Dream Theater

Honor Thy Father(Tabs)

Dream Theater

Key: C5

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	        C-tuning (CGCFAD) 
Intro - Drums 
 
Riff 1 
(w/dist.) 
                    really fast----- 
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|--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------| 
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5653-5653--| 
 
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|--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------| 
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--2320-2320--| 
 
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|--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------| 
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--9-10-9-7-9-10-9-7--| 
 
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|--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------| 
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--14151412-14151412--| 
 
Riff 2 
 
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|--0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-| 
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-| 
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-| 
 
|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|--------------7-7-7-7-| 
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-| 
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-| 
|--0-0-0-0-0-0---------| 
 
Riff 3 
 
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|----3---3---3---3---3--------------| 
|----2---2---2---2---2--------------| 
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-| 
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-| 
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-| 
 
|-----------------------------------| 
|----3---3---3---3---3--------------| 
|----2---2---2---2---2--------------| 
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-3/6-6-6-| 
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-3/6-6-6-| 
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-3/6-6-6-| 
 
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|----3---3---3---3---3--------------| 
|----2---2---2---2---2--------------| 
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-| 
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-| 
|--0---0---0---0---0------0-2/3-3-3-| 
 
                              ~~ 
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|----3---3---3-------------------| 
|----2---2---2-------------------| 
|--0---0---0---------------------| 
|--0---0---0-----/3-0-----0------| 
|--0---0---0---0--------5---3-1--| 
 
Riff 4 
 
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|--12-10-12-0-3-0-12-10-12-0-7-0-8-7-8-10-|-12-10-12-0-3-0-8-7-8-0-3-0-7-5-7-10-| 
 
 
Pause for bass, then: 
 
Verse 1 
 
(clean) 
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|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2---0h2-| 
|--0-----0-----0---0---0------|--0-----0-----0---0---0-----0-----| 
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|-----------------------------|----------------------------------| 
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|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|------2---0h2---5---3---0h2---0h2-| 
|--0-----0-----0---0---0------|--0-----0-----0---0---0-----0-----| 
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Riff 5 
 
(w/dist.) 
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|--0--7-0-8p7-0-5-0-7-0-2-0-3-0-5--| 
 
Verse 2 
 
- Short stabs of open bottom strings (C5 chord) 
 
Pre-Chorus 
 
|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------| 
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|------------------------|-------7--------9--|-------10-------12/14---| 
|--10--------10-10-10-10-|-------x--------x--|-------x--------x-------| 
|--8---------10-10-10-10-|-------5--------7--|-------8--------10/12---| 
|--8--strum--10-10-10-10-|-0--0-----0--0-----|-0--0-----0--0----------| 
 
 
 
 
|-----------------------|---------------------| 
|-----------------------|---------------------| 
|-----------------------|---------------------| 
|--10-------10-10-10-10-|-3--5--2--3--x-x-1---| 
|--8--------10-10-10-10-|-3--5--2--1--x-x-1---| 
|--8--strum-10-10-10-10-|-3--5--2-----x-x-1---| 
 
Chorus  
 
 
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|--------------3p2-0-7--0-2/3--|--------------3p2-0-7--0-2/3\2/3--| 
|--0-7--0-6--0-3p2-0-7--0-2/3--|--0-7--0-6--0-3p2-0-7--0-2/3\2/3--| 
 
Verse 3  
 
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|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2---0h2-| 
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---| 
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|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|------2---0h2---5---3---0h2---0h2-| 
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---| 
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Verse 4  
 
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------| 
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|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2---0h2-| 
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---| 
|-----------------------------|--1---1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1---| 
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------| 
 
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|------2---0h2---3---2---0h2--|----------------------------------| 
|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----|------2---0h2---5---3---0h2---0h2-| 
|--3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3----|--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---| 
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Pre-Chorus 2  
 
note: I'm not 100% sure about the faster parts 
 
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------| 
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|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------| 
|-----------------|---------------|---------10-----|----------10p8p7---------------| 
|----8-7-8-10-7-8-|----8-7-8-10-7-|---8-7-8----7-8-|---7-8-10--------10p8p7--------| 
|--8--------------|-8-------------|-8--------------|-8----------------------10p8p7-| 
 
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|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------------| 
|----------------|---------------|---------14-----|---10-----------------------| 
|----121012131012|----1210121312-|---121012--1012-|-----13\12-12131210101210-8-| 
|--12------------|-12------------|-12-------------|-12-------------------------| 
 
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------| 
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------| 
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------------------| 
|-----------------|---------------|---------10-----|----------10p8p7---------------| 
|----8-7-8-10-7-8-|----8-7-8-10-7-|---8-7-8----7-8-|---7-8-10--------10p8p7--------| 
|--8--------------|-8-------------|-8--------------|-8----------------------10p8p7-| 
 
 
 
 
                  A.H. 
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|-----------------8---| 
|-3--5--2--3--x-x-----| 
|-3--5--2--1--x-x-----| 
|-3--5--2-----x-x-----| 
 
 
Bridge -  
I have no clue. It's in the key of F though.  
(5th fret, low C string) 
 
Interlude 
 
Note: still not 100% sure! 
 
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|o------------------------o|--------------------| 
|o--3-2-0-3-2-0-0-0--0--0-o|--7--8--5--7--2--5--| 
|---3-2-0-3-2-0-0-0--0--0--|--7--8--5--7--2--5--| 
|---3-2-0-3-2-0-0-0--0--0--|--7--8--5--7--2--5--| 
 
 
 
and that's as far as I got. 
Have fun and if you have any questions e-mail me at [email protected]
	        

Written by Dream Theater/John Myung/John Petrucci/Mike Portnoy/Jordan Rudess

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