DREAM THEATER - "Hollow Years" Tablature
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Song: Hollow Years
Artist: Dream Theater
Album: Falling Into Infinity
Drummer: Mike Portnoy
Tabbed by: Dean Christesen (unitedfutboL117@aol.com)
Note: Lyrics will come above the drums that the transcribe with.
Key:
P |s = Percussion - shaker
P |S = Accented shaker
P |t = Percussion - tambourine
H |x = closed hi-hat
H |s = partially open hi-hat
H |X = open hi-hat
R |x = ride
R |b = bell of ride
C |x = crash strike
C |s = splash cymbal
C |c = china cymbal
C |1 = Max Stax Number 1
C |2 = Max Stax Number 2
t |o = high octoban (NOTE: Portnoy has about 8 octobans, so I am narrowing them down to two.
t2 |o = low octoban
T |o = Tom 1
T |x = Play on rim of tom
T |X = accented rim hit on tom
T2 |o = Tom 2
S |o = snare drum
S |d = double bounce (any drum)
S |O = accented hit (any drum)
S |r = rimshot
T3 |o = Tom 3
T4 |o = Tom 4
F |o = Floor tom 1
F2 |o = Floor tom 2 (gong bass)
B |o = Bass drum 1
B |d = two consecutive 32nd notes (use both BD's)
B2 |o = Bass drum 2
Hf |x = Hi-hat w/ foot
INTRO
|-----Play 4x----|----Play 8x-----|
P |S-ssS-ssS-ssS-ss|S-ssS-ssS-ssS-ss|
R |----------------|x---x---x---x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
VERSE
"HE'S JUST THE KIND OF MAN/YOU HEAR ABOUT/WHO LEAVES HIS FAMILY FOR/AN
EASY OUT."
0:39 |----Play 2x-----|
C |s---------------|----------------|----------------|
H |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xX|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o---------------|----------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"THEY NEVER SAW THE SIGNS/HE NEVER SAID A WORD/HE COULDN'T TAKE ANOTHER
DAY." |----Play 2x-----|
H |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxX---|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
Hf |x---------------|----------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
PRE-CHORUS
"CARRY ME TO THE SHORELINE/BURY ME IN THE SAND."
1:04 (There are overdubs of snare drags ) ( and ghost notes here )
C |s---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o--------------o|o---------------|o--------------o|o---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"WALK ME ACROSS THE WATER/AND MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND."
1:16( Snare drag and ghost note overdubs )
C |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
R |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xx----|
T1 |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------O--|
T2 |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------O-|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---O---|
B |o--------------o|o--------------g|o--------------o|o---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
CHORUS
"ONCE THE STONE/YOU'RE CRAWLING UNDER/IS LIFTED OFF YOUR SHOULDERS."
1:29
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H |--s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"ONCE THE CLOUD THAT'S RAINING/OVER YOUR HEAD DISAPPEARS/THE NOISE THAT
YOU'LL HEAR/IS THE CRASHING DOWN OF HOLLOW YEARS."
1:41|----Play 4x-----|
| Gradual Cresc. |
C |----------------|x---------------|
H |s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|--s-s-s-s-s-X---|
S |----o-------o---|----o----o--o-oo|
B |o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o------oo----|
Hf |----------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
PIANO BRIDGE
1:57
C |x---------------|------------2---|----------------|------------s---|
R |----x---x-------|x---x---x-------|x---x---x-------|x---x---x-------|
H |------------X---|----------------|------------X---|----------------|
S |---o--------o-d-|---o--------o-oo|---o--------o-d-|---o--------o-oo|
B |o----oo--oo-----|o----oo--oo-----|o----oo--oo-----|o----oo--oo-----|
Hf |----------------|x---------------|----------------|x---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
VERSE
"SHE'S NOT THE KIND OF GIRL/YOU HEAR ABOUT/SHE'LL NEVER WANT ANOTHER/
SHE'LL NEVER BE WITHOUT."
2:10
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------s|
H |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xX|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o--------------o|o---------------|o--------------o|o---------------|
Hf |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"SHE'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE SIGNS/SHE'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING/THEN TURN AROUND
AND WALK AWAY."
