Cover My Eyes Chords & Tabs
DREAM THEATER
COVER MY EYES
Unreleased FII Demo
Intro w/distortion Verse: (two guitars in first bar)
G#(4,7) G#5 F#5 C#5
8x 1
E|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------
B|----------------7--|-19b---------|-------------|-------------|----------
G|4:--------5--6-----|-------------|-------5-----|-------------|----------
D|4:----6------------|-6-----------|(6)-4--------|-4-----------|----------
A|-------------------|-6-----------|(6)----------|-4-----4--4--|----------
E|--4----------------|-4-----------|(4)----------|-2-----4--4--|----------
G#5 C#5 D5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 F#5 B5
E|--------------------|---------|-------------|-------------|------------|
B|--------------------|---------|-------------|-------------|------------|
G|--------------------|---------|-------5-----|-------------|----------4-|
D|-6-6---6-6-6--------|-6-------|(6)-4--------|-4--4--------|-6-6-6--4-4-|
A|-6-6---6-6-6----4-5-|-6-------|(6)----------|-4--4--4--4--|-6-6-6--4-2-|
E|-4-4---4-4-4----4-5-|-4-------|(4)----------|-2--2--4--4--|-4-4-4--2---|
Pre-chorus:
C#5
Gtr. 1: (w/wah-wah)
E|-------------9--9--------------9--9--------9--9--|----------------------
B|-9--9--12-12-------9--9--12-12-------12-12-------|----------------------
G|o------------------------------------------------|----------------------
D|o------------------------------------------------|----------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|Gtr. 2:
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
G|-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------|----------------------
D|-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------|----------------------
A|-4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------|----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
E5 F#5 repeat 2x
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
B|-12-11-9--11-12-11-9--11-12-11-9--11-12-11-9--11-|----------------------
G|------------------------------------------------o|----------------------
D|------------------------------------------------o|----------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
G|-9-----------9-----------11----------11----------|----------------------
D|-9-----------9-----------11----------11----------|----------------------
A|-7-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------|----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
C#5
E|-------------9--9--------------9--9--------9--9--|----------------------
B|-9--9--12-12-------9--9--12-12-------12-12-------|----------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
G|-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------|----------------------
D|-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------|----------------------
A|-4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------|----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
E5 D#5
E|-------------------------------------9-----------|----------------------
B|-12-11-9--12-11-9--11----------------------------|----------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
G|-9-----------------8-----------------------------|----------------------
D|-9-----------------8-----------------------------|----------------------
A|-7-----------------6-----------------------------|----------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dream_theater/cover_my_eyes_tab.html ]
Chorus:
G#5 F#5 B5 C#5
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
B|-9---9---9---9---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---9---9---|------------------
G|-8---8---8---8---|-6---6---6---6---|-4---4---6---6---|------------------
D|-6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---6---6---|------------------
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
G|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------6-------|------------------
D|-6---------------|-4---------------|-4-------6-------|------------------
A|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2-------4-------|------------------
E|-4---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|------------------
G#5 F#5 B5 C#5
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|--
B|-9---9---9---9---|-7---7---7---7---|-7-------7-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--
G|-8---8---8---8---|-6---6---6---6---|-4-------4-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--
D|-6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---|-4-------4-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|--
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|--
|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|--
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|--
G|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------3---------------|--
D|-6---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------3---------------|--
A|-6---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------1---------------|--
E|-4---------------|-2---------------|---------------------------------|--
Here play the intro riff twice, then second verse, pre-chorus and chorus,
and then:
Interlude (no wah-wah):
G#5
H H H
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------
G|o----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------
D|o4^6---6---7-6---4-----------|-4^6---6---7-6---4-----------|------------
A|-4^6---6-------------3^4-3---|-4^6---6-------------4-------|------------
E|-4-----4---------------------|-4-----4---------------------|------------
Rhy. fig. 1 ->
G#5
H H play twice
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------o|------------
D|-4^6---6---7-6---4-----------|-4-----4-----2--------------o|------------
A|-4^6---6-------------3^4-3---|-4-----4-----2---------------|------------
E|-4-----4---------------------|-2-----2-----0-------5---7---|------------
End Rhy Fig 1.
Solo (w/rhy fig. 1 - played twice):
E|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------
B|------------4---|---------------5---|------------7---|------------------
G|-5----------/---|-5---------6---/---|-5----------/---|------------------
D|-/----------/---|-/---------/---/---|-/----------/---|------------------
A|-/--------------|-/---------/-------|-/--------------|------------------
E|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------
w/wah-wah
tr~~~ tr~~~
E|----17-------16-------14------12-----11-----|-------------|------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|-------13(14)|------14(16)|
G|/14----14\13----13\11----11\9----9\8----8---|-13----------|-13---------|
D|--------------------------------------------|-/-----------|-/----------|
A|--------------------------------------------|-/-----------|-/----------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-------------|------------|
tr~~~
E|---------------|----20-------17-------16-------14-------------|---------
B|--------16(17)-|----------------------------------------------|---------
G|-13------------|/17----17\14----14\13----13\11----11\9-11-9\8-|---------
D|-/-------------|----------------------------------------------|---------
A|-/-------------|----------------------------------------------|---------
E|---------------|----------------------------------------------|---------
Here play the chorus twice and then:
E5 D#5
E|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
B|-12------11------|------------------------------------------------------
G|-9-------8-------|------------------------------------------------------
D|-9-------8-------|------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
|
E|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
G|-9-------8-------|------------------------------------------------------
D|-9-------8-------|------------------------------------------------------
A|-7-------6-------|------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------
...that's it.
TABULATURE EXPLANATION:
1 ~~~~ H P .
-----------------------------------------------7-----------------|---|----
---9b----r---------7-------9^11---11^9---------/----------5------|-%-|----
-----------------------------------------------/-----------------|---|----
bend release vibrato hammer-on/pull-off tremolo staccato repeat
(1 whole step) picking last bar
1 tr~~~~~ P.H.
------------------------}5------------------------------------------------
---b9--b9----9(11)------}6--------4/5-8\------------x------4------<5>-----
------------------------}7-----------------0-0----------------------------
PM-/
hold bend trill arpeggiate slide palm muted pinch/natural
(or pre-bend) mute strum harmonics
Questions, comments, corrections and other stuff welcome.
Traq
Piotr Traczyk
ptraczyk@okwf.fuw.edu.pl