Surrounded tab by Dream Theater

Tabs

/  = slide
^  = hammer/pull
~  = vibrato
+  = tap
(+) = tap 12 frets above indicated note to get an octave harmonic

---


(piano chords used)

 Dsus4Dsus4 Cadd9Cadd9 Am/C  E MajorE  GaddA G(1) G(2) C(1) C(2) D(1)  D6D6  Am7Am7  Cmaj7Cmaj7
E MajorE ----- ----- --8-- -7- --5-- -3- -10- --- ---- -10- ---- ---- --7--
BB ----- ----- --10- --- --3-- -3- -12- -5- -8-- -10- -12- -8-- --8--
G+G --2-- --7-- --9-- -9- --4-- -4- -12- -5- -9-- -11- -11- -9-- --9--
D MajorD --5-- --5-- --10- --- --5-- -5- -12- -5- -10- -12- -12- -10- --10-
A augmentedA --5-- --3-- ----- --- ----- --- ---- -3- ---- ---- ---- -0-- -----
E MajorE ----- ----- --8-- --- --3-- -3- ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----

 D(2) B minorBm  E minor 7Em7 Dsus4(2)
E MajorE -5- -7- -7- ---10---
BB -7- -7- -8- ---8----
G+G -7- -7- -7- ---7----
D MajorD -7- -9- -9- ---0----
A augmentedA -5- --- -7- --------
E MajorE --- --- --- --------

Intro:

(keyboard arranged for guitar)
E MajorE -10----------
BB ----10-------
G+G -------12---- (repeatedly - alternate Dsus4Dsus4 and Cadd9Cadd9 piano chords)
D MajorD ----------12-
A augmentedA -------------
E MajorE -------------


Dsus4Dsus4              Cadd9Cadd9
    Morning comes too    early,
    and nighttime falls too late.

  Am/C   E MajorE   GaddA  G(1) C(1)
And sometimes all I want to do is wait.

  Am/C  E MajorE     GaddA G(1)  D(1)   D6D6  Am7Am7
The shadow I've been hiding in has fled from me today.

Cmaj7Cmaj7       D(2)   D(1) D6D6            E minor 7Em7
   I know it's easier to walk away than look in in the eye.

A minorAm         G(2)      C(2)
And I will raise a shelter to the sky.

  A minorAm        G(2)       C(2)
And here beneath this star tonight I'll lie.

  A minorAm     G(2)        C(2)   Dsus4(2)
She will slowly yield the light as I awaken from the longest

    G+G             Cadd9Cadd9       D MajorD       FF
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB -8-10-10/12-8-----------------------------------------------------------
G+G ---------------7/9-7~--/7-7-5-4--5-4-------9-9-75-7---------------------
D MajorD -------------------------------------5~--------------7~-----7--9-9/10--9-
A augmentedA ----------------------------------------------------------7--------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 night.

E MajorE ----------------
BB ----------------
G+G ----------------
D MajorD -7/9--7^8^7-----
A augmentedA ------------10~-
E MajorE ----------------

E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ---8-10-10/12-8--8-10-8~----------------------5-^6^5^3----3-----------
G+G -7---------------7/9--7~--/7-7-5-4--5-4----------------5----2---/14~-
D MajorD ----------------------------------------5~---------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------

E MajorE -------------------------------------
BB -------------------------------------
G+G -14-16-16/17--16-14/16--14^16^14-12~-
D MajorD -------------------------------------
A augmentedA -------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------

Keyboard/guitar duet:
(keyboard arranged for guitar)
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
BB -12-10--------12-10--------12-10--------12-10----
G+G -------12-12--------12-12--------12-12--------12-
D MajorD -------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
(guitar)
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
BB -8---------------------8---8--8--8--8----8--8----
G+G -7---------------------7---7--7--7--7----7--7----
D MajorD -5---------------------7---7--7--7--7----5--5----
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------

(keyboard)
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
BB -13-12-10-----13-12-10-----13-12-10-----13-12-10-
G+G ----------12-----------12-----------12-----------
D MajorD -------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
(guitar)
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
BB -------------------------------------------------
G+G -5~---------------------0----4--4--4^5-----4-4---
D MajorD -5~---------------------0----5--5--5-5-----5-5---
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------

(keyboard)
E MajorE -10-----------10-----------10-----------10-------
BB ----13-12--------13-12--------13-12--------13-12-
G+G ----------12-----------12-----------12-----------
D MajorD -------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
(guitar)
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
BB -------------------------------------------------
G+G -7~---------------------7----7--7--7--7----7-7---
D MajorD -7~---------------------7----7--7--7--7----7-7---
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------

(keyboard)
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
BB -13-12-10-----13-12-10-----13-12-10--------------
G+G ----------12-----------12-----------12-----12----
D MajorD ----------------------------------------12----12-
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------
(guitar)
E MajorE -----------------------8---8---------------------
BB -----------------------8---8---------------------
G+G -10~-------------------10--10--------------------
D MajorD -10~-------------------10--10--------------------
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------


E MajorE ---------------------------------------------
BB ----------8---8------------------------------
G+G ----5--7----7----7-----7-----7-5---54-------
D MajorD -5------------------5-----5------7-----5-----
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------5-3-
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------

 Dreams are shaking set sirens waking up
 tired eyes.              With the
 light the memories all rush into his
 head.