2:22
C |s---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xX|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxX---|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |---------------o|o---------------|---------------o|o---------------|
Hf |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
PRE-CHORUS
"CARRY ME TO THE SHORELINE/BURY ME IN THE SAND."
2:35( Snare overdubs )
C |s---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o--------------g|o--------------o|o--------------g|o--------------o|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"WALK ME ACROSS THE WATER/AND MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND."
2:47
C |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
R |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-x--x--x---|
T2 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------oo----|
T4 |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------oo-|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r--oo-------|
B |o--------------g|o---------------|o--------------g|o---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
CHORUS
"ONCE THE STONE/YOU'RE CRAWLING UNDER/IS LIFTED OFF YOUR SHOULDERS/ONCE
THE CLOUD THAT'S RAINING/OVER YOUR HEAD DISAPPEARS/THE NOISE THAT YOU'LL HEAR."
3:00|------------------------------Play 2x------------------------------|
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H |--s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"IS THE CRASHING DOWN OF HOLLOW YEARS."
3:25
C |c---------------|
H |--s-s-s-s-s-X---|
S |----o---o---o-oo|
B |o--o---o---o----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
BRIDGE (GUITAR SIMILAR TO INTRO)
3:27
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------s|
R |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Hf |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
3:41
C |s---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------s|
R |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Hf |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
PRE-CHORUS
"CARRY ME TO THE SHORELINE/BURY ME IN THE SAND."
3:53 ( Snare overdubs )
C |c---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o--------------o|o---------------|o--------------o|o--------------g|
Hf |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"WALK ME ACROSS THE WATER/AND MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND."
4:05( Snare overdubs )
C |----------------|----------------|x-----x---------|x-----x---------|
R |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-------|--x-x---x-x-x-x-|--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
H |----------------|----------X-----|----------------|----------------|
T2 |----------------|-------------o--|----------------|----------------|
T3 |----------------|--------------o-|----------------|----------------|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---o---|----o-------o---|----o----o--o---|
B |o--------------o|o---------------|o-oo--o--oo---o-|o--o--o---oo--o-|
Hf |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|----------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
4:18
C |x-------------------------------|
R |--------------------------------|
T2 |--------F-----------OOO-O-O-----|
T3 |----------------------------O---|
S |----F---------O-O---------------|
B |o-----------o-------------------|
Hf |----x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
LAST CHORUS
"ONCE THE STONE/YOU'RE CRAWLING UNDER/IS LIFTED OFF YOUR SHOULDERS."
4:21
C |x---------------|x---------------|x---------------|----------------|
R |--x-b-x-b-x-b-x-|--x-b-x-b-x-b---|--x-b-x-b-x-b-x-|b-x-b-x-b-x-b---|
S |----o-------o--o|----o----o--o-oo|----o-------o---|----o----o--o-oo|
B |o--o----o-oo--o-|o--o----o-oo----|o--o----o-oo----|o--o----o-oo----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"ONCE THE CLOUD THAT'S RAINING/OVER YOUR HEAD DISAPPEARS/THE NOISE THAT YOU'LL HEAR."
4:33
C |x---x-----------|----------------|x---------------|x---------------|
R |--x---x-b-x-b-x-|b-x-b-x-b-x-b---|--x-b-x-b-x-b-x-|--x-b-x-b-x-b---|
S |----o-------o--o|----o----o--o-oo|----o-------o--o|----o----o--o-oo|
B |o--o----o-oo----|o-oo----o-oo----|o--o----o-oo----|o-oo--o---oo----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"IS THE CRASHING DOWN OF HOLLOW YEARS."
