Dream Theater - Surrounded Chords & Tabs

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From: Gary Chapman 

Dream Theater - Surrounded    - transcribed by Gary Chapman
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This transcription is copyright (c)1994 Gary Chapman.

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/   = slide
^   = hammer/pull
~   = vibrato
+   = tap
(+) = tap 12 frets above indicated note to get an octave harmonic

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(piano chords used)

  Dsus4 Cadd9  Am/C    E   GaddA  G(1) G(2)  C(1) C(2)  D(1)   D6   Am7   Cmaj7
E ----- -----  --8--  -7-  --5--  -3-  -10-  ---  ----  -10-  ----  ----  --7--
B ----- -----  --10-  ---  --3--  -3-  -12-  -5-  -8--  -10-  -12-  -8--  --8--
G --2-- --7--  --9--  -9-  --4--  -4-  -12-  -5-  -9--  -11-  -11-  -9--  --9--
D --5-- --5--  --10-  ---  --5--  -5-  -12-  -5-  -10-  -12-  -12-  -10-  --10-
A --5-- --3--  -----  ---  -----  ---  ----  -3-  ----  ----  ----  -0--  -----
E ----- -----  --8--  ---  --3--  -3-  ----  ---  ----  ----  ----  ----  -----

  D(2) Bm   Em7  Dsus4(2)
E -5-  -7-  -7-  ---10---
B -7-  -7-  -8-  ---8----
G -7-  -7-  -7-  ---7----
D -7-  -9-  -9-  ---0----
A -5-  ---  -7-  --------
E ---  ---  ---  --------

Intro:

(keyboard arranged for guitar)
E -10----------
B ----10-------
G -------12----  (repeatedly - alternate Dsus4 and Cadd9 piano chords)
D ----------12-
A -------------
E -------------


Dsus4                           Cadd9
        Morning comes too       early, 
        and nighttime falls too late.

    Am/C      E     GaddA   G(1)  C(1)
And sometimes all I want to do is wait.

    Am/C   E         GaddA  G(1)   D(1)      D6   Am7
The shadow I've been hiding in has fled from me today.

Cmaj7             D(2)      D(1) D6                       Em7
      I know it's easier to walk away than look in in the eye.

Am                 G(2)           C(2)
And I will raise a shelter to the sky.

    Am                G(2)              C(2)
And here beneath this star tonight I'll lie.

    Am          G(2)               C(2)     Dsus4(2)
She will slowly yield the light as I awaken from the longest

 
        G                          Cadd9             D             F
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -8-10-10/12-8-----------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------7/9-7~--/7-7-5-4--5-4-------9-9-7\5-7---------------------
D -------------------------------------5~--------------7~-----7--9-9/10--9-
A ----------------------------------------------------------7--------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  night.

E ----------------
B ----------------
G ----------------
D -7/9--7^8^7-----
A ------------10~-
E ----------------

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---8-10-10/12-8--8-10-8~----------------------5-^6^5^3----3-----------
G -7---------------7/9--7~--/7-7-5-4--5-4----------------5----2---/14~-
D ----------------------------------------5~---------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------

E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G -14-16-16/17--16-14/16--14^16^14-12~-
D -------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------

Keyboard/guitar duet:
(keyboard arranged for guitar)
E -------------------------------------------------
B -12-10--------12-10--------12-10--------12-10----
G -------12-12--------12-12--------12-12--------12-
D -------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------
(guitar)
E -------------------------------------------------
B -8---------------------8---8--8--8--8----8--8----
G -7---------------------7---7--7--7--7----7--7----
D -5---------------------7---7--7--7--7----5--5----
A -------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------

(keyboard)
E -------------------------------------------------
B -13-12-10-----13-12-10-----13-12-10-----13-12-10-
G ----------12-----------12-----------12-----------
D -------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------
(guitar)
E ------------------------------------------------- 
B ------------------------------------------------- 
G -5~---------------------0----4--4--4^5-----4-4--- 
D -5~---------------------0----5--5--5-5-----5-5--- 
A ------------------------------------------------- 
E ------------------------------------------------- 

(keyboard)
E -10-----------10-----------10-----------10-------
B ----13-12--------13-12--------13-12--------13-12-
G ----------12-----------12-----------12-----------
D -------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------
(guitar)
E -------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------
G -7~---------------------7----7--7--7--7----7-7---
D -7~---------------------7----7--7--7--7----7-7---
A -------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------

(keyboard)
E -------------------------------------------------
B -13-12-10-----13-12-10-----13-12-10--------------
G ----------12-----------12-----------12-----12----
D ----------------------------------------12----12-
A -------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------
(guitar)
E -----------------------8---8---------------------
B -----------------------8---8--------------------- 
G -10~-------------------10--10--------------------
D -10~-------------------10--10--------------------
A -------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------


E ---------------------------------------------
B ----------8---8------------------------------
G ----5--7----7----7-----7-----7-5---5\4-------
D -5------------------5-----5------7-----5-----
A -----------------------------------------5-3-
E ---------------------------------------------

  Dreams are shaking set sirens waking up 
  tired eyes.                           With the 
  light the memories all rush into his
  head.


