Hollow Years Tab by Dream Theater

Hollow Years tab by Dream Theater

Guitar Tab

Opening riff:

Dm      Dm/C      Gm         Asus4     A     Dm     A
   ------------5-5---6-6-------------------3-3---5-5-
   --5---6----------------------3---3/5--------------
   2---2----------------------2---2------------------
   --------------------------------------------------
   --------------------------------------------------
   --------------------------------------------------

Dm     Dm/C       Gm                     Asus4     A     Dm
   ------------8-8----6-6---5-5---3-3-------------------------
   --5---6---------------------------------3---3/5---6-5--3-3-
   2---2---------------------------------2---2----------------
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   -----------------------------------------------------------

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Verse:
He's just the kind of
Dm    Dm/c    Gm
Bb    C       Dm     A
Dm    Dm/C    Gm
Bb    C       A

Pre-Chorus:
Carry me to....
Dm    Bb      C      A (x3)
Bb            C

Chorus:
Once the stone...
F     Bb      C        (x2)
F     Bb      C      C#dim
Dm    Dm/C    Gm
Bb    C       F

Post-Chorus:
F             Bb     C (x2)

Verse

Pre-Chorus

Chorus
(No Post-Chorus)

Variation on intro solo:

Dm      Dm/C      Gm         Asus4
   ------------5-5---6-6--------------
   --5---6----------------6--8-5--6-8-
   2---2------------------------------
   -----------------------------------
   -----------------------------------
   -----------------------------------

 A     Dm     A
   -----------------3-3---5-5--------13--12-10-------
   ------3---3/5--------------------------------8/10-
   ----2---2--------------------12-------------------
   --------------------------------------------------
   --------------------------------------------------
   --------------------------------------------------

Dm        Dm/C             Gm              Asus4
  --12-----13-13-13-12-10---12------------------------
  10--10---15-15-15-13-11-------11h13p11--10----------
  --------------------------------------------12p10h12
  ----------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------
       A              Dm
 ----------------------------------------------------
 10-------------------------------11-13-11-10-8----10
 -----10p9h10---9--7p6h7----7h9h10--------------10---
 ----------------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus

(Hold C for extra few bars at end)

Modulated Chorus:
G     C       D        (x2)
G     C       D      D#dim
Em    Em/D    Am
C     D       G

Modulated Post-Chorus:
G             C      D (Repeat til end)

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