Troubled Dreams Lyrics

As recorded by Testament
(From the 1992 Album RITUAL)
Music by Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III
Q E E Q E E W Q E E Q E E W
| Gtrs I, II
| ~ PM| PM PM--| PM|
| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E. +S E E H. Q
|---------3---3-1-|-0--0-----0-0-0-|---------3b5-(3)-3--1-|-0-------/15\--|
+W +W
| E S S E S S E E S S S E E S S E S S E S S E E
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM
E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E
$
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E E
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-2-----2-----0-1-2p0-3-|-2-----2-----3-2p0-5-1-|
PM| PM| PM PM
E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------o||
|-2-----2-----0-1-2p0-3-|-3-2p0-5-2-1p0---0-3-o||
PM| PM| PM PM PM
E S S E S S E E S S E E S S S E E S S E E E
W +H +E S S S S
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)-2p0-----|
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)-----2p0-|
| Gtr II
| W +H +E S S S S
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)-2p0-----|
|-2--------|-(2)----(2)-----2p0-|
E5 N.C.
PM--|
W E. S +E E +S E. S S S S
| PM----|
| H. +E. S +E. S +E E +S E. S S S S
Verses I,II & III
PM--------------------| PM------|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E E
||o---------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-2-----2-----2-----2-1-----|-2-----2-----3-2p0-5-1-|
PM--------------------| PM----------------------|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
PM--------------------| PM------|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E E
PM--------------------| PM------|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E E E E Q
#
Gtrs I, II
PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E S S E.S S S E +E S S E S S
|-2---4s3-2-3-4-2-2-|-2p0-----1-(1)-3-3-1---1-|
|-0-1-2s1-0-1-2-0-0-|-----2p0-------1-1---1---|
Gtr I
PM PM| PM| PM---------|
E E E E E E E S S Q E E +E S S S S S S
|-2---4s3-2-3-4-2-2-|-2----1-(1)-1-2p1---------|
|-0-1-2s1-0-1-2-0-0-|-------------------3-2h=3-|
| Gtr II
| PM PM| PM| PM---------|
| E E E E E E E S S Q E E +E S S S S S S
|-------------------|-4--7-8-(8)-8-9p8---------|
|-2---4s3-2-3-4-2-2-|-2--5-8-(8)-------10-9h10-|
|-0-1-2s1-0-1-2-0-0-|------6-(6)---------------|
#
Gtrs I, II
PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E S S E.S S S E +E S S E S S
|-2---4s3-2-3-4-2-2-|-2p0-----1-(1)-3-3-1---1-|
|-0-1-2s1-0-1-2-0-0-|-----2p0-------1-1---1---|
To Coda
Gtr I
PM PM| PM|
E E E E E E E S S E.S E E +E E Q
|-2---4s3-2-3-4-2-2-|-2p0-2-5-(5)-4---4--||
|-0-1-2s1-0-1-2-0-0-|-----0--------------||
| Gtr II
| PM PM| PM|
| E E E E E E E S S E.S E E +E S S Q
|-2---4s3-2-3-4-2-2-|-2p0-2-5-(5)-----4--||
|-0-1-2s1-0-1-2-0-0-|-----0--------------||
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E E
PM| PM| PM PM
E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------o||
|-2-----2-----0-1-2p0-3-|-3-2p0-5-2-1p0---0-3-o||
$$
Gtr III
H Q. E +Q. E +H
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--| PM| PM PM| PM---|
| E S S E S S S S E E E +E S S E +E S S E S S S S
|---------9-----11s12s11---/10-|-(10)-----9-(9)\-------12\----------|
|---------9-----11s12s11---/10-|-(10)-----9-(9)\-------12\-7h8p7----|
|---7-----7------9s10s=9----/8-|--(8)-----7-(7)\-------10\-------10-|
H Q. E +W
| PM--| PM| PM PM|
| E S S E S S S S E E E +E S S E +E S E. S E.
|---------9-----11s12s11---/10-|-(10)-----9-(9)\-----------|
|---------9-----11s12s11---/10-|-(10)-----9-(9)\---8----7--|
|---7-----7------9s10s=9----/8-|--(8)-----7-(7)\---8----7--|
D.S. al Coda
H Q. E +Q. E +H
| PM--| PM| PM PM| PM-|
| E S S E S S S S E E E +E S S E +E S S E S S S S
|---------9-----11s12s11---/10-|-(10)-----9-(9)\-----------------|
|---------9-----11s12s11---/10-|-(10)-----9-(9)\-------5-7h8p7p5-|
|---7-----7------9s10s=9----/8-|--(8)-----7-(7)\-----------------|
H E E E E +W
|-/12-----------11s===10-8-8-||-(8)-----------------|
|--/7------------8s====7-5-5-||-(5)-----------------|
| PM--| PM| ~
| E S S E S S S S E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|---------9-----11s12s11---2-||-(2)-----------------|
|---------9-----11s12s11---2-||-(2)-----------------|
|---7-----7------9s10s=9---0-||-(0)-2-3-------------|
W W
Gtrs I, II
To Dbl. Coda
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-3b3.5---|---------3-(3)-3-1-0-||
PM| PM| PM| PM|
+E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E E
|-(2)-----2-----0-1-2p0-3-|-2-----2-----3-2p0-5-1-|
PM| PM| PM PM
E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E E E
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E E
W
| Gtrs I, II
| PM| PM|
| E S S E S S E E S S 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
| PM PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
|--3--------2p===0-----5--------2--------1p===0--------------0--------3--------||
Guitar Solo
S +E. S S E +E S S S +E.