E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----8---------------8---------8---------------------------------
G -----7---------------7---------7---5------------------5--------5-
D -----5---------------5---------5---5------------------5--------5-
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
  By a candle stands a mirror of his heart and soul she dances.  She was

E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------8----------------
G -7--------7---7------7-----------7---10-----10--10--------5------
D -7--------7---7------7-----------7---10-----10--10--------5------
A ----------------------------------------------------------3------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
   dancing through the night above his bed.             And walking to the
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dream_theater/surrounded_tab_ver_2.html ]
E -3--------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---3----------------------3----------------------------8----8---8--8--
G -----5----------------0--------------------------------7----7---7--7--
D -----5------------4------------------------------------5----5---5--5--
A -----------5----------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   window he throws the shutters out against the wall.

E -----------------------------------------------------------------3----
B -8----8---8--8----8----8---8--8----8----8---8------3---------------3--
G -5----5---5--5----7----7---7--7----7----7---7------5-----------------5
D -5----5---5--5----5----5---5--5----7----7---5------5------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------3------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 And from an ivory tower

E ---------------------------------
B --------------------3------------
G -----------------0---------------
D -5------------4------------------
A -3---------5---------------------
E ---------------------------------
   hears her call    "let light surround you".

(keyboard/guitar duet)

E ------------------------------
B ------------------------------
G ------------------------------
D -----5----5----------5----5---
A ------------5---------------5-
E -3------------3---3-----------
  It's been a long long time he's had a 
  while to think it over.
  But in the end he only sees the change, light to dark
  dark to light, light to dark, dark to light.


E ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G -0-------------2---------0---------5------------4------5--4-
D -0-------------0---------0---------5------------5------5--5-
A ------------------------------------------------------------
E -3----------------------------------------------------------
   Heaven must be more than this when angels waken with a kiss.

E -------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------8--
G -7-------------7------7--------------7---10-----10--10-
D -7-------------7------7--------------7---10-----10--10-
A -------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------
   Sacred hearts won't take the pain.  But mine will never be the same.
    

E ---------------------3--------------------------
B ----3------------------3----------------------3-
G ----5--------------------5----------------0-----
D ----5--------------------5------------4---------
A ----3------------------------------5------------
E ------------------------------------------------
   He stands before the window, his shadow slowly fading from the wall. 

                                                    +     (+)
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------
B -12---12--12-12---12---12--12-12---12---12---------------------------
G -12---12--12-12---10---10--10-10---12---12-----12-19-12-12(b)14-12~\-
D -10---10--10-10---10---10--10-10---10---10---------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------


E ------------------3----------------------------------------------------------
B ----3---------------3----------------------3---------------------------------
G ----5-----------------5-----------------0------------------------------------
D ----5-------------------5------------4---------------------------------------
A ----3-----------------------------5------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  and from an ivory tower hears her call  "let the light surround you" 


Solo:  Requires a single slap-back delay of ~200-300 ms.  My timing isn't
       good enough to get it sounding right, or indeed work out exactly 
       what is being played.  What's below is a rough idea of what I think 
       is going on.  To confuse matters even further it sounds as though 
       there are regular pull-offs onto the open G.  Knowing what John 
       Petrucci is capable of, he probably didn't even use a delay !
 
E -------------------------                ------------------------- 
B -------------------------                -------------------------
G -14-14-14\12-12-11-11/12- (repeat x 3)   -17-17-17\16-14-16-16/17-
D -------------------------                -------------------------
A -------------------------                -------------------------
E -------------------------                -------------------------

E -------------------------
B -------------------------
G -19-19-19\17-17-16-16/17- (repeat x 3)
D -------------------------
A -------------------------
E -------------------------

E -13-15-12-15----15----15----15----15----15----15-----
B -------------15----13----12--------------------------
G -------------------------------14----12--------------
D -------------------------------------------15----14~-
A -----------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------3----------------------------------------------
G -2----------------------------2----------------------------------------------
D -2------------------------2---0----------------4-------5-------------4---5---
A -0------------------------2---0------7~----------------------5~--------------
E ---------------------2~---0--------------------------------------------------
   Once lost but I was found.   When I heard the stained glass shatter all a -

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------3----------------3-----------------0
G --------------------------------------------5-------0----------0---------5---
D -----------x--x---2~-----------------5--------------------------------5------
A -4~--------x--x-------0---3----------------2-----------------0---------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   round me.                    I sent the spirits tumbling down the hill.

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------3---------------2---------------
G -------2--0--------------------0---------0-----------2---------------2-------
D ----0---------------------4----------4-------------------5---------------5---
A ---------------------2-----------5---------------4---------------0-----------
E -3--------------0------------------------------------------------------------
      But I will hold this one on high            above me still.

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------1----------------0---------------------------------------3-----
G ------------------2--------0-------0--------------2----0-----------0---------
D ----------2----------------------------------2-----------------4-------------
A -----0-----------------2----------------3------------------5-----------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   She whispers words to clear my mind, I once could see but now at last I'm

E --------
B --------
G -0------
D -0------
A --------
E -3------
   blind.


Cmaj7       D(2)      D(1) D6                        Em7
I know it's easier to walk away, than look it in the eye.

    Am           G(2)             C(2)
But I have given all that I could take.

    Am            G(2)           C(2)
And now I've only habits left to break.

  Am                  G(2)          C(2)         Dsus4(2)  G(1)
Tonight I'll still be lying here, surrounded in all the    light.

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