Burning My Soul

Dream Theater

A
A5
Bb5
C
C5
D
D5
5
E5
F#5
F5
G5
Continues after the ad
Key:

from the album 'Falling Into Infinity'


transcribed by
  Jeff Jacobson

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moderately slow rock = 104 bpm

INTRO

 bass arranged for guitar 
 riff A
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
|-------1---------|-------0---------|-------1---------|-------0---------| 
|-2-0-2---2-0-2-5-|-2-0-2---2-0-2-3-|-2-0-2---2-0-2-5-|-2-0-2---2-0-2-3-| 


 guitar 1 (clean tone)
 riff B (with riff A)
|-------6--------------|-----5--------------| play 4 times 
|-5-----------0-----8--|-(8)-------5-----6--|              
|-------3--------------|-----2--------------|              
|-2-----------------5--|-(5)-------2-----3--|              
|----------------------|--------------------|              
|----------------------|--------------------|              


 guitar 2 (distorted)
 rhy. fig. 1 (with riffs A and B)
|----------------------------|--------------------------| play 6 times 
|----------------------------|--------------------------|              
|----------------------------|--------------------------|              
|--2--0--2--/8--2--0--2--/5--|-2--0--2--/7--2--0--2--3--|              
|--2--0--2--/8--2--0--2--/5--|-2--0--2--/7--2--0--2--3--|              
|----------------------------|--------------------------|              
      .  .         .  .           .  .         .  .                    


VERSE 1

 guitar 2
 rhy. fig. 2

listen rhythm and count yourself, hit E5 extremely palm muted many times and
in the end of rhy. fig. 2 hit open E.

play rhy. fig. 2 once, then rhy. fill 1 once.

after rhy. fill 1 play this, palm muted (listen for rhythm):
 E5                                               Bb5         F#5   (F#5)/
"get any colder, and you wonder why why I can't smile."


VERSE 2

 guitar 2 (distorted)

play open E many times, listen for rhythm, and rhy. fill 2 at the end.
then this (not muted):
 D5                         C5
"pick up the slack. and you ask me why my hair's gray."

and right after that:

 guitar 2
 rhy. fill 3
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|--3--3--3--3-------------------| 
|--3--3--3--3--4--4------2-2--2-| 
|--1--1--1--1--4--4--1-1--------| 
|--1--1--1--1--2--2-------------| 
|                    . . . .  . | 

|-------------------------------| 
|----------------------17-17----| 
|---keyboard----------15-----15-| 
|---arranged---------14---------| 
|--for guitar-------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 

                     rake

 guitar 2
 rhy. fill 1
|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------| 
|--------------------2-2--2--2-2--2--| 
|*|                                    

    nh.   .  . . . pm. .  .  . .  .


Continues after the ad
 guitar 2
 rhy. fill 2
|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------| 
|--0--3---4--4-5-7-0-0-0--0--0-0--0--| 

    nh.   .  . . . pm. .  .  . .  .


 guitar 3
 riff C
|-0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-|10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|                                                |                                           

||0-10-| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
     | 

|                                                |                                              
  |
|guitar 2                                        |                                              
  |
|-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--
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------

||0--0-| 
||8--8-| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 


                                                                                       end riff C
|12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10-12-|-0-10-12--0-10-12--0-10----10--------------
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------12----10-12--8-10--
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------

||-----| 
||-----| 
||7--9-| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 

|                                                |                       pm.  .  .  .  .  .  .  
. |
|                                                |                                              
  |
|                                                |                                              
  |
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--------------------
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------7--------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------9-----7--9--5--7--
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------

||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||5--7-| 
||-----| 

                                                                         pm.  .  .  .  .  .  .  
.



 guitar 2
 with riff C
|-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--
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------

||0--3-| 
||8--5-| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 

|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------7--------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------9-----7--9--5--7--
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------

||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||-----| 
||5--7-| 
||-----| 

                                                                         pm.  .  .  .  .  .  .  
.


CHORUS

 with rhy. fig. 1 (2 times) and fill 2

 E5 D5 E5 Bb5 E5 D5 E5 G5  E5 D5 E5 A5 E5 D5 E5 F5 E5 D5 E5 Bb5 E5 D5 E5 G5 

E5 D5 E5 A5 E5 D5 E5 F5


 guitar 4 (distorted with talk box)
 fill 2
|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|--0--0--0--0----------| 


 guitar 2
|------------------------------|---|------------------------------|---| 
|------------------------------|---|------------------------------|---| 
|------------------------------|-|------------------------------|-|     
|------------------------------|-|------------------------------|-|     
|------------------------------|---|------------------------------|---| 
|*|---|*.2|---|                                                         

pm. . .       . . . nh.   .  .    pm. . .       . . . nh.   .   .