|-15b17-(15)-----15p12-15---(15)-12-12-14b15-(14)-----|
| PM-------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
S +S S S +S S S S Q. +E
|-14b15r(14)p12---------------------------------------|
|---------------14b15r(14)p12----14--------()-|
| PM-----------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S
|-11s12h15p12h15p==12h15p==12h15p12h15p==12h15p==12h15p12h15p==12------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------14b16r(14)p12----|
| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|--0--------0----0-----0----------0----0-----0----------0----0----------------3p=0-|
S S S S S S E +E. +S E S S
|-------14------14p12-14---(14)-----(14)\----------------|
| PM-----------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
S S S +S +E. +S S +S S S S S E
|-12----15b17==(15)-(15)b19---(15)-15b18r(15)-12-------12----------|
|----12-15b17==(15)-(15)b19---(15)---------------12-15----15b17====|
| PM------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|--0-----0-------0----0-----0---0---0----------0--0--------3p====0-|
+E S S S S S S S S E. +E T T T T
|-(15)r----15p==12-----------------------------------12-----|
|------------------15p14p12----14-12------(12)----12--------|
| PM-----------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E E
E T T T T E T T T T E T T T T E S S S
| PM--------------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|--0--0-----0-----0--0-----0-----0--0-----0----------3p===0----|
S S S S S S S S E E E S S S
| PM---------------|
| E S S E E E E Q
Q +Q Q. E
|-17b19======(17)r-----17b18----------17---|
| PM------| PM| PM
| E S S E S S S S E E E
|--------------9-------11s===12s11---/10---|
|--------------9-------11s===12s11---/10---|
|--7-----------7--------9s===10s=9----/8---|
+Q +S +S E +E S S S S S S S S S
|-(17)b19-----(17)-(17)-15---(15)---------------------------15h===17-|
|-----------------------------------17p=15-17p15------15h17----------|
| PM| PM---|
| +E S S E +E S S E S S S S
|-(10)----------9-------(9)\--------12\--------7h===8p====7----------|
Q +Q Q. E
|-17b19======(17)r-----17b18----------17-|
| PM------| PM| PM
| E S S E S S S S E E E
|--------------9-------11s===12s11---/10-|
|--------------9-------11s===12s11---/10-|
|--7-----------7--------9s===10s=9----/8-|
+E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(17)-15h17p==15s14--------------------------------------|
| PM---|
| +E S S E +E S E. S E.
Q +Q Q. E
|-14b16======(14)r-----13b15----------12b14==|
| PM------| PM| PM
| E S S E S S S S E E E
|--------------9-------11s===12s11---/10-----|
|--------------9-------11s===12s11---/10-----|
|--7-----------7--------9s===10s=9----/8-----|
+Q +S +S E +E S S S S S S S S S S
|-(10)-----(10)-----(10)---------------12-15p13p12--------------------12--|
|-(12)-----(12)b16==(12)r---(12)---------------14p12------12h14-------|
| PM| PM-|
| +E S S E +E S S E S S S S
|-(10)-------9-------------(9)\------------5--------7h===8p====7p===5-----|
Q +E. S E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-14b16======(14)r------14b16----14-12-14-|-(14)-------12-(12)-12-10----|
| PM------| PM| ~~
| E S S E S S S S E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|--------------9--------11s===12s11-----2-|--(2)------------------------|
|--------------9--------11s===12s11-----2-|--(2)------------------------|
|--7-----------7---------9s===10s=9-----0-|--(0)--2--3------------------|
+E S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E E E E +E E E E
|------------14p13-12----12h13p12----------12-|-(12)-14-15--(10)--8-7-|
+E S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S E +E E E E +E E E E
|-(7)-7h9h10---7s9h10h12---9s10h12h14------------|------------------10-8-7-|
|-(0)--0---0---0---0---0---3b3.5----|----------3-(3)-3-1-0-|
+W +H +Q.
| W +H +E S S S S
|--2---------|-(2)----(2)-2p0-----|
|--2---------|-(2)----(2)-----2p0-|
E5 N.C.
PM--|
+W E. S +E E +S E. S S S S
| PM----|
| H. +E. S +E. S +E E +S E. S S S S
&
PM--| PM| PM PM| PM--|
E S S E S S S S E E E +E S S E +E S S E S S S S
|-------9-----11s12s11---/10-|-(10)-----9-(9)\-----12\----------|
|-------9-----11s12s11---/10-|-(10)-----9-(9)\-----12\-7h8p7----|
|-7-----7------9s10s=9----/8-|--(8)-----7-(7)\-----10\-------10-|
PM--| PM| PM
E S S E S S S S E E E
|-------9-----11s12s11---/10-|
|-------9-----11s12s11---/10-|
|-7-----7------9s10s=9----/8-|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
PM| PM PM----|
+E S S E +E S E. S S S S E E E E E E E E
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