E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------
BB -----8---------------8---------8---------------------------------
G+G -----7---------------7---------7---5------------------5--------5-
D MajorD -----5---------------5---------5---5------------------5--------5-
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------
 By a candle stands a mirror of his heart and soul she dances. She was

E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------8----------------
G+G -7--------7---7------7-----------7---10-----10--10--------5------
D MajorD -7--------7---7------7-----------7---10-----10--10--------5------
A augmentedA ----------------------------------------------------------3------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------
  dancing through the night above his bed.       And walking to the

E MajorE -3--------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ---3----------------------3----------------------------8----8---8--8--
G+G -----5----------------0--------------------------------7----7---7--7--
D MajorD -----5------------4------------------------------------5----5---5--5--
A augmentedA -----------5----------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  window he throws the shutters out against the wall.

E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------3----
BB -8----8---8--8----8----8---8--8----8----8---8------3---------------3--
G+G -5----5---5--5----7----7---7--7----7----7---7------5-----------------5
D MajorD -5----5---5--5----5----5---5--5----7----7---5------5------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------3------------------
E MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                         And from an ivory tower

E MajorE ---------------------------------
BB --------------------3------------
G+G -----------------0---------------
D MajorD -5------------4------------------
A augmentedA -3---------5---------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------
  hears her call  "let light surround you".

(keyboard/guitar duet)

E MajorE ------------------------------
BB ------------------------------
G+G ------------------------------
D MajorD -----5----5----------5----5---
A augmentedA ------------5---------------5-
E MajorE -3------------3---3-----------
 It's been a long long time he's had a
 while to think it over.
 But in the end he only sees the change, light to dark
 dark to light, light to dark, dark to light.


E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------
G+G -0-------------2---------0---------5------------4------5--4-
D MajorD -0-------------0---------0---------5------------5------5--5-
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -3----------------------------------------------------------
  Heaven must be more than this when angels waken with a kiss.

E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------
BB ----------------------------------------------------8--
G+G -7-------------7------7--------------7---10-----10--10-
D MajorD -7-------------7------7--------------7---10-----10--10-
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------
  Sacred hearts won't take the pain. But mine will never be the same.


E MajorE ---------------------3--------------------------
BB ----3------------------3----------------------3-
G+G ----5--------------------5----------------0-----
D MajorD ----5--------------------5------------4---------
A augmentedA ----3------------------------------5------------
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------
  He stands before the window, his shadow slowly fading from the wall.

                          +   (+)
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------
BB -12---12--12-12---12---12--12-12---12---12---------------------------
G+G -12---12--12-12---10---10--10-10---12---12-----12-19-12-12(b)14-12~-
D MajorD -10---10--10-10---10---10--10-10---10---10---------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------


E MajorE ------------------3----------------------------------------------------------
BB ----3---------------3----------------------3---------------------------------
G+G ----5-----------------5-----------------0------------------------------------
D MajorD ----5-------------------5------------4---------------------------------------
A augmentedA ----3-----------------------------5------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 and from an ivory tower hears her call "let the light surround you"


Solo: Requires a single slap-back delay of ~200-300 ms. My timing isn't
    good enough to get it sounding right, or indeed work out exactly
    what is being played. What's below is a rough idea of what I think
    is going on. To confuse matters even further it sounds as though
    there are regular pull-offs onto the open G. Knowing what John
    Petrucci is capable of, he probably didn't even use a delay !

E MajorE -------------------------        -------------------------
BB -------------------------        -------------------------
G+G -14-14-1412-12-11-11/12- (repeat x 3)  -17-17-1716-14-16-16/17-
D MajorD -------------------------        -------------------------
A augmentedA -------------------------        -------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------        -------------------------

E MajorE -------------------------
BB -------------------------
G+G -19-19-1917-17-16-16/17- (repeat x 3)
D MajorD -------------------------
A augmentedA -------------------------
E MajorE -------------------------

E MajorE -13-15-12-15----15----15----15----15----15----15-----
BB -------------15----13----12--------------------------
G+G -------------------------------14----12--------------
D MajorD -------------------------------------------15----14~-
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------

E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------3----------------------------------------------
G+G -2----------------------------2----------------------------------------------
D MajorD -2------------------------2---0----------------4-------5-------------4---5---
A augmentedA -0------------------------2---0------7~----------------------5~--------------
E MajorE ---------------------2~---0--------------------------------------------------
  Once lost but I was found.  When I heard the stained glass shatter all a -

E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB -----------------------------------------3----------------3-----------------0
G+G --------------------------------------------5-------0----------0---------5---
D MajorD -----------x--x---2~-----------------5--------------------------------5------
A augmentedA -4~--------x--x-------0---3----------------2-----------------0---------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  round me.          I sent the spirits tumbling down the hill.

E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ---------------------------------------------3---------------2---------------
G+G -------2--0--------------------0---------0-----------2---------------2-------
D MajorD ----0---------------------4----------4-------------------5---------------5---
A augmentedA ---------------------2-----------5---------------4---------------0-----------
E MajorE -3--------------0------------------------------------------------------------
   But I will hold this one on high      above me still.

E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB --------------1----------------0---------------------------------------3-----
G+G ------------------2--------0-------0--------------2----0-----------0---------
D MajorD ----------2----------------------------------2-----------------4-------------
A augmentedA -----0-----------------2----------------3------------------5-----------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  She whispers words to clear my mind, I once could see but now at last I'm

E MajorE --------
BB --------
G+G -0------
D MajorD -0------
A augmentedA --------
E MajorE -3------
  blind.


Cmaj7Cmaj7    D(2)   D(1) D6D6            E minor 7Em7
I know it's easier to walk away, than look it in the eye.

  A minorAm      G(2)       C(2)
But I have given all that I could take.

  A minorAm      G(2)      C(2)
And now I've only habits left to break.

 A minorAm         G(2)     C(2)     Dsus4(2) G(1)
Tonight I'll still be lying here, surrounded in all the  light.

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