A Nightmare to Remember Lyrics

"A Nightmare to Remember" by Dream Theater.
Words by John Petrucci.
Music by John Myung, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, and Jordan Rudess.
specify the time signature as (4/4) before any measure that has a new time
signature. Also, my tempo markings are all approximations.
Update 7-3-09: So far I have all of the rhythm guitars tabbed out. I am
working on the guitar solos and bass next. Feel free to contribute your
tabs for the solos as that would be very helpful and greatly appreciated.
I'll give you credit if you do and I'll put everything together into a
GuitarPro 5 file.
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~ = vibrato | | = legato (hold the note for it's value plus
h = hammer-on the value of the connected note)
p = pull-off S = Sixteenth Note || ||
s = slide to next note E = Eighth Note o|| ||o Repeat
/ = slide up (down is \) Q = Quarter Note o|| ||o Signs
b = bend H = Half Note || ||
* = palm-mute W = Whole Note
x = right hand mute . = dotted (add half of the note value)
PH = pinch harmonic _ _
NH = natural harmonic | 3 | or 3 = triplet
INTRO (after storm sounds and piano)
Guitar 1 & 2 (electric w/ distortion)
(4/4) 120bpm
H. Q H. E E H. Q W H. Q H. E E
H. Q W H. Q H. E E H. Q W
H. Q H. E E H. Q H. Q
H. Q H Q E E H. Q H H H Q Q
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PH~
H. E E H. Q H H
~ ~ ~ PH~
Guitar 1
165bpm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Guitar 1 (top), Guitar 2 (bottom)
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------4----|Gtr
| * * * * NH |
| E E H. E E H. E E H. W |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|Gtr
Guitar 1 & 2
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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
________________ ________________ ________________
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|----------------o||----------------o||----------------o||
|----------------o||----------------o||----5-2---------o||
"A nightmare to remember, I'd never be the same"
E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
"What began as laughter so soon would turn to pain"
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
"The sky was clear and frigid, the air was thick and still"
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
"Now I'm not one to soon forget and I bet I never will"
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
GUITAR SOLO 1
Q. Q. E E E E Q. Q. E Q. Q. Q. E E E E Q. Q. E. Q
Q. Q. E E E E Q. Q. E Q. Q. Q. E E E E Q. Q E H
"Picture for a moment the perfect irony"
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
"A flawless new beginning eclipsed by tragedy"
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
"The uninvited stranger started dancing on his own"
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
"So we said goodbye to the glowing bride and we made our way back home"
"Life was so simple then"
(6/4) 205bpm
W. H. H. W Q Q Q H. Q Q
"We were so innocent"
W. H. H. W Q Q H E E H.
"Father and mother"
H. SSSSSSSSSSSS H SSSS H SSSS H. SSSSSSSSSSSS W Q Q
"Holding each other"
(4/4) 135bpm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
W. H. H. H E E E E E E H E E E E E E
__ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __
E E E E S S E E S S E E E E
||o---------------------------------------o|| 3 times
||o---------------------------------------o||
__ __ _ _ _ _ __ __
E E E E S S E E E E Q
__ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __
E E E E S S E E S S E E E E
||o---------------------------------------o|| 3 times
||o---------------------------------------o||
__ __ _ _ _ _ __ __
E E E E S S E E E E Q
1. "Without warning" "Out of nowhere"
2. "Crushing glass" "Rubber and steel"
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
E Q S S Q S S E E E E E Q S S Q S S E E E E
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o----9--------8-------------------|----7--------5-------------------|
1. "Like a bullet" "From the night"
2. "Scorching fire" "Glowing lights"
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
E Q S S Q S S E E E E E Q S S Q S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|----9--------8-------------------|----7--------9-------------------o||
"Screams of terror" "Pain and fear"
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E Q Q E. Q E. E Q Q E. Q E.
"Sounds of sirens" "Smoke in my eyes"
__ __ __
E Q Q E. Q E. Q Q S E E Q E E
"Sudden stillness" "Blackened silence"
____ __
E Q Q E. Q E. E Q Q E. Q E.
