A Rite Of Passage Intro Chords & Tabs
A Rite Of Passage Intro Tab
Rite of Passage, Black Clouds and Silver Linings
Dream Theater
Petrucci
tabbed by: Bas and Davey
Played on a seven string guitar(, or a dropped c tuning.)
the rest of the song and a Guitar Pro tab, coming up soon.
Enjoy!
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A||-------|-------|-------|-------|--5---------5---------5--3--|
E||-------|-------|-------|-------|----------------------------|
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---------------------5----|----------------------------|
-----4-5-4--------4-------|-----4-5-4-----4-5-4--------|
--5---------5--3----------|--5---------5---------5--3--|
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-----4h-5-4-----6--7-------|-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|
--5----------5--6--7--6----|--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|
----------------4--5--6----|-----------------------------------|
----------------------4----|-----------------------------------|
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--------------------------5----|-----------------------------------|
-----4h-5p-4-----------4-------|-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|
--5-----------5--5--3----------|--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|
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-----4h-5p-4--------6--7-------|-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|
--5-----------5--5--6--7--6----|--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|
--------------------4--5--6----|-----------------------------------|
--------------------------4----|-----------------------------------|
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--------------------------<>5----|-----------------------------------|
-----4h-5p-4-----------4---------|-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|
--5-----------5--5--3------------|--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|
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S S E S S E S S E S S E W
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--------5--------7--------8--------5--|-------------------|
--------5--------7--------8--------5--|-------------------|
--3--3--3--5--5--5--6--6--6--3--3--3--|--5----------------|
--------------------------------------|--5----------------|
--------------------------------------|--3----------------|
H E E Q W H E E Q
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----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
-----------------5----|-------------------|----------------------|
--------------4-------|-------------------|-----------6--7-------|
--L--------3----------|--5----------------|--L--------6--7--6----|
--L-------------------|--5----------------|--L--------4--5--6----|
--L-------------------|--3----------------|--L--------------4----|
W H E E Q W
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-------------------|-----------------<>5----|-------------------|
-------------------|--------------4---------|-------------------|
--5----------------|--L--------3------------|--5----------------|
--5----------------|--L---------------------|--5----------------|
--3----------------|--L---------------------|--3----------------|
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|--3--|
H E E E Q S S S S S E S S S S S E S S
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-----------6--6--6-------|----------------------------------------|
--L--------6--6--6--6----|----------------------------------------|
--L--------4--4--4--6----|--5----5--5--5-------5--5--5-------5----|
--L-----------------4----|--3----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3----|
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------------------------5----|------------------------------------------|
---------------------4-------|------------------------------------------|
------------------3----------|------------------------------------------|
-----5--5--5-----------------|--5----5--5--5--------5--5--5--------5----|
-----3--3--3-----------------|--3----3--3--3--------3--3--3--------3----|
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-----5--5--5------4--5-------|--5----5--5--5-------5--5--5-------5----|
-----3--3--3------------4----|--3----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3----|
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------------------------5----|--------------------------------------|
---------------------4-------|--------------------------------------|
------------------3----------|--------------------------------------|
-----5--5--5-----------------|--5----5--5--5--------5--5--5---------|
-----3--3--3-----------------|--3----3--3--3--------3--3--3---------|
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------5------7------8------5--|----------------------------------------|
--3-3-3--5-5-5--6-6-6--3-3-3--|----------------------------------------|
------------------------------|--5----5--5--5-------5--5--5-------5----|
------------------------------|--3----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3----|
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------------------------5----|------------------------------------------|
---------------------4-------|------------------------------------------|
------------------3----------|------------------------------------------|
-----5--5--5-----------------|--5----5--5--5--------5--5--5--------5----|
-----3--3--3-----------------|--3----3--3--3--------3--3--3--------3----|
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-----5--5--5------4--5-------|--5----5--5--5-------5--5--5-------5----|
-----3--3--3------------4----|--3----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3----|
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------------------------5----|--------------------------------------|
---------------------4-------|--------------------------------------|
------------------3----------|--------------------------------------|
-----5--5--5-----------------|--5----5--5--5--------5--5--5---------|
-----3--3--3-----------------|--3----3--3--3--------3--3--3---------|
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------5------7------8------5--|-----------------------------|
--3-3-3--5-5-5--6-6-6--3-3-3--|-----7-8-7------7-8-7--------|
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------------------------------|--5---------5-5--------5--3--|
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-----7-8-7----------------|-----7-8-7------7-8-7--------|
-------------------5------|-----------------------------|
--5---------5-5-3---------|--5---------5-5--------5--3--|
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-----7-8-7------8--9-------|-----7-8-7------7-8-7--------|
----------------6--7--8----|-----------------------------|
--5---------5-5-------6----|--5---------5-5--------5--3--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dream_theater/a_rite_of_passage_intro_tab.html ]
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-----7-8-7----------------|-----7-8-7------7-8-7--------|
-------------------5------|-----------------------------|
--5---------5-5-3---------|--5---------5-5--------5--3--|
Turn the key
A5
PM PM
E S S E S S E E Q E E E Q Q.