P |------------t---|
C |x---------------|
R |--x---x---------|
H |----x-----------|
T3 |----------F--o--|
T4 |--------------o-|
S |----o---F---o---|
B |o-oo--oo--------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
POST-CHORUS/PIANO BRIDGE_____________ _______________
4:49||: |1. (4:52) :||2. (4:58) :||
C |x-------2-------|x-------2-------|x-------2-------|
R |----b-----------|----b-----------|----b-----------|
H |------------X---|------------X---|----------------|
T2 |-----o----------|-----o----------|-----o----------|
T3 |------o---------|------o---------|------o---------|
T4 |----------------|----------------|--------------oo|
S |---o--------o-d-|---o--------o-d-|---o--------F---|
B |o--------oo-----|o--------oo-----|o--------oo-----|
Hf |----------------|x---------------|x---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
_______________ ___________________ _______________
|3. (5:05) :||4. (5:11) :||5. (5:17) :||
P |------------t---|--------------------|----------------|
C |x---------------|x-------x-----------|x-------2-------|
R |----b-----------|----b---------------|----b-----------|
T1 |---------o---o--|--------------------|----------------|
T2 |-----o----o---o-|-----o----------oo--|-----o----------|
T3 |------o---------|------o-----------gg|------o---------|
S |---o----F---o---|---o-----ggooooo----|---o----o---F--o|
B |o---------------|o-------o-----------|o--------ooo-gg-|
Hf |x---------------|x-------------------|x---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3tl+tl4tl+tl|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
_______________________________ _______________
|6. (5:24) :||7. (5:30) :||
C |x-----------------------------x-|x-------2-------|
R |--------b-----------------------|----b-----------|
T2 |----------o---------------O-----|-----o-------o--|
T3 |------------o---------------O---|------o-------og|
S |------o---------O-gOO-O-O-------|---o--------o---|
B |o-----------------------------o-|o--------ooo----|
Hf |x-------------------------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
5:34 ( Ritard )
C |x-------2-------|x---------------|
R |----b-----------|----b-----------|
H |------------X---|----------------|
T2 |-----g----------|-----g----------|
T3 |------g---------|------g---------|
T4 |----------------|----------------|
S |---o--------o-gg|---o--------F---|
F |----------------|--------F-----F-|
B |o--------oo-----|o-------oooo----|
Hf |----------------|x---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
5:40
C |x----------------|
R |----------xxxx---|
B |o----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 +tl4 + )
END
Enjoy the tab. I'm tabbing Burning My Soul next, and then Hell's Kitchen, and I am almost done with Finally Free from Metropolis Pt. 2. Please e-mail comments to me (unitedfutboL117@aol.com) (that's an "L" in "futbol", not a "one") and please leave comment below and rate the tab.
Thanks,
Dean Christesen
unitedfutboL117@aol.com
Artist: Dream Theater
Album: Falling Into Infinity
Drummer: Mike Portnoy
Tabbed by: Dean Christesen (unitedfutboL117@aol.com)
Note: Lyrics will come above the drums that the transcribe with.
Key:
P |s = Percussion - shaker
P |S = Accented shaker
P |t = Percussion - tambourine
H |x = closed hi-hat
H |s = partially open hi-hat
H |X = open hi-hat
R |x = ride
R |b = bell of ride
C |x = crash strike
C |s = splash cymbal
C |c = china cymbal
C |1 = Max Stax Number 1
C |2 = Max Stax Number 2
t |o = high octoban (NOTE: Portnoy has about 8 octobans, so I am narrowing them down to two.
t2 |o = low octoban
T |o = Tom 1
T |x = Play on rim of tom
T |X = accented rim hit on tom
T2 |o = Tom 2
S |o = snare drum
S |d = double bounce (any drum)
S |O = accented hit (any drum)
S |r = rimshot
T3 |o = Tom 3
T4 |o = Tom 4
F |o = Floor tom 1
F2 |o = Floor tom 2 (gong bass)
B |o = Bass drum 1
B |d = two consecutive 32nd notes (use both BD's)
B2 |o = Bass drum 2
Hf |x = Hi-hat w/ foot
INTRO
|-----Play 4x----|----Play 8x-----|
P |S-ssS-ssS-ssS-ss|S-ssS-ssS-ssS-ss|
R |----------------|x---x---x---x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
VERSE
"HE'S JUST THE KIND OF MAN/YOU HEAR ABOUT/WHO LEAVES HIS FAMILY FOR/AN
EASY OUT."
0:39 |----Play 2x-----|
C |s---------------|----------------|----------------|
H |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xX|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o---------------|----------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"THEY NEVER SAW THE SIGNS/HE NEVER SAID A WORD/HE COULDN'T TAKE ANOTHER
DAY." |----Play 2x-----|
H |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxX---|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
Hf |x---------------|----------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
PRE-CHORUS
"CARRY ME TO THE SHORELINE/BURY ME IN THE SAND."
