Song: A Change of Seasons Part 5: Another World Artist: Dream Theater Album: A Change of Seasons Drummer: Mike Portnoy Part 5 starts: 13:28 into the song. Tabbed by: Dean Christesen Key: P |t = Percussion - drum set tamborine H |x = closed hi-hat H |s = partially open hi-hat H |X = open hi-hat H2 |x or s or X = 2nd hi-hat R |x = ride R |b = bell of ride C |x = crash strike C |s = splash cymbal C |c = china cymbal C |1 = Max Stax Number 1 C |2 = Max Stax Number 2 t |o = timbalito t2 |o = octoban T |o = Tom 1 T |x = Play on rim of tom T2 |o = Tom 2 S |o = snare drum T3 |o = Tom 3 T4 |o = Tom 4 F |o = Floor tom 1 F2 |o = Floor tom 2 (gong bass) B |o = Bass drum 1 B2 |o = Bass drum 2 Hf |x = Hi-hat w/ foot Tempo: Largo |----Play 7x-----|----Play 8x-----|----Play 7x-----| P |----------------|----------------|----------------|----t-------t---| C |x---------------|K E Y B O A R D-|----------------|----------------| R |----------------|----------------|----B A S S-----|x---------------| H |----------------|-& V O C A L S--|----------------|----x---x---x---| B |o---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | P |----t-----------| R |x---------------| H |----x-----------| T1 |-------oo-------| T2 |----------o-----| T3 |-------------oo-| Hf |------------x---| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) This can be played as a tight ride or a hi-hat played with the tip of the stick. 14:46 |----Play 6x-----| Crescendo C |x---------------|----------------|----------------| H |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-------| S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-----oooooo| F |----------------|----------------|----------oooooo| B |o------go-o-----|o------go-o-----|o-------o-oooooo| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 15:12 C |##--------------|----------------|#---------------|----------------| S |--------------oo|oo--------------|--------------oo|o-----------F---| B |oo--------------|----------------|o---------------|-------------oo-| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 15:25 C |##--------------|--------------b-|c---------------| H |----------------|----------------|--------------X-| S |--------------oo|oo--------------|o---------------| F |----------------|----------------|----------------| B |oo--------------|----------------|----------------| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) Crescendo T1 |----------F---------| T2 |------------F--ooo--| T3 |------------------oo| S |OoooooooF-----o-----| F |Oooooooo------------| B |---------d-d-d-d-d--| B2 |--------------------| (1 + 2 + 3 t l 4 t l ) 15:39 C |x---------------|x----------------|x---------------|x------------xx-| R |----x-x-x-x-x---|--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-|--x-x-x-x-x-x---|--x-x-x-x-x-----| T3 |--------------oo|-----------------|----------------|----------------| T4 |----------------|-----------------|--------------oo|----------------| S |----o-------o---|----o-------o----|----o-------o---|----o-------F---| B |o------oo-o-----|o------go-o---6--|o------go-o-----|o------go-oo-oo-| B2 |----------------|---------------6-|----------------|----------------| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4tl+ |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 15:53 C |x---------------|x--------------2-2--| R |--x-x-x-x-x-x---|--x-x---b-b-bb------| T3 |--------------oo|--------------------| S |----o-------o---|----o---------o-----| B |o------oo-o-----|o------do-o-o--o-o--| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 t l 4tl+tl) 15:58 C |x---------------|x-----------c-c-| R |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x-x-x---------| S |----o-------o---|----o---F---o-o-| B |o------oo-o-----|o------o-ooo----| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 16:04 |----Play 2x-----| C |x---------------|----------------|--------------------x---------x-| H |--X-X-X-X-X---X-|X-X---X-X-X---X-|X---X-------X-------------------| H2 |------------X---|----X-------X---|--------X-----------------------| S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|--------o-------oo--o---oo--o---| B |o-oo--ooo-oo--oo|o-oo--ooo-oo--oo|o---o-o-----o-o---o---o---o---o-| B2 |----------------|----------------|-------------------o-------o----| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 16:17 C |x----------------|X----------------| H |--X---X-X-X------|--X---X-X-X------| H2 |----X-------X----|----X-------X----| T4 |-----------------|--------------ooo| S |----o-------o-Foo|----o-------o----| B |o-oo--ooo-oo-----|o-oo--ooo-oo-----| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +tl|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +tl) C |x-------------------------------|--------------------------------| H |----X-------X---X---X-------X---|X---X------X--------------------| H2 |--------X---------------X-------|--------X-----------------------| T1 |--------------------------------|--------------------oo----------| T2 |--------------------------------|------------------------oo------| T3 |--------------------------------|----------------------------oo--| T4 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| S |--------o---------------o-------|--------o-------oo--------------| B |o---o-o-----o---o---o-o-----o-g-|o---o-o-----o-o---o---o---o---o-| B2 |--------------------------------|-------------------o---o---o---o| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 16:31 C |x---------------|x-----------x-x-|x---------------|x-----------x-x-| H |--X-X-X-X-X-X---|--X-X-X-X-X-----|--X-X-X-X-X-X---|--X-X-X-X-X-----| T3 |--------------oo|----------------|----------------|----------------| T4 |----------------|----------------|--------------oo|----------------| S |----o-------o---|----o--o----o---|----o-----------|----o--o----o-o-| B |o------oo-oo----|o--o-----oo---o-|o------oo-oo----|o--o-------d-o-o| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 16:44 C |x---------------|x--------------x|x--------------x| H |--X-X-X-X-X-X---|--X-X-X-X-X-----|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-| T1 |----------------|-------------oo-|----------------| T3 |--------------oo|----------------|----------------| S |----o-------o---|----o-------o---|----o-------o---| B |o------oo-o-----|o------oo-o----o|o------oo--o---o| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ) 11/8 C |x-------------------------------------------| H |----X---X---X-------------------------------| T1 |------------------ooo-oo--------------------| T2 |------------------------ooo-----------------| T3 |----------------------------ooo-------------| S |--------o-----------------------------------| F |--------------------------------o-o-o-o-----| F2 |--------------------------------o-o-o-o-----| B |o-----------o---o---------------o-o-o-o-----| (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 0 + 1 + ) END OF PART 5 That's it, keep checking the site for parts 3 and 4 coming soon, and eventually parts 6 and 7. Jani and I are working on tabbing the whole EP. Comments, please leave below. Questions may be emailed to me. Thanks, Dean Christesen [email protected]

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