Dream Theatre - Another Day - transcribed by gavin savage


[Intro]

(guitar + piano arranged for guitar)

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--0--------0-----------0--------0---------|
G|------3-------3------------3-------3-3----|(repeat)
D|--------4-------4------------4---------4--|
A|--------------------------------4---------|
E|--4--------2--------2--0-------------2----|


[Intro Solo]

G#m F# E C# F# G#m F# C#
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12~---11--9--------------------------------------------------------11--13~|
G|--------------8~\--------------/8--6----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------/6--9----------9--8---9^11^9~-----11--8~--8/9-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E
e|----------14~-|
B|--11-12-------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|


Rhythm fig. 1: (volume swells)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------7------5--------|
G|--4---6---8------9------8------6------4--------------------4-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 1]

(piano arranged for guitar)

G#m G#m+5 F#sus4 F#maj Emaj
e|------------------------------------------------2-------4-----------|
B|--4------4-----5-----5-----4-----4--------2-----2-------5-----5-----|
G|--4------4-----4-----4-----4-----4--------4-----3-------4-----4-----|
D|--6---6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----4--4-----4-------6-----6--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4------------4-----------4--------------2-------------0-----------|

Live another day, climb a little higher. Find


(w/rhythm fig. 1)
Bmaj Amaj F#sus4 F#maj G#m G#m+5
e|--2--------------0-----0---------------------------------4-------------4--|
B|--4-----4--------2-----2--------2-----2---------4-------------5-----------|
G|--4-----4--------2--2-----2-----4-----3---------4------4------4------4----|
D|--4--4-----4--------------------4--4-----4------6---6------6--6---6------6|
A|--2--------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------2---------------4-------------4-----------|

another reason to stay. Ashes in your hands,


G#m F#sus4 F#maj Emaj Bmaj Amaj Emaj
mercy in your eyes. If you're searching for a silent sky...


[Chorus]

e|--------------0-------------0--------------0-----------0------|
B|----------0-------------0--------------0-------------4---4----|
G|------6---------------8--------------9-------------4-------4--|
D|----6---6-----------9--------------9--------------------------|
A|--4---------------6--------------7---------------2------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

You won't find it here. Look another way.


e|--------------0-------------0--------------0------------------|
B|----------0-------------0--------------0---------------0------|
G|------6---------------8--------------9---------------3----3---|
D|----6---6-----------9--------------9---------------4--------4-|
A|--4---------------6--------------7----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------2------------|

You won't find it here. So die another day.


[Sax Solo]

(same as intro solo, but raised an octave + minor variations)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------0-----------0----|
G|-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3------3---3-------3---3--|
D|-----4-----------4-----------4-----------4----------4-----------4--------|
A|--------------------------------------4----------------------------------|
E|--4----------2-------------0---------------------4----------2------------|

e|-----------0--|
B|---------0----|
G|-------6------|
D|-----6--------|
A|--------------|
E|--0-----------|


[Verse 2]

(pick through verse 1 chords)

The coldness of his words. The message in his silence.
"Face the candle to the wind..."

(sax arranged for guitar)
e|--/19-19-----------------------|
B|----------19-19-17--17--16-----|
G|---------------------------16--|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

This distance in my voice. Isn't leaving you a choice.
So if you're looking for a time to run away...


[Chorus]

ah
E ----------------------------|
B ----------------------------|
G ----------------------------|
D --4~---2-2-1----------------|
A -------------4-2-4-2-1------|
E -----------------------4-2--|
|<--- palm mute -->|


(arranged for 2 guitars - E and B strings are clean, chords distorted)
e|--------------0-------------------------------0---------------------|
B|-----4-----------------4--------------4--------------4--------------|
G|--4----------------------------2------------------------------------|
D|--4----------------------------2------------------------------------|
A|--2----------------------------0------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------4~----|

They took pictures of our dreams, ran to hide behind the stairs


e|----------0----------------------------0--------------0--|
B|--4-------------4-------------------4--------------4-----|(play twice,
G|---------------------------------4--------------4--------| with lyrics
D|---------------------------4----------------2------------| 2nd time)
A|---------------------------4----------------2------------|
E|---------------------------2----------------0------------|

And said maybe when it's right for you, they'll fall.


G C
e|--------------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
B|-----------3----------------------------1--------1------------------------|
G|--------0-----2----0-----------------0------------------------------------|
D|-----0----------------------------2---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

But if they don't come down, resist the need to pull them in.


D/F# E D C
e|--------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-----3------------------------------0------------3-----------|
G|-------2---------------------------0---------0------------5-----5--------|
D|--0-----------------------------4---------4------------5-----------5-----|
A|-----------------------------7---------5------------3-----------------3--|
E|--------------------------0----------------------------------------------|

And throw them away. Better to save the mystery,


Bsus4 Bmaj
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-----4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-----4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-----4----------------2---2---------------2---2--------4---4--4--4--4--|
A|--2-----2------------2-5---------5-2-----2-5--------5-2---4---4--4--4--4--|
E|-----------------0-------------------0--------------------2---2--2--2--2--|

Than surrender to the secret...


[Solo]

G#m G#m+5 G#m F#sus4
e|-------- -----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|11(b)12- -(b)12-11-9--11(b)12~~---9--12(b)14-(b)14-12~---11^12^11---------|
G|-------- ---------------------------------------------------------11------|
D|-------- ------------------------------------------------------------\11~-|
A|-------- -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------- -----------------------------------------------------------------|

E B A F#sus4
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------12~--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8-9~-------8(b)9--8~--8-9-11---9^8-------------------------------|
D|--8-9-11------------------------------------11--11^9^7----7---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------11---9(b)11--9-9~--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|



G#m G#m+5 G#m F#sus4
e|--21(b)23----(b)23~---(b)24~~\------------19--21--21(b)23---(b)24---21~--|
B|------------------------------------/21----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E B
e|--19--18---19-21--19--16--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------19-16-----19--16---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------18---------18-16----18-16~~------16--------|
D|------------------------------------------------18-----------16---16------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------18----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------19--|

A E
e|------------------16-19-17~~---21-----19-----16-----14----11---9-----------|
B|---------------19------------19--19\17--17\14--14\12--12\9--9\7-7t9--------|
G|--16--18(b)20-------------------------------------------------------8t9--6~|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| ^ = hammer/pull
| / = slide
| (b) = bend
| ~ = vibrato
| ~~ = heavy vibrato
| t = trill (repeated hammers/pulls)
| ah = artificial (pinched) harmonic
| > Accented note

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