1:04 (There are overdubs of snare drags ) ( and ghost notes here )
C |s---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o--------------o|o---------------|o--------------o|o---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"WALK ME ACROSS THE WATER/AND MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND."
1:16( Snare drag and ghost note overdubs )
C |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
R |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xx----|
T1 |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------O--|
T2 |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------O-|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---O---|
B |o--------------o|o--------------g|o--------------o|o---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
CHORUS
"ONCE THE STONE/YOU'RE CRAWLING UNDER/IS LIFTED OFF YOUR SHOULDERS."
1:29
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H |--s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"ONCE THE CLOUD THAT'S RAINING/OVER YOUR HEAD DISAPPEARS/THE NOISE THAT
YOU'LL HEAR/IS THE CRASHING DOWN OF HOLLOW YEARS."
1:41|----Play 4x-----|
| Gradual Cresc. |
C |----------------|x---------------|
H |s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|--s-s-s-s-s-X---|
S |----o-------o---|----o----o--o-oo|
B |o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o------oo----|
Hf |----------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
PIANO BRIDGE
1:57
C |x---------------|------------2---|----------------|------------s---|
R |----x---x-------|x---x---x-------|x---x---x-------|x---x---x-------|
H |------------X---|----------------|------------X---|----------------|
S |---o--------o-d-|---o--------o-oo|---o--------o-d-|---o--------o-oo|
B |o----oo--oo-----|o----oo--oo-----|o----oo--oo-----|o----oo--oo-----|
Hf |----------------|x---------------|----------------|x---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
VERSE
"SHE'S NOT THE KIND OF GIRL/YOU HEAR ABOUT/SHE'LL NEVER WANT ANOTHER/
SHE'LL NEVER BE WITHOUT."
2:10
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------s|
H |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xX|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o--------------o|o---------------|o--------------o|o---------------|
Hf |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"SHE'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE SIGNS/SHE'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING/THEN TURN AROUND
AND WALK AWAY."
2:22
C |s---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xX|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxX---|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |---------------o|o---------------|---------------o|o---------------|
Hf |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
PRE-CHORUS
"CARRY ME TO THE SHORELINE/BURY ME IN THE SAND."
2:35( Snare overdubs )
C |s---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o--------------g|o--------------o|o--------------g|o--------------o|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"WALK ME ACROSS THE WATER/AND MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND."
2:47
C |----------------|----------------|x---------------|----------------|
R |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-x--x--x---|
T2 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------oo----|
T4 |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------oo-|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r--oo-------|
B |o--------------g|o---------------|o--------------g|o---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
CHORUS
"ONCE THE STONE/YOU'RE CRAWLING UNDER/IS LIFTED OFF YOUR SHOULDERS/ONCE
THE CLOUD THAT'S RAINING/OVER YOUR HEAD DISAPPEARS/THE NOISE THAT YOU'LL HEAR."
3:00|------------------------------Play 2x------------------------------|
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
H |--s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-|
S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---|
B |o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|o--o-----oo--oo-|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"IS THE CRASHING DOWN OF HOLLOW YEARS."
3:25
C |c---------------|
H |--s-s-s-s-s-X---|
S |----o---o---o-oo|
B |o--o---o---o----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
BRIDGE (GUITAR SIMILAR TO INTRO)
3:27
C |x---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------s|
R |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Hf |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
3:41
C |s---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------s|
R |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Hf |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
PRE-CHORUS
"CARRY ME TO THE SHORELINE/BURY ME IN THE SAND."
3:53 ( Snare overdubs )
C |c---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R |--xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-xxx-x-|
S |----r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---r---|
B |o--------------o|o---------------|o--------------o|o--------------g|
Hf |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"WALK ME ACROSS THE WATER/AND MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND."
