The Official Dream Theater Website Buy Dream Theater sheet music at Sheet Music Plus Mike Portnoy's instructional video 'Progressive Drum Concepts' Mike Portnoy's instructional video 'Liquid Drum Theater' Metropolis Part 1 - Drum Tab Author - Jordan "Wolfman" Hill METROPOLIS - PART 1 "The Miracle And The Sleeper" For all lines: ( - )is equal to one 32nd note, unless otherwise noted (i.e. when he is playing odd divisions of the beat: triplets, etc.) A larger font is used when he plays odd divisions of the beat (you can't miss 'em). The key for each separate line is as follows: Perc 1 S = shaker T = tambourine Perc 2 B = sleigh bells Perc 3 W = wood block B\= glissando down bell tree Cymbal X = closed hihat O = open hihat H = half open hihat B = bell of ride C = crash F = finger choke crash S = splash T = trash/china D = disc crotale Snare & Toms 1-5 U = unaccented stroke A = accented stroke F = accented flam Bass 1 K = right kick drum Bass 2 K = left kick drum X = left foot on hihat METROPOLIS - PART 1 "The Miracle And The Sleeper" Time Signature: 4/4 Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I Repeat this measure 9 times Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I Perc 3 I W------- -------- -------- -------- I Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I Cymbal I D-D-D-D- D------- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I Perc 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----B\\\ I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I Repeat this measure 1 time Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- -------- -------- I Perc 2 I B------- B------- -------- -------- I Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I Snare I -------- ----A-A- ----U--- --U----- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K-----K- ----K--- I Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I Snare I -------- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I Repeat the previous two measures 1 time Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I Snare I --A----- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I Snare I --A----- A---A-A- --A-A--- A-A----- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I --A----- A-A----- --A----- A-A----- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I Snare I --A----- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I Snare I -------- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- C---H--- H---C--- I Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ------K- ----K--- I Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I ------K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K--- I Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I Snare I AAA-A-AA A-A-A-A- ----U--- --U----- I Bass 1 I -------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I Cymbal I T------- -------- -------- ----O--- I Tom 2 I ------U- --U----- U-U----- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- ----U-U- -------- -------- I Snare I A------- -------- -------- ----A--- I Tom 4 I ----U--- U------- ----U-U- -------- I Bass 1 I -------- K------- K------- K-K----- I Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I Repeat this measure 7 times Tom 1 I -------- -------- -AA--- ------ I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- ---AA- ------ I Tom 3 I -------- -------- -----A A----- I Snare I -------- A------- A----- ------ I Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- ------ -AA--- I Tom 5 I -------- -------- ------ ---AAA I Bass 1 I K------- K------- ------ ------ I Beats 3 and 4 are 16th note triplets Cymbal I C------- O------- O------- O------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I Bass 2 I -------- --X----- --X----- --X----- I Cymbal I O------- O------- O------- O------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I Bass 2 I --X----- --X----- --X----- --X----- I Repeat this measure 2 times Cymbal I C------- O------- O------- O------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I Bass 2 I -------- --X----- --X----- --X----- I Cymbal I O------- O------- O------- O------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I Bass 2 I --X----- --X----- --X----- --X----- I Repeat this measure 6 times Cymbal I O------- ----O--- -------- O------- I Snare I --AAA-A- A-A---AA A-A-A-A- --AAA-A- I Bass 1 I K------- ----K--- -------- K------- I Bass 2 I --X----- ------X- -------- --X----- I Cymbal I ----O--- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I Snare I A-A---AA A-A-A-A- ----U--- --U----- I Bass 1 I ----K--- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I Bass 2 I ------X- -------- -------- -------- I Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I Snare I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I Snare I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I C------- T------- T------- T------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I T------- T------- O---O----- O---O----- I Snare I -------- A------- --U---U-U- --U---U-U- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- K---K----- K---K----- I Bass 2 I -------- -------- --X---X--- --X---X--- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I Tom 4 I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I Repeat this measure 4 times Time Signature: 7/8 Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- ---- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- ---- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A-A- I Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- ---- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- ---- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I Tom 4 I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I Time Signature: 7/8 Tom 1 I -------- -------- --UU---- ---- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- ----U-U- ---- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- U-U- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- ---- I Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- U------- ---- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- ---- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I