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AFTERLIFE
(From the 1989 Album WHEN DREAM AND DAY UNITE)
Words by Charlie Dominici
Music by Dream Theater
Arranged by Dream Theater
Transcribed by John Grivas
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted-Rythum'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted-Lead'
Q=150
4/4
Gtr I
PM-------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|
||--------------------------6-6-----|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----5-5-|
||----------------------------------|
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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
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-----6-6-----|-------------------------6-6-------|
|-5-5-9-9-5-5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----4-4---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
PM-------------------------------
Q. E +Q Q 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------||---------------------------------|
|----------------o||---------------------------------|
|-----------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------||-------------------------6-6-----|
|-9----7-(7)--6--o||-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----5-5-|
|-7----5-(5)--4---||---------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------7-7-----6-6-------
|-5-5-9-9-5-5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5---
|-----------------------------------
PM--|
E E E E E E E E +E E +E E Q Q
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------4---4---4-|-(4)---------------|
|-------4---4---4-|-(4)---------7--6--|
|-4-5-4-2---2---2-|-(2)-4-(4)-2-5--4--|
|-----------------|-----2-(2)-0-------|
PM----------------------------| PM--------------------------|
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 3x
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||--------------------------6-6-----|-----------------7-7-----6-6-------||
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----5-5-|-5-5-9-9-5-5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5--o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E E +E Q E E Q E E E E H E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-------4-4-(4)-4-|-4-4-4--7---7---|-6----------6--|-------6--------6-4-|
|-------4-4-(4)-4-|-4-4-4--7---7---|-6----------6--|-------6--------6-4-|
|-4-5-4-2-2-(2)-2-|-2-2-2--5---5---|-4----4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-2-|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(4)-4-4--------4--|-------4--------4-6-|-(6)-6-6--------6--|
|-(4)-4-4--------4--|-------4--------4-6-|-(6)-6-6--------6--|
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
PM------------| PM--| PM----------------|
S S S S S S S S E E E E +E E Q E S S Q S S E E S S E S S E E
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------6-----4-|-(4)-4-4--------4--|---------------------6--|
|-----------------6-----4-|-(4)-4-4--------4--|---------------------6--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|-------------------|---------------------4--|
|-----------------------4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-2-0----|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(6)-6-6--------6--|-------6--------6-8-|-(8)-4-4--------4--|
|-(6)-6-6--------6--|-------6--------6-8-|-(8)-4-4--------4--|
|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-6-|-(6)-2-2--4-4-4-4--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------4--------4-6-|-(6)-6-6--------6--|-------6--------6-8--|
|-------4--------4-6-|-(6)-6-6--------6--|-------6--------6-8--|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-6--|
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(8)-4-4--------4--|-------4--------4-4-|-(4)-4-4--------4--|
|-(8)-4-4--------4--|-------4--------4-2-|-(2)-2-2--------2--|
|-(6)-2-2--4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
Gtr III
W W
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| E S S Q E S S E E +E +E Q E S S Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------4--------4-2-|-(2)-(2)-2--------2--|
|-------2--------2-2-|-(2)-(2)-2--------2--|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-(0)-0--0-0-0-0--|
|--------------------|---------------------|
H Q E E +H E E +E E
|---------------\4-|-(4)----4-5---(5)-7-|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|
| PM PM PM PM PM--|
| E E E E E E E E +H E S S Q
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|---2---2---2----6-|-(6)-----------6----|
|---2---2---2----6-|-(6)-----------6----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-|-(4)----4-4-4--4----|
|------------------|--------------------|
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Q +Q +E S S E +E Q E E E S S E S S H +Q. E
|--------------------------|----------------------|--------
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