Dream Theater - "As I Am" Guitar Tab
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Band: Dream Theater
Song: As I Am
Album: Train of Thought (2003)
Music by: Myung, Petrucci, Portnoy and Rudess
Transcribed by: Kapellmester Smaaland (esmaaland@hotmail.com)
Tabbed: 19th and 20th December 2004
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This is the first song on DT's new album "Train of Thought". I've not completed
the solo tab, but it'll be added later.
The intro has about 98 bpm, and the rest of the song about 130 bpm.
Tune down 2 steps or just don't play along with the song :).
TABULATURE EXPLANATIONS:
< = feedback
~ = vibrato
v = beat
. = palm mute
hb = half step bend
fb = full step bend
r = release
/ = slide up
(x) = lesser artificial harmonic (by listening to the riffs containing
X = mute the (x), you'll get what i mean)
Intro (0:35)
8:4
c -|---------------------------------|
G -|---------------------------------|
Eb-|---------9-----9~----------------|
Bb-|-2-------9-----8~----------------|
F -|-2-------7-----7~----------------|
C -|-0-------------------------------|
v v v v v v v v
(0:55)
8:4
c -|---------------------------------|
G -|---------------------------------|
Eb-|---------------------------------|
Bb-|---------------------------------|
F -|---------7---7-------------------|
C -|-0---------0---6~-----<<<<<<<<<<-|
v v v v v v v v
Main Riff (1:14)
8:4 . . . .
c -|---------------------------------|
G -|---------------------------------|
Eb-|---------------------------------|
Bb-|---------------------------------|
F -|---------7---7-------7-----7-5---|
C -|-0-0-0-0---0---6~------5~----3---|
v v v v v v v v
Vers (1:29)
4:4 . . . ...... . . . ...... . . . . ...... . . . ... ...
c -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Eb-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Bb-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F -|-2-------8758758|-7-------8758757|---------8758758|-7-------555-333-|
C -|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0-333-111-|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
4:4 . . . ...... . . . ...... . . . . ...... . . . ... ..
b-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------4-|
E-|-2-------8758758|-7-------8758757|---------8758758|-7-------555-332-|
B-|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0-333-11--|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
Bridge (2:13)
7:4 9:4 7:4 7:4
c -|---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------|
G -|---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------|
Eb-|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4---4-|-----4-------4|-----4-----4---|
Bb-|---4-------4---|---4-------4-------|---4-------4--|---4-----4-----|
F -|-2-------------|---------0-----3---|-2------------|---------------|
C -|---------3-----|-2-----------------|---------3----|-2-----0-------|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
7:4 11:4 7:4 9:4
c -|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------|
G -|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Eb-|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4-----4---|-----4-------4-|-----4-----4-----|
Bb-|---4-------4---|---4-------4-----4-----|---4-------4---|---4-----4-------|
F -|-2-------------|---------0-----3-------|-2-------------|-----------------|
C -|---------3-----|-2---------------------|---------3-----|-2-----0---------|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
Pre-chorus (2:28)
7:4 9:4 7:4 7:4
c -|---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------|
G -|---------------|-------------------|--------------|---------------|
Eb-|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4---4-|-----4-------4|-----4-----4---|
Bb-|---4-------4---|---4-------4-------|---4-------4--|---4-----4-----|
F -|-2-------------|---------0-----3---|-2------------|---------------|
C -|---------3-----|-2-----------------|---------3----|-2-----0-------|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
7:4 11:4 7:4 13:4
c -|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|------------------|
G -|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|------------------|
Eb-|-----4-------4-|-----4-------4-----4---|-----4-------4-|-----4-----4------|
Bb-|---4-------4---|---4-------4-----4-----|---4-------4---|---4-----4--------|
F -|-2-------------|---------0-----3-------|-2-------------|-------3----------|
C -|---------3-----|-2---------------------|---------3-----|-2-----1----------|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v...