Tom 4 I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I Time Signature: 7/8 Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- -------- ---- I Snare I -------- A------- A-A----- A-A- I Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- ---- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- ----K-K- ---- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ------O- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- U------- I Tom 4 I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- --K----- I Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ------O- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- U------- I Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- --K----- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I Tom 2 I --U---U- ------U- -------- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- --AAA-A- A-A-A-A- I Tom 4 I U---U--- ----U--- U------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- -------- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I Cymbal I C---X--- X---X--- X---X--- X---X--- I Snare I -------- A-A----- A-A----- A-A----- I Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Cymbal I C---X--- X---O--- ------ ------ I Snare I A------- A------- AAAAAA AAAAAA I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- ------ ------ I Bass 2 I -------- -------- X----- ------ I Beats 3 and 4 are 16th note triplets Cymbal I C---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I Snare I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I The + of 1 & beats 3 & 4 are 16th note triplets Cymbal I B---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I Snare I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I Repeat this measure 1 time (See Above) Cymbal I B---B-- H------- B---B-- H------- I Snare I ------- A---A-A- ------- A---A-A- I Bass 1 I K----K- -------- K----K- -------- I Bass 2 I ------K -------- ------K -------- I The +'s of beats 1 & 3 are 16th note triplets Cymbal I C---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I Snare I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I The + of 1 & beats 3 & 4 are 16th note triplets Cymbal I B---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I Snare I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I Repeat this measure 1 time(See Above) Tom 1 I --UU---- -------- ------ ------- I Tom 2 I ----U-U- -------- ------ ------- I Tom 3 I -------- U-U----- ------ ------- I Snare I -------- -------- AAAAAA AAAA-A- I Tom 4 I -------- ----U-U- ------ ------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------ ------- I Beat 3, the + of 3, & beat 4 are 16th note triplets Cymbal I C-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- O------- I Snare I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- O------- I Snare I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I Repeat this measure 2 times Cymbal I X-X-X--- X---X--- X-X-X--- X---X--- I Snare I -------- ----U--- -------- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K-----K- K------- K-----K- K------- I Repeat this measure 3 times Cymbal I B-X-B--- B---B--- B-X-B--- B---B--- I Snare I -------- ----U--- -------- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K-----K- K------- K-----K- K------- I Repeat this measure 3 times Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Snare I -------- U------- ------U- -------- I Bass 1 I K-----K- -------- K------- K---K--- I Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I Snare I A-----A- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I Bass 1 I -------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I Snare I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I Snare I --A----- A---A--- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K--------- K--------- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I C------- T------- T------- T------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I T------- T------- O---O----- O---O---- I Snare I -------- A------- --U---UUU- --U---UUU I Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- K---K----- K---K---- I Bass 2 I -------- -------- --X---X--- --X---X-- I Count 9 is a 16th note triplet Time Signature: 6/8 (this next part is actually in 12/8, but I'm writing it in 6/8 + 6/8) Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I Snare I ------------ A----------- I Bass 1 I K-------K--- --------K--- I Repeat this measure 2 times Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I Snare I ------------ A-------A-A- I Bass 1 I K-------K--- ------------ I Time Signature: 5/8 Cymbal I F------- ------------ I Bass 1 I K------- ------------ I Repeat this measure 1 time Time Signature: 6/8 Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I Snare I --------A--- --- -------- I Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I Count 4 is a 16th note triplet Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I ----O--- ----X--- ----X------- I Snare I -------- A------- A----------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- --------K--- I Bass 2 I -------- X------- ------------ I Repeat the previous two measures 2 times Time Signature: 6/8 Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I Snare I --------A--- --- -------- I Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I Count 4 is a 16th note triplet Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I ----O--- ----X--- ------------ I Tom 2 I -------- -------- ----U-U----- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- --------U-U- I Snare I -------- A------- U-U--------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------------ I Bass 2 I -------- X------- ------------ I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I C---B-B- B---B-B- B---B-B- B---B-B- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I Time Signature: 5/8 Cymbal I B---B-B- B---B-B----- I Snare I -------- A----------- I Bass 1 I K------- --------K--- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I