Endless Sacrifice Chords & Tabs
Dream 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.)
|-----------------------<7>-|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------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--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dream_theater/endless_sacrifice_tab_ver_3.html ]
|-----------------------<7>-|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------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!