Only A Matter Of Time

Dream Theater

- Bass Tab Author - MARIN VERAJA ******* ONLY A MATTER OF TIME ******* This song Myung plays as a mad (he seems inspired by Iron Maiden's bass but his way of playing is really much more difficult). Here is one of the easiest "When Dream And Day Unit" songs: Intro G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----4------2-4--------5------4-3--------4------5-4------5-3--------5----| E|--------------------3-----------------3--------------------------3------| 1st groove G|--------------5---5----|-------------5------5----|----------5---5----| D|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| A|--------4---4---4------|----5--4---4---4--4------|----4---4---4------| E|----3------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| --3-- G|----------------5---5----|--------------5-----5----|-------5---5-5----| D|----8h7h6----------------|--------8----------------|------------------| A|----------4---4---4------|----4h5-----4---4-4------|----4----4--------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------| G|-------5-----5------5-5-----5--5~----| D|-------------------------------------| A|----4----4-4-----4-------4-----------| E|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----4----3--1----1--4----1----3--4----3--1----1--4----3--1----5----| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Another groove G||---------5-----------------------|| (x2) D||*-----------5(5)--6(6)--3(3)----*|| A||*----4-4------------------------*|| E||---------------------------------|| G||------5-----------------|| (x4) D||*---------5----6--3----*|| A||*----x--------x--------*|| E||------------------------|| G|-----5--------------------------5---------------------------| D|----------5----6---------------------5----6--------3--------| A|----4----4----4----------------4----4----4----4-------------| E|-------------------0-0-2-x-x-3------------------------------| |with drums| slides ŕ la Tony Levin G|----0/9\5/10\0---------------------------| D|--------------------------0-0/7~~~~\0----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| G|---0/10\0-------0/13\12\10~~-------0/13-0/12-0/10~~---0/8~~~----| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| (if you do have rusty strings ,like me, your fingers should begin to hurt you) little break then 2nd groove variations G|-----------------------------5----------------|-----5-----------------| D|----------------------0-2-3-3----5---6---3----|---------5---6---3-----| A|----------0-2-3-4--4--------------------------|----4------------------| E|----0-1-3-------------------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----5----------------|----5----------------|-----5--------------|-drums-| D|---------5---6---3----|--------5---6---3----|----------5----6----|--fill-| A|----4-----------------|---------------------|----4----4----4-----|-------| E|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|no bass| G|----5----------------| D|--------5---6---3----| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| some slides again G|--------------------------------0/5-5/13-7/12----------------------------| D|----3~~~~~----3/6\3/6\3/10\3-0/3-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------(0/5~)--------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------5/9--5/8--(8)----| G|------drum fill------|---------------0/5-5/13-7/12----------------------| D|----(with guitar-----|------------0/3-----------------------------------| A|-----and keys--------|----0/5~~~----------------------------------------| E|---but no bass...)---|------------------------------------(7)--(10~)----| (now your fingers must be bleeding) this time there is some bass (yeah!) G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|------------------0-2-3-4-5~----|----------classical-------------| A|----------0-2-3-4---------------|-----------section--------------| E|----0-1-3-----------------------|--------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------0-2-4~~---2-0----------------------------------------------| A|----3~~-------------------3-2-----1-3-x2~~-----3-2------2-3-2~~----| E|----------------------3~~-----5~~----------5~~-----5~~-------------| G||---------------------------||(x8) G||-----5-----------------|| (x2) D||*-------------------------*|| D||*--------5---6---3----*|| A||*----x-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-3----*|| A||*---------------------*|| E||---------------------------|| E||-----------------------||

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