Chorus (2:44)
7:8 . . 7:8 7:8
c -|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G -|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb-|-2-------------|---------------|---------------|
F -|-2-------------|-----------2---|-----------2---|
C -|-0---------0-2-|-3-----------3-|-2-----------3-|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
[ first ending ] [ second ending ]
9:8 9:8
-------------------| -------------------|
-------------------| -------------------|
-------------------| -------------------|
-------------------| ---------5---5---5-|
-----(3fb5r3)--2---| -3---3---3---3---3-|
-1---------------3-| -1---1-------------|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
7:8 8:8 8:8
c -|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -|-------0-------|-----0-----0-----|-------0---0-----|
Eb-|-------4-------|-----4-----4-----|-------4---4-----|
Bb-|-2---2---2-----|---------2-------|-----2---2-------|
F -|-2-2-----------|---2---2-----2---|---2---------2---|
C -|-0---------0-2-|-3-------------3-|-2-------------3-|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
[ first ending ] [ second ending ]
9:8 7:4
-------------------| ---------------|
-------------------| ---------------|
-------------------| ---------------|
-------------------| ---------5---5-|
-----(3fb5r3)--2---| -3---3---3---3-|
-1---------------3-| -1---1---------|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
[ Main Riff ]
Vers 2 (3:26)
4:4 . . . ...... . . . ...... . . . . ...... . . . ... ...
c -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G -|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Eb-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Bb-|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F -|-2-------8758758|-7-------8758757|---------8758758|-7-------555-333-|
C -|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0--------|-0-0-0-0--------|---0-0-0-333-111-|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
4:4 . . . ...... 7:8 . . . ...... 4:4 . . . ...... 4:4 . . . ... ..
b-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------4-|
E-|-2-------8758758-|-7-------875875-|-7-------8758758|-7-------555-332-|
B-|-0-0-0-0---------|---0-0-0--------|---0-0-0--------|---0-0-0-333-11--|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
[ Bridge ]
[ Pre-Chorus ]
[ Chorus ]
Bridge 2 (4:54)
7:8 9:8 7:8
c -|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
G -|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
Eb-|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
Bb-|-2-------------|-------------------|---------------|
F -|-2-------------|-------------------|-----------5-4-|
C -|-0-------------|(6)~-----------0-1-|(2)~-----------|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
[ first/third ending ] [ second ending ] [ fourth ending ]
9:8 9:8 7:8
-------------------| -------------------| ---------------|
-------------------| -------------------| ---------------|
-------------------| -------------------| ---------------|
-------------------| ------------(5)~---| -5---5---5---5-|
(3)~---------------| (3)~----(6)--------| -3---3---3---3-|
---------------2-3| -------------------| ---------------|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
Solo part (second guitar) (5:23)
(bass transcribed to guitar)
8:4
c -|---------------------------------|
G -|---------------------------------|
Eb-|---------------7-----------------|
Bb-|-2-------5-----5-----7hb8r75-----|
F -|-0-------3---------7-------------|
C -|-----------------------------3/4-|
v v v v v v v v
[ first ending ] [ second ending/fourth ending ]
8:4 8:4
---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|
-2-------5-----------------------| -2-------5-----------------------|
-0-------3-----5-----------------| -0-------3-----5-----------------|
---------------3-----------0-3-0-| ---------------3---0-3-0---0-3-0-|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
[ third ending ]
8:4
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
-2-------5-----------------------|
-0-------3-----5-----------------|
---------------3---0-3-0-3210----|
v v v v v v v v
[ Solo Part played with Main riff ]
Drum Solo (6:08)
7:8
c -|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
G -|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|-0-------------|
Eb-|-4-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|
Bb-|-2-------------|-5-------------|-4-------------|-3-------------|
F -|-2-------------|-5-------------|-4-------------|-3-------------|
C -|-0-------------|-3-------------|-2-------------|-1-------------|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
7:8
c -|-0-------------|-10-------------|-9------------|-8---8---8---8-|
G -|-0-------------|-10-------------|-9------------|-8---8---8---8-|
Eb-|-4-------------|-12-------------|-11-----------|-10--10--10--10|
Bb-|-2-------------|-12-------------|-11-----------|-10--10--10--10|
F -|-2-------------|-10-------------|-9------------|-8---8---8---8-|
C -|-0-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------|
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
[ Chorus ]
[ Main Riff ]
End (7:18)
c -|--------
G -|-12-----
Eb-|-9------
Bb-|-9------
F -|-7------
C -|-0------
Song fades to 7:47..
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