Tab Bass Dream Theater – The root of all evil Versi 1

Here's my tab of this powerful song which in my opinion is easier than most of DT songs. I'm not sure if John Myung plays during the intro, but the harmonics sound right. If you have a 6-string bass you can play the natural harmonic in the 5th fret. Myung also uses a 1/2 step down tuning in live performances, but I just tabbed it for standard tuning. I also tabbed the tapping figure that Myung plays at the end of the first keyboard solo which can be also play one string higher with a 6-string bass. Enjoy, rate and comment please!!! 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: slide up : slide down h : hammer-on/pull-off L : tie note ~ : vibrato r : rest x : dead note . : staccato T : tapping S : slap P : pop = : let ring nh: harmonic ah: artificial harmonic w: whole note h: half note q: quarter note s: sixteen note t: 32nd note --3--: triplet w. h. q. etc: dotted note