Afterlife Lyrics

AFTERLIFE
(From the 1989 Album WHEN DREAM AND DAY UNITE)
Words by Charlie Dominici
Music by Dream Theater
Arranged by Dream Theater
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted-Rythum'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted-Lead'
Q=150
Gtr I
PM-------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----5-5-|
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
PM-------------------------------
Q. E +Q Q 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------o||---------------------------------|
|-9----7-(7)--6--o||-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----5-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM--|
E E E E E E E E +E E +E E Q Q
PM----------------------------| PM--------------------------|
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 3x
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----5-5-|-5-5-9-9-5-5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5--o||
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E E +E Q E E Q E E E E H E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q
PM------------| PM--| PM----------------|
S S S S S S S S E E E E +E E Q E S S Q S S E E S S E S S E E
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q
Gtr III
W W
| Gtr I
| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| E S S Q E S S E E +E +E Q E S S Q
H Q E E +H E E +E E
| PM PM PM PM PM--|
| E E E E E E E E +H E S S Q
Q +Q +E S S E +E Q E E E S S E S S H +Q. E
| PM--| PM---| PM--| PM---| PM----|
| E S S Q E S S E E +H E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E
+E E +E E +Q +Q
| PM---|
| +H E S S Q
S S S S S S S S E S S S +S +E +W
|---------------------------------17b19==(17)-(17)-|-(17)----------------|
| PM---------------| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S E E E E +E E Q E S S Q
+H +Q. E +W W
| PM--------------------| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| S S E E S S E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E
PM--| PM PM PM
+E E Q E S S Q E E E E E E +Q
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 3x
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----4-4-|-5-5-9-9-5-5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5--o||
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
H S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E E +E E Q S S S S Q
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S Q E E E E +E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E E
PM---------------
+E E Q S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E Q S S S S Q
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM PM PM PM
S S S S Q S S S S E E +E E Q S S S S Q E E E E E E E E
+H +Q. E +H +Q. E +H +Q. E +E E E E +E E E E
PM| PM| PM| PM ~~~
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
~~~~~ PM| PM| PM| PM
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM PM
|-----------------11s|=13---------------|
|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7--9s|=11---------7---6-|
+Q. E +Q. E +E E E E +E E E E
PM---------------------------------------------------------| ~
+Q E 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
~~~ PM---------------------
+Q E 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 +E E E E E E E E
PM| PM PM
E E E E E E E E +H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 3x
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----4-4-|-5-5-9-9-5-5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5--o||
PM--| PM------------| PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H S S S S Q
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S Q S S S S E E +E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q E E E E
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
+E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E E +E E Q S S S S Q
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S Q S S S S E E +E E Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S E E
PM----| PM PM PM PM
+E E Q S S S S Q E E E E E E E E +H +Q. E +H +Q. E
+H +Q. E +E E E E +E E E E
PM| PM| PM| PM
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM| PM| PM| PM
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM PM
|-----------------11s|=13---------------|
|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7--9s|=11---------7---6-|
PM--------------------|
+Q. E +Q. E +E E E E +E E E E +Q E S S S S S S S S S S
PM------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ PM----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q E S S S S E S S S S
PM---------------------------| PM PM| PM| PM PM
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 E E
+H +Q. E +E E E E E E E E W +W
Gtr II
T
E E E E +E E +Q W E E E E +E E +Q W
T
E E E E +E E +Q W E E E E +E E +E E +W
Gtr III
Q. E +Q Q +H. +Q Q. E +E E Q +W
+Q. E +E E +E E +E E +Q +H Q. E +Q Q +H. E E
H S S S S S S S S S S +E +Q +Q. E
|-------------12----12---12-|-12-17b19==(17)---(17)--(17)-------12-|
| Gtr I
| PM-----| PM------------| PM---|
| H E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------|
| +H E S S Q
S S E Q +Q. E +H +E S S S E S
|-------------------------16b19==|=(16)----(16)----------19----|
| PM-----| PM---| PM----|
| E S S Q E S S E E +H E S S Q
H +E S S E S S
| PM--| PM----|
| E S S Q E S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------|
| H E S S Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------| PM------|
| E S S Q E S S E E
E E +Q E S S E S S
| PM PM---|
| Q E E E S S Q
S S E E S S +H S E S S S E S E S S S E
| PM----| PM---| PM----|
| E S S Q E S S E E +Q Q E S S Q
S E S S S E Q S S S S
| PM| PM---| PM|
| S S S S S S S S E E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-----|
| +Q Q E S S Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-----| PM------|
| E S S Q E S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-----|
| +Q Q E S S Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| PM------| PM------|
| E S S Q E S S Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---| PM---| PM---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---| PM ~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16p=13----13-16p13----13-16p13----13-16p13----13-|
|~~~~~ PM---| PM---|
| +Q E E E E E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16p=12----12-16p12----12-16p12----12-16p12----12-|
| PM PM
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
|-14p=11----11-14p11----11-14p=11----11-14p11----11-|
| +H +Q. E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-11--12-14s16-12-14-16s17-14--16-17s19-12-14-16s17-|
| Q. E +Q. E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-/21p=17----17-21p17----17-21p17----17-21p17----17-|
| PM------------------------|
| +E E E 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
| PM------------------------------------| ~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|~~~~~ PM------------------------------|
| Q E S S S S E S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S