Tabs
Song: Perfect Strangers
Artist: Deep Purple / Dream Theatre
Tabbed by Stu Jensen ([email protected])
I tabbed the basic bits of this song from both the Dream
Theatre and Deep Purple versions, the Deep Purple version
had some fancier note-work in between bridge and chorus etc,
bust essentially the song is the same.
Enjoy -Stu
Quick Tab reference:
-5/6- slide note from 5th to 6th Fret
F5/G5 slide (power)chord shape up two frets
-5h7p5 hit and pull-off from 5th fret to 7th
-5~~- hold note
[Intro] (organ arr. for guitar)
e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5~~~~~~---3--5--8--5--3--5--8--10~~~---|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------7|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------7|
A augmentedA|12-10-12-15-12-10-8-10-8-5-3-10~~~~~~~~5|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Slide between C5C5 and D5D5 (all powerchords)
Slide between F5F5 and G5G5
C5/D5 | F5/G5
C5/D5 F5/G5
Can you remember...
C5/D5
...your life
[Bridge 1]
A5A5 Powerchord, with:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7--5--2-------------7---7----5--2-------------|
|-7-----------------------7-------------------------|
|-5-------------3/5h8p5-3/5---------------3/5h8p5-3-| [x2]
And cold....
[Verse]
[Bridge 1] {Same as above}
[Chorus]
F5F5
C majorC DmDm
And if you...
G+G
...understand
DmDm C majorC
we must remain...
G+G
Ahhh....
Gm5
Ohhhhh....
[Bridge 2]
First time on D MajorD string (Palm muted)
D MajorD|--777-888-555--777-333-777-555-5-| [x3]
*then*
D MajorD|--777-888-555--777-333-777-555333222000---|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------3-|
[Verse]
[Bridge 1]
[Chorus]
[Bridge 2]
Second time on A augmentedA string (palm muted, distortion)
A augmentedA|--777-888-555--777-333-777-555-5-| [x3]
*then*
A augmentedA|--777-888-555--777-333-777-555333222000---|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------3-|
Then quick change thru walkdown to E MajorE (palm muted, distortion, solo)
E MajorE|--777-888-555--777-333-777-555-5-| [repeat till fade/end]
Note: The Deep Purple version does not change to E MajorE for some time,
while the Dream Thetre version changes after one time thru.
[No Solo yet! sorry :) ]