Hollow years

Dream Theater

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Author - Piotr Traczyk


        First, some chords:

     Dm9  Dm11/C  Gm  Gm9  A4,b9  A   Dm  Am9,11  Dm/A   Dm/Bb
E-|--0------------3----3-----0----0---5-----0---------------------------
B-|--6------6-----3----3-----3----2---6-----3------6------6-------------
G-|--7------0-----3----7-----3----2---7-----5------7------7-------------
D-|--7------7-----5----5-----2----2---7-----5------7------7-------------
A-|--5------x-----5----5-----0----0---5-----0------x------x-------------
E-|---------8-----3----3---------------------------5------6-------------

Intro:
  2 classical guitars, one plays the solo, the other strums the chords:
   Dm9      Dm11/C   Gm    Gm9    A4,b9     A        Dm       Am9,11
                                       P                     ~~~~
E|-------------/5-|-5/6-6-------|------------------|------------------|-
B|-----5-3-6------|-------------|-----3^2-3/5---/8-|-8-/10-10---------|-
G|---2------------|-------------|---3--------------|------------------|-
D|----------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|-
A|----------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|-
E|----------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|-

   Dm9      Dm11/C   Gm         Gm9     A4,b9     A     Dm9   Dm/A Dm/Bb
                                   ~~~        P            H P    ~~~~
E|------------6/8-|-8---6-6---5-5-----|-----------------|-------------|-
B|-----5-3-6------|---------------8---|-----3^2-3/5---6-|-5^6^3-------|-
G|---2------------|-------------------|---3-------------|-------7-----|-
D|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-
A|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-
E|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|-

Verse:
   Dm      Dm11/C    Gm      Gm9      C11/Bb  C9        Dm    Am9,11
E|-----------------|-------3--------|-------------0---|------------0---|
B|-------6-6-------|------3---------|---------3--3--3-|-----6-3-----3--|
G|-----7-----0-----|-----3----3-----|-------5---0----0|-------5------5-|
D|---7---------7---|----5-------3---|-----5-----------|---7-------5----|
A|-5---------------|---5----------7-|---8-----3-------|-5-----0--0-----|
E|---------8-----8-|-3--------------|-6---------------|----------------|

   Dm      Dm11/C    Gm      Gm9      C11/Bb  C9        Dm    Am9,11
E|-----------------|-------3--------|-------------0---|------------0---|
B|-------6-6-------|------3---------|---------3--3--3-|-----8}5-----5--|
G|-----7-----0-----|-----3----3-----|-------5---0----0|------}6------6-|
D|---7---------7---|----5-------3---|-----5-----------|---8--}7---7----|
A|-5---------------|---5----------7-|---8-----3-------|-0--------0-----|
E|---------8-----8-|-3--------------|-6---------------|----------------|

Bridge:
  Clean electric: (classical guitar strums the chords)
  Dm9      Bb(#11)   C11     Am(b6) 3x Bb2              C4         C
E|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----1------1---|-----1-------0--|
B|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|---1---1--1---1-|---1---1---1---1|
G|o------7---------|-------0--------o|----------------|----------------|
D|o0---------------|----------------o|----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|---------0-------|-1--------------|-3-------3------|
E|---------6-------|-8---------------|----------------|----------------|
                                                       3rd time to Coda^
Chorus:
   F       Bb2       C(4)              F      Bb2       C       Dm7
E|-----1-------1---|-----1-------0-1-|-----1------1---|-----1-------0-1|
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1-----|---1---1--1---1-|---1---1---1----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------0------|
A|---------1-------|-3-------3-------|--------1-------|-3--------------|
E|-1---------------|-----------------|-1--------------|----------------|

   F       Bb2       C(4)    A7        Dm9    C11       G
E|-----1-------1---|-----1---0-----0-|---0-------0----|---10-----------|
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---2-----|-----6-------6--|-----8-------8--|
G|-----------------|-------------0---|-------7--------|-------7---7---7|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------------|----------------|
A|---------1-------|-3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-1---------------|-----------------|---------8------|-7--------------|

   Bb2     C4        F  Dm7    Bb2 C4,7  F   Dm7   Bb2 Gm7,11
E|-----1-------1---|-5-------|-6-------|-5-------|-6-------|------------
B|---1---1---1---1-|-6-strum-|-6-strum-|-6-strum-|-6-strum-|------------
G|-----------------|-5-------|-5-------|-5-------|-5-------|------------
D|-----------------|----I didn't really feel like figuring this out-----
A|-1-------3-------|----exactly. ------|---------|---------|------------
E|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------
                    ^2nd time to Solo                     ^to Verse
 Solo: (2nd guitar strums)
  Dm9      Dm/C      Gm       Gm9             A4,b9        A
                                   P                  P
E|-------------3/5-|-5-/6-6------------------|---------------------|----
B|-----5-3-6-------|------------6-8^6\5-6--8-|(8)----3^2-3/5-----8-|----
G|---2-------------|-------------------------|-----3---------------|----
D|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|----
A|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|----
E|-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|----

   Dm            Am9,11              Dm9             Dm11/C
         ~~~~             P                    P
E|--------------13---12-12^10------|---------12^10--(13)-13-13-12-10-|--
B|-----10-----10----------------10-|(10)---10-------(15)-15-15-13-11-|--
G|-8/10-----------------------12---|---------------------------------|--
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--

   Gm                Gm9           A4,b9         A
              H P P           P               H P           P
E|-12\----6--6^8^6^5-6---5-------|-------5---------------------|--------
B|---------------------------8^6-|-8---------6^5^6-----5-------|--------
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------7^5-|--------
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------

   Dm9                Am4,9     Dm9
                       P            ~~~~~
E|----------5-6-8-6---6^5-----|-----------------------------------------
B|---------6--------------8-6-|-8/10------------------------------------
G|-7------7-------------------|-----------------------------------------
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------
A|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------
                               ^to Bridge
 Coda:
   C4                        C         G       C2        D4...
E|-----1-------1---|-----1-------0---|-----3-------3---|----------------
B|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3-|-etc...---------
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------
A|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---------3-------|----------------
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|----------------
                                      ^to chorus (played 2 frets higher)

After this chorus repeat the strummed part 'till end.
(also 2 frets higher)

  TABULATURE EXPLANATION:

    1            ~~~~       H       P          T                   .
------------------------------------------------------------------------
---9b----r------7----------9^11---11^9--------9-14-----x-----------5----
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  bend  release  vibrato  hammer-on/pull-off  tap  muted strum  staccato
 (1 whole step)

    1        tr~~~~~                                  P.H.
-------------------------}7---------------------------------------------
---b9--------9(11)-------}6-------4/5-8\---------------4-------------
-------------------------}5----------------0-0--------------------------
                                           PM-/
 hold bend   trill    arpeggiate   slide  palm mute   pinch/natural
(or pre-bend)                                                harmonics

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                Piotr Traczyk
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