The Big Medley - Guitar Tab
Author - Alessandro Monopoli
The Big Medley
By Dream Theater in "A Change of Seasons"
Transcribed by Alessandro Monopoli (almonopo@tin.it)
1 - In the Flesh?
|------------|------------|-----------|------------------------|-------------
|------------|------------|-----------|------------------------|-------------
|------------|------------|-----------|------------------------|--8------7---
|---2--------|-----4------|-----5-----|------------------------|--7------7---
|---2--------|-----4------|-----5-----|------------------------|--5------4---
|---0--------|-----2------|-----3-----|------5----6----7-------|-------------
(I'm not very sure about this part, but it's cool..)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------5--3---------5--3----------------------------------------
|-----------2/3-4--------2/3-4--------/4-3-2-0------------------------------
|---2------------------------------------------2-0-------------------2------
|---2----------------------------------------------2-1----------------------
|---0----------------------------------------------------3^(5)-----0---------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----7--------9-----10------9------7-------9----10---12--------------------
|-----7--------9-----10------9------7-------9----10---12--------------------
|-----5--------7-----8-------7------5-------7----8----10--------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main Riff:
|--------------------------------------------------||-----------------------
|--------------------------------------------------||-----------------------
|--2-----------------2-----------------------------||--2------------2-------
|--2-----------------2-----------------------------||--2------------2-------
|--0----2^(4)----2---0-------------4^(5)----4---2--||--0--2^(4)--2--0--1-2--
|-------------------------4---2--------------------||-----------------------
start Singin'
|--------------------------------------(0)-----0----|------------------------
|--------------------------------------(0)----------|------------------------
|---------------------------------------1-----------|-2----------------------
|---------------------------------------2-----------|-2----------------------
|--4^(5)---4---2--3-4---5^(7)---5---4---2-----------|-0----------------------
|---------------------------------------0-----------|------------------------
silent till (Chords: A, D, E)
Then Main Riff
2:24
Twice----------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------
|------------------------------2---5---2---------------------|--------------
|------------3-------------5--------------5--3---5-----5-----|--------------
|---5--3--5------5--3---5---------------------------3-----2--|--------------
Then this:
P.M.---------------------
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
|-----------------------------------------5/7--5-|-----------------------5/7-
|-------7---5-----------------------------5/7--5-|---7-5-----------------5/7-
|--------------7---5-------------5---------------|-------7-5-------5---------
|---5------------------7---5--7-----3---5--------|5----------7-5-7---3-5-----
During keyb. solo
pm pm pm pm pm pm pm twice
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------5--|---------------------------------------
|-----7---5---4---------------5------|---7---5---4---5-------3---------------
|--0----0---0----0--7-0-5-0-3---0----|-0---0---0---7---2-3-4-----------------
guit.solo:
|-15/17--15--14--------------------------------------------|-----------------
|---------------17--15-12h15p12----------------------------|-----------------
|-------------------------------14------12-14--14p12----12-|----12h14p12-----
|----------------------------------14----------------14----|-14----------14--
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
a.h------
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------
|-12-14-----12h14p12--------------------------12-|---------------------------
|-------14-----------14-13-12-----------------12-|---------------------------
|------------------------------14-13-12----------|---------------------------
|-----------------------------------------15-----|---------------------------
3:38
Bridge:
twice
|---------3--3-----------------|-------3/5--3-----|-------------
|---------3--3-----------------|-------3/5--3-----|-------------
|------------------------------|------------------|-------------
|-2--2-----------------5----2--|-2-2--------------|------------
|-2--2-----------0-2-5---5-----|-2-2--------------|------------
|-0--0-------------------------|-0-0---------(12)/|------------
second guitar solo:
|-12^(14)-------------------------------|------------------------------------
|----------14--12h14h12-------12--------|-12^(14)-----12---------------------
|-----------------------14-11----11--14-|----------14----14^(16) 14^(16)-----
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------
tr...
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------7--------------------------------7----------------------------------
|--4^(6)-6---4h6p4------4-----6tr9--5/6-9---6-9-6/4-----4------2--2----------
|------------------7-4----4-7-----------------------7-4---4-7--2--2----------
|--------------------------------------------------------------0-'0-0-2-2-2--
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0-0--
Now play Bridge with this change:
|---------3--3-----------------|-------22^(24)----|-------------
|---------3--3-----------------|------------------|-------------
|------------------------------|------------------|-------------
|-2--2-----------------5----2--|-2-2--------------|------------
|-2--2-----------0-2-5---5-----|-2-2--------------|------------
|-0--0-------------------------|-0-0---------(12)/|------------
2nd time is-15^(17)-
Another guitar solo: (4:21)
tr...
|-----------------------------------------------------------!----------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------
|---------4^(6)^4---4^(6)---5/6-9tr6--4-----4---------------|----------------
|-----------------7---------------------7-4---4-7-4-------4-|----------------
|---------------------------------------------------7-4-7---|----------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------
wide vib
|----------------------------------------------|----18^(21)-16^(18)----------
|--15------15---15-----------------------------|-----------------------------
|--16--16--16-------16^(18)^16--14--16---------|-----------------------------
|------17--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|--14-------14---------------|-----------
|-----17-14----17------------|----------
|------------------13^(14)-11|-----------
|----------------------------|---------
|----------------------------|----------
|----------------------------|----------
Bohemian Rapsody (4:34)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------6---6-8/9-----------------------------------------------------
|--------6-7-9---9----------------------4---4-6/8--------------------------6-
|--6-7-9--------------------------4-6-8---8---------------------6-8-6-8-10---
|---------------------------4-6-8-------------------6-8-10-8-10--------------
....you can hear how many time you have play this
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-8-8-8----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff:(4:44)
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------
|-----------------------------|---------------3-----------|------------------
|--6-------3-5-6-6--------3---|-6-------3-5-6-------3-5-3-|------------------
|----3-4-6----------3-4-6---6-|---3-4-6---------5-6-------|------------------
Now James sings...
vib pm.... Oooh baby...
|--------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------
|----4---------------------2-----|-----4----------------|--------------------
|-3--3--3----3-1---1-------------|-3---3----------------|------3-------------
|-3--1--3--------3---3-1---------|-3---1---6---6--5-----|-3----3---3-5-1-3-1-
|-1-----1----------------4-------|-1-------6---6--5-----|-3----1-------------
|--------------------------------|---------4---4--3-----|-1------------------
i'm not sure
|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------
|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------
|-----------------|-----3-----------------|-----3------3---------------------
|-----------------|--3--3------3-5-3------|--3--3---3--3---------------------
|---3-------------|--3--1--4/5-------5----|--3--1---3--1---------------------
|-----1-----------|--1-----------------1--|--1------1------------------------
Now Riff Again:
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------
|-----------------------------|---------------3-----------3-|---------------
|--6-------3-5-6-6--------3---|-6-------3-5-6-------3-5-6---|---------------
|----3-4-6----------3-4-6---6-|---3-4-6---------5-6---------!---------------
(5:21)
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------
|--5-7-9---7-9-11--9-11-12--|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------
Well, this is the first part of the song...I'm going to transcribe
the other part very soon.
For any suggestion or error report, please send me an
e-mail at
Alessandro Monopoli
Artist: Dream Theater
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