/ Dream Theater / When Dream and Day Unite (1989) / Afterlife bass tab AFTERLIFE (Bassline) As recorded by Dream Theater (From the 1989 Album WHEN DREAM AND DAY UNITE) Words and Music by Dream Theater Arranged by Dream Theater Transcribed by Ekarin_SM Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Q=155 1.,2.,3. N.C. 4/4 Gtr I E E H. E E Q E E E E E E H. ||--------------|----------------|-------------| ||o-------------|--------7-------|-------------| ||o-4-----------|---5--------5---|-4-----------| ||--------------|----------------|-------------| 4. Q. Q. Q E E E E E E E E +E Q E Q Q |---------------||-----------------|-----------------| |--------------o||-----------------|-----------------| |--------------o||-4-5-4-----------|-----------------| |-7----5----4---||-------7---7---7-|-(7)-2--0-5--4---| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

^G#sus4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|

^Asus4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ^C#m S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

^Dsus2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| |-------------------------------------|

N.C. C#m 5/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E Q E S S Q |-----------------|--------------------||------------------| |-----------------|-----4-5------------||------------------| |-4-5-4-----2-----|---------5---5------||--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--| |-------7-----5-4-|-2-0----------------||------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^B E +E E Q E S S Q |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |---4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2-|--(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2----| |-------------------------|----------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^C#m E +E E Q E S S Q S S S S S S S S ^C#m E Q ^G#m E |------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2---2-2-2--2--4-|--(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--------| |------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------4-|

+E E Q E S S Q S S E S S E E S S E ^C#m E |--------------------|---------------------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------------4---|| |--(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|--4-4--4--4-2--4--2--4-2--0------||

Verse 1

+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E ^G#m E +E E Q E S S Q |--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |--(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|---4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4--6-|--(6)s4-4--4-4-4-4--| |--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^C#m E +E E Q E S S Q |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |---4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-|--(7)s4-4--4-4-4-4----| |-------------------------|----------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^B E +E E Q E S S Q |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |---4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4--9-|--(9)s=4---4--4-4-4-4--| |-------------------------|-----------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^E5/F# E +E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E ^Esus4 E |------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------| |--4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2-|--(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2---2-2-2--2--0--| |------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|

Bridge

+E E Q E S S Q E E E E E E E ^C#m E +E E Q E S S Q |--------------------|----------------------||--------------------| |--------------------|----------------------||--------------------| |--(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0--|---0---0-0-0-0-0-0--4-||--(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--| |--------------------|----------------------||--------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^B E +E E Q E S S Q |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |---4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2-|--(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2--| |-------------------------|--------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^C#m E +E E Q E S S Q S S S S S S S S E Q ^G#m E |-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------| |---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-2--4-|--(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------| |-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------4-|

Verse 2

E S S Q E S S E ^B E +E E Q E S S Q |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |---4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4--9-|--(9)s4-4---4-4-4-4--| |-------------------------|---------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^E5/F# E +E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E ^Esus4 E |--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| |--4-4-4--4----4-4-4--4--2-|--(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2--2----2-2-2--2--0--| |--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|

+E E Q E S S Q E E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0--|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|| |--------------------|--------------------|| Bridge

N.C.

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

^G#sus4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ^Asus4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

^C#m S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| |-------------------------------------|

^Dsus2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |----------------------------------|

N.C.

S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-||

Verse 3

^C#m E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E ^G#m E |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|---4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--6-| |--------------------|-----------------------------|

+E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S E E ^C#m E +E E Q S S S S Q |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |--(6)s4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|---4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-|--(7)s4-4--4-4-4-4-4--| |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|

S S S S Q E S S E ^G#m E +E E Q H H.. ^E5/F# E |---------------------------|----------------|------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------|------------------------| |---4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--9-|--(9)s4-4-------|----------------------2-| |---------------------------|----------------|------------------------|

+E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E ^Esus4 E |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |--(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--2----2-2-2-2--2--0-| |----------------------|------------------------------|

+E E Q S S S S Q E E E E E E E ^C#m E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|---0---0-0-0-0-0-0--4-| |----------------------|----------------------|

$ B A N.C. +H.. E +H.. E +H.. E |----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------| |--(4)---------2-|--(2)-----------|-------------5----| |----------------|--------------5-|--(5)-------------| Chorus F#m Asus2/F# +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------||-----------------------| |-----------7-(7)-6------||-----------------------| |-(5)-7--9----------7--9s||===2-------------------| |------------------------||-------2--2-2-2--2-2-2-| D/F# F#m Asus2C#/F G#m/F Fm6 C#/F G#m/FE E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|------------7------6-6-6-|--6-6-6--6-7s=9-9---| |-------------------4-|--(4)--4------4-4--------|------------------7-| |--2-2-2--2-2--2-2----|-------------------------|--------------------| B N.C. +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E H E |-------------------|--------------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|------------------| |-(7)---------------|------------------6-|-(6)--6-6-------5-| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------7-------| +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|------------------------| |--------------7--(7)-6-----|---------4--------4-----| |--(5)-7---9------------7-9-|-(9)--------------------| |---------------------------|------2----2-2-2-----2--| F E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------| |--------4-----------4----|--------7-----6-6-6-| |-----------------------4-|--(4)-4---4-4-------| |--2--2-----2--2--2-------|--------------------| E B E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |---6---6-6-6-7s9-9----|--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------7-|--(7)---------------|-------------------6--| |----------------------|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-0----| To Coda N.C. +E E E H E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|---------7-6-------|| |-(6)--6-6-6----5-|-(5)-7-9-----9-7-5-|| |-----------------|-------------------|| Bridge S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

^C#m S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| |-------------------------------------|

Dsus2 N.C. 5/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |----------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |----------------------------------|-----------------|-----4-5------------|| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-5-4-----2-----|---------5---5------|| |----------------------------------|-------7-----5-4-|-2-0----------------|| Verse 4 C#m G#m 4/4 E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E E |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|---4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--6-| |--------------------|-----------------------------|

+E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S E E ^C#m E |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |--(6)s4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|---4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7--| |----------------------|----------------------------|

+E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q E S S E ^G#m E |----------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------| |--(7)s4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|---4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--9-| |----------------------|---------------------------|

+E E Q S S S S Q

N.C.