"No more screaming" "No more cries"
__ ___
E Q Q E. Q E. E. E. E E Q. E
"Stunned and bewildered"
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
"Cold and afraid"
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
"Torn up and broken"
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
"Frightened and dazed"
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Guitar 1 (top), Guitar 2 (bottom)
"Stunned and bewildered"
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|Gtr. 1
|-15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|Gtr. 2
"Cold and afraid"
|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|Gtr. 1
|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|-17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--|Gtr. 2
"Torn up and broken"
|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|Gtr. 1
|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|Gtr. 2
"Frightened and dazed"
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|Gtr. 1
|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--|-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|Gtr. 2
Gtr. 3 (acoustic)
E E E Q E E E Q E E E E Q
||o--0-----------0-------|------0---------0---o||
||o----------------------|--------------------o||
E E E Q E E E Q E E E E Q
||o----11---11-----11----|-11-----11---11-----o||
||o--9-----------9-------|------9---------9---o||
E E E Q E E E Q E E E E Q
||o--0-----------0-------|------0---------0---o||
||o----------------------|--------------------o||
E E E Q E E E Q E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E E Q
(9/8)_________
E E E Q E E E Q E E E E Q E E E Q. Q W E
Guitar 3 & 4 (4 is electric w/ chorus effect)
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E E E E E E E E W
||o-------6-----------6-----|-----------------|
||o----5-----------------5--|-----------------|
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E E E E E E E E W
|-------6-----------6-----|-----------------o||
|----5-----------------5--|-----------------o||
1. "Lying on the table"
2. "He said, 'Son do you remember?'"
||o-------7--6-----7--6-----|-------7--6-----7--6-----|
||o----5-----------------5--|----5-----------------5--|
1. "In this unfamiliar place"
2. "'Do you even know your name?'"
1. "I'm greeted by a stranger"
2. "Then he shined a light into my eyes"
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
1. "A man without a face"
2. "And said, 'Take this for the pain.'"
|-------7--6-----7--6-----|-------7--6-----7--6-----o||
|----5-----------------5--|----5-----------------5--o||
Guitar 4 (top), Guitar 3 (bottom)
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q.
||o-------------0---------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|
||o-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|
|| Q E E E E Q E E E E | Q. E E E Q. E E E | Q. E E E Q. E E E |
||o-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-|
||o-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|-5----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-|
Q E Q. Q. Q.
|-----0-----------------o||Gtr
|-4-----------5---------o|| 4
| Q. E E E Q E E E E ||
|-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--o||Gtr
|-4---4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5--o|| 3
"Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony"
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q.
|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|Gtr
| Q E E E E Q E E E E | Q. E E E Q. E E E | Q. E E E Q. E E 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-|Gtr
"I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful...
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q.
|-----0----------------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|Gtr
| Q. E E E Q E E E E | Q E E E E Q E E E E | Q. E E E Q. E E 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-|Gtr
...misery"
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|-x----x--x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|Gtr
| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E |
|------------------------------|-------------------------|Gtr
Guitar 1 & 2 (top), Guitar 3 (bottom)
"In peaceful sedation I lay half awake" "And all of the panic inside...
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q.
|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|Gtr
|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|1&2
| Q E E E E Q E E E E | Q. E E E Q. E E E | Q. E E E Q. E E 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-|Gtr
...starts to fade" "Hopelessly drifting bathing in beautiful...
Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q.
|-------------0--------|-------------0---------|-------------0---------|Gtr
|-----5----------------|-----5-----------------|-----5-----------------|1&2
| Q. E E E Q E E E E | Q E E E E Q E E E E | Q. E E E Q. E E 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-|Gtr
...agony" _____
Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. Q.
|-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10-10---(10)\---|Gtr
|-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10-10---(10)\---|1&2
| | _____ |
| Q. E E E Q. E E E | Q. E E E Q. Q. |
|-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10-10-----------|Gtr
Guitar 1 & 2
(7/4) 145bpm
1. "'Tell me does this hurt you?'"
2. "I asked about the others"
||o-------6-----7--6-----------6-----7--6-----|
||o----5-----5--------5-----5-----5--------5--|
1. "Said the faceless man"
2. "Is everyone ok?"
1. "'Can you move all of your fingers?'"
2. "He told me not to worry"
1. "'Can you try your best to stand?'"
|-------6-----7--6-----------6--------7--6--o||