The River Dragon Has Come Lyrics

As recorded by Nevermore
(From the 2000 Album DEAD HEART IN A DEAD WORLD)
Spiritrusher
Words and Music by Jeff Loomis / Warrel Dane
Arranged by Jeff Loomis / Warrel Dane
Gtr I (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm I'
Gtr III (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm II'
Gtr IV (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead I'
Gtr V (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead II'
Q=140
N.C.
Gtr I
E E E E H +W S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|---16-----16----|-(16)--------|-14h16-----14-----12---|-12h14-----12-----11---|
N.C.
E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E H +W
|-5-----5-----7---|-7s16-----16----|-(16)--------|
S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E
N.C.
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E E 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
Gtrs II, III
PM PM PM PM
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
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-3-2-|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-8---o||
||--5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-3-2-|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-8----||
||--3s1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-0-1s3-0-0-0-1-0-|-3s1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-0-1s3-0-0-0-6----||
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PM----| PM--------|
E. E. E Q Q W S E E S S S E Q. H +H
||o---------------|----------|--------------------|-------------o||
||o---------2-----|----------|-------------2------|-3----(3)----o||
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B5 N.C.
Gtr III
PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
E. E. E E S S E S S E S S E S S H
||o--------------------------|------------------------|
||o---------2----------------|------------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
| E. E. E E S S E S S E S S E S S H
||o--------------------------|------------------------|
||o---------2----------------|------------------------|
B5 N.C.
PM--------| PM| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
S E E S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S H
|------------------------------|------------------------o||
|-------------2-10-10--10--9-9-|--9--7-7--7--5-5--5-----o||
| PM--------| PM| PM| PM| PM| ~~~
| S E E S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S H
|------------------------------|------------------------o||
|-------------2-10-10--9-9-|--7-7--5-5-----o||
Q.=130
C#5 D5C#5 D5C#5 D5C#N.C.
Gtrs II, III
PM| PM| PM|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-4------5s4-4------5s4-|-4------5s4-------------|
|-4------5s4-4------5s4-|-4------5s4-------2-----|
|-2--2-2-3s2-2--2-2-3s2-|-2--2-2-3s2-2-3-5---5-3-|
PM| PM|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|-4------5s4-4------5s4-|-3--3-3-3-3-7--3--7--|
|-4------5s4-4------5s4-|-3--3-3-3-3-7--3--7--|
|-2--2-2-3s2-2--2-2-3s2-|-1--1-1-1-1-5--1--5--|
C#5 D5C#5 DC#5 D5C#N.C.
PM| PM| PM|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-4------5s4-4------5s4---|-4------5s4--------------|
||--4------5s4-4------5s4---|-4------5s4-------2------|
||--2--2-2-3s2-2--2-2-3s2---|-2--2-2-3s2-2-3-5---5-3--|
#5
PM| PM|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|---------------------o||
|-4------5s4-4------5s4---|-3--3-3-3-3-7--7--7--o||
|-4------5s4-4------5s4---|-3--3-3-3-3-7--7--7---||
|-2--2-2-3s2-2--2-2-3s2---|-1--1-1-1-1-5--5--5---||
Q=140
PM PM PM PM
|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-3-2-|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-3-2-|
|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-3-2-|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-3-2-|
|-3s1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-0-1s3-0-0-0-1-0-|-3s1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-0-1s3-0-0-0-1-0-|
PM| PM PM
H. +E S S W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5-------(5)-x-x-|-7--------|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-3-2-|
|-3-------(3)-x-x-|-5--------|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-3-2-|
|-----------------|----------|-3s1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-0-1s3-0-0-0-1-0-|
To Coda
PM PM
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-5--------|-4--------|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-8--|
|-3--------|-2--------|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-8--|
|----------|----------|-3s1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-0-1s3-0-0-0-6--|
Interlude #2
B5 N.C.
Gtr III
PM----| ~~~~
E. E. E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
||o----------------------|-7-----------7----7-9-7----7----------|
||o---------2------------|--------------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM----| ~~~~~~~~
| E. E. E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E
||o----------------------|--------------------------------------|
||o---------2------------|-5-----------5----5-7-5----5----------|
D.S. al Coda
B5 N.C.
PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~
S E E S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E
|--------------------------|-7-------------------------------------o||
|-------------2------------|---------------------------------------o||
| PM--------| ~~~~~~~~~
| S E E S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|-------------2------------|-5-------------------------------------o||
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Gtrs II, III
PM| PM PM
H. +E S S W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-5-------(5)-x-x-|-7--------|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-3-2-|
|-3-------(3)-x-x-|-5--------|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-3-2-|
|-----------------|----------|-3s1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-0-1s3-0-0-0-1-0-|
PM PM
W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-5--------|-4--------|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-8--|
|-3--------|-2--------|-5s3-2-3---3-2-3-|-2-3s5-2---2-8--|
|----------|----------|-3s1-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-0-1s3-0-0-0-6--|
Guitar Solo
Gtrs IV, V
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs II, III
| W
T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q. E Q Q
T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
T T T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
T T T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
| Q. E Q Q
Harmony Lead
N.C. C#5
Gtrs IV, V
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs II, III
| PM---------------------|
| S S S S S S S S E E Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------15-18s21-18-15-------------------|
| W
N.C. C#5
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 E E Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
N.C. C5
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 E E Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------14-17s20-17-14-------------------|
| W
N.C. C5
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 E E Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
N.C. C#5
Gtr IV
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr V
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs II, III
| PM---------------------|
| S S S S S S S S E E Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------15-18s21-18-15-------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------12-15s18-15-12-------------------|
| W
N.C. C#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---------------------|
| S S S S S S S S 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 S S S S S S S S S S
| W
N.C. C5
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---------------------|
| S S S S S S S S E E Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------14-17s20-17-14-------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------11-14s17-14-11-------------------|
| W
N.C. C5
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---------------------|
| S S S S S S S S 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 S S S S S S S S S S
| <
| W
Guitar Solo #2
N.C. B5
Gtrs IV, V
|--4:3---|
Q +Q H +Q. E E E. S S S S
|-17b19========(17)-------17pb19=====|=(17)r---19-20-19--20p19p17h19-|
| Gtrs II, III
| PM---------------------|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S H +W
N.C. B5
Gtr IV
H H +E E. E. E S +S +S S +S +S
|-17b19r==============17----|-(17)-14--15--14-15b17-(15)-(15)-15b17-(15)-(15)-|
| Gtr V
| H H +E E. E. E S +S +S S +S +S
|-17b19r==============17----|-(17)--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------12--13--12-13b15-(13)-(13)-13b15-(13)-(13)-|
| Gtrs II, III
| PM-----------------|~~~~~~~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S H +W
N.C. B5
S +S +Q S S Q. S S S
|-15b17-(15)-(15)-------15-14-15-------------|
| S +S +Q S S H
|-13b15-(13)-(13)-------13-12-13-------------|
| PM-------------------------|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S H
a a E E E S S S S S S S S S S
| W
| +W
N.C. C5
S +S +Q S S H S S S S E E E E E E E E E
|-10b12-(10)-(10)-------10-9-10----|--9h=10p9----9----------------------|
| PM------------------------|~~~~~~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S H +W
Q.=130
C#5 D5C#5 D5C#5 D5C#N.C.
Gtrs IV, V
H. +H. W.