Trial Of Tears Author - Björn Widmann ****** 6 - String Bass ****** "Trial of tears": The last track on "Falling into infinity". And I think it's also one of the most powerful songs of Dream Theater. And for my personal oppinion, it has also very exciting basslines. So I sat in my room for almost two days and tried to find out exactly what John Myung is playing...and how he's playing it. (Thank you for the Live-Album: It helped me going on in some parts of the song!!!!) So now you got the Tab of This song in you hands / on your screen. So check it out and enjoy it. If you got something to correct on it, please mail: Anthony Fielding -=> fair-game@t-online.de (Sorry, that it looks a bit ugly, but there are some lines, which are a bit long and so I got to divide them) / = slide to x (for example 4/0 = Slide from 4 to 0) ~ = hammer on = = hold Intro "without" guitar (from 0:27 on...) from 1:11 on C-8--------------6/8-----------8---------------------------6/8---------6-8--| G-8--6/8--8-8/6--6/8------8-8--8-8/11-11/13-10-10/11-8-6---6/8--8-8/0--6-8--| D----8==--6-6==--4/6------6-6----------------------------6-------------4-6--| A--------------------6------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------4----------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1st Verse C---------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------| B-0/4-4-4-4/0-0/4-4-4/0-0/4-4-4-4/0-0/4-4-4/0-| C---------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------| B-0/7-7-7-7/3-3/7-7-7/0-0/7-7-7-7/3-3/7-7-7/0-| Last figure before chorus C-----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| B-0/4-4-4-4/0-0/4-4-4/0-0/2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Chorus C----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------| E-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1----------| B-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2| It's raining.... C------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------| E--4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B------------------------------------------------------| Bridge C-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----6-----6---2~4-----6---2~4---2-4-----6-----6---2~4-----6---2~4---2-4-| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-4-4---4-4---4-----4-4---4-----4-----4-4---4-4---4-----4-4---4-----4-----| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| I may have wasted all those years... C-----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-------------------4-4-------2~4---2~4---2~4-4-4-4-4-| E---/9-9-9-9-/----------------------------------------| B-2-/--------/2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-----2-------------| I may have spent too long... C-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------------| A-----------4-----2~4-----2-4-| E-----------------------------| B-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-----| 2nd Verse C---------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------| B-0/4-4-4-4/0-0/4-4-4/0-0/4-4-4-4/0-0/4-4-4/0-| C---------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------| B-0/7-7-7-7/3-3/7-7-7/0-0/7-7-7-7/3-3/7-7-7/0-| Last figure before chorus C-----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| B-0/4-4-4-4/0-0/4-4-4/0-0/2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Chorus C----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------| E-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1----------| B-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2| It's raining.... C------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------| E--4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B------------------------------------------------------| Bridge C-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----6-----6---2~4-----6---2~4---2-4-----6-----6---2~4-----6---2~4---2-4-| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-4-4---4-4---4-----4-4---4-----4-----4-4---4-4---4-----4-4---4-----4-----| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| I may have wasted all those years... C-----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-------------------4-4-------2~4---2~4---2~4-4-4-4-4-| E---/9-9-9-9-/----------------------------------------| B-2-/--------/2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-----2-------------| I may have spent too long... C-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-----------------------------| A-----------4-----2~4-----2-4-| E-----------------------------| B-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-----| C-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----6-----6---2~4-----6---2~4---2-4-----6-----6---2~4-----6---2~4---2-4-| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-4-4---4-4---4-----4-4---4-----4-----4-4---4-4---4-----4-4---4-----4-----| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| As I walk through all my myths... C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------4-4-------2~4---2~4---2~4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------| E---/9-9-9-9-/----------------------------------------------------------------| B-2-/--------/2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-----2---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| With my thoughts wrapped around me... Bridge C-----------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| C-----------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------| E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| Solo 1 (2*) C-------------------------------------------------------| G-------------------2----------------------------2------| D-4-2---------2-4-4---2-4-/0-0/4-2---------2-4-4---2-4--| A-----4-2-0-2----------------------4-2-0-2--------------| E-------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------| Bass solo C-----------4-6-------4---------|---------4-6-------4-----6---4-------| G---------------4-6-6---6-6-6---|-------------4-6-6---6-6---6---6-6-6-| D-0/4-6-7-6-------------------4-|-4-6-7-6-----------------------------| A-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bridge 1 (3*) Bridge 2 C---------------------------|-------------------| G-------------------2-------|-------------------| D-4-2-----------------2-4/0-|-4-2---------------| A-----4-2-0-2---------------|-----4-2-0~2-------| E-------------0~2-2---------|-----------------0-| B---------------------------|-------------0-2---| Hidden by disguise... Not much better than... Bridge to Solo (#1) Guitar Solo 3* (#2) the 4th time C---------------------------|-------------------|-------------10----| G---------------------------|-------------------|----------------11-| D---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A-4~6-6-4-6-6---4~6-4-6-6-4-|-------4~6-4-6-6-4-|-------4~6-4-------| E---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B-------------4-------------|-4-4-4-------------|-4-4-4-------------| Repeat figure #2 3 times, figure #1 9 times Guitar Solo 12* 2* C---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-------6-----------4-----6---4~6-|-4~6-6-4-6-6-------6-----6---4~6-| E---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-----|-------------4-4-4---4-4---4-----| Bridge to Keyboard-Solo C---------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------| D-6~8-8-6-8-8-------8-----8---6~8-8~9-9-8-9-9-----9~11-11-9-11-11-----| A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------6-6-6---6-6---6-----------------7-7-----------------9-9-| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| Keyboard-Solo Fill...(4*) ...play 4 times... C-------------|-----------------|-------------------| G-------------|-----------------|-------------------| D-------------|-----------------|-------------------| A-----4-4-4~6-|-----------------|-------6-6-4~6-6-6-| E-------------|-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|-------------------| B-4-4---------|-----------------|-4-4-4-------------| Keyboard-Solo...play twice... ...4 times... C--------------------------------|-------------------| G--------------------------------|-------------------| D---------------4----------------|-------------------| A-----6-6-6-4~6---6------6-9-9-9-|-------6-6-4~6-6-6-| E--------------------------------|-------------------| B-4-4----------------4-4---------|-4-4-4-------------| ...play 8 times C-------------------|-------------------------------------| G-------------------|-------------------------------------| D-------------------|-----9-9-9-8~9-9-9-----9-9-9-8~9-9-9-| A-----6-6-6-4~6-6-6-|-------------------------------------| E-------------------|-7-7---------------7-7---------------| B-4-4---------------|-------------------------------------| End of Key-Solo C-----------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----11-11-11-9~11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-----| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-9-9---------------------------------------------2-4-| B-----------------------------------------------------| Now you've got a few seconds to rest. Verse Bridge C-------------------|-----------------------| G-------------------|-----------------------| D-------------------|-----------------------| A-------------------|-----------------------| E-4-------2---------|-4-2-------------------| B-----------------2-|-----2---2-0-2-0-2-2-0-| Still awake... Chorus C-----------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------| B---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| It's raining, ... After Last Chorus -=> Bass-Solo! C---------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------11-9-8-| D-----------------9-8-6---------11-9-8--------| A---7~9-7---7~9-7---------7~9-7---------------| E-0-------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------| C-------------------------------------10-11-10-8----------------| G------------8-9-8-------------8-9-11------------11-9-8-6-------| D-----8-9-11-------11-9-8-9-11----------------------------9-8-6-| A-7-9-----------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| C---------------------| G---------------------| D---------------------| A-9-7-6---------------| E-------9-7-6---------| B-------------9-7-5-4-|