 volume
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--------------------------5------9s10---10s---12sd-9--7s----9sd--7------|
------3--5s7~~------------5---------------------------------------------|
-3s5------------------3s5--------7s8-----8s---10sd-7--5s----7sd--5------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

5:50.5    About 3/4 volume
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-6s-8sd-6-----------------------------------------------8b-8b-8b------|
-5s-7sd-5------5h7--7p5-----------------------------------------------|
------------7-------------7p5sd3--5p3---------------------------------|
---------------------------------------5p3-5p3-5p3-5p3----------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   6:00
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--13b--13b16----13-13-15---pb8rp6----6h8p6b7--------------------------|
----------------------------------7-----------7-----------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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6:06.5
--------------------------------------13------------------------------|
---------10b11------------------------12------------------------------|
---------10b11--------------------------------------------------------|
--10h12--------12p10--------------------------------------------------|
----------------------12p10sd8----------------------------------------|
-------------------------------10-------------------------------------|

6:11.5
---------------------------------10--13p12p10-----------------------------|
---------------------------10h13--------------13-10-----------------------|
---------9h10------9h10h12--------------------------13-12-11-10----10-12--|b
--11h12--------12-----------------------------------------------12--------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:14
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-10-10-10sd9s10sd9---------------------------------------------------------|
-10-10-10sd9s10sd9---------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------10~-----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------8sd7-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------10--------------------------------------------|

6:20
-X-10-12-13-12h13p12p10-----10-----10----------------------------------|
-X-----------------------13----13b----13p10----------------------------|
-X------------------------------------------13p12p10----12----10b11----|
-X---------------------------------------------------12----12-------12-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                   6:24
------------------2------------------------------------------------------|
------------------3---10*~---/12-12br-10sd8s10sd8------------------------|
-10-12b-10-10~----2------------------------------------------------------|
------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This parts a bit iffy, but it works.
6:32
-----20~---20-----20----20----20-----20--20b-20br----------------------|
-/18----18----17----------------------------------20-------------------|
---------------------19----17----17------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pick scr*pe into this bit.
6:39.5
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------10-11-13-13br-13~---------------|
---------------9-10-9-10-10s12~--10s12---------------------------------|
-----10-10s12~---------------------------------------------------------|
---8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-6---------------------------------------------------------------------|

6:51
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-10s11sd10sd8sd6--6s8--5b6-----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------5---------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Only pick the first note "10s" and the last note "6", the rest are slides.


6:56
-----------------10-12-12br13-13-15~--15-17-18-20-20b-20~-17br18-17----17-17-|
-----10--13b-13b---------------------------------------------------18--------|
-/12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

7:10
---------------------------------------------------------13b-13b-13-12---|
-15b-15br-13---13h15p13~--/11-10-11-11s18~-18~--11-10-11-----------------|
------------14-----------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

7:21
-12br13-10(10)--10br810-----------------------------------------2-------|
------------------------10p8sd6-8---------10--------------------3-------|
------------------------------------------10--------------------2-------|
------------------------------------10h12----12p10--------------0-------|
----------------------------------------------------12p10sd8~-----------|
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