B-B-B--- B-B-B--- B-B-B--- B-B-B--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I Time Signature: 5/8 Cymbal I B-B-B--- B-B-B---B--- I Snare I -------- A----------- I Bass 1 I K------- --------K--- I Repeat the previous four measures 1 time Time Signature: 3/4 Cymbal I H------- H------- H------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I H------- H------- H----------- I Snare I A------- -------- A-------A-A- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K---K- I Time Signature: 3/4 Cymbal I C---T--- ----T--- ----T--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I ----T--- ----T--- ----T------- I Snare I A------- -------- A-------A-A- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K---K- I Repeat the previous four measures 1 time Time Signature: 6/8 Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I Snare I --------A--- --- -------- I Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I Count 4 is a 16th note triplet Cymbal I ----O------- X-------X--- I Snare I --------A--- ----A------- I Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I Bass 2 I --------X--- ------------ I Cymbal I C---O------- C---O------- I Snare I --------A--- --------A--- I Bass 1 I K----------- K----------- I Bass 2 I --------X--- --------X--- I Cymbal I C-------O--- ----O------- I Snare I --------A--- ----A------- I Bass 1 I K---K------- K-------K--- I Bass 2 I ------------ X-------X--- I Cymbal I C---O------- O----------- I Snare I --------A--- ----A-A-A-A- I Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I Bass 2 I --------X--- ----X------- I The next 18 measures (the drum break) are a bit sketchy, but the general format is correct. Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I T------- T------- T------- T------- I Snare I -------- -------- A-----A- -------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- ----K--- -------- ----K--- I Bass 2 I -------- -------- -------- ------K- I Cymbal I T------- T------- T------- T------- I Snare I -------- A-----A- -------- ----A-A- I Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- ----K--- K------- I Bass 2 I --K---K- -------- -------- -------- I Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I Snare I -------- -------- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- -------- -------- I Ad. Lib. beats 2, 3, and 4 on timbales Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- -------- I Snare I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I Bass 1 I -------- -------- -------- -------- I Ad. Lib. beats 1, 2, and 3 on timbales Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- A---A--- ----A--- A------- I Snare I -------- -------- F------- ----F--- I Tom 4 I -------- -A---A-- -----A-- -A------ I Bass 1 I K---K--- --K---K- ------K- --K----- I Bass 2 I -------- ---K---K -------K ---K---- I Tom 2 I ------ ----AAA- A------- -------- I Tom 3 I ------ -------- --AAA-A- -------- I Snare I AAAAAA A-A----- -------- -------- I Tom 4 I ------ -------- -------- A-A----- I Tom 5 I ------ -------- -------- ----A-A- I Beat 1 is 16th note triplet Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I Snare I -------- -------- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- -------- -------- I Ad. Lib. beats 2, 3, and 4 on timbales Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- -------- I Snare I -------- -------- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I -------- -------- -------- -------- I Ad. Lib. beats 1, 2, and 3 on timbales Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I C---C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I ------------ A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I K---K-----K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I Cymbal I C------- F------- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- -------- -------- I Tom 1 I AAA-A--- -------- -------- -------- I Tom 2 I ------AA A-A----- -------- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- ----AAA- A------- -------- I Tom 4 I -------- -------- --AAA-A- A-A----- I Tom 5 I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I Perc 1 I -------- -------- ----T--- ----T--- I Cymbal I ----C-C- C-C-C--- -------- -------- I Snare I -------- -------- A------- A------- I Tom 5 I A-A----- -------- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I ----K--- K---K--- -------- -------- I Bass 2 I ------K- --K----- -------- -------- I Perc 1 I ----T--- ----T--- -------- -------- I Tom 1 I -------- -------- -------- A-A----- I Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I Snare I A------- A------- A---A--- -------- I Bass 1 I -------- -------- ------K- -------- I Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H---- H---H--- I Snare I A------- A------- A-------- A------- I Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K-K ----K--- I Bass 2 I -------- -------- -------K- -------- I The ah of beat 3 is a 32nd note triplet Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I Cymbal I H---H--- --H---H- ----H--- H---H--- I Snare I A---A--- --A---A- ----A--- A---A--- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Snare I F------- -------- ----F--- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I Snare I ----A-A- A------- -------- ----F--- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I Snare I F------- -------- A-A-A--- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I Snare I -------- -------- ----F--- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----A-- I Snare I F------- ----F--- -------- ------- I Tom 4 I -------- -------- -------- -----A- I Tom 5 I -------- -------- -------- ------A I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------ I The + of beat four is a 16th note triplet Cymbal I -------- T------- -------- -------- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- ----K--- I Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I Tom 2 I U-U----- -------- -------- -------- I Tom 3 I -------- U---U-U- -------- -------- I Snare I ----U-U- --U----- U-U----- F---A-A- I Tom 4 I -------- -------- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I -------- -------- ----K-K- -------- I Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Repeat the previous two measure 1 time Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- U-U----- I Snare I ----U--- --U----- U-U----- -------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- -------- I Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- U-U----- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I Snare I ------U- ------U- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I T---B--- T---B--- T---B--- T---B--- I Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I T-----B- ----B--- T-----B- ----B--- I Snare I A------- -------- A------- -------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Snare I ----U--- --U----- U-U----- U------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B------- -------- I Snare I U-----U- ----U--- U---A-A- A---A-A- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I Repeat this measure 2 times Time Signature: 6/8 Cymbal I C---------B- ------------ I Snare I --A-A-A----- A---A---A--- I Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I Repeat this measure 3 times Cymbal I X-X-X-X---X- X---X---X--- I Repeat this measure 2 times Cymbal I X-X-X-X---X- X---X---O--- I Snare I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I Bass 2 I X----------- ------------ I Snare I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I Repeat this measure 2 times Snare I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I Bass 1 I K-------K--- ----K------- I Repeat this measure 3 times Cymbal I B-----B---B- ----B---B--- I Snare I ------A----- A---A---A--- I Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I Repeat this measure 3 times Perc 1 I T---------T- --------T--- I Cymbal I ------B----- ----B------- I Snare I ------A----- A---A---A--- I Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I Perc 1 I T----------- ----T---T--- I Cymbal I ------B---B- ------------ I Snare I ------A----- A---A---A--- I Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I Repeat this measure 1 time Perc 1 I T----------- ------------ I Cymbal I ------B---B- ----C---C--- I Snare I ------A----- A---A---A--- I Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I Cymbal I C-----B---B- ----C---C--- I Snare I ------A----- A---A---A--- I Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I C-----H----- H-----H--------- H---H--- I Snare I ------A----- ------A--------- A---A--- I Bass 1 I K---K---K--- K---K---K---K--- -------- I Bass 2 I --K---K---K- --K---K---K---K- -------- I Repeat this measure 3 times Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I Snare I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- C------- I Snare I -------- A------- ----A-A----- A------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- -------- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- -------- I Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I Snare I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I Time Signature: 2/4 (the next 2 measures are actually a 19/16 bar, but I'm writing it as 2/4 + 11/16) Tom 1 I ----U-U- -------- I Tom 2 I F-U----- -------- I Snare I -------- A-A----- I Time Signature: 11/16 Perc 1 I T------- -------- ------ I Cymbal I -------- ------S- S----- I Snare I ------A- A------- ------ I Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------ I Time Signature: 13/16 Cymbal I T------- T------- T--------- I Snare I -------- A------- ----A-A--A I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K--------- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K------- I Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I C------- T------- T----------- I Snare I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I Repeat the previous two measures 1 time Time Signature: 6/8 (this next part is actually in 12/8, but I'm writing it in 6/8 + 6/8) Cymbal I ------------ O----------- I Snare I A---A---A--- ----A---A--- I Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- I Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- I Snare I F-------F--- ----F------- I Bass 1 I ----K------- K-------K--- I Cymbal I ------------ O----------- I Snare I A-A-A-A-A--- ----A---A--- I Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- I Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- I Snare I F-------F--- ----F------- I Bass 1 I ----K------- K-------K--- I Repeat the previous two measures 1 time Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I ------------ O----------- ------------ I Snare I A-A-A-A-A--- ----A---A--- F----------- I Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- ----K---K--- I Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- ------------ I Time Signature: 5/8 Cymbal I O------ O----------- I Snare I ---U--- ----U---U--- I Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X------- I Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I O------ O------- X---O------- I Snare I ---U--- ----U--- --------U--- I Bass 1 I K------ K------- ----K------- I Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X--- --------X--- I Repeat the previous two measures 3 times Time Signature: 5/8 Cymbal I S------ S----------- I Snare I ---U--- ----U---U--- I Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I S------ S----------- S------- I Snare I ---U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K------ K----------- K------- I Repeat the previous two measures 2 times Time Signature: 5/8 Cymbal I S----------- S------- I Snare I ----U---U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K----------- K------- I Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I S------ S----------- S------- I Snare I ---U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K------ K----------- K------- I Time Signature: 6/8 Cymbal I ---- B------- B----------- I Snare I U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I Bass 1 I ---- K------- K----------- I Cymbal I B------- B------- B---B--- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K---K--- I