Theater - Endless Sacrifice
from the 2003 album Train Of Thought
Transcribed by Travis Lausch
Notes: this is one of my favourite Dream Theater songs now. This song is
pretty easy until the middle, then it's solo city! Well, if you have
anything to say or add (i.e., solos!), just email me at the address above.
Tune all guitars down one full step (D G C F A D)
Intro/Verse
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|----------0-------|-----0-----------|
|------2-4---4-2---|---2---2---2---4-|
|----2-----------2-|-3-------4---2---|
|--0---------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|---------|
|------------------|-----------------|---------|
|----------0-------|-----0-----------|---------|
|------2-4---4-2---|---2---2-----0---|---0-----|
|----2-----------2-|-3---------2---2-|-----3-2-|
|--0---------------|---------3-------|-2-------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|----------0-------|-----0-------0---|
|------2-4---4-2---|---2---2---4---4-|
|----2-----------2-|-3------/5-------|
|--0---------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------0-------|-----0-----------|-----2-------|
|------2-4---4-2---|---2---2-----0---|---1---1-----|
|----2-----------2-|-3---------2---2-|-2-------3-2-|
|--0---------------|---------3-------|-------------|
Pre-Chorus
|------------------|-----------------|
|--------0-1-0-----|-----0-------0---|
|------2-------2---|---5---5---5---5-|
|----2-----------2-|-4-------3-------|
|--0---------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----1p0-----------0---|
|--------0-1-0-----|---------3-----0-----0-|
|------2-------2---|---2-------------------|
|----2-----------2-|-0-----------2---2-----|
|--0---------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------4-----------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|--------0-1-0-----|-----0-----------|
|------2-------2---|---5---5-----0---|
|----2-----------2-|-4---------5---5-|
|--0---------------|-----------------|
|------------------|---------3-------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------0-1-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|------2-------2---|-----------------|-----0-------0---|
|----2-----------2-|-----0-------0---|---2---2---7---7-|
|--0---------------|---5---5---5---5-|-3-------5-------|
|------------------|-2-------1-------|-----------------|
Chorus
(w/dist.)
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------4/5\4----|
|--2--2-5/7-2--2-5/7-2------|-2--2-5/7-2--2-2/3\2-4--|
|--0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0------|-0--0-3/5-0--0-------2--|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
|--2--2-5/7-2--2-5/7-2------|-2--2-5/7-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
|--0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0------|-0--0-3/5-0------------------|
Interlude 1/Outro Chorus
|--------|-------|--------|----------|
|--------|-------|--------|----------|
|--------|-------|--------|----------|
|--2-----|-4-----|-2------|-5---/8---|
|--2-----|-4-----|-0----2-|-3---/6---|
|--0-----|-2-----|--------|----------|
Interlude 2 (faster)
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------5-------------------------------|
|---------------4----------------------------8--|
|--------------------------------------------6--|
|--3-2-0--0--0-------3-2-0-3-2-0-0--0--6-5-3-6--|
Synth solo riff #2
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------5-------------5--3---|
|-------------------5-------------5--3---|
|-------------------3-------------3--1---|
|--2-2-5-4-2--2--2-----2-2-5-4-2---------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------5-------------5-4-3--|
|-------------------5-------------5-4-3--|
|-------------------3-------------3-2-1--|
|--2-2-5-4-2--2--2-----2-2-5-4-2---------|
Play the above 2 riffs for duration of solo section (except for the crazy
keyboard riff) until the harmony guitar lead enters. in this section,
rhythm is supplied by the bass.
Interlude 3
|---------------------------|---------------- --|
|---------------------------|---------------- --|
|---------------------------|---------------- lick that's --|
|--0h2---2---0h2---2--------|-0h2---2---0h2-- too fast for --|
|--0h2---2---0h2---2--------|-0h2---2---0h2-- me! --|
|------0---------0----0-6---|-----0---------- --|
"Solo" riff
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--5-4-2-5--5-4-2-5-4-2-4-5-4-5-7--|--5-4-2-5--5-4-2-5-4-2-4-5-4-5-7--|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
*not sure----------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--109-7-10-109-7-109-7-9-109-1012-|-109-7-10-109-7-9h10p9-7-9-7--------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------10-9-7-|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
End song on huge E5 chord like a real rock star
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