4:05( Snare overdubs )
C |----------------|----------------|x-----x---------|x-----x---------|
R |x-xxx-xxx-xxx-xx|x-xxx-xxx-------|--x-x---x-x-x-x-|--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
H |----------------|----------X-----|----------------|----------------|
T2 |----------------|-------------o--|----------------|----------------|
T3 |----------------|--------------o-|----------------|----------------|
S |r---r---r---r---|r---r---r---o---|----o-------o---|----o----o--o---|
B |o--------------o|o---------------|o-oo--o--oo---o-|o--o--o---oo--o-|
Hf |x---x---x---x---|x---x---x---x---|----------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
4:18
C |x-------------------------------|
R |--------------------------------|
T2 |--------F-----------OOO-O-O-----|
T3 |----------------------------O---|
S |----F---------O-O---------------|
B |o-----------o-------------------|
Hf |----x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
LAST CHORUS
"ONCE THE STONE/YOU'RE CRAWLING UNDER/IS LIFTED OFF YOUR SHOULDERS."
4:21
C |x---------------|x---------------|x---------------|----------------|
R |--x-b-x-b-x-b-x-|--x-b-x-b-x-b---|--x-b-x-b-x-b-x-|b-x-b-x-b-x-b---|
S |----o-------o--o|----o----o--o-oo|----o-------o---|----o----o--o-oo|
B |o--o----o-oo--o-|o--o----o-oo----|o--o----o-oo----|o--o----o-oo----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"ONCE THE CLOUD THAT'S RAINING/OVER YOUR HEAD DISAPPEARS/THE NOISE THAT YOU'LL HEAR."
4:33
C |x---x-----------|----------------|x---------------|x---------------|
R |--x---x-b-x-b-x-|b-x-b-x-b-x-b---|--x-b-x-b-x-b-x-|--x-b-x-b-x-b---|
S |----o-------o--o|----o----o--o-oo|----o-------o--o|----o----o--o-oo|
B |o--o----o-oo----|o-oo----o-oo----|o--o----o-oo----|o-oo--o---oo----|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
"IS THE CRASHING DOWN OF HOLLOW YEARS."
P |------------t---|
C |x---------------|
R |--x---x---------|
H |----x-----------|
T3 |----------F--o--|
T4 |--------------o-|
S |----o---F---o---|
B |o-oo--oo--------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
POST-CHORUS/PIANO BRIDGE_____________ _______________
4:49||: |1. (4:52) :||2. (4:58) :||
C |x-------2-------|x-------2-------|x-------2-------|
R |----b-----------|----b-----------|----b-----------|
H |------------X---|------------X---|----------------|
T2 |-----o----------|-----o----------|-----o----------|
T3 |------o---------|------o---------|------o---------|
T4 |----------------|----------------|--------------oo|
S |---o--------o-d-|---o--------o-d-|---o--------F---|
B |o--------oo-----|o--------oo-----|o--------oo-----|
Hf |----------------|x---------------|x---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
_______________ ___________________ _______________
|3. (5:05) :||4. (5:11) :||5. (5:17) :||
P |------------t---|--------------------|----------------|
C |x---------------|x-------x-----------|x-------2-------|
R |----b-----------|----b---------------|----b-----------|
T1 |---------o---o--|--------------------|----------------|
T2 |-----o----o---o-|-----o----------oo--|-----o----------|
T3 |------o---------|------o-----------gg|------o---------|
S |---o----F---o---|---o-----ggooooo----|---o----o---F--o|
B |o---------------|o-------o-----------|o--------ooo-gg-|
Hf |x---------------|x-------------------|x---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3tl+tl4tl+tl|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
_______________________________ _______________
|6. (5:24) :||7. (5:30) :||
C |x-----------------------------x-|x-------2-------|
R |--------b-----------------------|----b-----------|
T2 |----------o---------------O-----|-----o-------o--|
T3 |------------o---------------O---|------o-------og|
S |------o---------O-gOO-O-O-------|---o--------o---|
B |o-----------------------------o-|o--------ooo----|
Hf |x-------------------------------|----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
5:34 ( Ritard )
C |x-------2-------|x---------------|
R |----b-----------|----b-----------|
H |------------X---|----------------|
T2 |-----g----------|-----g----------|
T3 |------g---------|------g---------|
T4 |----------------|----------------|
S |---o--------o-gg|---o--------F---|
F |----------------|--------F-----F-|
B |o--------oo-----|o-------oooo----|
Hf |----------------|x---------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )
5:40
C |x----------------|
R |----------xxxx---|
B |o----------------|
(1 + 2 + 3 +tl4 + )
END
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