DREAM THEATER - "Carpe Diem" Tablature

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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 15:59:10 -0500
From: Teddy Cerra & Carlos Perez
Subject: d/dream_theater/carpe_diem.tab

DREAM THEATER
Carpe Diem "Seize the Day"
From:A Change of Seasons

This is my first tablature, so if there are any questions or comments please
e-mail me at Perezca@acad.umm.maine.edu (Carlos Perez)

(Standard Tuned Acoustic)
The prelude follows a 4/4 rhythm, and is right after "Crimson Sunrise"
The rest of the song is in a 3/3. It will make your life 82.5 times easier
if you listen to the song a couple of times while reading the tab. Enjoy.

PRELUDE
E---------0----------------0-----------------0------------------0------------
B-----------0----------------0-----------------0------------------0----------
G-------5-----5----------5-----5-----------7-----7------------7-----7--------
D-----9---------9------9---------9------10---------10------10---------10-----
A---7----------------7----------------9------------------8-------------------
E-0----------------0----------------0------------------0---------------------

E---------------0----------------0----------7-----------------5(5)-let-ring-
B---------8----------------7--------------3---3-------------3----------------
G-------5-----5----------5-----5--------0-------0---------0------------------
D-----9-----9----------9-----9--------4-----------4-----4--------------------
A---7----------------7--------------5-----------------3----------------------
E-0----------------0---------------------------------------------------------

LYRICS BEGIN
E------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0------------------
B--------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0----------------
G---------5------5-------5------5-------5------5-------7------5--------------
D-------7--------------7--------------7--------------6-----------------------
A-----0--------------8--------------6--------------7-------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'll always remember

E------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0------------------
B--------------0--------------0--------------0--------------0----------------
G---------5------5-------5------5-------5------5-------7------5--------------
D-------7--------------7--------------7--------------6-----------------------
A-----0--------------8--------------6--------------7-------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
the chill of November

E------------0--------------0---------------0--------------0-----------------
B--------------0--------------0---------------0--------------0---------------
G---------5------5-------5------5--------5------5-------7------5-------------
D-------7--------------7---------------7--------------6----------------------
A-----0--------------8---------------6--------------7------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The news of the fall, the sound in the






E------------0--------------0------------------------------------------------
B--------------0---------------------------0---------------5-----------------
G---------5------5-------5------5--------5---5---------------4---------------
D-------7--------------7---------------7-------7--------6------6-------------
A-----0--------------8--------7------6----------------7----------------------
E---------------------------------------------------4------------------------
Hall. The clock on the wall, ticking away

E-----------0--------------0-----------------0-------------------------------
B---------6---6----------6---6------------11---11----10-----8-----6----------
G-------7-------7------5-------5-------10---------10-------------------------
D-----0--------------0---------------0-------------------0-----0-----0-------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Seize the Day," I heard him say

E----------1-0-1----------1-0-1------------0---------------------------------
B----------------------------------------3---3------2------3----5------------
G-------3--------3-----2---------2-----1-------1----2---2-----2----2---------
D-----0--------------0---------------0--------------2------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------0------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Life will not always be this way

E-----------5--------------8----------------13--------12-------10------------
B---------6---8----------6---6-----------11----11--------10-------6----------
G-------7-------7------5-------5------10----------10--------9-------7--------
D-----0--------------0--------------0----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Look around, hear the sound

E----------1-0-1----------1-0-1-------------0-1(1)----------0-1(1)-----------
B-----------------------------------------1---------------1------------------
G-------3---------3----2---------2------0---------------2--------------------
D-----0--------------0-------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------3---------------0-----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cherish your life while you're still a-

E-------------------1-----------------------0-1(1)----------0-1(1)-----------
B-----------1---------------1-------------1---------------1------------------
G---------3---3--------3------3---------0---------------2--------------------
D-------3-------3--------3------3--------------------------------------------
A-----1------------------------------3---------------0-----------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
round. Ooh.

E------------------------------------------------------------------0---------
B---------4P3-----3(3)------------0----------------------------------0-------
G-------3-----3---3(3)--------------3---------------------------3------3-----
D-----3-----------3(3)---------4------4--------4------4-------4--------------
A---1-------------1(1)-------4---------------4------4-------4----------------
E--------------------------2---------------0------3-------2------------------



E-------------------------------0--------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------0-------------------------1----------------
G----------------------------3------3-------------2-------0---0--------------
D----------4-------4-------4----------------4---0-------2-------2------------
A--------4-------4-------4----------------4-----------3----------------------
E------0-------3-------2----------------0------------------------------------
We can


E----------------------------0--------------2--------------3-----------------
B-------------3------------1---1----------3---3----------1---1---------------
G-----------0---0--------0-------0------2-------2------0-------0-------------
D---------4-------4----2--------------4--------------2-----------------------
A-----3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Learn, from the past, but those

E-------------5-----------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0--
B-----------3---3-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----
G---------0-------0---------4-------------4-------------3-------------3------
D-----2/4-----------------5-------------5-------------4-------------4--------
A-----------------------5-------------5-------------4-------------4----------
E---------------------3-------------3-------------2-------------2------------
Days are gone. We can hope for the future

E---------------0-------------0-------------0-/6--12-12-12(12)---------------
B-------------0-------------0-------------0----------------------------------
G-----------2-------------2-------------0------------------------------------
D---------3-------------3-------------4--------------------------------------
A-------3-------------3-------------2----------------------------------------
E-----1-------------1-------------0------------------------------------------
But there may not be one.


Tablature Notation:
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( ) :Sustain
P :Pull off
/ :Slide

Other helpful hints:
--------------------

There are a couple of changes in the tempo that I wasn't able to add. Listen
to the CD, and you'll know what I mean. Also, definitely don't forget to
drastically slow down during the last line.

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