Peruvian Skies Chords & Tabs
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PERUVIAN SKIES--DREAM THEATER
from 1997's "Falling Into Infinity" album
Eastwest Records America
Lyrics by John Petrucci/Music by Dream Theater
Eric Schlelein
eric@u.arizona.edu
Hot off the presses. Enjoy this one and crank it.
{rythym figure 1}
[4/4 time]
clean toned guitar, standard tuning
e--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
B--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
G-------0------|-------2------|--------0-----|-----------------|
D----------2---|--------------|----------2---|-----------------|
A---2-4------1-|---2-4--------|----2-4-----1-|---2-4-3-----2---|
E-0------------|-0--------3-2-|-0------------|-0-------3-2---0-|
e--------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
B--------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
G-------0------|-------2-----|-------0-------|-----------------|
D----------2---|-------------|-------------3-|-----------------|
A---2-4------1-|---2-4-------|---2-4-----3---|---2-4-3-----2---|
E-0------------|-0-------3-2-|-0-------1-----|-0-------3-2---0-|
{end rythym figure 1}
(with ad-lib slide guitar throughout)
{rythym figure 2}
e---------|----|-----------|----------|
B---------|----|-----------|----------|
G-------0-|----|-------0---|----------|
D---------|----|---------2-|---0---0--|
A---2-4---|----|---2-4-----|----------|
E-0-------|----|-0---------|-3---2----|
e---------|---------|-0-------------|------------------|
B---------|-----3---|---------------|------------------|
G-------0-|-------4-|-----------0---|------------------|
D---------|---5-----|-------------2-|-----0-----0---0--|
A---2-4---|---------|-------2-4-----|---2-----2---2----|
E-0-------|---------|-----0---------|-3-----2----------|
{end rythym figure 2}
There. There it is.
I swear he's going to murder that poor kid.
Wait, I hear it again.
Don't turn on the light until we hear the way it ends.
{Chorus (strummed) }
[3/4 time]
am em GM DM
Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits.
am em GM
The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's
FM
No big surprise.
am am/G am/F#
Battered and bruised, always confusing the love
FM
That she's losing for hate. Poor Vanessa.
{rythym figure 1}
[4/4 time]
Hey, I hope you know
I'm taking all this with me when I go.
Shame, you're not to blame.
I'm the monster you created
In your daddy's name.
{Chorus (strummed) }
[3/4 time]
am em GM DM
Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits.
am em GM
The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's
FM
No big surprise.
am am/G am/F#
Battered and bruised, always confusing the love
FM
That she's losing for hate. Poor Vanessa.
(Distorted guitar for rest of song.)
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
e-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
(Bridge) m m
e----|------|-----------|------|----|------|-----|-----|
B----|------|-----------|------|----|------|-----|-----|
G----|------|--2--------|------|----|------|-----|--3--|
D-2--|------|--2--------|------|-2--|------|--3--|--3--|
A-2--|------|--0--0-2-3-|-5--7-|-2--|------|--3--|--1--|
E-0--|-2--3-|-----------|------|-0--|-2--3-|--1--|-----|
Terror by night, liar by day,
Telling her secrets won't take them away.
(guitar solo-rythym part) --hold each chord for two measures.
e-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G--7--|-----|--5--|-----|--7--|-----|--5--|--3--|
D--7--|--7--|--5--|--5--|--7--|--7--|--5--|--3--|
A--5--|--7--|--3--|--5--|--5--|--7--|--3--|--1--|
E-----|--5--|-----|--3--|-----|--5--|-----|-----|
e-----|-----|-----|-------------|-------------|
B--3--|--3--|--3--|-------------|-------------|
G--2--|--2--|--2--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---|
D--0--|--0--|--0--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---|
A-----|--3--|--2--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1---1---|
E-----|-----|-----|-------------|-------------|
(solo with wah-wah)
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------14--14\12-------------------------------|
D----------12-14-15------------15-14-----15/(17)-\15--14-12-|
A-12-14-15----------------------------15--------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dream_theater/peruvian_skies_tab_ver_3.html ]
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------12-----12/(14)---14--------16/(17)---------|
D-----9----12--9----12--------------15-14-------------------|
A-/10---10--------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------15--17--18--17--15-------------------17/(18)--17--|
G----17--17------------------------------14-15-17--------------|
D-17----------------------------14-15-17-----------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------15----------------15/(17)--15/(17)\15-13-15-------|
B----17/(18)----17-------15------------------------------------|
G-14-----------------/14----14---------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
e--15 17 15 13 15 17 15 13 15 17 15 13---------10--------------|
B--------------------------------------20/(22)----22======-----|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
{rythym figure 3}
m m m m m m m m
e--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
G--------0-----|--------2-----|---------0-----|---------------|
D--------0---3-|--------2-----|---------0---3-|---------------|
A-2--2-4---2-1-|--2-2-4-------|-----2-4---2-1-|---2-4-3-----2-|
E-0--------0---|--0-------3-2-|-0-0-------0---|-0-------3-2---|
(repeat)
{end rythym figure 3}
e--------------|----------------|
B--------------|----------------|
G--------------|----------------|
D--2--2--------|--2--2----------|
A--2--2--------|--2--2-----2-1--|
E--0--0--------|--0--0----------|
e----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|----------------------|
D-2-2-----2-----2------|--2-2-----2-----------|
A-2-2-----2-----2--3-5-|--2-2-----2-----2-1---|
E-0-0-x-x-0-x-x-0--3-5-|--0-0-x-x-0-x-x-------|
e----------------------|----------------------||
B----------------------|----------------------||
G----------------------|---------------------O||
D-2-2-----2-----2------|--2-2-----2----------O||
A-2-2-----2-----2--3-5-|--2-2-----2-----2-1---||
E-0-0-x-x-0-x-x-0--3-5-|--0-0-x-x-0-x-x-------||
e-------------------------|----------------------||
B-------------------------|----------------------||
G-------------------------|---------------------O||
D-2-2-----2-----2---------|--2-2-----2----------O||
A-2-2-----2-----2--2-1-0--|--2-2-----2---5-4-3---||
E-0-0-----0-----0---------|--0-0-----0-----------||
e-----------------------|-----------------------||
B-----------------------|-----------------------||
G-----------------3-----|-------------------3--O||
D-2---------------3-----|--2----------------3--O||
A-2---------------1-----|--2----------------1---||
E-0---(x-x-x-x-x)-------|--0----(x-x-x-x-x)-----||
-->Here the x's represent harmonics played on the
low E string between the third and fifth fret. I
don't know what they are for sure, but you can
experiment with them. Plus the B-flat chord may not
be exactly right.
(with wah-wah)
e------------------|--------------------||
B------------------|--------------------||
G------------------|-------------------O||
D------------------|-------------------O||
A----7-5-----------|----5---------------||
E--0-----7-6-5---0-|------7-6-5-3-5-3---||
(Chorus--distorted)
A5 E5 G5 D5
Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits.
A5 E5 G5
The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's
F5
No big surprise.
Battered and bruised,
m m m m m m m m m m m m
e----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-2--2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---|
A-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Always confusing the
m m m m m m m m m m m m
e----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-2--2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---|
A-0--0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
E-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Love that she's losing for hate.
m m m m m m m m m m m m
e----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-2--2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---|
A-0--0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
E-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
m m m m m m m m m m m m
e--------------|-------------|
B--------------|-------------|
G--------------|-------------|
D--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
{rythym figure 3 to end}
