Take the Time Lyrics

Author - Piotr Traczyk
DREAM THEATER
TAKE THE TIME
from Images and Words
Intro - electric guitar w/distortion
PM throughout
PM--/ PM-/ PM- - - - /
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PM--/
1/2 P
PM--/
C#m E F# ~~~~ B
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C#m E F# ~~~~ B
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vol. knob swell
1st Verse - clean tone
PM-/ PM- - - - / PM-/ PM- - - - /
PM-/ PM- - / PM-/
. ~~ ~~ . ~~~
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. P P . . . . . .
PM-/
C#m ~~~~
w/dist. PM/ PM PM--/ PM/
PM--/ PM/ PM--/
2nd Verse - clean tone
C#m7,9 F#7,11/C# E2
A#m7 C#m7,9 F#7,11/C#
w/distortion PM- - - -/
Chorus:
PM- -/
F# ~~~ B C#m E
PM- - - - - - - -/
3rd Verse:
PM (through out next two bars)
PM- - - - - - - - - - - - - /
Chorus:
Rhy. Fig. 1 ->
End Rhy. Fig. 1
4th Verse - piano arranged for guitar:
(not exactly the piano part, it's modified a little to make is possible
far guitar)
(tempo change) ^reverse rake
Interlude:
Guitar & bass unisono part:
B P N.C. (G#5)
w/distortion PM--/ PM
2x N.C. (C#5)
PM--/ PM PM--/ PM
N.C. (F#5)
PM--/ PM PM--/ PM
PM--/ PM PM throughout next 4 bars
The palm-muted arpeggios - watch the sixteenth notes.
tempo change
w/bar: ~~~~~ /\ ~~~ ~ ~~~(\)/
The wild part:
Gtr. 2:
G# P P
B P P
G# P P
B P P
The bluesy part - tricky rhythm here.
1~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ P.H.
Gtr 1.^
P.H.
P.H.
~~~~ tr~~ P.H. P.H~~
~~~~~~ H P ~~~~ E5 B5
Keyboard solo:
N.C. C#m
PM - - - - - - - - - -/ PM -/ PM
PM -/ PM PM -/ PM
PM -/ PM PM -/ PM
B play 2x C#5 E5 F#5 B5
Gtr. 2:
Gtr 1. repeats last 2 bars
Chorus w/Rhy. Fig. 1 (Gtr. 1) _
~~~~~~~~ F#5 B5 A5 /.\ E5 Slow down a little...
Piano arranged for guitar:
A C (9,#11) E F# (7,11) A C (9,#11)
w/distortion:
~~~~~ 1/2 ~~~~ 1 P . ~~~~ 1 P H P ~~~~ 1/2 ~~~
wide vibrato (1/2 step)^
~~~~ . 1/2 P
| Gtr. 2 (w/slide):
Outro chorus:
Gtr. 2:
Gtr. 1^ PM PM PM PM PM PM
A C play 2x
PM PM PM PM PM PM
Outro Solo:
Gtr. 2: 1/2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 ~~~ P 1/2 P H P \
Gtr. 1^
(\)/~~~~~(\)/ 1/2 ~~ 1/2 P 1/2 ~~T~~P
(Gtr. 1 repeats)
1 1 P ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ H H
~~~~ H ~~~~~
P P P P
P P P ~~~
(begin fade)
(fade out...)
TABULATURE EXPLANATION:
1 ~~~~ H P T .
bend release vibrato hammer-on/pull-off tap staccato repeat
(1 whole step) last bar
1 tr~~~~~ P.H.
PM-/
hold bend trill arpeggiate slide palm muted pinch/natural
(or pre-bend) mute strum harmonics
1 T tr~~~ \ (\)/ / \ *****
pick slide tapped trill repeat whammy bar:
pattern dive pre-dive pull up flutter
Questions, comments, corrections etc. welcome.
Traq
Piotr Traczyk
ptraczyk@okwf.fuw.edu.pl