Solitary Shell - Dream Theater
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Dream Theater - Solitary Shell
Tuning: Standard eBGDAE
Notes: This is 99.9% correct. I haven't figured out any of the instrumental stuff
after the lyrics, but this will do.

Tabbed By: Jordan Boesch

Intro:

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

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6-6----4--4-4----9--9-9----8--8-8----4--| x4
D|--6--6-6----4--4-4----9--9-9----8--8-8----4--|
A|--4--4-4----2--2-2----7--7-7----6--6-6----2--|
E|---------------------------------------------|


Verse:

VERSE CHORDS: x466xx,x244xx,244xxx...x466xx,x244xx,x799xx (KEEP REPEATING)

......................He seemed no different from the rest..........Just
e|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-4-4-4--------|-------------------------------6-6-6-4-4-4-9-9---|
D|-6-6-6-4-4-4--4-4-4-|-------------------------------6-6-6-4-4-4-9-9---|
A|-4-4-4-2-2-2--4-4-4-|-------------------------------4-4-4-2-2-2-7-7---|
E|--------------2-2-2-|-------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

As a boy he was considered some-what odd...

e|---------------------------------------0-0-|
B|---------------------------------------0-0-|
G|---------------------------------------1-1-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-| x2

....He would daydream in and out of his own world but in every other way he was fine

e|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-|

Chorus:


He's a Monday morning lunatic Disturbed from time to time

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----9-9-9----------9-9------------------------------|
D|-----9-9-9--7-7-7---9-9-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-----7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|------------5-5-5-------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Lost within himself In his solitary shell


e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9-9-9-9--------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-|


A temporary catatonic Madman on occasion..When will he break out of his solitary shell

e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-------9-9----------------------|---------------------------------9-9-9-9------|
D|-9-9-7-7---9-9-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-|
E|-----5-5-------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-|

PAUSE: Strum the E note (022100)

Intro x1

Verse:

He struggled to get through his day
He was helplessly behind
He poured himself onto the page
Writing for hours at a time

Pre-Chorus:

As a man he was a danger to himself
Fearful and sad most of the time
He was drifting in and out of sanity
But in every other way he was fine

Chorus:

He's a Monday morning lunatic
Disturbed from time to time
Lost within himself
In his solitary shell

(Pre-Chorus):

A momentary maniac
With casual delusions
When will he be let out
Of his solitary shell
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Solitary Shell - Dream Theater

From 2002 album 'Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence'
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Tabbed by: Joe Hansen 23-07-2007

Notes: John Petrucci plays this on a twelve-string guitar, but this version is transcribed for six strings.


Tuning: Standard

[Intro]

Allow open strings to ring throughout

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

e|--0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--|
B|--0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--|
G|--6--6-6----4--4-4----9--9-9----8--8-8----4--| x4
D|--6--6-6----4--4-4----9--9-9----8--8-8----4--|
A|--4--4-4----2--2-2----7--7-7----6--6-6----2--|
E|---------------------------------------------|


[Verse]

He seemed no different from the rest Just
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
G|-6-6-6-4-4-4--4-4-4-|-------------------------------6-6-6-4-4-4-9-9---| x2
D|-6-6-6-4-4-4--6-6-6-|-------------------------------6-6-6-4-4-4-9-9---|
A|-4-4-4-2-2-2--6-6-6-|-------------------------------4-4-4-2-2-2-7-7---|
E|--------------4-4-4-|-------------------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus:

As a boy he was considered somewhat odd

e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--1-1-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-| x2

He would daydream in and out of his own world but in every other way...

e|-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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
B|-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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-|


[Chorus]

He's a Monday morning lunatic, Disturbed from time to time

e|-----0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-----0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-----9-9-9--6-6-6---9-9-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-----9-9-9--7-7-7---9-9-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-----7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|------------5-5-5-------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Lost within himself, In his solitary shell

e|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
B|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
G|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9--8-8-8-|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-|

A temporary catatonic Madman on occasion, When will he break out of his...
e|-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------|
B|-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------|
G|-9-9-6-6---9-9-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9--8-8-|
D|-9-9-7-7---9-9-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-|
E|-----5-5-------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-|

Post chorus

Let chord ring

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

[Pre verse/Intro]

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

e|--0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--|
B|--0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--0-0----0--|
G|--6--6-6----4--4-4----9--9-9----8--8-8----4--| x4
D|--6--6-6----4--4-4----9--9-9----8--8-8----4--|
A|--4--4-4----2--2-2----7--7-7----6--6-6----2--|
E|---------------------------------------------|


[Verse]

He struggled to get through his day He was
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
G|-6-6-6-4-4-4--4-4-4-|-------------------------------6-6-6-4-4-4-9-9---| x2
D|-6-6-6-4-4-4--6-6-6-|-------------------------------6-6-6-4-4-4-9-9---|
A|-4-4-4-2-2-2--6-6-6-|-------------------------------4-4-4-2-2-2-7-7---|
E|--------------4-4-4-|-------------------------------------------------|


[Pre Chorus:]

As a man he was a danger to himself

e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--1-1-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-| x2

He was drifting in and out of sanity, but in every other way he was fine
e|-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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
B|-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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-|


[Chorus]

He's a Monday morning lunatic, Disturbed from time to time

e|-----0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-----0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-----9-9-9--6-6-6---9-9-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-----9-9-9--7-7-7---9-9-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-----7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|------------5-5-5-------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Lost within himself, In his solitary shell

e|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
B|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
G|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9--8-8-8-|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-|

A momentary maniac with casual delusions, When will he be let out of his...
e|-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------|
B|-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------|
G|-9-9-6-6---9-9-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9--8-8-|
D|-9-9-7-7---9-9-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-|
E|-----5-5-------5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-|


Post Chorus

Let chord ring
e|-3------------------|
B|-3------------------|
G|-0------------------| x4
D|-0------------------|
A|-2------------------|
E|-3------------------|

e|-0------------------|
B|-2------------------|
G|-2------------------| x4
D|-2------------------|
A|-0------------------|
E|--------------------|

Followed by typical Dream Theater instrumental section.



He seemed no different from the rest
Just a healthy normal boy
His mama always did her best
And he was daddy's pride and joy

He learned to walk and talk on time
But never cared much to be held
and steadily he would decline
Into his solitary shell

As a boy he was considered somewhat odd
Kept to himself most of the time
He would daydream in and out of his own world
but in every other way he was fine

He's a Monday morning lunatic
Disturbed from time to time
Lost within himself
In his solitary shell

A temporary catatonic
Madman on occasion
When will he break out
Of his solitary shell

He struggled to get through his day
He was helplessly behind
He poured himself onto the page
Writing for hours at a time

As a man he was a danger to himself
Fearful and sad most of the time
He was drifting in and out of sanity
But in every other way he was fine

He's a Monday morning lunatic
Disturbed from time to time
Lost within himself
In his solitary shell

A momentary maniac
With casual delusions
When will he be let out
Of his solitary shell


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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

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