VERSE 3

 with rhy. fig. 2
 then rhy. fill 1
 then hit D5 many times and then C5
 then rhy. fill 3 and fill 1


CHORUS

 same than last time


SYNTH SOLO
 (synth arranged for guitar)

 with rhy. fig. 1 4 times                           (hold bend)
|----|----------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------- 
|----|-tr___________________|________________-------full--|---------------------- 
|--9-|-7(9)-----------------|(7)---------------7----7^----|7(14)--7-----7(14)--7- 
|----|----------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------- 
|----|----------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------- 
|----|----------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------- 

                                                        ah.            .
                            ah pitch = A                 * artificial harmonics
                                                     achieved be lightly touching str.
                                                     w/R.H. index finger at fret indi-
                                                     cated in parenthesis and picking
           (hold bend)                               from behind (next bar too).
 ------------full----------|---------------------------------------->------------| 
 ------------8^----8(15)-8-|-8(15)-8---8(15)-8---8(15)-8---8(15)-8---8(15)-8---0-| 
 --7(14)--7----------------|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 --------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 --------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 --------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| 

 ah.             ah.         .         .         .         .         .
                ah pitch = D
                                      p
 -----12-------(12)\-------12p11----11|10~~~~~~~~---10-----tr__________-------5--| 
 -/12----------------7-/12-------12---|----------12----10-10-------------\5h7----| 
 -------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
 -------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
 -------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
 -------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 

 --/10p9p7--7h9h10-7--7h9h10-7--7-9h10-7--7h9h10p9-----|--19--17--17\1212--------| 
 ---------10--------10--------10--------10--------10---|-17-15--17-------1215----| 
 ------------------------------------------------------|16-----------------------| 
 ------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
 ------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 
 ------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------| 


 with riff D
 ---tr____________________________|_____________________________________---------| 
 --12(15)-------------------------|(12)----------------------------------15p12---| 
 ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------14-| 
 ---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
 ---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 
 ---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| 

    * randomly depress and release bar while trilling
 ----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------- 
 -12h14h15-12--12h14h15-12--12h14h15p14p12-----15----------------|--------------- 
 ------------14-----------14--------------14p12--12h14p12--------|------14------- 
 --------------------------------------------------------14p12---|--------------- 
 -------------------------------------------------------------14-|---12-----14p13 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------- 

 ------------------------------------------------------17--------|--------------- 
 ----------------------------------------------12-15h17----15p12-|--17~~~~~~~~~~- 
 ----------------------14------12h14-1514p12-15------------------|--------------- 
 -----------------12h14--12--14----------------------------------|--------------- 


 (13)p12--12h13h14---------14------------------------------------|---------------
 -------15-------------------------------------------------------|--------------- 

                                                                    * vibrato with
                                                                      bar
                                                                             full
 14~~~~~~~~~~-------------|-17~~~~~~~~~~-19~~~~~~~~~~--------------19---|---22^--
 -------------15~~~~~~~~~~|---------------------------20~~~~~~~~~~------|-------- 
 -------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------- 
 -------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------- 
 -------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------- 
 -------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------- 

 -----22h24p22p19-------------------|----------------------------------15-------- 
 ----------------22p20------22------|-------15----------------------------15-17~~ 
 ---------------------19--19--1921--|------------tr__________________------------ 
 -----------------------21--------20|--14h17----14(19)--------------------------- 
 -----------------------------------|---------17--------------------------------- 
 -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------- 


 with open 6th string strikes, palm muted
 -----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------| 

 -----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------| 
 -----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------| 
 -----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------| 
 -----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------| 

                                              ah.
                                            ah pitch = B


 riff D
|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------| 
|------------------------|-----------------------------|-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---| 
|--0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3---3-3-|-------------------------| 

 -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------- 
 -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------- 
 -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------- 
 -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------- 
 -3-3-3-3---3---3-2-2-2---0h2p0-----|-------------------------------------------- 
 -------------------------------3p0-|-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3 


                                                         end riff D
 ---------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
 ---------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
 ---------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
 ---------|-------------------------|-------------2-0---------------| 
 ---------|-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----2-0-0h2p0-----| 
 -3p0-3-3-|-------------------------|---------------------------3p0-| 



VERSE 4

 hit E5 many times, palm muted
 ending of verse 4:
|-------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------| 
|--3-3-3-3--3--3----------------| 
|--3-3-3-3--3--3--4-4-4---4-4-4-| 
|--1-1-1-1--1--1--4-4-4---4-4-4-| 
|-----------------2-2-2-0-2-2-2-| 


VERSE 5
|------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------- 
|------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------- 
|------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------- 
|----------------------2-|---------------------0-0-----0h2-|--------------------- 
|------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------- 
|--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- 

                 pm. .   . . .           . .       . .       . . .           . .

 -----|----------------------------------|--------------------|------------------ 
 -----|----------------------------------|--------------------|------------------ 
 -----|----------------------------------|--------------------|------------------ 
 -----|----------------------2-2-----0-1-|-2----------------2-|--0-0-0-0--0--0--- 
 -4-4-|----------------------------------|--------------------|------------------ 
 -----|--0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-----0-0-----|---0--0--0--0-0-0---|----------------0- 

       pm. . .           . .     . .                    . .                    .

                                            with fill 3
 ---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 ---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 ---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 ---0-0-----0h2-|-------------------------|--2-2-2-2---3-------2-2-2----------| 
 ---------------|--3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3--|--1-1-1-1---1---1-1-------4-3-2-1--| 
 -0-----0-0-----|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| 

pm.     . .                                                          . . . .


CHORUS

 same as last time except play rhy. fig. 1 4 times.
 and ending with fill 2


 fill 3
|--------------------------------------| 
|-------------------1717---------------| 
|--keyboard--------15---15-------------| 
|--arranged-----14---------------------| 
|-for guitar---------------16-15-14-13-| 
|--------------------------------------|
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Composition: John Myung, John Petrucci, Michael Portnoy, and Derek Sherinian
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Burning My Soul

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