S S S S Q S S E E E |----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------| |--(9)s4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|--4-4--4-4--4---4-4--4--4--2-| |----------------------|-----------------------------|

+E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E ^Esus4 E |--------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------------| |-(2)--2--2---2-2--2--2-2--|--2-2--2-2--2-----2-2-2-2---2---0-| |--------------------------|----------------------------------|

D.S. al Coda

+E E Q S S S S Q E E E E E E E ^C#m E |----------------------|------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------|| |--(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|---0---0-0-0-0-0-0--4---|| |----------------------|------------------------||

Breakdown &

^C#m >

N.C.

W +W W |----------|------------|-6--------| |----------|------------|----------| |-4--------|-(4)--------|----------| |----------|------------|----------|

+W W +H. Q W |-(6)--------|-4--------|-(4)------16s=|=20----| |------------|----------|--------------|-------| |------------|----------|--------------|-------| |------------|----------|--------------|-------| +H +E +E E E +W |-(20)----(20)-(20)s6---|------------| |---------------------4-|-(4)--------| |-----------------------|------------| |-----------------------|------------| +W E. E E H S E. E E. H 3x |------------||----------------|---------------|| |-(4)--------||o---------------|--------------o|| |------------||o-4--4----------|-4--4---------o|| |------------||--------------4-|---------------|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-1-----------2-1---------4-------|-----2-1---------4-------2-1------|| |---4-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2---1-2-2-|-2-2-----2-2-2-2---1-2-2-----2-2--|| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| Guitar Solo

^C#m E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E ^G#m E +E E Q E S S Q |------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|---4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-|--(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--| |------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^E5/F# E +E E Q E S S Q |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |---4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2-|--(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2----| |-------------------------|----------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^Esus4 E +E E Q E S S Q ^D S S S S E S S S S S S S S ^C#m E |-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------| |---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-|--(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-| |-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|

+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E ^G#m E |--------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------| |--(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|---4---4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--| |--------------------|--------------------------|

E5/F# |--3--| |-3-| +E E Q E S S Q E E E E E E E Q E +E E Q E S S Q |--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| |--(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-----2-|--(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2--| |--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|

E S S Q E S S E ^Esus4 E +E E Q E S S Q |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |---2---2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-|--(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0----| |-------------------------|----------------------|

Guitar - Keyboard

^D S S S S E S S S S S S E

N.C.

E E E E E E E E E |------------------------------||-----------------| |------------------------------||-----------------| |--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9s||=2---------------| |------------------------------||---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Solo E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------7-----6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-7s9-9---| |---------------4-|-(4)-4---4-4-------|---------------7-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------------------|-----------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E H E |-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-(7)---------------|---------------6-|-(6)-6-6------5-| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------7------| +E E E Q E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------4-------4----| |-(5)-5---7--7---9-|-(9)----------------| |------------------|-----2---2-2-2---2--| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----4-------4---|-------7-----6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-7s9-9---| |---------------4-|-(4)-4---4-4-------|---------------7-| |-2-2---2-2-2-----|-------------------|-----------------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-(7)---------------|---------------6--| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| Chorus +E E E H E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|---------------------||-----------------| |----------------|---------7-(7)-6-----||-----------------| |-(6)-6-6-6----5-|-(5)-7-9---------7-9s||=2---------------| |----------------|---------------------||---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| C#/F G#m/F Fm6 C#/F G#m/FE E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------|--------7-------6--6-6-|--6--6-6--6-7s=9-9---| |---------------4-|-(4)-4-----4-4---------|-------------------7-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------------|---------------------| B D +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E H E |-------------------|--------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|-----------------| |-(7)---------------|------------------6-|-(6)--6-6------5-| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------7------| E F#m Amaj7 +E E E Q E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|---------4----------4----| |-(5)-5---7--7----9-|--(9)--------------------| |-------------------|------2-----2-2--2----2--| A E A5/B E5/B A5/B E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|------------------------|---------------------| |--------4-------4----|---------7-------6--6-6-|--6---6-6-6-7s9-9----| |-------------------4-|--(4)-4-----4-4---------|-------------------7-| |--2---2---2-2-2------|------------------------|---------------------| E5/B E E5/B +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |--(7)----------------------|-----------------6--| |------0---0---0---0--0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0----| B N.C. +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------|| |--------------------|---------7-6-------|| |-(6)--6-6-6-6-6-6-5-|-(5)-7-9-----9-7-5-|| |--------------------|-------------------|| Outro S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

^C#m S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| |-------------------------------------|

^Dsus2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |----------------------------------|

N.C. 3/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|--------------------------*| |---------------------------------|--------------------------*| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--*| |---------------------------------|--------------------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************

Dream Theater - Afterlife