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---------------------------|------------------6--5----6------|
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---------------------------|---------------7-----------------|
-----7-8-7------8--9-------|---------------------------------|
----------------6--7--8----|--5------------------------------|
--5---------5-5-------6----|---------------------------------|
Walk through the gate
D5
E E E Q Q.
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---------------------------6--5----6------|
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------------------------5-----------------|
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--3---------------------------------------|
The great ascent
F5
E E E Q Q.
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----------------------6--5----6------|
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-------------------3-----------------|
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--1----------------------------------|
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To reach a higher state
C5 G/B A5
E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q.
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--8-----------------------6--5--6--5------------|--------6--5----6------|
---------------------------------------7--5--4--|-----------------------|
------------------------------------------------|-----7-----------------|
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------------------------------------------------|--5--------------------|
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A right of pass-
F5
E E E Q Q.
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----------------------6--5----6------|
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-------------------3-----------------|
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--1----------------------------------|
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agge!!!!!!
D5 D5 E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E Q
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-----------------5-6-5------------5-6-5-----|--------------6--5-------|
---------------7-------7--------7-------7---|--------4--5-------------|
-------------7-----------7----7-----------7-|--6--7--------------6----|
--5------------------------5----------------|-------------------------|
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The final stage A sacred home
A5 D5
E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q.
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---------------------6--5----6------|-------------------6--5----6------|
------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
------------------7-----------------|----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|----------------5-----------------|
--5---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|--3-------------------------------|
Unlock the door
F5
E E E Q Q.
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---------------------6--5----6------|
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------------------3-----------------|
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--1---------------------------------|
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And lay the corner stone
C5 G/B A5
E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q.
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--8------------------------6--5--6--5------------|--------6--5----6------|
----------------------------------------7--5--4--|-----------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|-----7-----------------|
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-------------------------------------------------|--5--------------------|
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A rite of pass-
F5
E E E Q Q.
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---------------------6--5----6------|
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------------------3-----------------|
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--1---------------------------------|
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aaggeee!!!
Bb 5 maj7 E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E Q
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-----------------5-6-5-----------5-6-5-----|--------------5--6-------|
---------------7-------7-------7-------7---|--------4--5--------4----|
-------------7-----------7---7-----------7-|--6--7-------------------|
--5------------------------5---------------|-------------------------|
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Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E H.
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------------1--0--------|------------1--0--------|--------4------------|
--0------3--------3-----|---------3--------3-----|-----3---------------|
---------------------3--|--L------------------2--|--L------------------|
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E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S E E Q
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-----------------------------------|--------------------------5----|
-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|-----4h-5p-4-----------4-------|
--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|--5-----------5--5--3----------|
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|-3-| |-3-|
E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S S S S S S S Q
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-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|-----4h-5p-4--------------------<>5----|
--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|--5-----------5--5---------------------|
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-----------------------------------|--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
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E S S E S S S S E E E E S S E S S E E Q
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-----------------------------------|--------------------------<>5----|
-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|-----4h-5p-4-----------4---------|
--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|--5-----------5--5--3------------|
-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E S S E S S S S E E E S S E S S E S S E Q
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-----------------------------------|--------5--------7--------8--5----|
-----4h-5p-4--------4h-5p-4--------|--------5--------7--------8--5----|
--5-----------5--5-----------5--3--|--3--3--3--5--5--5--6--6--6--3----|
-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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W H E E Q W
-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-----------------<>5----|-------------------|
-------------------|--------------4---------|-------------------|
--5----------------|--L--------3------------|--5----------------|
--5----------------|--L---------------------|--5----------------|
--3----------------|--L---------------------|--3----------------|
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|--3--|
H E E E Q
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-------------------------|-------||
-------------------------|-------||
-----------6--6--6-------|-------||
--L--------6--6--6--6----|-------||
--L--------4--4--4--6----|-------||
--L-----------------4----|-------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down