Repeat the previous two measures 2 times Cymbal I ---- B------- B----------- I Snare I U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I Bass 1 I ---- K------- K----------- I Cymbal I B------- B------- B------- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I Snare I ----U---U--- ----U---U--- I Bass 1 I K----------- K----------- I Time Signature: 5/8 Cymbal I T------- T----------- I Snare I ----U--- ----U---U--- I Bass 1 I K------- K----------- I Time Signature: 7/8 Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K----------- I Repeat the previous two measures 1 time Time Signature: 5/8 Cymbal I T------- T----------- I Snare I ----U--- ----U---U--- I Bass 1 I K------- K----------- I Repeat the above measure 1 time Time Signature: 9/8 Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- T------- I Snare I ----U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K----------- K------- I Time Signature: 5/8 Cymbal I O------ O----------- I Snare I ---A--- ----A-A-A--- I Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X------- I Repeat this measure 3 times Cymbal I F------- ------------ I Bass 1 I K------- ------------ I Repeat this measure 1 time Time Signature: 4/4 Perc 1 I ------- -------- -------- T------- I Cymbal I X---XXX O------- ----S--- ----O--- I Snare I U------ ----A-A- -------- U------- I Bass 1 I K------ K------- K------- K------- I Bass 2 I ------- ----X--- -------- -------- I The + of beat 1 is a 16th note triplet Perc 1 I ------- -------- -------- T------- I Cymbal I X---XXX O------- ----S--- ----O--- I Snare I U------ ----A-A- -------- U------- I Bass 1 I K------ K------- K------- K------- I Bass 2 I X------ ----X--- -------- -------- I Repeat this measure 4 times(See Above) Time Signature: 3/4 Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X----- I Snare I -------- -------- ----A-A- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- I Repeat this measure 3 times Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- -------- I Snare I -------- -------- A-A---A- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I Cymbal I S-X-X-X- S-X-X-X- S-X-X-O- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I Snare I A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- I Tom 2 I -------- -------- F-U----- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- ----U-U- I Snare I A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I Time Signature: 4/4 Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- ----K--- I Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I Repeat this measure 1 time Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H------- --C---C- I Snare I -------- A------- --A---A- F------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- --K---K- I Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A---A-A- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- -------- I Repeat this measure 1 time Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I Snare I -------- A------- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I Tom 2 I -------- -------- -A---- -------- I Snare I F-A---F- A---F--- A----- F---A-A- I Tom 5 I -------- -------- --AA-- -------- I Bass 1 I ----K--- --K----- ----K- -------- I Bass 2 I -------- -------- -----K -------- I Beat 3 is a 16th note triplet Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Snare I -------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I K---K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Snare I A------- A------- A------- A------- I Bass 1 I ----K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I Repeat this measure 1 time Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I Snare I A------- A------- A------- A---A-A- I Bass 1 I ----K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ------UU I Snare I -------- ----A--- -------- A------- I Bass 1 I K-----K- --K----- ----K--- -------- I Repeat this measure 3 times Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- -------- I Tom 1 I -------- -------- ----A-A- -------- I Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- A-A----- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I Snare I ----A-A- A-A-A-AA A-A----- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- -------- I Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I Tom 1 I -------- -------- ------U- -------- I Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- --U----- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I Snare I -------- --U----- A------- -------- I Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- -------- -------- I Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- C---C- --C--- I Snare I -------- -------- A----- ------ I Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- ----K- --K--- I Beats 3 & 4 are a quarter note triplet Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I Tom 1 I -------- -------- ------U- -------- I Tom 2 I -------- -------- -------- --U----- I Tom 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I Snare I -------- -------- A------- -------- I Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- -------- -------- I Cymbal I C------- ------ ------ ------ I Tom 3 I -------- ------ A-A--- ------ I Snare I -------- F----- ------ ------ I Tom 4 I -------- ------ ----A- A----- I Tom 5 I -------- ------ ------ --A-A- I Bass 1 I K---K--- --K-K- ------ ------ I Beats 2, 3, and 4 are 8th note triplets Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- -------- I Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- -------- I This is the last metered measure. There are six more unmetered measures that are rock star tom/kick fills and guitar feedback. Well, that is all she wrote. The majority of this tab is pretty accurate, but there are some parts that are speculation on my part (so don't hold me to any of this stuff). But let it be know that while making this I popped a blood vessel in my eye from looking at the stupid computer screen so much. Hope ya enjoy! Jordan "Wolfman" Hill

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