#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Dream Theater - Lifting Shadows Off A Dream from Awake Repeat 6x natural harmonics ||-----------12--------------|-------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------12-----|--------------------------------------7----|| ||o--------------------------|-----12--------------------5--------------o|| ||o--------------------------|----------------5-------------------------o|| ||---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|| ||-------7-------------------|-------------------------------------------|| 1.2.3 4. ||------------0--------------|----------------0----------||----------0----- ||------------------0--------|----------3--------3-------||---------------- ||o--------4-----------4-----|-------2--------------2---o||-------4-------- ||o-----4-----------------4--|----0---------------------o||----2----------- ||---2-----------2-----------|---------------------------||-0-----------0-- ||---------------------------|-3-----------3-------------||---------------- --------------| --0-----------| -----4--------| --------2-----| --------------| --------------| Verse 1 (Riff A) He seems alone and silent thoughts reamain ||-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| ||-----2-----------2-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-2-----------2-----| ||o----------4-----------4-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------4---------4-| ||o-------4-----4-----4-----4--|----4-----4-----4-----4--|----4-----4----4--4| ||-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| ||-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| without an answer (end riff A) |------------------------------| |--5-----------5---------------| |--------4-----------4---------| |-----2-----2-----2-----2------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| Riff A Afraid and uninvited, he slowly drifts away Pre-Chorus (Riff B) Moved by desire and fear, breaking |--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------- |--3-----------3-----------|--5-----------5-----------|-8-----------7------ |--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|-------7------------ |-----4-----4-----4-----4--|-----4-----4-----4-----4--|----5-----5-----5--- |--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------- |--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------- delicate wings. --------|---------------------------| --------|--5-----------5------------| --7-----|--------7-----------7------| (end Riff B) -----5--|-----7-----5-----7-----5---| --------|---------------------------| --------|---------------------------| Chorus (Riff C) Lifting shadows off a |---------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-----8-----7-----8--10--|----8-----7--------------| |-----7-----7-----7---------|-7-----7-----7--9-----7--|(end Riff C) |---------------------------|-------------------7-----|continue for chorus |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| Dream once broken She can turn a drop of water inot an ocean 1.2.3 ||----------------------------|---------------------------|| ||----------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o------------6--7-----6-----|----------6--7-----6------o|| ||o---------9--------9-----7--|-------7--------7-----7---o|| ||-------9--------------------|----5----------------------|| ||----7-----------------------|-3-------------------------|| 4.======================== |--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------- |--------------5-----------|----------7--8-----7-----|---------------8----- 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--------------|--------7--------7-----7--|-------7------------------------| --------------|-----7--------------------|----5---------------------------| --------------|--5-----------------------|-3------------------------------| Rhy Fig.1A As the rain is pouring down, tears of sorrow wash his mind. |-------------------------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------| |-------------0--------0--|-------------|---------|--3--------|---(3)-----| |----------0--------0-----|--2----------|---(2)---|--2--------|---(2)-----| |-------4--------4--------|--4----------|---(4)---|--0--------|---(0)-----| |----2--------------------|--4----------|---(4)---|--x--------|---(-)-----| |-0-----------------------|--2----------|---(2)---|--3--------|---(3)-----| Drifting with the current, this stream of life flows on. (end Fig.1A) |-------------|------------|---2------------|-----------------------------| |-------------|------------|---3------------|-----------------------------| |-------------|------------|---0------------|----------------2----2-------| |--2----------|------------|---x------------|----------------2----2-------| |--2----------|------------|---3------------|----------------0----0-------| |--0----------|------------|----------------|-----------------------------| w/Rhy. Figs 1&1A He seems alone and silent, waiting on his hands and knees. Ths chill fo winter's darkness sits quietly. Moved by desire (pre-chorus) Riff B and fear, he takes a few steps away Lifting shadows off a dream once broken (Chorus) Riff C She can turn a drop of water into an ocean And she listens. Whoa, whoa. (Bridge) Riff D (6x) Oh, and she listens openly Riff D |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------7-----6-----| |-----5--5--7--7-----7-----7--| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| Instrumental Interlude 1/2 |-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |----------2--0-----4~--|-------------------------|-----------7--6~--------| |-2-----2---------------|-----2--4b--rb4p2--------|-/8--5--7---------5--7~-| |----2-----------2------|--2----------------5--2--|------------------------| 1/4 |-------------|-----------------------------|----------|------------------- |-------------|-----------------------------|----------|------------------- |-------------|-----------------------------|----------|----------7-------- |-------------|-----------7--6~-------10b---|------9~--|-7-----7-----10---- |-------5-----|--8--5--7---------5/8--------|--8-------|----7------------7- |----0-----0--|-----------------------------|----------|------------------- -------|---------------------------|-------------------------|------------| -------|---------------------------|-----------8--7~---------|------------| --9~---|---------------------------|--8--5--7---------5--7~--|----5-------| -------|-----7--9*b--rb9p7---------|-------------------------|-0--0--0--0-| -------|--7-----------------10--7--|-------------------------|------------| -------|---------------------------|-------------------------|------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------ |----------8--7~--8--10~--|--------10--11-13------|------------------------ |-8--5--7-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------ |-------------------------|-10/12-------------12--|------------------------ |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------ |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------ |---------|----------------|--------------------------|-------------------| |-13bf-~--|---~~~~~~~~~~~--|--------------------------|-------------------| |---------|----------------|--------------------------|-------------------| |---------|----------------|--------------------------|-------------------| |---------|----------------|--------------------------|-------------------| |---------|----------------|--------------------------|-------------------| | | | | | | | | | | |---------|----------------|--------------------------|-------------------| |---------|----------------|--------------------------|-------------------| |-7/5-\7--|--7/10-\9-9-----|-----9\14-----------------|-~~----------------| |---------|----------------|--------------------------|-----w/bar---------| |-5/9-\5--|--5/8--\7-7-----|-----7\12-----------------|-~~----------------| |---------|----------------|--------------------------|-------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------| |-14\11----\7--|-7/10---/12\9---|--\7------------|------------------------| |--------------|----------------|-----------7----|-w/bar------------------| |-12\9-----\5--|-5/8----/10\7---|--\5------------|------------------------| |--------------|----------------|-----------5----|------------------------| He pours his soul into the water, reflecting thy mystery |------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |-------3----------|--------3---------|--------3-------|------------------| |----2-------2-----|-----2------2-----|----2------2----|----0-------0-----| |-0-------------0--|-0-------------0--|-0------------0-|------------------| |-0----------------|-1----------------|-x--------------|--------3---------| |------------------|------------------|-3--------------|-1----------------| w/Rhy Fig.2 She carries him away, and the winds die slowly |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| |---------3---------|-------3---------|-------3----------|----------------| |------2------2-----|----2------2-----|----2-------2-----|----------------| |-0--------------0--|-0------------0--|-0--------------0-|---0-------0----| |-0-----------------|-1---------------|-x----------------|----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-3----------------|-1------0-------| w/Riff E 7x And she listens openly. Oh, and she listens openly Riff E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-0--0--0--0---0-----0--0--0---0----0--0--| |-5--------7------7/12---------11---------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| Lifting shadows |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |---0---0--0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--|-9/14---12-11---12---14-----| |--12---------14--------16--------17---------|----0----0--0----0----0-----| |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------| off a dream |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---14----12----11-----9----7-----| repeat 3more times over below lyrics |----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| once broken. 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