Dream Theater - Honor Thy Father
from the 2003 album Train Of Thought
Transcribed by Travis Lausch
Notes: I just got the cd, and it's heavier than everything else out there.
I'm sure John Petrucci uses a 7 string for most of the album. Anyway, here's
my tab for the song "Honor Thy Father", it's in Dropped D tuning one full
step down (C G C F A D), and played with a lot of distortion. I only figured
out about half the song so far, the rest will come as soon as my fingers
stop bleeding. For those who don't know where the "verse" or "chorus" is, I
also included lyric markers so you know where you are. If anyone has any
questions, comments, corrections, or additions, just email me at the
address above. I'd really appreciate it!
Intro - Drums
Riff 1
(w/dist.)
fast-----
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|--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5653-5653--|
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|--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--2320-2320--|
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|--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--9-10-9-7-9-10-9-7--|
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|--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--14151412-14151412--|
Riff 2
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|--0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-|
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|--------------7-7-7-7-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
Riff 3
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|----3---3---3---3---3--------------|
|----2---2---2---2---2--------------|
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-|
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-|
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-|
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|----3---3---3---3---3--------------|
|----2---2---2---2---2--------------|
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-3/6-6-6-|
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-3/6-6-6-|
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-3/6-6-6-|
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|----3---3---3---3---3--------------|
|----2---2---2---2---2--------------|
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-|
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-|
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-|
~~
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|----3---3---3-------------------|
|----2---2---2-------------------|
|--0---0---0---------------------|
|--0---0---0-----/3-0-----0------|
|--0---0---0---0--------5---3-1--|
Riff 4
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|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--12-10-12-0-3-0-12-10-12-0-7-0-8-7-8-10-|-12-10-12-0-3-0-8-7-8-0-3-0-7-5-7-10-|
Pause for bass, then:
Verse 1 (we're taught unconditional love...)
(clean)
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|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2---0h2-|
|--0-----0-----0---0---0------|--0-----0-----0---0---0-----0-----|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|------2---0h2---5---3---0h2---0h2-|
|--0-----0-----0---0---0------|--0-----0-----0---0---0-----0-----|
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Riff 5
(w/dist.)
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|--0--7-0-8p7-0-5-0-7-0-2-0-3-0-5--|
Verse 2 (you pretended I was your own...)
- Short stabs of open bottom strings (C5 chord)
Pre-Chorus 1 (on and on and on and on...)
|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------7--------9--|-------10-------12/14---|
|--10--------10-10-10-10-|-------x--------x--|-------x--------x-------|
|--8---------10-10-10-10-|-------5--------7--|-------8--------10/12---|
|--8--strum--10-10-10-10-|-0--0-----0--0-----|-0--0-----0--0----------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|--10-------10-10-10-10-|-3--5--2--3--x-x-1---|
|--8--------10-10-10-10-|-3--5--2--1--x-x-1---|
|--8--strum-10-10-10-10-|-3--5--2-----x-x-1---|
Chorus (how can you sleep a wink at night...)
P.H. P.H. P.H. P.H.
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|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------3p2-0-7--0-2/3--|--------------3p2-0-7--0-2/3\2/3--|
|--0-7--0-6--0-3p2-0-7--0-2/3--|--0-7--0-6--0-3p2-0-7--0-2/3\2/3--|
Verse 3 (I tried your 4 bill therapy...)
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2---0h2-|
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
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|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|------2---0h2---5---3---0h2---0h2-|
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
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Verse 4 (Expexting everyone to bow and kiss your feet...)
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|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2---0h2-|
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
|-----------------------------|--1---1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1---|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|----------------------------------|
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----|------2---0h2---5---3---0h2---0h2-|
|--3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3----|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus 2 (on and on and on and on...)
note: I'm not 100% sure about the faster parts
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------10-----|----------10p8p7---------------|
|----8-7-8-10-7-8-|----8-7-8-10-7-|---8-7-8----7-8-|---7-8-10--------10p8p7--------|
|--8--------------|-8-------------|-8--------------|-8----------------------10p8p7-|
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|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------14-----|---10-----------------------|
|----121012131012|----1210121312-|---121012--1012-|-----13\12-12131210101210-8-|
|--12------------|-12------------|-12-------------|-12-------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------10-----|----------10p8p7---------------|
|----8-7-8-10-7-8-|----8-7-8-10-7-|---8-7-8----7-8-|---7-8-10--------10p8p7--------|
|--8--------------|-8-------------|-8--------------|-8----------------------10p8p7-|
A.H.
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|-----------------8---|
|-3--5--2--3--x-x-----|
|-3--5--2--1--x-x-----|
|-3--5--2-----x-x-----|
Bridge - (watch where you walk...)
I have no f*ckin' clue. It's in the key of F though.
(5th fret, low C string)
Interlude
Note: still not 100% sure!
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|o------------------------o|--------------------|
|o--3-2-0-3-2-0-0-0--0--0-o|--7--8--5--7--2--5--|
|---3-2-0-3-2-0-0-0--0--0--|--7--8--5--7--2--5--|
|---3-2-0-3-2-0-0-0--0--0--|--7--8--5--7--2--5--|
and that's as far as I got.